TEST FOR UNIT 12

Question 26: She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago.. Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.. Read the following pas

PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 2

I VOCABULARY

Complete the following sentences with the IDIOMS in the box:

1 Marvin is the _ of the family He’s been in college for seven years and still hasn’t graduated

2 They've been married for fifteen years and, do you know, they first met on _

3 He has five kids, but his only daughter is clearly

4 My friend told me that he want to live without hard work, winning the Jackpot made his dream come true

5 My Dad is working in Scotland and he visits home , every couple of years

6 She is so lazy that she hardly able to each month

7 Doctors should try to persuade smokers to _

8 After second heart attack, she decided it would be best to follow her doctor’s advice and

1 He's eager and _ to please and follows my instructions without a fault

2 Under the new law, parents are _ to register their new born babies within 60 days of their birth

3 I'm _ to be meeting someone at the airport

4 Susanna only had her learner's permit and wasn't _ to drive without her parents

5 A call was made to the police, the teacher gave a statement and a search for the man was _

6 I _ to seeing policemen in uniform holding hands in public - it's not a family way of life and we should support the family more

7 He accordingly _ his estate to a trustee and gave him unusual powers

8 For one thing, they were all _about possible environmental impacts of the proposals.’

9 After the fire we were _to pick up the pieces and get the business back on its feet

10 This paint is actually _ of severalnatural ingredients

II GRAMMAR

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The number of people we need to hire (be) thirteen.

2 A number of people _ (have) written in about this subject.

3 Pneumatic tyres (invent) in 1888 by John Dunlop

4 His mother was angry because he (not / help) her with the shopping

5 No sooner _(they/start) their walk than it started to rain

6 Hardly (I/reach) the station when the train came

Complete the following sentences with SINCE or FOR

1 He has been back _ two hours

2 I haven’t seen him _ Christmas

3 You’ve been watching TV you came home from school

4 Carol has been looking after the baby over four hours

5 The Healers have had Dusty their old dog died

6 We’ve been standing here _ half past six

7 Kate has been learning French _ four years

8 Grandfather has been living with us quite some time

PRACTICE TEST Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the others in each of the following questions

Question 1: A roughs B ploughs C coughs D laughs

Choose the word that differs from the other three in stress in each of the following questions

Question 4: A summary B different C physical D decision

Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5: Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet

A B C D

Question 6: A number of large insurance companies has their headquarters in the capital city

A B C D

Question 7: In my opinion, I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working as a teacher for

A B C D

call it a day kick the habit a bed of roses make ends meet

black sheep the apple of one’s eye a blind date once in a blue moon

a long time.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 8: The telephone poll of 1,004 residents by the North West Regional Assembly

A is conducted B has conducted C was conducted D were conducted Question 9: Nobody has come to see us _ we bought this small house

Question 10: We didn’t need to queue because my wife the tickets

A has bought B had bought C was bought D would buy

Question 11: Born in North Dakota, she graduated from the University of Illinois and was a junior high school teacher before she met Ellis on a date

Question 12: The number of the participants in the survey _ 250 students for Oxford University

Question 13: Student surveys will be _ each year to assess their satisfaction with the course.’

Question 14: It was very unpleasant but I'm completely _ that people should be able to live in peace

Question 15: Reforms in 2000 were _ to achieve this aim but have not done so with any great success

Question 16: We in strangers because we believe we'll be able to forget or deny to ourselves that we have done so.’

Question 17: Are the rich countries not concerned people dying of disease in the poor countries?

Question 18: A wife is legally to obey her husband, reside where he wishes, and accept his surname

Question 19: He _ his mind to leave Sunday morning and decided to go for another drive

A made up B put up C take up D get up

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20: David and Mimi are talking about his illness

- David: "I have a terrible headache" - Mimi: " _."

A Maybe I’m not going to the doctor’s B Not very well Thanks

C Maybe you should take a rest D Not bad I’m not going to the doctor’s

Question 21: Peter and Mary are giving comments on their boss

- Peter: "Your boss looks like the aggressive type." - Mary: " "

A You can say that again B Yes, he’s quite gentle

C Really? I’ve never seen him lie D Right He ‘s so quiet

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 22: John is the black sheep in our family He almost ended up in jail a few times when we were younger.

A someone who brings shame to their family B someone who brings happiness to their family

C someone who brings money to their family D someone who brings fame to their family

Question 23: Once a child becomes accustomed to chewing his nails, it’s difficult to kick the habit.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 24: I think my grandson doesn’t love me anymore, he comes to see me only once in a blue moon.

