UNIT 8
I. PHONETICS .
1. Which of these words has the main stress on the first syllable ? (1)
A. acquaintance B. ancient C. compose D. describe
2. Which of these words has the main stress on the second syllable ? (1)
A. joyful B. freedom C. humour D. predict
* Which of these words has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others?
3. A. hurry B. hundred C. husband D. humour (2)
4. A. charity B. character C. chapter D. channel (3)
5. A. decorate B. describe C. declare D. decision (1)
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. ______________ he was angry, he listened to me patiently. (1)
A. Because B. Though C. Then D. So
2. An old ____________ of my father showed me round the city during my stay there. (1)
A. acquaintance B. acquainted C. acquaint D. acquainter
3. My father is a _______ man who is loved by all his friends. (1)
A. general B. free C. generous D. charity
4. She got wet in the rain ___________________ she had a raincoat. (1)
A. but also B. and then C. not only D. even though
5. On this ____________ occasion, I’d like to thank you all for your contribution to our success. (1)
A. joyful B. joy C. joyless D. enjoy
6. Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15
th
of the eighth __________________ month. (1)
A. moon B. sun C. solar D. lunar
7. Passover is _________ in Israel and by all Jewish people. (1)
A. celebrate B. celebrated C. celebrating D. celebration
8. It is a time _________ families to clean and decorate their homes. (1)
A. for B. to C. by D. in
9. You were standing there while I was walking ____________________ my groom. (1)

A. You can do nothing to change it my mind.
B. There’s nothing you can do to change my mind.
C. There’s nothing can be done except changing my mind.
D. You can do everything to change it my mind.
III. READING
- Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
Christmas is a family (1)__________ and many of the customs center on children. When they go
to bed on Christmas (2)______________, children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their presents.
(3)__________ , it should be a stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to (4) ____________
today’s kids.
While the children are (5) ______, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus, comes
(but (6) ______ to children who have been good). He travels (7) ___ the North Pole in a sleigh which
is (8) _______ by reindeer. After landing on the roof, Santa Claus climbs down the (9)
_____________and puts (10) _________in the sacks that the children have left out.
1/ A. tradition B. nation C. internation D. celebration (2)
2/ A. Eve B. evening C. morning D. afternoon (1)
3/ A. Actually B. Traditionally C. Fortunately D. Usually (3)
4/ A. become B. celebrate C. satisfy D. enjoy (3)
5/ A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. slept (1)
6/ A. only B. so C. both D. also (2)
7/ A. to B. for C. from D. in (1)
8/ A. pull B. to pull C. pulling D. pulled (1)
9/ A. tree B. chimney C. roof D. reindeer (1)
10/ A. presents B. food C. drinks D. decoration (1)
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that is the same meaning with the italic sentence.
1. Although the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. (1)
A. So the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
B. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
C. Since the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.
D. Though the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time.

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A
IV. WRITING
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.A
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