MULTIPLE CHOICES: I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 1/ Below are some well-known places in New York.. pinpointed 4/ It develop
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UNIT 15
A MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Below are some well-known places in New York.
A excellent B wonderful C brilliant D famous
2/ Match the names to the pictures.
A Engage B Contest C Pair D Resemble
3/ New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east
of New Jersey
A detected B discovered C settled D pinpointed
4/ It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with
the water of the Atlantic Ocean
A matured B progressed C enlarged D stressed
5/ It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with
the water of the Atlantic Ocean
A mix B associate C socialize D participate 6/ With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the
metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States.
A space B neighborhood C sphere D area
7/ The total area of these boroughs is 946 square km.
A sum B mass C whole D thorough
8/ The city was founded by the Dutch in 1624.
A originated B produced C engineered D established
9/ New York is a very unusual city.
A rare B extraordinary C unfamiliar D infrequent 10/ Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United
Nations and the centre of global finance, communications, and business.
A worldwide B round C circular D orbicular
II/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with
the water of the Atlantic Ocean
A stunted B receded C softened D relaxed
2/ It developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with
the water of the Atlantic Ocean
A separate B withdraw C break D retire
3/ New York Harbour, which is ice-free in all seasons, is one of the largest and
finest in the world.
A most inferior B thickest C heaviest D most impure
4/ With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the
metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States
A lessened B less C reduced D lower
5/ The total area of these boroughs is 946 square km.
A limited B partial C conditional D incomplete
6/ New York is a very unusual city.
A common B nice C good D famous
7/ Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of
Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theatre district.
A Imprisonment B Taboo C Propriety D Timidity
8/ New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries
and museums
A obscure B unknown C hidden D retiring
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9/ What was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
A typically B imitatively C sterilely D finally
10/ French people wanted to show their friendship with American people.
A enmity B antagonism C disloyalty D detachment
III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ Her _ of English grammar is very extensive
A knowing B known C knowable D knowledge 2/ The program traced the _ of popular music through the ages
A develop B developed
C developing D development
3/ The pay _ between workers and management is too great
A differ B difference C different D differential 4/ The bank has three branches in Norwich, and over three hundred _
A country B countryside C countrywide D countryman 5/ We need to make the club _ to a wider range of people
A attract B attraction C attractive D attractively 6/ She is performing in Birmingham tonight, on the third leg of her nationwide _
A tour B tourist C tourism D tour guide 7/ He started off in the _ trade before opening his own restaurant
A build B built C builder D building
8/ The children were wearing traditional _ costume
A nations B national C nationalist D nationalities 9/ Her unhappy childhood was the _ of her problems later in life
A origin B original C originally D originated 10/ He told me off for driving _
A care B careless C careful D carelessly
IV/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ We can't go to Julia's party _ we're going away that weekend
A despite B although C because of D because
2/ She walked home by herself, _ she knew that it was dangerous
A despite B although C because of D because
3/ She took the money from her mother's purse, _ herself
A despite B although C because of D because
4/ “Why did you do it?” “ _ Carlos told me to”
A Despite B Although C Because of D Because
5/ Is it true _ she's gone back to teaching?
A that B who C whom D what
6/ Cohen, _ contract expires next week, is likely to move to play for a European club
A which B that C whose D who
7/ There were 500 passengers, _ 121 drowned
A whose B of that C of which D of whom 8/ The police asked me to explain _ I hadn't reported the accident sooner
A who B why C where D when
9/ _ do you expect to have the project completed by?
