IIIPICK OUT THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY FROM THAT OF THE OTHERS.. COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A WORD IN THE BOX ago until while since than before yesterday
Trang 1UNIT 1
I Complete the sentences with the Past tenses:
1 I (think) of going out when you (call)
2 We (meet) while we (study) in Liverpool
3 When she (travel) on the underground, someone (steal) her bag
4 The thief (take) the money when the staff (have) lunch
5 Steve (drive) to London when he (remember) to phone Ann
6 When I (be) in India last year, I (be) bitten by a snake
7 I think I (catch) at lunch last week
8 When I (buy) this car, it (cost) a fortune, and it still does!
9 I (be) sorry that I (not be) nicer to him
10 Nobody (come) to the meeting because the secretary (forget to tell) the staff about it
11 I (see) her before somewhere, but I( not / know) exactly where
12 Because he (not/ check) the oil for so long, the car (break) down
13 She couldn’t find the book that I (lend) her
14.All the people we (invite) turned up and some we (not invite)
15.They (never find) where he (hide) the money
16 It was a film that I (never hear) of
17 When she (come) in, we all knew where she (be)
18 The lesson (already start) when I (arrive)
19 Jane (sit) outside the office waiting for the interview
20 After they (go), I (sit) down and (rest)
II Choose the correct answer:
1 Tom was disappointed that most of the guests…… when he…… at the party
A left / had arrived B left / arrived C had left / had arrived D had left /arrived
2 My brother …… while he…… bicycle and hurt him self
A fell/ was riding B was falling / rode C had fallen / was riding D had fallen /rode
3 Helen … her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband …… home
A has left / comes B left / had come C had left/ came D had left / would come
4 She … her lesson from seven to nine last night
5 Janet …… some washing this time yesterday
A is doing B had done C was doing D did
6 We were told that the workers … an old bridge at that time
A were repairing B are repairing C repaired D would repair
7 She suddenly remembered that she …… her keys at home
A had forgotten B has left C has forgotten D had left
8 We… to catch the 9.30 train, but we… it was gone
A had hoped / found B hoped / had found C hope / have found D have hoped / found
9 … that dress when your boyfriend saw you in the street ?
A Have you won B Did you wear C Were you wearing D Are you wearing
10 When their first child was born , they……… for three years
A had been married B had got married C had married D got married
11 I first met Lisa three years ago She ……at a radio shop at that time
A had worked B was working C has happened D had happened
12 The last time I …….Jane, she …… cotton in the field
A had seen / was picking B saw / picked C had seen / picked D saw / was picking
13 Mary… a dress when she cut her finger
Trang 2IIIPICK OUT THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY FROM THAT OF THE OTHERS.
1 A books B bats C days D photographs
2 A dates B matches C boxes D cases
3 A feels B stops C arrives D loves
4 A goes B choose C intense D lose
IV Rewrite this sentences.
1 It’s a long time since our last conversation
-> We
2 Mary bought this shirt last week, and has been wearing it ever since
-> Mary
3 How long have you studied English?
-> When
4 The last time I came here was in 2005
-> I haven’t
5 All the tickets had been sold out before we arrived
-> When we
6 She didn’t get married until he was thirty
-> It was not
V COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A WORD IN THE BOX
ago until while since
than before yesterday when
1 She didn’t come to my birthday party
2 She had never seen a camel she came to the Sahara
3 We haven’t seen him we left school
4 We were playing tennis it rang
5 Tom was going over his lessons his younger sister was making a dress for her doll
6 Our family moved to New York a year
7 We had checked all the price we bought this laptop
8 She had no sooner left home it began to rain
VI COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH A SUITABLE WORD IN THE BOX caring responsibility household close-knit
willing project supportive mischievous
1 The committee has set up an inner city housing
2 She always helps her mother with chores
3 The new job means taking on more
4 These children are sometimes but obedient and hardworking
5 You can phone me whenever you need I’m always to help you
6 My teacher is a woman
7 She was very during my father’s illness
8 The people in my village live in a community
Trang 3UNIT 2
I COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT TENSES
1 As soon as I (hear) from Tom, I’ll give you a call
2 I (not believe) Alice and Jim were engaged until I (see) the engagement ring
3 While I (shop) for a wedding present for Liz and Dave, I’ll pick up the gift you (order)
4 How long have you been working in this firm?
I (work) here for 5 years When I (work) here for 5 years , I’ll be able to get some pension
5 He said he (give) me a ring as soon as he (reach) Paris
6 When we (get) there last night, the tickets (sell) out, so we (have) to go back home
7 I (walk) along Piccadilly when I (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I (see) three times already that afternoon, (follow) me
8 By the time you come back here, we (finish) school
9 Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak) to you?
