A Test for Unit 7--8
I: Multiple choice: (42%)
1. ----Michael! Have you _____ recently?
--- Yes, I’m overweight. So I have to lose _____.
A. weighted, weigh B. weighed, weight C. weight, weight D. weighted, weight
2. As a result of the High Aswan Dam, the water level of the lake rose ____63 metres.
A. by B. with C. in D. at
3. —You don’t look fine. What have you been doing these days?
—I ____ to finish writing letters to those _____asked for my advice on reading.
A. stay out; that B. have been staying up; who
C. have stayed in; / D. stay late; whom
4. We can’t move into the new house as it ______ now.
A. is painted B. is painting C. paints D. is being painted
5. Thousands of works of art, ____ the most famous paintings, were ____ during the war.
A. included; missed B. including; missing
C. included; missing D. including; missed
6．It’s believed that in the game Chicago Bulls will _____ Wizards ____ Michael Jordan has joined
A. defeat, where B. beat, which C. win when D. hit, that
7．Will you please _____ us ______the game?
A. take part…in B. join…in C. attend…to D. have…in
8．The doctor told me to take the medicine _____, but I never follow his advice strictly.
A. every a
few hours B.
every few hours
C. every several hours D.
every each hours
9. It s getting dark. We had better not go any______. Let’s stop to rest here.
A. far B. more C. further D. longer
10. The monitor lost his first place in the exam ______ his carelessness.
A. as B. because of C. as a result D. instead of
11. The teachers do all _______ improve their teaching abilities．
A．they can to B．what they can to C．which they can D．that they can
12．The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone______ get out．
A．had to B．would C．could D．was able to
13．The speaker raised his voice but still couldn’t make himself______．
A．hear B．to hear C．hearing D．heard
14. This is a photo of the power station that _____ in my hometown．
A．has set up B．has been set up C．was set up D．is set up
15．In that forest there are more or less 15 kinds of snakes, ______ five are very dangerous．
A．which B．where C．of which D．at which
16．---Susan, won’t you come and watch TV? ---____．I prefer reading to ____television．
A．No; watch B．No; watching C．Yes, watch D． Yes; watching
17．____ many young people would rather buy expensive things though they haven’t enough money．
A．At a time B．At one time C．In modern times D．In time
18．He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he would have ______ a goal．
A．scored B．found C. seen D．made
19. Your pictures _______until 9:00 next Friday.
A. won't develop B. aren't developed
C. don't develop D. won't be developed
20. As an NBA star, Yao Ming is working very hard to ______ his dream.
A. make B. take C. live D. keep
21. .Many of the Chinese medals were won in table tennis and gymnastics and also in ______ such as diving and weightlifting.
A. events B. businesses C. matters D. affairs
II: Task-based Reading (10%)
The students below all took part in the student-exchanged program. After the description of these students, there is information about the experience of the activity A—F. Decide which experience would be the person’s mentioned in questions 1—6 and then mark the correct letter (A—F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph which you don’t need to use.
____1. Susan loved traveling. Last summer holiday she went to Germany as a member of student-exchanged program. Although it cost her 7000$, she thought it worth the money. It helped her understand more about her own culture.
____2. Sara also loved traveling. Last summer holiday, she went to Germany. She made a lot of friends there, what’s more, she improved her German greatly. She thought it worth going again.
____3. David was fond of traveling. He would like to know something different from his own country. So last summer holiday he went to Germany as a member of student-exchanged program organized by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. He got on very well with the family he was with.
____4. In order to learn how to be responsible. Leanne went to Germany last summer holiday. She lived in a family and got on very well with them. She learnt a lot and wished to do it again.
____5. Tom is a university student. In order to learn how to be responsible, he also went to Germany as a member of student-exchanged program organized by Southern Cross Cultural Exchange. Though he met with many difficulties, he thought it worthwhile. In his opinion, the Germans are very friendly. They are always ready to help him out.
A. “ It’s like a roller-coaster ride, there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”
B. “I think it was a turn point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people living.”
C. “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program, it is how to take care of yourself.”
D. “I loved the traveling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”
E. “I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.”
F. “I wanted to try something that was very different from Australia in culture. In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”
III: Correct the mistakes in each sentence:(10%)
1. Tell me how many foreign teachers will invited to our speech contest.. ___________
2. Ten minutes later ,the firemen came and put up the fire. ___________
3. I remembered the whole thing as if it was happened just yesterday. ___________
4. Walking through the playground, you will see a small pool. ___________.
5. In the past two years my son made great progress in English. ___________
6. Women in many countries didn’t allowed to go to college in the past ___________
7. Taking exercise every day have good effects on our health. ___________
8. My partner is 16 years old and I the same as she. ___________
9. The Los Angeles Lakers beat against the Miami Heat in the yesterday’s match. ___________
10. In Sydney China got 28 gold medals, ranked third of all the competing countries.___________
IV: Complete the sentences according to the requirements: ( 15% )
1. Body language for a teacher is quite important. By using gestures and f_______ expressions, he can make his classes lively and interesting and also can help his students understand him better.
2. Before camera was invented, some artists made a living by drawing p__________ for people.
3. There are two o___________ languages in Canada, one is English and the other is French..
4. More than 50 c___________ in Entel Foreign Language School took part in the Singing Contest which was held last Sunday Evening.
5. Each of the five Mascots(吉祥物) for the Beijing Games r___________ prosperity（繁荣）, happiness, passion, health and good luck..
