UNIT 6: AN EXCURSION
I/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1. A. anxious B. convenient C. excursion D. formation
2. A. lotus B. peaceful C. guitar D. glorious
3. A. spacious B. visit C. campfire D. soundly
4. A. leftovers B. destination C. picturesque D. situation
5.A. persuade B. permit C. delicious D. sunburn
6. A. reason B. resort C. mountain D. forest
7. A. beside B. believe C. enjoy D. weather
8. A. understand B. altitude C. interesting D. photograph
9. A. occasional B. geography C. information D. participant
10. A. persuade B. request C. progressive D. fortunate
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1. A. picture B. classmate C. pagoda D. center
2. A. worse B. world C. sword D. worm
3. A. husband B. button C. circus D. funny
4. A. burn B. shirt C. working D. answer
5. A. thirteen B. second C. suggest D. problem
6. A. teacher B. together C. about D. bird
7.A. bird B. Work C. Church D. Today
8. a. wood b. cook c. blood d. push
9. a. excursion b. sunburst c. nurse d. picture
10. a. weather b. ready c. early d. instead
III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my...............
a. working days b. days out c. breaks d. days off
2. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
a. ordinary b. honorable c. beautiful d. gloomy,
3. We've recently studied the....................of stones in the kidneys.
a. building b. formation c. structure d. block
4. Your tour includes a one-day.................to the Grand Canyon by air.

7. “ I like ice cream”  “……………….”
A.Me too B.I like ice cream C.I too like ice cream D.so am I
8. Someone offers you a drink .You don’t want it . What do you say?
A .thank you B .please C.No,please D.No,thanks
9. “ I’m sorry about that”  “well,……………”
A .it’s OK B .of course C.thank you D.you’re welcome
10. “ you are looking very smart with your new hairstyle”  “ ………, I have had my hair done”
A .Yes B .No C.Why not D.thanks
V. Grammar:
A. Complete the sentences with “BE GOING TO” and a verb or expression from the box
Leave, snow, drive, be sick, jump, have a job interview, be late, study together
1. Look at that man on the bridge! I think he ………………………………
2. I don’t feel well. I think I ………………………………………………..
3. It’s so cold and look at those clouds! I think it …………………………..
4. This film is so boring. We ………………………………………………
5. Sally’s wearing her best clothes. She ……………………………………
6. Hurry up! It’s nearly ten o’clock! You ……………………………………
7. “Are you free tonight ? ” “I am sorry, I’m going to meet Jack at the library at 7. We
………........................…….”
8. Do you want to walk to the shop ? ” “No, I ……….”
B. Choose the correct option:
1. Tom and I ………………to Mary’s birthday party together.
A. am going B. are going C. will go D. are going to go
2. You have heard she isn’t coming to the meeting, ……………….?
A. is she B. haven’t you C. aren’t you D. hasn’t she
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3. I will try to ………………….her to go with us.
A. persuade B. suggest C. propose D. offer
4. This semester in geography we have studied rock ……………….
A. information B. formal C. informal D. formations

3. A. much as B. more as C. more than D. little than
4. A. charged B. delivered C. bought D. provided
5. A. turns B. alters C. changes D. shows
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the one best answer, a, b, cord.
For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting
than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television. I had begun feeling, bored with this and so, last
weekend I though I would do something different. I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to
London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn't been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach
as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to
get up very early. Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the
famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon
two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 p.m. and went to a small
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restaurant in Soho. The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected.
We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left.
1. According to the passage the writer
a. usually spends his weekend at home. b. went to London with some of his friends.
c. has lived in London for ten years. d. feels bored with his life.
2. He felt so excited about
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oin
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to London because
a. he hadn't been there before. b. he hadn't been there for ten years.
c. he went there ten years ago. d. he hadn't been there for a long time.
3. Why did they decide to
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o by coach?
a. Because it was available. b. Because they wanted to start early.
c. Because other means of transport were more expensive.