10 I (finish) my book before my next birthday
II UNDERLINE THE CORRECT VERB FORM IN EACH SENTENCE
1 What do you think/are you thinking of this book?
2 Jim feels ill, so he doesn’t play/isn’t playing basketball
3 Can I have another book? I have read / read this one.
4 Did you eat/ Have you eaten spaghetti last night ?
5 John was breaking / broke his leg while he was playing golf.
6 While I was doing / did my homework, I had a good idea.
7 Why are you going to buy/ will you buy a new mountain bike?
8 I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgot my passport.
III REWRITE THESE SENTENCES
1 I last went to the cinema a long time ago
-> I haven’t
2 Jane rode a bike to school
-> Jane used
3 He started building the house three months ago
->He
4 Is this your firs visit to Scotland?
-> Have
5 What’s your date of birth?
-> When
6 Tom is ill He became ill three days ago
-> Tom has
7 Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year?
-> Why
IV CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1 You look really great! at the fitness centre ?
A Have you been exercising B Did you exercise
C Would you exercise D are you exercising
2 Sara in Berlin for more than two years In fact, she there when the Berlin wall came down
A lived / was living B had lived / was living C lived/lived D has lived/ is living
3 If it this weekend, we skiing
A is snowing/would go B will snow/ are going to
C is snowing /will go D snowed / would go
Trang 4V.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1 A planted B naked C knocked D mended
2 A stopped B arrived C faced D faxed
3 A walked B explained C helped D missed
4 A concerned B waited C loved D supposed
5 A obliged B determined C believed D kissed
VIChoose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1 A romanticism B majority C attitude D contractual
2 A oblige B maintain C reject D survey
3 A partnership B marriage C summary D attractive
4 A protect B process C polite D confide
5 A ceremony B celebration C composition D generation
VII Reading comprehension:
TIME OFF IN MEXICO
Mexico is a country of contrasts: the stunning beauty of its beaches and jungle against the endlessly fascinating capital Mexico City is polluted and overcrowded on the one (1 ) but also alive with art and music on the other The buses play (2 ) music continuously and the local bands play in the (3 ) square at night In the market during the day , you will (4 ) across beautiful local crafts at remarkably low (5 ) A trip to the cinema or on the underground during the rush ( 6 ) are both unforgettable experiences Most entertainment centers in the city are built for the masses , so sitting in the cinema is like being in a huge football (7 ) Away from the capital ,many year- round resorts have( 8 ) up along the coats Hotels line the beach, most with ( 9 ) swimming pools., and there are facilities for( 10 ) part in most water reports Inland, the scenery is (11 ) and the wildlife is amazing The butterflies are the (12 ) of your hand and the ( 13 )colours of the birds
will remain in your(14 ) long after you have returned home (15 ) if you have the opportunity to spend time in Mexico, take it!
2 A habitual B customary C historical D traditional
3 A main B important C major D primary
8 A sprung B jumped C risen D mounted
9 A peculiar B particular C private D personal
10 A playing B making C doing D taking
11 A breathless B breathtaking C out of breath D breathable
12 A size B measure C volume D depth
13 A brilliant B polished C shiny D reflective
Trang 5UNIT 3
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1 A perfect B together C certain D verbal
2 A union B under C fun D uncertain
3 A book B should C rude D look
4 A suggestion B attention C attraction D situation
5 A soil B choice C point D coincide
6 A suppose B approach C show D probably
7 A show B shower C down D allow
8 A fear B near C heard D beard
II Put the words in the correct column
●• •●
attract verbal discuss
common person student
instance polite signal
across formal suppose
allow accept teacher
return
III Use the correct form of the word in brackets.
1 The crowd is listening to the orator (attention)
2 There are certain ( formal ) to attend before we can give you a visa
3.Despite his cries no one came to his (assist)
4 One or two mistakes are ( accept) but no more than that
5.Verbal or non- verbal forms of communications is a way to ( attraction ) someone’s attention
6 She’s nice, but her husband is not very ( approach)
7 Please take whatever action you think ( appropriately)
8 She was (signal) widely that something is wrong
IV Find mistakes and correct.
