The United States has many different types of families.. While most American families are traditional, 1_______ a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American fa
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Pronunciation:
Vocabulary.
1 In my free-time, I often help mom with _the house
2 I take responsibility to _my little brothers because they are sometimes very naughty
3 My responsibility is to wash dishes and _the garbage
4 My brothers love joining my dad in _things around the house at weekends
5.Whenever problems come up, we discuss frankly and find _quickly
6 Mai is my closest friend We are always willing to _feelings to each other
7 My family is the base from which we can go into the world with _
8 I like doing _such as cooking, washing and cleaning the house
9 My father is a _He often does researches with animals and plants
10 In my family, both my parents _to give us a nice house and a happy home
A join hands B get out C shake hands D clutch hands
11 My brothers are often very _to what I say They are really lovable
12 Unlike most men, my uncle likes _very much I like his eel soup very much
A having a shower B drinking beer C playing cards D cooking
13 My responsibility is to _my little brothers
A take care of B join hands C take over D work together
14 Although my father is very busy, he tries _much time taking care of his children
15 My father is very helpful He is always _give a hand with cleaning the house
Grammar:
1. He has lived here since he here
2. John as a journalist since he from university in 2000
A is working / graduate B worked / graduated C had worked / will be graduate D has been working / graduated
3. The police for the thieves at the moment
A have been looking B will be looking C are looking D is looking
4. Put the raincoat on It
5. There a lot of furniture in our uncle's house now
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6. Mr Jones sometimes on time for work
A does not get up B won't get up C had not got up D is not going to get up
7. He for twenty years before he retired last year
A had been teaching B has taught C was teaching D has been teaching
8. He said that everything all right
9. Each of you a share in the work
10. How many times them so far?
A have you seen B did you see C were you seeing D had you seen
11. Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you in New York
12. By the time the ambulance approached, the man
13. We for going home when it began to rain
A has prepared B are preparing C will be preparing D were preparing
14. Tim his hair while I up the kitchen
15. Working for 12 hours a day her very tired
16. As she a letter last night, the lights suddenly out
A was writing/ went B wrote/ went C was writing/ was going D writes/ went
17. How since we school?
A are you/ left B will you be/ had left C have you been/ had left D have you been / left
18. I my uncle’s home many times when I a child
19. It me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday
20. After he English course, he went to England to continue his study
The United States has many different types of families While most American families are traditional, (1) _ a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed
by one parent, usually a woman In a few families in the United States, there are no children These (2) _ couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps they (3) _ physically able to have children Other families in the United States have one adult (4) _ a stepparent A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or
a mother
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families In the United States people have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups Families are very important (5) _ Americans
One evening Dr Peterson was at a party A woman came up to him and began to talk about her back "Its very painful (1) _ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said "You've hurt it by bending for too long", Dr Peterson replied He than showed her (2) _ to do some exercises However, (3) _ the woman left he felt very angry He went up to a friend of his who was a lawyer He told him about (4) _ the woman
Trang 3and asked him for his advice "Do you think I (5) _ to send her a bill?" he asked The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded "How much should I charge (6) _ giving all that advice?" Dr Peterson asked "Change her your usual fee" they lawyer said The next day Dr Peterson sent the woman a bill (7) _ a few days later
he was surprised (8) _ letter from the lawyer (9) _ he opened the letter, he saw the following brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (10) _"
7 A However B In addition C Therefore D Alternatively
Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses
1 I _(go) to school by bicycle every day
2 When I(come) _ home from work, my mother was cooking dinner
3.The children ( play) _football at the moment
4 If you (study ) _harder, you will pass the exam
5.I wish he (not waste) _ time and money when he was young
6 We (not see) each other since Monday
7.Yesterday they (go) _ home after they (finish) their work
8.When we came to the stadium, the match (already start) _
9.They (study) at this school for 7 years now
10.Miss Helen (help) you as soon as she (finish) that letter
Writing
1 I haven’t seen this man here before
This………
2 It is high time for us to go home
It is high time we………
3 I have never eaten with knives and folks before
This is ………
4 It started to rain at 2 o’clock
It has………
5 After many years of hard work,he retired
Ater he………
6 The last time I saw him was in 1995
I haven’t
Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Pronunciation
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Vocabulary:
1 Thanks to his parents’ _, he tried his best to win a place at a university
2 Americans believe in _ marriage whereas the Asians have to suffer _ one
C romantic / contractual D contractual / romantic
3 People from different cultures have different _ of love and _
A ideas / marry B thoughts / marriage C speech / divorce D story / wedding
4 A survey was conducted to determine students’ _ toward their purposes of studying
5 A large amount of Indian men agree that it’s unwise _ in their wives
A to confide B to interest C confiding D interesting
6 Many Indian students agree that a woman has to _ more in a marriage than a man
7 Many Americans pay much attention to physical _ when choosing a wife or a husband
8 In America, it is _ to ask questions about age, marriage and income
9 I haven’t seen such a _ scene on any other films at all I like it very much
10 That actress is really _ Everybody likes all films with her acting contributions
Grammar
1 Where is Mary? – She _ for the dinner in the kitchen at the present
2 I _ my motor’s rear mirror recently
3 John _ back from London
4 Tân: _ to Đà Lạt, Peter? – Peter: No, I haven’t
A Have you ever been B Do you ever be C Are you ever D Were you
5 When you _ from the market yesterday, I _ at home waiting for you already
A came / am B were coming / was C came / had been D will be / am
6 She _ on the computer at 4:00p m yesterday
7 By the time he _ to London next month, he _ English for three years
8 Listen! Mr John _ the piano You _ so much noise
9 Right now, Long _ with his friends They _ the differences between British English and American English
A has been sitting / has been discussing B was sitting / were discussing
10 Listen! Someone _ at the door I _ it
A is knocking / will open B are knocking / will open
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11 My father _ complete silence when he _
A wants / is working B wanted / worked C wanted / works D will want / worked
12 Since 2003 they _ their son every year
Mistakes
1 Robert has arrived at our place tomorrow morning on the 10:30 train
2 Look! The seabirds glide on the sea surface which makes a beautiful sunset
3 Mike has phoned you more than one hour ago
4 Michael hasn’t said a word with Lisa this morning
5 Old Ted has smoked twenty cigarettes a day till he gave up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 06 to 10.
