Unit 14: WONDERS OF THE WORLD

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. I watched a film _____ “The Clockwork Orange.”
a. calling b. was called c. be called d. called
2. I don’t know what _____.
a. to do b. for doing c. to be done d. be done
3. John promised that he _____ Grandfather the following week.
a. will visit b. visited c. would visit d. has visited
4. The police have found a _____ that may help them catch the thief.
a. point b. clue c. guess d. glue
5. _____ is a very deep narrow valley, usually with a river flowing through it.
a. Canyon b. Reef c. Cave d. Bay
6. All of the children participated _____ decorations for their classroom.
a. to make b. for making c. in making d. of making
7. He _____ me when to come.
a. told b. said c. spoke d. announced
8. Don’t forget _____ off the lights before going out.
a. turn b. turning c. turned d. to turn
9. These ancient buildings are part of the national _____.
a. resources b. heritage c. belongings d. possession
10. The area is 50 meters _____ the sea level.
a. over b. on c. above d. as
11. You’ll never forget _____ to ride a bicycle once you have learned.
a. what b. when c. why d. how
12. The old man asked me _____ a UFO?
a. did I ever see b. have I ever seen c. if I had ever seen d. whether had
I seen
13. Kathy said she _____ work late that night.
a. must b. had to c. has to d. had had to
14. He decided to wear big sunglasses to avoid _____.
a. recognizing c. being recognized
b. to be recognized d. anyone to recognize
 15. Basil asked me if I was going to visit my aunt _____.
a. tomorrow b. the following day
c. the previous day d. the day before

II. ERROR CORRECTION

1. My roommate often tries helping the homeless by giving them his old clothes.
A B C D
2. After left the theater, we stopped at a coffee shop for a late night snack.
A B C D
3. It is believed that the holes were made with the mice in the house.
A B C D
4. Meat must kept in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
A B C D
5. Jane looked very happily this morning. I wonder what happened to her.
A B C D

III. SENTENCE BUILDING

A – Passive voice  Active voice
1. Look! / seals / feed.
Look! The seals are being fed.
2. telephone / invent / Thomas Edison?
Was the telephone invented by Thomas Edison?
3. new / hospital / going / build / just outside / town.
The new hospital is being going to built just outside the town.
4. opportunity / study abroad / offer / Mike.
The opportunity to study abroad is offered by Mike.
5. TV show / watched / few people.
The TV show was watched by few people.

B – Indirect questions with IF and WHETHER

6. Mai / ask / me / I / watch / film / night / before.
Mai asked me if I have watch a film the night before.

7. Casey / ask / Sue / go / fish / next / day.

 Casey asked Sue to go fishing the next day.
8. John / ask / me / he / have to / do / shopping / himself.
John asked me if he had to do shopping by himself.
9. Trieu / ask / brother / want / play / game / him.
Trieu asked his brother if he wanted to play game with him.
10. Jenny / ask / friend / should / accept / invitation / party.
Jenny asked her friend if she should accept the invitation party.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

1. ‘Did Ann win the contest?’
I wondered if Ann has won the contest.
2. ‘Is there a post office near here?’
Do you know if there is a post office near here?
3. Jack won’t pay the bill.
The bill won’t be paid by Jack.
4. ‘Why don’t we have a picnic next Saturday?’ said Andy.
Andy suggested having a picnic next Saturday.
5. A young actor called Tom Rees won this year’s award.
A young actor by the name of Tom Rees won this year’s award.
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Seven Wonders of the world, works of art and architecture (1) _____ by ancient Greek and
Roman observers (2) _____ the most extraordinary structures of antiquity.
1. The Pyramids of (3) _____, built at Giza during the 4th Dynasty, are the (4) _____ of the seven
wonders.
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were (5) _____ by King Nebuchadnezzar II about 600 BC.
3. The twelve-meter Statue of Zeus was the (6) _____ feature of the temple of Zeus at Olympia,
Greece.
4. The temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Greece (356 BC) combined great size (7) _____
elaborate ornamentation.
5. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was a monumental marble tomb.
6. The Colossus of Rhodes was a 30m bronze statue of the Greek (8) _____ god Helios.
7. The Pharos of Alexandria (280 BC) was a (9) _____ ancient lighthouse (10) _____ more than
134m tall.
1. a. regard b. to regard c. regarded d. regarding
2. a. as b. like c. for d. to
3. a. France b. Greece c. Canada d. Egypt
4. a. old b. oldest c. older d. as
old
5. a. build b. building c. built d. to build
6. a. central b. center c. centre d. centrally
7. a. for b. from c. by d. with
8. a. solar b. sun c. sunny d. sunnily
9. a. fame b. fameless c. famous d. famously
10. a. to stand b. stand c. stood d. standing

VI. WORD FORM

1. He’s completely clueless about computers. (clue)
2. The oldest inhabitant of the village is Mr. Hoang. (inhabit)
3. The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings (surround)
4. I think you should go back to your original plan. (origin)
5. Let’s play a guessing game, shall we? (guess)
6. Fishing is his favourite relaxation (relax)
7. Her latest CD is a compilation of all her best singles. (compile)
8. He was pleased with his long and hornorable career in government. (honor)
9. The gala evening was attended by royalties and politicians. (royal)
10. We welcome any comments and suggestions on these proposals. (suggest)