TEST FOR UNIT 8

I. Listen to the passage and decide which statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Big Ben is the most famous attraction in England. ………………
2. Big Ben is locatted in front of the House of parliament. ………………
3. The tower is home to the largest four faced chiming bell in the world. ………………
4. Big Ben is 69 meters high and weighs about the same as an elephant. ………………
5. The clock took nearly 30 years to build and began ticking in the summer of 1858. ………………
II. Listen again and complete the sentences.
1. The Big Ben attracts……………… each year.
2. The chiming bell of the tower has ……………… faces.
3. It took………………to build the bell.
4. The first chime of the bell as heard in………………
5. The bell now rings………………
6. The clock wasn’t………………during the Second World War.
III.Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1. A. coffee B. Chinese C. payee D. trainee
2. A. referee B. guarantee C. Japanese D. jubilee
3. A. refugee B. committee C. absentee D. Taiwanese
4. A. Viennese B. Chinese C. Burmese D. Maltese
5. A. engineer B. volunteer C. mountaineer D. reindeer
6. A. Maltese B. festive C. degree D. unique
7. A. government B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular
8. A. Canadian B. introduce C. Guyanese D. absentee
9. A. coffee B. rupee C. trainee D. agree
10. A. kangaroo B. Taiwanese C. guarantee D. symbolise
IV. Choose the best answer.
1. David uses English as his mother ……………… because he comes from the UK.
A. Tongue B. mouth C. nose D. cheek
2. The Sydney Opera House is an ………………of Australia’s creative and technical achievement.
A. Orchestra B. emblem C. icon D. armorial
3. In the United States, there are 50 ……………… and six different time zones across the country.
A. States B. nations C. towns D. countries
4. I once tried to………………an apple pie when I was in London. It was really delicious.
A. Do B. cook C. make D. show
5. You should go to Canada in summer because it is the most popular time for visitors to ………………Niagara
Falls and see the beautiful sights there.
A. Stay B. look C. tour D. visit
6. Nowadays you still see the……………… men wear kilts (skirts) to wedding or other formal occasions.
A. Scottish B. Scotland C. Scots D. Scot
7. The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third……………… country in the world.
A. Smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
8. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are………………food at Christmas.
A. National B. historical C. traditional D. possible
9. The fight number 781 to Melbourne………………at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. Arrives B. is arriving C. has arrived D. will arrive
10. Some documents say that people……………… the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
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 A. Celebrated B. were celebrating C. have celebrated D. celebrate
11. We ………………on the Great Ocean Road, as Australian National Heritage at the moment.
A. Will drive B. drive C. have driven D. are driving
12. What is the name of the most famous clock in Britain?
A. Big Clock B. Big John C. Big Apple D. Big Ben
13. ………………the Di Vinci Code? It’s an interesting book?
A. Have you ever reading C. Has you read
B. Have you ever read D. You have read
14. Which country doesn’t speak English as an official language?
A. England B. Australia C. Singapore D. Korea
15. The roof may have been leaking for the past few weeks but you do not have to worry about it any longer. It
………………now.
A. Was repaired B. is reparing C. has repaired D. is being repaired
16. I am looking forward………………seeing you soon.
A. Of B. on C. at D. to
17. You should practice English………………native speaker every day.
A. Of B. at C. with D. for
18. Singapore is famous………………its clean streets with many green trees.
A. In B. for C. with D. up
19. I encourage my daughter to take part………………an international summer camp.
A. Of B. in C. on D. up
20. Australia is home………………animals such as kangaroos and koalas.
A. To B. in C. at D. on
V. Choose the mistake A, B, C or D in each sentence.
1. The TV series Laugh Out Loud broadcast at 8.00 p.m on Saturday.
2. The red Kangaroo and Emu are appearing on the Australian Coat of Arms.
3. Has Tom and Susan found the way to the Toronto Zoo yet?
4. China, Japan and Korea haven’t recognize English as their official language.
5. New Zealand is comprising two main parts; the North Island and the South Island.
VI. Use the verbs in the box in present simple tense to complete the sentences.

