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UNIT 1 : FRIENDSHIP A. PHONETIC I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. change B. children C. machine D. church 2) A. guitarist B. passenger C. generous D. village 3) A. other B. long C. possible D. constancy II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. number B. eager C. special D. affair 5) A. feeling B. believe C. ready D. easy 6) A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 7) Most of the undeveloped countries need a lot of aid. A. together B. unselfish C. mutual D. friend 8) He is too to lend me his bicycle. A. selfish B. enthusiastic C. helpful D. pleasant 9) Suddenly she recognized the of the situation that made her laugh. A. wonder B. pleasure C. understanding D. honour 10) He is a person because he is always friendly with everyone. A. helpful B. good-natured C. honest D. quick-witted 11) If you want to get a good result in every work, you should have a A. loyalty B. sympathy C. constancy D. unselfishness 12) A friendship is a precious relation ship. A. mutual B. sincere C. generous D. successful 13) A good marriage is based on . A. trust B. loyalty C. secret D. A & B 14) The children seem to be totally of working quietly by themselves. A. unable B. impossible C. incapable D. not able 15) They let their children up late at weekends. A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed 16) The children were eager their parents. A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw 17) I’d rather at home. A. to stay B. staying C. stayed D. stay 18) Peter is very funny. He makes me a lot A. laugh B. to laugh . laughing D. laughed 19) They noticed him the agreement. A. sign B. to sign C. signing D. signed 20) It’s important for her the office. A. ringing B. ring C. rang D. to ring 21) They would go by plane than spend a week traveling by train. A. like B. rather C. prefer D. better 22) The boss made for a meeting after work. A. us to stay B. us stay C. us staying D. us to staying II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 23) I couldn’t make my car to start this morning. A B C D 24) There are a lot of work to do here. A B C D 25) I’m sure he is incapable in running a mile in four minutes. A B C D 26) Good friendship should be basing on mutual understanding. A B C D 27) I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study. A B C D III. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form. 28) That was a very strange question (ask) . 29) It was very kind of you (show) the way. 30) The teacher let him (stay) at home to finish the assignment. 31) It was quite a surprise (see) him again. 32) I overheard him (say) that he didn’t want to learn Math. 33) She stood there and watched him (drive) away. 34) It was very difficult for her (drive) the motorbike. 35) I could feel the robber (come) from the backdoor. C. READING Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question. 1. MANDI’S MAKING FRIENDS My name’s Mandi. Three months ago, I went to disco where I met a boy called Tom. I guessed he was older than me, but I liked him and thought it didn’t matter. We danced a couple of times, then we chatted. He said he was 18, then asked how old I was. I told him I was 16. I thought that if I told him my real age, he wouldn’t want to know me, as I’m only 13. After the dicso we arranged to meet the following weekend. The next Saturday we went for a burger and had a real laugh. Afterwards he walked me to my street and kissed me goodnight. Things went really well. We see each other a couple of times a week, but I’ve had to lie to my parents about where I’m going and who with. I’ve always got on with them, but I know if they found out how Tom was they’d stop me seeing him. Now I really don’t know what to do. I can’t go on lying to my parents every time I go out, and Ton keeps asking he can’t come around to my house. I’m really worried and I need some advice. 36) Why has Mandi written this? A. to describe her boyfriend B. to prove how clever she is C. to explain a problem D. to defend her actions 37) Who is she writing to? A. her boyfriend B. her parents C. a teenage magazine D. a school friend 38) Why is Mandi worried? A. She’s been telling lies. B. Tom has been behaving strangely. C. She’s not allowed to go to disco. D. Her parents are angry with her. 39) Why can’t Tom come to Mandi’s house? A. She doesn’t want her parents to meet him. B. Her parents don’t like him. C. He’s nervous of meeting her parents. D. She doesn’t want him to see where she lives. 