01 He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
02 I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 11 to 15.
03 A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work
04 She is a very generous old woman She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization
05 Her thoughtless comments made him very angry
I have been traveling to different parts of my country, and I (1) _ a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs Once, I (2) _ to the Northwestern places of the country In many ethnic villages I (3) _
to, I was impressed by some of their beautiful traditional customs For instance, most of the villagers (4) _
in extended families, and they held a close relationship among family members In addition, young people always (5) _ their respect for their ancestors and for their elderly people People (6) _ also willing to give a hand when someone was in need Members of the family helped one another with household chores as well
as with farm work While men (7) _ on the fields, women (8) _ the household chores While we were staying there, the villagers always (9) _ us a helping hand and invited us to have dinner with their families on special occasions In short, I highly (10) _ the close ties in human relationship shown in the villagers’ ways of living
5 A showed B will show C have shown D are showing
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I regret………
2 “Why don’t you ask Tom for help, Mary?” Ba said
Ba suggested ………
3 Ba is too young to see horror films
Ba is not………
4 She can’t have more children because of her age
She is too………
5.A painter painted our house last month
We
Use the correct form of the words in parentheses:
1/ He couldn’t do the test well because it was _ difficult ( terrible)
2/ We had an trip to our home village ( interest)
3/ Tom spoiled my by telling me the end of the film ( enjoy)
4/ Lan speaks English very but we never laughed at her (natural)
5/ Since her _, the room has been full of laughter ( arrive) arrival
6/ By learning English, you can get access to the world’s _ ( develop)
Unit 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING I.PRONUNCIATION:
Choose the word whose primary stress is different from that of the rest.
Mark the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
1 A become B product C gloves D brother
2 A passed B managed C preserved D concerned
3 A cookers B lovers C doctors D cooks
II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks
1 We can use _ and _ forms of communication to attract one’s attention
A silence / noise B verbal / non-verbal C verb / adverb D gentle / impolite
2 We might raise our hand and wave to our friend as a _ that we see her or him
3 When you see your brother _ the plane, you may _ to call his name
A look at / throw a stone to him B pass by / whistle and clap your hands
4 In a restaurant, we can raise our hand to show the waiter that we need his _
5 You shouldn’t _ or clap your hands to get the person’s attention in a restaurant
6 Whistling and _ in a restaurant is considered to be impolite and even rude
7 You shouldn’t _ the person or thing you want your friend to look at
8 Mary looks very attractive in her _ clothes
9 Your dress is really beautiful, Cindy! You look very _ in it
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10 Nam: You really have a beautiful hairstyle now, Hưng!
Hưng: _! You’ve pushed me into the blush
A It isn’t your work B You must be kidding C Yes, of course D Nice to meet you
11 I think I’ve finally found a style that looks decent and easy _
12 Minh: I think you’ve played very splendidly in the match, Nam!
Nam: Thank you That’s a nice compliment I wish I could do _ you I’m still terrible
A half as well as B double as well as C as badly as D far worse than
13 Giang: You’re really an excellent student, Hồng
Hồng: _ I’m still very bad I think I have to try my best to keep pace with you, Giang
14 Long: I didn’t know you could play badminton so well, Trâm
Trâm: Thank you, Long _ I wish I could play half as well as you, Long
A That’s a nice compliment B That is not your fault
15 Hạnh: I don’t know what tailor’s that can make such a beautiful dress for you, Hiền!
Hiền: _, Hạnh I’ve finally found a style that suits me so much
A Never mind B Go to the canteen with me C I’m glad you like it D Nice to see you
16 A(n) _ length of time is the main problem for our trip
17 Good children should be _ to the elderly
18 Jane: “Wow! You look great with your new hair ” – Jack: _
A You’re welcome C Congratulation! B It’s a pleasure D Thanks It’s nice of you to say so
19 She divorced him because of his _to the children
20 You will have to work hard if you want to _
21 Johnson: "Merry Christmas!" - Jason: " "
A Same for you! B The same to you! C You are the same! D Happy Christmas with you!
