UNIT 5: PRACTICE TEST Date: 22/01/ 2007 A. Vocabulary. Choose the best answer. 1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter. She’s my…………………… a.sister b.nephew c. cousin d.niece 2. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite………………………… a. outgoing b.shy c.generous d.kind 3. A person who cannot speak or hear is called…………………… a. a character b. a deaf c. a blind d. a deaf- mute 4. As a leader, he must learn how to speak well…………………… a.in public b.in school c. outside d.in country 5. The children like grandpa because he always ……………………. a. tells jokes b. enjoys life c. has characters d.gets good grades 6. His………………always make people laugh. a.quiet character b.sense of humor c.Christmas presents d.smiles 7. The noise in the street………………….people at night. a. volunteers b. spends c. annoys d. plays 8. The naughty boy often……………when he’s in class, doesn’t he? a.fell asleep b.feels asleep c.felt asleep d.falls asleep 9. What …………… are they doing in the laboratory ( phßng thÝ nghiÖm)? a. sport b.animal c.experiment d.job 10. I am living on the 2 nd floor. Peter is living…………… on the 3 rd one. a.downstairs b.upstairs c.outside d. inside 11. The synonym of “ sociable” is…………………… a.reserved b.kind c.generous d.outgoing 12.Her love for unhappy children is so strong that after graduation from college she decided to work for the local…………………… a.orphanage b.hospital c.school d.kindergarten 13. Most students in the school like him because of his strong……………… a. character b.person c.rod d.name 14. She is too …………to speak and laugh in frond of other people a.shy b.active c. humorous d.interested 15. The Earth, the Sun, the Mars, the Moon are………………. a. planets b.objects c.Mercury d.friends B. Grammar and structure. I/ Choose the best answer. 1. You seem…………… , Peter. a. happy b.happiness c.happily d.happyly 2. What does she look……………….? a. alike b.like c.likely d. like 3. She isn’t clever …………to make these toys. a. enough b.so that c. for d. that 4. I am ……………enough to have a lot of friends. a. luck b. luckily c. lucky d. luckier 5. I spend most of my time ……………my friends. a. with b.at c. together d. for 6. We spend time…………volunteer work. a. to do b. on doing c. doing d. for doing 7. The weather is warm enough for us…………. a. going out b. to going out c. to go out d. go out 8. The Earth…………around the Sun, doesn’t it? a. move b. moving c. is moving d. moves 9. Peter is sociable. I am not as …………………… a. going out as he is c.outgoing as he is b. going out as him is d. outgoing as him is 10. Although we have different characters, we are very………… friends. a. close b.annoying c.outgoing d.sociable II. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A,B,C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 1. I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life. A B C D 2. Imagine we getting on without friends in this world! A B C D 3.There are some problems we only can talk to our friends, not our parents A B C D or sibblings. 4. Friends are the people we can talk to about our a problems A B C D 5. Friends are the people have the same age, the same interest and the same A B C psychological development. D 6. We understand them as well as they understand we A B C D 7. Nowadays some parents think that their children spend too many time A B C D with friends. 8.They try to stop them children from talking and getting together with A B C friends in order to have more time for their study. D 9.Do you think friends are necessary for us or it’s only a waste of times to A B C have friends ? D 10. Everyday, we are getting up at 6 am and go to school by bus. A B C D C. Speaking I. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B. Column A Column B 1.What is your mother like? 2.What does your teacher look like? 3.Is she your neighbor? 4.Do you know how to dance? 