UNIT 11: BOOKS I. VOCABULARY: - taste ( v) - chew (v) - swallow(v): - digest (v) : Ex: After we eat this candy, it will be digested in the stomach. - dip into ( v) - “ hard – to – pick – up - again “ # “ hard- to – put- down” - incredible (a) = unbelievable (a) - impressive (a): surprising & admiring - survive (v): to continue to live after a difficult / dangerous situation. - reunite (v) : e.g.: The missing child was found by the police and reunited with his parents. II. GRAMMAR: MODALS IN THE PASSIVE VOICE FORMATION: MODALS + BE + PP 1. → future/ present actions * Active : MODAL + INF You should study English. * Passive: MODAL + BE + PP English should be studied. 2. → past actions * Active : MODAL + HAVE + PP You should have studied harderbefore. * Passive: MODAL + HAVE BEEN + PP English should have been studied harder before. ! Notes: Ta phải chú ý sự khác nhau của các cặp câu sau khi sử dụng MODALS: COULD – SHOULD – MUST Ex: + I could swim when I was ten. I could have ridden my bike to school but I took a bus. (= I could but I didn’t) + You should study harder. You should have studied harder last year. (= you didn’t study hard last year and now you don’t understand anything) + He got a good mark this morning. He must be happy. He must have prepared the lesson very carefully last night. PRACTICE TEST UNIT 11 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. book B. too C. who D. lose 2. A. source B. resource C. course D. colour 3. A. advice B. pick C. might D. kind B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 4. A. imagine B. important C. example D. wonderful 5. A. different B. carefully C. holiday D. reviewer II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer. 6. After the operation, you may it difficult to and . A. chew/ digest B. chew/ swallow C. digest/ swallow D. taste/ chew 7. He has a very good in music. A. taste B. type C. smell D. feeling 8. He the brush into the paint. A. did B. dipped C. kept D. broke 9. what life would be like without music. A. Image B. Imagine C. ImaginaryD. Imagination 10. He paused, waiting for her to the information. A. think B. know C. digest D. mention 11. Are you in Paris on business or ? A. please B. pleasure C. pleased D. pleasant 12. She always does exactly as she . A. please B. pleases C. pleased D. pleasing 13. The new president might fulfill this as quickly as people would like. A. promise B. chance C. change D. profession 14. Food should be well cooked to suit the guests’ . A. eyes B. smell C. taste D. tongue 15. Last year, we had an time in Sydney. A. excited B. interested C. impossible D. unbelievable 16. books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures. A. Comic B. Thriller C. Romantic D. Science 17. Boy, stop reading. the book down and go to bed. A. take B. Put C. Set D. Pick 18. A big hole dug in the garden. A. will B. could C. was being D. were being 19. A house can easily. A. be draw B. be drawn C. been drawn D. be drown 20. German taught at this school. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. won’t D. can’t 21. The best way will after all. A. find B. be finded C. be found D. be founded 22. The mosquito bite could not . A. felt B. be fell C. be felt D. be feel 23. What he has done to me cannot . A. forgive B. forgiven C. be forgave D. be forgiven 24. Everything that been overheard remained a secret. A. have B. had C. will have D. would have 25. The treasure have . A. be hidden B. been hid C. been hide D. been hidden 26. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. A. We are going to have the car repair at the garage next week. B. We are going to have the car repaired at the garage next week. C. We are going to make the car repaired by the garage next week. D. We are going to make the ca repair at the garage next week. 27. He could not afford to buy the car. A. He didn’t have enough money to buy a car. B. He had enough money to buy a car but he couldn’t. C. The car was expensive enough for him to buy. D. The car was too expensive for him to buy it. 28. The postman was bitten by our dog. A. Our dog bit the postman. B. Our dog bitten the postman. C. Our dog was bitten about the postman. D. Our dog was bitten the postman. 29. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting. A. The date of the meeting will have changed. B. The date of the meeting will be changed. C. The date of the meeting will have to be changed. D. The date of the meeting will to change. 30. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you. A. Yogurt is supposed to do you good. B. Yogurt is supposed to do good for you. C. Yogurt is just for you. D. You are supposed to be good for yogurt. III. Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 31. Don’t (A) you get tired (B) with (C) watching TV every (D) night? 32. The little boy isn’t allowed to (A) seeing (B) this kind of film because he is not old enough (C) to see (D) it. 33. Images and sound often are added (A) to games to make (B) them more realistic (C) and more exciting (D). 34. Mr. (A) Green has been taught (B) at (C) the (D) university since 1998. 35. A (A) new book will be published (B) by (C) that company last year (D). IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers. In the modern world, there’s a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment industries compete for leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is neglected because even if you are a fast reader, it can take a considerable amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply. Book publishers haven’t been slow to realize this and are now selling a product which needn’t take up as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the audio book-cassette recording of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the author themselves. Audio books are relatively new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing all the time. One of the attractions of audio books is that they are like listening to the radio, only better. You can listen to what you want when you want and you won’t ever miss anything. Much of their appeal lies in their flexibility. They allow you to do other things while you’re listening, such as driving or doing the housework. 