TEST YOURSELF 3

(Units 7, 8, 9)

TEST 1

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

1. A. biology B. psychology C. economic D. geography
2. A. sociology B. physics C. lunatic D. traffic
3. A. Japanese B. engineer C. bibliography D. technology
4. A. geology B. referee C. Vietnamese D. Nepalese
5. A. classic B. historic C. logic D. tsunami

IL Choose the correct answer for each sentence:

6. Those foreign tourists are looking forward_______ Vietnamese Tet holiday

with excitement.
A. enjoying B. to enjoy C. enjoyment D. to enjoying
7. If you spoke more slowly, _______ he you.

A. would understand B. will understand

C. understood D. understands
8. When I met Jim in the summer camp, he_______ English for 5 years already.

A. was learning B. learnt C. has learnt D. had been learning

9. It_______ that the thinning of the ozone layer by smoke from

mills, factories, and industry.

A. believes/ causes B. is believed/ causes
C. believes/ is caused D. is believed/ is caused
10. When I looked at the river. I knew it _______for a long time.

A. had contaminated B. had been contaminated

C. was contaminated D. contaminated
11. All flights to Hanoi had to be cancelled_______ the storm.

A. as a result B. due to C. because D. so

12. When we were young, we_______ in the river near our home.

A. used to swim B. have swum

C. had swum D. were swimming
13. On Tet holiday, people often_______ relatives, friends, and_______ to the

pagoda to pray for luck.

A. visit/ went B. visit/ go .
 C. have visited/ have gone D. visited/ went
14. The first Thanks giving_______ by the Pilgrims in 1621.

A. celebrated B. was celebrated

C. is celebrated D. has been celebrated

15. If I _______a chance to go abroad, I China.

A. had/ will visit B. had/ would visit

C. have/ will visit D. had/ visit

III. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:

16. How the massive stones were brought here to build the Pyramid remains a_______

A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteriously D. mysticism

17. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely_______.

A. harmless B. harmful C. harm D. unharmed

18. Niagara Falls is a great_______ on the border of the USA and Canada.

A. tradition B. evacuation C. spectacle D. relaxation

19. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most famous_______ wonders of
the world.
A. artificial B. natural C. temporary D. modern
20. The factory was fined for_______ chemicals into the river.

A. erupting B. providing C. dumping D. supplying

21. Several villages around Mount Sinabung were buried in_______ and_______.

A. destruction/ injury B. eruption/ lava

C. ash/ debris D. aid/ shelter
22. Today, more and more teenagers are taking part in a local or international_______.

A. game B. amusement
C. wonder D. summer camp

23. Extensive_______ was caused to property, including homes and businesses.

A. damage B. destructions C. construction D. injury

24.The noise of vehicles, mills, and factories, which may lead to_______ pollution, can be really
unbearable.
A. visual B. noise C. light D. thermal
25. Visitors to Scotland can spend endless days_______ its historic castles even though they are
said to be_______ by ghosts.
A. discovering/ amazed B. cycling/ spectacular
C. raging/ evacuated D. exploring/ haunted
III. Rearrange the words to make a complete sentence:

26.attracted/ people/ opened/ Disneyland/ has/ over/ 1955/ in/ 670/ since/ million/ it/.

27. to/ the/ property/ caused/ storm/ damage/ extensive/.

28. construction/ my/ factory’s/ had/ clean/ before/ hometown/ the/ been/ very/.

29. 750/ in/ world/ there/ about/ million/ speakers/ are/ English/ the/.

30. reported/ more/ being/ the/ on/ natural/ are/ disasters/ news/.

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in everyday life. (31) _______, when the sound
of the television keeps you (32) _______sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a
headache, it stops becoming just noise and starts turning into noise (33) _______ , which can affect
both people and animals in negative ways.
First, constant exposure to loud levels (34) _______noise can easily result in the damage of our
ear drums and (35) _______ of hearing. It also reduces our sensitivity to sounds that our ears pick
up unconsciously (36) _______regulate our body’s rhythm.
In addition, excessive noise pollution in working areas such as offices, construction sites, bars
and (37) _______in our homes can influence psychological health. Studies show that the occurrence
of aggressive behavior, disturbance of sleep, constant stress, and fatigue (38) _______ be linked to
excessive noise levels. These in turn can cause more severe and chronic health issues later in life.
Last but not least, wildlife faces far more problems than humans (39) _______. noise pollution
since they are more dependent on sound. The ill effects of excessive noise begin at home. Pets react
more aggressively in households (40) _______there is constant noise.

