READING HOW WE LEARN A LANGUAGE The first language you learn to speak is called your native language.. Native speakers learn as children to use the right words and arrange them in the ri
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I READING
Where a family does consist of husband, wife, and children, it is less and less common for the wife (1) at home Recently in the United States, there has been a tremendous increase
in the numbers of married women (2) work outside the home
The employment of married woman has increased family (3) _ significantly, but research indicates that this economic gain does not (4) bring happiness Where husbands fully support their wives employment by doing their share of cleaning and child care, the couples are usually happy in their marriages Where husbands (5) their wives to do all the housework as well as their jobs, there is frequently conflict
II READING
PARENTS’ DREAMS
Parents often have dreams for their children’s future They hope their children will have a better life than they had They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here
They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives They make
many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities They think their children will
remain close to them because of this Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and
remain close to their parents However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans
1 Parents often dream of _
A a better life for themselves C a brighter future for their children
2 Non-native American parents often hope their children will _
B take many sacrifices D become teachers of higher education
3 Some children are ashamed of their parents because their parents _
A are not similar to other Americans C don’t give them many opportunities
B don’t understand the sacrifices D are different from them
4 The word career in line 4 is closest in meaning to _
5 The word close in line 6 is closest in meaning to _
III VOCABULARY
1 I have to go to school during the day, so I work night _ in a restaurant as my part time job
2 Uncle Nam is always _ to help me with my math lessons He never minds doing that
3 We are a very _ family and support each other through any problems
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5 In my family, both my parents _to give us a nice house and a happy home
6 Your child is so well-behaved! I wish my children would be as as yours
7 She was very during my father’s illness
8.She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A came into B went leisurely C went quickly D dropped by 9.Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
10.Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
Stress
V HOMEWORK
1 A: “Are you coming on Saturday?” – B: “……… ”
A I’m afraid not B I’m afraid not to C I’m afraid to D I’m afraid I don’t
2 “Do you think you will get the job?” – “ _”
A Well, I hope so B I know so C I think not D Yes, that’s right
3 Kim: “You look nice today I like your new hairstyle.” – Linda: “ _.”
A It’s nice of you to say so. B Shall I? Thanks
4 – “I think action movies are exciting.” – “ .”
A Really? I prefer horror movies C Really? Neither do I
5 “I went to the beach last weekend.” - “ _”
A When did you go? B Really? I did C Where did you stay? D Did you go to the beach
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I.PRONUNCIATION:
STRESS
II GRAMMAR
1 There ………… a big increase in the market for mobile phones recently
A has had B was C has been D is
2 While I ……… for my bus, I often listen to music
A am waiting B was waiting C waited D had waited
3 The town several times since the beginning of the war
A has attacked B has been attacking C was attacked D has been attacked
4 The World Health Organization in 1948 in order to carry out medical research and
improve international health care
A established B had been established C had established D was established
5 You take me to the airport Catherine’s giving me a lift
6 National roads are being to accommodate heavy traffic
7 “I don’t like doing the washing up.” – “ do I.”
8 Michael has a good voice Sometimes he with musical group in town
9 London _ an underground train system since the nineteenth century
10 The president on the proposal yet
A hadn’t decided B didn’t decide C hasn’t decided D doesn’t decide
III.WRITTEN STRUCTURES
Sentence transformation / completion
1 She started writing her first novel two years ago.
It is two years since she started writing her first novel.
2 The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.
I haven’t seen Rose for three years
3.He did his homework, then he watched TV
Before he watched TV, he had done his homework
4 Mike turned off the light, then he went to bed
After Mike had turned off the light, he went to bed
5 The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home from the work
Hardly had the teacher returned home from work when he started to write the lesson plan
IV.Mistake recognition
1.The meeting was so l ength that many people had to leave before it ended.
A B C D
2.My little daughter is going to b ein g taken to day care center.
