UNIT 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other. 1. A. experience B. except C. excellent D. exchange 2. A. union B. unit C. until D. university 3. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion 4. A. qualify B. baggy C. grocery D. scenery 5. A. cried B. published C. ordered D. sprayed II. Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others : 1. A. territory B. inspiration C. federation D. reputation 2. A. deposit B. symbolic C. designer D. logical 3. A. material B. minority C. dormitory D. officially 4. A. institute B. scenery C. publish D. amount 5. A. dormitory B. satisfactory C. practical D. interest III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences 1. If you want to attend the course , you the written examination A. will pass B. pass C. must pass D. should pass 2. Ng works for an bank in Hanoi A. nation B. national C. internation D. international 3. I only speaks a English A. few B. lot of C. lots of D little 1-He is too busy _________ care of her. A. taking B. to take C. took D. taken 2-English _______ one of the most popular languages nowadays. A. was B. is C. were D. are 3-That’s the man _________ mother tongue is Chinese. A. which B. whose C. that D. who 4-She ________ a famous singer some years ago. A. is used to be B. is used to beingC. used to be D. used to being 5-They have been learning English ________ their childhood. A. to B. from C. for D. since 6-Peter _____ in that bank for three years. Then he _______ to a new branch. A. worked / was transferred B. has worked / transferred C. works / transfer D. has been working / was 7-A computer can gather a lot of ________ for many different _________ . A. informations / purpose B. informations / purposes C. information / purposes D. information / purpose 8-The interviewer asked her _______ her name _________ . A. what / was B. if / was C. what / is D. if / is 9-The excited children were looking forward ___________ with the foreign teacher. A. to speak B. spoken C. to speaking D. for speaking 10-What does “mother tongue” mean? A. your mother’s language B. body language C. your native language D. foreign language 11. Use a _________ to check up the words you want to know about. A. book B. magazine C. dictionary D. newspaper 12. You… pass the driving test if you follow the instructor’s advice. 1 A. must B. can C. should D. shall 13. Tom asked his teacher _________. A. where is New York B. where was New York C. where New York was D. where New York is 14. My uncle _________ Paris two or three times. A. is visiting B. has visited C. was visiting D. often visits 15. The teacher told his students _________the mistakes again. A. not make B. won’t make C. don’t make D. not to make 16. Do you have to learn these new words _________? A. by heart B. in mind C. with heart D. to mind 17. Could you please _________ me the way to the railway station? A. say B. show C. get D. explain 18. She is very interested _________ learning languages. A. with B. about C. at D. in 19. What aspect of _________English do you find most difficult? A. study B. learned C. learning D. studied 20. I can complete a _________English test if you want. A. spoken B. spoke C. speak D. speaking 21. He said to me: “ I can’t do this test.” A. He said to me I can’t do this test. B. He said to me he can’t do this test. C. He said to me I couldn’t do that test. D. He said to me he couldn’t do that test. 22. They said to him: “We are learning English now.” A. They told him we are learning English now. B. They told him they are learning English now. C. They told him they were learning English then. D. They told him we were learning English then. 23. She said to me: “I will go to China next week.” A. She said to me she would go to China the following week. B. She said to me she will go to China the following week. C. She said to me I will go to China next week. D. She said to me she will go to China next week. 24. They asked him: “Do you like to play this game?” A. They asked him if you liked to play this game. B. They asked him if he liked to play that game. C. They asked him whether you like to play this game. D. They asked him whether he like to play that game. 25. He said to me: “I must finish these works on time.” A. He told me I had to finish these works on time. B. He told me I must finish these works on time. C. He told me he had to finish those works on time. D. He told me he must finish those works on time. 26. She asked me: “Why do you have to do this work?” A. She asked me why I had to do that work. B. She asked me why I did have to do that work. C. She asked me why do I have to this work. D. She asked me why I have to do this work. 27. They asked him: “Shall we go to the stadium tomorrow?” 2 A. They invited him we should go to the stadium the following day. B. They invited him to go to the stadium the following day. C. They invited him if we should go to the stadium the following day. D. They invited him to go to the stadium tomorrow. 28. He said to me: “Do this test again, please.” A. He requested me do this test again. B. He requested me to do this test again. C. He requested me do that test again. D. He requested me to do that test again. 29. The teacher said to them: “Don’t make noise in class.” A. The teacher told them don’t make noise in class. B. The teacher told them not make noise in class. C. The teacher told them not to make noise in class. D. The teacher told them don’t to make noise in class. 30. Mary said to me: “Can I borrow you some money?” A. Mary asked me if she could borrow me some money. B. Mary asked me if she can borrow me some money. C. Mary asked me whether she can borrow me some money. D. Mary asked me whether she borrowed me some money. 31. They have been here______. A. next week B. already C. yesterday D. tomorrow 32. Would you please______me where the post office is? A. say B. explain C. point D. tell 33. My uncle_____Paris two or three times. A. is visiting B. has visited C. was visiting D. often visits 34. ______breakfast? A. Did you have just B. Are you just having C. Have you just had D. Do you just have 35. Have you ever been______New York, Jack? A. at B. for C. to D. by 36. Tom has had flu for the last three days. He______now. A. has seen the doctor B. is seeing the doctor C. sees the doctor D. was seeing the doctor 37. My father has gone to Can Tho______business. A. for B. on C. by D. because 38. She asked. “Will it rain tonight?” In reported speech, this should be read A. She asked me would it rain tonight. B. She asked me it would rain that night. C. She asked me if it would rain tonight. D. She asked me if it would rain that night. 