A Which B Why C What D When
10/ Bradford, _ Bren comes from, has a lot of good curry restaurants
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A where B that C when D why
V/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A city B country C by D very
2/ A places B houses C bosses D offices
3/ A names B rivers C seasons D parts
4/ A e mpire B e nter C e mpty D e nd
5/ A united B developed C regarded D attracted
6/ A follow B below C know n D dow n
7/ A sou th B abou t C borough D fou nd
8/ A mi ngle B fi ne C buildi ng D mi llion
9/ A bu sy B ju st C hu ndred D su ch
10/ A wa ter B ca ll C rena me D tall
VII/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group:
1/ A capital B different C business D apartment 2/ A theater B district C locate D famous
3/ A southeastern B visitor C attractive D convenient 4/ A develop B museum C populate D informal
5/ A mingle B whether C harbor D compare
6/ A population B comparison C information D similarly 7/ A region B belong C complete D prefer
8/ A metropolitan B popularity C pronunciation D international 9/ A borough B reserve C beginner D pollute
10/ A rename B problem C combine D connect
VIII/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
1/ well-known 2/ match A/ progress B/ full
3/ unite 4/ locate C/ mix D/ combine
5/ develop 6/ mingle E/ area F/ odd
7/ region 8/ total G/ couple H/ set up
9/ found 10/ unusual I/ settle J/ famous
IX/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
1/ central 2/ develop A/ less B/ unknown 3/ mingle 4/ fine C/ recede D/ lazy
5/ more 6/ total E/ separate F/ partial
7/ unusual 8/ busy G/ ugly H/ external
9/ attractive 10/ famous I/ dull J/ common
X/ Match the cities or capitals in column A with the appropriate nations in column B:
1/ Warsaw 2/ Hong Kong A/ Germany B/ Poland
3/ Madrid 4/ Munich C/ Costa Rica D/ China
5/ Paris 6/ San Jose E/ England F/ Sweden
7/ Seoul 8/ Porto G/ Holland H/ Argentina 9/ Sao Paulo 10/ Monterrey I/ Portugal J/ Mexico
11/ Tokyo 12/ London K/ Iran L/ the USA
13/ Zagreb 14/ Stockholm M/ Italy N/ Croatia
15/ Rome 16/ Sydney O/ Japan P/ Brazil
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17/ New York 18/ Buenos Aires Q/ Australia R/ Korea
19/ Amsterdam 20/ Tehran S/ France T/ Spain
XI/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:
1/ They'll be coming (A) tonight, (B) although we don't know (C) exact (D) when
2/ She (A) can't go to Long's party (B) because of she’s going (C) away (D) that weekend
3/ (A) In spite of (B) her injuries, she bears (C) not hatred (D) towards her attackers
4/ He (A) took the money (B) from his father's wallet, (C) despite (D) his
5/ I (A) rang Nhung, (B) that was (C) a good friend (D) as well as the family doctor
6/ (A) There was a picture (B) in the paper of a woman (C) whose arm (D) had blown off
7/ She (A) took out (B) a photo (C) of her daughter, (D) who she adores
8/ (A) I'll meet them in the town, (B) which is, I will (C) if the trains (D) are running
9/ They (A) can't complain of (B) being lonely (C) where they don't make (D) any effort to meet other people
10/ Italy, (A) where Rossi (B) comes from, (C) has (D) a lot good footballers
XII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A,
B, C or D to complete it:
Paris
Paris, city in north central France, is the (1) _ and largest city
of the country It is (2) _ in France’s Île-de-France region, on the Seine River, 370 km (230 mi) upstream (3) _ the river’s outlet on the English Channel
Paris is world-famous (4) _ its beauty and charm, and for its long history as a (5) _ of learning and knowledge Parisians call their city the
“City of (6) _.” People from around the world flock to the city to view its (7) _ array of monuments and museums, savor its cuisine, and (8) _ in its sidewalk cafes and nightclubs Paris is the political, cultural, and (9) _ center of France as well as one of the (10) _ vibrant metropolises in the world (11) _ 15 percent of France’s inhabitants live
in the Paris metropolitan (12) _
Paris is named after the Parisii, a Celtic (13) _ who settled on the city’s central island - the Île de la Cité - in the 3rd century BC The city has since (14) _ north and south of the Seine The city lies in a depression The (15) _ elevation is 129 m (423 ft) at the summit of Montmartre in northern Paris
Paris enjoys a temperate (16) _ Average daily temperatures are 20°C (68°F) in summer (17) _ 5°C (41°F) in winter The city receives about 650 mm (26 in) of precipitation (18) _, spread evenly over the course of the year Air pollution is (19) _, caused predominantly by automobile traffic and aggravated by the city’s geographic (20) _ in a depression
New vocabulary:
- upstream (adj./ adv.): ngược dòng
- to flock (v.): tụ tập; lũ lượt kéo tới
- to savor (v.): thưởng thức, nếm náp, nhắm
- cuisine (n.): (tiếng Pháp) cách nấu nướng
- vibrant (adj.): rung, rung động; sôi nổi, mạnh mẻ
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- depression (n.): chỗ lõm, chỗ đất lún; tình trạng trì trệ
- elevation (n.): sự nâng lên; độ cao (so với mặt biển)
- precipitation (n.): (khí tượng) mưa; (hóa học) kết tủa
- predominant (adj.): chiếm ưu thế, trội hơn
- to aggravate (v.): làm trầm trọng hơn, làm nặng hơn
1/ A) province B) town C) city D) capital
2/ A) founded B) built C) located D) erected
3/ A) from B) in C) through D) beside