Question 25: Christian leaders are obliged to protect their citizens, by military force if need be.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 26: She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago

A She had worked with a teacher of English for ten years

B She has worked with a teacher of English for ten years

C She had been working as a teacher of English for ten years

D She has been working as a teacher of English for ten years

Question 27: The teacher did not let his students leave school until 6 p.m

A Both the teacher and his students had to leave school before 6 p.m

B All the students were allowed to leave school until 6 p.m

C It was at 6 p.m that the teacher and his students were made to leave school

D It was not until 6 p.m that the teacher allowed his students to leave school

Question 28: We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away

A Soon after we got to know our new neighbors, we stopped having contact with them

B If our new neighbors had stayed longer, we would have got to know them better

C Once we had got used to our new neighbors, they moved somewhere else.

D Hardly had we become acquainted with our new neighbors when they went somewhere else to live

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Question 29: The girl heard the result Right after that she jumped joyfully

A Hardly the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully

B Hardly the girl had heard the result when did she jump joyfully

C Hardly had the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully

D Hardly had the girl heard the result when did she jump joyfully

Question 30: My father’s always busy He often helps me with my homework.

A My father’s always busy, but he often helps me with my homework

B My father’s always busy, and he often helps me with my homework

C My father’s always busy, so he often helps me with my homework

D My father’s always busy because he often helps me with my homework

Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:

Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back, that is to say, they want a man and a woman to (31) for life; they also think the man should support the family, and the woman should stay home with the children However, few families now (32) in the this category In fact, if more women decide to have children on their own, the single-parent household may become more typical than the traditional family

in many countries Also, couples may decide to have more children, or they might take in foster children or (33) And because people are staying single and living longer, there may be more one-person households

(34) the other hand, some people believe that similar events happen again and again in history if this is true, people may go back to the traditional (35) or nuclear family of the past Others think that the only certainty in history is change in other words, the structure of the future family could begin to change faster and faster and in more and more ways

Question 35: A extented B extensive C enlarged D big

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and

in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants Moreover early marriage is quite illegal

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions Regardless

of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated

by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds Several special dishes are served

Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from

table to table collecting

Question 36: In the past, _

A parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage

B getting married at an early age was not allowed

C Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage

D Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family

Question 37: In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _

A surprising B strange C popular D uncommon

Question 38: Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?

A Most young people do not have their marriage based on love

B All marriages are arranged by parents and family

C Marriage is quite westernization

D Couples do not get married at quite young ages

Question 39: According to the passage,

A There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding

B Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays

C Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding

D Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony

Question 40: Which does NOT exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?

A dishes B firecrackers C guests D gifts

Question 41: What is the passage mainly concerned?

A Traditional marriages in Vietnam B Marriages in modern Vietnam

C The traditional Vietnamese wedding D The change in marriages in Vietnam

Question 42: What does the word “which” in paragraph 3 refer to ?

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES

Family life in the United States is changing Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife” She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children The husband earned the money for the family He was usually out working all day He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends

These days, however, more and more women work outside the home They cannot stay with the children all day They, too, come home tired in the evening They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up

They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry So who is going to do the housework now? Who is going

to take care of the children?

Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights

Then there is the question of the children In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents Now families usually do not live near their relatives The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way More often, parents have to pay for child care help The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center The problem with this kind of help is the high cost It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well

Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for Many companies now let people with children work part-time That way, parents can spend more time with their children Some husbands may even stop

working for a while to stay with the children For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands” In

the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year

These changes in the home mean changes in the family Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage They, too, may have a better understanding of each other

Question 43: Sixty years ago, most women

C did not do much housework D had no children

Question 44: Nowadays, there are

A more work outside the home than before

B more and more women staying with the children all day

C more housewives than before

D more women going out to work than before

Question 45: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _

A cooking and washing up B tidying up C washing and ironing D shopping

Question 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that

A all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center

B couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center

C in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care

D grandparents can help care the children in a regular way

Question 47: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _

A children who spend more time with fathers than mothers

B parents who work part-time

C husbands who stop working to stay with the children

D fathers who spend more time with their children

Question 48: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may _

Question 49: This article is about

A American men as househusbands B housewives in America

C how more American women are working D how family life in America is changing

Question 50: What does the companies in USA do to help parents?

C allow parents to work less than the usual D help them to bring up their children