5.Would you like to make friends with students? a.She is tall and thin b.She is kind and sociable c.I’m sorry but I can’t d.Oh, I’d love to e.Actually,she is one of my sister’s friends II.Put the interchanges in the box in order to have a meaningful conversation.One example has been done for you. A.Yes,I am, originally. I was born in Argentina B. Here in the park. This is only my second time C. And I’m Ana. Nice to meet you. D. I’m fine. But I’m not very good at this E. Yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago, when I was in high school F. Sure. Just follow me Ted: Oh, I’m sorry. Are you OK? Ana: (0) I’m fine.But I’m not very good at this. Ted: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America? Ana: (1)……………………………………………………. Ted: Did you grow up there? Ana: (2)……………………………………………………. Ted: And where did you learn to rollerblade? Ana: (3)……………………………………………………. Ted: Well, it’s my first time. Can you give me some lessons? Ana: (4)…………………………………………………… Ted: By the way, my name is Ted. Ana: (5)……………………………………………………… D. Phonetics I. In three of the four words, the underlineed part is pronounced the same, in the fourth word the underlineed part is pronounced diffirently. 1.a. at b. hate c.ate d.late 2.a. feel b.ill c.we d.see 3.a. thank b. that c. their d. the 4.a. may b. face c.fat d. cake 5.a. love b. home c. come d. some II. In three of these words the first syllable is stressed.In the fourth the second syllable is stressed.Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed. 1.a.cover b.father c.lucky d.receive 2.a.letter b.happy c.today d.lovely 3.a.visit b.anyone c.curly d.reserved 4.a.public b.enjoy c.player d.problem 5.a.affect b.rather c.listen d.brother 6.a.prefer b.classmate c.Christmas d.neighbor 7.a.favorite b.children c.however d.different 8.a.extreme b.generous c.lonely d.volunteer 9.a.always b.although c.library d.outside 10.a.local b.extra c.along d.orphanage E. Reading I. Read the article and choose the best answer in a,b,c or d FRIEND AGAIN- FOREVER Mary Allen was my best friend- like the sister I never had.We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was eighteen, my family moved away.Mary and I kept (1)… . touch through letters, and we saw each other special occasions like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were busy (2)……… our children and moving to our new homes,and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came (3) ……… and stamped: “ Address unknown”. I had no idea how to find Mary. Over the years I thought (4)…………Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sorrow when my father and mother died. There was an empty space (5)……….my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill. One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of young woman who looked a lot (6)………….Mary and whose last name was Wagman – Mary’s married name. “ There must be thousands of Wagman”, I thought,but I wrote (7)…………her anyway. She called as soon as she got (8)………….letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I (9)……… . a voice that I recognized instantly, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled.And there’s one thing that Mary and I know (10)……….sure: We won’t lose each other again. Vocabulary 1. to recognize : nhËn ra 2. instantly : ngay lËp tøc 3. to catch up on : nãi vÒ 1.a. on b. at c. about d. in 2.a. with b. of c.in d.from 3.a. for b. back c.to d.from 4.a. about b.at c. of d.in 5.a. on b.in c.over d. upon 6.a. different b. differently c. alike d. like 7.a. for b. to c. back d. towords 8. a. me b. an c. my d. a 9.a. listened b. listened to c. heard to d. heard 10.a. for b. about c.is d. be II. Read the letter below by Debbie I really feel like living home but I’m only fifteen. My mum and dad are so strict, they won’t let me any of the things my friends do. For example, on a Saturday evening everyone goes to the disco but my parents say I have to be home by nine o’clock and the disco doesn’t finish until twelve. It’s really unfair and everyone laughs at me and calls me a baby. Also my mum goes into my bedroom when I’m at school and I’m sure she looks though my things. When I ask her not to she says it’s not my house and I’m too young to have a private life. They treat me as if I’m still a child and won’t trust me to do things on my own. I want to get a job on a Saturday but they say I have to do homework, then help look after my younger brother. If they won’t change I’m going to run away and they’ll be sorry… * Vocabulary unfair (adj): kh«ng c«ng b»ng private life (n): cuéc sèng riªng t to treat : c xö, ®èi xö to trust : tin tëng on one’s own/ by oneself :mét m×nh . the street………………….people at night. a. volunteers b. spends c. annoys d. plays 8. The naughty boy often……………when he’s in class, doesn’t he? a.fell asleep b.feels. warm enough for us…………. a. going out b. to going out c. to go out d. go out 8. The Earth…………around the Sun, doesn’t it? a. move b. moving c. is moving d.