Unit 8:
THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
Exercise I: Choose the word in each group that
the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. cow
B. grow
C. narrow
D. follow
2. A. about
B. soul
C. ground
D. mountain
3. A. close
B. sold
C. hope
D. crop
4. A. road
B. broat
C. broad
D. coat
5. A. crowd
B. town
C. how
D. show
Exercise II: Choose a word in each line that
has different stress pattern.
6. A. village
C. produce
7. A. method
C. condition
8. A. education
C. community
9. A. manage
C. lifestyle
10.A. motorbike
C. grandchildren
B. parent
D. college
B. result
D. improve
B. technology
D. conditional
B. resurface
D. atmosphere
B. technical
D. introduce
Exercise III: Read each of the following lists of
four words and choose one word in each list
that does not belong to the group.
11.A. crop
C. straw
12.A. lower
C. resurface
13.A. simple
C. rapid
14.A. lorry
C. car
15.A. flooded
C. icy
B. field
D. export
B. widen
D. lengthen
B. peaceful
D. fresh
B. cart
D. bus
B. crowded
D. muddy
Exercise IV: There is a mistake in four
underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake (A, B, C or D).
16. If I found a wallet in the street, I
take it to police.
A. will
B. Shoul
C. Would
D. Shall
17. I don't really want to go to their party, but I probably will
go. They 'd be offened if I
go
A. didn't B. don't
C. will
D. will not
18. What would you do if you
a million pounds?
A. win
B. won
C. will win
D. A and C
19. I'm not tired enough to go to bed yet. I would not sleep if
I
to bed now.
A. go
B. went
C. had gone D. would go
Exercise IV: There is a mistake in four
underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake (A, B, C or D).
20. I
that coat if I were you.
A.wouldn't buy
B. didn't buy
C. don't buy
D. won't buy
21. I don't know many people. I wish I
more people
A. know
B. knew
C. have known
D. should know
22. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I
in bed.
A. would stay
B. should stay
C. stay
D. stayed
23. Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he
it he would have been late for his interview.
A. missed
B. has missed
C. miss
D. had missed
,
Exercise IV: There is a mistake in four
underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake (A, B, C or D).
24. I wasn't tired last night. If I had been tired, I
earlier.
A. would have gone
B. will go
C. go
D. went
25. I wish
so much.
A. I haven't eaten
B. I hadn't eaten
C. I don't eat
D. I won't eat
26. Hadn't it been for your help, I
.
A. would get lost
B. got lost
C. would have got lost
D. had got lost
home
Exercise IV: There is a mistake in four
underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake (A, B, C or D).
27. If Margaret hadn't been wearing a seat bett, she
injured
A. has been
B. would has been
C. would be
D. would have been
28. If the driver in front
so suddenly, the accident
wouldn't have happened.
A. hasn't stopped
B. hadn't stopped
C. didn't stop
D. don't stop
29. If you didn't do this, you
punished
A. are
B. will be
C. should be
D. would be
Exercise IV: There is a mistake in four
underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake (A, B, C or D).
30. The bus won't stop
A. will grade
C. will have graded
31. The bus won't stop
A. when B. if
32.
a car to drive now.
A. If I had
C. If only I had
the essays if he has time.
B. would grade
D. graded
you ring the bell.
C. if not
D. unless
B. Only had
D. Better I had
Exercise VI: Read the following passage and
choose the best answer for each blank.
I live a small village called Smallvillage . There are about
500 people here. I live the village(31)_________ it is very
quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean
people look (32)_________ it with great care. The air is
always clean (33) _________. It is much more friendly here
(34)_________ in a city because everyone knows everyone
else, and if someone has a problem, there are always people
(35) _________ can help.
There are only a (36) _________ things that I don't like about
Smallvillage . One things is that we don't have (37)________
things to do the evening. We don't have any cinemas or
theater. (38) _________ting is that always talk about (39)
_______ other, and everyone knows what everyone else is
doing. But I still (40) _______ village life in a big city.
31.A. so
32.A. at
33.A. too
34.A. as
35.A. which
36.A. little
37.A. many
38.A. Other
39.A. an
40.A. like
B. because
B. for
B. so
B. than
B. whom
B. few
B. much
B. Others
B. one
B. prefer
C. but
C. into
C. either
C. with
C. who
C. small
C. some
C. The other
C. every
C. love
D. therefore
D. after
D. neither
D. like
D. whose
D. lot
D. a
D. The others
D. each
D. would rather
Exercise VII: Read the passage below and
choose one correct answer for each question.
One the farm of today, machines provide almost all power.
Modern farmers now have mechanized "hired land" and keep
horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new machinery,
scientists and engineers have helped the farmers in many
ways. For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers,
more effective insecticides, and hybrid seeds which produce
larger, tastier fruits and vegetables. Some farmers even have
computers which help them use their resources more
efficiently. As a result, the farm of today are able to produce
much more food with the same amount of labor. This means
fewer but larger farm but more prosperous farmers.
Exercise VII: Read the passage below and
choose one correct answer for each question.
41. What do modern farmers keep horses for?
A. meat
B. plow
C. pleasure D. sale
42. Who has developed new machinery?
A. Only scientists
B. Only engineers
C. Scientists
D. Scientists and engineers
43. The farmers use computers to ________
A. play computer game
B. help them use resources efficiently
C. more but smaller
D. more and larger
44. The farms today are ________
A. fewer but larger
B. fewer and smaller
C. more but smaller
D. more and larger
45. The farmers today are ________ than they used to be.
A. richer
B. poorer
C. more
D. less powerful
Exercise VIII: Choose one sentence that best
rewrites the root one
46. Direct speech: "I'm coming back to my home town tomorrow," Mai
said.
Indirect speech:
A. Mai said that I am coming back to my home town tomorrow.
B. Mai said that she is coming back to her town the next day.
C. Mai said that she was coming back to her home town tomorrow.
D. Mai said that she coming back to her home town the following day.
47. Go to bed immediately or you can't get up early tomorrow
A. If you don't go to bed immediately, you can't get early tomorrow.
B. If you go to bed immediately, you can't get up early tomorrow.
C. If you went to bed immediately, you couldn't get up early tomorrow.
D. If you went to bed immediately, you could get up early tomorrow.
48. Indirect speech: He said that his village had been very
poor many years before. Direct speech:
A. " My village had been very poor many years ago. "
B. " My village has been very poor many years before."
C. " My village was very poor many years ago."
D. " my village is very poor many years before."
49. If the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
A. Unless the homework is difficult, I will ask you for help.
B. Unless the homework is easy, I will ask you for help.
C. Unless the homework is , I won't ask you for help.
D. Unless the homework isn't difficult, I won't ask you for help.
50. I'm very pleased to see you soon.
A. I look forward to see you soon.
B. I look forward for seeing you soon.
C. I'm looking forward you soon.
D. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon.
THE END