40) Which of these answers did Mandi receive? A. Tell me what you really feel. B. You must start by being honest with everyone. C. Everyone’s unfair to you. D. Don’t worry. I’m sure Tom will change his mind. UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES A. PHONETIC I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 2) A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor 3) A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. experience B. embarrass C. floppyD. embrace 5) A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine 6) A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 7) A person or thing that is loved and admired very much is the A. ideal B. idea C. idol D. fan 8) A short part of a film or movie that is shown separately is called a A. picture B. clip C. news D. cartoon 9) She shyly at him and then lowered her eyes. A. looked B. stared C. glanced D. sighted 10) This girl was disliked by the rest of the class. A. helpful B. sneaky C. unselfish D. generous 11) He pulled a(n) of 10 pounds notes out of his pocket. A. sum B. amount C. piece D. wad 12) I’ve never fallen in such a(n) situation before. 2 A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confused D. confusing 13) The children were about opening their presents. A. interested B. fond C. keen D. excited 14) I know from that he’ll arrive late. A. knowledge B. experience C. understanding D. reality 15) Andrew the test before so he it very easy. A. did/ had found B. had done/ found C. was doing/ found D. did/ was founding 16) You your new hat when I you yesterday. A. were wearing/ had met B. wore/ had met C. wore/ was meeting D. were wearing/ met 17) As I the glass, it suddenly into two pieces. A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken 18) A burglar into the house while we television. A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched 19) When I home, I a phone call. A. got/ received B. was getting/ was receiving C. got/ had received D. had got/ had received 20) They small cups of coffee after they dinner. A. had drunk/ finished B. drank/ finished C. were drinking/ finished D. drank/ had finished 21) It was midnight. Outside it very hard. A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining 22) When he at the station, his train already A. arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. had arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 23) While I did my homework, I had a good idea. A B C D 24) Don’t make so much fusses over the children. A B C D 25) John’s friends had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday A B C D 26) After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle. A B C D 27) She did not know where most of the people in the room are from. A B C D III. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense. 28) I suddenly remembered that I (forget) my keys. 29) While Diana (watch) her favourite TV programme, there (be) a power cut. 30) Who (drive) the car at the time of the accident? 31) By the time Sheila (get) back, Chris (go) home. 32) David (eat) Japanese food before, so he (know) what to order. 33) I (do) some shopping yesterday, when I (see) your friend. 34) What you (do) when I (come) to your office yesterday? 35) Laura (miss) the party because no one (tell) her about it. C. READING Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. MARIA’S HOMECOMING When the bus (36) in a small square, Maria was reading her magazine and didn’t realize that she had arrived at her destination. “This is Santa Teresa,” Martin said. “You’ve arrived home!” I suppose your cousin will be (37) for us. Come on. I’ll carry the bags.” Maria thought, “All those years when I (38) in New York, I used to dream if this moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, I’m really standing in the square.” Santa Teresa was Maria’s birthplace, but she often left the town at the age of six. She had some (39) of the town, and some photos, but did she belong here still? She didn’t know. Nobody was waiting in the square. Perhaps her cousin Pablo hadn’t received Maria’s letter. “What are we going to do now?” asked Martin. “There isn’t (40) a hotel here!” 36) A. reached B. got C. stooped D. came 37) A. expecting B. waiting C. welcoming D. receiving 38) A. was living B. have lived C. live D. am living 39) A. recall B. memories C. thinking D. remembering 40) A. even B. hardlyC. too D. very UNIT 3: A PARTY 3 A. PHONETIC I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat 2) A. glad B. geography C. glass D. give 