Bài tập về thì tiếng anh lớp 12 (tự luận và trắc nghiệm)

TENSES I Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: When the light went out, I ( make)………………….a cake, so I ( have)……………….to finish it in the dark When he ( return)……………… , I will give him the keys Jack is trying to give up smorking He ( not/have)…………………………any cigarette for a week You ( wear)………………………your new hat when I ( meet)……………………you yesterday on the way to supermarket While my son ( play)……………………the piano, my daughter ( learn) …………………… English through the songs Yesterday, I (walk)…………………….a long the street when I ( realise)……………….that a man with a black beard ( follow)……………………….me Jackson thanked me for what I ( )………………………….for him I am sorry I ( forget)………………………that fellow’s name already Marry ( look)…………………….no trouble with my English lesson up to now 10 Michael ( work)……………………thirty – eight hours e week 11 At present, that author ( write)…………………….a historical novel 12 The weather generally ( get )………………quite hot in May and June 13 Fred’s brother( just/graduate)…………………………from Oxford university 14 You ( ever/be ) to England? - ……………………………………………………? - Yes, We ( go)………………………….there three years ago 15 Laura’s mother ( have)…………………….a headache for several hours 16 Do you think it ( rain)……………………… tomorrow? 17 I am very hungry because I ( not/have)…………………………… breakfast or lunch 18 By the time I got to Linh’s house, she ( already/ leave)………………………… for work 19 When we (get)…………………….to the restaurant, we ( find )………………… that nobody had remembered to reserve a table 20 I’m going to bed I ( work )…………………………for hours, and I’m so tired now 21 “ Good morning! Can I help you?” “ Yes, I ( bring)…………………… my watch to you for repair four weeks ago Is it ready yet?” 22 I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I ( be)………………….too late Someone ( already/ tell) …………………………………her that news 23 The girl ( sit)…………………….next to our form – teacher is very clever and beautiful 24 My uncle ( make)……………………….a speech on Friday 25 Oh dear! Look out the window It ( rain )……………………… 26 They ( build)………………………a new house in this corner of the street right now 27 When Mr Google (come)……………………to the party this afternoon, he ( bring)……………………………along some children 28 How many films you ( see) this month? .? 29 They ( not/come) …………………………home until they ( ses)……………….everything 30 John ( )……………………… the test again at the moment because he ( not/pass)……………………………in the first time 31 An English Speaking contest (hold) at my school next week 32 What (happen) when they arrives? 33 My mother always (go) to work by bus 34 I’m very bored My mother always (complain) about her housework 35 it (rain) when you (go) out ? 36 At 9.00 last night Mrs Green ( wash) the dishes while the children (play) .game 37 I (talk) about him when suddenly he ( come) in 38 While I (go) to school yesterday, I (meet) him 39 When we (have) dinner last night, the lights (go) out 40 Last night Thao came home, cooked dinner, and ( watch)………………….TV Then the phone rang Her mother didn’t hear the phone She ( sleep)……………………… II Rearrange the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences Lan / her free time / fishing / in / goes / never/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… meet / he / three / girlfriend / ago / days / didn’t / his/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… at 7.00 p.m / we / yesterday / watching / were / TV/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… They / Hanoi / tomorrow / go to / will / with me/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… My son / on / is / at the moment / the sofa / lying/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… have/ this film / already / seen / they / ………………………………………………………………………………………………… stopped / until now / he / not / has / smoking/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… are / Halong Bay / we / going / next / to / summer / visit/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… had / by 1970 / they / moved / to London / their house / ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 sometimes / vegetables / she / at / buys / this market / ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 in / at / is / my mother / present / cooking / the kitchen / some food/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 arrived / his house / when / he / I / at / sleeping / was / still/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 she / she/ all the work / last night / went out / had finished / before / for walking/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 to London / by the time / next weekend / she will / I come / have engaged to John/ ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 have you / learning / been / in this club / how long / English / …………………………………………………………………………………………………? III Choose the best answer: Nam …………………………his homework when I came in A B.was doing C is doing D does Nga has worked in this company …………………… years A since B.in C.for D at When I got to the hospital , she _ in the waiting room A sat B was sitting C had sat D is sitting Can you tell me how this washing machine ? A to operate B I could operate C operating D could I operate John _ at the moment, so he can’t answer the telephone A works B is working C has worked D will work I _ my key Can you help me look for it? A lose B lost C had lost D have lost Last week, Dick _ his right leg A falls and breaks B fell and breaks C fell and broke D falls and broke The moon _ round the earth A goes B is going C will go D went Last night, Tina _ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream A read B was reading C has read D had read 10.Ann lives in London She _ there for 10 years A has been living B is living C was living D had been living 11 How many language _ John speak? A B does C did D will 12 Look! Someone _ to open your car door A is trying B has been trying C are trying D were trying 13 Since 1981, scientists in the world _ a lot of things to fight AIDS A had done B has done C have done D did 14 This room is dirty Someone _ here A smoked B has smoked C had been smoking D has been smoking 15 Mike _ one hour ago A phoned B was phoning C had phoned D has phoned 16 I was so embarrassed, I was sure that someone _ at me A were looking B was looking C has been looking D is looking 17 Paulo has learned English _ five years A since B from C to D for 18 Oh! I’ve cut my finger It _ A bleeds B is bleeding C had bleed D was bleeding 19 When you _ to England this summer, please visit me A will come B came C come D are coming 20 Families in the Western world _ very much in the last 100 years A changed B has changed C had changed D have changed 21 It _ five years since he _ to study English A was/ begin B is/ has begun C will be/ begins D is/ begun 22 Monica _ with her sister at the moment until she find a flat A stays B is staying C will stay D is going to stay 23 Laura says she is 17 but I _ her A don’t believe B didn’t believe C won’t believe D wouldn’t believe 24 When he worked here, Simon _ mistake A always made B made always C was always making D was making always 25 I _ work when I saw the accident A had driven B am driving C drove D was driving 26 Since he bought a car, he _ to work everyday A drives B is driving C has driven D has been driving 27 Her husband _ unemployed since they _ the countryside A was/ moved B was/ have moved C has been/ moved D has been/ have moved 28 We _ our evening meal at half past seven yesterday and then we watched a film on TV A was having B were having C had D had had 29 Tim _ in three movies already I think he will be a star someday A had appeared B has appeared C was appearing D is appearing 30 Please don’t make so much noise My son _ A sleeps B is sleeping C slept D has been sleeping 31 When the storm _ this area tomorrow, it will bring with it great destruction force A is reaching B will reach C reaches D is going to reach 32 While my mother dinner the phone rang A cooked B had cooked C has cooked D was cooking 33 There is nobody in the room but there is a smell of cigarettes Somebody _ A has smoked C has been smoking B have been smoking D had been smoking 34 His answers to our question _ everything so far A changes B change C has changed D have changed 35 I’ll handle over all my files to my assistant before I _ A am leaving B leave C will leave D shall leave 36 I saw Maggie at the party She _ a very beautiful dress A wears B wore C was wearing 37 He _ in the U.S.A at the present A studies B has studied C is studying 38 The students _ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book A had written B were writing C has written 39 Angelina Jolie is a famous actress She _ in several films A appears B is appearing C appeared 40 I’ll see him when he _ next week A will arrive B arrives C has arrived 41 When the old school friends met, a lot of memories _ back A had brought B were brought C brought 42 She _ away when he came in A went B was going C had gone D has wore D will study D was writing D has appeared D would arrive D had been brought D has gone 43 I _ stamps since I was 10 years old A collected B had collected C have collected D was collecting 44 They _ TV when the light went out A were watching B had been watching C had watched D watched 45 Spring _ winter A follows B is following C will follow D followed 46 What time _ the train leave yesterday? A did B will C shall D would 47 _ you _ the Titanic yet? A Do/ see B Are/ seeing C Have/ seen D Will/ see 48 He _ for Chelsea this season A played B is playing C would play D has played 49 Jane’s eyes are red She _ A cried B has cried C has been crying D had cried 50 Michael _ a work with Lisa this morning A has B had C has had D had had 51 I "Chicken soup for the soul" but I haven’t finished it yet a read b am reading c have been reading d was reading 52 Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she a didn't look b wasn't looking c hasn't looked d hadn't looked 53 I my key Can you help me look for it? a lose b lost c had lost d have lost 54 Last night Tine in bed when suddenly she heard a scream a read b was reading c had read d had read 55 We a part next week Would you like to come? a have b will have c are having d will have had 56 The Red River very fast today-much faster than yesterday a flows b is flowing c will flow d is going to flow 57 While mother dinner the phone rang a cooked b had cooked c has cooked d was cooking 58 Fish on earth for ages and ages a existed b are existing c exist d have existed 59 The phone constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning a has been ringing b rang c had rung d had been ringing 60 The earth on the sun for its heat and light a is depend b depending c has depend d depends 61 I don't feel good I home from work tomorrow a am staying b stay c will have stayed d stayed 62 In the last two decades, space exploration _great contributions to weather forecasting a is making b has made c made d makes 63 On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong _down onto the moon, the first person ever set foot on another planet a was stepping b stepped c has stepped d was step 64 When boarding the plane, many passengers were annoyed because they waiting in the airport for three ad a half hours a are b were c have been d had been 65 By the end of this year, Tom English for three years a will be studying b has studied c will have studied d has been studying 66 They this course by next June a have finished b will finish c are going to finish d will have finished 67 She will go abroad as soon as she this English course a has completed b will complete c will have completed d completed 68 I / have/ wonderful time/ Da Lat/ moment A I was having a wonderful time in Da Lat in the moment B I am having a wonderful time in Da Lat at the moment C I had a wonderful time in Da Lat at the moment D I am having a wonderful time at Da Lat in the moment 69 I / already / visit / Xuan Huong Lake / Prenn Waterfall/ places of interest A I have already visit Xuan Huong Lake, Prenn Waterfall and some places of interest B I have already visited Xuan Huong Lake, Prenn Waterfall and some places of interest C I was already visiting Xuan Huong Lake, Prenn Waterfall and some places of interest D I am already visiting Xuan Huong Lake, Prenn Waterfall and some places of interest 70 Last night/ I / visit/ Da Lat market / buy / lot/ souvernirs A Last night I visit Da Lat market and buy lots of souvernirs B Last night I was visiting Da Lat market and buying lots of souvenirs C Last night I visited Da Lat market and bought a lot of souvenirs D Last night I have visited Da Lat market and bought a lot of souvenirs TENSE EXERCISE Exercise