UNIT : 5 THE MEDIA I./ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other. 1. A. faded B. planted C. watched D. handed 2. A. buses B. bookcases C. places D. telephones 3. A. located B. prayed C. depended D. divided 4. A. impressed B. missed C. named D. washed 5. A. picnics B. novels C. poets D. comics 6. A. blankets B. shrines C. heros D. pagodas 7. A. regions B. friends C. puppets D. designers 8. A. symbols B. crosses C. sales D. styles 9. A. embroidered B. gathered C. relaxed D. played 10. A. collected B. raised C. invited D. located II./ Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others : 1. A. together B. enjoy C. million D. official 2. A. temple B. population C. currency D. capital III./ Choose the best option to complete these following sentences 151. All right. Stop talking. I’m beginning _______what you mean. A. to understand B. understanding C. to be understood D. being understood 152. He used to collect stamps. He gave up _______stamps long ago. A. to collect B. collected C. collecting D. to have collected 153. It’s no use _______children_______quiet. They are always noisy. A. to ask/ to keep B. asking/ keeping C. to ask/ keeping D. asking/ to keep 154. I remember _______him somewhere but I can’t tell where it was. A. to see B. seeing C. to be seeing D. to be seen 155. Town______used to go through city streets, shouting about the things they wanted to sell. A. shouters B. criers C. singers D. dancers 156. Messages that a person receives or send on the computer are______. A. data B. information C. e-mail D. texts 157. Hoa Hoc Tro is one of the most______magazines for teenagers. A. like B. dislike C. know D. popular 158. Living in a far-away town I can`t get______to the Net easily. A. access B. work C. connect D. relation 159. My parents always think that chatting on the internet is time -______;it `s a waste of time. A. spending B. worling C. consuming D. getting 160. Without a_____,you can not access to the internet. A. machine B. television C. computer D. translator 161. The next stage of the______of Television is interactive TV A. revolution B. resolution C. development D. invention 162. Thanks to Television we can enjoi various international programs on different A. channels B. ways C. forms D. parts 163. Television______can enjoi various interesting programs by selecting the right channels . A. lookers B. watchers C. viewers D. seers 164. Throught Television we can see and learn about people, places and things in_____lands . A. near B. next to C. faraway D. distance 165. TV brings______and sound from around the world into millions of homes A. pictures B. images C. visages D. portraits 166. There are a lot of people here,______? A. are they B. are there C. aren`t there D. aren`t they 167. They had to go home,______? 1 A. hadn`t they B. didn`t they C. had they D. did they 168. We should avoid_____our environment. A. to pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. pollute 169. He apologized for_______me______so long. A. keeping/ waiting B. keep/ wait C. keeping/ to wait D. to keep/ waiting 170. It‘s too hot now. Why don`t we go_____? A. to swim B. swimming C. swim D. to have swim 171. Is it possible______you_____your office? A. to see/ at B. to see/ for C. seeing/ at D. seeing/ for 172. It takes me about two hours______to Vung Tau A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode 173. “ Do you think I should buy this suit?” “______my opinion, it `s too expensive” A. In B. To C. From D. For 174. The neighbors complained______the noise. A. for B. to C. about D. with 175. Whould you mind______me how to use this machine? A. to show B. showing c. show D. to have shown 176. Let `s go to the cinema tonight,______? A. don`t we B. let we C. shan`t we D. shall we 177. This book isn`t very interesting,______? A. isn’t it B. is it C. is this D. isn’t this 178. Tom has never written to you,______? A. hasn’t he B. has he C. hasn’t Tom D. has Tom 179. Mr. Brown needs to leave right now,______? A. needn`t he B. doesn`t he C. need he D. does he 180. Everything is all right,______? A. isn’t every thing B. is every thing C. is it D. isn’t it 181. He refused______with me. A. go B. to go C. going D. having gone 182. He offered_____me his notebook. A. lend B. lending C. to lend D. having lend 183. John, stop______at those magazines and pay attention. A. look B. to look C. looking D. to having looked 184. Have you even thought_____moving to another town? A. from B. of C. at D. by 185. I `ll do the cooking when I have finished______the floor. A. clean B. cleaning C. to cleaned D. cleaned 186. The nurse suggested_____two aspirins. A. to take B. take C. taking D. being taken 187. We can`t depend______his help. We have to do the work______ourselves A. on/ by B. on/ with C. by/ with D. with/ by 188. How much time do you spend______a web a day? A. to surf B. surfing C. surf D. to have surfed 189. Listen to what Iam saying,______? A. don`t you B. do you C. will you D. can you 190. I don’t like using the Internet because it has some _______ . A. benefits B. advantages C. limitations D. disadvantage 191. Cathy has three jobs, so she has a high _________ . A. income B. fee C. bill D. money 2 192. The _______ tell us what is