3) A. hour B. happy C. husband D. hold II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. candle B. finish C. family D. anniversary 5) A. relation B. together C. successful D. celebrate 6) A. golden B. adult C. perhaps D. future B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 7) A date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important event is a(n) . A. birthday B. celebration C. wedding D. anniversary 8) Dinner will be a cold , not a sit-down meal. A. party B. meal C. dish D. buffet 9) He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he is . A. joyful B. enthusiastic C. reserved D. calm 10) Steve thought his with Helen was changing. A. relate B. relative C. relation D. relationship 11) He is for his elderly parents. A. paying attention B. looking C. caring D. taking care 12) He is smartly when he comes to an interview. A. dressed B. put on C. worn D. undressed 13) John had agreed me in his office. A. to meet B. meeting C. to be met D. being met 14) it’s important for the figures regularly. A. to update B. updating C. to be updated D. being updated 15) It is no good sorry for yourself. A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt 16) The man wanted to avoid on security cameras. A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen 17) Peter to go in for the exam. A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided 18) I tried the bus, but I missed it. A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught 19) The plants want daily. A. to water B. watering C. to be watered D. being water 20) Will you remind me this letter at the post office? A. to post B. posting C. to be posted D. being posted 21) The goods ought two weeks ago. A. to deliver B. delivering C. to be delivered D. being delivered 22) I have expected the secret of happiness. A. to tell B. telling C. to be told D. being told II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 23) The thief asked her handing over her money. A B C D 24) He was terribly excited to ask to play for Manchester. A B C D 25) They chose not to be attended the meeting. A B C D 26) He could not decide whether to get a job or studying. A B C D 27) I dislike being talk about everywhere. A B C D III. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form. 28) I don’t remember (tell) of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. 29) Ms Drake expects (consult) about any revisions in her manuscript before it is printed. 30) Sally gave a good speech that I couldn’t insist (applaud) loudly when she finished. 31) Tommy admitted (throw) the rock through the window. 4 32) Paul really didn’t mind (surprise) by the party to celebrate this fortieth birthday. 33) Anne hoped (invite) to join the private club. 34) Most people enjoy (travel) to different parts of the world. 35) May I change the TV channel, or do you want (watch) more of this programme? C. READING Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question. PREPARING A DINNER PARTY Giving a dinner party is a wonderful way of entertain people. You can also make new friends and give others the chance to get to know each other better. It needs planning, though. First, make a guest list, with different kinds of people and a mixture of women and men. Don’t invite couples because they aren’t so much fun. When you know who can come, find out what they like to eat and drink. Note down any who are vegetarians, or who can’t eat or drink certain things for religious seasons. Then plan their menu. Include a first course, a choice of main courses and a dessert, plus lots of people’s favourite drinks. The next thing to do is the shopping. Make sure buy more than enough of everything, and that someone can help you carry it! On the day, start cooking early. Give people appetizers like Greek mezze or Spanish tapas, so they don’t get hungry if they have to wait. Serve the delicious meal, sit down with your guests and have a good time – you’ve earned it! 36) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the purpose of giving a dinner party? A. to entertain people. B. to make new friends. C. to get people to know more about their host and hostess. D. to help people to know each other better. 37) when giving a dinner party, you should NOT invite . A. husbands and wives. B. those who are vegetarians. C. both women and men. D. those who can’t eat or drink certain things. 