UNIT 1 MY NEW SCHOOL UNIT 1 LOCAL ENVIRONMENT C MULTIPLE CHOICE I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences 1 In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho pai.
UNIT LOCAL ENVIRONMENT C MULTIPLE CHOICE I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many quit their job A craftsmen B crafts C craftsmanship D craft unions The Van Phuc silk producers have expended their silk garment goods they can satisfy the varied demand for their silk A so that B in order to It turned out that we C despite D because rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours A hadn’t B should have C needn’t have D mustn’t Weaving mats in Dinh Yen, Dong Thap used to be sold in the “ghost” markets set up at night and operate up to early morning the government built a new market five years ago A after B as soon as C when D until Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for A cooperatives B cooperative C cooperates D cooperation I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could A make B C find me a favour D pick Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours they can meet customers’ demands A but B in order C so D so that Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the of making Dong Ho paintings A manufacture There was no A value B activity C craft D production in continuing for him the race was over B worth C point D profit Page | 10 a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them A Even B Although 11 Vietnamese traditional C However is done with a simple hammer and chisel A sculptured feature B sculptor C sculpture pieces D sculpture 12 This cloth A feels very thin B touches 13 It was only D But C holds D handles he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school A until 14 B when C since D then a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers A While B Since C Due to D Despite the fact 15 Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to A change this ancient craft B consider C preserve D reserve 16 For that artisans, making the paintings is a career it supports the life of many generations of the family A because of B although C so that 17 The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, A to cast B to be vast in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple C cast 18 Her business must be going rather well, by A deducing B deciding D because D casting the car she drives C inferring 19 I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s A pointless 20 He couldn’t A admit B worthless C meaningless D judging D hopeless his father that he was telling the truth B confide C trust D convince Page | 21 Tom wakes his parents up playing the guitar very softly A because B in spite of C because of D although 22 she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family A In spite of B Because C Because of D.Although 23 I went to the club last Saturday the heavy rain A because of B because C in spite of D though 24 Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip A Because of the rain B Though it is raining C Despite of the heavy rain D Though it rained 25 Although he is very old, he can walk to the station A In spite of his old age B Despite his old age C Despite the fact that he is old D All are correct 26 The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough A because B although C even though D and 27 Nam failed the final exam _ he was lazy A while B though C because D but 28.We didn’t go for a walk _it was very cold A though B because C but D so 29 I’m learning English _ I want to get a better job A or B because C therefore D but 30 Lan couldn’t pass the exam _ she is too lazy A because B because of C although D in spite of 31 Many people believe him _he often tells a lie A because B in spite of C although D because of C If D In spite of 32. her poverty, she feels happy A Although B Because 33.In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job A As hard as he work B Despite he worked hard C Though he worked hard D Although hard work Page | 34 Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well A that he did not feel very well B despite of the fact not feeling well C because he did not feel very well D.d espite not feeling very well 35 I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money A Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money B Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money C In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money D Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money 36 She couldn’t unlock it _ she had the wrong key A while B but C though D because 37 We watched TV the whole evening we had nothing better to A because B though C so D but 38 They decided not to go out for a meal _they were too tired A so B because C but D if 39 Last night we came to the show late the traffic was terrible A although B despite C and D because 40. _ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday A Because B Because of 41.I almost missed my flight A although C Despite D So there was a long queue in the duty-free shop B since C despite D because of 42.I want to be well-groomed other people think nice things about me A in order to 43 D as soon as B Because C In order that D In spite of I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years A As soon as 45 C so that she is young, she is very independent A Although 44 B so as not to B Although C After D Before he had finished his studies, he went to America A While B Before 46.You’ll never guess what happened C After D Until I left my room Page | A as long as 47 B as soon as C while D as far as they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style A When B As soon as C Even though 48.She went back to live with her mother D Because she did not earn enough money to live in her own house A although B so that C in order to 49.They were driving to Dallas A when 50 D because they caught an accident B while C before D as soon as she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag A In order that B Although C Because of D While UNIT CITY LIFE C MULTIPLE CHOICE I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city A dwellers You can see the B foreigners C beginners D movers