Choose the most correct answer: I _this film twice A see B saw C will see D have seen –Peter, please help me the washing up – Sorry, Mum I TV A watch B am watching C had watched D watched The farmers _ in the field now A were working B have worked C worked D are working The war _ out three years ago A broke B had broken C has broken D was breaking He a cup of coffee every morning A drinks B drank C is drinking D has drunk She a lot of new books A had just bought B has just bought C buys D bought Up to the present, Nam _ good work in his class A does B has done C had done D did At present, that author a historical novel A is writing B was writing C has written D had written By next month, I _ my first novel A will finish B am going to finish C finish D will have finished 10 Phong at the university so far A had worked B was working C worked D has worked 11 How long _ able to drive? – since 1990 A could you B have you been C were you D are you 12 They since eight o’clock A are talking B have been talking C talked D talk 13 My brother _ in the army from 1990 to 1995 A served B has served C had served D is serving 14 At this moment, I _ that we have a good chance of victory A was feeling B am feeling C feel D had been feeling 15 I _ the money from him yet A haven’t received B don’t receive C will receive D am receiving 16 This is the most interesting book _ A I’ve read B I had read C I’ve ever readed D I’ve ever read 17 I him ten days ago A see B saw C have seen D will see 18 It a long time since I last saw him A is B was C will be D had been 19 She _ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s A works B worked C has been working D had worked 20 Mr John _ to Los Angeles in 1992 A had gone B has gone C went D was going 21 What to you yesterday? A happened B did happen C had happened D has happened 22 I never go to Australia I _ to Australia yet A will go B went C haven’t been D have been 23 What _ at 7:00 tomorrow morning A will you B shall you C were you D did you 24 Why you come yesterday? A couldn’t B can’t C didn’t D A and C 25 My mother in this factory since 1990 A works B worked C has worked D had worked 26 I _ my hair before breakfast this morning A washed B had washed C was washing D have washed 27 I _ about him when he suddenly came in A talk B talked C am talking D was talking 28 He will finish this work before you _ here tomorrow A leave B will leave C would leave D are going to leave 29 Don’t make noise My mother with her friends A is talking B was talking C talks D talked 30 He _ in this office for ten years by next Monday A will have been working B would be working C will work D will be working 31 No sooner _ the office than the telephone rang A was he leaving B he was leaving C he had left D had he left 32 George this movie three times A sees B has seen C saw D had seen 33 Food, air and clothes _ necessary for life A was B were C is D are 34 He a visit to Halong Bay in 1995 A had paid B paid C has paid D pays 35 This morning while I for the bus, the rain stopped A waited B have waited C had waited D was waiting 36 What _ during the last few weeks A did you B had you been doing C have you been doing D were you doing 37 Up to now, the teacher _ our class five tests A gives B is giving C has given D had given 38 The students _ English now A study B are studying C will study D have studied 39 I don’t feel good I _ work tomorrow A won’t be going B won’t go to C don’t go D went 40 He is tired because he all day A had worked B has worked C worked D works 41 _ at home tonight? A are you staying B you stay C were you staying D did you stay 42 We _ in this house for ten years A are living B were living C had lived D have lived 43 She in the departure lounge for a long time A is waiting B was waiting C waits D has waited 44 I my driving test on Friday A have passed B had passed C passed D was passing 45 I a vegetarian since 1998 A am B was C have been D had been 46 When _ she was sorry? A did Jane say B had Jane said C has Jane said D was Jane saying 47 The motorway in 1986 A finished B was finished C has finished D finishes 48 I hope you _ more carefully in the future A write B will write C would write D wrote 49 She _ English before she came to England A studied B had studied C would study D studies 50 We usually go after work A to fishing B fished C fishing D fish 51 She’ll be a millionaire by the time she _ forty A was B is C will be D is going to be 52 I’ve been waiting for my friends I wonder if they _ their way A will lose B would lose C had lost D have lost 53 He said everything _ all right A is B will be C can be D would be 54 It is raining now it began raining two hours ago It for two hours A has rained B had rained C is raining D has been raining 55 He his job last month and since then he out of work A has lost/ is B had lost/ was C lost / has been D lost/ had been 56 At this time tomorrow, my father in London A is arrivingB has arrived C will be arrivingD would arrive 57 In a few hours, we the test, and we’ll go home and rest A have finished B are finishingC will be finishingD will have finished 58 People English and French in Canada A speak B have spoken C had spoken D are speaking 59 The car isn’t here today because Dick it A uses B used C is using D has used 60 “When did you come here?” “I here since last Sunday.” A have been B had been C was D am 61 Mr Harry in the army from 1980 to 1985 A had served B has served C is serving D served 62 At first you should slowly for a short distance A jog B to jog C jogging D jogged 63 We began to jog A before three year B three years ago C three years past D the past three years 64 The baby _ Don’t make so much noise A sleep B sleeps C slept D is sleeping 65 Peter said that he _ that film before A didn’t see B had not ever seen C will not see D has not ever seen Exercise Choose the most correct answer: He said that he a lot of money on advertising to expand his business A spends B has spent C spending D had spent The train _ when we got to the station A just left B just leaves C had just left D will leave Tom told me he _ call me at the airport when I A would/ arrived B will/ arrive C will have/ arriving D would be/ arriving At this time tomorrow, we our final exam A will have taking B will be taking C will be taken D would take before? – Yes, I my holidays here last year A have