ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 11 TRAVELING AROUND VIETNAM - TEST 4

UNIT 11: TRAVELING AROUND VIET NAM

TEST 4

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. paddy b. sand c. travel d. tribal
2. a. buffalo b. photo c. limestone d. botanical
3. a. jungle b. luggage c. sunbathe d. sugar
4. a. around b. various c. famous d. mountains
5. a. heritage b. giant c. garden d. village

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

6. The vase ______ on the shelf is very beautiful.
a. stands b. standing c. is standing d. stood
7. Do you mind if I ______ your atlas for a minute?
a. borrow b. will borrow c. am going to borrow d. borrowed
8. Ann asked me not ____ anybody what happened.
a. tell b. telling c. to tell d. told
9. After ______ breakfast, I went out for a walk.
a. finish b. having fmished c. finished d. had finished
10. ______ is a type of white or gray stone containing calcium, used for
building and making cement.
a. Slope b. Limestone c. Site d. Sand
11. China has huge _____ and onshore oil reserves.
a. seaside b. remote c. outside d. offshore
12. Do you mind _____ here for just a minute?
a. to wait b. waiting c. about waiting d. waited
13. It was late, so we decided _____ a taxi home.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. took
14. The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation.
a. a place to live b. a place to watch sport matches
c. a place to buy meal and eat it d. a place to work
15. He picked the phone — as soon as it rang.
a. on b.up c.in d. off

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.

16. After did all her shopping, Lucy went for a cup of coffee.
A B C D
17. I didn’t feel like walking home, so I came home by a taxi.
A B C D
18. This photo of the ship was done in July 1992.
AB CD
19. Would you mind if I ask you a personal question?
A B C D
20. As she leaving home, it started to rain heavily.
A B C D

IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Why (21) _____ you go to Da Lat for your holiday next year? I went there (22) ____ last week. It was (23)_____! We (24) _____ fresh fruits and vegetables every day. We (25) _____ visited many beautiful gardens. There were lots of other things (26)_____. We played golf or went (27) _____ walks in the woods. One day we hired bicycles and visited a lake. We had a picnic there. Then in the evenings there was a disco. We danced all night! It wasn’t (28) _____ and we had a fantastic time! Did you have a good holiday too?

21. a. do b. don’t c. did d. didn’t
22. a. in b. at c. on d. 0
23. a. great b. wonderful c. fantastic d. all are correct
24. a. eat b. will eat c. ate d. are eating
25. a. also b. too c. either d. neither
26. a. do b. to do c. doing d. to doing
27. a. to b. of c. for d. on
28. a. cheap b. expensive c. interesting d