Arrive Be Have Leave Open

Retire Return Rise Start Visit

1. The train (not) ……………… in Edinburgh at 11 tonight as it departed late.

2. There ………………another bus to Canberra in half an hour.
3. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson………………to Canberra in half an hour.
4. My brother ………………working in Liverpool next Monday.
5. We ……………… The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on day 6.
6. I think that Julia’s father………………in two years.
7. The plane from Washington D.C to Ottawa………………in fifteen minutes.
8. The Sydney Country Music Festival………………on the first Saturday of next month.
9. Mr. Nam ………………breakfast with the president of the United States tomorrow.
10. As you are in Vancouver now, the sun……………… a minute earlier tomorrow.
VII. Complete the sentences with the simple present, present continuous or present
perfect form of the verb in brackets.

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1. The UK population (grow) ………………faster in recent years because of a greater number of births than
deaths.
2. People (live) ……………… in Australia for around 45,000 years.
3. The Taj Mahal, a popular tourist attraction (be) ……………… located in the region of Agra, India.
4. What are you doing now, George? – I (watch) ………………a baseball game in Chicago in the USA.
5. The number of people learning foreign language (rise) ………………very fast every year.
6. The number of tourists visiting India (increase) ……………… day by day.
7. Paul (visit) ……………… the famous Sydney Opera House twice.
8. According to the schedules, Frozen (start) ……………… at 5.15 p.m.
9. The bald eagle, an American symbol, (not live) ……………… in any other places besides North America.
10. I think Mr. Nam (not be) ……………… to Northern Ireland yet.
VIII. Write the correct verb form in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. My uncle (come) ………………to visit us next week. His train (arrive) ……………… at 9 on Saturday
morning.
2. He (live) ………………in Da Lat for ten years. He still lives there.
3. What time (start) ………………the film………………? You (watch) ……………… it then?
4. John (come) ……………… for lunch with me today.
5. John (come) ………………for lunch with me every day.
6. What time ………………the bus (leave) ………………tomorrow?
7. What time ………………he (leave) ………………tomorrow?
8. ………………Ha Noi (leave) ……………… yet? – Not yet.
9. This is the first time I (visit) ………………Sydney Opera House is Australia.
10. We (organize) ………………successfully 3 events so far this semester.
11. Mount Rushmore (become) ……………… an iconic symbol of the United States, and has appeared in works of
fiction. It (attract) ……………… over two million people annually.
12. Canada (be) ……………… made up of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
13. Austrslia (have) ………………a range of different landscapes, including urban areas, mountain ranges, deserts
and rain forests.
14. Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales (take) ……………… place for eight days at the start of
August.
15. The Statue of Liberty (welcome) ……………… over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New
York Harbor since 1900.
16. Each of the 50 states (adopt) ……………… an official state flower so far.
17. At the moment, Anna (take part in) ……………… the cooking contest at summer camp in New York.
18. England (be) ……………… one part of the United Kingdom.
IX. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
SCOTLAND: THE LAND OF LEGENDS
If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands
with their Grampian Moutains, where the tallest moutain peak, Ben Nevis, is located.
You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape; the hills, covered with purple healther, its
beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys.
The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomord, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with
its mysterious monsters Nessie. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourists but only in fine weather!
But what can be more curious and attractive for tourists than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts of
Scotland made the checkered pattern of tartan – the national dress of the country. The earliest Scots formed

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themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship. There are about 300
different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto.
Scotland is a land of many famous people: writers and poets, scientists and philosopers, such as Robert Burns,
Authur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Bell, or Alexander Fleming.
1. The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in ………………
A. Lowlands B. Uplands C. Highlands D. England
2. Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except………………
A. The hills B. the valleys C. the lakes D. the beaches
3. All of the following are true about Loch Ness except………………
A. It is the most famous lake in Scotland.
B. It is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland.
C. Its mysterious monster Nessie makes the lake famous.
D. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourists.
4. In early times, each family group was different from each other in………………
A. Its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto.
B. The checkered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship.
C. Its green and narrow valley where they lived.
D. Its area and population and beautiful landscape.
5. The word “kinship” in each paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to………………
A. The family group and its symbol. C. The relationship between clan members.
B. The own colour and pattern of tartan. D. The national dress of the country.
X. Read the passage and answer the questions.
There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world.
Two – thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as
their first native language. No one knows how many people speak it ass a foreign language. Chinese is the only
language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion
people.
English is the native or official language on one – fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North
America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other languages. Inn many countries, the textbooks in universities are in
English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not Engllish. English is
the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science.
More than three – fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research
journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
1. What language has the most speakers in the world? Why?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. How many people speak English as a native or first language?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
XI. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. Both French and English are……………… languages in Canada. OFFICE

