1. recite (v) risait đọc to, ngâm(thơ, văn,.), kể lại 2. bright (a)brait sáng, tươi brighten (v)braitn: làm rạng rỡ, vui vẻ.3.acquaintance(n) əkweintəns : sự quen biết be acquainted with əkweintid: quen với4.intimate (n) intimit : bạn thân, thân mật, thân tình intimacy (n)intiməsi:sự quen thân, sự thân tình5.common(a) kɔmən: phổ biến, chung6.last (v) la:st, læst: kéo dài
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1 recite (v) /ri'sait/ đọc to, ngâm(thơ, văn,.), kể lại
2 bright (a) /brait/ sáng, tươi
brighten (v) /'braitn/ : làm rạng rỡ, vui vẻ
3.acquaintance(n) /ə'kweintəns/ : sự quen biết
be acquainted with /ə'kweintid/: quen với
4.intimate (n)/' intimit/ : bạn thân, thân mật, thân tình
intimacy (n) /'intiməsi/ :sự quen thân, sự thân tình
5.common(a) / 'kɔmən/ : phổ biến, chung
6.last (v) /la:st, læst/ : kéo dài
lasting (a) 'la:stiη/ : lâu dài, bền vững
7.quality (n) /'kwɔliti/ : chất lượng, phẩm chất
8.essence (n) /'esns/ : thực chất, bản chất
in essence : điều cơ bản, cốt yếu
9.selfish (a) /'selfi∫/ : ích kỷ ≠ unselfish
selfishness (n) ≠ unselfishness
10 affair (n) /ə'feə/ : việc, công việc, vấn đề
11 constancy (n) /'kɔnstənsi/ : tính kiên trì, kiên định,
constant (a)
12 enthusiasm (n) /in'θju:ziæzm/ :sự nhiệt tình
enthusiastic (a) /in,θju:zi'æstik/
13 loyalty (n) /'lɔiəlti/: lòng trung thành
loyal (a) /'lɔiəl/ loyal to sb: trung thành với ai
14 suspicion (n) /sə'spi∫n/: sự nghi ngờ
suspicious (a) /sə'spi∫əs/
15 rumour (n) /'ru:mə/ : tin đồn, lời đồn, tiếng đồn
16 gossip (n) /'gɔsip/ : chuyện ngồi lê đôi mách
17 mutual (a) /'mju:t∫uəl/ : lẫn nhau, chung
18 sympathy (n)/'simpəθi/ : đồng cảm, thông cảm,
sympathetic (a) /,simpə'θetik/
19 pursue /pə'sju:/(v) : theo đuổi (1việc gì)
pursuit (n) /pə'sju:t/
20 exist /ig'zist/ : có thật, tồn tại
existence (n) /ig'zistəns/
21 benefit (n) (v)/'benifit/ : lợi ích, phúc lợi
22 characteristic (a) (n) /,kæriktə'ristik/: tính cách, đặc trưng, đặc điểm
23 pants (n) /pænts/ : quần dài
24 crooked (a) /'krukid/ : cong, khúc khuỷu
25 hospitable (a)/'hɔspitəbl/ : hiếu khách
Grammar points: Infinitive with / without “to”
Trang 2 hospitality (n) /,hɔspi'tæliti/
26 generous (a) /'dʒenərəs/ : rộng lượng
generosity (n) /,dʒenə'rɔsiti: sự rộng lượng
27 modest (a) /'mɔdist/ : khiêm tốn
modesty (n)
28 personality (n) /,pə:sə'næləti/ :nhân cách, tính cách
29 humour (n) /'hju:mə/ : sự hài hước, sự hóm hỉnh
humourous (a)
30 quick-witted (a) /'kwik'witid/ : nhanh trí, ứng đối nhanh
31 good-natured (a)/'gud'neit∫əd/ : tốt bụng, hiền lành
32 capable (a) /'keipəbl/ : có khả năng, thạo
capable of ≠ incapable of
33 be concerned with : có liên quan đến
EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box
generous honesty personalities loyal sympathy mutual selfish suspicious pursuit humour rumour capable
1 Although our are quite different, Kathy and I have become close friends over years
2 She has always remained to her political principles
3 The president has sent a message of to the
relatives of the dead soldiers
4 Tom always makes us laugh He has a good sense of
5 people do not want to share anything with anyone
6 is the best policy
7 Mary is of solving this matter herself
8 She devoted her life to the of pleasure
9 It’s very that she was in the house when the crime happened
10 It was very of you to share your food with me
Exercise 2: Supply the correct form of the word in brackets
1 ………… people cannot keep a secret (talk)
2.Many of the older generation were in the
meeting (represent)
3.I found his manner extremely (please)
4.He is to her by marriage (relation)
5 She wasn’t entirely when she said she liked me
(sincere)
Exercise 3: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 I hear you are preparing……….(leave) for Australia
2 They let their children………… …… (stay) up late at weekends
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4 I’d rather……… (stay) at home
5 Peter is very funny He makes me……… ……….(laugh) a lot
6 He refused ……… (allow) her……….………(think) for herself
7 They noticed him……… (hesitate)……….… (sign) the agreement
8 Daniel doesn’t know how……….…….……… (repair) the video
9 It’s important for her……….…… (ring) the office
10 Mother warned her……… (not/touch)the electric plug
11 She pretended……… (not/hear) him when he called her
12 My doctor advised me……… ……… (get) up early in the morning
Exercise 4: Sentence transformation:
1 My parents do not let me do everything I want
I am not allowed……….………….………
2 Would you mind opening the door?
Would you please ……… ………… ……….………… ?
