UNIT 3: A PARTY PRACTICE TEST 1 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word that has the letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. anniversary B. clap C. enthusiastic D. glance 2. A. celebrate B. helicopter C. refreshments D. embrace 3. A. attitude B. usage C. umbrella D. useful 4. A. brighten B. gratitude C. disadvantage D. enthusiasm 5. A. childish B. check C. chorus D. church B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 6. a. milestone b. refreshments c. secondary d. private 7. a. scientific b. memorable c. confidence d. professor 8. a. protect b. determine c. award d. sneaky 9. a. outlook b. intelligent c. brilliant d. constancy 10.a. education b. enthusiasm c. apartment d. relationship II. READING COMPREHENSION Exercise 1. Read the following passage and do the tasks below A. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill the blanks (ice cream , celebrate , singing , birthday cards and presents , the birthday cake , seven candles , about, birthday) It is Lisa's (1)_________. She is seven years old today and her family and friends are at her birthday party. On the table is a birthday cake with (2)_________, one for each year. People sing 'Happy Birthday' to Lisa: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Lisa! Happy birthday to you! When they finish (3)_________, Lisa blows out the candles on the cake. Then everybody eats cake and (4) _________. After they eat, Lisa opens her (5)___________. Her family and friends give her toys and clothes for her birthday. In the United States, people of all ages (6)__________ birthdays. But when an adult has a birthday, there are not a lot of candles on (7) ___________. Many Americans over the age of 30 don't like to talk (8) __________their age. Some people joke every year, "I'm 29 years old today." Perhaps they do not want to get any older. B. Answer the following questions a. What do people usually do at a birthday party? ……………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… b. Why are there no candles on the birthday cake when an adult has a birthday? …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… b. Where do you prefer to celebrate your birthday, at home or in the restaurant? Why? …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………. Exercise 2. Read the passage below and then answer the questions Rosa and Luis are having a party, too. But it is not a birthday party. It is an anniversary party. Fifty years ago, Rosa and Luis got married. Today their family and friends are giving them a party. Everyone eats some cake and says "Happy Anniversary!" to Rosa and Luis. People also give cards and gifts to the anniversary couple. Most married couples in the United States celebrate wedding anniversaries each year. Husbands and wives give flowers or gifts to each other. They often have a quiet dinner at home or at a restaurant. They usually don't have a big party. But the 25 th and the 50 th wedding anniversaries are special. People call the 25 th the "silver anniversary" and the 50 th the "golden anniversary." These anniversaries mark the milestones of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their golden anniversary. Answer the following questions a. What do Rosa and Luis celebrate? …………………………………………………………………………………………… b. What do married couples do on their wedding anniversaries? ………………………………. …………………………………………………………… c. To married couples, which anniversaries are special? Why? …………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… d. Do your parents celebrate their wedding anniversaries? …………………………………………………………………………………… e. Are you going to celebrate your wedding anniversaries in the future? Why (not)? …………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 3. Work with a partner. Decide which of the activities below takes place at a birthday party or at a wedding anniversary party or at both. Put a tick (\/) in the right box. BIRTHDAY PARTY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PARTY 1. People sing a song 2. People eat cake 3. People receive cards and gifts from friends and relatives 4. People joke about their age 5. People remember their wedding day 6. People go out to dinner 7. People blow out candles, one for each year Exercise 4. Work with a partner. In each of the following sentences, there is ONE word which is not true according to the reading passage. Underline the wrong word and provide the correct one. 1. Lisa's family and friends are at her eighth birthday party. 2. Everyone makes cake and ice cream at the birthday party. 3. Lisa opens birthday cards and food from her family and friends. 4. Many Americans over the age of 30 don't like to talk about their anniversaries. 5. Fifty months ago, Rosa and Luis got married. 6. People call the 5thwedding anniversary the "golden anniversary." 7. Rosa and Luis are happy to be together for their silver anniversary. III . Give the correct word form: 1. ____________ helps make our health better.(jog) 2. Time goes by very____________.(fast) 3. Her smile is more ____________than gold.(value) 4. That film made the children laugh____________ (merry) 5. Millions of ____________stars are sparkling in the black sky.(distance) 6. After a long time of active exercise, he lost____________.