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TEST FOR UNIT 12
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently the others,
1 . a. plays h. reads c. listens d. stops
2. a. music b. classical c. famous d. slow
3. a. because b. busy c. compose d. measure
4. a. city b. ocean c. musician d. special
5. a. sea b. singer c. sugar d. said
2. a. zone b. waltz c. zoo d. frozen
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the other
1. a. serious b. music c. relax d. energy
2. a. violin b. serene c. express d. emotion
3. a. favorite b. exciting c. solemn d. wonderful
4. a. composer b. language c. anthem d. powerful
5. a. imagine b. communicate c. joyfulness d. delightful
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the word or phrase - a b, c, or d - that best complete sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.
1. ……… is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community.
a. Blues b. Classical music c. Folk music d. Jazz
2. As a nurse I learned to control my ............................
a. hopes b. emotions c. abilities d. thoughts
3. He's reall
y
delighted with his new CD player.
a. pleased b. angry c. entertained d. annoyed
4. She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looks..................
a. cheerful b. joyful c. solemn d. delightful
5. We haven't had any ………. with him for several years.
a. communication b. expression c. excitement d. entertainment

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4. Did the teacher explain how ......... this problem?
a. do we solve b. can we solve c. to solve d. solve
3. That book is about a famous anthropologist. It's about the people in Samoa ......... for two years.
a. that she lived b. that she lived among them
c. among whom she lived d. where she lived among, them
7. Would you please
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remember ........... away all the tapes when you're finished listening to them?
a. puttin
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b. to put c. put d. be put
8. I was enjoying my book. but I stopped ........... a program on TV.
a. reading to watch b. to read to watch
c. to read for watching d. reading for watching
9. ............. to music is a great way to relax.
a. To listen b. Listening c. Listen d. Listened
10. post the card today .......... there on my mother's birthday.
a. to get it b. in order to get it c. so as it
g
ets d. so that it gets
11. Maria is
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oing to stop ............ dinner, so she may be late.
a. eating b. for eating c. to eat d. eat
12. This heater is ............. the plants warm in winter.
a. keeping b. for keeping c. keep d. in order keep
13. Do you know ............? myself have no idea.
a. how Many years the earth is b. how old the earth is
c. how long is the earthd. how much time has been the earth

A B C
flower pots, tin cans, and saw blades
D
10. To building their nests tailorbirds use their bills as needles.
A B C D
IV. SPEAKING
Choose the appropriate sentences to complete the conversation.
A: (1)_______________________________________________
B: Yes, of course I do.
A (2) _______________________________________________
B: Well, whenever I have free time.
A: (3) _______________________________________________
B: I like pop music, and sometimes I listen to some jazz.
A: (4)_______________________________________________
B: Because it's serene and relaxing. It mades me rejuvenated.
A: (5) _______________________________________________
B: The Beatles and Back Street Boys.
A: (6) _______________________________________________
B: Weil, My favorite Vietnamese musician is Trinh Cong Son. His songs are sweet, gentle, and very
lyrical.
A Oh, yes. I like him, too
1. a. How do you like music?
b. Can you tell me if you like music?
c. You really like music, do you?
d. Do. you like listening to music?
2. a. When areS you listenin
g
to music?
b. How often do you listen to music'?
c. How long do you like it?

might go with some friends to join thousands of other people in a (9) ............to hear your favorite
rock band play in your city on a world tour. And, back your house or apartment, you can (10).............
while you put in a tape or CD and listen to your favorite artists again and again in your own home.
1. a. Convenient b. available c. accessible d. required
2. a. want b. desire c. interest d. taste
3. a. on b: in c. into d. up
4. a. so b. some c. any d. such
5. a. familiar b. popular c. famous d. cheerful
6. a. favorite b. best c. ideal d. selected
7. a. music b. symphony c. ballad d. category
8. a. during b. where c. while d. which
9. a. stadium b. theater c. stage d. discotheque
3. a. prefer b. appeal c. relax d. interest
B. Choose the correct answer.
All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is cult to describe. It means
different things to different people.
Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they
did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They waned to make a beautiful, interesting design. They
wanted-to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers.
They wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and
showed strong emotion. Some of these compete were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn,
Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote
about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they
can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music Many times and enjoy it.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However. we can all
learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
1. Classical music is famous

c Bob Dylan. an American composer and musician, who was born Minnesota in 1941.
d. Bob Dylan who is an American composer and musician was born in 1941 in Minnesota.
2. widely/ traveled/ United States/ the poor/ singing.
a. He traveled widely throughout the United States singing about.
b. He widely traveled around the United States to sing about the
c. He traveled the United States widely sin
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ing about the poor.
d. He traveled widely all over the United States with the poor's singing
3. song/ Blowin' in the Wind/ soon/ became/ released/ anthem/ civil r.. movement/ 1962.
a. His song Blowin’ in the Wind became an anthem of the civil movement after being released
soon in 1962.
b. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released soon and became civil rights movement
anthem.
c. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released and soon became anthem of the civil rights
movement.
d. His song Blowin’ in the Wind was soon released in 1962, and became anthem of civil rights
movement.
4. songs/ greatly/ protest/ political/ social/ influenced/ young people/
a. His songs of greatly social and political protest influenced young people in 1960s.
b. He was greatly influenced young people in the 1960s with his songs about the political and
social protest..
c. His songs of political and social protest
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reatl
y
influenced young in the 1960s.
d. He wrote songs of political and social protest greatly influenced young people in the 1960s.
5. Bob Dylan/ one/ important/ contemporary/ folk music and rock music.
a. Bob Dylan is one of the most important man in contemporary folk - sic and rock music