Units 7 & 8 REVIEW TEST
I. Pronunciation, Vocabulary and Grammar:
A.
1 “______” means “an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable.”
a. Renovation b. Reform c. Inflation d. Intervention
2. The s underlined in the following words are pronounced as /s/ except ______.
a. substantial b. measures c. achievements d. restructure
3. Yesterday, she borrowed many books ______ the library.
a. from b. of c. off d. with
4. Pessimistic and optimistic are ______.
a. synonyms b. nouns c. antonyms d. verbs
5. You’ve made ______.
a. a very good progress b. very good progresses
c. an very good progress d. very good progress
6. “______” is stressed differently from the others.
a. Dominate b. Depression c. Optimist d. Stagnant
7. “______” means “a vehicle that travels into space and back to Earth and lands like a plane.”
a. Space shuttle b. Spacewalk c. Spacesuit d. Space station
8. What does it mean if you dream ______ mountains?
a. of b. about c. into d. A or B
9. This is an important step towards ______ relations between the two countries.
a. preventing b. bettering c. improving d. B or C
10. I ran for the bus, and now I’m ______ breath.
a. of b. out c. out of d. out with
11. “______” does not belong.
a. Pessimistic b. Inefficient c. Pessimist d. substantial
12. “______” is stressed differently from the others.
a. Stagnant b. Commitment c. Eliminate d. Adopt
13. ______ plenty of love.
a. Child needs b. Children need c. A child needs d. B or C
14. ______ cheap, it was in good condition.
a. Although it b. Despite it was c. Although it was d. Being
15. I have warned you ______the difficulties you have to face when applying for a job.
a. on b. for c. in d. about
16. “We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.” is closest in meaning to “______”
a. Larry accepted the job even though we didn’t expect so.
b. even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t .
c. Although Larry was expected to accept the job but he didn’t.
d. That Larry accepted the job was beyond our expectation.
17. We want to ______ out world hunger by the year 2010.
a. die b. get rid c. find d. wipe
18. ______ drink far too much tea.
a. British b. A British c. The British d. A British person
19. Is that ______ present Bill gave you for ______ Christmas?
a. a…the b. the …x c. the…the d. x…x
20. I was______ the impression that you enjoyed working here.
a. on b. in c. with d. under
21. Most of my friends go to ______ hairdresser’s two or three times a month.
a. a b. an c. the d. x
22. I’m not going to pay, ______ I know that I should.
a. in spite of b. However c. although d. despite
23. All of the following words are stressed on the third syllable except______.
a. Unexpected b. Pessimistic c. Terrorism d. Disappear
24. He’s the partner I chose, ______ better or worse.
a. In b. for c. or d. with
25. I must congratulate you ______ your exam result.
a. with b. on c. at d. about
26. “I thought John wasn’t going.”
“I