31. A. However B. Therefore C. So D. Hence

32. A. to B. for C. from D. with
33. A. disease B. pollution C. exhaustion D. fume
34. A. in B. of C. at D. on
35. A. shortage B.lose C. loss D. lack
36. A. for B. at C. against D. to
37. A. so B. ever C. even D.such
38.A. need B. can C. had D. have
39. A. because B. so C. nevertheless D. however
40. A. which B. why C. what D. where

TEST 2

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

1. A. climate B.rage C. familiar D. traditional
2. A. endless B. legend C. scenic D. century
3.A.serve B. increase C. symbolize D.sound
4. A. cholera B. church c.change D. challenge
5. A. property B. emergency C. quickly D. typhoon

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

6. The storm which (occur) _______at the end of January (destroy) _______
several houses.
7. I (speak) _______to her since she (move) _______to England.
8. By the time the rescue team (arrive) _______, 50 people (injure) _______ in the fire.
9. If I earn enough money, I (buy) _______a machine which can predict disasters.
10. If we become more aware of the environment, many diseases can (prevent) _______

11. If you (not play) _______such loud music, your parents wouldn’t get so angry now.
12. In this region, the local language (speak) _______a hundred years ago.
13. There is a boat which (leave) _______the harbor at 7.30 A.M every day.
14. According to the news, last week’s concert (raise) _______$500 for flood victims.
15. Up till now, three public shelters (build) _______around the town.

II. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box below (There are more words and
blanks):

emergency dumping cyclone radioactive

littering uninhabitable legendary landscape

parade shake drought territory

16. The island was hit by a _______which caused considerable damage to both
people and property.

17. He was fined $5 for_______ in public places.

18. Sylvia Earle is a________________environmentalist who fought against over-fishing

during the 20lh century.

19. The government has declared a state of _______following the earthquake.

20. Those houses were made _______by radioactive contamination. No one

could live there.

21. Thousands of people were at the_______ to celebrate the birth of the

little princess.

22. The ground began to_______ when the earthquake occurred.

23. We need to put a ban on the_______ of radioactive waste at sea.

24. Some of the newer plants in the garden died during the_______ due to

lack of water.

25. This pattern of woods and fields is typical of the English_______. You can see it almost

everywhere in England.

III. Read the passage and answer the questions:

New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically
comprises two main landmasses - that of the North Island, and the South Island,- and numerous
smaller islands. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans.
During its long period of isolation. New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal,
fungal and plant life. The country's sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to
the uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most
populous city is Auckland.
The official languages are English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. English is the
predominant language in New' Zealand, spoken by 98 percent of the population. Many places have
both their Maori and English names officially recognized. New' Zealand Sign Language is used by
about 28,000 people. It was declared one of New Zealand's official languages in 2006.
(https ://en. Wikipedia. org/wiki/New_ Zealand)
26. New Zealand was one of the last lands to be settled by humans because of
_______
A. volcanic eruptions B. mountain peaks
C. diverse biodiversity D. remoteness
27. What city has the largest population in New Zealand?

A. Auckland B. South Island

C. Wellington - D. Maori
28. There are how many official languages in New Zealand?

A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D.4
29. Why English is the predominant language in New Zealand?

A. Because it is spoken by 28000 people.

B. Because it is spoken by the majority of the population.

C. Because it became the official language in 2006.

D. Because English names cannot be easily recognized.
30. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. English is the most spoken language in New Zealand.

B. Welling is the capital of New Zealand.

C. New Zealand Sign Language hasn’t been one of New Zealand’s official languages since 2006.
D. There are many islands in New Zealand.

IV. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one:
31. The damage of our ear drums and loss of hearing can be caused by constant exposure to loud
noise.
—> Constant exposure to loud noise can_______________________
32. They shipped the Lady of Liberty overseas to New York in 350 pieces.

—> The Lady of Liberty______________________________

33. The high noise leads to a situation when a normal person loses the .ability to hear properly.

-» Due to___________________________________________
34. Many fish die because sewage is dumped directly into the river.

-> If ____________________________________________________
35. I had never seen such a destructive storm.
—> It was the first_________________________________________
VI. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true
(T) or false (F):
Lotus flower has been regarded as Vietnam’s national flower. Lotus symbolizes the beauty,
commitment, health, honor and knowledge. Lotus flowers grow from the muddy pond but their seed
grow toward the direction of the sun light, which represent the purity of spirit. Lotus is said to be
the symbol of summer as it often blossoms in summer time when there is a lot of bright sunlight. At
night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again.
Lotus flowers are beautiful in both appearance and smell. The color of lotus flowers usually are
pink, red. white, blue and purple, each color has different meaning but they all have pleasant smell
and people simply love them at first sight.
Different parts of lotus can be used for different purposes: the flowers are used for praying; the
seeds are used for making lotus tea and medicine while the green leaves are used to wrap chicken
rice - a very delicious dish. If you visit Viet Nam next time, remember to pay a visit to the lotus
pond and you will definitely be amazed by its beauty.

36. Lotus is a symbol of the beauty, commitment, health, honor (T) (F)
and knowledge.
37. Lotus often blossoms when there is no bright sunlight. (T) (F)
38. Lotus flowers are beautiful in both appearance and smell. (T) (F)
39. All colors of lotus have the same meaning. (T) (F)

40. Different parts of lotus can be used for different purposes. (T) (F)