TEST 8

I. Pronunciation
1. A. volunteer B. committee C. guarantee D. degree
2. A. layer B. frame C. artisan D. place
3. A. museum B. cultural C. drum D. sculpture
4. A. tablecloth B. authenticity C. through D. although
5. A. attraction B. surface C. lacquerware D. artisan
6. A. blanket B. calorie C. donate D. allergy
7. A. help B. benefit C. elderly D. garden
II. Find the mistake
8. I have been waiting for my brother. I wonder if he had lost his way
A. have been waiting B. for
C. wonder D. had lost
9. The doctors know that it will be difficult to save the life of this patient, but they
did their best.
A. know B. will be C. to save D. did
10. He said that everything will be all right.
A. said B. everything C. will be D. all right

III. Grammar and Vocabulary:

11. Jim passed his driving test, _________surprised everybody.
A. this B. that C. which D. what
12. And I’d like a _________ of cigarettes, too.
A. box B. packet C. jar D. case
13. _________ I was _________ this morning.
A. Because of the rain, / an hour late
B. Because of the rain, / late an hour
C. Raining / late for an hour
D. Because of raining, / an hour late
14. How much is this _________ of soap?
A. bar B. bag C. box D. loaf
15. No sooner had we started _________ the rain came.
A. than B. when C. that D. then
16. Do you have any toothpaste? I’d like a large ________.
A. tin B. bag C. roll D. tube
17. _________, she usually spends her time _________ about her old times.
A. Like most elderly people / at talking
B. Like most of the elderly people / to talk
C. Like most f the elderly people / talking
D. Like most elderly people / talking
18. She is not interested in _________ anything that happened _________ the very
remote part.
A. about / in B. in / at C. about / at D. in / in
19. The hotel room was _________ furnished with only a bed, a wardrobe and an
ancient armchair.
A. thinly B. sparsely C. lightly D. sketchily
20. Oh, and could I have a _________ of biscuits?
A. case B. packet C. bottle D. piece
21. The main disadvantage to our house is that the only _________ to garden is
through a bedroom.
A. passage B. doorway C. access D. communication
22. I _________ unless you invite me.
A. shall come B. shan’t come C. don’t come D. come
23. I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to
_________ the problem.
A. pinpoint B. focus C. specify D. highlight
24. There are several unexplained mysteries.
A. unclear B. vague C. tricky D. unsolved
25. Don’t thank me for helping in the garden. It was _________ pleasure to be
working out of doors.
A. plain B. mere C. single D. sheer
26. The police are searching for a stranger dressed in white clothes.
A. interviewing B. pulling in
C. arresting D. looking for
27. The police decided to _________ the department store after they had received a
bomb warning.
A. abandon B. evacuate C. evict D. expel
28. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
A. fall B. falling C. fell D. fallen
29. He will _________ his hand to a task tomorrow.
A. cut B. take C. break D. set
30. The sight of the ghost in the corridor was amazing.
A. frightening B. beautiful C. surprising D. foolish
31. There is only Hoa in the classroom _________ some exercises.
A. does B. to do C. doing D. is doing
32. _________accepting your job offer, I’d like to know a bit more about the
company.
A. In advance B. In order C. Until D. Before
33. His name was Samuel Clemens. Mark Twain was his _________.
A. first name B. surname C. full name D. pen-name
34. The police appeared and _________ the crowd.
A. disrupted B. disturbed C. distracted D. dispersed
35. It _________ me about one hour to drive to my countryside.
A. brings B. collects C. takes D. gets
36. My sister was a very _________ woman, one day she would be happy, the next
miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
37. Why doesn’t she feel ashamed when living at his wife’s_________?
A. charge B. price C. amount D. expense
38. She hasn’t had much success_________ finding a job.
A. on B. about C. in D. for
39. I don’t feel well but I don’t know what the matter _________ me.
A. of B. for C. to D. with
40. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Marry
_________ him.
A. to marry B. marry
C. marrying D. married
41. Some people think it is a bad luck to break _________.
A. a window B. a mirror C. a glass D. a chopstick
42. This is the horse _________ has competed four times.
A. that B. who C. whom D. who
43. Ms. is the title used before the last name of_________.
A. only married women B. only unmarried women
C. married and unmarried women D. All are correct
44. The music aroused an _________ feeling of homesickness in me.
A. intense B. intentional
C. intensive D. intended
45. The most popular pet in the United States is the _________.
A. chicken B. rabbit C. dog D. cat
46. What are the main _________ of measles?
A. traces B. symptoms C. emblem D. token
47. The weekend is _________.
A. Saturday and Sunday B. Sunday
C. Saturday D. Friday
48. She can’t work because she has a _________ in her head.
A. agony B. pain C. suffering D. hurt
49. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy were created by _________.
A. Marry Poppins B. Mother Goose
C. Walt Disney D. All are wrong
50. The buses, most of _________ were already full, started at 6 a.m.
A. whom B. which C. that D. who