Homework U1,2,3

Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.. Read the following passage and answer

UNIT 1

Exercise 1 Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

1 A interest B finish C climate D panic

2 A pedal B satisfied C land D plan

3 A seaside B realized C scream D seat

4 A children B chemistry C kitchen D chat

5 A beginning B passenger C biology D technologyExercise 2 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D

6 A routine B physics C minute D danger

7 A breakfast B purchase C peasant D begin

8 A passenger B interested C frightening D contented

9 A education B geography C occupation D information

10 A relative B cinema C continue D suddenly

Part II READING

PASSAGE 1 For questions 11 - 15, read the passage and decide whether the statements 11 - 15 are true (T) or false (F) Put a tick ()

in the appropriate box.

Some years ago I worked as a shift worker for a company 30 miles from ourhouse My shift was from 3 to 11 p.m At that time we lived out in thecountryside, so I had to drive to work on a bumpy road and cross a river on

a very old bridge One afternoon when I left for work, it was rainingheavily It often rained very hard during summer in that area, so I didn’t payany attention I finished work that night and started the journey home

Everything was as usual until I left the highway, got back on the road, andcame to the bridge It was foggy and dark out there, and it was impossible tosee anything I was crying because the water had risen up to my knees Iknew that there was a house very near to the river and I needed someone tohelp Suddenly, I could feel something moving from behind I beganscreaming in panic since I realized that it was nothing but a snake creepinginto my car

11 It was raining hard when the writer started going to work

12 Summer was the dry season in the area where the writer lived

13 The writer could hardly see anything

14 The writer saw someone from the house near the river

15 A snake was moving from behind into the car

PASSAGE 2 Read the following passage and answer questions 16 - 25.

MY DAILY ROUTINE

My life is always full of activities, so I never have much time for myself.During the week it's the worst I usually have to get up at half past six eventhough I would really prefer to sleep much later I don’t usually have timefor breakfast because I have to catch a bus to school at seven o'clock The

bus is usually packed with many people Classes at school start at a quarter

to eight except on Tuesdays when they start at seven Each lesson is five minutes long with ten minutes break in between

forty-After school I go shopping or just walk around the town for a while.Getting home, I listen to the radio, watch television and maybe get a

snack Then I start doing my homework or help my mom with some

housework Before I know it, the afternoon is gone and it is evening

In my family, we usually eat dinner at about seven o'clock At dinner wediscuss what happened during the day and catch up with each others'lives Then I have some time to watch the TV news Sometimes it is aninteresting film or a video

On the weekend it is a different story I sleep late and do whatever I wish

with my free time I can go for a trip with friends, visit relatives or devote

more time to my hobbies I think everyone will agree that weekends aremuch better than weekdays.

Questions 16 – 23 each is followed by four options marked A, B, C, and

D Choose one correct answer to each question by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

16 The writer doesn’t have breakfast because _

A He doesn’t have time for himself

B He gets up late

C He wants to sleep more

D He has to catch a bus

17 The word “packed” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _

A dirty B clean C crowded D busy

18 Apart from Tuesdays, the writer’s classes start at _

A 6:30 B 7:00 C 7:45 D 8:15

19 “Snack” in paragraph 2 means _

A a short rest B a short sleep

C a light meal D a big meal

20 Where in the passage does the writer mention his “watching TV”?

A paragraph 1 B paragraph 2

C paragraph 3 D paragraph 2 & 3

21 Which of the following activities is NOT done by the writer in the evening?

A have dinner B talk to others

C listen to music D watch TV

22 “devote” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to

A spend B take C begin D get

23 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Weekends are better than weekdays

B Weekdays are worse than weekends

C The writer can sleep late on the weekends

D The writer usually sleeps late on weekdays

For questions 24 - 25, answer the following questions.

24 How long does each lesson last? _

25 What does the writer do to help his mother? Part III. USE OF ENGLISH

I VOCABULARY

Exercise 1 Circle the word that does not belong to each group below in terms of meaning.