you ever been / spent B have you ever been / spend C Did you ever be / spending D were you ever / spend I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine A as soon as B because of C while D until Peter said he _ a test the following day A had had B will have C has had D would have After she _ at the hospital for years, she _ to give up the job yesterday A had been working/ decides B had been working/ decided C working / had decided D is working/ will decide Tom _ before we arrive there A has left B had left C will leave D leaves 10 In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly that warm water _ more quickly than cold water A prove/freeze B proves / breezed C proving / freezing D proved/freezes 11 After we _ our work, we for lunch A having finish/ went B have finished/ went C had finished/went D having finish/ going 12 After _ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade A leave B leaves C left D leaving 13 They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _ A had already begun B have already begun C was begun D will begin 14 – Why have they demolished that old building? – They a new supermarket there A would be built B were building C are going to build D had built 15 When I’m learning English, sometimes I the accent A will be confused about B was confused about C had be confused about D am confused about 16 After he _ his English course, he went to England to continue his study A will have finished B has finished C had finished D will finish 17 They a lot of preparation before the match started A has made B had made C will be made D are making 18 I in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American A am B was C have been D had been 19 American women may conversations with men or even _ them to dance A to start/ to ask B started/ asked C starting / asking D start/ ask 20 After the doctor found that he his arm A to examine/ breaks B to examine/ broke C examining/ broken D examining/had broken 21 As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _ A will learn B is learning C has been learning D had learnt 22 How since we school? A are you/ left B will you be / left C have you been/ had left D have you been/ left 23 Before cars _ , people horses and bicycles A were discovered/ had used B discovering/ use C have been discovered / have been using D is discovered/ using 24 Don’t go anywhere until I _ back A come B will come C have come D came 25 I _ the book by the time you come tonight A will be finishing B will have finished C have finishing D finished 26 Who when I came ? A were you talking to B are you talking to C you were talking to D you are talking to 27 Please send us a postcard as soon as you _in London A will arrive B is going to arrive C arrive D arrived 28 I will give you this book I met you tomorrow A when B until C since D for 29 Jane _ her house all the morning before the guest arrived A had been cleaning B was cleaning C has been cleaning D is cleaning 30 We for going home when it began to rain A are preparing B were preparing C will be preparing D have prepared 31 Tom said everything ready when the match A will be/ started B would be/ started C is / started D will be/ starts 32 I _ in the waiting room when I heard someone _ me A am sitting/ to call B was sitting/ call C am sitting/ called D have sat / called 33 At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we _ our final test A has been taking B will be taking C will take D would be taking 34 Our grandfather as an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980 A had been working B was working C has been working D worked 35 Up to now, the pollution problems yet A will not have solved B are not solving C hadn’t solved D haven’t solved 36 Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _ to school A has gone B goes C is going D will go 37 Never talk to the driver while he A will be driving B will drive C drives D is driving 38 I’ll tell you it is good or not after I it A try B am trying C have tried D will try 39 I’ll marry her as soon as she _ all her problems A solves B has solved C had solved D solve 40 I bought Romano whenever I Maximart A had gone B has gone C went D would go 41 My son was sleeping when I home A went B has gone C had gone D would go 42 I was compiling this book while my son A slept B would sleep C had slept D was sleeping 43 Lan has learnt English since she a small girl A has been B had been C was D would be 44 She won’t get married until she _ 25 years old A is B will be C had been D was 45 After , he went to bed A had done his homework B have done his homework C being done his homework D doing his homework 46 Yesterday when I _ at the station, the train _ for 15 minutes A arrived/ had left B arrives/ has left C arrived/ left D had arrived/ left 47 When we _ there ; people calmly A got/ are waiting B got/ were waiting C got/ waited D get/ wait 48 While I in the street, I saw my old friend A was walking B am walking C walk D walked 49 What you think the children _ when we get home? A would B C were doing D are doing 50 I’ll read the book when I _ time A have B had C will have D would have 51 The house was quiet when I _ home Everyone _ to bed A was getting/ was going B got/ had gone C had got / went D got/ went 52 I her since I _ a student A know/ am B knew/ was C have known/ am D have known/ was 53 While I was going to school yesterday, I him A meet B met C will meet D am meeting 54 Alice _ for Washington as soon as she had finished her exam A will leave B would leave C leaves D left 55 He died after he ill for a long time A was B had been C has been D is 56 I _ home until I finish my lesson A haven’t come B don’t come C didn’t come D won’t come 57 The manager the store before I arrived A closed B had closed C has closed D was closing 58 When the alarm rang, Hai out of bed quickly A was jumping B has jumped C had jumped D jumped 59 When we see Mr Minh tomorrow, I him of that A will remind B remind C have reminded D reminded 60 I’ll wait until you crying A have stopped B will stop C stop D stopped 10 Exercise 3: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences: (A)Last year, my son (B)was lost (C)among the crowd when we (D)have gone shopping The problem (A)has turned out (B)to be more serious (C)than we (D)will have thought (A)Almost 300 million people (B)had visited (C)America’s national parks (D)every year They (A)have studied English(A) before they went (C)to London They (A)has got married (B)for 30 years (C)by the end of (D)this month They (A)will help you (B)whenever you (C)will ask (D)them (A)When Sam (B)will arrive, he will (C)open (D)the gift My father (A)has ever told (B)me honestychân thât (C)was (D)the best policy Did you say (A)that you (B)will have a lot of things (C)to the (D)following week? 10 (A)When we arrived (B)at (C)the station, the train (D)has already left 11 (A)Did your doctor (B)recommend you that you (C)will stop (D)smoking? 