I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match
2. A. comic B. cross C. cotton D. economic
3. A. baggy B. minority C. style D. rivalry
4. A. design B. ghost C. clothing D. strong
5. A. casual B. sale C. sleeveless D. slit
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6. A. baggy B. design C. equal D. poetry
7. A. inspiration B. fashionable C. modernize D. symbolize
8. A. casual B. embroider C. designer D. occasion
9. A. convenient B. encourage C. material D. modernize
10. A. champagne B. inspire C. unique D. fashion
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
11. It was after the Civil War ended that an assassin named John Wilkes Both has killed
A B C D
Abraham Lincoln.
12. Millions of people have visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida, since it opened.
A B C D
13. Gertrude Stein, a well-known American novelist, was born in 1874 and had died in 1946.
A B C D
14. Harry S. Truman assumed the presidency of the United States after F.D Roosevelt dies in office
A B C D
15. At summer camps last year children swam, rode horses, and were playing baseball.
A B C D
16. Students who did not brought pencils to the test were not allowed to take it.
A B C D
17. Television had been very popular in the United States since the fifties.
A B C D
18. He would run up and down, shouting encourages to the team.
A B C D
19. Many people made sacrifices to achieve basic equal for woman.

A. inspired B. inspires C. inspiration D. inspiring
32. The dragon ______ the enemies of the church.
A. symbolizes B. symbols C. symbolic D. symbolism
33. The problem is not ________ to British students.
A. unique B. uniqueness C. uniquely D. unitary
34. It’s a ________ Italian restaurant.
A. fashion B. fashionable C. fashions D. fashionably
35. She presented her ideas clearly and _______.
A. logically B. logic C. logical D. logics
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
For many years (36) ________ and quality of (37) ________ were dependent (38)________
social status and wealth. Before medieval times (39) ________ people in Britain (40) ________ plain
woolen clothes. The main garment was a long (41) ________ fastened by a belt, and covered in cold
weather by a cloak. In the 11
th
and 12
th
centuries (42) ________in clothing between nobles and the
common people became more noticeable. Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style.
They reached the ground and often had long hanging (43)________. Rich people lined their cloaks
with fur. When knights returned from the Crusades they brought new fashions and (44) ________
from the Middle East. Men began to wear (45) ________ tunics and stockings, and long pointed
shoes.
36. A. style B. stylish C. stylist D. stylistic
37. A. cloths B. clothe C. clothing D. cloth
38. A. in B. on C. at D. to
39. A. most B. most of C. mostly D. almost
40. A. wear B. wore C. wears D. wearing
41. A. tunic B. tunnel C. unique D. stockings
42. A. different B. differing C. differs D. differences

D. Describe tennis new clothing.
48. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Tennis Stars B. Big Business in Tennis Wear
C. The High Cost of Playing Tennis D. Tennis Stars’ Flamboyant Clothes
49. It is stated that John McEnroe __________.
A. wears flamboyant clothing on the court
B. may be earning over $1 million for using tennis products
C. make more as fashion models than athletes
D. has had a bad year in tennis competitions
50. Which of the following is true?
A. Tennis clothing is only bought by the well-to-do.
B. Those who wear expensive tennis clothes play tennis.
C. Tennis clothing appeals to fashion models.
D. The coloration of tennis wear has changed.
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. buggy B. fashion C. label D. casual
2. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical
3. A. encourage B. young C. proud D. enough
4. A. rivalry B. economic C. symbolic D. comic
5. A. embroider B. subject C. label D. poet
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6. A. comic B. cotton C. equal D. unique
7. A. novel B. poet C. champagne D. symbol
8. A. rivalry B. occasion C. logical D. equally
9. A. economic B. economy C. minority D. encourage
10. A. mention B. sailor C. pattern D. inspire
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
11. Elizabeth I has reigned as queen of England from 1558 to 1603.

