Test 4 on
American Civilization
Truong Van Anh

A. Choose the correct answer to indicate the correct information
about American civilization.
1. Two common food ingredients are unhealthy if eaten in large
quantities:
A. Salt and rice B. Fat and salt C. Fat and sugar
2. In America, you can eat _________ in a restaurant.
A. hot dog B. hamburger C. chicken
3. ______ people are more than a little overweight.
A. obese B. fat
C. thin
4. Dairy products include ______.
A. cheese B. fruit
C. meat
5. If you start smoking cigarettes, you might ____.
A. get hooked B. favorable
C. obese

6. “She passed away» means «She ____.” 
A. went away B. disappeared C. died
7. In “He's a senior citizen”, “senior” means
A. young B. old
C. superior
8. The prefix added to fortune is ____.
A. il
B. mis
C. dis
9. Church is a place of _____.
A. teaching
B. praying C. working
10. She often goes to pagoda because she is a(n) _____.
A. Muslim B. Buddhist
C. Protestant

B. True/False
_______ 1. Addictive drugs should be legalized in the U.S.
_______ 2. When Americans eat out, they tend to eat too much and
choose less healthy food than they ordinarily have at home.
_______ 3. In the U.S., all forms of prayer have been banned from
public buildings.
_______ 4. The Jewish people are relatively few in number in the U.S.
and worldwide, but their intellectual and cultural contributions have
been very great indeed.
_______ 5. Christianity (belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ) has
always been the dominant American faith.

C. Fill in the blank with the correct words given below
Ethnic influences add variety to (1) ______ meals, too. Ingredients for
the more popular (2) _____ dishes are readily available in most
supermarkets. Less well-known ingredients can be obtained at food
stores in ethnic communities. The U.S. is commonly called a melting
pot of people from everywhere. Therefore, it is not surprising that
American cooking pots contain (3) _____ from all over the world.
1. A. delicious B. mental
C. home-cooked
2. A. ethnic
B. major
C. main
3. A. ingredients B. formulas
C. spices

Good luck!