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TEST 1 (UNIT 9) I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. fluent B. relation C. establish D. expanding 2. A. translate B. language C. standard D. variety 3. A. immigrant B. pick C. circle D. official 4. A. education B. concentric C. activity D. function 5. A. fluent B. translate C. language D. presentation II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6. One of the biggest obstacles for new ________________ to overcome is the language barrier. A. leavers B. newcomers C. immigrants D. citizens 7. It is the American high quality of education that draws ________________ students to the USA. A. substitution B. replacement C. shift D. exchange 8. Learning a ________________ language alongside your mother longue is beneficial. A. second B. secondary C. two-edged D. twofold 9. It’s important to preserve one’s ________________. A. first tongue B. mother tongue C. motherly language D. extinct language 10. A large ________________ can improve our power of expression and understanding. A. dictation B. vocabulary C. wording D. wordiness 11. We were asked to ________________ a list of sentences from Vietnamese into English. A. translate B. transfer C. paraphrase D. transform 12. When you live in a foreign country, you soon ________________ the language. A. take up B. pick out C. pick up D. pick up on 13. You do not have to ________________ down every word in a lecture. A. draw B. follow C. copy D. reproduce 14. I had to ________________ that word to check how to pronounce it. A. look up B. take up C. look after D. see about 15. It is a good idea to ________________ the grammatical point and vocabulary before you have an exam. A. look after B. go over C. go into D. come over III. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word / phrase given below. There are some extra words that you do not need.
collocations get by look up pick up come across know say use When you 16 _____come across________ a new English word or phrase, make a note of it! 17 ___Look up____ the meaning in the dictionary, making sure you are aware of any grammatical information. For instance, if you are looking for the meaning of a verb, check to see if the verb can be used in a passive form, if it is followed by any particular preposition, and so on. Check also for the pronunciation and 18 ___use__ of a word. Is it particularly formal or informal, or used in certain word 19 ____collocations____? For example, we 20 ____say____ "do housework", but "make an effort". IV. Combine each pair of sentences using defining relative clauses. 21. The paintings have already been sold. They are marked with a small red dot. The paintings which are marked with a small red dot have already been sold. 22. The secretary can give you the information. She sits at the first desk. The secretary who sits at the first desk can give you the information. 23. I wrote a letter to the woman. I met her at the meeting. I wrote a letter to the woman who I met at the meeting. 24. The speech was very informative. We listened to it last night. The speech which we listened to last night was very informative. 25. The student is in one of my classes. You have just met his parents. The student whose parents you have just met is in one of my classes. V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. One of the languages that is spoken the most around the world is English. One in five persons can communicate in English. With more than 430 million people speaking it as a second language and more than 350 million speaking it as their native language, English is regarded as a(n) 26 __________ language because of this. Anywhere in the globe you go, English can be your most reliable 27 __________ of communication. Knowing English will allow you to 28 __________ independently and creatively. Because of this, learning English is essential for travellers. If you want to work in international business or commerce, English is the language that you need to know the most. When two people from different nations want to speak, they typically use English. You can’t deny that English has 29 __________ so much importance in the modern era that if you don’t know it, you have no 30 __________ of communicating on a global 31 __________.
The importance of English in the global job 32 __________ where a vast number of new roles are being created quickly for multilingual workers has been widely observed. Additionally, your abilities will always be evaluated by corporate leaders in order to perform a job more effectively, with English always ranking highly on the list of 33 __________. Students try to 34 __________ English so they can pursue higher education abroad. Learning English is crucial for 35 __________ whether studying abroad or travelling. (Source: Internet} 26. A. typical B. extensive C. accepted D. worldwide 27. A. means B. agency C. method D. power 28. A. investigate B. analyse C. explore D. consider 29. A. earned B. gained C. added D. won 30. A. wish B. support C. strength D. hope 31. A. measurement B. balance C. scale D. system 32. A. market B. store C. mart D. exchange 33. A. examples B. criteria C. foundations D. opinions 34. A. look up B. break up C. make up D. pick up 35. A. continuation B. maintenance C. survival D. extension V. Read the text and choose the correct answers. What are “Kachru’s Three Circles of English”? Braj Kachru was a Professor of Linguistics who invented the term "‘World Englishes”. “World Englishes” refers to the fact that the English language has been used as a global means of communication in many nations worldwide. It also refers to the movement towards an “international standard” of the English language. Kachru constructed a model of the different uses of English around the world. This model is comprised of three concentric circles, which he labelled: the Inner Circle, the Outer Circle and the Expanding Circle. The Inner Circle is comprised of those countries considered the “traditional bases” of English, such as the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and part of Canada. English in these countries is classified as the first language. Kachru labelled the Inner Circle countries as “standard-providing” - the standards of English are produced there. The Outer Circle is comprised of countries where English is not spoken natively but it is still maintained as an important language for communication, as an official or second language for business
and commerce. These countries include India, Nigeria, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Kachru labelled these countries as “standard-developing” - the standards produced by the Inner Circle are further developed and reproduced in the Outer Circle. The Expanding Circle includes much of the rest of the world’s population - countries that do not hold historical importance towards English, but classify it as a foreign language. Main examples of such countries include most of Europe, China, Russia, Japan, Korea, Egypt and most of the countries in Southeast Asia. These countries are ‘‘standard-dependent” - they fully depend on the standards originally produced by the native speaker of the Inner Circle. They generally do not develop or reproduce “World Englishes”. (Source: Internet) 36. All of the following are true about “World Englishes” EXCEPT that __________. A. English has become a global language in communication B. English is spoken in the world in the same standard C. people use English in the same way in different countries D. the term was invented by an expert of English 37. People in the Inner Circle __________. A. create the standards of the English language B. provide standards to the study of languages C. come from North America D. choose English as the first choice when studying foreign languages 38. People in the Outside Circle __________. A. develop the standards of English in a new direction B. try to speak English as their native language C. make English become more widely used in the world D. use English in many aspects except business and commerce 39. People in the Expanding Circle __________. A. produce English according to their native language B. use the standards of English founded by native speakers C. depend on English to develop business and commerce D. do not have any relationship with England 40. The word “abelled” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________. A. gave a sign to B. had an opinion on C. stick something to D. gave a name to