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UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

2 a chemistry b prepare c receive d degree

8 a breathe b breakfast c already d dreamt

< II >: Read the passage and use the correct form of the words in brackets:

Galileo was one of the first modern (scientists) _ He was born in Pisa, Italy, in

1564 At first he studied philosophy But later he studied mathematics and astronomy He was very (interested) _ in the way the earth and other planets (move) _ around the sun He found out several (important) _facts about our world He also started a new way of working in science

Galileo is (famous) _for his study of how things fall He was the first person to do experiments about this problem Before him, people thought that heavy things always fell (faster) _ than light things He found out that this was not (true) _ He took a heavy ball and a light ball and he dropped them both from a (high) _ place They fell at the same speed This meant that (weight) _ is not important This is the law of falling bodies It is an important law for (understanding) _our world

< III >: Put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect or past simple:

1 I went to the box office at lunch time, but they had sold (already / sell) all the tickets

2 I felt very tired when I got home, so I went (go) straight to bed

3 I felt better by the summer, but the doctor warned me not to do too much I had been

(be) very ill

4 At last the committee were ready to announce their decision They had made (make) up their mind

5 “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he _had gone _ (go) home”

7 I (take) the book back to the library when I (read) it

8 The house was very quiet when I went (get) home Everybody _had gone

(go) out for dinner

9 After she _had filled _ (fill) the basket, she _went _ (go) to the check out

10 Yesterday morning I _remembered _ (remember) the answer to the question Bob had asked (ask) me the night before, so I _phoned _ (phone) him

11 Last night, I _went _ (go) to Jim’s room and knocked (knock) on the door but there was (be) no answer Either he had gone (go) out or he _hadn’t wanted _ (not want) to see anyone

12 Angela asked me how to use the photocopier She _had never used _ (never / use) it before, so she didn’t know (not / know) what to do

13 Two days ago I _met _ (meet) an old friend who I hadn’t seen (not see) for years

14 Karen didn’t want _ (not want) to come to the cinema with us because she had seen (already / see) the film

15 When the students _had done (do) the experiment, they _wrote (write) a report on it

< IV > : Choose the sentence or phrase that best completes the dialogue.

Tony : (1) ………

Ann : In a house near Brighton

Tony : (2) ………

Ann : For three years

Tony : (3) ……….…

Ann : The house we had before was too small We need somewhere bigger

Tony : (4) ……….…

Ann : I work in a bank

Tony : (5) ………

Ann : I don’t earn much Just about £15,000 a year

1 a What’s your address ? b Where are you ?

2 a You have lived there for how long ? b How long have you lived there ?

c How have you lived there ? d How long do you live there ?

3 a Why did you move ? b Why you moved ?

c Why did you moved ? d Can you tell me the reason why did you move ?

4 a What do you work ? b What your job is ?

5 a How much do you earn ? b How much money do you take ?

c How about money do you earn ? d Do you earn how much money ?

< V >: Make the correct choice :

1 Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867

2 Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood

3 Let me give you a little about the president of the company

a specialization b concentration c background d degree

4 Jane is always determined to do anything she wants She’s a woman

a ambitious b strong-willed c brilliant d humane

5 He passed his exams with flying colour

a successfully b difficultly c badly d easily

6 She harboured her hope of being a teacher

a gave up her hope of being a teacher b built her hope of being a teacher

c had her hope of being a teacher d kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind

7 He behaved like an adult I think he is more than the other boys in his class

8 The new road should help traffic problems

9 There is no explanation for what happened

a scientist b scientific c scientifically d science

10 The new surgeon will her post in May

11 The man looked familiar I him somewhere before

12 Last night a tornado swept through Rockville It everything in its path

a destroyed b was destroyed c had destroyed d has destroyed

13 In spite of , we decided to go out

a we felt very tired b feeling tired c all of us felt tired d tired

14 When we the bill, we left the restaurant

a had paid b were paying c paid d had been paying

15 When the firework off, the dog away

a had gone/ ran b went/ had run c went/ ran d went/ was running

16 In 1903, Marie became the first woman a Doctor of Science degree

17 The police officer stopped us and asked us where

a were we going b are we going c we are going d we were going

18 Annie found the souvenirs she wanted at the gift shop

19 The manager made his employees the computer evening class

20 Marie Curie a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911

a awarded b was awarded c had awarded d had been awarded

21 Could you please come over ? I need you the refrigerator

a help me moving b helping me to move c to help me to move d help me to move

22 Martina Hingis _ her first tennis racket at the age of two

a picked up b has picked up c had picked up d was picked up

23 John F Kennedy was the first president of the United States

a born in the twentieth century b was born in twentieth century

c born on the twentieth century d to be born in the twentieth century

24 By the time she was twelve, she _ on a career

a has already decided b already has decided

c had already decided d already decided

25 _ in Slovakia, Martina has lived in Switzerland for many years

26 “Was Tom there when you arrived?” “Yes, but he home soon afterwards”

27 Before Jennifer won the lottery, she _ any kind of contest

a hasn’t entered b doesn’t enter c wasn’t entering d hadn’t entered

28 “Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know ?”

“No I _ who she was I _ her before

a didn’t know/ hadn’t seen b didn’t know/ hasn’t seen

c hadn’t known/ hadn’t seen d don’t know/ hasn’t seen

29 Did you say that you _ here only three days ago ?

30 By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates _

31 When I was a child _ the violin

a I was playing b I had played c I play d I played

32 It’s two years _ Joe

a that I don’t see b that I haven’t seen c since I didn’t see d since I saw

33 The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he _ before

a hasn’t flown b didn’t fly c hadn’t flown d wasn’t flying

34 They _ in Scotland for ten years Now they live in London

a lived b have lived c has been living d had lived

35 As soon as Laura _ the house, it started to rain

a has left b was leaving c had left d had been leaving

36 Sorry we’re late, we _ the wrong turning

37 We _ in New York for ten years and then we _ here in 1987

a have lived/ moved b lived/ moved c lived/ had moved d had lived/ moved

38 When Martin _ the car, he took it out for a drive

a had repaired b has repaired c repaired d was repairing

39 We _ them before the reception yesterday

a haven’t met b hadn’t met c didn’t meet d wouldn’t meet

40 Karen didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because she _ the film

a has already seen b already had seen c had already seen d saw

< VI >: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:

1 My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Saigon

2 Can you tell me where were you born ? - Stockholm

3 Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial operation

4 He spent most of his time to paint in the studio

5 We went to Stan’s holiday party last year, hadn’t we ?

6 Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian

7 I’m trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her do it

8 After a week, we finally got to Miami, that my aunt lives.

9 Since I begin school, I haven’t had much spare time

10 My mother makes me doing my homework so I can’t go out

A B C D

< VII >: Read the passage and make the correct choice:

Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1) , was a courageous, and determined woman She left her home for Paris to (2) _ her interest in science Living in (3) _, she still (4) _ to graduate at the top of her class She met Pierre Curie (5) after graduation and (6) him a year later

Together, Pierre and Marie (7) the most famous husband-and-wife (8) in science history They (9) the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium They (10) _ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903

1 a biologist b mathematician c chemist d physicist and chemist

3 a poverty b loneliness c wealth d difficulty

6 a married b left c divorced d devoted

9 a discovered b invented c built d made

10 a had awarded b awarded c were awarded d were awarding

< VIII >: Build a sentence with the words provided.

1 Nguyen Trai / 1380 / born / Thang Long / now call / Hanoi

-………

2 he / not only / national hero / but also / great poet

-………

3. he / devote / all / life / country’s independence / freedom

-………

4 during / schooldays / he / educate / by father / scholar / village school teacher

-………

5 he / so brilliant / that / get / Doctor’s degree / age / twenty

-………

6 he / help / Le Loi / end the Minh aggression

-………

7. after / victory / he / write / “Binh Ngo Dai Cao” / which / praise / people’s heroism / and / look forward / bright future / Vietnam

-………

………

< IX > : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given:

1 In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard

- Even though _

2 It was impossible to find Tom anywhere

- Tom couldn’t

3 Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected

- We had expected

4 The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming

- The results of the research are both _

5 Mark is not interested in teaching

-Teaching

6 He lived in Hanoi for ten years Then he moved to Ho Chi Minh City

- After _

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