Unit 4.

Test
Time allowed: 40 min
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. wisely B. definitely C. versatile D. lighthouse
2. A. aloof B. hook C. food D. noodle
3. A. poultry B. compound C. boundary D. mountainous
4. A. submarine B. platinum C. patent D. invalid
5. A. fabric B. subject C. combing D. backbone
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
6. A. acupuncture B. passionately C. complicated D. psychology
7. A. vulnerable B. relationship C. naturally D. rollerblading
8. A. vacuum B. recommend C. carbonate D. memorise
9. A. convergence B. imitate C. homemaker D. interact
10. A. martyr B. laptop C. release D. cover
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
11. Parents should start teaching them how to manage more complicated duties ____ children
graduate from toddlerhood and move toward preschool.
A. yet B. when C. and D. so
12. V-pop's style ____ by the intersection of domestic and Western media in the lives of many
young Vietnamese.
A. is influenced B. influencing C. has influenced D. are influenced
13. Keeping fit involves ____ your body in activities that maintain it in good condition in terms
of health as well as physical appearance.
A. engaging B. to engage C. to engaging D. engage
14. The music scene in Vietnam is dominated by pop music and ____ ballads.
A. sentiment B. sentimentally C. sentimentalist D. sentimental
15. Since he was small, he ____ how to be independent. He believes that a man should know
how to cook and clean just as much as how to fix a car.
A. has taught B. was taught C. has been taught D. has been
teaching
16. After moving to India, Alice ____ to do something different and started teaching blind
children in the age group of two to five years.
A. has decided B. decided C. decides D. will decide
17. Youngsters ____ more interested in the community development. They participate in many
non-profit organizations and do a lot of charity work.
A. have become B. are becoming C. became D. are going to
become
18. Bill Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June ____ his personal charity, the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
 A. on B. for C. to D. at
19. - 'I have two days off this week. Let's help at the orphanage then.'
- ‘____’
A. Not really. I have classes on those days. B. That sounds great! I can't
wait to go there.
C. Oh. I see you have a heart of gold. D. Thanks for suggesting us.
20. We ____ home from the shopping mall when we a loud bang.
A. has driven – heard B. were driving - heard
C. drove - were hearing D. were driving - were
hearing
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
21. Some researchers believe that other types of wireless technology may also be dangerous to
human health,
A B C
includes cordless phones.
D
22. The early forms of R&B are loud and lively and mostly played on drums, bass, double and
electric guitar.
A B C
D
23. The popularity of artists is usually measured by the amount of singles and albums they sell,
and sales are
A B
C
listed in the music charts.
D
24. It is believed that in the near future more robots will be used to doing household chores.
A B C D
25. Computerized robots can save human labor, so people will have freer time to do creative
work or enjoy life.
A B C
D
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Twenty years ago, the typical extended family was 'wide'. It usually consisted of two or
three generations, with several children in each ‘nuclear family. People had lots of aunts and
uncles but often didn't know their grandparents. However, according to a new study by the
British research group Mintel, the British family is changing shape. The family groups of the
future will be 'long and thin', with three or four 'small’ generations in. Below are some of their
predictions:
1. Most children will know their great-grandparents and even great-great grandparents)
because people are living longer.
 2. Very few children will have brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only
child. As a result, future generations will not have many cousins either.
3. Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will
make them more selfish and introverted.
4. More couples will divorce and re-marry, some more than once. They may have
children with their new partners; so many children will have a stepmother or stepfather
and half-brothers or sisters
5. There will be many 'boomerang children'. These are children who leave home to get
married, but then divorce and return to live with their parents.
6. There will be more single-parent families.
7. Because houses are now expensive, different generations may decide to live together,
so parents, grandparents, and adult children may co-own their houses, and many couples
will have to live with their in-laws.
26. The main idea of the passage is ____.
A. the typical extended British family was 'wide'
B. what the typical British families will be like
C. there will be more generations in the future British family
D. many British couples will have to live with their in-laws
27. Which of the following sentences is not true about the future British family?
A. The 'nuclear family' may consist of a father, a mother and an only child.
B. The extended family is changing shape, from 'wide' to 'long and thin'.
C. When divorced, people will certainly return to live with their parents.
D. There may be more than three generations in some families.
28. Single-parent families are probably ____.
A. typical British families of the future
B. families consisting of one or two generations only
C. families with only children, who don't have any brothers or sisters
D. families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his/her own
29. 'Many children will have half-brothers or sisters'. Half-brother probably means ____.
A. your uncle's or aunt's son
B. your sister's or brother's son
C. a boy who has, for example, the same father as you but a different mother
D. a boy who was, for example, born from a Vietnamese mother and a Chinese father
30. 'Many couples will have to live with their in-laws'. The word "In-laws" in this sentence
probably means ____.
