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TEST FOR UNIT 15

I PRONUNCIATION

A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced from that of the others.

1 a east b head c street d season

2 a although b southern c theater d these

3 a developed b located c founded d completed

4 a capital b liberty c empire d mingle

5 a famous b neighbour c harbors d southern

6 a earth b weather c thrilling d northwest

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

1 a locate b mingle c develop d attract

2.a metropolitan b situation c population d historical

3 a museum b gallery c harbors d capital

4 a apartment b character’s c finance d liberty

5 a ideal b region c cathedral d convenient

II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the word . or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence or

substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1 Washington, DC is the city of the United States

a major b cosmopolitan c industrial d capital

2 Power plants are increasingly located outside metropolitan areas

a belonging to a big or capital city b in an

industrial city

c of a busy suburb d relating to a remote suburb

3 Polly felt intense fear with excitement

a blended b contacted c joined d mingled

4 The city of London was by the Romans in the year 43 AD

a located b developed c founded d

characterized

5 In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York

a removed b got control of c divided up d arranged

6 San Francisco is a and communications center and a center for trade with Asia

a finance b finances c financial d financer

7 Tourists to Hawaii are by its endless sandy beaches and perfect weather

a attracted b attached c admired d interested

8 The houses are absolutely for families with Young children

a attractive b identical c ideal d imaginary

9 In the 20th century Liverpool became famous as the of the Beatle and for Liverpool and Everton football clubs

a house b home c city d state

10 People come to the parks to from city noise and traffic

a get away b get out of c get over d get off

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the word or phrase - h, c, or d - that best completes each sentence.

1 Since the 1980s Manchester , including Oasis and The happy

Mondays

a had a reputation for the pop groups b has had a reputation for its pop groups

c has had its reputation for pop groups d had reputation for its pop groups

2 Washington, DC is the capital of the US, covers the District of Columbia

a which area b where area c whose area d area

3 Manhattan is the island the main borough of New York City

a which has formed b where is formed

c whose forms d that forms

4 Las Vegas is a US city many people go to gamble

a which b that c whose d where

5 My neighbor never smiles at me or speaks to me I have make to be friendly and neighborly

a for the many efforts b in spite of the many efforts

c despite the fact that d although I put in many efforts

6 'Is April twenty-first the day ? 'No, the twenty-second'

a you'll arrive then b When you'll arrive

c which you'll arrive c when you'll arrive on

7 Dr Sales is one of the few people

a in whom I don't have much confidence

b in who 1 don't have much confidence

c whom I don't have much confidence in him

d I don't have much confidence

8 Miami city is a popular place for holidays because of the warm weather and Miami Beach, three miles off the coast

a that is on an island b it is on an island

c which is on an island d an island

9 After getting home from elementary school, ………

a our house buzzes with the children's many activities

b the dog greets the children at the front door with wagging tail

c the children have an hour to play before they begin their homework

d the school bus drops the children at the corner near their house

10 I have always wanted to visit Paris, of France

a a capital b which the capital is

c that is the capital " d the capital

l1 He showed me the rocks from Australia

a that he had brought it back b he had brought back that

c what he had brought back d he had brought back

12 Valerie Polkoff, , escaped from Russia with her family in 1917

a who has died aged 90 b whose age 90 when she died

c that-has died aged 90 d aged 90 when She died

13 He has been unwell, and this may be he lost the match

a the time when b the situation by which

c the reason why d the reason that

14 In the novel by Peters, the main character is a teenager

a who the film is based on c on which the film is based

b on that the film is based d that the film is based on

15 I guess I'm a soft touch I just lent Jane some money for lunch my last loan

a even though she never paid me back b unless she paid me back

c because she never paid me back d so that she paid me back

B Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

1 After a week, we finally got to Miami, which my grandparents live

2 San Francisco, that is a beautiful city, has a population of six million

3 Do you remember the night which we ate at the restaurant that Bill owned

4 My aunt's new house is next to a beautiful canal where we go swimming in every day

5 She's read some books that discusses the time when this city was undeveloped

6 Louisa May Alcott, she is best known for her books for children, served as a nurse during the

D Civil war

7 One reason birds have been so successful is because of their able to escape from danger quickly

D

8 Despite she is poor she always buys me a birthday present

9 Tom Hain, who with Gelson had previously worked, contacted him about the role

10 The Statue of Liberty was the first American sight was seen by many people who went to US for

a better life

IV SPEAKING

Choose the most suitable sentences to complete the conversation

A: (1) _

B: I'm from Toronto

A: Oh, I've never been there (2)

B: It's a great city! It has good museums and wonderful restaurants And the nightlife is exciting, too

A: (3) _And what about shopping?

B: There are some great shopping centers and departure stores (4)

A: The Eaton Center? No (5) _

B: Huh! it's one of the biggest shopping centers in the world It has very thing, and the price are pretty good, too

A: Well, I hope some day I'll have a chance to go there

B: (6) _ If you ever go, show you around the city

A: You will? Great! Thanks

1 a Do you come from Canada? b Whereabouts in Canada are

c Where in Canada are you from? d Which city you come from?

2 a What's it? b How does it like? c What's it like? d How is it?

3 a Toronto sounds like a nice place b It's a nice place, isn't

c Toronto may be a nice place d This is a nice place

4 a Have you ever been to the Eaton Center?

b. Do you know the Eaton Center?

c. Have you heard anything about the Eaton Center?

d. Would you like to go to the Eaton Center?

