Name:________________Class 10__ UNIT 7.

TEST YOURSLEF

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. inventor B. lecture C. examine D. second
2. A. doctor B. provide C. adopt D. sponsor
3. A. biology B. invention C. discovery D. digestion
4. A. discovered B. studied C. invented D. entered
5. A. carry B. rabies C. cat S D. battle
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. swallow B. survive C. digest D. finish
2. A. product B. satisfy C. pleasure D. however
3. A. happiness B. rewrite C. eject D. oblige
4. A. compare B. compose C. company D. consist
5. A. manage B. recognize C. argue D. discriminate
II. Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative or supperative.
1. In my opinion, Spanish is (easy) _____the easiest________ foreign language to learn.
2. Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) _____more intelligent than_______ chimpanzees.
3. They say it's (good) _______better________ to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
4. Even (carefully) ____the most carefully______ prepared plans can go wrong.
5. England isn't (mountainous country) ____more mountainous country than______ Scotland.
6. Reykjavik is the world's (northern) ____northernest_____ capital city.
7. Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn't spend half (time) ___________ on it ________
you should have!
8. Don't worry, you'll be OK with Gary, he's (careful driver) ________________ you could wish to have.
9. In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) _______________ Italian.
10. Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) ____the heaviest________ athletes in the world.
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
superlative form of the adjectives given.
1.Russia is the biggest country in the world.
Russia is …………………………….. country in the world.
2. Many people believe that no sea in the world is warmer than the Red Sea.
Many people believe that the Red Sea ………………………. in the world.
3. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
The Nile is ………………………………….. river in the world.
4. No ocean in the world is deeper than the Pacific.
The Pacific is ……………………………….. in the world.
5. Mount Everest is higher than every mountain in the world.
Mount Everest is …………………………. in the world.
6. No one in the team can play better than John.
John is ……………………………………………… the team
7. I have never met anyone who is more intelligent than Mr. Ba.
Mr. Ba is the ………………………..that I have ever met.
8. There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games.
Not as ……………………………… in last SEA Games as in this SEA Games.
V. Fill in the gap with "a" or "the" to complete the passage.
(1) _____ wedding is the ceremony where (2) ___ couple gets married. On their wedding day, (3)
_______ bride and groom may exchange wedding gifts or rings. Before the wedding, the groom usually asks
his brother, best friend or father to be his best man. (4) ____ best man helps the groom get ready for (5)
______ ceremony and makes sure nothing goes wrong at the wedding. The bride may have one or more
bridesmaids. The bridesmaid keeps (6) _____ bride calm, helps her get ready and looks after her dress. After
the wedding ceremony, there is usually (7) ______ reception for the guests. Traditionally, the bride and
groom go on their honeymoon immediately after (8) _______ wedding reception. Nowadays, (9) _____
majority of couples wait for a few days before they leave on honeymoon.
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. To the Chinese, 8 is a lucky number, ____ the Vietnamese believe 9 brings luck, and the 1 and 8 of 18,
adding up to 9, are considered success.
A. despite B. but C. while D. and
2. Many people believe that the first person who visits their home on the first day of the New Year will ____
their life.
A. change B. afford C. effect D. affect
3. That year, things were going a lot better for the Pilgrims, thanks to ____ help of Squanto and Samoset.
A. an B. the C. a D. x
4. In Spain, it is believes to be bad luck to enter ____ room with your left foot.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
5. Petrol is __________it used to.
A. twice more than expensive B. twice expensive more than
C. twice as expensive as D. more expensive than twice
6. In every culture, there are basic standards for social ____ such as personal space distance, eye contact,
amount of body language displayed in public.
A. reaction B. interaction C. relationship D. relation
7. Today, Australia is one of ____ diverse countries in the world.
A. the more culturally B. the most culturally C. most cultural D. the most cultural
8. UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21 st is a chance to celebrate
the cultural diversity of people around us, and find out more about what we have ____.
A. as usual B. as normal C. in common D. alike
9. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. __________the food is, __________he likes it.
A. The hotter / the more and more B. The hotter / the more
C. The more and more hot/ the more D. The hottest / the most
10. It gets __________to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult B. more difficult than
C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult
11. I feel __________I did yesterday.
A. much more tired than B. many more tired than
C. as many tired as D. as more tired as
12. People should eat __________and do __________to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less fat/ more exercise B. less and less fat / the more exercise
C. the less fat / the more exercise D. fatter / more exercise
13. At college the work is __________than the work we did at school, but it is much__________.
A. harder- more interesting B. hardest-most interesting
14. Hair color is one of __________characteristics to be used in identifying people.
A. the most obviously B. most obvious C. obviously the most D. the most obvious
Read the passage carefully and choose the option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of
the following blanks:
Throughout the world there are different (1)____ for people to greet each other. In much of the world, a
handshake is the common form of welcoming and greeting someone. In many countries around
(2)_________ Mediterranean Sea a light kiss on the cheek is the appropriate way to welcome friends and
family. It can be a very big surprise if you expect to shake hands and get a kiss or a hug instead.
At times, it is difficult to tell what sort of greeting (3)____ is followed. People may bow, wave another’s
arm or even slap the other person on the back. In some places people just smile, look (4)_____ the other’s
face and say nothing.
Most people in the world are tolerant of, visitors and don’t mind what travelers do that seems wrong
(5)_________ long as the visitors are sincere. A big part of the pleasure of world travel is experiencing
different customs.
1. A. means B. ways C. methods D. techniques
2. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
3. A. habit B. routine C. tradition D. custom
4. A. up B. for C.at D. around
5. A. as B. more C. so D. the most