36. Nowadays, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from . A. so there’s no one that wants to read books for entertainment B. such as watching TV, listening to music, going to an art gallery or concert or reading books C. all people spend little time reading books for pleasure D. so reading books for pleasure is completely neglected 37. In the modern world, . A. books that take readers a lot of time mustn’t be published B. publishers find it unnecessary to make books for pleasure C. the audio book is considered one of useful forms of entertainment D. people don’t know how to read books for pleasure 38. Audio books . A. is a kind of cassette recording of shortened novels B. are being sold increasingly nowadays C. whose novels are by well-known personalities or the authors themselves D. All are correct 39. The following sentences are correct EXCEPT A. You can listen to the radio book while you’re doing something else. B. Listening to the audio book is similar to listening to the radio. C. Audio books are relatively new so sales are increasing all the time. D. Audio books are sometimes considered to be enjoyable way of knowledge than reading. 40. The new main idea of the passage is . A. a new product for pleasure-audio books B. the growth of audio books C. some advertisements on audio books D. some benefits of audio books V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. When our first visits the U.S., bookstore is one of his very best (41) about America. The bookstore has almost everything he wants to look for about books, with a/an (42) helpful and (43) _____ staff. Another (44) thing that cannot be found anywhere is (45) it has a café right inside with small tables for (46) . Several times a week, there are bands (47) popular songs. They sing (48) and receive warm applause from the audience who come there for (49) . The bookstore is filled with music and pleasant scent of coffee. There, one can read any books he wants whether he would like to buy one (40) not, he is always welcome. Many students do not consider it a bookstore but a library. 41. A. excites B. impresses C. impressions D. excitement 42. A. so B. too C. extreme D. extremely 43. A. kindly B. nicely C. friendly D. warmly 44. tiring B. boring C. interesting D. uninteresting 45. A. this B. that C. what D. which 46. A. readers B. customers C. students D. booksellers 47. A. play B. player C. playing D. to play 48. A. lively B. lovely C. beautiful D. beautifully 49. A. tea B. meals C. coffee D. books 50. A. or B. so C. but D. and UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS I. VOCABULARY: - vertical (adj.) - cap (n) - Sprint (v, n) - opponent (n) - punch (n) - scuba-diving (n) - windsurfing (n) - synchronized swimming (n) - rowing (n) - incredible(adj.): impossible or very difficult to believe - centenarian(adj.): belong to the century, 100 years - eradicate(v): to destroy or get rid of sth completely - life expectancy(n): the number of years that a person is likely to live - eternal life(n): life without beginning or end; existing or continuing for ever - mushroom(v): rise quickly - curable(adj.): (used about a disease) that can be made better II. GRAMMAR: TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS • Transitive verbs: verbs used with a direct object. Ex: He wrote a letter last night.(Vt) • Intransitive verbs: verbs used without a direct object Example: He wrote to me. (Vi) ! Notes: - Some verbs can be transitive and intransitive verbs. Ex: a. According to the instructions, we must leave this goo in our hair for twenty minutes > (Transitive) b. We would like to stay longer, but we must leave > (Intransitive) - All passive verbs are transitive verbs Exercise :. Transitive or Intransitive verbs? 1. A serious accident happened yesterday. 2. The customer bought a lot of butter. 3. Our team won the game. 4. Their team won this morning. 5. Alice arrived at three. 6. They are staying at the resort hotel in Florida. 7. The wind is blowing hard today. 8. I walked to the station with my friends. 9. Everyone noticed my mistakes. 10. Sue laughed loudly. 11. The chidren divided the candy. 12. A strange thing happened in the town yesterday. 13. In 1908, the Model T Ford arrived on the market. 14. The production of Models Ts eventually came to an end in 1927 15. Manchester United won the game last night. 16. Our team won yesterday. 17. I met Ba at the bus stop early in the morning. 18. He drove the boat very fast. 19. The children opened their books 20. We’ve known each other for a long time PRACTICE TEST UNIT 12 I. PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. interfered B. allowed C. visited D. played 2. A. water B. swimming C. between D. rowing 3. A. caps B. meters C. swimmers D. lines B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 4. A. interfere B. penalty C. referee D. competition 5. A. scuba-diving B. swimming C. gymnastics D. skating II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer. 6. One of the four period of time in which a game of American football is divided is known as a . A. part B. half C. quarter D. stage 7. Suddenly, Julia jumped out of the car and sprinted for the front door. A. walked hurriedlyB. ran very fastC. move slightly D. ran slowly 8. The is the official who controls the game in some sports. A. player B. captain C. referee D. defender 9. The whole audience objected to their foul play during the football match. A. clumsy B. dependent C. imperfect D. unfair 10. Those two teams played so well and the scores were tied at 1-1 at last. A. drew B. put C. kept D. equaled 11. A kick taken as a penalty in the game of football is called a penalty kick or kick. A. punishment B. foul C. opposition D. spot 12. In water polo, a player is ejected after committing five personal fouls. A. punished B. criticized C. thrown out D. defeated 13. A is a device that automatically controls something such as speed, temperature or pressure. A. mask B. regulator C. boat D. fin 14. Rowing is the sport or activity of travelling in a boat by using . A. air tanks B. sail C. boards