5 a What's it like? b: How is it? c Where is it'? d What's that

6 a I hope so, too b I am, too c I hope that d So am I

V READING COMPREHENSION

A Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage.

One of the most famous statues in the world (1) on an island in New York Harbor This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a woman (2) the torch of liberty, and its (3) name is the 'Statue of Liberty 'Enlightening the World' The statue was a (4) to American people from the French (5) the friendship between the two nations It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartoldie and(6) in 1884 in France, then was (7) to America and put

up in 1886

In the years after the statue was put up, many (8) came to the United States through New York (9) they entered New York Harbor, they saw the Statue

of Liberty holding up her torch She (10) a welcome to a land of freedom

1 a stands b puts c exists d finds

2 a who holding b holds c holding d she holds

3 a false b, common c first d official

4 a favor b gift c power d representative

5 a who show b to show c showing d that shows

6 a completed b raised c achieved d performed

7 a gone b removed c taken d transported

8 a foreigners b immigrants c aliens d emigrants

9 a During b While c Since d As

10 a symbolized b made c got d extended

B Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer.

Las Vegas, Nevada, is the most famous city for gambling in the United States Some people say that Las Vegas is a mispronunciation of 'lost wages' The casinos and hotels have so many neon lights that people call this city in the desert 'The City of Lights' Each of the big hotels in Las Vegas is special Going into one is like entering another world One hotel is like ancient Egypt Another is like a tropical island Still another is like New York City These hotels have shows with famous entertainers Everything looks expensive But the rooms cost half the price of the rooms in other places And the restaurants have all-you-can-eat meals for very little money That's because the hotels make their money from the gambling casinos

Las Vegas started in 1905 as a small train stop There were only a few buildings in the middle of the desert In 1946 a famous gangster named Bugsy Seigel built the first casino Re was murdered in 19-17 "Iris made him and Las Vegas more famous! In the early 1950s, tourist went to Las Vegas not only to gamble They went to watch atomic bomb tests in the desert outside the city In those days, people didn't know it was dangerous They thought it was exciting

Las Vegas is also famous for its many wedding chapels Like all of Las Vegas, they are open twenty-four hours a day Getting married is easy A couple just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can get married immediately They don't have to wait Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas

It is interesting that Las Vegas has more churches for its population anywhere else

in the United States That's not counting welding chapels Another interesting fact is that tourists have a greater chance of having a heart attack in Las Vegas than in any other American city

1 Some people think Las Vegas means

a 'Lost Desert' b 'The City of Lights'

c 'Diamond in the Desert' d 'Lost Wages'

2 Why is Las Vegas called 'The City of Lights'?

a Because it gets a lot of light in the night

b Because of bright lights of the city

c Because it has so many street lights

d Because the casinos and hotels have their neon lights on all day and night

3 A big hotel in Las Vegas

a costs a lot of money to stay in b is like a tropical island

c looks expensive d earns profits from its casino

4 Originally, Las Vegas

a was a train stop b was a desert

c had few buildings d located in the middle of desert

5 After Bugsy Siegel was murdered,

a no one wanted to go to Las Vegas b the first casino was built

c Las Vegas was more famous d people went to Las Vegas to see atomic bomb tests

6 Las Vegas is also the place

a where Churches open twenty-four hours a day

b where many couples go to get married quickly

c in which many famous stars live

d which is famous for its wedding chapels

7 Which of the following is not true about Las Vegas?

a Las Vegas has more churches for its population

b In the 1950s, tourists went to Las Vegas to see atomic bomb test

c Las Vegas is just famous for its casinos

d Tourists who come to Las Vegas have a great chance of having heart attack

VI WRITING

1 New York/ founded/ 1624/ the Dutch/ called/ New Amsterdam

a New York was founded in 1624 by the Dutch, which is called New

b New York was founded in 1624 by the Dutch, who called it New Amsterdam

c New York, founded in 1624 by the Dutch, who called it New Amsterdam

d New York, which was founded in 1624 by the Dutch, called New Amsterdam

2 1664/ the English/ gained/ control/ changed/ name/ New York

'a In 1664 the English who gained the control changed the name of New York

b Since 1664 the English gained control and changed the name to New York

c In 1664 the English gained control and changed the name to New York

d In 1664 the English gained its control and changed the name of New York

3 1898/ several towns/ combined/ make/ Greater New York City!, became/ second/ largest/ world

a In 1898 several towns were combined to make Greater New York City, that became the second largest city in the world

b Since 1898 several towns were combined to make Greater New York City, the second largest city in the world

c In 1898 several towns were combined to make Greater New York City become the second largest city in the world

d In 1898 several towns were combined to make Greater New York City, which became the second largest city in the world

4 many immigrants/ the US/ stayed/ New York/ giving/ city/ variety of cultures/ it has/ today

a Many immigrants to the US stayed in New York, giving the city the variety of cultures it has today

b Many immigrants to the US stayed in New York, which giving the city the variety

of cultures it has today

c Many immigrants to the US stayed in New York for giving the city the variety of cultures it has today

d Many immigrants in the US stayed at New York, giving it the variety of cultures it has today

5 Today/ there/ 7 million/ city/ 18 million/ area/ around/ it

a Today there are about 7 million people who are in the city and IS in the area around.

b Today there are about 7 million people live in the city and 18 millions in the area around it

c Today there are about 7 million people in the city and 18 million in the area around it

d Today there are about 7 million in city and I S million in area around it