Unit 3: A party
I . PHONETIC
1 Choose the word which has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. happy
B. husband C. have D. hour
2. A. iron
B. celebrate
C. parent D. restaurant
3. A who
B. How
C. which D. whose
4. A friend
B. anniversary C. birthday
D. cream
5. A. children B. divorce
C. married
D. present
2 Choose the word which its stressed differently from the
rest:
6. A. party
B. birthday
C. candle D. divorce
7. A. celebrate B. together C. family D. special
8. A American B. anniversary C. activities
D. librarian
9. A couple
B. wedding C. quiet D. receive
10. A. begin
B. silver
C. dinner D. peopleo
II VCABULARY AND STRUCTURE:
11-35. Choose a, b, c or d that best completes each unfinished
sentence; substitutes the underlined part or has a close
meaning to the original one.
11. On my birthday, before I blew............... the candles, I had
prayed for my future and may family.
A on
B. out
C. in
D. at
12.He often plays a joke ............... his friends so some of them
do not like him.
A. on
B. for
C. over
D. at
13. What are you giving .................her son on his birthday?
A. to
B. for
C. from
D. on
14. We always celebrate our wedding ............... with dinner in an
expensive restaurant every year.
A. party B. anniversary
C. cake
D. ring
15.A/ An ....... is a special enjoyable event that people
organize because something pleasant has happened or
because it is someone’s birthday or anniversary.
A. chance
C. occasion
B. Celebration
D. gift
16. Could you keep .............while I’m on the phone,
please?. Don’t make so much noise.
A. quiet
C. happy
B.
enjoyable
D. comfortable
17. The newlywed .................. spent their honeymoon in
Hawaii.
A. pair B. two
C. double
D. couple
18. Do you remember how we used to go the
cinema................?
A. each other
B. one another
C. others
D. together
19. The climax of the New Year ................. was a firework
display.
A. celebrate
B. celebration
C. celebrator
D.
celebratory
20. ............is all that most human beings are looking for
A. Happiness
B. Happy
C. Happily D.
Unhappy
21. Losing one’s hair and teeth are the result of .................
A. age
B. aged
C. ageless D. ageing
22. People often bring.......... flowers and ..........gifts to
.............birthday party.
A .Ø /Ø /a B. the/ the/ the
C. the / Ø/ Ø
D. Ø/the/a
23. Birthday parties are held not only for children .............
for adults
A. and
B. as well
C. but also D. nor
24. Women deserve..............equally to men
A. paying B. to pay
C. paid
D. to be pay
25. I remember .............my book on the table but now it is
nowhere...............
A. to put/to see
B. to put/ seen
C. putting/seeing
D. putting/ to be seen
26. They are whispering to avoid............ by their friends
A. being heard
B. hearing
C. to be hear
D. being hearing
27. I remember............. my mother said the
carpets needed................
A. to hear/to dry clean B. hearing/dry cleaning
C. heard/ dry cleaned D. hear/ dry cleaning
28.Would you like ............ me some tea ?
A. make B. to make C. making D. make
29. She dreamed of .......... her 18th birthday
party.................. on a luxury boat
A. have/hold
B. having/to hold
C. had/holding D. having/held
30. These workers stopped ............. some coffee
because they felt sleepy
A. to have B. have
C. having D. had
31. Due to having a lot of thing ............. last night, we
missed..........the film
A. for doing/ to see B. done/ saw
C. doing/see D. to do/
seeing
32. there is no point.......... for this position because the salary is
not high
A. to apply B. apply
C. applying D. applied
33. I want to travel because I enjoy .......... people and ........... new
places
A. Meet/see B. meeting/seeing C. meeting/ to see
D. to
meet/ see
34. He risked...........his house when his company went bankrupt
A. lose
B. to lose
C. losing
D. lost
35. The council considers.......... vehicles from the city center to
relieve traffic jams and air pollution
A. ban
B. banning C. banned D. to banning
36-40 Choose the best sentence that can
be made from the cues given:
36. next saturday/18th birthday
A. Next Saturday is my 18th birthday
B. Next Saturday is the day of my 18th birthday
C. Next Saturday would be my 18th birthday
D. Next Saturday will have been my 18th birthday
37. I/ invite/you/ the party/6pm/my house
A. So that I would like to invite you to the party at 6 pm at my house
B. I was invited you to the party at 6 pm at my house
C.I would like to invite you to party at 6 pm at my house
D. I would like to invite you to party, that will be at 6 pm at my house
38.I/ invite some of our classmates/ I hope/we / have / good time/ together.