4/ A) as B) for C) with D) by
5/ A) corner B) center C) top D) branch
6/ A) Peace B) Fashion C) Model D) Light
7/ A) impressive B) intelligent C) good D) great
8/ A) sit B) relax C) walk D) go
9/ A) agricultural B) industrial C) economic D) chemical
10/ A) best B) big C) more D) most
11/ A) Around B) About C) By D) At
12/ A) room B) space C) area D) spot
13/ A) man B) woman C) person D) people
14/ A) spread B) gone C) run D) reached
15/ A) highest B) tallest C) biggest D) greatest
16/ A) temperature B) atmosphere C) climate D) weather
17/ A) and B) but C) or D) so
18/ A) daily B) weekly C) monthly D) annually
19/ A) much B) high C) more D) tall
20/ A) place B) position C) situation D) region
XIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option
A, B, C or D to complete it:
London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the home of its queen, Elizabeth II It’s also the largest city in Europe About 7 million people call London home
LONDON LANDMARKS Millions of people visit London every year from all (1) _ the world If you travel there, you’ll find many (2) _ things to see and do
During August and September, you can visit Buckingham (3) _ That’s where the queen lives most of the year It has about 600 (4) _, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains guests In the morning, a colorful ceremony (5) _ “changing of the guard” takes place in the palace courtyard One group of palace guards (6) _ off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them
You can (7) _ the Tower of London, a historic fortress that was once a royal palace It was also used as a (8) _ for hundreds of years Two of the wives of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard— were put (9) _ death here The Crown Jewels are a popular attraction at the Tower This (10) _ of jeweled crowns, swords, scepters, and other royal objects is only used on (11) _ occasions, such as the crowning of a new ruler
Be (12) _ to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous (13) _ The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here Many rulers and famous citizens are (14) _ here There are also monuments to political figures and poets
The (15) _ of Parliament are along the Thames River, near Westminster Abbey This is where the government meets Look (16) _ to
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see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous (17) _ that rings every hour You can get on a boat (18) _ for a ride on the Thames
Other places you might want to see are Scotland Yard, Madame Tussaud’s, (19) _ the British Museum You can find out about London’s famous criminals in the (20) _ Museum at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police At Madame Tussaud’s, you’ll see eerily (21) _, life-size wax figures of pop idols and historic figures A great thing to see at the British Museum is the collection of mummies, tomb (22) _, and gold jewelry from ancient Egypt The museum’s Egyptian collection is (23) _ of the largest in the world
For a good (24) _ of London, take a ride in the London Eye This enormous wheel takes you 443 feet (135 meters) above the London skyline Unlike a traditional Ferris wheel, the (25) _ carries its passengers in enclosed compartments
New vocabulary:
- landmark (n.): mốc ranh giới
- eery (adj.): gây ra cả giác thần bí và sợ hãi
- wax (n.): sáp ong, chất sáp
- mummy (n.): xác (ướp)
- Ferris wheel (n.): vòng đu quay
1/ A) through B) over C) across D) in
2/ A) poor B) famous C) boring D) fascinating 3/ A) Castle B) House C) Palace D) Building
4/ A) rooms B) doors C) windows D) gates
5/ A) said B) called C) considered D) known
6/ A) puts B) marches C) takes D) sends
7/ A) go B) come C) travel D) tour
8/ A) place B) room C) prison D) house
9/ A) to B) into C) on D) onto
10/ A) selection B) class C) kind D) collection 11/ A) special B) especial C) essential D) important 12/ A) enough B) sure C) good D) clever
13/ A) villas B) houses C) churches D) castles
14/ A) buried B) dead C) killed D) born
15/ A) Palaces B) Houses C) Buildings D) Churches 16/ A) up B) down C) after D) for
17/ A) flag B) bell C) tower D) clock
18/ A) near B) nearby C) nearly D) next to
19/ A) as well B) and C) too D) also
20/ A) Crime B) Army C) Citizen D) National
21/ A) real B) reality C) realist D) realistic
22/ A) paintings B) photos C) copies D) pictures
23/ A) some B) one C) several D) out
24/ A) view B) sight C) scene D) opinion
25/ A) London Eye B) Scotland Yard C) Big Ben D) London Eye
B USE OF ENGLISH:
I/ Match the cities or capitals in column A with the appropriate nations in column B:
1/ Warsaw 2/ Hong Kong A/ Germany B/ Poland
3/ Madrid 4/ Munich C/ Costa Rica D/ China
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5/ Paris 6/ San Jose E/ England F/ Sweden
7/ Seoul 8/ Porto G/ Holland H/ Argentina 9/ Sao Paulo 10/ Monterrey I/ Portugal J/ Mexico
11/ Tokyo 12/ London K/ Iran L/ the USA
13/ Zagreb 14/ Stockholm M/ Italy N/ Croatia
15/ Rome 16/ Sydney O/ Japan P/ Brazil
17/ New York 18/ Buenos Aires Q/ Australia R/ Korea
19/ Amsterdam 20/ Tehran S/ France T/ Spain
II/ Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle:
1/ He’s looking _ his new trousers
2/ Dad really shouted _ me when I broke the window
3/ What do you think _ this latest government scheme?