12 (A) Up to now, there (B)had been (C)no woman (D)being chosen the US president 13 The neighbors (A)are having a party They (B)are making so much noise (C)since o’clock I (D)can’t sleep 14 (A)Don’t (B)leave the house (C)until I (D)will get back 15 I (A)was walking along the pavement(B) when I (C)realized that there (D)has been a man following me 16 Human (A)had struggled (B)against weeds (C)since the beginning (D)of agriculture 17 Mary (A)said (B)that she (C)do jogging (D)every morning 18 (A)At this time (B)next week, Peter (C)was working (D)in London 19 Never I (A)have seen (B)such a (C)good film (D)before 20 (A)Before the 1920s, (B)no women (C)will vote (D)in the US 21 Some students have always (A)complain that they (B)do not have (C)enough money (D)to spend 22 The teacher (A)got (B)angry with him (C)because he sometimes (D)come to class late 23 (A)Up to now, there (B)had been (C)no woman (D)being chosen the US president 24 The mother (A)had always took (B)good care (C)of her (D)little son 25 An American woman (A)not always (B)shake hands (C)when she is introduced (D)to a man 26 Peter (A)has been written the composition (B)for hours and he (C)has not finished (D)yet 27 We (A)were a few minute late (B)so the film (C)was already started when we (D)got to the cinema 28 (A)By the time (B)the police (C)come, the robber (D)had run away 29 Why (A)didn’t Peter (B)go to school? What (C)did happened (D)to him? 30 I (A)was listening (B)to the radio (C)when the door bell (D)will ring 31 Why (A)are you so late? I (B)am waiting here (C)for you for more (D)than one hour 32 Phuc never (A)go to bed (B)before he (C)has finished his (D)homework 33 I (A)have learnt English (B)for I (C)was ten (D)years old 34 Yesterday evening (A)while I (B)was watching TV, Mai (C)pays me (D)a visit 35 We (A)went out (B)for a walk (C)after we (D)had our dinner 36 (A)As soon as (B)the next lecture (C)will end, (D)let’s leave 37 Mr Ba (A)had a daughter who (B)were born in 1950, but (C)who died a few years (D)later 38 (A)After they (B)were playing cards, (C)someone broke (D)into the house 39 A (A)city university professor reported that he (B)discovers a vaccine (C)which could (D)prevent bird flu 40.Factories discard waste that (A)had (B)polluted air and water, but factories (C)give us (D)employment NỘI DUNG NGHE TIẾNG ANH 12 Unit 1: HOME LIFE PAUL: So, Andrea, you’re going home for the holiday? ANDREA: I am sure I’ve booked a flight for tomorrow afternoon and I can’t wait PAUL: That’s sounds great ANDREA: What about you? Going home too? PAUL: I haven’t decided yet I’m still considering … ANDREA: Haven’t decided yet? Oh, you are never going to get a flight out of here All the seats have been reserved by now I’m sure It’s the holiday season, after all 11 PAUL: Well, it’s not very important to me My family lives about 180 kms from here I usually take the train or the coach ANDREA: You don’t sound excited about it PAUL: Well, we are not really a very close-knit family I have three brothers, and they’ve spread out all over the place We rarely get together as a family any more ANDREA: Well, try to get home as soon as possible We’re a big family – there are six of us – children – so it’s always a lot of fun PAUL: Six kids? ANDREA: Yes And we’re really close My brothers are married, so it makes for a very crowded home over the holiday And there are too many people to cook for, so we end up going out to dinner a lot That’s also fun PAUL: Well, at my home, my mother loves to cook, so when we get home she often cooks big meals We have leftovers for days Unit 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY TOURIST: Can you tell me about wedding ceremonies in VN? TOURIST GUIDE: Well, wedding is very important to the Vietnamese, not only to the couple involved, but also for the both families The wedding day is usually chosen carefully by the groom’s parents TOURIST: What does the groom’s family usually on the wedding day? TOURIST GUIDE: On the wedding day, the groom’s family and relatives go to the bride’s house bringing gifts wrapped in red paper The people who hold the trays of gifts are also carefully chosen TOURIST: Do you have someone in charge of the ceremony? And what does he during the wedding ceremony? TOURIST GUIDE: Yes, we have Master of Ceremonies who introduces the groom, the bride, the parents, the relatives and guests of the two families The wedding ceremony starts in front of the altar The bride and the groom would pray, asking their ancestors’ permission to get married The Master of Ceremonies gives the wedding couple advice on starting a new family The groom and the bride then exchange their wedding rings TOURIST: Where is the wedding banquet held? TOURIST GUIDE: Well, it depends Often the wedding banquet is held at the groom and bride’s home or at the hotel or a restaurant and all close relatives, friends, and neighbours are invited TOURIST: What kind of food and drinks are served? TOURIST GUIDE: Traditional food and beer or vine are served During the reception, the groom, bride, and their parents stop by each table to thank their guests The guests in return, will give envelopes containing wedding cards and money to the newly wedded couples along with their blessing TOURIST: Oh That’s very interesting Thank you TOURIST GUIDE: You’re welcome! Unit 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING The Telephone – Potential Family Battleground Hello, everyone In today’s talk I’m going to give you some pieces of advice on how to use the telephone in the most decent way so as to avoid unnecessary disagreements between you and members of your family The telephone, as you know, is a marvelous instrument, but it may cause arguments between you and your parents – arguments that could be easily