A. the family of your husband or wife B. the mother or father-in-
law
C. the brother or sister-in-law D. the marriage laws
VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
THE SECRETS OF SPEECH
The study of speech is a fascinating topic for research. Scientists (31) ____ to unravel the
workings of the human brain have discovered for the first time how it picks out speech from (32)
____ noises and works out (33) ____ just the meanings of words. As Britain's research councils
launch a push to understand exactly (34) ____ makes humans master communicators, the results
so far are startling.
What has puzzled researchers over the years is how we are so good (35) ____ language
and are able to convey and (36) information not just by using words, but with more subtle
devices (37) ____ as intonation and rhythm. Among the big guns rolled out by researchers to
crack the mystery of human language is the brain scanning technique called fMRI. Able to take
snapshots of brain activity, fMRI gives a fascinating insight (38) ____ the inner workings of the
brain. Using fMRI, Dr Sophie Scott, an expert in speech neurobiology, has (39) ____ that the
brain takes speech and separates it into words and melody'. Her studies suggest that words are
then moved over to the left temporal lobe for processing, (40) ____ the melody is channeled to
the right side of the brain, a region more stimulated by music.
31. A. trying B. try C. tried D. to try
32. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
33. A. as much as B. most of C. more than D. more
34. A. whether B. that C. what D. which
35. A. in B. at C. for D. on
36. A. notice B. perceive C. present D. illustrate
37. A. such B. so C. similar D. like
38. A. around B. over C. into D. at
39. A. known B. discovered C. invented D. found
40. A. since B. during C. while D. although
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
41. My family decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas. A friend of mine dropped in.
A. While my family was decorating our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of
mine was dropping in.
B. When my family was decorating our house for Christmas, a friend of mine dropped in.
C. When family decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of mine was
dropping in.
D. While decorated our house for to celebrate Christmas, a friend of mine dropped in.
42. Taking regular exercise is very challenging in such cold weather. We all realize that.
A. We all realize how challenging in such cold weather is taking regular exercise.
B. How the coming university entrance examination is challenging is realized by all of
us.
C. We all realize how challenging taking regular exercise in such cold weather is.
D. Such cold weather makes us realize that taking regular exercise is very challenging.
43. Many artists still collect antique musical instruments. It is difficult to maintain them in good
condition.
A. Because it's difficult to maintain musical instruments in good condition, many artists
collect antique them.
B. Many artists still collect antique musical instruments although it's difficult to maintain
them in good condition.
 C. But for the difficulties in maintaining antique musical instruments in good condition,
many artists would not have collected them.
D. The difficulties in maintaining antique musical instruments in good condition
discourages many artists from collecting them.
44. The ethnic minority people make wine to enjoy themselves. It is wine that has bad effects on
their mental and physical health.
A. Despite making wine to enjoy themselves, it is wine that has bad effects on ethnic
minority people's mental and physical health.
B. In spite of having bad effects on their mental and physical health, ethnic minority
people make wine to enjoy themselves.
C. Even though ethnic minority people make wine to enjoy themselves, it has bad effects
on their mental and physical health.
D. Both A & C are correct.
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
45. The volunteers could not get access to the remote area because of the heavy rain.
A. The heavy rain stopped them getting access to the remote area.
B. The heavy rain made it possible for them to get access to the remote area.
C. The heavy rain encouraged them to get access to the remote area.
D. They were able to get access to the remote area thanks to the heavy rain.
46. I'd prefer to donate old clothes rather than throw them away.
A. Donating old clothes is more generous than throwing them away.
B. I like donating old clothes instead of throwing them away.
C. I would like to donate old clothes and throw them away.
D. Throwing old clothes away is better than donating in my opinion.
47. No one has used that learning method for twenty years.
A. That learning method has not been used for twenty years.
B. That learning method has been not used for twenty years.
C. That learning method has been used by none of them for twenty years.
D. That learning method wasn't used for twenty years.
48. They ordered all the programmers to practise harder before taking part in the competition last
week.
A. All the programmers are ordered to practise harder before taking part in the
competition last week.
B. All the programmers were made to practise harder before taking part in the
competition last week.
C. All the programmers are made to practise harder before taking part in the competition
last week.
D. All the programmers were ordered practising harder before taking part in the
competition last week.
49. The singer performed the traditional song beautifully but she didn't pass the audition.
A. The singer's performance of a traditional song was too traditional to pass the audition.
B. The singer performed the traditional song beautifully, yet she didn't pass the audition.
 C. The singer performed the traditional song beautifully enough to pass the audition.
D. The traditional song she performed was so beautiful that she did not pass the audition.
50. You should take in more fruits and vegetables instead of eating too much fast food.
A. Eating too much fast food day and taking in more fruits and vegetables are advisable.
B. Don't take in more fruits and vegetables, just eat too much fast food instead.
C. Eating too much fast food helps you take in more fruits and vegetables.
D. Taking in more fruits and vegetables is better than eating too much fast food.