ENGLISH 8 (UNIT 11-TRAVELING AROUND VIETNAM - TEST 1)

UNIT 11: TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM

TEST 1

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. canoe b. water c. sugar d. island
2. a. resort b. hotel c. except d. rescue
3. a. sight b. tribe c. seaside d. magnificent
4. a. railway b. daily c. airport d. train
5. a. island b. florist c. stream d. sight

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the un rlined word or phrase.
6. The flight _____ at 6.10 has been delayed.
a. leave b. leaves c. leaving d. left
7. This is the first time she _____ rice paddies.
a. will see b. sees c. has seen d. saw
8. Would you mind_____ I borrowed your dictionary?
a. if b. when c. that d. Ø
9. We ______ lots of photos on vacation.
a. had b. took c. did d. made
10. The animal _____ in the forest fire was a wild pig.
a. hurt b. hurted c. hurts d. hurting
11. Would you mind _____ the window?
a. to close b. closing c. about closing d. closed
12. Welcome _____ Springfield!
a. at b. to c. in d. for
13. Accommodation in London — very expensive.
a. is b. are c. has d. have
14. The road ______ down to the sea is very rough.
a. goes b. going c. to go d. gone
15. ______ is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground.
a. Waterfall b. Cave c. Bay d. Lake

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. Since this is the first time you own a computer, do you mind if I give you some advice?
A B C D
17. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
A B C D
18. There are notices showing arrivals and departs of trains.
A B C D
19. They would like you telling them the truth.
A B C D
20. It was so exciting to see those magnificently caves.
A B C D

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
I have always wanted (21) _____ fishing. On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. (22) _____, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got (23)_____. I decided (24) _____ swimming. When I stood up, (25)_____wallet fell out of my pocket, and into the water. It had all my money, my passport, my plane tickets - everything. I jumped into the lake to look (26)____it, but I didn’t find anything.
I have never had such a terrible experience.

wallet (n) cái ví pocket (n) túi (quần áo, v.v.)

21. a. go b. to go c. going d. to going
22. a. Unfortunately b. Luckily c. Certainly d. Daily
23. a. bore b. bored c. boring d. boringly
24. a. go b. going c. to go d. to going
25. a. me b. my c. mine d. myself
26. a. at b. after c. for d. in

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
Dalat is the capital of Lam Dong province in Vietnam. Its name derives from the language of the local ethnic group