6. Just like English, Chinese has greatly changed over time. So modern Chinese is quite different from a__________ Chinese.
7. There are lots of c__________ relics in China, such as the Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, Qing Shihuang Tomb and so on.
8. Columbus set off for his voyage in order to find India, but later the c__________ which he discovered proved to be America.
9. Economy development should be sped up without d____________ the environment, I think.
10. Rescuing the Abu Simbel Temple was one of the biggest p_________ in Egypt, which lasted 4 years and cost one billion US dollars.
V: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the right phrases. ( 15% )
| pull down under attack stand for look out over compete in give in more than have an effect on in preparation for in ruins come true bring…back to life |
1. In 1937, three northern provinces of China _______________ from Japanese, as a result large parts of the areas were in ruins.
2. When winter is over, warm weather of spring _______ everything ______________.
3. It’s reported that around 10,500 athletes from different countries are going to _____________
The 29th Olympic Games with about 20,ooo media(媒体) bringing the games to the world.
4. Standing on the Chenghuang Temple on Wu Hill, we can _____________________the splendid scenery of the Qiantang River, the West Lake and the city of Hangzhou.
5. “We won’t __________________ to the bird flu though five suspected human cases of bid flu have been confirmed in China so far, ” the ministry of Health said last night.
6. Some old Beijingnese feel it a pity that many old buildings will be _______________in order to build an international standard swimming pool for the 2008 Games.
7. Bad TV programmes will _______________________students’ personalities, behaviors and and even values, so we should avoid watching the unhealthy progrogrammes.
8. Some of the students often promise us teachers to study hard, but what we teachers need is ________________ promise, but action.
9. The students who work hardest are, I guess the Senior Three students, for they have been ______________________ next year’s college-entrance-examinations.
10. ----Ms Lu, can you tell me what UNESCO means?
----- Well, UNESCO __________________ United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Are you clear?
VI: Sentence-pattern Imitation: (8%)
1. would rather do than do
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Where there is…, there is…
___________________________________________________________________________
3. It was/is difficult to do…without doing…
___________________________________________________________________________
4. To make it the best ever, sb……
__________________________________________________________________________
*Bonus test:(附加题 10 points)
Dear Zhang Wei,
You’ve no idea how sadly I felt when I learned you 1．_________
fail in the exam. I’d like to talk to you about how to make 2．_________
progress in English study．Learn a foreign language with 3．_________
less reading and without reading will make you never 4．_________
master the spirit of it. You should make your theory(理论) 5．_________
combined with practice．Trying to get advice on 6．_________
English study from the people around you. Never to be 7．_________
proud when you are praised for just little success． 8．_________
I am sure you will be good in English before long． 9．_________
Hope you success and all the best next time． 10．_________
Sincerely yours
Wang Lin
Answer Sheet
Name; _________________Score:_________
I: Multiple Choice:(42%)
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II: Task-based Reading (10%)
1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____
III: Correct the mistakes in each sentence:(10%)
1. Tell me how many foreign teachers will invited to our speech contest.. ___________
2. Ten minutes later ,the firemen came and put up the fire. ___________
3. I remembered the whole thing as if it was happened just yesterday. ___________
4. Walking through the playground, you will see a small pool. ___________.
5. In the past two years my son made great progress in English. ___________
6. Women in many countries didn’t allowed to go to college in the past ___________
7. Taking exercise every day have good effects on our health. ___________
8. My partner is 16 years old and I the same as she. ___________
9. The Los Angeles Lakers beat against the Miami Heat in the yesterday’s match. ___________
10. In Sydney China got 28 gold medals, ranked third of all the competing countries.___________
IV: Complete the sentences according to the requirements: ( 15% )
1. f_____________ 2. p ____________ 3. o____________ 4. c____________
5. r_____________ 6. a_____________ 7. c____________ 8. c____________
9. d____________ 10. p____________
V: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the right phrases. ( 15% )
1. _______________________________ 2. ____________________________
3. _______________________________ 4._____________________________
5. _______________________________ 6._____________________________
7. _______________________________ 8. ____________________________
9. _______________________________ 10. ___________________________
VI: Sentence-pattern Imitation: (8%)
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
*Bonus test:( 10 points)
1. _________ 2._________ 3. _________ 4. _________ . 5. _________
6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________
Key to the test:
I: Multiple choice:
1—5: BABDB 6—10: BBBCB 11---15: ADDBC 16---21: BCADCA
II: Task-based reading:
1---5: BDFEA
III: Correct the mistakes in each sentence:
1. will后加be 2. up—out 3. 去掉was 4. through---across
5. son 后加has 6. didn’t ---weren’t 7. have---has 8. I后加am
9. beat改为won 或去掉against 10. ranked---ranking
1V: Complete the sentences according to the requirements:
1. facial 2. portraits 3. official 4. competitors 5. represents
6. ancient 7. cultural 8. continent 9. destroying/damaging 10. projects
V: Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases:
1. were under attack 2. brings… back to life 3. compete in 4, look out over
5. give in 6. pulled down 7. have effects on
8. more than 9. in preparation for 10. stands for
VI: Make sentences using the patterns we learnt:
--This part is omitted
l Bonus test:
1. sadly---sad 2. fail---failed 3. Learn--- Learning 4. and---or
5. right 6. Trying--- Try 7. leave out “ to”
8. Add an “a” after “just” 9. in--- at 10. Hope--- Wish