3 Some kinds of metals are used for making coins
Some kinds of metals are used to………
4 My car needs washing
My car needs to ……….…………
5 Jimmy got into his car and drove away I saw this
I saw Jimmy……….………….………
6 “If I were you, I wouldn’t solve the problem that way”
Mary advised me………
7 “Let’s go to the cinema”
3.a deputy b depute c.depress d.debate
B Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
4.a conquest b campground c.resource d.constant
5.a acquaintance b campaign c.influence d.indeed
II Vocabulary, grammar and structure
6.The teacher made us the homework ourselves
7.His parents do not allow him out at night
Trang 4a.go b.to go c.going d.goes
8.We used close friends
9.The first quality, which is the very essence of friendship, is unselfishness.a.certainty b.greatness c.beginning d.nature
10.She’s busy out the wedding invitations
a write b.to write c.writing d.written
11.Where mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible
a knowing b.trust c.harmony d.relation
12.I think that public opinion is going the government on this issue
13.I need you _ me choose an outfit
a help b.to help c.helping d.will help
14.She sat waiting for her turn
a patient b.patience c patiently d.calm
15.Don’t tell Nam because I don’t want
a.him to know b.he to know c.he knows d.him know
16.I have nothing in _ with Tim
a together b.common c.commonly d altogether
17.The local people are very to strangers
a.comfortable b.hospitable c.enjoyable d.familiar
18 A(n) person is unlikely to keep a secret long
a.talkative b.quality c.intimate d.selfish
19 The weather is very _, so you should take an umbrella.a.incapable b mutual c.changeable d.unbelievable
20 Too much wine can make us of thinking clearly
a.unable b.impossible c.incapable d.inaccurate
21 Everyone needs a close friend to their joys and sorrows
a.share b present c.communicate d feel
22 “I don’t like strong coffee” “ “ _
a.I don’t too b.Either do I c.Me either d.Neither do I
23 Please try to be to our guests
a.pleasant b.pleasantly c.pleased d.please
24 He was arrested suspicion murder
25 She explained
a.how to make it b me how to make it
26 I in Da nang before I moved to this city
a.lived b had lived c have lived d had been living
27 He said he would visit me, but he me yet
a.has not visited b.had not visited
c.is not visiting d not visit
28 “Loyalty” is one of the most important qualities of friendship
Trang 5a.truth b faithfulness c.strength d.sureness
29 He is the kind of person to one can talk about anything
30 My father hasn’t smoked for 3 years
a.My father started smoking 3 years ago
b.My father stopped smoking 3 years ago
c.My father quit smoking for 3 years
d My father will continue smoking in 3 years’ time
III Decide which part is incorrect
31 She would never forget to see the Himalayas for the first time
IV Reading comprehension
A Choose the best option
Dear Mary,
How are things with you? Since I saw you last, I’ve been very ill
By the time I arrived home after seeing you on Monday, I (36) _ anawful headache I thought that perhaps my eyes were tired (37) I’dbeen working so hard, so I took some aspirins and went to bed.However, when I woke up the next morning, the headache was(38) _than ever, and my throat was sore I tried to get up but my armsand legs (39) _stiff I saw the doctor and she (40) _me I had atemperature She said I probably had flu She advised me to take somemedicine and (41) _in bed The medicine tasted horrible and it didn’tmake (42) _feel any better I felt sick and I didn’t want to eatanything at all although I was very (43) _I have almost (44) _ now,and I’m going to start work again tomorrow, I still have a slight coldand a cough but my chest doesn’t hurt when I (45) Can we meet onSaturday? I’m looking forward to seeing you
37 a as b though c while d.during
38 a worse b hard c more d.painful
39 a sensed b moved c felt d.looked
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41 a stay b stayed c staying d.stays
43 a ill b heavy c hungry d.thirsty
44 a improved b decided c recovered d.succeeded
45 a breathe b ache c cure d.bleed
B Read the passage then choose the best answer.
