TEST 2 Your name: .......................................... Class: 12....

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. a. proved b. surveyed c. discussed d. rained
2. a. shared b. helped c. asked d. laughed
3. a. groom b. bamboo c. choose d. blood
4. a. naked b. formed c. trusted d. recorded
5. a. bride b. determine c. wiser d. idea
II. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase:
6. London is home to people of many _______ cultures.
a. diverse b. diversity c. diversify d. diversification
7. Javis cannot make a decision to get married _____Merry or stay _____ until he can afford a house and a car.
a. with/ single b. to/ single c. with/ singly d. to/ singly
8. My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale.
a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautifully d. beautify
9. My father phoned me to say that he would come _______ home late.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
10. At last they divorced after ten years of _______ marriage.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
11. A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _______ and religious differences is pot
relevant.
a. diversity b. contacts c. relations d. levels
12. Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage.
a. sent b. directed c. managed d. conducted
13. It is not easy to ________ our beauty when we get older and older.
a. grow b. maintain c. gain d. win
14. Many young people have objected to _______ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.
a. agreed b. shared c. arrange d. sacrificed
15. All parents are _______ to at least try to behave in ways that will give their own children an important protection
a. determined b. supposed c. followed d. objected
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is___________ pressure now.
a. under b. above c. upon d. out of
17. Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes _______ love and marriage have
dramatically changed.
a. for b. onto c. through d. towards
18. Sometimes she does not agree _______ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions.
a. to b. on c. with d. of
19. The young are _______ more concerned with physical attractiveness than elderly people.
a. much b. most c. many d. as much as
20. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first___________.
a. try b. attempt c. effort d. aim
21. I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
a. was / have not been b. had been / was not
c. would be / had not been d. have been / will not be
22. As many as nine-million children _______ with the virus by the end of this decade.
a. have been infected b. will be infecting
c. had been infected d. will have been infected
23. What _______ when the fire alarm _______ off?
a. are you doing / will go b. have you done / would go
c. were you doing / went d. will you do / are going
24. In the past the trip___________ very rough and often dangerous, but things___________ a great deal in the last
hundred and fifty years.
a. was/ have changed b. is/ change
c. had been/ will change d. has been/ changed
25. When David _______, I _______ him to your new house.
a. will arrive / take b. arrives / will take
c. has arrived / am taking d. had arrive / had taken
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D provided.
On December 10, 2006, I was going through some hard time. The landlady did not want to release the house
any more so I had to (26)_________ and only had one month to find a place. Because Christmas was coming and it
was difficult for me to (27)__________ a suitable accommodation. I had only some money (28)_________. I could
not buy a Christmas tree and some presents for my three boys, (29)___________ I had to use the money to find a place
to live. To me, it broke my heart as I could not prepare the Christmas for my three boys. I have been their only parent
since my husband (30)___________ away two years ago. I was so sad and everything was getting on my nerves.
Although I managed to solve the problem myself I could not help (31)___________ my sons about the things. When I
suddenly woke up at midnight, I found my eldest son was sitting (32)___________ me. He kissed me and said, "Don't
worry, Mum. We love you very much and always stand by you (33)___________ happens." At the moment I started
weeping, grabbed him and kissed him. His words and love made me (34)___________ all about what I was stressing
about.
In fact ever since that moment, I have realized that I can overcome any problems thanks to my sons' love. The
most important thing of my life is that my boys are safe and healthy, and they bring me joy all the time. The memory
(35)___________ me that nothing really matters, when I have the love of my children.
Question 26. A. transfer B. convert C. move D. change
Question 27. A. notice B. watch C. find D. see
Question 28. A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
Question 29. A. because B. although C. as though D. if
Question 30. A. passes B. passed C. has passed D. was passing
Question 31. A. tell B. to tell C. told D. telling
Question 32. A. by B. next C. over D. up
Question 33. A. whenever B. whatever C. whoever D. however
Question 34. A. forget B. to forget C. forgot D. forgetting
Question 35. A. remembers B. minds C. reminds D. misses
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally
arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not
surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in
consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.
The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of
westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated
by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the
wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the
wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in
advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first
is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the
ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom’s house for another ancestor ceremony
and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these
banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are served. Guests are expected to bring gifts, often
money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

36. In the past, _____________________.

a. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
b. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
c. getting married at an early age was not allowed
d. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
37. In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage
was _________.
a. surprising b. popular c. uncommon d. strange
38. Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
a. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
b. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
c. Marriage is quite westernization.
d. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.
39. According to the passage, _______________________.
a. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
b. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
c. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
d. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
40. Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
a. firecrackers b. guests c. dishes d. gifts

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