A. I also invite some of our classmate but I hope we will have a good time
together.
B. I also invite some of our classmates nor I hope we will have a good time
together.
C. I also invite some of our classmates and I hope we will have a good time
together
D. I also invite some of our classmates or I hope we will have a good time
39. there/ be/ special program / delicious dishes / my mother /
I / prepare
A. There are special program and delicious dishes which my
mother and I are preparing.
B. There will be a special program and delicious dishes
which my mother and I are preparing.
C. There will be a special program and delicious dishes so
that my mother and I are preparing
D. There are special program and delicious dishes which my
mother and I am preparing.
40. I / eager / look forward to / enjoy / it
A. I am too eager to looking forward to enjoy in it.
B. I am enough eager to looking forward to enjoy in it.
C. I am so eager to looking forward to enjoy in it.
D. I am so eager to look forward to enjoy in it.
III Reading:
41-45Read the passage carefully and
choose the correct answer:
A birthday party is a celebration that occurs to celebrate the birth of the person being honored. Birthday party are
celebrated in many cultures. While a child ‘s party is usually at home and consists of sort drinks and sweet food
as well as some main courses, adults’ birthday parties in Western often take place in bar and nightclubs where a
range of alcoholic beverages are consumed.
In Western cultures, particularly in the United States, birthday parties are often accompanied by colorful
decorations such as streamers or balloon. A birthday cakes is often served with candles that are to be blown out
after a “birthday wish” has been made. While the birthday cake is brought to the table, the song Happy birthday
to You is sung. Wealthy people or celebrities may hire an event management agency or a party service to
organize a birthday party.
The birthday cake has been an integral part of the birthday tradition in Western cultures since the middle of the
19th century.
The cake, or sometimes a pastry or dessert, is served to a person on his or her birthday, and is often decorated
with small novelty candles, with the person ‘s name and message of congratulations inscribed with icing. The
phrase ”Happy birthday” did not appear on birthday cakes until the song Happy birthday to You was
popularized in the early 1990s.
Tradition holds that the person with the birthday may make a wish which will come true if all the candles can be
blown out in one breath.
41 Birthday party are celebrated ....................
A. only in the USA B. In Western countries
C. in many countries D. All over the world.
42. Children birthday parties are celebrated.....................
A. at home B. in nightclubs C. in discotheques D. in bar
43. In a child’s birthday party, there is not.......................
A. sweet food
B soft drink
C. a main course
D. alcoholic beverage
44. A birthday is ......................
A. not important B. necessary C. not necessary D. forbidden
45. On a birthday cake, there is not............................
A. a wish “Happy birthday”
B. decoration
C. the person ‘s name
D. a gift
46-55.Fill in each number blank with
one suitable word or phrase:
A dinner party is a formal social gathering at
(46).................people eat dinner (47)............, usually in
the host’s own home. At the less formal dinner parties, a
buffet of food is (48)................. on a table or counter,
and the(49)....................choose items from the buffet
and eat standing up(50)............. they are talking and
mingling. At (51)....................most formal dinner
parties, dinner is (52)...................at a
(53)........................table with place settings. Dinner
parties are sometimes preceded by a cocktail party, a
social gathering in a living room or
bar(54)...............guests drink alcoholic cocktails as they
mingle. Women guests may wear cocktail dresses.
Cocktail parties are often(55).................as a prelude to a
46 .A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
47. A. one another B. each other C. the other D. together
48. A, provided B. supported
C. consisted
D. given
49. A. guests
B. visitors
C. customers
D. clients
50 A. as soon as B. as
C. so that
D. until
51 A. a
B. an
C the
DØ
52 A serve
B. served
C. service
D.
serving
53 A. dine
B. dinner
C. dinning
D. diner
54 A. which
B. that
D. in where
D. where
55 A. held
B worked
C done
D. celebrated