26 A Biology B Literature C Maths D Education

27 A breakfast B kitchen C dinner D lunch

28 A cyclo B passenger C plane D boat

29 A peasant B pilot C occupation D air-hostess

30 A comfortable B frightening C wonderful D contented

Exercise 2 Sentences 31 - 45 are incomplete questions Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

31 We got on the plane and waited about 10 minutes before it .

A take off B land C took off D landed

32 We took a short _ for thirty minutes in the middle of the afternoon

A talk B meal C rest D time

33 Do you bring with you? No, we are going to sleep in a rented house

A sleeping bags B umbrellas C drinks D foods

34 Some animals are now We need to find ways to protect them.

A dangerous B dangerously C in danger D danger

35 It was of her to wear Jeans and T-shirt

A comfortable B interesting C cheerful D typical

36 In any case, you should not give up

A hope B worry C death D danger

37 Please call the The house is on fire.

A bodyguard B security office C fire brigade D police station

38 The alarm goes at 6 o’clock and Nam starts a new day

A on B off C back D to

39 is the study of living things

A Physics B Chemistry C Science D Biology

40 The man asked us to the belt as the bus was coming to a bend

A loosen B fasten C loose D fast

41 We arrived home safe and .

A sound B soundly C warm D warmly

42 , we didn’t know what to do but then John proposed an idea.

A Firstly B At first C Lastly D At last

43 The food smells Nobody wants to try it

A good B well C bad D badly

44 In the last minute, David the ball to George and they scoredone goal

A kick B kicks C was kicking D kicked

45 The farmers were working when they realized there was a small along the field

A fall B stream C lake D pond

II GRAMMAR

Exercise 1 Use the verbs from the box to fill in the blanks Make any changes to the verb tenses when necessary There are TWO verbs that are used TWICE.

do drink arrive (2) wear love (2) have live be like (not) listen to play go

Hi everybody! I'm The Present Simple Girl I like habits and routines I always (46) the same things at the same time For example, I

always (47) two glasses of milk in the morning and I usually (48) at school at twenty-five past eight I often (49)

jeans and T-shirts I (50) _ pop music I also (51)

animals and plants I (52) a beautiful garden

I (53) with my parents and my brother He (54) _

very different from me He never (55) on time for lunch He

(56) new clothes and fashion, but he (57) pop music He (58) hard rock in a group called "Metal Bananas".

We are in an English club called The Happy Verby Gang We

(59) to the club on Saturdays.

Exercise 2 Match the first half of the sentences from column A with the other half from column B There are two extra options in column B

60 Mrs Helena travels to work a to get to the food stall

61 They quickly put up the tent b after the fire

62 The staff started serving c as soon as they arrived at the camping site

63 Nobody was seriously hurt d I have ever had during my life

64 It was the most wonderful holiday e when the hotel manager gave a signal

65 It takes us twenty minutes f when the plane took off

g by motorbike

h coming from the fire exits

III ERROR IDENTIFICATION There are 15 lines in the following passage Put a tick () beside the line that has no mistake If a line contains a mistake, underline it and write the correction in the space provided Line 0 is given as an example.

0 In my country, more than 80% of the population are farmers For

66 reason, farming is the most important occupations Most of the 66 _farmers plant rice and raise cattle Growing rice involves a lot of 67 _work such as pumping water, fertilizing, harrow and repairing the 68 _banks of the land During the harvesting time, peasant have to go to 69 _

70 the field from early morning to late afternoon They do not have 70 _many time to rest Normally, each household has more than one 71 _

plots of land It usually takes them a week to gather the rice 72 _Farming depends greatly on the weather Two main crops are in 73 _summer and spring In spring the weather sometime turns bad 74 _

75 with continual rain Getting early and going to the field on rainy 75 _days will be hard work Therefore, peasants always prefers sunny 76 _

Nowadays, some peasants are also plant fruit trees and vegetables 78 _

to earn more money Some men even go to the city to be drivers cyclo 79 _

80 or work in factories to support his children in the countryside 80 _

IV WRITING. Rewrite the following sentences using the word given

so that the rewritten sentence has the same meaning as the original one.