UNIT 2: CLOTHING
TEST 2
A. has been convicted B. has been convicting
C. has convicted D. convicted
25. –“Where’s the old chicken coop?” –“It ________ by a windstorm last year”
A. destroy B. is destroyed C. was destroyed D. destroyed
26. Every new coin ________ a date.
A. bear B. bears C. has born D. borne
27. Paul try to sound ________ but I could tell something was worrying him.
A. casualty B. casually C. casual D. casualness
28. Put a ________ next to the name of the person you are voting for.
A. cross B. crossing C. mix D. intersection
29. It’ll never work efficiently because there’s a basic ________ flaw.
A. designs B. designers C. designed D. design
30. ________ growth is slowing down.
A. Economy B. Economics C. Economic D. Economical
31. The sun had ________ the red curtain.
A. fade B. faded C. fades D. fading
32. Frank had ________ Diana in her ambition to become a model.
A. encouraged B. encouraging C. encouragement D. encouragingly
33. Men and women should receive ________ pay for ________ work.
A. equal / equal B. equal / equality C. equality / equality D. equal / equalize
34. Men’s ________ change more slowly than women’s.
A. fashionable B. fashionably C. fashion D. fashions
35. The wedding rings are ________ of their love.
A. symbol B. symbolist C. symbolize D. symbolic
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
In the mid 17
th
century English noblemen wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (36)

One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldn’t find clothes strong enough for the
work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants.
These pants were what the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made.
Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them even better. He bought a fabric
that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was
called serge de Nimes. The miners like this fabric. They called it “denim” from (de Nimes) and
bought even more pants from Strauss.
However, denim had no color. Because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting,
and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss dyed the denim blue.
Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today the company he started is known around the
world. And Jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well.
46. What could be the best title of the passage?
A. A Young Immigrant From Germany B. The History of Blue Jeans
C. Serge de Nimes D. The Gold Rush
47. According to the writer, why did Levi Strauss come to California?
A. He came to California to dig for gold. B. He came to California to sell pants.
C. He came to California to buy denim. D. He came to California to sell canvas.
48. Blue Jeans ____________.
A. did not look very interesting B. are considered not practical
C. got dirty easily D. are considered good for many uses
49. What is the meaning of the word “immigrant” in the first paragraph?
A. person who good at business B. person who buys and sells things
C. person who moves to another country D. person who works in a mine.
50. Which of the following is not true?
A. Levi Strauss was the first person to make blue jeans.
B. Strauss made his first jeans from a fabric called serge de Nimes
C. The first jeans were very strong.
D. Nimes is a city in France.
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A B
much of his life abroad
C D
18. Brick was used as the main build material for local church.
A B C D
19. If you think you’re going to lose from the start, then defeat is the logically out come.
A B C D
20. By 1997, the town had grow big enough to need a high school of its own.
A B C D
IV. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
21. –“Where was Michael Cane born” –“In Britain, but today he _______ in the United States.”
A. has lived B. living C. lives D. is live
22. Have they found a malaria vaccine _______?
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UNIT 2: CLOTHING
TEST 3
A. already B. yet C. since D. for
23. –“We’re still looking for Thomas.” –“Hasn’t he _________ yet?”
A. been found B. to find C. found D. being found
24. –“Whatever happened to that fortune-teller?”
–“I don’t know. She ________ around here for a long time.”
A. hasn’t been saw B. didn’t see C. hasn’t been seeing D. hasn’t been seen
25. –“Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer” –“She _______ since she was four”
A. has been dancing B. has been danced C. is dancing D. was danced
26. –“What a beautiful dress you wearing!”
–“Thank you. It______ especially for me by a French tailor”
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
27. –“Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” –“Yes, they _______ in Russia.”
A. were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
28. The city still bears the French name _______ Aix-la-Chapelle.

41. A. worn B. wore C. wear D. wears
42. A. kinds B. persons C. sexes D. groups
43. A. used to B. get used to C. used D. using
44. A. aristocrat B. aristocracy C. aristocrats D. aristocratic
45. A. appeared B. has appeared C. disappeared d. has disappeared
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VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
After the Revolutionary War people in America were able to get news of European fashions.
Fashion plates (=pictures) and dolls showing the latest fashions were sent to the US, and America
women began wearing large hoop skirts. Some people thought that heavy hoops and corsets were bad
for the health, and encouraged women to wear looser clothes. Amelia Bloomer designed light frilled
trousers, called bloomers, but many people laughed at them. Though bloomers were not popular,
there was a fashion for smaller, lighter skirts. American men also followed fashion and began
wearing long trousers (or pants) instead of breeches.
46. When did American women begin to wear large hoop skirts?
A. After the Revolutionary War.
B. After fashions plates and dolls showing the latest fashion.
C. After buying fashion plates and dolls.
D. After some people encouraged women to wear looser clothes.
47. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. The American Clothing After Revolution War.
B. The American Cloths After Revolution War.
C. The Influence of the European fashions.
D. The History of Bloomers.
48. In the context of the passage, the word “encouraged” means ________.
A. suggested that someone does something.
B. helped someone do something.
C. gave some one hope.
D. helped so that someone continues doing something.

