Unit 4 : Our past : Test 3

TEST 3

I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1. a. fairy                                            b.appear                                   c.cruel                                                          d.master

2. a. after                                            b.servant                                   c.grandpa                                           d.nearby

3. a. farmer                               b.village                                    c.escape                                             d.sister

4. a. festival                     b.excited                                   c.traditionnal                              d.immediately

5. a. magicall                            b.buffalo                                   c.everyone                                 d.equipment

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

6. His wife ______ five years ago.

a. die                                                           b. died                                               c.dies                                                          d.was dying

7. We usually open our present_______midnight.

a.in                                                              b.at                                                    c.on                                                             d.when

8._____ Thanksgiving Day, families come together for a special dinner.

a.In                                                                       b.At                                                  c.On                                                            d.When

9. Where ______ before you moved here?

a. did you use to live                                             b. did you use

c. used you to live                                                 d. used to you

10. She is dying______ cancer.

a. with                                                         b. of                                                  c. because of                             d.by

11. The frog changed______ a handsome prince.

a. in                                                            b. to                                                 c. into                                                          d.from

12. The committee decided ______ the offer.

a. to accept                              b. for accepting     c. accepting                             d.accept

13. His wife recently gave birth to a______ .

a. daughter                               b. niece                                     c. nephew                                 d.children

14. You have nothing to ______ by telling the truth.

a. loose                                              b. lose                                              c. loss                                                         d. lost

15. He’s getting very excited about his holiday.

a. eager                                              b. funny                                    c. worried                                 d. pleased

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

16. He wokes up and finded himself in the hospital.

                       A             B        C                     D

17. On Christmas, neighborhoods are beautiful with many bright Christmas

       A                                              B                   C                                                                           

lights.

   D    

18. When he told me the price, I nearly died for shock.

                       A         B                  C              D

19. It’s a traditional to sing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ on New Year’s Eve.

       A           B                                                   C               D

20. Many people wisdom stayed at home in the bad weather.

        A                       B                C                       D

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Harry starts work (21)______ half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to Saturday, but not (22)_____ Sundays. He works (23)_____ the mornings before school and (24)_____ the afternoons after school. He usually finishes work (25) ______ six o’clock.

Harry says, “(26)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (27) _____ December and January, the weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of

exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money in the bank (28)_____the moment for a holiday in Spain.”

21. a. in                                    b. at                                          c. on                                                   d. a & b

22. a. in                                            b. at                                          c. on                                                  d. between

23. a. in                                    b. at                                          c. on                                                   d. Ø

24. a. in                                    b. at                                          c. on                                                   d. when

25. a. in                                            b. at                                          c. on                                                  d. since

26. a. In                                    b. At                                         c. On                                                          d. Ø

27. a. in                                    b. at                                          c. on                                                   d. from

28. a. in                                    b. at                                          c. on                                                   d. of

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

                                                                                    Cambridge

                                                                                    20 February, 2050

Dear Mr. Editor,

I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with life today. The writer thought that family life then was better than it is now. I don’t agree. I think life today is much better than it used to be.

Life is so much easier and more convenient now. Fifty or sixty years ago, they didn’t have domestic robots, for example. My grandparents had to do all their own housework!

Today, we can order everything by using our cards, but in the last century people had to go to the shops themselves. What a waste of time! In my opinion, we’re much better off now.

Yours faithfully,

John Andrews

 domestic (adj) : trong nhà

29. According to John Andrews, life in the 1990s was ______ .

a. better than it used to be

b. better than life in the year 2050

c. so much easier and more convenient than life in the year 2050

d. less easier and convenient than life in the year 2050

30. Fifty or sixty years before the year 2050, _____ .

a. there were many domestic robots

b. people had to do all their housework by themselves

c. people bought everything by using their cards

d. people didn’t have to go to the shops themselves

31. What does the word ‘order’ in line 10 mean?

a. sell                                                           b. buy                                                          c. use                                                          d. have

32. What does John think?

a. The life in 1990s wasn’t very interesting.

b. The writer of the article wasn’t right.

c. It’s a waste of time to go to the shop by himself.

d. all are correct.

33. John writes this passage in the year______ .

a. 1990                                                       b. 2000                                                       c 2006                                                         d. 2050