avoided if you would sit down, talk it over, and agree to a few simple regulations The most obvious problem, of course, is what everyone considers a reasonable length of time for a call The exact duration must be worked out with your parents, but ten minutes should be an absolute maximum That’s certainly long enough to say almost anything in five different ways, and yet it isn’t so long that other members of the family will become angry Even when your parents are out, the length of your call should be limited, because they, or someone else, may be trying to reach your home for a very important reason Calling hours should be agreed upon If your parents object to your leaving the dinner table to take calls, tell your friends to avoid calling that hour; if someone does phone, ask him to call back, or offer to call him when dinner’s over A serious calling problem is calling very late at night, or very early in the morning This particular mistake is made mostly by young people who consider 10 or 11 p.m., when a lot of tired adults are happily sleeping, the shank of the evening So please tell your friends not to call after ten o’clock The shock of waking out of a sound sleep and the fright of that instant thought – “There’s an accident” - are enough to give your parents a heart attack Weekend morning calls aren’t startling, but it’s the one time your parents can sleep late 12 If your mother and father out of kindness, have installed a separate phone for you, remember that you’re still a member of a family So try to stick to your family’s regulations That’s all for my talk today Thank you for listening Unit 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM JENNY: Look, these questions about how you got on at school Shall we just go through them? GAVIN: Yes, let’s JENNY: Oh, so, did you always work very hard? GAVIN: Well I certainly worked pretty hard at the subjects I enjoyed Yes, I did What about you? JENNY: Yes, I did actually, I think I worked very hard, yeah Now let’s come to the next question GAVIN: Did, yeah, did you always listen carefully to your teachers? JENNY: No I don’t think I did No, I think I was quite disruptive, actually What about you? GAVIN: Well I think I did listen to the teachers certainly when I got to the level where I was doing the subjects I enjoyed JENNY: Yeah, OK, the next question is, did you always behave well? GAVIN: I don’t think I always behaved well I was, a bit, er, a bit of a tearaway JENNY: Um Well, I think I was pretty well-behaved on the whole, so I’d say yes, yeah GAVIN: Good for you! Did you pass your exams easily? JENNY: No I can’t say I did, no, I, I found them quite a struggle, actually What about you? GAVIN: I didn’t pass them that easily, though I worked hard I found it very difficult to answer all that long questions in a short time JENNY: Yeah, yeah, exactly What about this one, then? Did you always write slowly and carefully? GAVIN: Quite slowly Essays took a long time to write and I suppose I took a bit of care, yes JENNY: Yes, I agreed I was also, I was very careful and erm, yeah, yeah I was quite methodical GAVIN: And did you think your school days were the best days of your life? JENNY: Um, no, no I can’t say they were What about you? GAVIN: No, I went away to a boarding school when I was quite young and I didn’t like that No, they weren’t the best days of my life Unit 5: HIGHER EDUCATION JOHN: Now, David, can I get this right: You’ve just completed a Msc course on which a large proportion of the students were international students? Is that right? DAVID: That’s it Yes, I was in AERD – that’s the department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development JOHN: And how you think the students from the other countries got along on that course? DAVID: Pretty well JOHN: What advice would you give to students, particularly international students, based on your experience as a student here? DAVID: I think the most basic thing is to make use, full use, of the tutors and lecturers Maybe some of the overseas students are a bit shy to take questions or problems to tutors JOHN: What you think they should do? DAVID: I think they should find out at the beginning of the course the times at which the tutor is going to be available for tutorial appointments, and then make full use of them JOHN: So, any problems, they should tell the tutor as soon as possible? Let’s move on, what about the amount of reading that you have to as a university student? DAVID: Yes! It looks pretty daunting at first, with those long reading lists Don’t think that students have to read everything that’s listed Try to find out which are the most important items on the list – ask the lecturer or tutor if necessary, and then, if your time is limited, spend it reading those books thoroughly JOHN: OK, that’s very helpful, David Thank you very much DAVID: No, not at all Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS Let’s look at some of the recent changes in the US job market and see if we can make some predictions for future jobs A good way to begin is to look at the American workforce and how it is changing The most important change has been the shift from manufacturing jobs to service jobs 13 Manufacturing jobs are jobs in which people make something or produce things For example, people produce cars Service jobs are those in which workers provide services, or we may say, they something, like washing people’s cars Generally, service jobs are grouped into five categories: One: Transportation companies Two: Wholesale companies Three: Retail companies Four: Finance companies Five: Personal services, such as hotels, cars repair, accounting, education and medicine Now the point here is that people have change from manufacturing jobs to service jobs For example, 100 years ago, 80% of workers produced goods, today only 30% Economists predict by the year 2020, nine out of every ten workers will work in service jobs Unit 7: ECONOMIC REFORMS The inhabitants of Tango, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, discovered a plant which contained a powerful drug They grew the plant all over the island and they took the drug every day This made it more difficult for them to think rationally - it stopped them worrying about the future and enabled them to forget all their problems At the same time, it made it much