TEXTBASED TEST 1020

UNIT 16: HISTORICAL PLACE
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
01. A. famous
B. flourish
C. honour
D. behaviour
02. A. citadel
B. brilliant
C. architecture
D. site
03. A. merchants
B. achieve
C. architecture
D. scholar
04. A. preserve
B. measure
C. decision
D. usual
05. A. ocean
B. special
C. musician
D. certify
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
06. A. achievement
B. memorial
C. university
D. historical
07. A. establish
B. educate
C. engrave
D. preserve

08. A. laureate
B. dynasty
C. architect
D. traditional
09. A. representative
B. examination
C. destination
D. mausoleum
10. A. literature
B. attractive
C. flourish
D. ceremony
III. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes
for the underlined word or phrase. .
11. Temple of Literature is the famous historical and cultural______ in Ha Noi.
A. temple
B. remain
C. ground
D. site
12. All the pillars of the old house were carved with ornamental designs.
A. written
B. engraved
C. painted
D. decorated
13. Van Mieu was a place to______ the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
A. remember
B. memorialize
C. certify
D. impress'
14. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.

A. growing well
B. setting up
C. closing down
D. taking off
15. Hue Imperial City was certified as a World Cultural______ in 1993.
A. History
B. Tradition
C. Heritage
D. Site
16. President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum was built in September 1973 and completed in August
1975. A. a large impressive tomb
B. a house on stilts.
C. a very large building
D. a catacomb.
17. Reunification Hall______ the collapse of the US-backed government of South Viet Nam.
A. saw
B. watched
C. told
D. witnessed
18. Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved______ Vietnamese architecture.
A. tradition
B. traditional
C. traditionally
D. traditionalism
19. Quoc Tu Giam used to be a Confucian school reserved for sons of the______.
A. royalty
B. imperialism
C. feudalism
D. Confucius
20. His novels were originally published in serial form in a magazine.

A. actually
B. unusually
C. truly
D. initially
IV. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best compels sentence.
21. 'Would you like to comment on Ann's qualifications'?' ______ the people in the company, Ann is
the most skilled.' A. In all B. From all
C. Of all
D. To all.
22. John's grades are really bad.' `Yes, but Tim's are______.
A. worse
B. worst
C. badder
D. so worse
23. 'How was the exam?' 'Well, it was quite easy______ we expected.
A. more easy that
B. more easy than C. easier than D. easier
24. My brother is two years______ me.
A. as old as
B. older than
C. elder than
D. B and C
25. 'Jane doesn't seem interested in learning to swim.' ‘You’re right. Betty is the______ of the two.'
A. most enthusiastic B. more enthusiastic C. enthusiastic
D. most enthusiast
26. Brian has been working______ since has was promoted.
A. much harder
B. more harder
C. more hardly
D. as harder

27. 'Would you like to try this hat?" Have you got one______?
A. with a wider brim B. with more wide brim C. which a wide brim
D. more wide than
28. 'Mark walks so fast." Well. I think the faster he walks, ______.
A. more tired he gets.
B. the more tired he gets
C. he gets more tired
D. he gets tired
29. I’ve got ten dollars: 'I think I have______ money than you.'


A. least
B. fewer
C. less
D. fewest
30. 'Sorry we're late. Your house is______ we thought.-'Never mind.
A. more farther than B. the farthest
C. much farther than D. more for than
31. The Himalaya Mountains are the______.
A. heigh of world extensive ranges
B. ranges of the most extensive.
C. world's most extensive ranges
D. more extensive ranges of the world
32. I have______ next week because I'll have done all my exams then
A. less time
B. the most time
C. much more time D. more s'
33. ______ people go to the football matches now than twenty years ago.
A. Less
B. Lesser

C. Fewer
D. Few
34. The Duke of Westminster is______ in Britain.
A. second richest person
B. the richest second person
C. the second richest person
D. the second rich person
35. 'How old is he?' 'I've no idea, but I'm sure he______ you if you ask him.'
A. will have told
B. will be telling
C. is going to tell
D. will tell
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
36. The northern part of the United States generally receives much more snow as the southern
part.
A
B
C
D
37. You did much more better in the last test than in this one.
A
B C
D
38. I will be try to get over to see you, but I've got a very busy weekend coming up.
A B
C
D
39. Patrick doesn't run quickly as Lee, but he can run farther.
A