1 Sally told that she’d lost her keys
2 Chris said me that he had to leave early
3.Maria and Tony said they shall see us the next day
4 Tom said I was coming to my party
5 Sue said that she had wrote a letter to Lisa
6 Steve said us that he was arriving at 8.00
7 “ I had bought a new bike Pam told us
8 “ What’s the matter? “ Ellen told
Trang 6V Change into indirect speech
1 "I was very tired," she said
→ She said
2 "Be careful, Ben," she said
→ She told Ben
3 "I will get myself a drink," she says
→ She says
4 "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me
→ He wondered
5 "I cannot drive them home," he said
→ He said
6 "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says
→ She asks Peter
7 "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me
→ She asked me
8 He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her
9 "Have you been shopping?" he asked us
→ He wanted to know
10 "Don't make so much noise," he says
→ He asks us
11 They said, "This is our book."
→ They said
12 She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said
13 He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
→ He said
14 You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said
15 She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said
16 They said, "We have never been here before."
→ They said
17 They said, "We were in London last week."
→ They said
18 He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
→ He said
19 He said, "They won't sleep."
→ He said
20 She said, "It is very quiet here."
→ She said
Trang 7TEST YOURSELF A
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1 A brings B leaves C coughs D days
3 A tastes B washes C buses D arranges
4 A derived B cleaned C cancelled D guessed
5 A promoted B added C pressed D founded
II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1 A social B conduct C survey D value
2 A marvelous B attention C consider D excited
3 A verbal B whistle C precede D marriage
4 A attract B decide C reject D beauty
5 A solution B suitable C confidence D family
III Vocabulary and structure
1.Don’t worry I’ll you a hand with the washing up
2.It’s not easy to change people’s toward a certain problem
A attitude B idea C opinion D thinking
3 Why don’t you make it bigger and more colourful in order to people/s attention
4 Non – verbal such as waving, nodding or shaking of the head also have cultural meanings
5 She this cool pair of blue sunglasses
A is just buying B has just bought C had just bought D is just going to buy
6 Then, he something that his boss sometime before
A remembered/had said B had remembered/said
C remembered/ was saying D was remembering / said
7 They explained that they a slight technical problem
A would have B were having C are having D have had
8 He that she had been chosen to play in the national team
A said her B told C talked to her D told her
9 They wanted to know in the area
A how long would you stay B if you would stay how long
C how long you would stay D how long will you stay
10 She asked me you work on the project
A if you had finished B whether you finished
C you had finished D if you have finished
IV Choose the word/phrase that would not be appreciate.
1 He asked if I can make an appointment.
A B C D
2 It’s the first time I saw this film
A B C D
3 Mike told that he was leaving the next day, not then
A B C D
4 They asked us to not talk about the matter any more
A B C D
5 She said she works eight hours a day except Sunday
A B C D
Trang 8V Reading comprehension:
CONVERSATIONAL TURNS
Probably the most (1 ) recognized conversational convention is that people take (2 ) speaking But how do they know when it is their turn? Some (3 ) must be present, otherwise conversation would be continual breaking down into a disorganized jumble of interruption and simultaneous talk
Turn – taking cues are usually quite subtle People do not simply (4 ) talking when they are ready to yield the floor They usually signal in advance that they are about to conclude The clues may be semantic ( “ so anyway, “ or “ Last but not least, ”); but more commonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a turn is about to (5 ) – typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness ,or speed
Body movements and patterns of eye (6 ) are especially important While speaking ,we look at away from our listener in about equal (7 ) ; but as we approach the end of a turn,
we look at the listener more steadily
Listeners are not passive in all of this Here too there are several ways of (8 ) that someone wants to speak next One way is though an observable increase in body tension –
by learning forward or producing an audible intake of breath A less subtle approach is simply to (9 ) - a strategy that may be tolerated , if the purpose is to (10 ) what the speaker is saying , but that more usually leads to social disapproval
1 A widely B completely C easily D largely
2 A sides B care C interest D turns
3 A regulation B rules C norms D laws
6 A movement B contact C look D appearance
7 A parts B shares C turns D proportion
8 A signing B signaling C hinting D saying
9 A break B cut C interrupt D interfere
10 A clear B paraphrase C repeat D clarify
VI Structures:
1 When did they buy this house ?
A How long have they bought this house ? B How long have they lived in this house ?