4/ The dentist kept me waiting _ ages
5/ She talks _ her mother _ the phone every week
6/ She's been suffering _ (= been ill with) cancer _ two years 7/ She replied _ the threats _ going _ the police
8/ The police went _ him but he got _
9/ I don't really get _ my sister's husband
10/ I've decided to leave _ eating meat _ a while
III/ Join each pair of sentences, using a relative pronoun Use commas if necessary:
1/ He gave me the information I wrote it down at once
→ 2/ Nhung went to see the dentist He took out two of her teeth
→ 3/ Oanh lives in the house round the corner It has a green front door
→ 4/ Show me the jeans You bought them last week
→ 5/ Have you seen the film? It’s on the Le Anh Xuan
→ 6/ My roommate refused to go to the cinema with me She hates films
→ 7/ They climbed to the top of the mountain They had a picnic there
→ 8/ Quang has just moved to Nha Trang His father died last year
→ 9/ We don’t want to swim in the river It looks very dirty
→ 10/ Mai is reading a very interesting book You lent it to her last month
→
IV/ Write sentences using the cues given:
1/ All / nations / world / will / represented / conference
2/ Different / parts / world / have / different / climatic / conditions
3/ whole / town / hoping / their / football / win / final / tomorrow
4/ Renaissance art / not / really / his / province - specializes / modern / period 5/ She / leaves / capital / untouched / bank / lives / off / interest
6/ City / acted / swiftly / news / fall / value / sterling
7/ Many people / go / town / New Jersey / weekends
8/ Many people / come / surrounding villages / work / town
9/ We / drove / middle-class / suburbs / very / poor inner-city area
10/ factory / outskirts / New Delhi
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V/ Combine the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one Do not change the word given:
1/ Although my grandmother was very old, she walked five kilometers every morning (her)
→ Despite , she walked five kilometers.
2/ Minh studied hard However, he didn’t pass the exam (hard)
→ Although _, he didn’t pass the exam.
3/ It was a holiday, but Thanh cycled to school as usual (fact)
→ In spite _ it was a holiday, Thanh cycled to school as usual.
4/ I’m sure I told him to stay at home, but he’s gone out (though)
→ Even stay at home, he’s gone out.
5/ Phong did well in the competition, but he didn’t win (doing)
→ Despite _ in the competition, Phong didn’t win.
6/ We really should go to work now (for)
→ It’s time work.
7/ Nhung ought to do some work now (time)
→ It’s work.
8/ At her age, she really should get married (she)
→ It’s high time married.
9/ I must say goodbye now (say)
→ It’s time _ goodbye.
10/ You’d better post those letters as soon as possible (posted)
→ It’s time _ letters.
VI/ Complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
1/ In the normal course of events he would have gone with her (expected)
→ If things had .
2/ Please be brief (quickly)
→ Please say .
3/ Her language is disgusting (obscene)
→ She _.
4/ The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage (journey)
→ The Titanic _.
5/ I take your point (accept)
→ I .
6/ She’s just saying that to prove a point (right)
→ She’s just _.
7/ I wish she would get to the point (quickly)
→ I wish she would _.
8/ Where do these chairs belong? (kept)
→ Where are these ?
9/ She seems to have already struck up a friendship with Loan (begun)
→ She seems to have .
10/ The education system bears no comparison with that in many Eastern European nations (as)
→ The education system is _.
VII/ Complete the following sentences with “because (of), although,
in spite of”:
1/ _ it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday
2/ We didn’t go out _ the rain
3/ _ what I said yesterday, I still love you
4/ I couldn’t sleep _ being tired
5/ _ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
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6/ He couldn’t go to work _ he was ill
7/ _ she was very thirsty, she drank two glasses of water 8/ _ his broken leg, he managed to go to school
9/ She didn’t pass the exam _ she was very lazy
10/ My mother can’t buy those toys for me _ they are very expensive
VIII/ Complete the sentences with the most suitable sentences connectors provided:
“in fact, if, Instead, besides, as a result, therefore, because, on the other hand, otherwise, however”
1/ I thought the plane would be delayed; _, I bought a book to read
2/ I don’t have time to see the film _, it’s had dreadful reviews
3/ Mary was happy _, Anna was very sad
4/ She didn’t go to Greece _, she went to America
5/ You have to press the button _ the machine won’t work 6/ _ the goods are faulty, we can replace them
7/ She felt tired; _ she went to bed at once
8/ I don’t like him _, I can’t stand him
9/ It’s not a very nice flat _, it’s cheap
10/ I can’t do this test _ it is rather difficult
IX/ Write a passage about your family, using the words provided:
family/ small There be/ four members/ family There be/ father/ mother/ sister/ me
father/ teacher He/ about fifty- five mother/ work/ home She/ few years/ younger/ father sister/ to school She/ seventeen I/ two years/ sister
Everyone/ family/ good/ happy father/ mother/ love/ sister/ me/ much They buy/ things/ us Sometimes/ take/ cinema They also tell/ interesting stories Sometimes/ help us/ our study
Indeed, love/ family/ much
X/ Complete the following sentences with the most suitable relative pronouns or relative adverbs:
1/ The woman _ is standing over there is my sister
2/ The man _ you saw yesterday is my father
3/ There is one thing _ is not explained
4/ Mrs Brown is the woman _ owns the bigger house
5/ The girl _ photo was in the paper lives in our street
6/ The hotel _ we stayed wasn’t very clean
7/ Do you still remember the day we first met?
8/ She often gave me a hand, _ was very kind of her
9/ I don’t know the reason _ you didn’t go to school
10/ Didn’t you see the people and cattle _ arrived here yesterday morning?
XI/ Write a story, using the words provided:
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Jim/ look out/ his window He/ see/ two men/ neighbor’s driveway men/ carry/ big color TV They/ carry TV/ a truck
Jim/ open/ window “Hey?” he say/ two men “you/ TV repairmen?”
“Yes”, / men answer
“you go/ to fix/ TV?” Jim/ ask
“Yes,” men/ answer again
“TV/ brake,” Jim/ tell men “you/ take/ TV, too?”
“Sure,” men say “We/ take/ TV.”
Jim/ give/ men/ color TV men/ put/ two TVs/ his truck/ drive away Jim/ never see/ TV again
two men/ not/ TV repairmen They/ robbers
XII/ Read the reading below carefully, and then answer the questions:
Volcanic earthquakes occur near active volcanoes but have the same fault slip mechanism as tectonic earthquakes Volcanic earthquakes are caused by the upward movement of magma under the volcano, which strains the rock locally and leads to an earthquake As the fluid magma rises to the surface of the volcano, it moves and fractures rock masses and causes continuous tremors that can last up to several hours or days Volcanic earthquakes occur in areas that are associated with volcanic eruptions, such as in the Cascade Mountain Range of the Pacific Northwest, Japan, Iceland, and at isolated hot spots such as Hawaii
New vocabulary:
fluid (adj.): lỏng, dẽ chảy
fracture (v.): gãy, rạn, nứt
stremor (n.): sự chấn động, cơn động đất nhẹ
1/ Where do volcanic earthquakes occur?
2/ What causes volcanic earthquakes?
3/ What happens when the fluid magma rises to the surface of the volcano?
4/ Name some places where volcanic earthquakes occur What are they?
XIII/ Read the headings (from 1 to 7) and the paragraphs (from A to G) carefully, and then match them together appropriately:
1/ A CENTER OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE
2/ PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE
3/ THE FIVE BOROUGHS
4/ A CITY OF LANDMARKS
5/ ONE OF AMERICA’S OLDEST CITIES
6/ A CENTER FOR THE ARTS
7/ A CITY OF ISLANDS
A/
New York is the world’s most ethnically diverse city About one-third of New York’s residents, over 2.6 million people, were born in other countries Schoolkids in New York speak more than 120 languages
B/
The city is full of famous buildings that you may often see on television They include the Empire State Building, United Nations headquarters, Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center
The Statue of Liberty stands in New York Harbor It has welcomed millions of immigrants to America