Test for Unit 12

UNIT 12 : A VACATION ABROAD

TEST 1

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. abroad b. state c. lava d. husband
2. a. gallery b. over c. empire d. liberty
3. a. include b. prison c. trip d. minus
4. a. head b. beach c. weather d. heavy
5. a. temperature b. exciting c. right d. tour
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. At 9 o’clock yesterday____ we on the beach.
a. are lying b. have lain c. lay d. were lying
7. The baby_____ his food onto the floor and making his mother angry.
a. always threw b. is always throwing
c. has always thrown d. always throws
8. I would like_____to Africa.
a. go b. to go c. going d. to going
9. It was kind ______ you to help them.
a. of b. from c. for d. to
10. Are you going abroad this summer?
a. away from home b. on holiday
c. to another country d. to the USA
11. ____ is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings.
a. Gallery b. Library c. University d. Gym
12. I brought back this cowboy hat as a ______ of America.
a. gift b. present c. award d. souvenir
13. While Angela wa cleaning her room, she _____ her lost earring.
a. is finding b. finds c. has found d. found
14. Why don’t you come _____ for dinner?
a. about b. over c. up d. upon
15. Will you pick me _____ after the party?
a. on b. over c. through d. up
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. At breakfast yesterday, I did my homework and my dad was reading .
A B C D
a car magazine.
17. The farmer was riding to town while he fell off his horse.
A B C D
18. Come up to my place and we will discuss it.
A B C D
19. I will keep a day freely next week for our meeting.
A B C D
20. She spent her free time visit gallaries and museum.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
I can’t (21) ____ it, we’re really here! The flight to Quito (the capital) (22) ____ twenty-three hours. (23) ____ we arrived, we were taken on a tour of Quito, (24) _____ as a ‘hot dog’ by our guide because of its shape. After (25) ____ the city from high up, we went down town (26)_____ the richly-decorated churches.
21. a. think b. believe c. know d. all are correct
22. a. took b. had c. got d. received
23. a. As soon as b. As long as c. As far as d. As near as
24. a. describe b. describes c. describing d. described
25. a. view b. viewed c. viewing d. views