Unit 12 : A vacation abroad : Test 1

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

1. abroad
2. state
3. lava
4. husband

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

1. gallery
2. over
3. empire
4. liberty

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

1. include
2. prison
3. trip
4. minus

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

1. head
2. beach
3. weather
4. heavy

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

1. temperature
2. exciting
3. right
4. tour

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

The baby_____ his food onto the floor and making his mother angry.

1. always threw
2. is always throwing
3. has always thrown
4. always throws

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

At 9 o’clock yesterday____ we on the beach.

1. are lying
2. have lain
3. lay
4. were lying

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

I would like_____to Afric

1. go
2. to go
3. going
4. to going

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

It was kind ______ you to help them.

1. of
2. from
3. for
4. to

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

Are you going abroad this summer?

1. away from home
2. on holiday
3. to another country
4. to the USA

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

____ is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings.

1. Gallery
2. Library
3. University
4. Gym

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

I brought back this cowboy hat as a ______ of Americ

1. gift
2. present
3. award
4. souvenir

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

While Angela wa cleaning her room, she _____ her lost earring.

1. is finding
2. finds
3. has found
4. found

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

Why don’t you come _____ for dinner?

1. about
2. over
3. up
4. upon

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

Will you pick me _____ after the party?

1. on
2. over
3. through
4. up

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

The (A) farmer was riding (B) to town while (C) he fell off (D) his horse.

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

At breakfast (A) yesterday, I did (B) my homework and (C) my dad was reading (D) a car magazine.

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

Come up (A) to (B) my place and (C) we will (D) discuss it.

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

I will (A) keep a (B) day freely (C) next week for (D) our meeting.

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

She spent(A)  her free (B) time visit (C) gallaries and (D) museum.

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

My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do _ we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

What is the passage written about?

1. a trip to Greece
2. a lazy seaside holiday
3. a busy cultural holiday
4. a problem about the holiday

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

My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do _ we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

The author _____ .

1. liked sunbathing
2. was tired and needed to relax
3. liked a busy cultural holiday
4. a & b are correct

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

My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do _ we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

What does the word ‘island’ in line 7 mean?

1. a piece of land with water all around it
2. a place in a desert that has trees and water
3. a high piece of land that is not as high as a mountain
4. a big area of salty water

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

My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do _ we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

Robert wanted ______ .

1. to stay in Athens
2. sunbathing
3. drinking iced beer
4. lazy seaside holidays

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

My husband and I had a problem about our holiday last year. I wanted to have a lazy seaside holiday because I was tired and needed to relax. I loved lying in the sun, drinking iced beer and reading a good book. But Robert liked busy, cultural holidays. He liked ‘visiting museum’s and art galleries. He hated sunbathing because he always went red, not brown. The travel agent tried to help us and suggested Greece. I said I love to sail to a quiet island, but of course Robert said he’d like to stay in Athens. It was easy to decide what to do _ we flew to Athens together, Robert stayed there and I traveled to the island of Kos!

Kos is _____ .

1. a town in Athens
2. a city in Greece
3. an island
4. a place which has many island