A B C D
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A B C D
4 He was such an intelligent student that he could pass the exam easy.
A B C D
5 He has learnt to play a guitar since he was a small boy.
A B C D
V.HOMEWORK
1 When I’ve found the information, I _ you
2 My father _ the dinner when he burnt his fingers
3 Jenny on a plane before she flew to Rome last year
A had never been B was never C has never been D has been never
4 We’ll wait until it raining, and then we’ll go out
A will stop B stopped C had stopped D stops
5 He for twenty years before he retired last year
A had been teaching B has taught C was teaching D has been teaching
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I READING
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America When you are (1) _ to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present Flowers are always nice ; or you may bring a bottle of (2) _ if you know that your friend likes drinking
You are expected (3) for dinner on time or just a few minutes late Don’t get there early If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them
Try to relax and enjoy yourself at the dinner table When it comes to the food, if you like it, say so They are looking forward to hearing your (4) Of course, you will thank them (5) _ the meal and for their kindness It is also a good idea to send a thank-you note the day after
II READING
HOW WE LEARN A LANGUAGE
The first language you learn to speak is called your native language As a baby, you listened to your parents or other people speaking and then imitated the sounds you heard Babies seem to be born with an ability to learn the language they hear
Native speakers learn as children to use the right words and arrange them in the right order
without even thinking about it If English is your native language, you know automatically that “I going bed” is wrong, but “I am going to bed” is right
If you learn a second language, you have to memorize its words and learn its rules That’s why learning a second language can be difficult
Young children can learn a new language very easily If they are surrounded by people
speaking a different language, they soon learn to speak it as well as their native language
But as people grow older, it becomes more difficult to learn new languages People gradually lose the ability to learn the grammar and pronounce the sounds of another language People who learn a new language as adults usually have a “foreign accent” when they speak it
1 According to the passage, a native language is
A a new different language you learn to speak
B the first language you learn to speak
C a language you learn to speak as an adult
D the language you speak with a “foreign accent”
2 According to the passage, learning a second language can be difficult because
A you must have a “foreign accent” when you speak it
B few of you are born with an ability to learn the language you hear
C you are surrounded by people speaking a different language
D you must memorize its words and learn its rules
3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A Young children have considerable difficulty learning a new language
B People gradually lose the ability to learn the grammar and pronounce the sounds of a new language
C Babies seem to have an ability to learn the language they hear
D It becomes more difficult to learn a new language when people grow older
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5 The phrase “surrounded by people” in paragraph 4 mostly means
B helping many people D attracting a lot of people
III VOCABULARY
1 Many Americans pay much attention to physical when choosing a wife or a husband
A attracted B attractive C attracts D attractiveness
2 In America, it is to ask questions about age, marriage and income You shouldn’t do that
3 In Vietnam, the bride and the groom often wear _costumes on their wedding day
A traditional B tradition C traditions D traditionally
4 The Northern accent is different from the southern
5 There are small between British and American English
A differences B different C difference D differently
6 Jane has become …… to Roger, and the wedding will be in April
A proposed B engaged C married D agreed
7 Marriage should be a(n) ……… partnership Both partners must have the same status
8 What could be more ……… than a wedding on a tropical island?
A romance B romantic C romanticizing D romanticism
9 People from different countries have different toward love and marriage
10 Many American men agree that wives and husbands should in each other and share all
thoughts
IV.SYNONYM/OPPOSITE
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1 The Red List is a book which consists of a lot of vulnerable and endangered species.
A defenseless B protected C invincible D threatened
2 He is a mischievous boy He is hardly kind and helpful to every classmate.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
3 School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
4 In the future many large corporation will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.
A supermarkets B services C companies D farms
5 It is really quite incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.
A unbelievable B difficult C disappointed D imaginable
V.PRONUNCIATION
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I PRONUNCIATION
Stress
II.GRAMMAR
1 She asked enjoying myself
2 The teacher asked him why he _ the test
A doesn’t finish B hasn’t finished C won’t finish D didn’t finish
3 I asked him , but he went anyway
4 The teacher encouraged _ the football team
A Eric of joining B to Eric join C of Eric joining D Eric to join
5 My mother _ if I was feeling well
6 My boss said that he _ send me to France the following month
7 He wanted to know ……… shopping during the previous morning
A if we had been going B that if we had been going
8 Someone ……… me that there’d been an accident on the motorway
9 She asked me ……… I liked music
10 I wanted to know ……….return home
A when would she B when will she C when she will D when she would
III.WRITTEN STRUCTURES
Sentence transformation
1 “I would study English if I were you,” Mai’s friend said
Mai’s friend advised her to study English.