B
C
D
40. We'll travel for a couple of days, so you won't be able to call us.
A B
C
D
VI. Choose the words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Westminster Abbey is a very big (41)______ in Westminster, London. It is one of the
(42)______ famous buildings in London. Most of the present building (43)______ replaced an earlier
one was built in the 13th and 14th centuries, in the Gothic (44)______ Every English king and
,queen has been crowned there (45)______ William the Conqueror in 1066. (46)______ famous
English people are buried in the Abbey or have (47)______ in it, and it contains . Poets Corner and
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In 1997, the (48)______ of Diana. Princess of Wales (49)______
there. The Abbey was (50)______ a World Heritage Site in 1987.
41. A. tomb
B. mausoleum
C. building
D. church
42. A. most
B. best
C. least
D. worst
43. A. that
B. whose
C. which
D. where
44. A. kind
B. style
C. method

D. taste
45. A. during
B. from
C. for
D. since
46. A. Every
B. Many
C. More
D. A lot
47. A. memory
B. memories
C. memorials
D. memorization
48. A. wedding
B. ceremony
C. baptism
D. funeral
49. A. took part
B. took place
C. got over
D. set up
50. A. rewarded
B. called
C. made
D. comprised
VII. Read the passage, then choose the correct" answer.
Cu Chi. is located at the threshold of Sai Gon and adjacent to the revolutionary base. Cu Chi
played an important role in the two wars of resistance against the old and new colonial powers.
Cu Chi was an 'underground village' with its labyrinth of interlaced tunnels having a combined
length of more than 200km. The main tunnel is 60 – 70 cm wide and 80 - 90 cm high. Above the

tunnel is a layer of earth about 3m - 4m thick, enough to sustain the weight of 50-ton tanks or
heavy artillery as well as the destruction of bomb up to 100kg. Although it is an underground
communication network, the tunnel is enlarged here and there into rooms large enough to hold
large meetings, a medical station or art performances. Those who had set foot in that tunnel
network should greatly admire the talent, determination and endurance of the communist gue-


rillas. The soil in Cu Chi was as hard as stone, but with such rudimentary hand tools as hoes and
shovels, they had dug and removed tens thousands of tons of earth and stone, and camouflaged
the openings so well that nobody could find them. Many people-have called it a wonder of the 20th
century.
51. Where is Cu Chi situated?
A. At the entrance to Sai Gon.
B. In Sai Gon.
C. On the way to a revolutionary base.
D. Near Cu Chi Tunnels
52. Cu Chi tunnel______.
A. is very wide and long.
B. is a complicated network of winding passages.
C. has a thin layer of earth above.
D. connects underground networks.
53. The word 'them' in line 15 refer to______.
A. the guerillas
B. the tunnels
C. the openings
D. earth and stone
54. Which of the following sentences concerning Cu Chi Tunnel is not mentioned.
A. The tunnel is strong enough to support the destruction of bombardments.
B. There are meeting places in the tunnel.
C. The tunnel was dug by hand.

D. The openings of the tunnel were covered with bushes.
55. People who visited Cu Chi Tunnel______.
A. set foot in that tunnel network.
B. was impressed by the work of the communist guerillas.
C. made it a wonder of the 20th century.
D. admired the complication of the tunnel network.
VIII. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which has a similar meaning first one.
56. I've yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.
A. My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I've ever met.
B. My brother-in-law is more exasperating than I am.
C. I've never met a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law.
D. A and C are correct.
57. Our meal will be over by eight o'clock.
A. We finish our meal at eight o'clock.
B. We will be having our meal by eight o'clock.
C. We will have our meal at eight o'clock.
D. We will have finished our meal by eight o'clock.
58. Their excitement was increasing all the time.
A. They were getting more and more excited. B. They feel more excited than they used to.
C. They felt most excited.
D. They were getting the most excited.
59. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
B. We were not very impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather
expensive.
C. We weren't as much impressed by the new cinema's look as its cost.
D. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
60. My father doesn't play tennis as well as he used to.
A. My father used to play tennis very well.
B. My father used to play tennis worse than he does now.

C. My father is used to playing tennis better than now.
D. My father used to play tennis better than he does now.
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