times before he died in 1945.
C D
14. The horse has been an important means of transportation until the twentieth century when it
A B C
was gradually replaced by the automobile.
D
15. The California Gold Rush didn’t brought wealth to many who traveled west to seek their fortune.
A B C D
16. It is estimated that much of the teenagers time is spend talking with friends.
A B C D
17. Farmers generally plant, prune, and are fertilizing fruit trees in the spring before
A B C
warm weather arrives.
D
18. Many Irish came to the United States during the potato famine and had never returned home.
A B C D
19. This is most beautiful piece of china I have ever seen.
A B C D
20. Connie walks more slow because she just had an operation.
A B C D
IV. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
21. –“Homer is in jail for smoking marijuana.” –“He _______that it was against the law.”
A. is telling B. was told C. told D. tells
22. –“The maintenance people didn’t remove the stairs from the ballroom.”
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UNIT 2: CLOTHING
TEST 4
–“Don’t worry. They _______ them soon.”
A. will be moved B. will move C. were moved D. moved
23. Gold _______ in California in the nineteenth century.

full dresses came back (39) _______ fashion, held out from the body by a crinoline ( = a frame worn
under the skirt). These were (40) _______ replaced (41) _______ the bustle, a padded roll wrapped
around the hips. Towards (42) _______end of the (43) _______ women began wearing narrower
skirts and two-piece (44) _______ with corsets. They wore caps (45) _______ and bonnets outside.
36. A. century B. decade C. empire D. period
37. A. into B. for C. at D. to
38. A. For B. With C. As D. According to
39. A. to B. into C. off D. for
40. A. later B. lately C. latest D. late
41. A. for B. with C. by D. to
42. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
43. A. decade B. century C. period D. empire
44. A. cloths B. costumes C. customers D. shirts
45. A. indoor B. inside C. indoors D. outdoor
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VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
During World War I many women had jobs, and their clothes needed to be more practical.
They began wearing shorter skirts and bared their legs. Soon they began wearing trousers. The lively,
outrageous flapper style of the 1920s included lower waistlines, long necklaces and short hair. Men’s
suits became looser and were worn with a long tie.
During the 1960 women wore miniskirts, and jeans and T-shirts became popular with both
sexes. Women’s shoes appeared in many colors and styles, including sandals and flat forms (shoes
with a thick sole and high heel). Since then, fashion shave continued to change rapidly, and young
people, especially, are quick to wear the latest style.
46. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Purina-style Clothes B. Medieval Costume
C. War Clothing D. Style of the 20
th
Century

4. A 9. A 14. D 19. D 24. A 29. D 34. D 39. A 44. D 49. C
5. B 10. D 15. C 20. B 25. C 30. C 35. D 40 B 45 C 50. B
KEY FOR TEST 3
1. D 6. D 11. C 16. D 21. C 26. D 31. B 36. A 41. A 46. A
2. A 7. D 12. B 17. B 22. B 27. A 32. D 37. C 42. C 47. A
3. D 8. A 13. D 18. C 23. A 28. A 33. D 38. B 43. C 48. A
4. A 9. B 14. D 19. D 24. D 29. B 34. A 39. D 44. D 49. B
5. A 10. C 15. A 20. B 25. A 30. C 35. B 40 A 45 C 50. C
KEY FOR TEST 4
1. D 6. D 11. D 16. C 21. B 26. B 31. A 36. D 41. C 46. D
2. D 7. C 12. A 17. B 22. B 27. D 32. A 37. A 42. C 47. B
3. B 8. B 13. B 18. D 23. A 28. C 33. D 38. A 43. C 48. C
4. B 9. D 14. A 19. B 24. C 29. C 34. C 39. B 44. B 49. D
5. B 10. D 15. A 20. B 25. C 30. D 35. A 40 A 45 C 50. A
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Test 1 part III.
11. D: has killed => killed
12. B: have visit => have visited
13. D: had died => died
14. C: dies => died
15. D: were playing baseball =>played baseball
16. B: brought pencils => bring pencils
17. A: had been => has been
18. C: encourages => encouragements
19. C: equal => equality
20. A: inspiration by => Inspirited by
Test 2 part III.
11. A: has reigned => reigned
12. D: condensed => condenses
13. B: have been indicate => have been indicated