ENGLISH 11
UNIT 3- A PARTY
TEST 2
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. party b. birthday c. candle d. divorce
2. a. celebrate b. together c. family d. special
3. a. American b. anniversary c. activities d. librarian
4. a. couple b. wedding c. quiet d. receive
5. a. begin b. silver c. dinner d. people
II. Choose a, b, c or d that best completes unfinished sentence; substitude the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. I think …………….. birthday is the most wonderful day of the year.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
7. She went to a …………….. store to a hat for her son on his birthday.
a. cloth b. cloths c. clothing d. clothes
8. Because of the drought, many people starved to ……………..
a. die b. dead c. deadly d. death
9. She was wearing a beautiful …………….. dress on her birthday party last night.
a. flower b. flowery c. flowering d. flowerest
10. Your …………….. is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
a. wedding b. birthday c. party d. congratulation
11. I like to have dinner with my fiancee in …………….. light much more than electric light because it seems to be romantic.
a. candle b. candy c. present d. lamp
12. The bride’s father will make a speech at the wedding …………….. to say thank you to the guests.
a. anniversary b. party c. presentation d. holiday
13. If you …………….. that balloon up any more, it will burst.
a. hold b. open c. cut d. blow
14. Children often receive presents from their parents on Christmas.
a. candles b. candies c. cards d. gifts
15. Mr. Pike has just receive a letter …………….. his daughter, who lives in Australia.
a. of b. from c. at d. for
16. In the United States, people …………….. all ages celebrate birthdays.
a. in b. from c. of d. at
17. At last, she decided to get divorced …………….. her cruel husband.
a. from b. with c. of d. to
18. Instead of …………….. out with Janet, we decided …………….. home.
a. going/ to stay b. to go/ staying c. going/ staying d. to go/ to stay
19. Despite …………….. very rich, she is often generous to the poor.
a. is not b. not being c. not to be d. not be
20. Would you mind …………….. me your pocket calculator?
a. lend b. to lend c. lending d. lent
21. She is looking forward to …………….. her parent’s letter from Italy.
a. receive b. received c. to receive d. receiving
22. They had planned …………….. a new branch but then they had to delay …………….. the office because of financial difficulty.
a. opening/ to build b. opening/ building c. to open/ to build d. to open/ building
23. She wanted …………….. home but her boss made her …………….. until she finished …………….. those contracts.
a. to go/ stay/ typing b. going/ to stay/ to type c. to go/ staying/ type d. go/ stay/ typed
24. John could not help …………….. angry when he learnt that they had refused …………….. him a promotion.
a. getting/ to offer b. to get/ offering c. getting/ offering d. to get/ to offer
25. I regret …………….. that I was not interested in the work. The boss overheard me …………….. so he sacked me.
a. to say/ saying b. saying/ said c. saying/ saying d. said/ to say
26. John suggested …………….. to the new branch in Viet Nam.
a. being appointed b. to be appointed