English test 8

EXCERCISES(U4-U7)
1. Complete the sentences with prepositions of time: in, at, on, after, before, between.
1/ Mozart was born _____ Salzburg ______1756.
2/ What do you usually do _____ Sunday? – We often go for long walks in the country _____ weekend.
3/ They got married ______ 21 April 2003.
4/ I’m usually free ___________ 8 pm and 10 pm.
5/ The course begins _____ 12 May and ends sometime _____ August.
6/ She doesn’t like travelling ____ night.
7/ I’ll leave ____ 7 o’clock, so you should call me ____ 7.
8/ My English class finishes ____ 7.30. Let’s meet ______ 7.30.
9/ Do you give each other presents ____ Christmas?
10/ There are usually a lot of parties ____ New Year’s Eve.

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1/ A. married B. harvest C. appear D. village
2/ A. electricity B. equipment C. traditional D. unfortunate
3/ A. buffalo B. wisdom C. magical D. upset
4/ A. modern B. decide C. excite D. escape
5/ A. foolish B. remember C. greedy D. daughter
6/ A. magazine B. telephone C. volunteer D. medicine
7/ A. sociable B. reserved C. generous D. humorous
8/ A. delivery B. equipment C. electricity D. experiment
9/ A. remember B. understand C. invent D. exhibit
10/ A. festival B. folktale C. household D. tradition
11/ A. enroll B. summer C. hobby D. favor
12/ A. activity B. community C. participate D. citizenship
13/ A. popular B. business C. America D. personal
14/ A. encourage B. voluntary C. assistance D. resources
15/ A. environment B. excellent C. interesting D. character

3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1/ A. tiger B. wife C. wisdom D. fire
2/ A. named B. lived C. used D. washed
3/ A. great B. please C. greedy D. reach
4/ A. floor B. choose C. chore D. saw
5/ A. young B. lunch C. enough D. humor
6/ A. match B. mall C. bank D. hat
7. A. price B. tired C. nice D. humid
8/ A. cook B. food C. too D. pool
9/ A. soccer B. notice C. photo D. grocery
10/ A. meeting B. cheap C. weekend D. weather

4. Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank.
1/ _________ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
A. Novel B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Legend
2/ I ________ tennis a lot, but I play very often now.
A. used to play B. was playing C. am used to play D. play
3/ The office will be closed _________ Christmas and New Year.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
4/ My mother used to live _____ a farm when she was young.
A. in B. at C. during D. on
5/ My grandma _________ us when my parents were away from home.
A. looked for B. looked after C. looked at D. looked up
6/ They wanted to know _______ early?
A. why she left B. why did she leave C. when she left D. where she left
7/ My father _______ us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. use to take B. used to taking C. used to take D. was used to taking
8/ Oh, that’s nice! Where __________________it?
A. do you buy B. will you buy C. did you buy D. you buy
9/ She feels ______ that we didn’t tell her the truth.
A. cruel B. greedy C. upset D. happy
10/ Ian _______ in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
A. lived B. used to live C. was living D. has lived
11/ She was born ____ June 26th, 1990.
A. of B. at C. on D. in
12/ She was very interested______ old folktales.
A. to B. at C. in D. on
13/ You are not allowed to go _____ the museum without praying.
A. outside B. inside C. upstairs D.