Multiple choice 8/ U9/ T2 I. Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. overcome B. worry C. wonder D. involve 2. A. transit B. silly C. little D. child 3. A. task B. start C. sack D. past 4. A. stamped B. laughed C. whistled D. walked 5. A. natural B. fuels C. fumes D. human II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence: A> Vocabulary. 6. Thank you for inviting me to the rice-cooking . A. holiday B. festival C. tour D. excursion 7. The competition tests the players’ ability to make a fire without matches or lighters. A. fire-made B. fire-making C. making fire D. fire maker 8. In the competition, a team member must take a bottle of water and return to their team. A. fetching water B. water-fetched C. water-fetcher D. water-fetching 9. – Why did that man shout? – He his teammate to run faster. A. urged B. encouraged C. persuaded D. Both A and B. 10. Six people from each team in the rice-cooking contest. A. get B. make C. work D. participate 11. They have to the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. A. separate B. take up C. get out D. divide 12. – . do they decide who win the contest? – By adding the points. A. Which B. What C. How D. Why 13. The judges try the products and the most delicious rice is the winner. A. finish B. finished C. finishing D. finisher 14. Then all the points are added and the is awarded. A. grand price B. great prize C. final prize D. grand prize 15. The was pleased to award the prize to the winner team. A. council leader B. group worker C. group leader D. council advisor B> Grammar & Structures. 16. I said that I my own apartment. A. have B. has C. had D. having 17. He said “I don’t like living in the dorm.”  He told me that living in the dorm. A. he didn’t like B. he hadn’t like C. he doesn’t like D. he wouldn’t like 18. “I will answer the phone.”  He says the phone. A. he would answer B. he would answer C. will he answer D. would he answer 19. “I go to school by bike.”  She said that by bike. A. she goes to school B. she did go to school C. she went to school D. I went to school 20. “We always try to please you.”  Ha said that . A. they always try to please me B. they always tried to please you C. they always try to please you D. they always tried to please me 21. I told him that I on seventh Avenue A. lived B. am living C. live D. has lived 22. Donna answer that she . A. is ready B. will be ready C. was ready D. had ready 23. She said that . A. she’s looking forwards to seeing me B. she was looking forwards to see me C. she’s looking forwards to seeing you D. she was looking forwards to seeing me 24. Many different styles of watches today. A. can be bought B. can bought C. can buy D. can be buying 25. Do you own a watch? Where ? A. is it made B. it is made C. was it made D. is it being made 26. The town by an earthquake last month. A. were destroyed B. were being destroyed C. was being destroyed D. was destroyed 1 Multiple choice 8/ U9/ T2 27. I couldn’t sleep last night. the noise me awake. A. keeps B. kept C. has kept D. is keeping 28. Nobody has ever done it before. This before. A. has never done B. is being done C. has never been done D. was being done 29. my room every day. A. is cleaned B. was cleaned C. has been cleaned D. were cleaned 30. My car for two weeks. Now it looks new. A. is being repaired B. was repaired C. has been repaired D. is repaired III. Identifying mistakes: Choose the underlined part that is not correct in each sentence. 31. A machine could do this much mare easy. A B C D 32. How are you? I didn’t see you for a long time. A B C D 33. The newspaper supposes to come every morning at eight. A B C D 34. A new parking garage being built for our office now. A B C D 35. Tom said that he had so much work to do that he can’t go to the cinema with us. A B C D 36. Jane told me that she was at Jack’s party the night before A B C D 37. What was happen at the party last night? A B C D 38. Did you tell everyone the shocked news? A B C D 39. I’d like to take part in the English-spoken contest at our school next week. A B C D 40. The Christmas Carol “Silent Night” is written by Franz Gruber in the 19 th century. A B C D IV. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces. New Year’s Day People .(41) . the world observe .(42) . customs on January 1 st , the .(43) . day of the year on the western calendar. Some people clean and brightly .(44) . their houses; some people attend special church . (45) . . In some places, there .(46) . fireworks. In the United States and Canada, many people stay up late the night before, the New Year’s .(47) ., to celebrate at parties. New Year’s Day is a time for peace and .(48) . . During the day, people visit friends and .(49) ., giving each other best .(50) . for the new year. 41. A. all B. over C. through D. throughout 42. A. different B. same C. like D. alike 43. A. one B. first C. second D. last 44. A. wash B. tidy C. decorate D. make 45. A. doing B. work C. songs D. services 46. A. are B. is C. be D. being 47. A. Day B. Eve C. night D. midnight 48. A. love B. like C. hate D. dislike 49. A. visitors B. comrades C. relatives D. family 50. A. things B. sentences C. words D. wishes End 2 . holiday B. festival C. tour D. excursion 7. The competition tests the players’ ability to make a fire without matches or lighters. A. fire-made. B. 10. Six people from each team in the rice-cooking contest. A. get B. make C. work D. participate 11. They have to