UNIT 12 – TEST 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
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 C. your D. course
4. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed
5. A. great B. beach C. station D. break
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. paddle. B. canoe C. travel D. institute
7. A. entertainment B. oceanic C. fertilizer D. representative
8. A. recognize B. hospital C. ambulance D. handkerchief
9. A. emergency B. hospital C. deposit D. immediate
10. A. minimize B. damage C. natural 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. from
3. Are you free________ Tuesday evening?
A. in B. at C. on D. for
4. Attemps to________him failed and he died soon afterward.
A. revive B. return C. revise D. reward
5. Compost is a wonderful natural_____________
A. substance B. material C. garbage D. fertilizer
6. All this unnecessary____________creates so much waste.
A. pack B. package C. packing D. fertilizer
7. We have to get up early___________late for school.
A. so as to be B. so that not to be
C. in order not to be D. so as to not be
8. Chicago is__________ right on the shore of Lake Michigan.
A. placed B. situated C. laid D. set
9. We are all__________that you passed your English exam. Congratulations!
A. delighted B. relieved C. afraid D. certain
10. 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
IV. Use the correct word form of the word given in each sentence.
11. Last summer we had an__________ trip to Sapa. (enjoy)
12. The waste from the chemical factory is very_________.(harm)
13. People are now concerned about ________________pollution. (environment)
14. Don't bend over suddenly because this can cause__________(faint)
15. Sa Pa is a wonderful______________resort in Viet Nam. (mountain)
V. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. A new bridge over the river__________at present.
A. build B. is built C. is building D. is being built
2. Peter wanted to win the race. He ran_______________.
A. so fast as he can B. fast as he could
C. fast as he can D. as fast as he could
3. __________the canoe, we climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake.
A. Hiring B. After hiring C. Hired C. We hired
4. Do you mind___________me a hand with this bag?
A. give B. giving C. to give D. to giving
5. He found a watch when he___________in the street.
A. walked B. was walking C. has walked D. has been walking
6. Would you mind___________the air-conditioner? – No. Of course not.
A. to turn on B. if I turn on C. my turn on D. if I turned on
7. Look at these flowers! I think they need_______.
A. water B. to water C. watering D. be watered
8. I have a large room______ the garden
A. overlooks B. overlooking C. overlooked D. to overlook
9. Tom_________the exam. He hasn’t studied hard enough.
A. won’t pass B. isn’t going to pass
C. doesn’t pass D. hasn’t passed
10. You have to work_________for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. hard D. more hard
VI. Choose a word or phrase that needs correcting
11. My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer.
A B C D
12. I was listening to the radio when the door bell was ringing.
A B C D
13. Thanh is always complaining about the heavy of my suitcase.
A B C D
14. The music was so loud that it could hear from a long way away.
A B C D
15. Do you mind if I asked you to bring your camera to the party?
A B C D
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese.
This letter ______________________________________________________
2. Traveling around the city in a day is impossible.
It _____________________________________________________________
3. Is it all right if I take a photograph?
Would you mind _________________________________________________
4. ‘Shut the door but don’t look it,’ she said to us.
She asked ______________________________________________________
5. Air travel is faster than any other kinds of transport.
The last time ____________________________________________________
6. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
The last time ____________________________________________________
7. I would like you to help me move this move this table.
Do you mind ____________________________________________________
8. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not ________________________________________________
9. Mai keeps leaving her pen at home.
Mai is _________________________________________________________
10. She is not only a teacher, she is a singer.
Not only _______________________________________________________