81 My uncle decided to stop smoking local tobacco two years ago (GIVE)

UNIT 2

Exercise 1 Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

1 A mother B love C office D one

2 A family B start C ask D father

3 A school B good C book D football

4 A heavy B headache C weather D each

5 A travelling B later C language D traffic

Exercise 2 Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C,

or D

6 A rearrange B following C difficult D suitable

7 A capital B Vietnamese C attitude D interesting

8 A applicable B conversation C entertainment D information

9 A enjoy B visit C expect D because

10 A appearance B behaviour C consider D memory

Exercise 1 Read the following passage then answer questions 11 - 15 After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, and D Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A,

B, C, or D

1 All students here come from very difficult backgrounds; there are

street children, orphans, children of war-invalids, hearing-impairedstudents and young people from very poor families

To cover all the training costs, our school runs four businesses: arestaurant, a bakery, a catering service and a sewing & embroideryshop These income-generating businesses also provide an excellentopportunity for us to gain valuable practical experiences If you evercome to Vietnam, don’t miss the chance to taste delicious Vietnameseand French dishes at our restaurant.

11 Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?

A The School accepts students who are in difficult situation

B The students have to pay for their training

C After the training, the School finds jobs for the students

D The School sets up businesses in order to pay for its operation

12 Which of the following businesses is NOT done by the School?

A sewing and embroidery B catering service

C bakery D tourism

13 Which of the following word has the closest meaning to “homeless children”?

A street children B orphans

C children of war-invalids D hearing-impaired students

14 The word “us” in lines 4, 8, and 13 refer to _

A tourists B the school authorities

C the students D the school teachers

15 What is the main purpose of the text?

A To give information about the life of students from difficult circumstances

B To point out the difficulties that the School is facing

C To prove how successful the School becomes

D To advertise the School

Exercise 2 Read the following passage then answer questions 16 - 25

My most favourite subject is English, which is today one of the mostimportant languages in the world (16) _.

English has become an international language for a variety of reasons One ofthe most important of those is that the English people have been well-knownfor their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, government and allother matters that are useful for the progress of the human race (17) _

In the same way, English scholars have studied the past and discoveredmany things which were useful to men in the early days were later forgotten

by others (18) _

The thirst for knowledge of the English scholars has contributed to theprogress of man in almost all fields of his activity (19) _ Thus,people whose mother tongue is not English have learnt English with greatinterest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs

As a result of this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world.(20) _, such as in the United Nations It is also used in all the leadinguniversities in the world and in international trade and commerce As it isused so widely, (21) _ People of all the countries of the world havecontributed new ideas and thoughts to this language Thus, more and morenew words are being created to make this language more and more useful forthe communication of ideas and information among the peoples of the world.(22) _

PART A: Seven sentences/ clauses have been removed from the text above Choose from sentences (A  G) the sentence/ phrase which fits each gap (16-22)

A It is for all these reasons that I like to study the English language

B It is used in all the important meetings and conferences and debates

C It is spoken and understood in all parts of the earth

D Such things are now again being used, owing to the work of English scholars

E Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost everysubject that one can think of

F It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has becomethe most important machine in the world today

G English has indeed become a very rich language

PART B: Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter

A, B, C, or D.

23 Which of the statements is NOT true according to the text?

A English has developed into an international language

B The scientific progress has contributed to the popularity of English

C English has been widely used in the world

D English is the only important language in the world

24 All of the following were mentioned in the text as reasons why English hasbecome so popular EXCEPT FOR

A English people’s knowledge of medicine

B English people’s wealth

C English people’s discovery

D English people’s thirst for knowledge

25 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A English is an easy subject to learn

B English is used almost everywhere in the world

C English – the subject I like best

D In the future, English will become the most popular language

Part III. USE OF ENGLISH

I VOCABULARY Sentences 26 - 45 are incomplete Choose one

best word given in the box to complete each sentence.

entertainment

hobbies

capital

resttypical

inappropriateenrolmentspecifyapplicabledelete

conversationalistorigin

marital statustarget

semester

occasionprofessionattitudeopinionshopper

26 It is for the young to address the elderly by the first name

in Vietnam

27 In the countryside, there are few places of