In the last few weeks I have spent every Saturday in my flat andhave done nothing more exciting than work at home, read thenewspapers, and watch television I had begun feeling bored with thisand so, last weekend I thought I would do something different I phonedseveral of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I wasreally excited as I hadn’t been to London since I was ten We decided to
go by coach as this was the cheapest means of transport In London wedecided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of thefamous buildings After the tour, we bought some sandwiches and atethem in a small park In the afternoon some of us went shopping and theothers went to the theater We met up again at 6.30 pm and went to asmall restaurant in Sotho The meal was really good, but unfortunately,
it took much longer than we had expected We had to get a taxi back tothe coach station Luckily, we got there just two minutes before ourcoach left
1.According to the passage, the writer
a has lived in London for ten years
b usually spends his weekend in London
c went to London with some of his friends
d feels bored with his tour
2.He felt so excited about going to London because
a he went there ten years ago b he hadn’t been there before
c he hadn’t been there for ten years d he hadn’t been there for a long time
3.Why did they decide to go by coach?
a Because other means of transport were more expensive
b Because it was expensive
c Because they wanted to start early
d Because they were excited about taking it to London
4.Which of the following is true?
a They all went shopping before going to the theater
b They had lunch in a small restaurant
c They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch
d They left the city at 6.30 pm
5.Why did they have to catch a taxi?
a Because they were too tired to walk there
Trang 7b Because they didn’t have enough time to walk to the coach station
c Because the coach station was very far from the restaurant
d Because it was raining heavily then
Unit 2
Grammar points:
1.Present simple indicating past time
2.Tense revision: the past simple, past progressive and past perfect Vocabulary:
1 experience [iks'piəriəns](n) : kinh nghiệm
experience (v) : trải qua; kinh qua
2 embarrassing [im'bærəsiη] (adj.) : lúng túng
3 floppy ['flɔpi] (adj.) : mềm, nhẹ
4 glance at [glɑ:ns] (v) : liếc nhìn
5 sneaky ['sni:ki] (adj.) : lén lút, giấu giếm
sneaky look : cái nhìn lén lút
7 make a fuss over/about(exp.) : làm ầm ĩ, om xòm
8 teenager ['ti:neidʒə] (n) : thanh thiếu niên (từ 1319 tuổi)
9 appreciate [ə'pri:∫ieit](v) : đánh giá cao
10 turtle ['tə:tl] (n) : con rùa
11 memorable ['memərəbl] (adj.) : đáng ghi nhớ
12 terrified ['terifaid](adj.) :khiếp sợ, kinh hãi
13 scream [skri:m] (v),(n) :la thét, tiếng la
14 replace [ri'pleis](v) : thay thế
15 gas stove [gæs stouv](n) : bếp ga
16 embrace [im'breis](v),(n) : ôm, cái ôm
17 escape [is'keip](v) : trốn thóat
18 rescue ['reskju:](v) : giải thóat, cứu nguy
19 cottage ['kɔtidʒ](n) : nhà tranh
EXERCISES:
I Choose the best option:
1 Water boils / is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
2 Look! That man steals / is stealing your bike!
3 We didn’t see / haven’t seen any interesting film lately.
4 They started / have started running their own company in 1980.
Trang 85 The film began / had begun before we arrived at the cinema.
6 The phone rang / was ringing suddenly while Jenny was doing the
housework
7 Dicky studies / is studying very hard at the moment.
8 I don’t mind babysitting for you Your baby never cries / is crying.
9 When she saw a snake at her feet, she screamed / was screaming.
10 Your eyes are red Did you cry / Have you cried?
II Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses:
1 Would you mind if I asked you some …… … (person) questions?
2 I’m ……… …… (extreme) sorry for being late again.
3 I think it’s ………… … (sneak) of the police to use unmarked cars.
4 Do you agree or ……… ……… …… (agree) with her?
5 All the students were ……… (involve) in making customers.
6 Rap is a kind of music which is very popular with
……….… ……… (teenage)
7 She was ……….………….… (serious) ill, so she didn’t go
to school yesterday
8 Don’t put too much ……….…… ……… (confident)
in what the papers say
9 The task needs the skill of a suitably…… (experience) engineer.
10 You are not allowed to look at the answers
That’s……….………… (cheat)
III Correct the sentences if necessary:
1 My mother washed the dishes while my father was watching TV.
2 It sounds a marvelous idea.
3 She’s studying hard for her exams at the moment.
4 Are you understanding what the lecturer said?
5 We were having dinner when the telephone was ringing.
6 The children played football in the schoolyard at 5 p.m yesterday.
7 The police aren’t knowing why he came here.
8 They’ve lived in London from 1999 to 2005.
9 She jogs around the park three times a week.
10 They closed the school gate before I arrived.
IV.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses:
1 It (snow) ……… … when I (leave)……… …….………
home this morning
2 I (not watch) ……… ……… the film because I (see)
……….it before
3 A lot of people (wait)……….for the 7.30 bus last night.
Trang 94 When I got home, I (switch)………… ……on the answer phone
Several people (leave) ……… messages for me
5 He (talk)……… ….on the phone when I (arrive)
………… …………
6 I (not hear)……….…….the joke before; I (laugh)
………… ……… a lot
7 It was a sunny afternoon and people (sit)……… …… on the grass
in the park Then it suddenly (start)……….to rain
8 When we (come)………… ……….out of the restaurant, we saw
that our car (disappear)………
9 What (you/ do)………at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon?
10 After I (finish)……our meal, we (go)……….…….for a walk
V Use the words given to complete the 2 sentence so that it has a nd similar meaning to the 1 st one:
1 Jack left the office before I arrived.
When ………
2 During lunch, someone rang the bell.
While I ………
3 I haven’t been to the dentist for six months.
The last time ………
4 She has studied Japanese for 5 years.
9 Marc Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty
By the age of twenty,Marc ………
10 Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks.