22 She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _ only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club
23 I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time
24 The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _ in response to questions
25 I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _ raining there
26 I wonder _ the tickets are on sale or not
27 Ann _ and left
A said goodbye to me B says me goodbye C tell me goodbye D told me goodbye
28 I told you _ switch off the computer, didn’t I?
29 Sue was very pessimistic about the situation I advised her _
30 I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom _
31 Judy _ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to
32 Jack asked me _
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33 “ _ the door”, he said
A Please open B Please to open C Opened please D Please, opening
34 I wanted to know _ return home
35 “I don’t usually drink milk when _”, Mrs Pike said
36 They said that their house had been broken into _
A two days ago B two days before C the two days before D since two days
37 She advised me _ an apple every day to stay healthy
38 Could you please tell me _?
A it is how far to the nearest bus stop B how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C how far to the nearest bus stop is it D how far it is to the nearest bus stop
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged, using the given words:
1 The police said, “Don’t touch anything in the room ”
è The police ………
2 Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
è Mary had ………
3 My mother told me “You should visit your grandmother tomorrow”
è My mother advised ………
4 “May I use your dictionary for a moment?”, Tan asked Hoa
è Tan asked Hoa ………
5 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party Thanks very much.'
è Mike thanked ………
6 'I must have made a mistake in the calculations."
è Mr Forest admitted ………
7 'I'll pay for the meal.'
è Sarah insisted ………
8 'I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.'
è Kate apologized ………
9 'We'll organize the Christmas party.'
è They promised ………
10 'I hear you won the championship Congratulations!'
è Dane congratulated ………
11 The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please ”
èThe traffic policeman suggested ………
12.’Don’t go out at night.these days’
è He warned………
Exercise 3: Hãy xác định một câu có phần gạch dưới cần được sửa lại cho đúng:
1 Mrs.(A) Amenuelle (B) told to Alice (C)to give her (D) a hand
2 He (A)wanted to know (B)Hồng if would (C)have time to play badminton (D)regularly
3 He promised me (A)he’ll come (B) with you (C)as soon as he (D)was ready
3 Peter (A)asked me (B) did not to (C)stay up late and advised me (D)to go to bed early
III.READING:Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are (41) _ and difficult to understand The graceful act of (42) _, is the traditional greeting However, they have also adopted the western custom of shaking hands, but with a light grip Meanwhile, to (43) _ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced (44) _ hugging and kissing when greeting It is considered rude to stare Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be (45) _ or even intimidating It is rude to stand with your hand or hands in your pockets, especially when greeting someone (46) _ when addressing a group of people The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan (47) the business card represents not only one's
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UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3 a physical b achievement c government d national
5 a consider b similar c actually d carefully
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
6 With black hair and eyes, she is _of the people from her country
7 Military is _in this country Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years
A compulsory B optional C illegal D unnecessary
8 People tend to work hard at this _of life
9 Concern for the environment is now at the _of many governments' policies
10 Why don't you have the document _?
11 The strange disease _to have originated in Africa
12 You can use my phone if yours _
13 We were rather late, but fortunately there were some tickets _
14 It's a beautiful photo I'm going to _
A get it enlarging B have it enlarging C have it enlarged D set it enlarged
15 _these plants regularly or they will die
A Water B If you water C Unless you water D Because you water
16 I took off my shoes before entering the room _
A in order to not dirty the floor B so that I not dirty the floor
C in order not dirtying the floor D so as not to dirty the floor
17 What _if you saw a pickpocket steal money from someone in the street?
18 The living conditions of the population _in the past years
A has been improved B have been improved
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19 His father used the money he won to set _his own company
20 Although I was very tired, _
A but I helped to clear up the mess after the party
B I helped to clear up the mess after the party
C and I tried to clear up the mess after the party
D I didn't help to clear up the mess after the party
21 We hope to have the law _by December
22 "How does the washing machine work?"" _"
23 I _like that dress It's really nice
24 We couldn't find _could take over his job
25 Everything _turned out to be imaginary
26 I keep sneezing because I got wet _the way home yesterday
27 Don't you know what happened _the people who went on holiday with us?
28 Spain _once a very powerful country
29 I _tired Let's find somewhere to have a rest
30 Beethoven's Fifth Symphony _ next weekend.
a is going to be performed b has been performed
c will be performing d will have performed
31 Reagan _ an actor years ago.
c was said have been d is said to have been
32 I hate _ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends
a to be asking b to be asked c being asking d of asking
33 It _ that learning a foreign language _ a lot of time.
a says / is taken b is saying / has been taken
c is said / takes d was said / was taken
34 All bottles _ before transportation
a frozen b were froze c were frozen d are froze
35 Lots of houses _ by the earthquake.
a are destroying b destroyed c were destroying d were destroyed
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36 The oil price is believing to be rising again
37 While the Brows were away on holiday, their house was broke into
38 Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?
39 Now that I’ve become old, I can’t read as quick as I used to
40 There have been a report of several bombings by terrorist groups
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences