Unit 16. The wonders of the world

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. afraid B. mistake C. appointment D. organism
A. failed B. absorbed C. solved D. reached
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different.
A. superman B. synthetic C. conversion D. professor
A. forests B. singing C. concerning D. burning
A. appropriate B. emotional C. pronounce D. situation
Choose the one best answer to complete each sentence.
Tom is sitting at his desk. He has a test tomorrow. He ________.
A. could study B. should be studying C. will study D. must be studying
The teacher gave back the papers which ________marked.
A. was B. has been C. had been D. have been
By the time a baby has reached his first birthday, he should ________sit up or even stand up.
A. to be able to B. able to C. to be able D. be able to
________of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb.
A. The purpose B. The completion C. The revolution D. The development
________during the storm.
A. The fence collapsed B. The fence were collapsed
C. They collapsed the fence D. they were collapsed the fence
Some streets in our city need ________.
A. broaden B. broadened C. broadening D. to broaden
What did the woman die of ? ________did the woman die ?
A. How B. Where B. What D. When
In 1987, The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage ________UNESCO.
A. with B. to C. of D. by
We are all keen ________taking a trip to the Great Wall of China.
A. to B. on C. of D. in
The Ponagar Cham Towers are located on Cu Lao Marble Hill, 2 km north of Nha Trang.
A. lain B. built C. situated D. detected
Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive.
He sent his friends the postcards.
(
The child greeted his grandparents in a strange language.
(
The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
(
We saw many soldiers and tanks.
(
We visited the doctor last week.
(
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
People know that cars pollute the environment.
( Cars are known
People believe that the robber has worked in the bank.
( The robber is believed
Many people believe that she is an honest person.
( She is
They think that the president will arrive soon.
( The president is
It is reported that many passengers died in the crash.
( Many passengers are
It is expected that the prices will rise again this month.
( The prices are
It is proved that life doesn’t exist on the moon.
( Life is proved not
They say that he has passed the final exam with the best result.
( He is
He is said to have been in the army.
( People say
It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
( The man
People say that he has been all over the world.
( He is
It is your duty to clean the board every day.
( You are supposed
The children laughed a lot because of the funny story. (use because)
( The children
It is believed that the man is 108 years old.
( The man is believed to
What a pity you failed your final test !
( I wish
Fill in each blank of the sentences with a suitable preposition.
Hue is famous ________its historical vestiges.
She is always busy________her housework.
Dirty air is harmful ________health.
He is friendly ________everyone.
The air at the seaside is good ________health.Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The Great Wall started as earth works thrown up for protection by different States. The individual sections weren’t connected until the Quin dynasty (221-206 B.C). Quin Shihuangdi, First Emperor of Quin began conscripting peasants, enemies, and anyone else who wasn’t tied to the land to go to work on the Wall. He garrisoned armies at the Wall to stand guard over the workers as well as to defend the northern boundaries. The tradition lasted for