1 a think b blanket c hungry d snow
2 a finger b English c solemn d thing
3 a decided b laughed c stopped d talked
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4 a affect b embrace c idol d protect
5 a experience b memorable c embarrassing d appreciate
II Vocabulary and structure:
6 I think that pop star is the of countless teenagers.
a image b figure c sample d idol
7 I’m sorry for making such a about the noise.
8 That was a _ trick!
a sneak b sneaky c sneaking d sneaked
9 Her remark was followed by an _ silence.
a embarrass b embarrassing c embarrassed d embarrassment
10 Pasteur _ in the 19th century
a was living b lived c had lived d has lived
11 My friend, Mary, arrived after I for her about half an hour.
12 I _ in Nha Trang before I moved to this city.
a have been living b have lived c had lived d had been living
13 I only had time to at the newspapers.
a look b stare c investigate d glance
14 There were tears and _ as they said goodbye.
a embrace b embraces c embraced d embracing
15 Eric a flat yet, so he’s still living with his parents.
a found b didn’t find c is finding d hasn’t found
16 When the match was over, the spectators _ home.
a went b had gone c were going d have gone
17 Did you see John yesterday? He a very old pair of jeans.
a wears b didn’t wear c was wearing d wore
18 I saw a wad of dollar notes exactly like the ones my father had
a a bunch of b a number of c a pile of d a lot of
19 Can you imagine how I felt?
20 I took the notes out of my pocket and gave them to my younger
brother
a the notebooks b the books c the paper d the money
21 When I arrived at his house, he a phone call.
a answers b answered c has answered d was answering
22 The doctor advised _ late.
a me not staying up b me not stay up
c me not to stay up d I did not stay up
Trang 1123 My father usually helps me English.
a to learn b learn c to learning d a and b are correct
24 to rain before you woke up this morning?
a Did it begin b Has it begun
c Had it begun d Would it begun
25 They made a great fuss the baby.
IV Reading comprehension:
A Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks:
A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, (31) _ sixty-sixdays in a life-raft in the seas of Central America after their yacht sank.They survived in a very good (32) _
Twenty one days after they left Panama in their yacht, Siboney, theymet some whales “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill,
“and then (33) we heard water.”
Two minutes(34) , the yacht was sinking They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go (35) the water
For twenty days they had (36) _ of food, biscuits, and bottles ofwater They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt waterinto drinking water- two things which (37) their lives Theycaught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw Then the line broke
“So we had no more fish (38) _ something very strange happened.Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid andcame to the surface I caught them with my hands.”
About twenty ships (39) _ them, but no one saw them Afterfifty days at the sea their life-raft was beginning to break up Thensuddenly it was all over A fishing boat saw them and (40a) them (40b) They couldn’t stand up, so the captain carried
Trang 12them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica Their two months atsea was over.
32 a condition b way c manner d state
33 a occasionally b suddenly c quickly d clearly
36 a containers b tins c boxes d packages
37 a rescued b helped c maintained d saved
39 a went round b moved near c traveled along d passed
40 a took-on b pulled-on c picked-up d moved-up
B Choose the best answer for these following questions:
This is a story about my grandmother She was my favoritegrandmother, and the best grandmother in the world
Everyone I used to know loved my Grandma because she was kind
to everyone She kept the house in very nice order and whenever one
of my uncles or aunties got married or something they could leave allthe arrangements for my Grandma She made everything look soeasy and perfect
But a very, very sad thing happened round about August 1974 Shestarted to get sick My grandfather, aunties, and uncles were reallyworried about Grandma’s health, and every day they used to feedher, pray for her and they did everything but one day in Novembershe died in hospital It was a shock to everyone because they allloved her so much When my Grandma was dead, everything seemed
to change And when Christmas came that year, it was quieter thanother Christmas because Grandma wasn’t there and everything wasdifferent Whenever my Grandpa was by himself, he used to stay inhis room and cry to himself and sometimes when Mum sees myGrandpa unhappy, she invites him to stay over at our place But stillnothing will ever be the same without our beloved grandmotherwhom everyone loved I will always remember her