C Since when did they live in this house ? D How long did they live in this house ? 2
2.“I have found a new flat, “ said Ann.
A Ann said that she has found a new flat B Ann told that she had found a new flat
C Ann said me that she had found a new flat D Ann said to me that she had found a new flat
3 I have never played golf before.
A This is the first time I have ever played golf B.I used to play golf but I gave it up already C It’s the last time I played golf D It is the first time I had played golf
4 “ What made you change your mind ? “ John asked.
A John asked what made me change my mind
B John wanted to know what had changed my mind
C John asked what had made me change my mind D B & C
Trang 9UNIT 4
I TICK ( √ ) THE CORRECT COLUMN ACCORDING TO THE STRESS PATTERNER OF THE WORD.
stress pattern
September
separate
dependent
government
achievement
engineer
disruptive
conference
disappear
commercial
II VOCABULARY
1 English, mathematics, and chemistry are different sorts of at school
A objects B subjects C time –tables
2 In Vietnam ,children must go to school between ages of 5 and 11 It is
A optional B compulsory C necessary
3 The is everything that is taught in a school
A curriculum B syllabus C plan
4 The person who is in charge of a school is called or the headmistress
A master B school leader C headmaster
5 In Vietnam, the school year is divided into two
A periods B semesters C times
6 Education from 6 to 18 is divided into two levels – primary and
A secondary B tertiary C second level
7 A school where the pupils are made up of both boys and girls is called a
A single – sex B combined C co – education
8 The teaching are the teachers working in a school
A group B people C staff
III COMPLETE THE CHART BELOW; FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH A SUITABLE WORD IN THE CHART
divide
category achieve
select
require
compulsory separate
1 What do you think was the greatest scientific of the twentieth century ? ->
2 Do you have a good command of English and a qualification in trading ? You must meet all the to be admitted to the company.->
3 We work in rooms, so I only see him at lunch time.->
4 His friends congratulated him on being as leader of the national team.->
5 The boy seemed unsatisfied with the unfair of money
Trang 106 I don’t want to you do what you don’t like, but I really think you should.->
IV. Choose the word which has the stress pattern differently from that of the others. 1 A September B beginning C parallel D dependent 2 A division B primary C educate D general 3 A government B requirement C history D national 4 A tuition B awarded C disruptive D nursery 5 A carefully B material C actually D library 6 A condition B reference C cinema D politics 7 A favorite B separate C cigarette D organize 8 A however B magazine C computer D example 9 A heritage B engagement C element D average 10 A temporary B kangaroo C handkerchief D thinkable V Use the correct form of the word in brackets : 1 The (academy)in Viet Nam runs from September to May and is divided into two terms 2 He’s very (dependent)- minded young man 3 There have been a lot of improvements in the state ( educate) system recently 4 (general) speaking ,it’s quite fair settlement 5 Is military service (compulsion) in your country? 6 How often do you take part in extra – curricular (act) ? 7 He’s an ( advance) student of English He can speak and write English perfectly now 8 She was ( award) a medal for bravery VI Change into the passive voice. 1 Someone has stolen my bike ->
2 We have to repair this machine ->
3 Has anyone informed you about the change of plan ?->
4 The dog has bitten several people ->
5 Bell invented the telephone ->
6 They are servicing her car ->
7.Your manager must write the report ->
8 Mr Smith is going to buy a new car ->
9 The company will deliver the new models next week.->
10 A woman was training the guard dogs.->
VII Complete sentences with a passive form of the verb in brackets 1Bread ( made ) from flour ->
2 I was at school when the houses ( build) ->
3 This work ( must finish) before five o’clock ->
4 These cups ( break) before we arrived ->
5 The town ( attack) several times since the beginning of the war ->
6 The emails (send) tomorrow morning ->
7 These mountain (can see) from a great distance ->
8 The car ( mend) right now ->
VIII Choose the correct answer
1 Gold ( was discovered / has been discovered/ was discover/ they discovered ) in
California in the 19th century
2.Those eggs of different colors(were painted/ were paint/ were painting/ painted) in Russia
3 I wanted (to see/ to be seen/ seeing/ being to see) by the head of the company, but it was impossible