Unit Test
(Unit 15—16 SEFC Book 1B )
I: Multiple choice: (40%)
( ) 1. —Look! Isn’t that Ann’s father over there?
—No, it _____ be him. I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.
A. can’t B. must not C. won’t D. may not
( ) 2. —Why didn’t you tell me you lost my mP3?
—I ______ tell you — you just forgot it.
A. do B. did C. does D. done
( ) 3. The thing that ____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
A. considers B. cares C. matters D. minds
( ) 4. The number of people invited _______ fifty, but a number of them _______ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. were; were D. was; were
( ) 5. — Could I borrow your bike for a few days?
— ______, but you must return it next week.
A. I’m sorry B. I’m not sure C. No problem D. I hope so
( ) 6. The task is difficult. ______, time is limited. I’m afraid I can’t finish it on time.
A. Still B. However C. Besides D. But
( ) 7. If there’s anything you don’t understand, I’ll be happy to _____ to _____ you.
A. explain…to B. explain…for C. speak….to D. talk….to
( ) 8. I don’t think Emma will get the job, _______?
A. do I B. does she C. will she D. don’t I
( ) 9. One midnight, I received a ______ telephone call and was asked to go out at once. I felt very ______.
A.. mysterious…..scared B. interesting……surprised
C. latest…..curious D particular…..terrible
( )10. Which of the following expression is wrong?
A. I’m worth reading the book. B. It is worth reading the book
C. The book is worth reading D. The book is worthy of reading
( )11. _____ the importance of education, the villagers paid more attention to the schooling of their children.
A. Realized B. To realize
C. Having realized D. Realizing
( )12. Now another students’ dormitory is being built in our school. You mustn’t stood _______ to it. It’s dangerous!
A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
( )13. People first began to wear hats to _______ themselves from the climate. But nowadays it’s only a decoration to some ladies.
A. defend B. protect C. prevent D. hide
( )14. She is always ready to help others, so she is really a _______ person.
A. warm heart B. warmly-hearted
C. warm-hearted D. warmly-heart
( )15. ---Can I help you, sir?
---Yes, I bought this earphone here yesterday, but it _____.
A. didn’t work B. won’t work C. can’t work D. doesn’t work
( )16. The film brought the time back to me _____ I was studying with my sister in the same class.
A. until B. that C. when D. where
( )17. This kind of paper is not good enough to be used as a poster, for it
_____ easily.
A. tore B. is torn C. tears D. is tearing
( )18. Do you know the fact that blind animals usually have _______ sense of smell.?
A. strong B. clever C. sharp D. fast
( )19. Before the plane takes off, we ought to ______ our seat belts.
A. tie B. seize C. fasten D. catch
( )20. You’ve got a very nice dictionary! How much are you _____ for it?
A. paid B. cost C. charged D. spent
II: Choose the proper phrases to fill in the blanks in their proper forms: (15%)
| without luck day and night go against pick out test on make use of a great deal of call on at most pay off act out become an expert at call at take care develop the habit of |
1. In order to buy a flat I once borrowed 50,000 RMB from my brother and was given ten months to __________________ the debt.
2. To improve our reading skill, we should _______________________reading English newspapers every day, such as Shanghai Students’ Post, 21st Century and China Daily.
3. Every year, our headmaster Shi, together with his family ______________ his former teachers. We should learn from. Never forget the people who once gave us help.
4. Do remember! Every opportunity must be ____________________ to practise our spoken English.
5. While having the science class, __________________that your hands are dry when working with electricity, or you’ll get electric shock. When working with fire, be careful about the flame.
6. Anyone who ___________________ the law will be punished sooner or later.
7. Under the disguise of helping the Chinese People, the Japanese Army 713 ________________ us Chinese people to see how powerful their germ was.
8. 10 years ago , Li’s parents wished he could ________________________the field of science, however, he turned a musician instead.
9. Jimmy had entered for the motorcycle race. Hopefully he could have got the first place, for he is a very good motorcyclist. But ___________________ he fell off the motorcar halfway and had his left hand broken.
10. In recent years we have given the rural areas in the west China ________________support in economy, education as well as medical services.
III: Complete the sentences according to the given letters: (15%)
1. Not having seen my cousin for 7 years, I could hardly r_____________ him. He has grown into a handsome young man.
2. I think a good friend should have such good q___________ as kindness, honesty, wisdom and loyalty.
3. We will have a mid-term exam next month. Time is very p___________ to us. We must keep it in mind that wasting time means wasting life.