41 Why was her grandmother loved by so many people?
a Because she was kind enough to lend money to everyone
b Because she was kind and helpful
c Because she always kept the house in nice order
d Because she was the best grandmother in the world
42 How did her family take care of her Grandma when she was ill?
a They did everything to help her
b They spent their last penny on her
c They only prayed for her
d They gave her good food to eat before she died
43 How was Christmas greeted in the year Grandma died?
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b Everyone cried on Christmas that year
c The family didn’t dare to keep Christmas in the house
d It was not so good as compared with those before
44 What did her grandpa use to do when he was alone?
a He used to wander in the woods
b He used to drink, trying to forget the past
c He talked to himself
d He retired into his room, crying to himself
45 How was life to her without her Grandma?
a She felt something missing without her Grandma
b She felt somewhat bored without her Grandma
c Life was meaningless without her Grandma
d Everything remained the same without her Grandma
V Sentence transformation:
46 When they arrived, the bus had left.
a They arrived late enough to catch the bus
b They didn’t catch the bus because they arrived too late
c They had to catch another bus
d They couldn’t catch the bus although they arrived early
47 It’s two years since he last went home.
a He hasn’t gone home 2 years ago
b The last time he went home was for 2 years
c He didn’t go home 2 years ago
d He hasn’t gone home for 2 years
48 The children were doing their homework when we came back home.
a The children did their homework and then we came back home
b While the children were doing their homework, we came back home
c We came back home at the same time the children did their
homework
d We didn’t come back home until the children did their homework
49 My father hasn’t smoked for three years.
a My father started smoking three years ago
b My father stopped smoking three years ago
c My father quit smoking for three years
d My father will continue smoking in three years’ time
50 He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
a He tested his eyes the last time ten months ago
b He didn’t have the optician test his eyes ten months ago
c He had not tested his eyes for ten months
d He has not had his eyes tested for ten months
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Grammar points: Infinitive & Gerund / Passive infinitive & gerund
A VOCABULARY:
1 to celebrate ̣['selibreit] : tổ chức lễ kỉ niệm
=> celebration (n) [,seli'brei∫n]
2 anniversary (n) [,æni'və:səri] : ngày kỉ niệm
3 joke (n & v) đùa giỡn
4 silver (n & a) ['silvə] : bạc, bằng bạc
5 gold (n) [gould] vàng => golden (a) : bằng vàng
7 milestones (n) ['mailstoun] : cột mốc (lịch sử)
8 lasting (a) ['lɑ:stiη] : bền vững
9 occasion (n) [ə'keiʒn] = chance (n) : dịp, cơ hội
10 decorate (v) ['dekəreit] : trang trí
=> decoration (n)
11 budget (n) ['bʌdʒit] : ngân quỹ
12 formal (a) ['fɔ:məl] : trang trọng
≠ informal (a) : thân mật, thỏai mái
13 convince (v) [kən'vins] : thuyết phục
= persuade
14 to organise (v) ['ɔ:gənaiz]= to hold : tổ chức
15 gather (v) ['gæđə]= assemble [ə'sembl]: tập trung, tập họp
16 to tidy up (v) = to clean up : dọn dẹp
20 finance (n) ['fainæns; fi'næns] : tài chính
=> financial (a) [fai'næn∫l; fi'næn∫l]
Ex: financial difficulty
B EXERCISE:
I Fill in each blank with a suitable form of the words in brackets:
Trang 151 Paul and Mary … their marriage in a small restaurant this afternoon (celebration)
2 I met her on street when going shopping yesterday (occasion)
3 She is so worried about the son who has been in the… room (operate)
4 She refused to join us without giving any reason but I understood her ………… difficulty (finance)
5 We are going to the wedding room The …… may take us 3 hours (decorate)
6 Tomorrow is my grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary
I’m eager to attend a happy “……… anniversary” (gold)
7 I think they are going to divorce soon They have an unhappy
……… (marry)
II Which verb form is correct?
1 Passing the kitchen, he stopped drinking / to drink a large glass of water
2 They stopped talking / to talk when the teacher walked into the class
3 Although she asked him to stop, he went on tapping / to tap his pen on the table
4 Dr Harris welcomed the members of the committee and went on introducing / to introduce the subject of the meeting
5 I regret telling / to tell you that the model you want is out stock
6 It cost me a fortune, but I don’t regret spending / to spend a year traveling around the world
7 Remember to check / checking your answer before handing in your exam paper
8 I remember putting / to put the money in the top drawer, but it is not there now
9 Have you forgotten meeting / to meet me years ago?
10 Don’t forget to find out / finding out how many people are coming
on Saturday
11 I tried getting / to get the table through the door, but it was too big
12 I tried taking / to take some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away
13 He needs working / to work harder if he wants to make progress
14 It’s a difficult problem It needs thinking / to think about very carefully
1 I think Nick meant breaking / to break the glass It didn’t look like an
Trang 1616 He looks so funny Wherever I see him, I can’t help smiling / to smile.
