PRACTICE TEST ON UNIT 16
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. achieve B. theme C. region D. echo
2. A. expose B. host C. doll D. most
3. A. regional B. heritage C. regular D. project
4. A. laid B. said C. paid D. tail
5. A. youth B. young C. country D. cultural
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
6. A. opportunity B. participant C. development D. Malaysia
7. A. respectivelyB. activities C. regularly D. contributing
8. A. museum B. heritage C. exposing D. identity
9. A. important B. awareness C. understand D. committee
10. A. information B. university C. activation D. preference
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES.
11. Mary is showing her growing ........ with Vietnamese folk music.
A. involvement B. involved C. invlove D. involves
12. Our students are ........ towards science subjects.
A. orienting B. oriented C. biased D. determined
13. Your support in my Vietnamese studies is greatly .......
A. appreciating B. appreciationC. appreciated D. appreciatedly
14. Our school ........ a successful relationship with the local community.
A. has established B. was established
C. has been established D. has establishment
15. He did not want to ...... his fears and insecurity to anyone.
A. exposed B. exposition C. expose D. be exposed
16. Our school’s ...... £1000 to the earthquake fund.
A. contributing B. contributed C. contribute D. contribution
17. No one in the party have criticized his lack of .......
A. leader B. leading C. leadership D. leads
18. Dad is going to take ........ his duties next week.
A. up B. over C. off D. on
19. Because videos are available at any time, cinema ...... have risen again recently.
A. attendant B. attendances C. attending D. attention
20. He did not take part in workshops. Which sentence in the following is NOT of the same meaning?
A. He was absent from the workshop. B. He missed the workshop.
C. He failed to attend the workshop. D. The workshop failed him.
21. My sons, Trung and Sôn, aged 12 and 14 ........ won the first prize in the contest “Nation’s Brain.”
A. each B. respectively C. by one D. every
22. Arrange the materials are ...... so that work can start immediately.
A. on site B. by site C. in site D. to site
23. That dress really ......the colour of your eyes.
A. brings up B. brings off C. brings out D. brings about
24. Four options are ....... for choice in each question.
A. presented B. presenting C. presence D. presentation
25. He found his footsteps ...... in the empty room.
A. echoe B. echoeing C. echoed D. echoes
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26. The man was innocent; it was a case of mistaken .......
A. identical B. identified C. identity D. identification
27. Which country in Asia is rich in cultural ......? China, of course.
A. advantage B. heritage C. vestige D. village
28. This book is an ...... of a series of lectures given last year.
A. expenses B. extension C. expanding D. expansion
29. I wonder why there’s rising crime in our ...... societies.
A. civilizations B. civilized C. civil D. civic
30. Everyone admires his ...... thinking.
A. creation B. creativenessC. creating D. creative
PHRASAL VERBS
Put in the correct prepositions or particles.
31. I asked him to put ... the lights if he was the last to leave.
32. I don’t know how you put ... the noise; it would drive me mad.
33. After his fourth attempt he gave ... trying to pass the driving test.
34. Here’s a crash helmet. Put it...
35. He should try to make ... his loss of sleep by going to bed early.
36. If you can’t find a room in a hotel, I could always put you ...
37. The names of the winners were given ... on the radio.
38. The shortage of gold has put ... its price considerably.
39. If you want to save money, give ... eating in expensive restaurants.
40. This clock is always slow; I put it ... ten minutes every morning.
41. He put ... his name for the excursion.
42. He’s not really angry. He’s only putting it ...
READING
Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
ASEAN Youth Camp 2008
The International Affairs Office is now accepting nominations for delegates to the ASEAN Youth Camp,
which will be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on February 19 – 25, 2008. The camp, on the theme “Expression of
Culture Towards One ASEAN Community”, aims to promote knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of
ASEAN, and to learn each other’s culture through interactive activities.
For the youth delegates, he.she must meet the following requirements:
* Must be a mature and responsible youth between 16–25 years old who may be any of the following:
• Traditional musician
• Dancer
• Craftsman
• Archaeologist
• Photojournalist
* Must have an understanding and appreciation of Philippine culture and the arts.
* Must have good human relations.
* Must have a good command of the English language. The ASEAN–COCI will provide for the roundtrip
airfares, board and lodging, and daily subsistence allowance of the delegates for the duration of the camp.
Please submit letter of application, letters of recommendations and detailed reùsumeù to the International
Desk, National Commission for Culture and the Arts at 633 NCCA Building, General Luna St.Intramuros,
Manila. You may also email them at email.
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Address http:..us.f347.mail.yahoo.com.ym.Compose?To=info%40ncca.gov.ph.
QUESTIONS
43. What nation is the host of ASEAN Youth Camp 2008?
44. What is the theme of the Camp?
45. How old must youth delegates be?
46. What will be included in the letter of applicatiion?
47. Do delegates have to pay for their attendance at the Camp?
WRITING
Use these cues write a report about some complaints about 15
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Asain Games, 2006
48. Heavy rain . poured down . just after . end . opening ceremony, . and . many . believed . organizers . not
have plans . deal with ., creating . chaotic situation.
49. Chef de Mission of the Philippines . said . some of . members . Philippine delegation, including . athletes, . soaked . in
. rain . because . organising officials . not allow . to re–enter . covered stadium . shelter.
50. He . went on .say . the breakdown . transportation protocols . due to . rain . caused . athletes . rush to . nearest bus
station, . exposing . to rain.
KEY
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. D. echo 2. C. doll 3. C. regular 4. D. tail 5. A. youth
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
6. A. opportunity 7. C. regularly 8. B. heritage 9. C. understand 10. D.
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES.
11. A. involvement 12. B. oriented 13. C. appreciated 14. A. has established
15. C. expose 16. B. contributed 17. C. leadership
18. A. up 19. B. attendances 20. D. 21. B. respectively
22. A. on site 23. C. brings out 24. A. presented 25. B. echoing
26. C. identity 27. B. heritage 28. D. expansion 29. B. civilized
30. D. creative
PHARSAL VERBS
31. out.off 32. up with 33. up 34. on
35. up for 36. up 37. out 38. Up
39. up 40. forward.on 41. down 42. on
READING
43. Indonesia is.
44. The theme of the Camp is “Expression of Culture Towards One ASEAN Community”
45. They must be between 16–25 years old.
46. Letters of recommendations and detailed reùsumeù.
47. No, the ASEAN–COCI will provide for it.
WRITING
48. Heavy rain poured down just after the end of opening ceremony, and many believed that the organizers did
not have plans to deal with it, creating a chaotic situation.
49. Chef de Mission of the Philippines, Butch Ramirez, said that some of the members of the Philippine
delegation, including athletes, were soaked in the rain because the organising officials did not allow them
to re–enter the covered stadium for shelter.
50. He went on to say that the breakdown in transportation protocols due to the rain caused the athletes to rush
to the nearest bus station, exposing them to rain. Ramirez said that he himself was a victim of pushing and
shoving due to this chaos, and that because of it, he suffered from an asthma attack.
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