easier for them to relax and enjoy themselves And because of the drug, the whole population of the island stopped working and spent all their time singing and dancing and looking at the sea Unfortunately this had very bad effects on the country's economy The workers and farmers became lazy, the children didn't want to go to school and the whole population began to run short of food This, however, didn't discourage people from taking the drug The Prime Minister made speeches on the TV warning them about the drug, but nobody took any notice, and before long the economy of the country was in ruins This forced the Government to take measures They introduced a law to make the drug illegal But that only made the situation worse The law couldn't prevent the people from taking the drug On the contrary, the fact that the drug was illegal encouraged people to take it more They put the drug-takers into prison But this did not have any effect, there were not enough prisons for them Eventually, the Government found a solution: they exported the drug to other countries This saved the islanders from having to work more than one day a week and allowed them to spend the rest of their time sitting in the sun without any care in the world Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE Interviewer: Many scientists predict that in the 21st century people will be living into the incredible age of 130 What you think about this? Dr Davis: Well, I quite agree with them They have reasons to be confident about that Interviewer: What are the reasons? Dr Davis: In fact, their prediction is based on research and on the fact that the centenarian population is mushrooming as our general health improves Interviewer: Can you explain this further? Dr Davis: A century ago average life expectancy in Europe was 45 Today, providing we look after ourselves, eat more healthily, cut down on things like butter, alcohol and cigarettes, we can add nearly 35 years to that figure Interviewer: So these are the factors that help people live longer? Dr Davis: Yes But the most important factor is the development in medical science Interviewer: What you mean? Dr Davis: Nobody dies from old age, just from diseases that affect people when they get older Interviewer: So scientists are trying to find cures for fatal diseases like cancer and Aids? Dr Davis: Right Nowadays, about 50% of cancers are curable, and I really believe that within 30 years this will increase to 80% And in ten years' time Aids will also be brought under control, too Interviewer: That sounds interesting What about living forever? Dr Davis: So far, eternal life is just science fiction But with the advance of science, it's not impossible Unit 9: DESERTS Hello everyone In today's talk, I'm going to tell you something about deserts, what they are and how they are formed A desert is a hot, dry, sandy place A desert is also a beautiful land of silence and space The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless Nothing is soft The sand and the rocks are hard, and many of the plants, such as the cactus, have hard needles instead of leaves 14 The size and location of the world's deserts are always changing Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop But within the last 100 years, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest desert makers are humans In the 19th century some people living in English colonies in Australia got rabbits from England Today there are millions of rabbits in Australia, and they eat every plant they can find The great desert that covers the centre of Australia is growing Farming first began in the Tigris-Euphrates, but today the land there is a desert In dry areas, people can plant crops on dry and poor land When there are one or two very dry years, the plants die, and the land becomes desert In developing countries, 90 percent of the people use wood for cooking and heat They cut down trees for firewood But trees are important They cool the land under them and keep the sun off smaller plants When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer When the trees are gone, the smaller plants die, and the land becomes desert Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand from spreading Mauritania planted a similar wall around its capital Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plant trees Other countries build long canals to bring water to the desert areas Well, that's all for my talk Thank you for listening Unit 10: ENDANGERED SPECIES For a long time the image most people had of a gorilla was a dangerous-looking animal with big, bared teeth But researchers studying gorillas show a very different picture of mountain gorillas The animals are peaceful, gentle, sociable, and mainly plant-eating creatures Gorillas live in family groups A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla He is called a silverback because the hair on a male's back turns from black to silvery grey as he grows up A silverback's group usually includes one or two sub-adult males and a few females and their young Mountain gorillas spend much of their time eating Their food includes a variety of plants, along with a few kinds of insects and worms At night the animals make a nest to sleep in Many lightweight gorillas nest in trees The heavier ones may nest in grasses on the ground Babies sleep with their mothers at night Life for mountain gorillas is not always peaceful They are endangered and threatened by civil wars in the smaller parts of Africa Hunters kill them for food Their forests are cut down for farmland, fuel, and housing But many scientists, forest rangers and other concerned people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas and their habitats Unit 11: BOOKS I recently read The Incredible Journey by Sheila Bumford, a book about three animal friends who travel across the Canadian wilderness looking for their owners It is a fascinating story that describes some of the incredible things animals can When a Canadian family goes to England for a long trip, they leave their three pets with a friend who lives 300 miles away Though well treated by the friend, the pets miss their family One day, they are able to leave the friend's house unnoticed and begin the long journey to find their owners The central theme of the book, a problem the animals must resolve, is