UNIT 12 MUSIC I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently the others, 1 . a. plays h. reads c. listens d. stops a. music b. classical c. famous d. slow a. because b. busy c. compose d. measure a. city b. ocean c. musician d. special a. sea b. singer c. sugar d. said a. zone b. waltz c. zoo d. frozen II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the other a. serious b. music c. relax d. energy a. violin b. serene c. express d. emotion a. favorite b. exciting c. solemn d. wonderful a. composer b. language c. anthem d. powerful a. imagine b. communicate c. joyfulness d. delightful III. Choose the word or phrase - a b, c, or d - that best complete sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community. a. Blues b. Classical music c. Folk music d. Jazz As a nurse I learned to control my ............................ a. hopes b. emotions c. abilities d. thoughts He's really delighted with his new CD player. a. pleased b. angry c. entertained d. annoyed She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looks.................. a. cheerful b. joyful c. solemn d. delightful We haven't had any . with him for several years. a. communication b. expression c. excitement d. entertainment Van Cao is one of the most- well-known...............in Viet Nam. a. actors b. authors c. musicians d. singers 7. When you are stressed out at work, you should listen to something serene and relaxing. a. restful b. quiet c. gentle d. sweet 8. 'Tien Quan Ca', the Viet Nam national...................was written by Van Cao. a. folk song b. anthem c. epic d. pop song 9. Vietnamese folk songs .are sweet, gentle and very lyrical: a. high quality b. tuneful c. prosaic d. emotional 10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and ....................... a. singer b. composer c. dancer d. author IV. Choose the correct answer – a, b, c, or d - that best-completes each sentence. 1. The staff are .working at weekend ................. delay the project any further. a. so that not to b. not to c. so as not to d. for not The soft background music made her ............... sleepy. a. feel b. to feel c. feeling d. feels. 'This movie is boring and too violent.' `I agree. ............ leave?' a. Will we b. Why don't we c. Must we d. Would we 'Let's go to the Riverton this weekend. 'Sounds like fun. ........ from here?' a. How far is b. How far it is c. It's how far d. How far is. it Did the teacher explain how ......... this problem? a. do we solve b. can we solve c. to solve d. solve That book is about a famous anthropologist. It's about the people in Samoa ......... for two years. a. that she lived b. that she lived among them c. among whom she lived d. where she lived among, them 7. Would you please. remember ........... away all the tapes when you're finished listening to them? a. putting b. to put c. put d. be put I was enjoying my book. but I stopped ........... a program on TV. a. reading to watch b. to read to watch c. to read for watching d. reading for watching ............. to music is a great way to relax. a. To listen b. Listening c. Listen d. Listened 10. post the card today .......... there on my mother's birthday. a. to get it b. in order to get it c. so as it gets d. so that it gets 11. Maria is going to stop ............ dinner, so she may be late. a. eating b. for eating c. to eat d. eat 12. This heater is ............. the plants warm in winter. a. keeping b. for keeping c. keep d. in order keep Do you know ............? myself have no idea. a. how Many years the earth is b. how old the earth is c. how long is the earth d. how much time has been the earth 1 bought this new software ............ Chinese. a. for learning . b. learning c. to learn d. learned She hid the present ............... a. so that the children wouldn't find it b. in order to the children not to find it c. for the children not find it d. in order that the children not to fins it V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. I often switch off the heating for saving money. A B C D We gave Nick a map so that he will be able to find the way all right. A B C D 3. Scott Joplin, a well-known African American piano player, was born 1868 and had died in 1917 A B C D 4. The caves of Altamira, which was discovered in northern Spain, contain interesting paintings by A B C D early cave dwellers. 5. Perhaps mankind's first important music influence was the songs of birds. A B C D 6. Woody wrote thousands of songs during his lifetime, many of them became classic folk songs A B C D 7. In about 1920, experimental psychologists have devoted more research to learning than to any A B C D other topic 8. In order to not miss her bus, Mellani was hurrying A B C D 9. Composer Hohn Cage used many unusual objects as instrument in his music including cowbells, A B C flower pots, tin cans, and saw blades D 10. To building their nests tailorbirds use their bills as needles. A B C D VI. Choose the one option - a, h, c or d - that best completes the passage Everyone loves music, it seems. And there's little reason to wonder why. There is so much music (1) ............... from which to choose. and there is a category of music to appeal to every (2)............ The major groups of music are divided broadly (3) ......... classical, popular, and jazz. Within these broad groups are many other subcategories. For example, (4) ...............disparate types of music as movie sound tracks rhythm and blue, rock, and rap all fit within the category of popular music. Another reason that music is so (5) .......... is the variety of settings in which one can enjoy his or her (6) ........... kind of music. You can go to the church to hear great religious music, or to the concert hall to hear a well-known classical (7) ............. On another right, you might go to the small club to listen to an up- and-coming jazz group (8) ....... you enjoy a rink. A few nights later. Ty might go with some friends to join thousands of other people in a (9) ............to hear your favorite rock band play in your city on a world tour. And, back your house or apartment, you can (10)............. while you put in a tape or CD and listen to your favorite artists again and again in your own home. 1. a. Convenient b. available c. accessible d. required 2. a. want b. desire c. interest d. taste a. on b: in c. into d. up a. so b. some c. any d. such a. familiar b. popular c. famous d. cheerful a. favorite b. best c. ideal d. selected a. music b. symphony c. ballad d. category a. during b. where c. while d. which a. stadium b. theater c. stage d. discotheque a. prefer b. appeal c. relax d. interest VII. Choose the correct answer. All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is cult to describe. It means different things to different people. Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They waned to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted-to write lovely sounds. Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these compete were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky. Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago. Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music Many times and enjoy it. Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However. we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people. 1. Classical music is famous a. in the Western b. in Europe c. in the United States d. all over the world 2. The first ............. classical composers wanted to a. tell stories about religion b. write lovely sounds c. show strong emotion d. b and c 3. What kind of stories did some composers not tell in their music? a. love b. wars c. religion d. racial integration 4. Beethoven_____ a. composed his music a long time ago. b. just wanted to make an interesting design. c. did not tell a story. d. wrote sonic music that was difficult to understand. 5. People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to a. understand it clearly. b. think about the design. c. form the picture of the design in their mind. d. hear the same classical music many times. 6. Classical music a. is different from people to people. b. is different to understand so the listener always has to think about it. c. was composed by famous musicians very long time ago. d. is. necessary for people because it makes life more colorful. VIII. Choose the best option to make the correct sentence from the suggested word. 1. Fob Dylan/ musician/ who/ compose:! born/ American/ 1941/ Minnesota. a. Bob Dylan. who is a composer and an American musician, was born in 1941 in Minnesota. b. Bob Dylan is an American composer and musician who was born in Minnesota. c Bob Dylan. an American composer and musician, who was born Minnesota in 1941. d. Bob Dylan who is an American composer and musician was born in 1941 in Minnesota. 2. widely/ traveled/ United States/ the poor/ singing. a. He traveled widely throughout the United States singing about. b. He widely traveled around the United States to sing about the c. He traveled the United States widely singing about the poor. d. He traveled widely all over the United States with the poor's singing 3. song/ Blowin' in the Wind/ soon/ became/ released/ anthem/ civil movement/ 1962. a. His song Blowin’ in the Wind became an anthem of the civil movement after being released soon in 1962. b. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released soon and became civil rights movement anthem. c. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released and soon became anthem of the civil rights movement. d. His song Blowin’ in the Wind was soon released in 1962, and became anthem of civil rights movement. 4. songs/ greatly/ protest/ political/ social/ influenced/ young people/ His songs of greatly social and political protest influenced young people in 1960s. He was greatly influenced young people in the 1960s with his songs about the political and social protest.. His songs of political and social protest greatly influenced young in the 1960s. He wrote songs of political and social protest greatly influenced young people in the 1960s. 5. Bob Dylan/ one/ important/ contemporary/ folk music and rock music. a. Bob Dylan is one of the most important man in contemporary folk - sic and rock music b. Bob Dylan is one of the most important men in contemporary folk 7 sic and rock musk. c. Bob Dylan is one important man in contemporary folk music and rock d. Bob Dylan is one of the most important men in folk and rock contemporary music. ------------------------------------------óùó----------------------------------------------
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