UNIT 3: A PARTY
A. PHONETIC
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1) A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
2) A. glad B. geography C. glass D. give
3) A. hour B. happy C. husband D. hold
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4) A. candle B. finish C. family D. anniversary
5) A. relation B. together C. successful D. celebrate
6) A. golden B. adult C. perhaps D. future
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
7) A date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important event is a(n) ............................... .
A. birthday B. celebration C. wedding D. anniversary
8) Dinner will be a cold ..........................., not a sit-down meal.
A. party B. meal C. dish D. buffet
9) He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he is ....................... .
A. joyful B. enthusiastic C. reserved D. calm
10) Steve thought his ........................... with Helen was changing.
A. relate B. relative C. relation D. relationship
11) He is ............................ for his elderly parents.
A. paying attention B. looking C. caring D. taking care
12) He is smartly ........................ when he comes to an interview.
A. dressed B. put on C. worn D. undressed
13) John had agreed ......................... me in his office.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to be met D. being met
14) it’s important for the figures ......................... regularly.
A. to update B. updating C. to be updated D. being updated
15) It is no good ............................ sorry for yourself.
A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt
16) The man wanted to avoid ...................... on security cameras.
A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen
17) Peter ........................ to go in for the exam.
A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided
18) I tried ........................... the bus, but I missed it.
A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught
19) The plants want ........................... daily.
A. to water B. watering C. to be watered D. being water
20) Will you remind me .................... this letter at the post office?
A. to post B. posting C. to be posted D. being posted
21) The goods ought ....................... two weeks ago.
A. to deliver B. delivering
C. to be delivered D. being delivered
22) I have expected ......................... the secret of happiness.
A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
23) The thief asked her handing over her money.
A B C D
24) He was terribly excited to ask to play for Manchester.
A B C D
25) They chose not to be attended the meeting.
A B C D
26) He could not decide whether to get a job or studying.
A B C D
27) I dislike being talk about everywhere.
A B C D
III. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form.
28) I don’t remember (tell) ............................ of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
29) Ms Drake expects (consult) .............................. about any revisions in her manuscript before it is printed.
30) Sally gave a good speech that I couldn’t insist (applaud) .................... loudly when she finished.
31) Tommy admitted (throw) ...................... the rock through the window.
32) Paul really didn’t mind (surprise) .............................. by the party to celebrate this fortieth birthday.
33) Anne hoped (invite) ............................. to join the private club.
34) Most people enjoy (travel) ........................... to different parts of the world.
35) May I change the TV channel, or do