UNIT 123

PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 3
I. VOCABULARY
Complete the following sentences with the IDIOMS in the box:
breadwinner
descendant

black sheep
homemaker

the apple of one’s eye
get-together

ancestor
sibling

spouse
one's flesh and blood

1. My brothers middle name is Paul, the name my missing ______________would have had.
2. It is common for customers' husbands or wives to pick up pieces to surprise their __________when they get home.
3. He was the sole _________for his family, especially since both of his parents died several years ago.
4. The preferred marriage partner should come from the same neighborhood and be a ___________ of a common
ancestor.
5. What we are is a family and like every family we have some __________ and our behaviour is sometimes totally
unacceptable.
6. Mrs. Wen gave up her professional job and became a full-time _______________.
7. Like other farmers in the region, Eysteinn viewed his own position in the region within the context of his
__________ and future descendants.
8. She was ____________ because she was always smiling.
9. He felt as much for that girl as if she had been __________________.
10. She went home for a family _______________ over the weekend.

take out
come up

take notice of
grow up

take after
bring up

get on well with
bring in

catch sight of
take in

1. Scarlett always said that he _______________ his grandparents rather than his parents.
2. Of course, I will need to re-read the transcript later to ________ it ____ fully.
3. The trash really stinks - why don't you _______ it ______?
4. Hollywood _________________ Douglas and began to send the appropriate signals.
5. It is a very friendly club and everyone ________________ each other.
6. Looking around in the darkness, Kirby _________________ someone moving in the trees at the opposite end of the
beach.
7. We hope each generation will ______________ to be better and kinder adults than the last
8. Born in Manchester of Welsh parents, he was _______________ in Wales after the early death of his father..
9. Now that you've been promoted, how much are you ______________ each week?
10. I've got to go - something has just __________________ at home and I'm needed there.
II. GRAMMAR
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. By this time next summer, you __________________ (complete) your studies.
2. The Titanic __________________(cross) the Atlantic when it _____________ (strike) an iceberg.

3. She is never willing _____________(answer) any personal question.
4. By the time we got to the train station, Susan _______________ (wait) for us for more than two hours.
5. We ________________(lose) touch since we ____________ (leave) school three years ago.
6. When Peter arrives, I ____________(take) him to your new house.
7. She said she _____________ (collect) it for me after work.
8. Andrew told me that they ____________(not/eat) fish two previous days.
9. The company commander ordered a withdrawal as the enemy threatened _________ (encircle) the company.
10. For the unemployed, he is promising _____________ (create) 200,000 jobs a year.
11. The bus driver swerved to avoid _______________(hit) the cyclists.
12. At first he denied ______________(steal) the money but he later admitted (to) it.
13. No sooner _____________(I/start) mowing the lawn than it started raining.
14. The appointments are supposed ______________ (be) made without fear or favour.
15. The prisoners are made _____________(dig) holes and fill them up again.
PRACTICE TEST
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. character
B. teacher
C. chemist
D. technical
Question 2: A. explained
B. disappointed
C. prepared
D. interviewed


Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in the following questions.
Question 3: A. police
B. waving
C. polite

D. suppose
Question 4: A. enthusiasm
B. appropriate
C. communicate
D. entertainment
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: Working like a doctor would be a fascinating job because I could take care of people’s health.
A
B
C
D
Question 6: : She said her mother that she would take an exam the next month.
A
B
C
D
Question 7: Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
A
B
C
D
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within.
A. when
B. than
C. until
D. then
Question 9: Martina_________ all of the questions correctly since she began this grammar program course.
A. answers
B. has answered

C. answered
D. is answering
Question 10: Pointing at someone to attract his/her ________ is usually considered rude in most social situations.
A. approach
B. attention
C. signal
D. assistance
Question 11: Mary will have finished all her work ________.
A. as soon as her boss returned
B. until her boss will return
C. by the time her boss returns
D. when her boss will return.
Question 12: Nam wanted to know what time _________ .
A. the movie began
B. the movie begins
C. did the movie begin
D. does the movie begin
Question 13: She was overjoyed because her article________.
A. had published
B. has published
C. has been published
D. had been published
Question 14: We were made _______ hard when we were at school.
A. to study
B. study
C. studying
D. studied
Question 15: The wedding day was _______chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless
B. carefully

C. careful
D. carelessly
Question 16: Who will ______________ my children if somethinghappens to me?
A. take in
B. bring in
C. come up
D. bring up
Question 17: When families do migrate, woman often get employed first and become the ___________ for house.
A. homemaker
B. descendant
C. ancestor
D. breadwinner
Question 18: She's our ______________ , so let's all try to get along with her while she's in town.
A. flesh and blood
B. black sheep
C. apple of eye
D. sibling
Question 19: Wendy only _____ sight of theburglar for a second, so she couldn't describe his appearance to the police.
A. took
B. paid
C. caught
D. got
Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Laura and David are talking about the benefits of swimming.
- Laura: “I think swimming helps us exercise all our muscles.”
- David: “ __________.”
A. You can do it. Thanks anyway
B. There is no doubt about it
C. Not at all.You can make it
D. Yes, swimming does, too

Question 21: Two friends Laura and Maria are talking about Maria's house.
- Laura: "What a lovely house you have!"
- Maria: "..........."
A. No problem
B. I think so
C. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
D. Of course not, it's not costly
Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Most of the students were more interested in social get-togethers than going to lectures.
A. informal meetings
B. important parties
C. anniversary celebrations D. monthly appointments
Question 23: The principal couldn't go to the meeting because something important had come up at home.
A. happened unexpectedly
B. become available
C. mentioned by accident
D. moved towards
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: We owe it to our descendants to leave them a clean world to live in after we have died.
A. ancestors
B. children
C. siblings
D. spouses
Question 25: Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time.
A. Focus on
B. Ignore
C. Take notice of
D. Remember
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us.

A. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
C. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission.
D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission


Question 27: She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago.
A. She had worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
B. She has worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
C. She had been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
D. She has been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
Question 28: Climbing without a safety rope is forbidden.
A. You aren’t allowed to climb without a safety rope.
B. You don’t permit to climb without a safety rope.
C. You aren’t forbidden climbing without a safety rope.
D. You had better not climb with a safety rope.
Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: The girl heard the result. Right after that she jumped joyfully
A. Hardly the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
B. Hardly the girl had heard the result when did she jump joyfully.
C. Hardly had the girl heard the result when she jumped joyfully.
D. Hardly had the girl heard the result when did she jump joyfully.
Question 30: I have tried hard. I cannot earn enough money.
A. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.
B. I have tried hard and so I can earn enough money.
C. I have tried hard so that I can earn enough money.
D. I have tried hard; therefore I can’t earn enough money.
Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Dining Etiquette in Japan: An honored guest sits at the center of the table furthest from the door and begins
eating first. Learn to (31)____ chopsticks – never point them, never pierce food with them, and rest them on the

chopsticks–rest when breaking (32)_____ drink or chat. It is good etiquette to try a bit of everything.
Dining Etiquette in Turkey: Meals are a (33)______ affair. Conversations are friendly and loud. The head of the
family of honored guest is served first. It is good etiquette to insist the most senior served first (34)______ of you.
Asking for (35)_______ food is a compliment. If taken to a restaurant, Turkish dining etiquette has strict rules that the
one who extended the invitation must pay. (etiquette: nghi thức, senior: older people)
Question 31: A. grasp
B. use
C. handle
D. keep
Question 32: A. on
B. as
C. for
D. with
Question 33: A. society
B. social
C. socialize
D. socialism
Question 34: A. instead
B. because
C. out
D. regardless
Question 35: A. many
B. so many
C. the most
D. more
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child's baby teeth fall out. In Korea, for example,
they have the custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will come and
take the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child. In other Asian countries, such as Japan and
Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.

Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth. In Mexico and Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost
tooth and leaves some money. However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away. Dogs are highly
respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian angels of the people. Tradition says that the new tooth
will grow good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their
child's lost tooth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.
The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the West. Many children in Western
countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the Tooth
Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago. According to tradition, a
child puts a lost tooth umder his or her pillow before going to bed. In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the
Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift.
In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These days, the rate is $1 to $5 per tooth, adding
up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!
(Source: Reading Challenge 2 by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Jansen)

Question 36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Presents for young chifdren’slosl teeth
B. Customs concerning children's new teeth
C. Animals eating children's lost teeth
D. traditions concerning children's lost teeth
Question 37. The word "their" in paragraph 1 refers to......
A. houses'
B. children's
C. countries'
D. roofs'
Question 38. According the passage, where is a child's lost tooth thought to be taken away by a mouse?
A. In Mongolia
B. In Korea
C. In Japan and Vietnam
D. In Mexico and Spain
Question 39. According the paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their child's lost tooth to a dog because......

A. they hope that their child will get some gifts for his or her tooth
B. they believe that this will make their child's new tooth good and strong
C. they think dogs like eating children's teeth
D. they know that dogs are very responsible animals
Question 40. The word "origins" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to.......
A. countries
B. families
C. beginnings
D. stories
Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the tradition of tooth giving in the
West?
A. Chlldren put their lost teeth under their pillows.
B. Lost teeth are traditionally given to an angel or fairy.
C. Children give money to the Tooth Fairy.
D. Children hope to get money or gifts from the Tooth Fairy.
Question 42. The phrase "the wee hours" in paragraph 3 probably refers to the period of time......
A. long before bedtime B. late in the mornin
C. early in the evening
D. soon after midnight
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A
little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been
writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much
longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there
are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any
human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot
be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent

and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing
systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing
has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if
speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
Question 43: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.
A. writing is secondary to language
B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years
C. it has become very important in our culture
D. people have been writing since there have been human beings
Question 44: The author of the passage argues that ______.
A. speech is more basic to language than writing
B. writing has become too important in today’s society
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. all languages should have a written form
Question 45: According to the passage, writing ______.
A. is represented perfectly by speech
B. represents speech, but not perfectly
C. developed from imperfect speech
D. is imperfect, but less so than speech
Question 46: Normal human beings ______.
A. learn to talk after learning to write
B. learn to write before learning to talk
C. learn to write and to talk at the same time
D. learn to talk before learning to write
Question 47: Learning to write is ______.
A. easy
B. too difficult
C. not easy
D. very easy

Question 48: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ______.
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. severely handicapped children
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write
D. people who speak many languages
Question 49: In the author’s judgment, ______.
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. writing is more real than speech
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
Question 50: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ______.
A. rudiments
B. skill
C. domination
D. benefit