UNIT 3: MUSIC
TEST 1
I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. guitar B. singer C. chorus D. sequence
2. A. between B. perforin C. enjoy D. happen
3. A. release B. event C. single D. regard
4. A. trumpet B. worldwide C. program D. album
5. A. comment B. common C. channel D. compose
II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase from the box.
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1. Three thousand __________ crowded the concert hall.
2. The audience was clearly enchanted by her __________ .
3. Never __________ people by their appearance and a book by its cover.
4. A __________ album is an album which only has 1 or 2 songs in it.
5. The target audience for the TV __________ are young people aged 13 to 18.
6. She travelled the globe __________ good writers of children’s stories.
7. A great cheer went up from the crowd as they caught sight of their__________.
8. You are such a __________ member of our team and we are grateful of having you.
9. I didn’t enjoy the book because I couldn’t __________ with any of the main characters.
10. Bob Dylan, a singer and __________ , said that there would be no music without the words.
III. Decide whether the following sentences are simple (S) or compound (C).
1. I don’t like rock, but I do like pop. _________
2. Mr. Doris is fixing the roof on his house. _________
3. I enjoy reading, but I don’t enjoy writing. _________
4. Did they send a reporter or only a photographer? _________
5. Would you like some ice-cream or orange juice? _________
6. Grandma is a terrific cook, and we love staying at her house. _________
7. Ben is cheerful, and he always makes me smile. _________
8. I’m going to buy some cheese, milk, and cookies at the shop. _________
9. Anna walked home from school, for her bike was broken. _________
10. Mary put some oil in the old lock, and then the key turned. _________
IV. Choose the correct option.
1. I’ll ask him (call/to call) you.
2. You had better (to consult/consult) a doctor.
3. The police had her (to tell/tell) the truth.
4. Never let her (go/to go) out alone at night.
5. Do you want me (buy/to buy) this bag?
6. Please advise him (leave/to leave) early.
7. Don’t invite him (eat/to eat) this kind of food.
8. Peter saw his old friend (to cross/cross) the road.
9. Would you like me (help/to help) you with the luggage?
10. Can you hear somebody (to walk/walk) outside our room?
V. Match the sentences in column A with the sentences in column B.
A | B |
| 1. Can you play the guitar? | a. Really? You must be a fan of her. |
| 2. Look! My idol is coming. | b. Yes, I am. |
| 3. I’ve bought many of her albums. | c. The concert didn’t happen. I stayed at home. |
| 4. He has won several awards, including the Grammy. | d. A lot. I can’t count them now. |
| 5. What’s he good at? | e. Yes, a little. But I’m still learning it. |
| 6. They show this program on TV five times a day. | f. Let’s go to the cinema. |
| 7. You’re a fan of jazz, aren’t you? | g. Yeah, I know. But you don’t have to shout like that. |
| 8. When did you get to the concert? | h. Wow! Did he go to music school? |
| 9. I don’t know what to do this weekend. | i. Five times? That’s too much. |
| 10. How many songs have you remembered? | j. Playing the trumpet. |
VI. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D.
Music is sound that has been organized by using rhythm, melody or (1) __________ . If someone bangs saucepans while cooking, it makes noise. If a person bangs saucepans or pots in a (2) __________ way, they are making a simple type of music.
There are (3) __________ things which music has most of the time: Music often has pitch. This means high and low notes. Tunes are made of notes that go up or down or stay on the (4) __________ pitch.
Music often has rhythm. Rhythm is the way the musical sounds and (5) __________ are put together in a sequence. Every tune has a rhythm that can be tapped. Music usually has a regular beat.
Music often has dynamics. This means (6) __________ it is quiet or loud or somewhere in between.
Music often has timbre. This is a French word (pronounced the French way: “TAM-br”). The “timbre” of a sound is the way that a sound is (7) __________ . The sort of sound might be harsh, gentle, dry, warm, or something else. Timbre is what makes a clarinet sound different from an oboe, and what makes one person’s voice sound different (8) __________ another person.
1. A. harmony B. harmonic C. harmonica D. harmonics
2. A. straight B. rhythmic C. fixed D. constant
3. A. one B. two C. three D. four
4. A. same B. like C. rather D. as