of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools A urban area B convenience C urban sprawl D living condition Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping street in the of downtown in Ho Chi Minh City A mind B heart C head It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and A funny B boring No city in America has A as much My passport A elapsed C enjoyable D spot D helpful monuments and museums into one area as Washington, DC B such many C as many D a few last month, so I will have to get a new one B expired C ended D terminated Page | The department is also deeply A connected B entailed in various improvement schemes C involved D implied His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any A interpretation B meaning C intelligibility The main attraction of the job was that it offered the A possibility B proposal 10.I wish you’d tell me what I A shall of it at all D sense to the research C opportunity D prospect in this difficult situation B would C should 11.A competitor may submit any number of entries D ought , each one is accompanied by a packet top A supposing B notwithstanding C assuredly D provided 12.They always kept on good with their next-door neighbours for the children’s sake A friendship B relations 13.He earns his living by A reviving D terms old paintings B restoring 14.Hotel rooms must be A vacated C will C reforming D replenishing by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter B evacuated C abandoned D left 15.The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a A rarity B minority 16.Although he was under no C scarcity D minimum , the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge A urgency B guarantee C obligation D insistence 17.Old Mr Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will A pull through B pull up C pull back D pull out 18.To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things, a very A vivid 19.This ticket A confers B living C bright imagination D sparkling you to a free meal in our new restaurant B entitles C grants D credits Page | 20.He was completely A taken away by the thief’s disguise B taken down 21.This book gives a brief C taken in D taken through of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall A outline B reference C article 22.Mark is very set in his ways, but John has a more A changeable B flexible 23.I’m not serious investor, but I like to A splash 24.In all B splatter D research attitude to life C moveable D fluid in the stock market C paddle D dabble , there will never be a Third World War A odds B probability C certainty 25.He had to retire from the match, suffering from a A tom B broken D possibilities ligament C slipped D sprained 26.You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are A astrological B aeronautical C astronomical 27.Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific A divisions B disciplines C matters D atmospherical D compartments 28.It is doubtful whether the momentum of the peace movement can be A sustained B supplied C supported D subverted 29.Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be A imperative B perverse C insufficient 30.Charles Babbage’s difference engine widely regarded as the A ancestor B precursor C antecedent D trivial of the computer D premonition 31 As she did so, her parents became _ A the angriest B the most angry C the more angry D angrier and angrier 32 People should eat _ and _ to reduce the risk of heart disease A less fat/ more exercise B less and less fat/ the more exercise C the less fat/ the more exercise D fatter/ more exercise Page | 33 He spent a year in India and loves spicy food the food is, _he likes it A The hotter/ the more and more B The hotter/the more C The more and more hot/ the more D The hottest/ the most 34 Of course you can come to the party _ A The more the merrier B The more and the merrier C The more and merrier D The more and more merrier 35 I feel _ I did yesterday A much more tired than B many more tired than C as many tired as D as more tired as 36 She is _ a spectator A more an athlete than B more of an athlete than C an athlete more than D an athlete of more than 37 His house is _ mine A twice as big as B as twice big as C as two times big as D as big as twice 38 _live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country A As much as people B More people C As many as people D People more 39 It gets to understand what the professor has explained A the more difficult B more difficult than C difficult more and more D more and more difficult 40 You must drive more slowly in built up areas you drive in the city, it is that you will have an accident A The faster and faster/ the more B The faster/ the more probable C The more and more fast/ the more and more probable D The more fastly/ the probable 41 The party was _ I had expected A more a hundred times funny than B a hundred times funny more than Page | C a hundred times funnier than D a hundred times more funny than 42 He finds physics other science subjects A far more difficult than B many more difficult than C too much more difficult than D more much difficult than 43 he drank, he became A More/ more violent C The more/ the more violent B The most/ the most violent D The less/ less violent 44 Mary was _ of the two sisters A the clever B as clever as C the cleverer D the cleverest 45 French is a _ language to learn than English is A difficult B more difficult C most difficult D more and more difficult 46 The cuisine of France is A more famous than that of England B famous than the cuisine of England C more famous than which of England D as famous than that of England 47 Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most _ he becomes, _ he is A The more rich/ the more happy C The richer/ the happier B The richest/ the happiest D Richer and richer/ happier and happier 48 The faster we finish A the sooner we can leave B we can leave sooner and sooner C the sooner can we leave D we can leave the sooner 49 Of all athletes, Alex is _ A the less qualified B the less and less qualified C the more and more qualified D the least qualified 50 The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got _ A more panicked B the more panicked C more than panicked D more and more panicked Page | UNIT TEN STRESS AND PRESSURE C MULTIPLE CHOICE Page | 10 UNIT LIFE IN THE PAST C MULTIPLE CHOICE I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and A watch B watched I rarely eat ice cream now but I A eat I wish I A can lend it when I was a child C would eat B would lend D didn’t use to eat C could lend D will lend and visit me next summer? B coming C to come B slept The Marconi family D came a headache B used to have Sara didn’t hear the phone She A sleeps D would watch you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself Rick left class early because he A had C was watching B used to eat Would you like A come TV C was having D has C used to sleep D was sleeping to the United States thirty years ago Page | 16 A comes B came I’ve been feeling better since C has come D was coming A the doctor has come B the doctor comes C the doctor coming D the doctor came The country now known as Myanmar Burma A used to be called B be called C called D has called 10.“Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes I wish I A see B will see 11.I wish I C saw D have seen people with the same interests A meet B can meet 12.My mother says she used to A keep 13.The her more often.” B use C could meet a diary when she was young C write D preserve between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever A blank 14.Our teacher’s A offer B space A forgot B suggestion B would forget 16.Does he tell you how he is getting A on with C gap B on of C scheme B bring about C was forgetting 19.I wish you A will C away with D out of our expectations C come across C through D come up to the shock D over stop interrupting me whenever I speak B would 20.The policeman is happy A finding D had forgotten his new colleagues? 18.The doctors say it’ll take him a long time to get B above D order to post it 17.Unfortunately the new system didn’t A catch up with D distance is that we set up a project on preservation of our traditional games 15.I found the letter in my bag – I A past D will meet B be found C could D might the kids safe and sound now C to find D have found Page | 17 21.The children were acting A out the story of the birth of Jesus B on 22.The manager told me to pass A in B to C down D at the message I had just read C on D for 23.Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her A face B direct C indirect 24.Youngsters love to eat from street A vans 25.Ben B vendors D face to face for the cheap price C trucks D business a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn’t A used travel 26.I wish I B used to travel C used to traveling find the time to more reading A may B will C could D can 27.When I see the kids playing football, I almost wish I A was 28.Where D is used to traveling B am C would be their age again D could be before you moved here? A did you use to live B did you used to live C used you to live D you use to live 29.I’ve just found 20 dollars in my pocket! A How crazy B That’s right ! C Thanks a lot D How cool 30.“In the past, marriages used to be arranged by parents.” “ ” A Sure That’s right B I suppose it was C Really? I can’t imagine that D That’s cool! 31.Did you forget your purse purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay? A on B of C in 32.He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug A charging B stealing C trafficking D for D trading 33.In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical A sentence B crime C abuse D conduct Page | 18 34.Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work A within B under pressure C in D on 35.My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school I wish they put themselves in my A pants B legs 36.He wondered A why 37.He C hands D shoes to tell the news to his parents B how C what D which a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in 1951 A forced B sent C took D gained 38.“You must come to my party,” she told me A She told me I come to her party B She told me to come her party C She told me I had to come to her party D She told me I came to her party 39.“My life’s got stuck these days I am so depressed and unable to think of anything.” “ ” A You will be tired B Stay stuck there, C Stay calm Everything will be alright D No, thanks 40.“Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!” “ A Well done! B Thank you! C Never mind! ” D Let’s go! 41 Astronauts _ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now A were used to stay B used to stay C were staying D had used to stay 42 People that the earth is round before A were not used to believe B used to believing C would not use to believe D did not use to believe 43 Tuberculosis incurable before A use to be thought B used to be thought C used to think D use to think 44 Formerly babies _ of whooping cough A have died B used to die C would die D both B and C Page | 19 45 These city girls are used _in the field A to work B used to lie C would like D to working 46 Newton scientific books when he was a boy A used to read B has read C had read D had been reading 47 I am sorry I am not _ fast A used to drive B used to driving C use to drive D use to driving 48 Frank used to work in a small shop He A doesn’t any more B still does C is now D had never done anything else 49 I _ in Jakarta I’ve lived here all my life A am used to living B used to living C use to live D am used to live 50 Jane _ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office A used to working B used to work C is used to working D am used to work UNIT WONDERS OF VIETNAM C MULTIPLE CHOICE I Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences Tomatoes before they are completely ripe Page | 20 ... plant D planting 46 I asked Martha to enter law school A are you planning B is she planning C was she planning D if she was planning 47 Nam wanted to know what time A does the movie begin... on her parents, and she was that she wouldn’t live on her own afterwards A dependent - worry B dependent – worried C independent - worry D independent - worried 18 .Susan needs someone to show... in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings, supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools A urban area B convenience C urban sprawl D living condition Dong Khoi Street is the main shopping