PRACTICE UNIT 8 (G9)

I. Which of these words whose main stress on the first syllable ?
1. A. acquaintance B. ancient C. compose D. describe
II. Which of these words whose main stress on the second syllable ?
2. A. joyful B. freedom C. humour D. predict
III. Choose the word whose the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
3. A. hurry B. hundred C. husband D. humour
4. A. charity B. character C. chapter D. channel
5. A. decorate B. describe C. declare D. decision
IV. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
6. he was angry, he listened to me patiently.
A. Thought B. Though C. Then D. So
7. An old of my father showed me round the city during my stay there.
A. acquaintance B. acquainted C. acquaint D. acquainter
8. My father is a man who is loved by all his friends.
A. general B. free C. generous D. charity
9. She got wet in the rain she had a raincoat.
A. but also B. and then C. not only D. even though
10. On this occasion, I’d like to thank you all for your contribution to our success.
A. joyful B. joy C. joyed D. enjoy
11. Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth month.
A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar
12. Passover is in Israel and by all Jewish people.
A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebration
13. It is a time families to clean and decorate their homes.
A. for B. to C. by D. in
14. You were standing there while I was walking my groom.
A. forward B. throughout C. towards D. untill
15. – Well done Paul! - .
A. You are welcome B. Thanks C. I’m sorry D. You are very nice
16. I don’t like people are never on time.
A. who B. which C. where D. whom
17.Tet is a festival which in late January or early February.
A. celebrates B. occurs C. calls D. crowds
18. The Christmas dinner consits of roast turkey with potatoes and vegetables.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditionalist
19. Christmas is the festival of the year in most of Britain.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. most big
20. is your favourite sport, swimming or running.
A. What B. Which C. Whom D. Whose
21. Were the Wright brothers the ones built the first aeroplane?
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
22. She sends me the book she two years ago.
A. whom … writes B. whose … wrote C. which … writes D. which … wrote
V. Choose A, B, C or D to replace the following sentences:
23. He told her about the book. He liked it best.
A. He told her about the book which he liked it best.
B. He told her about the book which he liked best.
C. He told her about the book whom he liked best.
D. He told her about the book whose he liked best.
24. The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
A. The old man is working in this factory which I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
B. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
C. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory.
D. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory.


25. This is my opinion. You can do nothing to change it.
A. You can do nothing to change it my mind.
B. There’s nothing you can do to change my mind.
C. There’s nothing can be done except changing my mind.
D. You can