TEST (UNIT 10)

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. carrier B. tablet C. telepathy D. webcam

2. A. emoji B. smartphone C. social D. holography

3. A. conference B. network C. text D. telepathy

4. A. pigeon B. message C. holography D. advantage

5. A. transmit B. translation C. message D. possessive

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

6. A. charity B. reality C. quality D. density

7. A. curiosity B. personality C. community D. university

8. A. additive B. positive C. primitive D. possessive

9. A. nationality B. mobility C. equality D. majority

10. A. transitive B. effective C. positive D. sensitive

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

11. A study shows that teenagers use text messaging to communicate with their friends
more than _____________.

A. to send email B. to write letters C. emailing D. texting

12. The _____________ communication services, along with chat rooms, continue to be an
important part of children’s online interactions.

A. online B. offline C. direct D. phone

13. Email _____________ are often necessary to join social networking sites, online games,
and virtual worlds.

A. address B. information C. senders D. accounts

14. Email, and chat rooms let children _____________ with friends and family members.

A. talk B. say C. speak D. communicate

15. We have _____________ data transmission in our system.

A. high point B. high-speed C. high-powered D. high-top

16. Luckily, there are many communication techniques to help overcome _____________.

A. foreign languages B. culture shocks C. language barriers D. sound barriers

17. A non-native speaker most likely can recognize the ____________ - the non-verbal
communication.

A. second language B. official language C. sign language D. body language

18. Internet _____________ via broadband offers many advantages.

A. relation B. connection C. connectivity D. link

19. Seven of 10 people prefer face-to-face _____________ when having a date.

A. code B. sign C. language D. contact

20. We should not _____________ passwords with anyone.

A. share B. send C. bring D. lend

V. Complete the sentences with the prepositions below.

until during after before on

between at through from in

26. I waited _____________ nine o’clock and then went home.

27. If you come _____________ seven, we’ll catch the bus that leaves at 7.05.

28. Will you come and see me _____________ a week or two?

29. _____________ the children left, the house was very quiet.

30. _____________ the holidays, we played football and did a lot of swimming.

31. I can’t remember when we left the cinema: I think it was _____________ ten and half
past ten.

32. My grandmother was ill _____________ January to March.

33. We worked all _____________ the holidays to finish painting the walls.

34. I saw them _____________ the station.

35. There was a picture _____________ the wall.

VI. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.

36. Tom lost _____________ pen. Will you please lend him _____________?

37. I was on time for _____________ class, but Helen was late for _____________.

38. I found _____________ notebook, but John couldn’t find _____________.

39. I left _____________ pen at home. May I borrow _____________ for a moment?

40. He drives to work in _____________ car, and she drives to work in _____________.

41. I have a holiday in Ha Long Bay, and Susan has _____________ in Hue.

42. We were late for _____________ class, and Mai and Lan were also late for
_____________.

43. They have _____________ ideas on such matters, and we also have _____________.

44. I borrow money from all _____________ friends, but Jane refused to borrow any money
from _____________.

45. We have a television set in _____________ bedroom, and the boys have another set in
_____________.

VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.

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E-mail, and chat rooms let children communicate _____________ friends and family
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members. They can also allow children to connect with people that they have never
_____________ in person. Knowing a little about each of these communication services can
help parents 48 _____________ children safer while online.

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Through e-mail, _____________ can easily send and receive messages. These messages
may also have text, audio, and picture files attached. Signing up for an e-mail account is
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simple _____________ most services offer them for free. Sometimes these messages
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contain viruses, or other inappropriate content, so parents should _____________
children to be wary of e-mails from 52 _____________ people.

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Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about _____________ -
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current events, books, and _____________ common interests. Users often do not know
each other in real life, so it is important that parents keep a close eye on the content of any
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_____________.

46. A. to B. with C. for D. through

47. A. met B. gone C. asked D. called

48. A. save B. protect C. surround D. keep

49. A. receivers B. messengers C. users D. partners

50. A. due to B. because C. because of D. so

51. A. understand B. recognise C. warn D. suggest

52. A. known B. well-known C. unknown D. unpopular

53. A. every B. something C. nothing D. anything

54. A. other B. others C. the other D. the others

55. A. conversations B. meetings C. letters D. users

VIII. Read the text, and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or NM (not mentioned).

Nowadays, several new words have already become part of the new vocabulary, and some
words have disappeared. In writing, gender-neutral words have been encouraged, such as
firefighter, police officer or chairperson to replace the words like fireman, policeman and
chairman.

In space exploration, humans try to land on Mars and set up accommodation there, and it
takes seven months to visit the Red Planet. If we could establish colonies on Mars, contact
between the people living on the Earth and the people living on Mars could be interrupted
for some decades, so differences between languages would begin. It’s likely the differences
between British English and American English.

Emojis might be the most important representation of modem communication. On

Facebook Messenger, for instance, it’s possible to set a favourite emoji so that you never
have to reply with anything else. However, the use of emojis in communication is limited by
several factors, like the absence of grammatical rules and inability to express any feeling.

Emojis aren’t the first-time humans have tried to shorten language. The first was telegrams
using the minimum number of content words and removing the functional ones.

56. Vocabulary tends not to mention sexes.

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57. The people living on Mars have their own language.
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58. Humans might tiy to establish accommodation on Mars in the future.

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59. Some differences in language may appear because of the issue of long distances
between the Earth and colonies on other planets in the future.
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60. There are some differences between British English and American English nowadays.
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61. Emojis are the most popular type in modem communication.

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62. Facebook Messenger offers you a wide range of emojis to reply to any message.
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63. The absence of grammatical rules makes emojis the best in communication.
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64. Emojis are the first type of shortened languages.

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65. Emojis use the minimum number of content words and remove the functional ones.
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