Unit 7 : My neighourhood : Test 3

TEST 3

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

1. a. notice                                b. surface                                                    c. contact                                 d. effect

2. a. humid                               b. airmail                                                      c. discuss                                 d. pancake

3. a. area                                            b. comfort                                          c. market                                  d. concern

4. a. customer                           b. delicious                                        c. grocery                                 d. resident

5. a. organize                            b. discussion                                      c. restaurant           d. neighbor

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

6. Born in Slovakia, she has lived in Switzerland______ many years.

a. since                                  b. for                                                           c. as                                                            d. when

7. Anna was excited and happy_____the baby.

a. at                                                          b. on                                                  c. of                                                            d. about

8. Can you send me the money possible, please?

a. as soon as                b. so soon as                  c. so soon so                            d. as soon so

9. Ann’s grade is the same________mine.

a. like                                              b. as                                                  c. to                                                            d. Ø

10. Coffee is Brazil’s main _____.

a. product                              b. production                  c. produce                                d. productive

11. What awful weather! You must _____ cold, Ann.

a. be                                                            b. is                                                   c. are                                                           d. were

12. ______is it like studying at a Japanese university?

a. What                                              b. How                                              c. Which                                            d. When

13. Please contact______ me if you have any question.

a. with                                             b. to                                                   c. for                                                           d. Ø

14. Thirteen-year-old Ronnie Segal has loved Math — he was a little boy.

a. since                                  b. for                                                           c. as                                                            d. when

15. Nobody really noticed_______ the changes

a.of                                                             b. about                                    c. to                                                            d.ø

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

16. It is too late to going to the cinema.

  A         B     C  D

17. Tennis has been the most important thing to her for she was a little girl.

A     B                 C                            D

18. ‘Have something to eat. You have to be hungry.’

                      A              B               C                D

19. This job is a lot different with what I’m used to .

                    A    B                   C                           D

20. Martina hasn’t attended school for 1994, and she has played tennis for years.

A                                                                                     B             C                                      D

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

Dear Simon,

This (21) _____ my first letter to you from my new home. We (22)_____here since March 19th and I’ve been at my new school (23)____3 weeks. I’ve got some new friends here, Dan and Emily. I’ve (24) _____ them for 14 days. I (25)__ the school basketball team. I’ve been in the team (26)_____April 14th. I’ve got a new bike now. I’ve only had it for 2 days.

Love,

Helen

PS Your last letter to me (27) _____ on February 21st. I (28) ______from you for two months!

21.a. is                                                                   b. is being                       c. has                                                          d. was

22.a. are                                                       b. were                                               c. are being                               d. have been

23.a. sine                                                      b. for                                                 c. from                                                        d. already

24.a. know                                          b. knowing                      c. knew                                                       d. know

25.a. have joined                                                                                           b. have taken part in

c. have participated in                                                                          d. all are correct

26. a. since                                         b. for                                                 c. on                                                           d. in

27. a. was                                                     b. were                                               c. is being                                 d. has been

28. a. don’t hear              b. didn’t hear                  c. haven’t hear                d. won’t hear

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

Japan’s cities also have a mix of traditional and modern characteristics. There are tall office and apartment buildings as well as traditional wooden houses. Many people prefer to live near the center of cities, but because houses there are expensive, they often commute from suburbs. Traffic, pollution, and crowds are problems.

However, there is little crime, and even very crowded cities have many parks and gardens.

characteristic (n) : tính chất              commute (v) : đi làm xa   crime (n) : tội ác

29. Japan’s cities _______.

a. is ancient                                                                                     b. is modern

c. is old                                                                                                    d. is not only traditional but also modern

30. Most people________.

a. don’t like to live near the center of the city

b. live near the center of the city

c. prefer to live in the suburbs

d. live in the suburbs

31. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?

a. cities                                               b. characteristics                                          c. buildings                              d. people

32. What are the bad things about Japan’s cities?

a. They have a mix of traditional and modern characteristics.

b. They have many tall office and apartment buildings.

c. They have many wooden houses.

d. They have heavy traffic, pollution and crowds.

33. What are the good things about Japan’s cities?

a. There is little crime there.                                                       b. They are very crowded cities.

c. There are many parks and gardens.           d. a & c are correct