4. Bajin is one of my favorite a____________, who wrote a great number of novels such as “Family”, “Spring” and “Autumn”.
5. Last week we s_____________ held the Culture Festival, from which I learnt more about Confucius---the greatest thinker, educator and philosopher in Chinese history.
6. ---Why do you ask me to buy the train tickets so early?
----The a_____________ of buying tickets in advance is that you can get better seats.
7. Animals are our friends . Killing animals just for their skins or furs really seems too c___________.
8. So far 35 bird flu cases in China have been c_____________, as was reported in yesterday’s newspaper, but the whole world is still facing a worrying situation.
9. US President Bush said last Tuesday that American forces will continue to stay in Iraq for years. I am afraid the longer they stay, the more v__________ there will be in Iraq.
10. Several days ago we had a heated discussion on high-technology. In some students’ opinion, building a maglev train is u_____________. It’s a waste of money. It’s much too expensive.
IV: There is one mistake in each line. Find and correct it (10%)
- Bob married with a pretty girl, how was his classmates 6 years ago. 1. _________
- In the past few months, we made greater progress in English 2. _________
- I’m not sure if I’m going to the ball. I must attend the lecture instead. 3. _________
- As time went on, the boy was proved to be a very good student 4. _________
- The weather that day was terribly indeed, wasn’t it? 5._________
6. Mark did experiment to show water and oil doesn’t mix. 6. _________
7. After supper I’m going to have my pair of gloves washing. 7. _________
8. My mother want to train me to become a doctor. 8. _________
9. Linda was very angry that she tore the letter into pieces.` 9. _________
10. Last week she bought a gold watch. She must had a lot of money. 10. _________
V: Rewrite the sentences according to what we learnt: (15%)
1. We are all sure that Yao Ming is one of the best center in NBA
_______ ______ ______ _______ _______ Yao Ming is one of the best centers in NBA
2. Ms. Zheng prefers staying at home reading books to going out shopping.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. After I had lived in that small town for over 20 years, I knew a lot about it. (Using participle).
______________________________________________________________________
4. Hong Kong returned to her motherland on July 1st 1997. (Emphasize the underlined part)
_______________________________________________________________________
5. It’s said that an underground will be built in the city of Hangzhou next year.
______________________________________________________________________
VI: Write compounds with the following words: (5%)
1. sea _______________ 2. ball _____________
3. work _______________ 4. school _____________
5. down _______________ 6. store _____________
7. sun _______________ 8. out _____________
9. land _______________ 10. thunder _____________
Answers to the Unit Test
(10% is from NC)
I: Multiple choice: (20%)
1—5: A B C D C 6---10: C A C A C
11---15: C A B C D 16---20: C C C C C
II: Choose the proper phrases: ( 15%)
1. pay off 2. develop the habit of 3. calls on
4. made use of 5. take care 6. goes against
7. tested on 8. become an expert at 9. without luck
11. a great deal of
III: Complete the sentences: (15%)
1. recognize 2. qualities 3. precious 4. authors 5. successfully
6. advantage 7. cruel 8. controlled 9. victims 10. unnecessary
IV: Correct mistakes: (10%)
1. cross out “with”
2. add “have” after “we”
3. change “must” into “may”
4. cross out “ was”
5. change “terribly” into “terrible”
6. add “an” after “did” or “experiment” into ‘experiments”
7.change “washing” into “wash”
8. change “want” into “wants”
9. change “ very” into “so”
10. change “ had” into “have”
V: Rewrite the sentences (15%)
1.There is no doubt that Yao Ming is one of the best centers in NBA.
2. Ms.Zheng would rather stay at home reading books than go out shopping.
3. Having lived in that small town for over 20 years, I knew a lot about it.
4. It was on July 1st 1997 that Hong Kong returned to her motherland.
5. An underground is said to be built in the city of Hang zhou next year.
VI: Write compounds: (5%)
1. seafood/ seaside/ seashell/ undersea 2. basketball/ football/volleyball…….
3. workmate/ workplace/homework/housework/workbook/ workroom……
4. schoolbook/ schoolyard/ schoolmate/schoolmaster/schoolboy/…..
5. downstairs/ downwards….
6. bookstore/ drugstore/ storeroom/storekeeper
7. sunglasses/ sunscreen/ sunset/ sunshine
8. outside/ outdoor/ outlook…
9. mainland/farmland/motherland/landlady
10. thunderstorm/thundercloud/thunderflash