17 I’d advise taking / to take more exercise
20 I’d advise you taking / to take more exercise
III Fill in blanks with suitable form of the verbs in brackets:
1 If I were you, I’d buy that book It’s worth (read)
2 She couldn’t answer the phone because she was busy (wash)
8 I prefer (drive) to (be) _ driven.
9 Have you ever watched people (try) _ (catch) _ fishes by
hand?
10 I have decided (allow) _ my wife (do)
_ as she pleases.
11 He was busy (take) _ care of his wife.
12 Our teacher has promised (help) us (prepare) for the examination.
13 Would you mind (show) _ me how (operate)
_ this machine?
14 I’d like him (start) _ (take) _ more English
lessons
15 We can’t consider (buy) _ that house before (sell)
the old one
16 I wonder why he is trying (avoid) (meet)
19 If you dislike (peel) _ onions, try (hold) them
under water while (do) _ so
20 We regret (say) that the lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth (listen) to.
Trang 1721 I know you’ll mind (say) _so, but you keep (give) _us too many hard words (spell) in English.
22 I arranged (meet) them here
23 It’s no use (wait) for his return
24 Please go on (write) _ Don’t start (think )
28 He was too angry (speak) anything
29 The telephone is ringing, so she has to stop (cook) the dinner (answer)
30 He finally gave up (gamble) _ after (spend)
all the money he had earned
IV Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words provided:
1 If I were you, I would try again
4 “I’m sorry but I can’t help you solve this problem”
=> You should practise
7 You haven’t cleaned the floor for weeks It looks dirty
=> The floor needs ………
8 “ I didn’t draw on the table”, the boy said
=> The boy denied ………
9 Parents shouldn’t make children study hard after school time
=> Children shouldn’t be made ………
10 My boss didn’t let me leave early
=> My boss refused ……… ………
11 I haven’t contacted him for 2 years
Trang 1817 They told me about the girl They had an interesting talk with her.
=> They told me about the girl ………
18 “I didn’t know the truth”, said Mary
=> Mary said that ………
19 “This chair was made by my father”, said Tom
=> Tom told me ………
20 They no longer work here
=> They used ……… ………
PRETEST 3
A Pick out the word that is stressed differently from the rest:
1 A anniversary B celebrate C dictionary D government
2 A milestone B organize C convince D operate
3 A decorate B serious C situation D physical
4 A accidental B embarrassing C anniversary D disadvantage
5 A cosy B assemble C convince D affect
C Choose a, b, c or d which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
6 A anniversary B dictionary C elementary D literary
7 A milestone B marriage C convince D silver
8 A celebrate B decorate C never D budget
9 A embarrassing B balloon C assemble D formal
10 A laughed B seemed C wrapped D roofed
C Choose the best option:
11 The 60th anniversary of a wedding is called _anniversary
A silver B golden C ruby D diamond
12 Lam: “Bye!” - Lan “ _.”
13 She shows me the picture in which she’s blowing the candles on her birthday cake
A up B out C away D off
Trang 1914 It’s not worth for the tickets because you can book them by telephone.
A to queue B queue C queuing D queued
15 Everyone helped me _ up after the party
A to clean B cleans C cleaning D cleaned
16 We need a big to hold the party of 200 guests
A place B budget C contribution D finance
17 The room _ with balloons, flowers, colour electric lights
A decorated B decorating C decorates D is decorated
18 At last we succeeded _ him not to leave early in her wedding
A in convincing B convinces C convince D to convince
19 I closed the door I don’t want
A to disturb B to be disturbed
C anyone disturb me D disturbing
20 I can’t stand _ with such a rude man
A looking B working C meeting D keeping
21 She had a cold, she couldn’t help all the time
A to sneeze B sneeze C sneezing D sneezed
22 My father decided to stop for the reason of health
A to smoke B smokes C smoking D smoke
23 It’s a difficult problem It needs about very carefully
A think B to think C thinking D being thought
24 The manager suggests that _ a party to celebrate the success
A we will organise B we should organise
C organising D to organise
25 I regret you that your application has been unsuccessful
A to inform B Informing C Inform D that I informed
26 You shouldn’t swim in this river It with chemicals from factories
A serious is polluted B seriously polluted
C is serious polluted D is seriously polluted
27 My brother lives 8 km far from school but _late for school
A is he never B never he is C he is never D he never
28 John said that he was looking forward you soon
A to see B to seeing C seeing D for seeing
29 He stopped to have some coffee because he felt sleepy
A while driving B to drive C driving D drive
30 Mary likes this car but her husband is not to buy it for her
A rich enough B enough rich C too rich D so rich
D Choose a, b, c or d that is incorrect:
Trang 2031 When I came in, everyone were watching a film
E Choose the best option to fill in the blank:
A 50th anniversary gift commemorates a (36) …… most marriedcouples wish to reach.What can you possibly give a couple after 50years of (37) ……….? The most meaningful wedding anniversary gift
is one that comes from the (38) …… : to express your love andappreciate towards all that they mean (39) ……… you How theirstaying married through the thick and thin of life has influenced you,
to tell about the warm and loving (40) ……… you shared with themthroughout the years
The 50th anniversary is commemorated by (41) ……… and theflower is violet A gift certainly doesn’t have to be gold, (42) ………
a gift in gold paper or paper (43) ………… with violets
The best 50th anniversary gift is one that helps them (44)
……… life more Many couples don’t (45) …… want to receive
gifts Just give a gift of your time and help
36 A stage B time C years D milestone
37 A marriage B living C staying D marry
38 A heart B head C Sympathy D understanding
40 A duration B memory C memories D experiences
41 A rubby B wood C silver D gold
43 A decorating B which is decorated C decorate D to decorate
44 A enjoy B have enjoyed C enjoying D enjoyed
45 A ever B never C even D always
F Choose a, b, c or d that has the same meaning with the sentence printed before:
46 “I think I have made a mistake.”
