Unit 12 a VACATION ABROAD test 1

unit 12

A VACATION ABROAD
TEST I

I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in
brackets.
1. I'd like to live here because the people are very
(FRIEND)
2.
We usually go.........................in the early morning. (SWIM)
3.
Feeding the ducks is her.............................work. (DAY)
4................................, he was ill on the day of the pop festival.
(FORTUNATE)
5. You should bring .............................. clothes for this cold weather.
(SUIT)
6.

Don't let the child go out because it's..........................(WIND)

III.* Complete the following sentences with the words given below.
plane
sailing

flew

delayed time

flight

takeoff

local time

land

Last week, he...............................to New York.
2. It was an early morning....................................
3. The ............................... was to............................
........................at 7 a.m.................................
4. The plane was...................................by fog.
5. Trains always run on....................................here.
6. We are....................................... on the QE2.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous.
About four weeks ago, I (1. arrive)...............home at my usual time after
lunch. My next-door neighbor (2. paint).................the wall outside his house
so I (3. stop)...................for a quick chat. Then I (4. go) .................inside to
read the paper for a few minutes before I (5. start).....................work. One of
the cats (6. sit) ............on a cushion on a radiator while the other (7.
chase)...............a fly round the lounge. I (8. go) ..................into the kitchen
to make a cup of tea and - the back door (9. be).....................wide open. Oh.
1.


no! I (10. rush) .................upstairs into the front bedroom and then I
realized...
V. Read the text and choose the best answer.
Sunday is a family day for the Lee family. They often go out together. Last
Sunday, Mr. Lee decided to take his family up to Victoria Peak.
"We are taking a ride on the Peak Tram today. It is the oldest form of public

transport in Hong Kong," Mr. Lee explained.
The family first went to tea at Maxim's. They then crossed the harbor by the
Mass transit Railway and got out at Central MTR station.
"Oh. Daddy, look how beautiful that bus is!" Sally exclaimed.
She was pointing at an open-top double-decker. There were brightly-painted
figures on both sides of it. The bus took them to the Garden Road terminal.
Mr. Lee took many photographs of his family. They had dinner at the Peak
Restaurant. Then they returned home with happy me Tories of the da\.
1. What does "family day" mean for the Lee family?
A. Crossing the harbor by the MTR on Sundays.
B. Taking the Peak tram every Sunday.
C. Going out together on Sundays.
D. Going up to Victoria Peak every Sunday.
2. Which is the oldest form of public transport in Hong Kong?
A. The Peak Tram.
B. The bus.
C. The tram and the bus.
D. The tram and the taxi.
3. How did the family cross the harbor?
A. By taking the ferry.
B. By getting out at the MTR station.
C. By taking the Mass transit Railway.
D. By taking the Peak tram.
4. What did Sally think of the double-decker?
A.

That it was open-top.

B.

That it was beautiful.

C.

That it was brightly-painted.

D.

That it was big.


5. How did the Lee family feel at the end of the day?
A.

Happy.

B.

Tired.

C.

Happy because they took many pictures.

D.

Happy because they returned home.

VII. Complete the following sentences.
1.

They often listen to the radio while..............................................

2.

It was raining when.........................................................

3.........................................................when the lights went out.
4. The door bell rang while.....................................................................
5..........................................................while I'm waiting for the bus.
6. She was doing her shopping when......................................................