Unit 1 : A visit from a pen pal : Test 1

UNIT 1. A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

TEST 1

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A..out                  B. round                         C. about             D. would

2. A. chair               B. check                         C. machine        D. child

3. A. tool                 B. soon                           C. good              D. food

4. A. though            B. enough                       C. couph            D. rough

5. A. happy             B. hour                           C. high              D. hotel

II. Pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.

1. A. region             B. comprise                    C. Malaysia       D. compulsory

2. A. association      B. Buddhism                  C. divide            D. together

3. A. enjoy              B. religion                      C. Hinduism      D. population

4. A. Chinese          B. although                     C. instnidion      D. currency

5. A. primary           B. religion                      C. tropical          D. friendliness

III. Choose the word or the phrase or sentence that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes  the underlined word or phrase.

1......... Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi is a busy modern city.

A. As                      B. Such as                      C. Like              D. Similar

2. The........ destroyed the Central Bank.

A. famine                 B. strike                        C. capitalism      D. earthquake

3. I reserved a table for two, at eight o'clock.

A. set                      B. bought                       C. booked          D. put

4. Football, chess, and tennis are........

A. matches              B. games                        C. plays             D. athletics

5. The manager..... the man to return to work immediately.

A. insisted               B. suggested                   C. demanded      D. ordered

6. I wish I ....... his name.

A. knew                  B. know                         C. will know      D. would know

7. If you have a map along, you.......get lost.

A. will                    B. will not                      C. wouldn't        D. would

8. I told her she could stay with us. That's what I........

A. said to her           B. said her                      C. told to her      D. told

9. He told me he couldn't go to sleep. That's what he.......

A. said me               B. talked to me               C. told to me      D. said to me

10. The English student acts as if he........Vietnamese perfectly.

A. knows                B. knew                         C. had known    D. will know

11. Over the next few days, the girls......Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum.

A. will visit             B. visited                        C. are visiting    D. visits

12. When did you …..see him?

A. recently              B. already                       C. last                D. lately

13. The car went .….full speed.

A. with               B. for                    C. to                            D. at

14. Linguistics is the science of........ .

A. medicine        B. economics        C. languages                D. mathematics

15. Let's have dinner, .......?

A. will he           B. shall we            C. won't we                  D. shan't we

16. I came......an old friend on the street yesterday morning.

A. over               B. across               C. down                       D. in

17. Will you see…..Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?

A. over               B. down                C. off                           D. in

18. Minh's father often takes him.......the park every summer.

A. on                  B. to                     C. in                            D. after

19. He.......his father in many ways.

A. takes over      B. take down         C. takes on                   D. takes after

20. I’ll pick you...... .at your hotel next Monday.

A. on                  B. off                    C. at                            D. up

21. Your hat doesn't go.........your clothes.

A. up                  B. with                 C. of                            D. down

22. The plane will…….at 6.30 so you must be there at 6.00.

A. take after        B. take down         C. take off                    D. take up

23. The thieves waited until it was dark enough to........his house yesterday.

A. broke into      B. broke out of      C. broke away              D. broke through

24. The bomb missed its mission then........

A. went down     B. went off            C. went through            D. went away

25. The earth is a............

A. satellite          B. state                 C. planet                      D. star

26. I borrowed this coat........my father.

A. from              B. to                     C. at                            D. by

27. If you need an extra bed for your quest, you can use one of.........

A. our                 B. us                     C. ours                         D. we

28. We went by car but the children went........foot.

A. on                  B. by                    C. to                            D. with

29. Buddhism is a(n)......

A. group             B. religion             C. association               D. imagination

30. Lan........the peaceful atmosphere while Maryam was praying.

A. enjoying         B. has enjoyed      C. enjoyed                   D. enjoy

31. I wish I…....you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself

A. can lend         B. would lend       C. could lend                D. will lend

32. There are several books by Hemingway on this.........

A. shelf              B. platform           C. cupboard                 D. support

33.1 was so tired that I.......asleep in the chair.

A. got                 B. felt                   C. went                        D. fell

34. The players........to be there at 3 o'clock.

A. told                    B. were told      C. have told                 D. tell

35. Do you........me say this in class?

A. let                      B. allow                         C. permit                   D. mind

36. He forced all his children.........hard till midnight.

A. to study              B. studied                       C. study                     D. studying

37. I am always........for school.

A. on time               B. in time                                     C. at time      D. out of time

38. I was having a rest when the volcano.........

A. exhibited            B. exhausted                   C. exhaled                 D. erupted

39. We........an English exercise.

A. are doing            B. did                             C. have done              D. All are correct

40. He often wore a pair of glasses.

A. He no longer wears a pair of glasses.         B. He used to wear a pair of glasses.

C. He doesn't wear a pair of glasses anymore D. All are correct

41. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare.........

