TEST (UNIT 12, 13, 14)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that the
others.
1. A. cool
B. pool
C. cook
D. zoo
2. A. vacation
B. facility
C. island
D. volcano
3. A. tour
B. pour
4. A. traveled
C. your
B. surprised
C. worked
D. climbed
C. station
D. break
5. A. great
B. beach
6. A. urge
B. upset
C. husk
7. A. fetched
B. based
C. washed
8. A. empire
9. A. cave
10. A. hour
D. course
B. bridge
C. liberty
B. statute
C. bay
B. honor
D. rub
D. added
D. pyramid
D. ancient
C. honest
D. how
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1. A. paddle
B. canoe
2. A. entertainment
C. travel
B. oceanic
3. A. emergency
B. hospital
4. A. recognize
B. remember
5. A. minimize
C. fertilizer
C. ambulance
C. deposit
B. damage
C. natural
D. institute
D. representative
D. handkerchief
D. immediate
D. recycle
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. What can we do to prevent people _________ throwing drink cans away?
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. from
2. We haven’t seen each other _______ last January.
A. for
B. since
C. on
D. in
C. at
D. for
3. Are you free ______ Wednesday evening?
A. on
B. in
4. Compost is a wonderful __________
A. substance
B. material
C. garbage
5. Chicago is _______ right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
D. fertilizer
A. placed
B. situated
C. laid
D. set
6. We are all ______ that you passed your English exam. Congratulations!
A. delighted
B. relieved
C. afraid
D. certain
7. Excuse me! I’m doing my homework. ________ turning down your radio a bit?
A. Would you please
B. Can you
C. Could you
D. Would you mind
8. First prize was awarded _______ Jack.
A. with
B. on
C. for
D. to
9. Jonny saw his friend while he _____________ the street.
A. crossed
B. is crossing
C. was crossing
D. had crossed
10. Have you decide where ______ for your holidays?
A. going
B. to go
C. will you go
D. you went
11. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ______ of the world.
A. Pyramids
B. temples
C. landmarks
D. wonders
12. They had their luggage ________ by the porter.
A. carry
B. carrying
C. to carry
D. carried
13. In order to keep fit, we should do exercises __________.
A. regular
B. regularly
C. regulating
D. regulation
14. She asked me _________ a driving licence.
A. if I have
B. whether I have
C. if I had
D. whether I have had
15. My father used ___________ a lot, but now he stop ____________.
A. to smoke/ smoking
B. to smoking/ smoking
C. to smoke/ to smoke
D. smoking/ smoking
IV. Complete the passage with the suitable word from the box.
reveal
ordinary pyramid scientifi
c
wonders its
tomb
found
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a __________ of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720
BC. Although it was built along time ago, _________ construction makes it one of
the true ________ of the world. The four sides of the_____________ are put
almost exactly on true north, south, east, and west.
Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure _________
many interesting lines. Further ___________ study indicated that these represent a
type of line of event – past, present and future. Many of the events have been
interpreted and ________ to coincide with known facts of the past.
Was this super structure made by ____________ beings, or one built by a race far
superior to any known today?