happening in our city, in our country, and in the world. A. communication B. advertisements C. media D. forecasts 193. You should watch the news every day. It’s very ________ . A. informative B. time-consuming C. costly D. boring 194. No one can _____ the advantages of using computers. They help us do our work quickly and efficiently. A. refuse B. deny C. agree D. accept 195. Most children enjoy _______ advertisements on TV. A. to watch B. watch C. to watching D. watching 196. Do you think too much time is spent __________ the Internet ? A. to use B. for use C. to using D. using 197. The first color TV pictures __________ in 1928. A. produced B. were produced C. is produced D. produce 198. The first printed newspaper _________ in China. A. appeared B. was appeared C. has appeared D. is appeared 199. Our lives ________ since the Internet was invented. A. improve B. improved C. have improved D. are improving 200. I lived deep in the country, without easy access _______ medical facilities. A. to B. towards C. for D. in IV. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. 1. I am not very tall . I wish I was taller. 2.Would you like comingand visit me next summer. 3.Lan enjoyed the peaceful atmostphere during Maryam was praying. 4.Ba has to walk to school, so he wishes he has a bicycle 5. He use to write to me once a week , but he doesn’t write anymore. 6. We are good friends. We knew each other for a long time. 7. In the 1970s jeans became cheaper because many people began wearing jeans. 8.Wearing casual clothes makes students to feel self-confident. 9. I have visited London in 1996. 10. If you will be there tomorrow, you will meet Nam your old classmate. V- Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses : 1) The girls went to see the ________________ places in HCMC. (fame) 2) Vietnamese people are very ________________ and hospitable. (friend) 3) They _________________ me to join their family to Hue last year.(invitation) 4) They have just ___________________ a new style of jeans in the USA .(introduction) 5) Some designers have _____________the Aodai by printing lines of poetry on it.(modern) 6) She sings very ________________. (beauty) 7) He was very ____________ of the work he had done. PRIDE 8) Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ___________.SATISFY 9) The beach is full of all kinds of ________________. (pollute) 10)Look at the ______________ bulbs. They are so beautiful. (color) VI. Read the passage and answer the questions Clothes can tell a lot about a person . Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them . Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look . For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses . The dresses all had long skirts. But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts . Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the 3 cloth . In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton , wool, silk, or linen. But today , there are many kinds of man -made(nh©n t¹o) cloth . A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester 1.Why do some people like very colorful clothes ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.What kind of clothes do other people like to wear ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.What do sometimes women wear today ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.What were clothes made from in the 1800s ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6.Are there many kinds of man - made clothes today ? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 1. “Why don’t you go with me ?” She asked me why…………………………………………………… 2. She enjoys going swimming . She is interested in……………………………………………………… 3. People have used the Internet all over the world . The Internet has …………………………………………………… … 4. "Do you often practice speaking English with your partners?" the examiner said to Lan. → The examiner asked Lan 5. Does your sister travel to work by bus every morning? → Your sister ? 6. He regrets telling her the truth. > He wishes 7. The last time it rained was a fortnight ago. > It hasn't 8. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money. > If we had 9. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it. > She 10. “How old is your son?” the nurse said to Mrs. Green. > The nurse 11.Do we have to write all the questions ? -> Need … ? 12. Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club. -> No one …… 13. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages. -> It’s ages since ……. 14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning. ->“ Please … ” 15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it . ->It was such 4 . D. to have collected 153 . It’s no use _______children_______quiet. They are always noisy. A. to ask/ to keep B. asking/ keeping C. to ask/ keeping D. asking/ to keep 1 54 . I remember _______him. be seeing D. to be seen 155 . Town______used to go through city streets, shouting about the things they wanted to sell. A. shouters B. criers C. singers D. dancers 156 . Messages that a person. ages since ……. 14. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning. ->“ Please … ” 15. The cake was so hard that he could not eat it . ->It was such 4