A He admits to make a mistake
B He admits to have made a mistake
C He admits having made a mistake
D He admits of making a mistake
Trang 2147 I last went shopping 2 months ago.
A I haven’t gone shopping for 2 months
B I haven’t gone shopping since 2 months
C I haven’t gone shopping for 2 months ago
D I didn’t go shopping 2 months ago
48 I have been here for 2 hours, and I’m still waiting
A I had been waiting for 2 hours
B I have waited for 2 hours
C I have been waited for 2 hours
D I have been waiting for 2 hours
49 The detective discovered the secret accidentally
A The detective happened to discover the secret
B The detective didn’t discover the secret
C The secret was discovered
D The detective happened discovering the secret
50 He doesn’t like people criticizing him
A He hates to criticize B He hates being criticize
C He hates being criticized D He hates criticizing
Unit 4
Points of Grammar: -Gerund and present participle
& Perfect gerund and perfect participle VOCABULARY:
1 voluntarily (adv) : tự nguyện, tình nguyện
=>voluntary (a) ['vɔləntri] : tự nguyện, tình nguyện
=> volunteer (n) [vɔlən'tiə] : người tình nguyện
=> volunteer (v) : tình nguyện, tự nguyện
3 lawn (v) [lɔ:n] : bãi cỏ
4 disadvantaged (a)[,disəd'vɑ:ntidʒd] : thiệt thòi
5 handicapped (a)['hændikæpt] : khuyết tật tàn tật
6 participate (v) [pɑ:'tisipeit] : tham gia
=>participation (n)
7 disaster (n) [di'zɑ:stə] : tai họa, thảm hoạ
8 remote (a) [ri'mout] : xa xôi
9 mountainous (a) ['mauntinəs] : miền núi
10 invalid (n) ['invəli:d] : người tàn tật
11 martyr (n) ['mɑ:tə] : liệt sĩ, người tử vì đạo
Trang 2213 provide s.o with sth : cung cấp cho ai cái gì
14 intersection (n) [,intə'sek∫n] : giao lộ
15 fund-raising (n) : việc quyên góp tiền
16 annually (adv) ['ænjuəli] : hàng năm
17 expand (v) [iks'pænd] : mở rộng, phát triển
18 sponsor (n) ['spɔnsə] : nhà tài trợ
19 gratitude (n) ['grætitju:d] : lòng biết ơn
20 receipt (n) [ri'si:t] : giấy biên nhận
I Vocabulary and structure:
1 Filling each blank with one suitable word from the box: donated , overcame , disadvantage , handicapped , suffers ,
martyr , cleared , organizations
a What’s the best way of improving theater access for people who are physically ?
b She terribly in the winter when it’s cold and her jointsget stiff
c One of living in the town is the lack of safe places for children to play
d The article was about some famous international _ in the world
e A is a person who suffered very much, or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
f It was several hours before the road was after the accident
g All blood is tested for HIV and other infections
h In the final game Sweden easily _ France
2 Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses
a We would like to see closer between parents and school (cooperate)
b activity is essential to effective community work.(cooperate)
c The work of the charity is funded by donation (volunteer)
d In Vietnam there are laws protecting the rights of ethnic
_ (minor)
Trang 23e They went hiking in a area (mountain)
f All donations will be received (grateful)
g She is looking forward to him again (meet)
h I understand _ what you are saying (perfect)
3 Combine these pair of sentences, using present participle, past participle, or perfect participle
a I know that he was poor I offer to pay his school fees
k The man who is standing next to our teacher is the new headmaster
(Reduce relative clause)
=>
l The table which was sold last week belonged to me (Reduce
relative clause)
=>
III Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1 Prepositions have to be learnt heart
Trang 242.She spent a lot of money cosmetics
3 He was accused stealing a car
4 She walked out of the hospital and waited the bus top
5 Some students are particularly keen college education
6 Most young people are ill-prepared employment
7 Any airplane approaching the airport must ask Air-Traffic Control
_ landing instructions
8 The plane will take at six o’clock
9 She is not much good tennis because her
weak wrist
10 You’ll be responsible the manager what
you have done
PRETEST 4
I PRONUNCIATION
A Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1 a alike b sign c bill d hire
2 a losing b close c open d hold
3 a decided b stopped c admitted d protected
B Pick out the word which has the stressed part pronounced differently from the rest
4 a martyr b damage c receipt d answer
5 a different b tendency c value d disaster
II VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
6 If you give me a fish, I will eat it today
a pronounc b produce c publish d deliver
7 Sometimes they just visit them, play games with them or listen to theirproblems
a wait on b hold on c call on d depend on
8 Young volunteers go and work in the home of people who are sick or old
a unhealthy b delicate c disgusted d cold
9 Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others
a optionally b willingly c freely d consciously
10 It’s no doing those things
11.The farm is famous _ its production of coffee
12 He has talent nor the desire to learn
a either b both c not only d neither
13.The driver felt asleep so he stopped a coffee
a has b have c to have d having
Trang 2514.One of my interests is to watch advertisements on TV
15.After _her lecture, she invited the audience to ask questions
a she finish b finished c having finished d she will finish16.This is _ way to do
a a quickest b quick c as quicker d the quickest 17.Turn _ the radio please It sounds loud
