Unit 16 : Inventions : Test 3

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

1. toaster
2. fiber
3. zipper
4. defrost

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

1. cocoa
2. concrete
3. remove
4. process

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

1. vanilla
2. intention
3. utensil
4. liquefy

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

1. ingredient
2. chemically
3. facsimile
4. development

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

1. papyrus
2. microwave
3. hairdryer
4. instrument

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

All her letters_____by her secretary.

1. is typed
2. were typed
3. is typped
4. were typped

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

First Lewis will give a TV interview, comes the main news conference.

1. Then
2. Soon
3. After
4. Behind

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

Please taste the soup and tell me if it needs more salt.

1. eat or drink a little of something
2. give a certain feeling when you put it in your mouth
3. use your teeth to make food soft
4. drink something slowly, taking only a little each time

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

Wine is made_____grapes.

1. in
2. off
3. from
4. into

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

_____ is a tall plant with big yellow seeds that

1. Maize
2. Papyrus
3. Cacao
4. Sugar cane

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

What do you think this button is____?

1. so that
2. for
3. to
4. in oder to

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

We stayed home _____ the cold weather.

1. because
2. due to
3. therefore
4. when

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

I was tongue-tie I didn’t know what

1. say
2. to say
3. to be said
4. for saying

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

This ordinary-looking sofa can be made_____a be

1. in
2. into
3. for
4. to

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

The man looks_____.

1. angry
2. happiness
3. angrily
4. happily

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

The (A) bicycle has been (B) invented by(C) Karl  Sauerbronn in (D) 1816. .

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

Mix (A) yellow and (B) blue to make green.

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

After invented (A) the (B) light bulb, Thomas Edison went on to create many (C) other useful (D) inventions.

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

The music was very (A) loud and (B) could hear (C) from a long (D) way away.

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

Thanh Ha School closed (A) for (B) two days last (C) week because (D) a flood.

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

Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First, strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.

tray (n) cái khay

beat (v) đập, nện

hammer (n) cái búa

ivory (n) ngà (voi, v. v. )

smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn

roughness (n) sự xù xì

Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

1. How Paper is Made
2. How to Grow Papyrus Reed
3. How to Make Papyrus
4. Where did Papyrus Reed Grow?

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

Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First, strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.

tray (n) cái khay

beat (v) đập, nện

hammer (n) cái búa

ivory (n) ngà (voi, v. v. )

smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn

roughness (n) sự xù xì

Water was used to ______.

1. cover the tray that contained the reeds
2. help the reeds to stick together
3. to polish sheets of papyrus
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.

Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First, strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.

tray (n) cái khay

beat (v) đập, nện

hammer (n) cái búa

ivory (n) ngà (voi, v. v. )

smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn

roughness (n) sự xù xì

What does the word ‘help’ in line 4 mean?

1. do something useful for somebody
2. make something easier
3. do something for somebody
4. let somebody do something

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

Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First, strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.

tray (n) cái khay

beat (v) đập, nện

hammer (n) cái búa

ivory (n) ngà (voi, v. v. )

smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn

roughness (n) sự xù xì

We can replace ‘in order to’ in line 7 with _____.

1. ‘to’
2. ‘so that’
3. ‘so as to’
4. a&c are correct

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

Papyrus was made from the papyrus reed that grew near the Nile. First, strips of papyrus reed were laid side by side on a large tray. Other strips of reed were then put across these strips. The tray that contained the reeds was then covered with water to help the reeds to stick together. After the strips were stuck in this way, the sheet of papyrus was beaten with a hammer and left to dry in the sun. Finally, the sheet of papyrus was poiished with ivory or a smooth shell in order to remove any roughness.

tray (n) cái khay

beat (v) đập, nện

hammer (n) cái búa

ivory (n) ngà (voi, v. v. )

smooth (adj) nhẵn mịn

roughness (n) sự xù xì

Which of the following is not true?

1. People used ivory to polish sheets of papyrus.
2. Sheets of papyrus didn’t have to be beaten with
3. Sheets of papyrus were left to dry in the sun.
4. Papyrus was a kind of paper.