UNIT 8 TEST2 a. A number of people b.

Neither of us
I. PRONUNCIATION c. Most of us d. The majority of people
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the 20. Neither Jane nor her brothers _______ a consent form for tomorrow's
others. field trip.
1. a. celebrate b. decorate c. entertain d. influence a. need b. needs c. is needing d. has need
2. a. polite b. popular c. pagoda d. agrarian 21. My cousin who I used to visit every summer _______ from America on
3. a. longevity b. calendar c. parade d. occasion Saturday.
4. a. represent b. exchange c. receiving d. prepare a. arriving b. is arriving c. has arrived d. is going
5. a. constancy b. festival c. activity d. comment 22. The holiday nowadays is not as long as it _______.
II. LANGUAGEFOCUS a. is used to be b. was used to be c. used to be d. is used to being
A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes 23. If I were you, _______ and tell her you're going to be late.
the sentences or substitutes for the underlined part. a. I phone b. I'll phone c. I'd phone d. I'd have phoned
6. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods. 24. Let the boy _______ it himself before you offer to help.
a. of b. with c. in d. for a. try b. to try c. trying d. will try
7. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make 25. When someone _______ you a present, it is a custom to give them in
New Year's wishes to their parents. return.
a. take on b. pick on c. put on d. try on a. give b. gives c. will give d. has given
8. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will C. Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D- that must
_______ their luck during the whole year. be changed for the sentence to be correct.
a. control b. influence c. exchange d. result 26. Most of the trees in our garden are less than 10 years old but ones are
9. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find _______ at all. A B C (some)
a. no one b. anyone c. someone d. somebody much older than that.
10. Tet is really a time of fun and _______ throughout the country. D
a. holidays b. celebrations c. preparations d. festivals 27. My shoes were so uncomfortable that I had to go out and buy new one.
11. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas. A B C (ones) D
a. contact b. gather c. relate d. communicate 28. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning
12. In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding A B C (is)
and brandy butter. to attend the festivities.
a. brings on b. serves with c. consists of d. puts up D
13. We wish you both- health and longevity. 29. Eric and his sister won first prize for the most elaborate customs they
a. long life b. happy life c. easy life d. exciting life A B (costumes)
14. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks had worn to the Halloween party.
beforehand. C D
a. preparing b. preparation c. preparatory d. preparations 30. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own
15. She has as good chance as _______ of winning the race. A B (his/ her) C D
a. someone b. anyone c. everyone d. no one research paper this semester.
B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes III. READING
the sentences. A. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank
16. Nobody was late for the meeting last night, _______? space in the following passage.
a. wasn't he b. weren't they c. were they d. was he SPRING FESTIVALS
17. No girl should have to wear school uniform, because it _______ like a From (31) _______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and
sack of potatoes. the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals
a. makes them look b. makes her look is Easter, (32) _______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of
c. makes them to look d. makes her to look Jesus Christ.
18. I phoned Sarah at home, but _______. Easter, however, is not the (33) _______ spring festival. In Sweden,
a. there were no answers b. there were no answer people celebrate the end of the winter by making (34) _______ bonfires. Fire
c. there was no answers d. there was no answer also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages
19. _______ thinks that Phil should be given the job. children are (35) _______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them
(36) _______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (37) d. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
_______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (38) _______ in 45. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with a. Tet is period of concord and hope.
flowers. Chinese spring parades are (39) _______ colourful, but (40) b. Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the' dead.
_______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets. c. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
31. a. earliest b. latest c. previous d. old d. Tet is an occasion for a family reunion.
32. a. which b. when c. because d. by then IV. WRITING
33. a. single b. one c. only d. lonely A. From the four words or phrases -a, b, c or d- choose the one that
34. a. giant b. tremedous c. extreme d. huge best completes the sentence.
35. a. gone b. carried c. brought d. run 46. Especially important to many people _________.
36. a. in b. out of c. against d. from a. there is legislation against pollution b. is legislation against pollution
37. a. through b. one other c. each other d. mutually c. it is legislation against pollution d. legislation against pollution is
38. a. falls b. appears c. happens d. occurs 47. According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students
39. a. the same b. as c. not less d. equally learn what _________ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.
40. a. instead of b. on behalf of c. in spite of d. place of a. do they need b. they need
B. Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answers. c. they are needed d. as they may need.
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. 48. Mike hasn't begun working on his Ph.D. _________ working on his
First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their master's.
ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first a. still because he is yet b. yet as a result he is still
three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional c. yet because he is still d. still while he is already
foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to 49. _________ is extremely dangerous.
be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried a. At very high speeds driving cars b. Cars at very high speeds driving
sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and c. Cars driving at very high speeds d. Driving cars at very high speeds
yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the 50. Not until the seventeenth century _______ to measure the speed of light.
New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. a. anyone did even attempt b. did anyone even attempt
Children receive their Ii xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People c. even did anyone attempt d. did even attempt anyone
make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people B. Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to
who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly the sentence printed before.
enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these 51. No one else must know this.
often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo a. You are not advised to know this.
fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions. b. Everyone else must be silent.
41. Before Tet, people usually _________. c. This must be kept secret.
a. are very busy with the preparations d. You should let every one else know this.
b. have great excitement and fun 52. ' Would you like some coffee? Peter asked me.
c. rebuild their ancestral graves a. Peter offered to give me some coffee.
d. spend time on traveling b. peter asked me if I liked coffee.
42. Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten c. Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee.
during Tet? d. Peter suggested having coffee.
a. candied ginger b. sausages c. watermelon d. beef stew 53. We could have seen the movie if the tickets had not been so expensive.
43. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet? a. We wanted to see the movie, but the tickets were sold out.
a. Because they are friendly and pleasant: b. We couldn't afford the tickets to see the movie.
b. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in. c. We saw the movie even though the tickets were expensive.
c. Because they represent good luck. d. The tickets were inexpensive, so we saw the movie.
d. Because they are attractive and cheap. 54. There was very little response to the charity appeal.
44. On the New Year's days, _________. a. Nobody responded to the charity appeal.
a. people are busy cooking traditional foods b. Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity.
b. everybody receives their 'lucky money' c. They raised a lot of money from the charity appeal.
c. only good comments can be made d. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal.
55. He talked about nothing except the weather.
a. His sole topic of conversation was the weather.
b. He had nothing to say about the weather.
c. He talked about everything but the weather.
d. He said he had not interested in the weather.