18.The cinema was full of people
a keen on b fond of c familiar with d crowded with
19 How is thing getting ?
20 An umbrella is what I need now, it’s raining I’ll give
it _ tomorrow
21 Those who _for the Revolution are highly respected
a blooded b bled c fed d dead
22 She is _with her present job
a satisfy b satisfied c satisfaction d satisfactory
23 Our work _yet
a wasn’t done b hasn’t been done
c doesn’t make d hasn’t been made
24 I regret _ my friend to my party I forgot it
a not to invite b inviting not
c I didn’t invite d not inviting
25 She does _work for the Red Cross two days a week
a volunteer b voluntarily c volunteering d voluntary
26 I feel so _ because there’s nothing I can do to make the children better
a help b helpful c helpless d helping
27 My brother………in that school from 1998 to 2002
a has studied b studied c had studied d will study
28 The job was more difficult than I _ expected it to be
a would b had c have d <>
29 We all _forward to our summer holiday
30 An eight-hour is still typical for many people
a work b working c worker d workhousIII INDENTIFY THE INCORRECT WORD OR PHRASE
31 We admired his way of do the job very much
A B C D
32 He is interested at collecting shells on the beach
A B C D
Trang 2633.Although she is not very rich but she often helps the poor.
II READING COMPREHENSION:
A Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
I was with Overseas Volunteers for a year after leavinguniversity, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500
km from the capital N’Djamena Coming from a (36) country,
I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had(37) But after a few days I soon got used to (38) _ there Thepeople were always very friendly and helpful, and soon I began toappreciate how (39) _ the countryside was
One of my jobs was to supply the village with water The well was
a long walk away And the women used to (40) _a long timeevery day (41) heavy pots backwards and forwards So Icontacted organization and arranged to (42) some pipesdelivered We build a simple pipeline and a pump, and it workedfirst time It wasn’t perfect_ there were a few (43) _ but it made agreat difference to the villagers, (44) _had never had runningwater before, and not(45) did we have running water, but in theevening it was hot, because the pipe had been lying in the sun allday
36 a rich b comfortable c well-paid d luxurious
37 a felt b planned c found d expected
38 a live b lived c living d lives
39 a beautiful b good-looking c handsome d sweet
40 a spend b spent c spends d spending
41 a fetching b wearing c carrying d holding
43 a breaks b leaks c splits d punctures
45 a hardly b scarcely c only d also
IV TRANSFORMATION
46 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad
a The weather was so bad but we went out
b If the weather were fine, we could go out
c Whatever weather we had, we couldn’t go out
d It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out
47 How do people make carpets?
a How are carpets make? b How do carpets made?
c How are carpets made? d How do carpets make?
Trang 2748 “We must be there on time” means:
a It is importance to be there on time
b It is important to be there on time
c Being there on time seems importantly
d It is not important to be there on time
49 You look tired and pale You should go to see the doctor
a Why don’t you go to see the doctor?
b Why do you go to see the doctor?
c What’s the matter with you and your doctor?
c Do you want to go to see the doctor?
50 When he saw the woman, he waved his hand hurriedly
c When seeing the woman d When seen the woman
Unit 5
Grammar point: Reported speech with infinitive(s)
Exercise 1: Supply the correct form of the word in bold.
1 The new speed limit on this road becomes from 1st
June (effect)
2 She is a much loved and highly _ teacher (respect)
3 He criticized the recent poor of the company (perform)
4 They went hiking in a _ region (mountain)
5 The students _spent their Summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write (volunteer)
6 The changes were made with little difficulty (surprise)
7 We try to make these training courses as _ as possible (real)
8 Most people said that pay was their main for working (motivate)
9 We took a more direct route (slight)
10.The company’s exports have been increasing (steady)
Exercises 2: Fill in each gap with a word from the box.