Test for Unit 1 - 2

Read the following passage and choose the item a, b, c, or d that best answers each of the questions about it Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.. His father

TEST FOR UNIT 1 – 2

Time allowed: 35 minutes

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE (7.5 pts)

I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below

1 The sun _ in the east

2 No, you can’t go on holiday by yourself! You aren’t _!

3 Dave has a good _ of humor

4 Her new glasses change her _

A appear

B appears

C appearance

D appearances

5 _ is something that you say or do to make people laugh

6 He fell _ and broke his leg

7 _ is a building in which movies are shown

A Movie theater

B University

C Aquarium

D Restaurant

8 We _ a big party for Debbie’s birthday

9 _ is a telephone you can carry around with you

A Mobile phone

B Public telephone

C Telephone directory

D Answering machine

10 They found some electrical _ in the room

A devices

B device

C advices

D advice

II Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English

11 Generous is part of the American character

A B C D

12 You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough

A B C D

13 Harry went to Disneyland and has a good time

A B C D

14 Each of the rooms have a color television

A B C D

15 Every morning I spend about an hour to read the newspaper

A B C D

16 I am thinking Sydney is an interesting city to visit

A B C D

17 Tom said you could reach him in 38 645 082 after dinner

A B C D

18 She took the list of visitors’ names and arranges them into groups of four

A B C D

19 The scientists plan to introduction their invention next month

A B C D

20 The telephone is a very useful invent

A B C D

III Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languagues As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech

In 1870, the Bells decided to emigrate to America They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a

school for the deaf There he began experimenting with machine to help the deaf hear

While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began working on a new invention

21 When was A.G.Bell born?

A In 1847

B In 1870

C In 1870s

D No information

22 He went to live _

A in Scotland

B in America

C in Boston

D B & C are correct

23 What does the word “emigrate” in line 3 mean?

A leave somebody’s country to live in another country

B to go to a place for a short time

C travel a long way from home to work every day

D get away from something dangerous

24 What does the word “they” in line 3 refer to?

A sounds

B the Bells

C the American

D the deaf

25 Which of the following is NOT true?

A Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics

B Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy

C Bell learned in a school for the deaf

D He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear

PART 2: WRITING TASK (2.5 pts)

I Supply the correct word form

1 People in my country are very warm and _ (friend)

2 I’m _ (extreme) sorry for the delay

3 Each of my friend has a _ (differ) character

4 I’ll make _ (arrange) for the meeting tonight

5 Ho Chi Minh City is an important _ (commerce) center

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

6 Peter is too young to see the horror film

 Peter is not

7 I intend to come over to pick you up

 I am _

8 Her hair is long and black

 She has _

9 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

 Alexander Graham Bell

10 How about going to the movie tonight?

 Let’s _

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