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Unit 7, 8
I. Phonetics:
1. A. great B. available C. raise D. said
2. A. decreased B. used C. reached D. developed
3. A. country B. lunar C. luck D. plum
4. A. sugar B. such C. spring D. similar
5. A. shrine B. ripe C. agrarian D. polite
II. Vocabulary and grammar
6. Lack ______ food had stunted his growth.
A. of B. in C. for D. on
7. Nigeria has a population ______ nearly 100 million.
A. about B. in C. of D. with
8. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population ___
A. grow B. growing C. grown D. growth
9. People are not aware _____ the problem of overpopulation.
A. for B. of C. at D. in
10. Scientists say that the main reason _____ population explosion is an increase in the birth rates.
A. of B to C. for D. in
11. The second solution is to provide safe, _____ birth- control methods.
A. expensive B. inexpensive C. expensively D. inexpensively
12. Some scientists say that there are enough resources to _____8 billion people.
A. provide B. distribute C. raise D. support
13. The world’s population is _____ to be over 7 billion by 2010.
A. claimed B. blamed C. expected D. reached
14. Family members who live apart try to get together _____ Tet.
A. in B. at C. on D. during
15. On Christmas Eve, children go to bed full _____ excitement.
A. of B. with C. up D. in
16. Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. gardeners B. planters C. farmers D. highlanders
17. In Britain and America, it is _____ for every body to sing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalism
18. Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.
A. excited B. interested C. keen D. concerned
19. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full ____ goods.
A. of B. with C. in D. for
20. On the first day of Tet, children ______ their new clothes and make New Year’s wishes to their parents.
A. take on B. pick on C. try on D. put on
21. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will _____ their luck during the whole year.
A. control B. influence C. exchange D. result
22. I looked every where but I couldn’t find _____ at all.
A. no one B. someone C. somebody D. anyone
23. Tet is really a time of fun and ______ throughout the country.
A. holidays B. celebrations C. preparations D. festivals
24. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
25. We wish you both health and longevity.
A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life
26. Vietnamese people usually make _____ for Tet several weeks beforehand.
A. preparing B. preparation C. preparatory D. preparations
27. The secret of getting good marks is to keep _____ in the examination room.
A. calm B. calmly C. calming D. calmed
28. ____ Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at midnight.
A. On B. In C. At D. For
29. If the technology ______ available, we would be able to expand the business.
A. would become B. were become C. had become D. became
30. If the North Sea ______, in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.
A. happened to freeze B. froze
C. should freeze D. should happen to freeze
31. It would have been much more serious accident ____ fast at the time.
A. was she driving B. had she been driving
C. she had driven D. if she drove
32. If you ____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen