Unit 4 : Our past : Test 2

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. beneath
2. destroy
3. upset
4. planet

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. tiger
2. fire
3. stripe
4. prince

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. buffalo
2. rope
3. wisdom
4. clothes

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. daugher
2. light
3. weigh
4. cough

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. door
2. foolish
3. choose
4. soon

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

I____ football very often when I was younger.

1. play
2. was going to
3. played
4. was playing

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

Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts______Christmas Eve.

1. in
2. at
3. on
4. when

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

Many people decorate their homes ______ Christmas.

1. in
2. at
3. on
4. when

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

We live _____ the 21st century.

1. in
2. at
3. on
4. for

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

I ______ gardening, but I don’t have time for it now.

1. use to enjoy
2. used to enjoy
3. use to enjoying
4. used to enjoying

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

Costa Rica sounds______ a great place for a relaxing vacation.

1. as
2. like
3. similar
4. same

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

I am not happy _____ his work this term.

1. with
2. to
3. on
4. of

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

I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s_______ there.

1. no
2. none
3. any coffee
4. none coffee

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

He _____ his words carefully.

1. use
2. chose
3. collect
4. spoke

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

The factory ______ down last year.

1. burned
2. turned
3. fire
4. flamed

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Mozart started composing (A) at (B) the age of (C) five and writing (D) more than 600 pieces of music.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

The course begins(A) in (B)12 May and ends (C) sometime in (D) August.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

James had (A) to chose (B) between getting a (C) job or going to (D) college.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

How could (A) you be so (B) cruel with (C) someone who never did (D) you any harm?

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

I tried to (A) ask a (B)  question, but just made myself (C) look fool(D).

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legen  So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!

rumor (n): tin đồn

Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to?

1. stories about the past
2. modem legends
3. modern cities
4. people

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legen  So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!

rumor (n): tin đồn

What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean?

1. stories
2. history
3. people
4. newspapers

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legen  So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!

rumor (n): tin đồn

Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ .

1. urban legends
2. modern cities
3. rumors
4. crocodiles

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legen  So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!

rumor (n): tin đồn

We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ .

1. ‘know’
2. ‘say’
3. ‘think’
4. ’appear’

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legen  So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there!

rumor (n): tin đồn

Which of the following is true?

1. All legends are about the past.
2. Modern people still believe in legends.
3. There are crocodiles under New York.
4. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York.