(weigh) 7. If you don’t work harder, you won’t ____________in your exam. (success) 8. Regular exercise protects us from____________ (ill) 9. Most students found it very ____________to do that exercise.(ease) 10. As she jogs every morning, she becomes____________.(health) IV. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 1. No mistakes have been made. They ……………………………………………………… 2. He is sorry that he didn't apply for that job. He wishes …………………………………………… 3. The taxi went the wrong way, so Kate missed her flight. If ………………………………………………………. 4. Everyone loves her. She behaves well. Because of ………………………………………………. 5. Although it rained heavily, we still went to school. In spite of …………………………………………………. 6. Jack can swim faster than I can. I can’t ……………………………………………………… 7. The river is dangerous to bath in. I think it …………………………………………………… 8. Swimming across that rough sea is impossible. It is ………………………………………………………… 9. The story was crazy. Nobody believed it. It was such ……………………………………………. 10. He was too poor to pay his debt. He was not ……………………………………… … PRACTICE TEST 2 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word that has the letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. anniversary B. embarrassingC. schoolbag D. candle 2. A. embrace B. sneaky C. appreciate D. scream 3. A. constancy B. tasty C. typical D. type 4. A. protect B. determine C. select D. president 5. A. completed B. checked C. stopped D. booked B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 6. a. birthday b. control c. wedding d. listen 7. a. future b. music c. prefer d. credit 8. a. floppy b. outlook c. remote d. wounded 9. a. effective b. mutual c. loyalty d. constant 10.a. activity b. announce c. decrease d. memory II . Verb tenses and verb forms A. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple. 1. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they __________ (already / sell) all the tickets. 2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I __________ (go) straight to bed. 3. I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much. I __________ (be) very ill. 4. At last the committee were ready to announce their decision. They __________ (make) up their mind. 5. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he __________ (go) home”. 7. I __________ (take) the book back to the library when I __________ (read) it. 8. The house was very quiet when I __________ (get) home. Everybody _________ (go) out for dinner. 9. After she __________ (fill) the basket, she __________ (go) to the check out. 10. Yesterday morning I __________ (remember) the answer to the question Bod __________ (ask) me the night before, so I __________ (phone) him. 11. Last night, I __________ (go) to Jim’s room and ________ (knock) on the door but there __________ (be) no answer. Either he ________ (go) out or he __________ (not want) to see anyone. 12. Angela asked me how to use the photocopier. She ________ (never / use) it before, so she __________ (not / know) what to do. 13. Two days ago I ________ (meet) an old friend who I ________ (not see) for years. 14. Karen _________ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she ________ (already / see) the film. 15. When the students _________ (do) the experiment, they _________ (write) a report on it. B. Give the correct verb form 1. Most passengers dislike ________to sit in small uncomfortable seats on long flights. (have) 2. I must drive more carefully. I can't risk ______another speeding ticket. (get) 3. Did Dick mean __________ Sue about the party, or did it slip out accidentally? (tell) 4. You must keep _________on the computer until you understand how to use all of the programs. (practise) 5. The judge demanded ________ the original document, not the photocopy. (see) 6. Ms. Thompson is always willing to help, but she doesn't want _________ at home unless there is an emergency. (call) 7. The children agreed _______ the candy equally. (devide) 8. I expected ________ to the party, but I wasn't. (invite) 9. I expect ________ at the airport by my uncle. (meet) 10. Mr. Steinberg offered _______ us to the train station. (drive) III. Multiple choice: Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 1. Mary and Peter are talking to _____ about their summer holidays. a. one another b. each other c. together d. altogether 2. The news that he died of AIDS was a great ______ to us. a. humour b. talk c. shock d. pain 3. Do not be worried. Just do it ______. a. comfort b. comfortable c. comfortably d. comfortful 4. A good pair of shoes provides ______ from hurt because of hard surfaces. a. protect b. protector c. protection d. protective 5. ______ apple ______ day keeps the doctor away. a. The / an b. An / the c. The / a d. An / a 6.The girl _____ is my new friend. a. who is sitting on the park bench b. that is sitting on the park bench c. sitting on the park bench d. all are correct 7.The authority had several volunteers _____ the victims of the fire. a. help b. to help c. helping d. helped 8.His father _____ of cancer last year. a. will die b. has died c. died d. had died 9.According to some specialists, this plan _____. a. should be delayed b. should be delay c. should been delayed d. should being delayed 10. _____ do they demolish third building for ? - They will build a new cinema there. a. Who b. What c. Why d. Which 11. I wish I _____ English