A. illness                 B. pain                           C. ache                      D hurt.

42. I wish I........stay longer," Maryam said to Lan atthe end of the week.

A. could                  B. can                            C. will                       D. may

43. Malaysia is divided 2 reqions

A. to                       B. on                              C. in                          D. into

44. Maryam was really.........by the beauty of Hanoi.

A. impressed           B. impress                      C. impression             D. impressive

45. The United States has a.........of around 250 million.

A. population          B. separation                  C. addition                 D. introduction

46. Vietnamese people are very.........

A. friend                 B. friendless                   C. friendly                 D. friendship

47. We were having dinner.........the telephone rang.

A. when                  B. while                         C. until                      D. since

48. I.........call you as soon as I come back home.

A. have                   B. will                            C. am                        D. is going

49. Would you mind......... the door?

A. open                   B. opened                       C. opening                 D. to open

50. My family loves this house. It…..the family home since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.

A. was                    B. is                               C. has been                D. will be

IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written

English.

1. I (A) feel (B) really tired. I wish I (C) didn't go (D) to the party last night.

2. I (A) have broken my pencil. May I (B) borrow (C) one of (D) your?

3. When I (A) was (A) on holiday last summer, I (C) was going to (D) the beach everyday.

4. Tom used to (A) going to school (B) by bus. Now he (C) goes by (D) bike.

5. Mary is (A) used to (B) do her (C) homework (A) by herself.

6. (A) On winter days, we (B) all used to sit (C) around the fire and (D) told stories.

7. The (A) Chinese (B) build the Great Wall (C) over two (G) thousand years ago.

8. We (A) get used to (B) live in the countryside before we (C) moved (D) to Ho Chi Minh City.

9. (A) In the (B) modern world, people can (C) easily communicate (D) with telephone, radio, and computer.

10. The package (A) containing books (B) and records (C) were delivered (D) last week.

V. Read the following passage and choose the answer that best fits each numbered blank.

New York - The " Big Apple"

  Our arrival in New York was spectacular. It's skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty make a (1)........sight. New York has a (2).......of over seven million and it is probably the world's most famous city. The inhabitants of the "Big Apple" come from many (3)........countries. There are more nationalities in New York(4)........in any other places on the earth. It is also has(5)........tourists than any other city except London, especially in the summer. (6)........come from all(7)........the world and have a wonderful time. There are so many (8).......for them to get enthusiastic about - whether it's some of the (9)........museums in the world or the (10)........little streets of Greenwich Village.

1. A. sad               B. beautiful                C. horrible               D. cold

2. A. attraction      B. impression             C. population           D. people

3. A. same            B.young                     C. old                      D. different

4. A. than              B. rather                    C. of                       D. to

5. A. many            B. much                     C. more                   D. lots

46. A. Visit           B. Visitors                 C. Workers              D. Goers

7. A. in                 B. from                      C. over                    D. of

8. A. attraction      B. place                     C. sights                  D. area

9. A. good             B. better                    C. best                    D. nicer

10. A. to charm     B. charm                    C. charmed              D. charming

VI. Rewrite sentences, using "I wish.........."

1. I doniknowmanyEnglish words.

    I  wish.............................................................................................

2. My friend can notstaywfth me longer.

    I wish..............................................................................................

3. I donthaveXma.to go around the city.

   I wish...............................................................................................

4. We donthavea computer therefore we cannot get access to the Internet.

   I wish...............................................................................................

5. I can not gotothe car show at the city show ground

    I wish..............................................................................................

VII. Rewrite these sentences as directed, retaining the original meaning.

1. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.

    That castle...................................................................................

2. She has never read this book before.

    It is.....................................................................................

3. He failed in the examination last year.

    He did not..........................................................................

4. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

   This is the first...................................................................

5. His parents made him study for his exam.

   He was made.....................................................................

6. I don't really want to go to the museum.

   I'd rather.............................................................................

7. The fire has destroyed many houses.

   Many houses......................................................................

8. May I borrow your pen?

   Would you mind...............................................................?

9. I  started work for the company a year ago.

  I've......................................................................................

10. She didn't say a word as she left the room.

    She left..............................................................................

VIII. Give the correct word forms of the words in brackets.

1.We like their.................                                                       (friendly).

2. The...............between Vietnam and China is good.              (friend)

3. They seem to be.............. . We dislike them.                       (friend)

4. There will be a.................in this street.                               (meet)

5. We saw.................girls there.                                             (beauty)

6. Can you give me some...............the next flights to Florida? ( inform).

ANSWER KEY TO UNIT 1

TEST 1

I. 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B

II. 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B

III. 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10.B 11. C 12. C

13. D 14. C 15. B 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. D 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. D 41. A 42. A 43. D 44. A 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. C

IV.  1. C => hadn't gone; 2. D => yours; 3. C => went

4. A => go; 5. B => doing; 6. D => tell; 7. B => built; 8. B => get used to living; 9. D => by; 10. C = was

V. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. C 10. D

VI.

1. I wish I knew.....

2. I wish my friend could....

3. I wisj I had....

4. I wish we had....

5. I wish I could....

VII.

1. That castle has to be built for him for years by thousands of people.

2. It is the first time that she has read this book.

3. He did not pass.....

4. This is the first time that I have eaten this kind of food.

5. He was made to study for his exam (by his parents).

6. I'd rather not go to the museum.

7. Many houses have been destroyed by the fire.

8. Would you mind lending me your pen?

9. I've worked for the company for a year.

10. She left the room without saying a word.

VIII. 1. friendliness / friendship; 2. friendship; 3. unfriendly;  4. meeting; 5. beautiful; 6.information