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2. Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish………………? INVENT
3. Visitors can spend………………days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand. END
4. There are different kinds of……………… provided throghout Disneyland. ENTERTAIN
5. Scotland is a……………… land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history. LEGEND
6. We’ll take the early………………from Sydney to Wellington. FLY
7. I like going to England to study English because I can practice English with ……………… speakers. NATIVE
8. English is an ………………language in this country. OFFICIALLY
9. People in the south of my country speak the language with ………………accent. DIFFER
10. Last summer holiday, my family went to Da Nang and Hoi An. We had a ………………time there. WONDER
11. The ………………anthem of Vietnam is “Quoc Ca”. NATION
12. The Glastonbury Festival in England is a ………………of music and it attracts thousands of people.
CELEBRATION
13. California is home to the most………………theme park in the world. ICON
14. They enjoy the……………… atmosphere here. PEACE
15. The ……………… founder of the city was Helenus, son of Priam, and Virgil. LEGEND
16. Scotland is……………… for its rich culture and its amazing natural beauty. FAME
17. The council has promised to deal with the problem of ………………among young people. EMPLOY
18. The ………………between Vietnam and America is good. FRIEND
XII. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. Has/ official/ English/ its/ years/ language/ for/ considered/ Malaysia/ as/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. An/ iconic/ Gate/ is/ Golden/ monument/ San Francisco/ Bridge/ of/ The/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Is/ Australia/ capital/ of/ Sydney/ is/ but/ not/ Canberra/ the/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Are/ the/ Island/ in/ North/ Maori/ native/ of/ New Zealand/ people/ the/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. In/ 10.00/ National/ Washington D.C/ opens/ Museum/ a.m/ at Children’s/ The/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. California/ most/ home/ is/to/ the/ theme/ in/ iconic/ the park/ world/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. The Golden Gate Bridge/ in/ is/ icon/ an/ of/ this/ city./ San Francisco/ famous/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Australia/ home/ is/ to/ animals/ like/ unique/ the/ and/ koala./ kangaroo/./
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
XIII. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. USA/ enormous/ country/,/ more/ than/ 2 times/ the size/ of/ European Union/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. USA/ land/ of/ extremes/./ It’s/ both/ one/ of/ hottest/ and/ coldest/ places/ world/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. About/ half of/ Australia’s population/ go to/ one/ of/ fantastic/ events/ on Australia Day/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. The/ other/ half of/ Australia’s population/ celebrate/ Australia Day/ home/ or/ beach/ with/ their family/ and/
friends/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They/ have/ barbecues/ and/ they/ watch/ Australian of the Year Award/ television/.

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 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
XIV. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. The casstle station in Australia is larger than that in Belgium.
A. The casttle station in Belgium is the largest in the world.
B. The casttle station in Belgium is not as large as that in Australia.
C. The casttle station in Australia is the largest in the world.
2. They offer the flights to Canada daily.
A. The flights are offered by Canadians every day.
B. The flights to Canada are offered.
C. The flights to Canada serve every day.
3. The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland form the United Kingdom.
B. The United Kingdom was divided into England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
C. England. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are nrea the United Kingdom.
4. The Scottish traditionally join the Highland Games every year.
A. The traditional Highland Games are joined by the Scottish.
B. The annual Highland Games are traditionally joined by the Scottish.
C. The Scottish Highland Games are joined annually.
5. The broadcast the national geographic programme at 9.00 on Monday.
A. The national geographic programme is broadcast at 9.00 p.m on Monday.
B. The national geographic programme broadcast them at 9.00 p.m on Monday.
C. They are broadcast in the national geographic programme at 9.00 p.m on Monday.
XV. Use the following information to write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about Canada.
- Location: northern part of North American.
- Second largest country in the world.
- 10 provinces, 3 territories.
- Area: 9, 984, 607 km2; population: 35 million people.
- Language: English, French.
- One of the richest countries; among highest living standards countries.
- Capital city: Ottawa; biggest town: Toronto.
- National sport: Ice- hocky; many beautiful landmarks.
- Geography: longest river: Mckenzie; tallest mountain: Mount Logan; largest lake: Bear Lake.

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