when I was at high school. a. study b. studied c. have studied d. had studied 12. Mrs. Green always took her cheque-book with her _____ she ran out of cash. a. if b. unless c. in case d. whether 13. I was made _____ when I was at school. a. study hard b. to study hard c. studied hard d. hardly studied 14. The boy _____ by the teacher. a. to punish b. punish c. was punished d. punishing 15. Instead of _____ about the good news, Tom seemed to be indifferent. a. exciting b. being excited c. to excite d. to be excited 16. The new students hope _______ in many of the school's social activities. a. including b. being included c. to include d. to be included 17. Jack got into trouble when he refused ______ his briefcase for the customs officer. a. opening b. being opened c. to open d. to be opened 18. Barbara didn't mention _______ about her progress report at work, but I'm sure she is. a. concerning B. being concerned c. to concern d. to be concerned 19. You'd better save some money for a rainy day. You can't count on ______ by your parents every time you get into financial difficulty. a. rescuing b. being rescued c. to rescue d. to be rescued 20. Please forgive me. I didn't mean ______you. a. upsetting b. being upset c. to upset d. to be upset IV. Error Identification 1. How many time does it take you to come to school ? a b c d 2. You have to study harder unless you will fail the examination. a b c d 3. Why do you need such a big sum of money for ? a b c d 4. Mary said that she goes shopping every morning. a b c d 5. I was inviting by my neighbours to attend their son's birthday party last Saturday evening. a b c d 6. The relatives and friends began to arrive with their presents wrapping in colourful boxes a b c d 7. The birthday cake displayed prominently in the middle of the sitting room. a b c d V. Writing: A. Complete the letter of invitation below with the words/phrases in the box. winners, to cook, at my house, by Monday, to come, refreshments 67 Ngoc Ha Street Hanoi, Vietnam Dear Minh Hanh, I am having a New Year’s Eve party (1) ______ at 7p.m. on December 31. Would you like (2) ______ ? Most of our classmates have been invited, too. There will be lots of (3) _______ and some special foods that I myself am going (4) _______ . Of course, there will be dancing and some games with prizes for the (5) ________. Please let me know (6) ________ whether you can come. Love, An Duc B. You are going to hold a party. You want to invite your classmates to the party. Write a letter of invitation, following these guidelines. • What party are you going to organise? • Where and when do you intend to organize the party? • How many people do you plan to invite and who are they? • What activities will take place at the party? • What food and drink will be served at the party? VI. Rewrite the following sentences 1. I go to school by bicycle in ten minutes. It takes ………………………………………………. 2. He did that exercise in an hour. It took …………………………………………… 3. I need fifteen minutes to get to the post office. It takes ………………………………………………. 4. He spent the whole morning writing the composition. It took …………………………………………………. 5. We needed two days to paint the house. It …………………………………………………………… 6. He will need three hours to do this work. It ………………………………………………………. 7. He spends one hour reading newspapers. It …………………………………………………… 8. They finished their work in three days. It …………………………………………………… 9. Jane will need a lot of time to complete this report. It …………………………………………………… 10. We spent a day cleaning the house. It ……………………………………………………. VI. Make up complete sentences, using the cues below 1. She /not /sing / beautifully/ as /you . ……………………………………………………. 2. tea / so /hot /that she not/ drink ……………………………………………………. 3. If /not/ rain/ they/ go / a picnic. ……………………………………………………. 4. you/ mind/ help / my homework ? ……………………………………………………. 5. you / like / cup / coffee? ……………………………………………………. 6. Mr Brown / his wife/ celebrate / anniversary / wedding / next week ……………………………………………………. VII. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers. It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to get information or for entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 6% of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Greenfield, a psychologist, 30% Internet users say that they use the Internet to escape from problems or emotions. The study also shows that having discussions with strangers in Internet areas called “chat rooms” is one of the most addictive activities. 1. Most people use the Internet _____. a. for getting information b. for entertainment c. a and b are correct d. a and b are incorrect 2. Some people use the Internet so often that _____. a. they become more and more intelligent b. it is seriously harming their lives c. it is good for their mind d. they become computer programmers 3. When someone is addicted to the Internet _____. a. they cannot stop using it easily b. they can stop using it easily c. they can get rid of it d. they will become intelligent 4. According to Mr. Greenfield, 30% Internet users use the Internet _____. a. for entertainment b. for getting information c. for chatting d. for escaping from problems or emotions 5. One of the most addictive activities is _____. a. setting programmes b. chatting c. playing chess d. getting information