38) The menu should include these EXCEPT A. a first course B. a supper C. a dessert D. main courses 39) According to the passage, starters should be served A. because the guests want to have a good time together B. because the guests like eating them C. because the guests want to eat them while having to wait D. because the guests may be hungry while having to wait 40) What should you do while the guests are having their evening meal? A. Stand beside the guests without doing anything. B. Sit down with the guests and have a good time. C. Sit down with the guests to show your politeness. D. Only serve the guests with the food. TEST 1 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 1. A. accompany B. average C. literature D. constancy 2. A. please B. heat C. treat D. meadow 3. A. animated B. architect C. brilliant D. describe 4. A. village B. dangerous C. gossip D. passenger 5. A. which B. changeable C. each D. characteristic 6. A. pasture B. acquaintance C. constant D. talkative 7. A. uncertain B. tell C. pursuit D. picture 8. A. chore B. machine C. much D. such II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 9. A. patient B. honest C. admire D. personal 10. A. confident B. depression C. partnership D. sympath IV. Choose the best answers. 1. His family hoped that the plane landed_____. A. quiet B. safely C. smoothly D. quietly 2. When someone feels sleepy, he may probably _____. A. vomit B. snore C. sneeze D. yawn 3. The contribution of his team _____ an important part in the success of this project. A. played B. involved C. took D. made 4. The main character in this story _____ me of the girl who was my best friend. A. remembers B. recollects C. reminds D. recalls 5. She found it difficult to get _____ with new friends. A. acquaint B. acquainted C. acquaintance D. acquaints 6. My friend often shows her _____ whenever I have troubles. A. sympathy B. sympathize C. sympathetic D. sympathetically 5 7. He does not know much about the project but he is very _____. A. enthusiastic B. enthusiast C. enthusiasm D. enthusiastically 8. Daisy is so _____ She only cares about herself, not about other people. A. helpful B. selfish C. loyal D. talkative 9. She is not determined and often changes her ideas. What a (an) ____ girl she is! A. uncertain B. mutual C. suspicious D. changeable 10. Although we are classmates, I do not have a (an) ______ relationship with him. A. aimless B. unselfish C. special D. acquaintance 11. John left a ______ impression on me. I will never forget him. A. loyal B. lasting C. capable D. constant 12. He was so ______ that he distrusted all his friends. A. suspect B. suspicious C. suspicion D. suspiciously 13. Friendship offers us great ______ in life. A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleased 14. He is always _____ in word and deed. A. loyal B. loyally C. loyalty D. loyalist 15. I seem to remember that Sam has ever told me _____ number of _____ lies. A. a / Ø B. the / the C. Ø / the D. the / Ø 16. True friendship will _____ as long as our lives. A. spend B. take C. last D. keep 17. She felt an ______ to him when they first met each other. A. attraction B. enthusiasm C. interest D. aim 18. Man is engaged in a ______struggle with nature. A. constant B. constantly C. constancy D. inconstantly 19. Mary is often willing to help everybody. She is the _______ of kindness. A. essence B. essential C. essentially D. essentiality 20. Those villagers are very _______ to visitors. A. hospitable B. hospitably C. hospitability D. hospitabilities 21. _______ friendship is ______ two-side affair. A. The / a B. A / an C. A / the D. Ø / a 22. Their friendship was based on ______ respect, trust and understanding. A. attractive B. loyal C. suspicious D. mutual 23. Whispers can never influence good friends. A. have effect on B. get acquainted with C. show a sympathy D. be mutual trust 24. We were obviously wrong to put our _____ in her. She is not reliable. A. enthusiasm B. trust C. concern D. selfishness 25. Last night when I _____ my homework, the lights _____ out. A. was doing; go C. did; went B. was doing; went D. did; was doing 26. Where will you stay if you _____ to Nha Trang? A. go B. went C. to go D. gone 27. The exam is coming so the teachers make their students _____ a lot. A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 28. These employees are made _____ overtime. A. to work B. work C. working D. worked 29. John was ______ we all want to make friends with him. A. so a good student that B. so a student that C. such a good student that D. a student such good that 30. Did you see the boy ______up the tree? A. to climb B. climb C. to climbing D. climbed V. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets. 1. It's important for children to get good …………………………… (educate) 2. Her…………………………… acclaimed novel has won several literary prizes. (international) 3. China is the world's most …………………………… country. (population) 4. I’d like to express my…….…….with you over the loss of your favourite puppy. (sympathy) 5. They preferred to spend their holiday in a ……………… village near Hue. (peace) VI. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 1. The flight was delayed because the bad weather. A B C D 2. Unless you will be quick, you’ll be late. A B C D 6 3. Jane can’t cook so good as Mary can. A B C D 4. Jack is not enough old to get married. A B C D 5. I’d rather don’t go to the museum. A B C D 6. Although taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. A B C D 7. She worked too hard that she became ill. A B C D 8. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down. A B C D 9. The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital. A B C D 10. She sings as beautifully than you do. A B C D VII. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer Friendship is not simply a "relationship", knowing someone, conversing (1)_________ that person, or dealing with that person in business, school, or in casual acquaintance. True friendship is not just a "relationship", but a self- sacrificing love. A friend is (2)______ the one who supports, sympathizes, and is a person (3)________ whom you can confide. There are unique qualities that a person must have to be (4)_______ a friend. An acquaintance is not automatically considered a friend. Just because you know someone does not (5)______ there is an instant friendship. However, this does not mean that an acquaintance cannot change into a valued friendship. There are qualities that a friend must have, but time is also a factor. A friendship can develop in (6)_______ short as a day, or it could take as long as a few years for full development. (7)_______ the end, if time is taken for full development, then a (8)_______ friendship will develop. 1. A. to B. at C. with D. by 2. A. also B. moreover C. addition D. so 3. A. in B. on C. at D. of 4. A. judged B. examined C. classified D. considered 5. A. tell B. say C. mean D. admit 6. A. as B. than C. much D. too 7. A. By B. In C. At D. Till 8. A. genuine B. real C. new D. fresh TEST 2 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 1. A. jumped B. checked C. endangered D. dropped 2. A. topic B. tomb C. complicated D. horrible 3. A. chess B. success C. impression D. kiss 4. A. game B. bridge C. against D. garage 5. A. attract B. chat C. capable D. passage 6. A. cheese B. children C. chemical D. teacher 7. A. stomach B. march C. cheerfully D. merchant 8. A. pages B. teaches C. amazes D. circles II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 9. A. appreciate B. psychology C. diagonal C. bully 10. A. effect B. confide C. kindergarten D. unfold III. Choose the best answers. 1. She has been out of ______ for months, now she's looking for a new job. A. order B. work C. way D. date 2. It _______ him that he had no idea of what was going on. A. embarrass B. embarrassed C. embarrassing D. embarrassment 3. We all were in a state of great _______ when we learnt that we had passed the final exam. A. excite B. exciting C. excitement D. excitedly 4. Up to now they have not made a _____ whether they will go or not. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decidedly 5. She does not see her grandchildren very often so she makes _____real fuss over of them when she does. A. a B. an C. the D. no article 6. I was extremely excited when I first enjoyed a football match in the stadium. A. too B. very C. so D. much 7. Look! Mary is _______ a beautiful new dress. She looks so pretty in the dress. A. wearing B. carrying C. putting on D. bringing 7 8. Some internationally famous football players are the _______ of countless teenagers. They love and admire them very much A. idol B. dream C. present D. star 9. Something that is _____ makes you feel shy or ashamed. a. careful B. careless C. sneaky D. embarrassing 10. She stood in the mucky yard and hands plunged into the pockets of her ______ coat. A. floppy B. soft C. tough D. gentle 11. I started school when I was at the ________ of six. A. age B. old C. elderly D. ageing 12. We have a _____ suspicion that she knows more than she is telling us. A. sneak B. sneaking C. sneaky D. sneakingly 13. I_____think that we should do something immediately to change the situation that we are in. A. person B. personal C. personally D. personality 14. She makes ______ money from working as an accountant for my father's company. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 15. We had never experienced this kind of holiday before and had no idea what to expect. A. happened B. spent C. known D. noticed 16. The boy glanced at me and turned away. A. looked carefully B. looked quickly C. looked attentively D. looked suspiciously 17. We really do not like his sneaky behavior, which has made us feel uncomfortable. A. wearing fashionable clothes B. doing things carefully C. acting in a secret or deceptive way D. doing things carelessly 18. The lifeboat was launched at once to rescue the four fishermen. A. quickly B. carefully C. immediately D. excitedly 19. I remember locking the back door but I go and check to ______. A. turn round B. glance at C. make sure D. take notes 20. The new law forces industries to be more ______ with natural resources. A. care B. careful C. carefulness D. carefully 21. Everybody was very surprised at the disappearing of the picture. It must have been_______. A. given B. gone C. disappeared D. stolen 22. I can never ________ how our life would be without a computer. A. make sure B . imagine C. take D. show 23. After we __________________our seats, the actors __________________________the performance. A. have taken; will begin B. have taken; begin C. had taken; began D. took; have begun 24. She won the gold medal in the Olympics, ________________________________surprised all of us. A. which B. that C. what D. it 25. You were supposed _______ her an hour ago. A. calling B. to call C. call D. be called 26. If you _______ to contact me sometime next week, I _____ at the Sheraton in San Francisco. A. will need / stay B. need / will stay C. will need / will stay D. have needed / is going to stay 27. I don't mind ________ with four roommates. A. live B. to live C. living D. lived 28. Every twelve months, the Earth ________ the sun. A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling 29. What ________ you do if you __________an angel? A. will; meet B. do; meet C. did; met D. would; met 30. There may be as _______ people coming as we expected. A. much B. more C. many D. much more VII Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one. 1. You can’t apply for that job because you don’t know Chinese. A.If you knew Chinese, you coud apply for that job B. If you knew Chinese, you can apply for that job C. If you know Chinese, you coud apply for that job D.If you had known Chinese, you coud have applied for that job 2. I find it difficult to stay up late. A. I’m not used to stay up late B. I’m not used for staying up late. 8 C. I’m not used to finding difficult to stay up late . D. I’m not used to staying up late. 3. We could not drive because of the fog. A. Because it is foggy, we couldn’t drive. B. Because it was fog, we couldn’t drive. C. Because it was the foggy, we couldn’t drive. D. Because it was foggy, we couldn’t drive. UNIT 3: A PART Y I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest. 1. A. harsh B. herd C. horse D. hour 2. A. footstep B. belong C. stretch D. terrify 3. A. account B. mountain C. trousers D. shoulder 4. A. anniversary B. embarrass C. schoolbag D. candle 5. A. embrace B. sneaky C. appreciate D. scream 6. A. constancy B. tasty C. typical D. type 7. A. protects B. determines C. orders D. reveals 8. A. completed B. checked C. stopped D. booked II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern. 9. A. attain B. talent C. promote D. trainee 10. A. gratitude B. foreigner C. continent D. volunteer III. Choose the best answers. 1. She keeps______the same mistakes. A. taking B. making C. doing D. presenting 2. I think he did it ______, knowing it would hurt her. A. on purpose B. by fault C. by chance D. by mistake 3. Photography is strictly ______in the museum. A. instructed B. allowed C. forbidden D. encouraged 4. His hot ______has caused him a lot of troubles. A. mood B. temper C. character D. feeling 5. It's very difficult to ______him to give up smoking. A. suggest B. make C. let D. persuade 6. We always celebrate our wedding _______________with dinner in an expensive restaurant every year. A. party B. anniversary C. cake D. ring 7. Do you remember how we used to go to the cinema ______? A. each other B. one another C. others D. together 8. The climax of the New Year ______was a firework display. A. celebrate B. celebration C. celebrator D. celebratory 9. ______ is all that most human beings are looking