My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korea[r]
(1)TEST 27 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group A evening B key C secret D eye A kite B fine C principle D knife A both B bottle C cotton D hot A catch B bag C lab D gate A ceiling B country C cake D cooker Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group A complain B bargain C certain D conscious A advantage B dynamic C scholarship D abundant A separate B moderate C marvelous D resemble A wonder B amuse C fancy D bother 10 A furious B specific C powerful D friendly Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11 Let's play cards _ dinner A since B after C on D for 12 We met when we were A in holiday B during holiday C on holiday D by holiday 13 It looks rain A like B as C so D for 14 Why school yesterday? A hasn't she been at B she wasn't at C isn't she gone to D wasn't she at 15 boots were they left them A The three players' B The three player's C The three players D Three players' their 16 He A will be here soon B will here be soon C will be soon here D soon will be here 17 I'll wait here _ o'clock A since B by C for D until 18 When _ give us your final decision? A are you B will you C going out to D you going to 19 A I waited for at the airport long eight hours B I waited for at the airport eight long hours C At the airport for eight long hours I waited D I waited at the airport for eight long hours 20 One of our lawyers _ the case Last saved by Janny Lop11.com 8/23/2019 (2) 21 22 23 24 25 A has studying B has been studying C was studied D had studying It was Friday afternoon and he shops were full customers A of B in C by D with _ is often made of wood A Items of furniture B Furniture C A piece of furniture D Furnitures This young man can get along not only with girls, but also with _ parents A they're B their's C theirs D their The driver _ to read a newspaper while he _ for the lights to change A had started- waited B has started- has been waiting C was starting- has waited D started- was waiting did you say _ called? A What- what were you B How- you were C What- you were D What- how were you Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26 "Why don't you wait by the phone box, Brenda?" said Leslie A Leslie suggested that Brenda should wait by the phone box B Leslie asked Brenda why she waited by the phone box C Leslie asked Brenda why she hadn't waited by the phone box D Leslie wanted to know why she didn't wait by the phone box 27 After a long chase the police finally succeeded in arresting the thief A Although the police chased the thief for a long time, they couldn't arrest him B It took the police a long time to chase the thief, but they couldn't arrest him C After a long chase, the police finally arrested the thief D It was too difficult to arrest the thief 28 His handwrting is so small that I can hardly read it A His handwriting is too bad to read B He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it C His handwrting is the smallest I have ever read D He has such small writing that I can hardly read it 29 Someone has to pick the visitors up from the airport A The visitors have to be picked up from the airport B The visitors have to be seen off at the airport C Someone has to see the visitors off from the airport D The visitors came here by plane 30 Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early A Everyone was surprised to see Geoff leave the party early B To everyone's surprise, Geoff left the party early C Everyone was surprised to see Geoff come to the party early D Geoff surprised everyone at the party by his early coming Last saved by Janny Lop11.com 8/23/2019 (3) Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31 (A) Most of the (B) production like (C) fruit and vegetables that you find in this supermarket has been (D) imported 32 (A) Remember that if you buy something expensive, it's very important to (B) keep the (C) recipe just (D) in case there's a problem 33 She never (A) wears ordinary (B) cloths when she does the (C) gardening specially (D) during the autumn 34 When you buy (A) items like perfume and (B) jewellery on the plane itself, you can usually (C) save money because the goods are less (D) valuable 35 We were having such an (A) enjoyable time on our holiday that we (B) visited our travel agent at the airport and asked (C) whether it would be possible to (D) lengthen our stay by another week Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D Immigrants Suffer from Losing Their Identity by Howard Kim Language is a way to communicate with each other We started to learn language when we were born However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don't have the same native language Also, the second generation is losing their identity Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity and even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speak Korean very well, too She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn't understand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn't want to speak Korean My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about I felt sympathy for my aunt whenever my fourteen year old cousin said "Mom, what is your problems?" The third child is a twelve year old son He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter He also has a problem communicating with his parents My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons Immigrants should make and effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritage by teaching them the parent's language This is very important, not Last saved by Janny Lop11.com 8/23/2019 (4) only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity 36 37 38 39 40 Look at the title and scan the article quickly What you think this article will be about? A Learning a second language B Immigrants who become sick in the U.S C Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants D Schools attended by immigrants to the U.S Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph of the article? A Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parent's native language B It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate with each other C Because second generation immigrant children often speak only English, they may lose their ethnic identity D Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because of language differences Which of the following is NOT true about the 18 year old daughter? A She was born in the U.S B She speaks only English very well; her Korean is poor C She gets along better with her parents than her brother and other sister D She doesn't understand Korean jokes well Which is NOT a reason that the 14 year old sister has problems with her mother A She doesn't want to speak Korean B She doesn't love her mother C She is very Americanized D She does not understand her mother when she gets punished To whom does the mother speak Korean? A Her oldest daughter only B All of her children C Her two daughters only D Only to her son We are all slowly destroying the earth The sea and the rivers are (41) _ dirty to swim in There is (42) _ smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air (43) _ that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks We have cut down (44) _ trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow (45) _ to eat In certain countries in Asia there is (46) _ little rice Moreover, we not take (47) _ care of the countryside Wild animals are quickly disappearing For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed (48) _ for them to survive However, it isn't (49) _ simple to talk about the problem We must act now before it is (50) _ late to anything about it Join us now Save the earth This is too important to ignore Last saved by Janny Lop11.com 8/23/2019 (5) 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 A so A many A many A a lot A enough A enough A enough A many A enough A so B too B much B much B a lot of B too B less B less B much B too B too C so much C so much C so much C many C many C much C fewer C so much C so much C so much D too much D so many D so many D so many D so D so D so D so may D so D too much d c a d a a c d b 10 b 11 b 12 c 13 a 14 d 15 a 16 a 17 d 18 b 19 d 20 b 21 a 22 b 23 d 24 d 25 c 26 a 27 c 28 d 29 a 30 b 31 b 32 c 33 b 34 d 35 b 36 c 37 a 38 b 39 b 40 b 41 b 42 c 43 d 44 d 45 a 46 d 47 a 48 d 49 a 50 b Last saved by Janny Lop11.com 8/23/2019 (6)