D. oars 15. Windsurfing or is the sport of sailing on water standing on a windsurfer. A. boat-sailing B. sail-boarding C. board-sailing D. wind-sailing 16. Their play lost them the match against an amateur team. A. false B. foul C. wrong D. mistaken 17. Don’t in matters that do not concern you. A. interfere B. discuss C. question D. study 18. I don’t know why he isn’t here at the moment. He stuck in the traffic jam. A. must get B. may be C. should be D. must have got 19. Never agree something you know to be wrong. A. doing B. to do C. you will do D. that will do 20. The place good films is the Odeon Cinema. A. to see B. seeing C. can see D. we see 21. It was my secretary sent the document to Mr. Smith. A. that B. who C. whom D. A &B 22. They spent a lot of money their children with the best education. A. providing B. provided C. to provide D. on providing 23. I just bought new shirt and some new shoes. Shirt is quite expensive but the price of shoes are reasonable. A. a/ A/ the B. a/ The/ a C. the/ The/ the D. a/ The/ the 24. I would like to thank my supervisor, I would never have finished my work. A. with whom B. with him C. with his help D. without whom 25. Don’t spend time about things that may never happen. A. worried B. worrying C. to worry D. and worry 26. Never I experienced such a storm since I was a child. A. had B. have C. did D. was 27. We need information about this English course. A. far B. farther C. further D. most of 28. Water polo is played in pool 1.8 meters deep. A. a B. an C. the D. Þ 29. The player was ejected because he committed a foul. A. as B. due to C. despite D. provided 30. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountain, the ground is rough and hard. A. though B. due to C. because of D. because III. Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 31. This class has cancelled (A) because too few (B) students had registered (C) before (D) registration closed. 32. The (A) first nation park in(B) the world, calling (C) Yellowstone Park, was established (D) in 1872. 33. A food additive (A) is any (B) chemical that food manufacturers intentional (C) add to (D)their products. 34. If you had put(A) the plant in a cooler(B) location, the leaves(C) have burned (D). 35. The house was (A) very quiet when(B) I got home because of(C) everyone had gone(D) to bed. IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers. Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. This sport has an artistic effect, and really relates to those three sports. It consists of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate and dramatic moves in the water, accompanied by music. Synchronized swimming demands first-rate water skills, and requires strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing, not to mention exceptional breath control while upside down underwater. Developed in the early 1900s in Canada, it is a sport performed almost exclusively by women, although there is some participation by men. In its early form it was sometimes known as “water ballet”. It is a Summer Olympic Games sport. First demonstrated in 1952, it has been an official event since 1984. Olympic and world Championship competition is not currently open to men, but other international and national competitions allow male competitors. Both USA Synchro and Synchro Canada allow men to compete with women. Competitors point to the strength, flexibility, and aerobic endurance required to perform difficult routines for the judges, one technical and one free. 36. The world ‘hybrid ‘in the first line could be best replaced by . A. continuity B. modernization C. mixture D. succession 37. Synchronized swimming is a sport that . A. relates to swimming, gymnastics, and danceB. began in Canada in the early of the 20 th century C. is performed almost exclusively by women D. All are correct 38. It’s untrue to say that . A. Synchronized swimming has completely influenced by ballet. B. Synchronized swimming used to be known as “water ballet” C. The requirements for synchronized swimmers are strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing D. Men can also take part in synchronized swimming. 39. Which of sentences is TRUE? A. Besides demanding strength, endurance, flexibility, grace and artistry, synchronized swimming requires exceptional breath control. B. Olympic and World Championship competition allow male synchronized swimmers. C. Synchronized swimming emerged as an exhibition sport at the Olympic Games in 1984. D. Competition for both events consists of difficult technical routines. 40. The best title for the passage is . A. History of Synchronized Swimming B. Competition Synchronized Swimming C. The Requirement of Synchronized Swimming D. Synchronized Swimming V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Windsurfing is surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a (41) , usually two to five meters long and powered by a (42) sail. The rig is connected to the board by free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint(U-Joint). Unlike a rudder-steered (43) a windsurfer is (44) by the tilting and rotating of the mast and sail as well as titling and carving the board. The sport (45) aspects of both sailing and surfing, along with certain athletic aspects (46) with other board sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, and wakeboarding. (47) it might be considered a minimalist version of sailboat, a windsurfer offers experiences that are (48) speed record for sailing craft; and, windsurfers can (49)______ jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other “freestyle” (50) that cannot be matched by any sailboat. 41. A. board B. sailboard C. windsurfer D. All are correct 42. A. small B. large C. single D. full 43. A. boat B. sailboat C. sail boarding D. sailing board 44. A. steered B. directed C. shown D. guided 45. A. refers B. notices C. combines D. develops 46. A. connected B. shared C. involved D. dealt 47. A. Because B. Therefore C. However D. Although 48. A. in B. on C. outside D. inside 49. A. perform B. display C. create D. provide 50. A. changes B. moves C. activities D. performances