for. A. Happiness B. Happy C. Happily D. Unhappy 10. She went to a______ store to buy a hat for her son on his birthday. A. cloth B. cloths C. clothing D. clothes 11. Because of the drought, many people starved to _______. A . die B. dead C. deadly D. death 12. She was wearing a beautiful _______ dress on her birthday party last night. A. flower B. flowery C. flowering D. floweret 13. Your ____ is the anniversary of the date on which you were born. A. wedding B. birthday C. party D. congratulation 14. I like to have dinner with my fiancée in ______ light much more than electric light because it seems to be romantic. A. candle B. candy C. present D. lamp 15. The bride's father will make a speech at the wedding ______ to say thank you to the guests. A. anniversary B. party C. presentation D. holiday 16. If you _____ that balloon up any more, it will burst. A. hold B. open C. cut D. blow 17. I'm too tired _____these problems. A. focus B. to focus C. for focusing D. focused 18. On my birthday, before I blew _____ the candles, I had prayed for my future and my family. A. on B. out C. in D. at 19. He often plays a joke _____ his friends so some of them do not like him. A. on B. for C. over D. at 20. Mr. Pike has just received a letter _____ his daughter, who lives in Australia. A. of B. from C. at D. for 21. In the United States, people ______all ages celebrate birthdays. A. in B. from C. of D. at 9 22. On the New Year Day, people say "Happy New Year" ______ their friends and relatives. A. with B. for C. from D. to 23. Paul received a letter this morning,______really upset him. A. and B. what C. whose D. which 24. The coffee is ______ we can't drink it. A. so hot that B. so that hot C. that hot so D. hot 25. She is used to_______ under high pressure. A. work B. working C. be working D. worked 26. I wasn't at the party last week. I wish I______there. A. had been B. has been C. were D. am 27. She started ______ for this engineering company last year. A. worked B. working C. to working D. work 28. By the time my class was over this morning, the rain _____, so I _____ my umbrella anymore. A. has stopped; don't need B. has stopped; didn’t need C. stops; don't need D. had stopped; didn't need 29. Would you like to drink _______ tea? A. little B. many C. any D. some 30. She wanted _____ home but the boss made her ____ until she finished ___those contracts. A. to go / stay / typing B. going / to stay / to type C. to go / staying / type D. go / stay / typed 31. last summer / after/ difficult semester/ I/ eager/ return home a. Last summer, after a difficult semester, I was eager to return home. b. Last summer. After a difficult semester. I was eager to return home. c. Last summer, after a difficult semester, so I was eager to return home. d. Last summer, after a difficult semester, I was eager for returning home. 32. the flight/ ten hours/ I/ arrive/ airport/ midnight/ I/ very tired and sleepy. a. The flight was ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight because I was very tired and sleepy. b. The flight took me about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight so I was very tired and sleepy. c. The flight took me about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight so that I was very tired and sleepy. d. The flight lasted about ten hours and I arrived at the airport at midnight although I was very tired and sleepy. 33. I/ wait/ my mother/ suddenly/ woman/ look like her/ came towards me. a. As I had been waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman who looked like her came towards me. b. When I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman who looked like her came towards me. c. When I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman looked like her came towards me. d. While I was waiting for my mother, suddenly a woman whom looked like her came towards me. 34. I/ embrace/ kiss/ her/ my surprise/ not my mother. a. I embrace and kissed her. It was my surprise, there was not my mother. b. I embrace and kissing her, and with my surprise, she was not my mother. c. I embrace and kiss her, but to my surprise, she is not my mother. d. I embrace and kissed her, but to my surprise, she was not my mother. 35. I/ lose/ contact lenses/ on the plane a. I lose my contact lenses when I was on the plane. b. I lost my contact lenses which was on the plane. c. When I lost my contact lenses on the plane. d. I had lost my contact lenses on the plane. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. When we were working on the tenth (41) _________ of the building, suddenly we heard a terrible fire alarm. We (42) __________ rushed out of the room and scrambled to the lifts, (43) __________ were stuck. So, we ran down-stairs in horror. It (44) ____________ me approximately 30 – 40 minutes to get out of the building that day and came out on the street. When I turned (45) ____________ and looked, the building was burning and thin black smoke was (46) __________. I was shocked and relieved that I made it our (47) _________. I phoned my wife at once. She was 5 months pregnant at the time, and my first son was about to celebrate his 2nd birthday. By the time I got through to her, almost two hours had gone (48) ________. The building was completely down. I recalled her answering the phone saying, “hello” … I said, “I am alive, I am OK” then we both broke down in tears. It took me quite a long time to (49) _______ from the panic. Now, almost two years afterwards, I still have every moment, every image frozen in my mind. I will never forget the (50) _______ of those innocent people that day. 41. a. ground b. floor c. step d. stairs 42. a. immediately b. slowly c. sneakily d. carefully 43. a. which b. that c. whose d. whom 44. a. lost b. got c. took d. attained 45. a. on b. off c. round d. down 46. a. raising b. rising c. lifting d. turning 47. a. life b. live c. living d. alive 48. a. off b. on c. ahead d. by 49. a. feel healthy b. survive c. make sure d. recover 10 [...]... 33) was doing/ saw 34) were doing/ came 35) missed/ had told C READING 36) stopped 37) B waiting 38) A was living 39) B memories 40 ) A even UNIT 3: A PARTY A PHONETIC I 1) B any 2) B geography 3) A hour II 4) D anniversary 5) D celebrate 6) D future B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I 7) D anniversary 8) D buffet 9) B enthusiastic 10) D relationship 11) C caring 12) A dressed 13) A to meet 14) C to be updated... Sit down with the guests and have a good time his occasion mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from her husband and children 43 ) The best gift of all for an American Mom is a day of leisure 44 ) The working mother enjoys the food cooked by the (her) family 45 ) The family group gets together for dinner in a restaurant or in one of the (their) homes 11 12 ... PHONETIC I 1) C machine 2) A guitarist 3) A other II 4) D affair 5) B believe 6) A acquaintance B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I 7) C mutual 8) A selfish 9) D hunour 10) A helpful 11) C constancy 12) B sincere 13) D A & B 14) C incapable 15) B stay 16) A to see 17) D stay 18) A laugh 19) A sign 20) D to ring 21) B rather 22) B us stay II 23) C start 24) A There is 25) B of 26) B based 27) B to hear III 28)... 23) C to hand 24) C to be asked 25) C to attend 26) D to study 27) B being talked III 28) being told 29) to be consulted 30) applauding 31) throwing 32) being surprised 33) to be invited 34) traveling 35) to watch C READING 36) C to get people to know more about their host and hostess 37) A husbands and wives 38) B a supper 39) D because the guests may be hungry while having to wait 40 ) B Sit down... ask 29) to show 30) stay 31) to see 32) say 33) drive 34) to drive 35) come C READING 36) C to explain a problem 37) C a teenage magazine 38) A She’s been telling lies 39) A She doesn’t want her parents to meet him 40 ) B You must start by being honest with everyone UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES A PHONETIC I 1) B bank 2) D monitor 3) C stronger II 4) C floppy 5) D imagine 6) C extreme B VOCABULARY AND... C idol 8) B clip 9) C glanced 10) B sneaky 11) D wad 12) B embarrassing 13) D excited 14) B experience 15) B had done/ found 16) D were wearing/ met 17) B was cutting/ broke 18) A broke/ were watching 19) C got/ had received 20) D drank/ had finished 21) D was raining 22) B arrived/ had left II 23) A was doing 24) B fuss 25) B celebrated 26) A had bought 27)D.had been III 28) had forgot(ten) 29) was . that day. 41 . a. ground b. floor c. step d. stairs 42 . a. immediately b. slowly c. sneakily d. carefully 43 . a. which b. that c. whose d. whom 44 . a. lost b. got c. took d. attained 45 . a. on. ran down-stairs in horror. It (44 ) ____________ me approximately 30 – 40 minutes to get out of the building that day and came out on the street. When I turned (45 ) ____________ and looked, the. 45 . a. on b. off c. round d. down 46 . a. raising b. rising c. lifting d. turning 47 . a. life b. live c. living d. alive 48 . a. off b. on c. ahead d. by 49 . a. feel healthy b. survive c. make