UNIT 3: People’s background Vocabulary brilliant (a) thông minh mature (a) trưởng thành habour (v) nuôi dưỡng, ấp ủ tutor (n) = private tutor gia sư take up (v) đảm nhận professor (n) giáo sư determine (v) xác đònh award (v) trao giải actomic (a) thuộc nguyên tử found – founded – founded thành lập ease (v) làm giảm scientist (n) nhà khoa học scientific (a) (thuộc về ) khoa học science (n) khoa học with flying colours rất thành công, với thành tích cao strong willed ý e3 I. Choose the best answer 1. Marie Curie was born …………… November 7, 1867. a. from b. in c. on d. at 2. He passed his exams with flying colours a. difficult b. successfully c. easily d. badly 3. the new surgeon will ………… her post in May. a. go on b. get over c. take up d. look after 4. The new road should help …………… traffic problems. a. raise b. ease c. create d. cause 5. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in ……………… a. chemistry b. chemical c. chemist d. chemically 6. I wish to apply ……… the post of receptionist in your company. a. of b. on c. with d. for 7. After her husband’s tragic death, Marie ………. Up his position at the Sorbonne. a. got b. received c. took d. accepted 8. He behaves like an adult. I think he is more ……………. Than the other boys in his class. a. intelligent b. mature c. ambitious d. developed 9. Jane is always determinted to do anything she wants. She’s a ………… woman. a. ambitious b. strongly willed c. brillian d. humane 10. There is no ……………… explanation for what happened. a. scientist b. scientifically c. science d. scientific II. Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that the others 1. a. death b. beach c. receive d. teacher 2. a. radium b. founding c. determine d. education 3. a. chemistry b. prepare c. receive d. degree 4. a. dream b. death c. ease d. read 5. a. earn b. research c. realize d. early III. Choose the word with the main stresses syllable differently from that the others 1. a. human b. award c. husband d. tragic 2.a . tutor b. award c. research d. degree 3. a. obtain b. determine c. award d. harbour 4.a. ambitious b. difficult c. brilliant d. chemistry 5. a. scientific b. atomic c. impossible d. professor The Past Perfect Tense 1. After he had finished his work, he watched TV. 2. Before I came to her house, she had left. 3. It was late. When the police came, the robbers had escaped 4. My husband had cleaned the house before yesterday. 5. My daughter had washed all the cloths by last night. 6. I couldn’t phone you last night because I had lost your phone number. IV. Supply the correct verb tense The simple past or past perfect 1. I (meet) …………………… my wife tense years ago. 2. I (know) ……………… my wife five years before we got married 3. I (never see) ……………………. Such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. 4. I didn’t have any money because I (lose) …………… my wallet. 5. Toney knew Istanbul so well because he (visit)………………. The city several times. 6. what (you do) ………………. Yesterday? 7. Had Mary ever studied English before she (move) ……………… to America? 8. I met a man. He (look) ……………………. very strange. 9. we (go) ………… to the cinema last week. 10. The child (fall) …………… ill several months ago. 11. almost everybody (leave) ……………… for home by the time we arrived. 12. I have not driven a car since I (have) ………… an accident. 13. In the past, people (have) …………… no cars. 14. John (repair) ………………….many cars before he received his mechanic’s license. 15. It’s ten years since I (meet) …………… her. 16. In 2009 Her family (fly) ……………. To Holland. 17. They felt bad about selling the house because they (own) ………………… it for more than twenty years. 18. She (visit) ……………… her sister once in 1999 before she moved in with her in 2000 19. He (never see) ……………… a bear before he moved to Alaska. 20. By the time he finished his studying, he (be) ……………………………. in Australia over ten years ANSWER KEY I. Choose the best answer 11. Marie Curie was born …………… November 7, 1867. a. from b. in c. on d. at 12. He passed his exams with flying colours a. difficult b. successfully c. easily d. badly 13. the new surgeon will ………… her post in May. a. go on b. get over c. take up d. look after 14. The new road should help …………… traffic problems. a. raise b. ease c. create d. cause 15. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in ……………… a. chemistry b. chemical c. chemist d. chemically 16. I wish to apply ……… the post of receptionist in your company. a. of b. on c. with d. for 17. After her husband’s tragic death, Marie ………. up his position at the Sorbonne. a. got b. received c. took d. accepted 18. He behaves like an adult. I think he is more ……………. than the other boys in his class. a. intelligent b. mature c. ambitious d. developed 19. Jane is always determinted to do anything she wants. She’s a ………… woman. a. ambitious b. strongly willed c. brillian d. humane 20. There is no ……………… explanation for what happened. a. scientist b. scientifically c. science d. scientific II. Choose the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that the others 1. a. death b. beach c. receive d. teacher 2. a. radium b. founding c. determine d. education 3. a. chemistry b. prepare c. receive d. degree 4. a. dream b. death c. ease d. read 5. a. earn b. research c. realize d. early III. Choose the word with the main stresses syllable differently from that the others 1. a. human b. award c. husband d. tragic 2.a . tutor b. award c. research d. degree 3. a. obtain b. determine c. award d. harbour 4.a. ambitious b. difficult c. brilliant d. chemistry 5. a. scientific b. atomic c. impossible d. professor V. Supply the correct verb tense The simple past or past perfect 21. I (meet) ………MET…………… my wife tense years ago. 22. I (know) ……HAD KNOWN………… my wife five years before we got married 23. I (never see) ………HAD NEVER SEEN……………. Such a beautiful beach before I went to Kauai. 24. I didn’t have any money because I (lose) ……HAD LOST……… my wallet. 25. Toney knew Istanbul so well because he (visit)……HAD VISITTED…………. The city several times. 26. what (you do) …DID YOU DO……………. Yesterday? 27. Had Mary ever studied English before she (move) ………HAD MOVED……… to America? 28. I met a man. He (look) ……………HAD LOOKED………. very strange. 29. we (go) ………WENT… to the cinema last week. 30. The child (fall) ……FELL……… ill several months ago. 31. almost everybody (leave) …………HAD LEFT…… for home by the time we arrived. 32. I have not driven a car since I (have) …HAD……… an accident. 33. In the past, people (have) ………HAD…… no cars. 34. John (repair) ……HAD REPAIRED…………….many cars before he received his mechanic’s license. 35. It’s ten years since I (meet) ……MET……… her. 36. In 2009 Her family (fly) ……FLEW………. To Holland. 37. They felt bad about selling the house because they (own)…HAD OWNED it for more than twenty years. 38. She (visit) …………HAD VISITED…… her sister once in 1999 before she moved in with her in 2000 39. He (never see) …HAD NEVER SEEN…………… a bear before he moved to Alaska. 40. By the time he finished his studying, he (be) ………HAD BEEN………. in Australia over ten years . accident. 33 . In the past, people (have) ………HAD…… no cars. 34 . John (repair) ……HAD REPAIRED…………….many cars before he received his mechanic’s license. 35 . It’s ten years since I (meet) ……MET……… her. 36 ………WENT… to the cinema last week. 30 . The child (fall) ……FELL……… ill several months ago. 31 . almost everybody (leave) …………HAD LEFT…… for home by the time we arrived. 32 . I have not driven a car since. UNIT 3: People’s background Vocabulary brilliant (a) thông minh mature (a) trưởng thành habour (v) nuôi