39. Do you happen to know_____? A. what his name B. what his name is C. what is his name D. what was his name 40. The teacher told his students______the mistakes again. A. not make B. not to make C. don’t make D. won’t make 3 41. Besides in- class assignments, our teacher often gives some______for us to do at home. A. housework B. class work C. homework D. teamwork 42. Jack has a good memory. He can learn these vocabulary items ______easily. A. with heart B. in mind C. by heart D. of mind 43. It‘s difficult to remember these grammar rules. – Oh, try to do all______exercises in this grammar book. A. learning B. studying C. working D. grammar 44. Use a______to check up the works you want to know about. A. book B. magazine C. dictionary D. newspaper 45. What time does you English class____and end? A. start B. open C. leave D. get 46. First we have to pass the written______, and then we take the oral exam. A. questions B. quiz C. exam D. from 47. I like learning languages. I want______an extensive course of English A. to come B. to attend C. to get D. to have 48. I think we can practice our listening and speaking skills by______. A. joining an English speaking club B. watching English TV programs C. speaking English with friends D. all a,b,c 49. Do you happen to know the name of the______? A. examination B. examiner C. exam D. examining 50. Of course as a student I want______all the exams. A. to pass B. to fail C. to get D. to do IV. Find the mistake then correct it. 1. He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library. A B C D 2. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension. A B C D 3. If only we had a bigger house we can invite our friend to stay. A B C D 4. It took me so many time to learn this lesson. A B C D 5. They listened to their teacher carefully, as they understood the lesson easily. A B C D 6. The boy broke the window when he is playing football with his friends. A B C D 7. Peter and Jone plays badminton every Saturday with Maria and me. A B C D 8. She wishes he will stop interrupting her whenever she speaks. A B C D 9. flat televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. A B C D 10. The police ordered the man don’t remove his hands from the steering wheel. A B C D V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. 4 There are at least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most (1)……………….used. It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language (2)…………………sports and science. So it is very (3)………….to learn English. Chinese is also an important language because it has the (4)……………numbers of speakers. There are not only one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people (5)………………outside China. Chinese is widely (6)…………… in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken in both Europe and Asia. French is widely (7) ………………in Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. From more than 2,000 languages, the United Nations has (8)……………six of them for business. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. 1. A. wide B. widely C. widen D. widening 2. A. in B. at C. of D. to 3. A. unimportance B. unimportant C. importance D. important 4. A. great B. greater C. greaten D. greatest 5. A. live B. lived C. to live D. living 6. A. speak B. spoke C. spoken D. speaking 7. A. understood B. understanding C. to understand D. understand 8. A. choose B. chosen C. chose D. choosing VI. Rewrite these following sentences keep meaning as the root one 1. She had never been so unhappy before.  She was unhappier 2. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.  He has 3. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.  The bank manager 4. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.  The furniture was too 5. I haven’t seen that man here before.  It’s 6. I’m sorry that I didn’t go to the party last Sunday.  I wish 7. He will die if nobody brings him to the hospital.  Unless 8. They are building a new school in that village.  A new school 9. I have studied English for 3 years.  I began 10. He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me.  Not only VII. Give right word formation to complete these following sentences. 1. The ____________’s decision is final. (Edit) 2. He is very __________in taking care of animals. (Experience) 3. It is illegal to reproduce these books without permission from the ________ (publish) 4. She is a good ___________. She always cooks dinner for the Queen. Cook) 5. We would like to see your ___________in learning English this semester. (Improve) 5 6. This class in suitable for ______________ at learning English (begin) 7. He can speak _______three languages included English, French, and Russian (fluent) 8. We need further _______________ (inform) 9. Those TV programs are very _____________(inform) 10. I saw your institute’s ___________ on the Saigon news this morning (advertise) VII. Reading the following passage and choose the best answers Homework Many people now (1)_________that teachers give pupils too (2)_________homework. They said that it is unnecessary for children to work (3)_________home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to repeat which they have (4)_________done at school. Recently in Greece many parents complained (5)_________the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents say that most of the homework was (6)_________of time and they want to stop it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark, West Germany and several other (7)_________in Europe, teachers can’t set homework at weekends. Most people agree that homework is unfair. A pupil who can do his homework in a (8)_________and comfortable room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television(9)_________ . Some parents help their children (6)_________their homework. It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. Parents are often better at teaching their own children. 1. A. think B. talk C. speak D. tell 2. A. many B. a lot C. much D. lots 3. A. in B. for C. on D. at 4. A. ever B. never C. already D. lately 5. A. of B. about C. with D. over 6. A. a need B. a must C. a waste D. a form 7. A. houses B. towns C. cities D. countries 8. A. quiet B. quitely C. quite D. quietly 9. A. at B. on C. in D. to 10. A. to B. of C. with D. about 6 . “Do this test again, please.” A. He requested me do this test again. B. He requested me to do this test again. C. He requested me do that test again. D. He requested me to do that test again. 29 _________English test if you want. A. spoken B. spoke C. speak D. speaking 21. He said to me: “ I can’t do this test. ” A. He said to me I can’t do this test. B. He said to me he can’t do this test. C UNIT 4 LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other. 1. A. experience B. except C. excellent D. exchange 2. A. union B. unit C.