ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 2: LIFE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
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TEST FOR UNIT 2
I.
Listen to the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.
There are many beautiful buildings in Tokyo.
F
2.
There is nothing to see in the parks in Tokyo.
F
3.
Many small houses found along long roads.
T
4.
At night, Tokyo is not as attractive as many other cities.
F
5.
Tokyo has beautiful architecture.
F
6.
The speaker likes Tokyo.
T
II.
Listen and fill in the missing words to complete the passage.
My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1) ………
BEAUTIFUL
………… place where
people (2) ………
PLANT
…………flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque
scences. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses makes people (3) …………
FEEL
……… cool. In spring,
my village looks (4) ………
LIKE
………… a carpet with plenty of colours. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays,
with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time (5) ………
TO WATER
………… the roses.
III.
Find the word which has a different sound in underlined parts.
1.
A. fruit
B. building
C. juice
D. suitable
2.
A. village
B. cottage
C. marriage
D. massage
3.
A. about
B. today
C. apart
D. alive
4.
A. pagoda
B. banyan
C. gather
D. relax
5.
A. bamboo
B. afternoon
C. soon
D. took
6.
A. country
B. cloud
C. loudly
D. mouse
7.
A. camel
B. cattle
C. paddy
D. buffalo
8.
A. populated
B. loaded
C. harvested
D. lived
9.
A. fields
B. flowers
C. lemons
D. parks
10.
A. normal
B. visitor
C. transport
D. chore
IV.
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1.
A. admire
B. blanket
C. gather
D. comment
2.
A. logical
B. sightseer
C. hamburger
D. location
3.
A. enjoyment
B. pagoda
C. collection
D. business
4.
A. economical
B. federation
C. itinerary
D. complication
5.
A. symbol
B. picnic
C. relax
D. logic
V.
Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
Ride
Beehive
Grassland
Vast
Cattle
Harvest
Loaded
Convenient
Kites
Dry
1.
They ………
Loaded
…………the buffalo – drawn cart with hay.
2.
Farmers always need extra help with the…………
Harvest
………
3.
Local people are turning………
Grassland
…………into farmland.
4.
A………
Beehive
………… is a type of box that people use for keeping bees in.
5.
Is it………
Convenient
…………to meet you at the moment?
6.
My uncle raises a herd of…………
Cattle
………on his farm.
7.
Several people were flying………
Kites
…………on the field.
8.
Russia is a………
Vast
………… country with a lot of natural resources.
9.
My brother is learning to…………
Ride
………a horse at the moment.
10.
Farmers often leave the rice in the sun to………
Dry
…………
VI.
Choose the correct answer.
1.
…………………the bad weather, farmers still work on their fields.
A.
In spite of
B. Although
C. Because of
D. However
2.
I am…………………on visiting my grandparents on the weekend.
A.
Fond
B. keen
C. interested
D. bored
3.
Their farms produce rice, crops, and dairy…………………
