ON TAP ANH 8 BAI 4 TEST 1

Read the following passage and choose the item a, b, c, or d that best answers each of the questions about it.. Editor, I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with[r]

UNIT 4: OUR PAST TEST I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A beneath B destroy C upset D planet A tiger B fire C stripe D prince 3; A buffalo B rope C wisdom D.clothes A door B foolish C choose D soon A daugher B light C weigh D cough A south B sound C mouth D touch A service B advice C device D mice A festival B message C generous D reserve A after B agree C annoy D appear 10 A washed B walked C owned D escaped II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase I football very often when I was younger A play B was going to C played D was playing Many people decorate their homes Christmas A in B at C.on D.when Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts Christmas Eve A.in B at C.on D.when We live _ the 21st century A in B at C on D for I gardening, but I don’t have time for it now A use to enjoy B used to enjoy C use to enjoying D used to enjoying Costa Rica sounds a great place for a relaxing vacation A as B like C similar D same I am not happy _ his work this term A with B to C on D of I thought there was some coffee in the cupboard, but there’s _ there A no B none C any coffee D none coffee The factory down last year A burned B turned C.fire D.flamed 10 He _ his words carefully A use B chose C collect D spoke 11 His siste was born _1992 A in b.on C at D by 12 My birthday is _May 28th A in B at C on D by 13 They came here _8a.m and 9a.m A at B before C after D between 14 Springs come _ summers A at B before C after D between 15 When he say young, he _ fishing with his brother a uses to go B used to go C was used to go D is used to going 16 What did they _ A yesterday night B the night of yesterday C last night D the night in yesterday 17 Yesterday morning she _ absent from clas because she was ill A is B was C will be D would be 18 The man left the room just a few minutes A before B after C yet D ago 19 We’ll leave Moscow for London _ half an hour A on B for C in D by 20 Have you done your homework _? A already B yet C just D ago III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music A B C D The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August A B C D How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm? A B C D James had to chose between getting a job or going to college A B C D I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool A B C D IV Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces (1) the United States and Canada, (2) _ a popular legend about a monster People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair (3) _ name is Bigfoot, (4) _ there are big footprints in the snow The footprints are 60 cms (5) _ and 20 cms wide But (6) Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know! A.In B.At C.On D.From A.there is B.there are C.have D.having A.Its B.It C.It’s D.It has A.so B.because C.so that D.although A.length B.width C.height D.long A.do B.does C.did D.are V Make questions for the following sentences, using the question words given in brackets I drank two glasses of milk for breakfast this morning (How many?) => They built a new school two years ago (When?) => We ate lunch at the canteen with our friends today (Where?) => Mai took an English course last summer (What course?) => They found Mrs Green's purse under the seat (Where?) => You made five mistakes in your last writing (How many?) => John spoke to the teacher after the lesson (Who?) => Mr Stevens told his students the answers to the problems (What?) My uncle sold his old house last year (What?) => 10 She went to the concert last night (Where?) => VI Read the following passage, and then answer the questions Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace Cinderella was left at home, feeling very sad After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach She danced with the prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after Where did Cinderella's sisters go one night? => How was Cinderella when she was left at home? => Who appeared and helped Cinderella? => What did Cinderella at the ball? => What was the end of the story? => VII put these words in their correct order to make meaningful sentences school / to / didn’t / go / he / because / home / he/ had / stay / to/ to / after / look / mother / sick / his => child / was / I /a / when / I / football / play / to / use => Minh / did / what / ask / him / help / sister / his / to / /to ? => had / /to / mother / his / everything / equipment / modern / without / of / help / the => foolish / is / man / the / to / too /lesson / the / understand => not / sister / her / is / enough / old / married / get / to => not / get / to /use / we / did / up / morning / early / the / in => book / of / kind / what / you /looking / are / for? => sister / younger / his / is / not / intelligent / also / but / only / pretty => 10 often / you / / how / cinema / to / go / the? => VIII Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others A fairy B.appear C.cruel D.master A after B.servant C.grandpa D.nearby A farmer B.village C.escape D.sister A festival B.excited C.traditionnal D.immediately A magical B.buffalo C.everyone D.equipment IX Put the adjective or adverb in brackets into the appropriate blank Robert drives He is a driver (careless / carelessly) The woman shouted She was (angry / angrily) She sings English songs She has a voice (beautiful / beautifully) He has pronunciation He pronounces words (good / well) Daisy is a student She does her homework (careful / carefully) He looked He looked at me (happy / happily) John usually writes He is usually (correct / correctly) The old man told the jokes very His jokes were very (good / well) X Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it Cambridge 20 February, 2050 Dear Mr Editor, I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with life today The writer thought that family life then was better than it is now I don’t agree I think life today is much better than it used to be Life is so much easier and more convenient now Fifty or sixty years ago, they didn’t have domestic robots, for example My grandparents had to all their own housework! Today, we can order everything by using our cards, but in the last century people had to go to the shops themselves What a waste of time! In my opinion, we’re much better off now Yours faithfully, John Andrews domestic (adj) : nhà According to John Andrews, life in the 1990s was A better than it used to be B better than life in the year 2050 C so much easier and more convenient than life in the year 2050 D less easier and convenient than life in the year 2050 Fifty or sixty years before the year 2050, _ A there were many domestic robots B people had to all their housework by themselves C people bought everything by using their cards D people didn’t have to go to the shops themselves What does the word ‘order’ in line 10 mean? A sell B buy C use D have What does John think? A The life in 1990s wasn’t very interesting B The writer of the article wasn’t right C It’s a waste of time to go to the shop by himself D all are correct John writes this passage in the year A 1990 B 2000 C 2006 D 2050 XI Rwrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaningis unchanged, beginning with the words given What’s his age ?  How ……………………………………………………………………………………… What is the depth of this lake?  How ……………………………………………………………………………………… How long is your ruler ?  What ……………………………………………………………………………………… How heavy is his brother?  What …………………………………………………………………………………… This year is 2004 and he is fifteen years old  He ………………………………………………………………………………………… My father is five year older than my mother  My mother ……………………………………………………………………………… 10 The film interested me a lot  I ………………………………………………………………………………………