Unit 8 : Country life and City life : Test 2

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

1. traffic
2. relative
3. tragedy
4. jam

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

1. nature
2. pressure
3. urban
4. supply

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

1. apartment
2. offer
3. prefer
4. another

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

1. accessible
2. pressure
3. illness
4. success

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

1. create
2. peacefuI
3. increas
4. easily

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

I’m sorry, but I can’t come for dinner because I_____ to York tonight.

1. has driven
2. drives
3. drove
4. am driving

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

It has been the____ day in London for 35 years.

1. hoter
2. hotter
3. hotest
4. hottest

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

That child is getting_____ every day.

1. big
2. bigger
3. biggest
4. biger

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

It’s becoming_____ to go out alone at night.

1. danger
2. dangerous
3. dangerously
4. dangerousness

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

The number of cars on the road_____ .

1. increase
2. is increasing
3. are going to increase
4. are increasing

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

The heavy rain has caused_____ in many parts of  the country.

1. storms
2. droughts
3. typhoons
4. floods

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

The giraffe is _____ the man.

1. taller than
2. tall than
3. tallest than
4. the tallest than

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

I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me to look _____ them?

1. for
2. at
3. after
4. Forward

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

There’s usually a lot of traffic at this time of day.

1. all the cars, etc that are on a road
2. movement
3. means of transport
4. transportation

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

He is (A) always (A) getting angrily (C) about (D) something.

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

Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex,­­­_____ .

1. either
2. too
3. neither
4. so

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

We are  (A) arriving on (B)Ha Noi in (C) the late (D) afternoon.

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d

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

 She is (A) a famous (A) musician so (C) well as being (D) a photographer.

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

Richer countries  (A) could do (B)more to (C) help poorest (D) countries.

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

He worked hard (A) in order(B)  to getting (C) good (D) grades.

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

My name is Juli I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams.

Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk.

Winchester _____ .

1. is a large town
2. has very narrow streets
3. is an old town
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 name is Juli I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams.

Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk.

How old is Julia?

1. 13
2. 14
3. 15
4. 16

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

My name is Juli I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams.

Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk.

The word ‘them’ in line 3 refers to_____ .

1. towns
2. streets
3. people
4. cars

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

My name is Juli I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams.

Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk.

Which of the following is not true?

1. Some of the author’s friends think they should build more roads.
2. The author thinks people should use bicycles or walk.
3. There’s no air pollution in Winchester.
4. Many people come into the town every day.

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

My name is Juli I’m fifteen years old and I live in Winchester. It isn’t a large town, and the streets are very narrow. Lots of people come into the town every day for work and for shopping. Most of them come by car. The traffic is very noisy and there’s a lot of air pollution. Sometimes it is hard to breathe. Often, there are traffic jams.

Some of my friends think we should build more roads. Others think we should ban cars from the center of Winchester. Others think more people should travel by bus. I think people should use bicycles or walk.

The word ‘hard’ in line 5 has the same meaning as the word_____ .

1. ‘easy’
2. ‘difficult’
3. ‘dangerous’
4. ‘convenient’