2 He asked, "Why didn't she take the final exam?"
He asked why she hadn't taken the final exam.
3 “Remember to bring your books,” he said
He reminded me to bring my books
4 “Why don’t you ask your boss for a raise?” he asked me.
He advised me to ask my boss for a raise.
5 Don’t I forget to phone the office ,” she told him
She reminded him to phone the office
IV.Mistake recognition
1 Two teams were organized to search to the missing boys.
A B C D
2 Our form teacher told us not talk when the teachers were explaining the lesson.
A B C D
3 She refused t ellin g us why she was absent yesterday.
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4 My doctor asked me if d id I used to smoke a lot.
A B C D
5.I remember t akin g to the circus by my uncle when I was a boy
A B C D
V.HOMEWORK
1 James………… him up when the bus reached the square
A told me wake B asked me to wake C said me to wake D requested me waking
2 Jason told me that he would do his best in the exam the ………
3.Jack asked his sister _.
A where you have gone tomorrow B where she would go the following day
C where would she go the following day D where you will go tomorrow
4.Peter apologized _ more often.
C for not writing me D not for writing me earlier
5.We had been waiting for her for two hours before she _
A was finally arrived B finally arrived C has finally arrived D finally arrives
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I READING
Reading passage 1
The relationship between students and teachers is less formal in the USA than in other countries American students do not stand up (1) _ their teacher enters the room Students are generally encouraged to ask questions during class, to stop in the teacher’s office for extra help, and
to phone if they are absent Most teachers (2) students to enter class late or leave early if necessary (3) the lack of formality, students are still expected to be polite to their teachers and fellow classmates
When students want to ask questions, they usually (4) a hand and wait to be called
on When a test is being (5) _, talking to a classmate is not only rude but also risky Most
American teachers consider that students who are talking to each other during a test are cheating
II READING
The first few days getting home from college were okay but I began to feel rather bored and lonely My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs I had tried to get a job myself but without success I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper
For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by town’s youth club Each
activity lasted half a day I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but they were excellent I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in You could do things like painting , acting, play-writing or computing I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit their country next year You can imagine how excited I am, in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I’ve ever had
1 How was the writer after the first few days getting home from college?
2 At first, the writer had decided to
A go on a holiday B have a holiday job C come back college D help her parents
3 What had the writer thought about the courses advertised on the local news paper?
4 The word “fee” in the second paragraph mostly means .
5 What is the writer trying to do in the passage?
A to describe a holiday in the country B to explain how she spent a holiday.
C to describe her new holiday home C to explain why she couldn’t go on holiday
III VOCABULARY
1 Students do not have to pay tuition fees when they _ primary school
2 State schools in England which only take students who _ an examination at the age of 11
3 After this three-month course, you will receive a _
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4 When the new school year begins, most parents are worried about the school
5 Besides most schools, many private or public schools have been set up
6 After finishing high school, I will apply for a(n) _ program in a university in England
7 The college offers both academic and _ qualifications
8 The first year at college was the best and the most _ year of my life
9 To everyone’s surprise, he left the party without saying a word
10 All of us must be responsible for this failure Don’t everything on me!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) in similar meaning to the underlined the word(s) in each of the following questions:
Question 1: The organization was established in 1950 in the USA.
A come around B set up C made out D put on
Question 2: The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A put on B went off C got out D kept up
Question 3: It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
A turn off B take on C get over D keep up with
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 4: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
Question 5: My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly
which 4 comics she was going to buy
V.HOMEWORK
1 “ _ did you learn to speak English so well?” – “My parents speaks English a lot at home.”
2 ‘Why do you think most people learn English? –“ ”
A They heard it was very good B Very often it’s to get a better job.
C All of them are D Yes, they are Probably next year
3“ _” – “We have a big party with lots of music and dancing.”
A What kind of party did you do to?
B How are you going to celebrate your birthday?
C How do you celebrate birthday in your country?
D What kind of party do you like?
4 “What should I do to sleep better?” – “ _”
A What do you have to do? C You don’t have to do it
B It’s a good idea D You shouldn’t drink coffee.
5 “What kind of job would you like?” – “ .”
A Any time after next week B Any time after next week