Unit 8 : Country life and City life : Test 1

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.​

1.  away
2. facility
3. migrant
4. nature

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. urban
2. po1lution
3. ruler
4. supermarket

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. strain
2. air
3. rain
4. entertainment

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. supply
2. typhoon
3. facility
4. try

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

The game _______ at two o’clock tomorrow.

1. has started
2. is going to start
3. start
4. is starting

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. drought
2. Although
3. Cough
4. neighbor

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Is your English _______ better?

1. get
2. got
3. getting
4. geting

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

I feel much _______ now that the exams are over.

1. more relaxed
2. more relaxing
3. relaxer
4. relax

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

I think this milk is turning_______.

1. sour
2. sourly
3. sourness
4. more sourly

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Our new car is a little __than our old one, but still fits easily into the garage.

1. wide
2. wider
3. widder
4. widely

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

_____ the piano, but also the violins.

1. Not only she plays
2. She not only plays
3. Neither she plays
4. She plays either

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

_____ the piano, but also the violins.

1. Not only she plays
2. She not only plays
3. Neither she plays
4. She plays either

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Italy ______ France in tomorrow’s final.

1. has played
2. played
3. is playing
4. play

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

People used to believe that the world was flat.

1. think
2. say
3. claim
4. hear

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

Strawberries are_____at the moment.

1. a lot of
2. plentiful
3. much
4. many

Choose the word or phrae that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

______is a longtime when there is not enough rain.

1. Storm
2. Drought
3. Typhoon
4. Flood

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

I enjoy (A) not only reading (B) novels(C) but (D) also magazines.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

I have to (A) get up early (B) tomorrow because I will (C) teach a physics class at 3. 00 in (D) the morning.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

The situation is (A) already very badly (B) and it is getting (C) worse(D).

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

She actually (A) prefers (B) do (C) things by (D) herself.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

Is (A) the (B) boat(C) from Hai Phong arriving on (D) 10. 30?

1. ​
2.  
3.  
4.  

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.

I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

North Thoresby______ .

1. is a city
2. is a village
3. is the place where the author of the passage lives
4. b & c are correct

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.

I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

Nowadays,______ .

1. only about four hundred people live in North Thoresby
2. North Thoresby is a big village
3. North Thoresby is a small village
4. a & c are correct

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.

I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

We can replace the word ‘quiet’ in line 6 with_____ .

1. ‘peaceful’
2. ‘crowded’
3. ‘noisy’
4. ‘nice’

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.

I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?

1. villages
2. days
3. people
4. families

Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are more jobs.

I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn’t like it. It isn’t exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

Which of the following is not true?

1. The author’s sister doesn’t like to live in North Thoresby.
2. The author likes to live in larger cities because there are more jobs in the cities.
3. The author’s sister prefers to live in a large city.
4. Many families have left the village.