how to survive life in the wilderness in order to arrive home They never could have completed the journey alone, but they take care of one another, and all the three make it and are reunited with their owners Each animal has a distinct personality, but they care for one another almost as if they were a family The most impressive of them is the old dog The journey was the most difficult for him, hut amazingly he found the strength to make it The author didn't try to turn the animals into people, speaking and acting like humans Instead she was faithful to her characters as animals and showed us their journey through animal eyes That made the book interesting and unbelievable I would recommend the book to anyone who likes animals I think that anyone who has ever had a pet or wanted one would enjoy it Typed by Le Ngoc Thach, Thong Linh High School Unit 12: WATER SPORTS SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING 15 The great Australian swimmer, Annette Kellerman, student at the University of Wisconsin, planted the first seed of what was to become synchronized swimming when she performed a water ballet in a glass tank in New York in 1907 Katherine Curtis, an American woman, was very inspired by the new water sport So she tried to get synchronized swimming added to the physical education programme for female students In 1923 she founded a water ballet club at the University of Chicago and sixty swimmers of the club attracted national and international publicity The sport quickly became popular among young women in Chicago Curtis developed the competition rules, based essentially on the scoring methods used in gymnastics and diving The first recorded competition was held on May 27, 1939, between Chicago Teacher's College coached by Curtis and Wright Junior College of Illinois Shortly afterwards, the Central Association of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) staged the first multi-team competition on March 1, 1940 The following year, the AAU officially accepted synchronized swimming as a competitive sport for team events In 1946 the first formal national championships were conducted by the AAU Synchronized swimming became an Olympic event at the Los Angeles Games in 1984 Unit 13: THE 22nd SEA GAMES The first newspaper article: Only Amnat won a gold in the Southeast Asian Games Pole Vaulting yesterday Nobody else could clear the bar While he was the only one who stood alone on the podium, Amnat was among the Thai athletes who won 10 gold medals in early events yesterday He won the gold in the Pole Vaulting Final after clearing 4.80 m Meanwhile four other pole-vaulters missed their attempts at the heights ranging from 4.40m to 4.80m Amnat has proved a lonely winner in this event, but his points were still below the SEA Games record of 5.05m The second newspaper article: The Vietnamese Milk Company (Vinamilk) has offered jobs to the 27 members of Vietnam's Women's Football Team after they won the Games' second title Perhaps they are going to be milkmaids when they retire It is not an odd proposal because the majority of the footballers will become unemployed when the Games are over And they now have to struggle to make ends meet Vinamilk has promised to train their new employees as soon as the deal is signed The goalkeeper of Vietnam's Women's Football Team is dreaming to run a café after doctors have said her injuries would stop her from playing ever again At the moment, she is short of money, so the Vinamilk offer looks tempting to her Unit 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met in San Francisco, California and organised the United Nations (often called the UN) World War II had just ended Millions of people had died and there was destruction everywhere People hoped they could build a future of world peace through this new organisation The United Nations has four main goals and purposes: To work together for international peace and to solve international problems; To develop friendly relations among nations; To work together for human rights for everyone of all races, religions, languages and of both sexes To build a centre where nations can work together for these goals Today almost every country in the world is a member of the UN Each count signed an agreement that says: • All members are equal • All members promise to solve international problems in a peaceful way • No member will use force against another member • All members will help the UN in its actions • The UN will not try to solve problems within countries except to international peace Obviously, the United Nations has not been completely successful in it There have been several wars since 1945 However, the organization has helped bring peace to some countries that were at war It has helped people who left their countries because of wars It has helped bring independence to colonies Unit 15: WOMEN IN SOCIETY Women hold up half the sky This is an old Chinese saying However, research shows that perhaps women more than their share of “holding up the sky" 16 Fifty percent of the world's population are women, but nearly two-thirds of all working hours are done by women They most of the domestic work like cooking and washing clothes Millions also work outside the home Women hold forty percent of all the world's jobs For this work they earn only 40 to 60 percent as much as men, and of course they earn nothing for their domestic work In developing countries, where three-fourths of the world's population lives, women produce more than half of the food In Africa, 80 percent of all agricultural work is done by women In parts of Africa, this is a typical day for a village woman At 4.45 am, she gets up, washes, and eats It takes her half an hour to walk to the fields, and she works there until 3.00 pm She collects firewood until 4.00 pm then comes back home She spends the next hour and a half preparing food to cook, then she collects water for another hour From 6.30 to 8.30 she cooks After dinner, she spends an hour washing the dishes She then goes to bed at 9.30 pm Unit 16: THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS Mr Hung: What are you doing? It’s so late Why don’t you go to bed? Nga: I’m trying to finish my essay about the culture and religions of the ASEAN countries I’ll have to submit it to my teacher tomorrow May I ask you something, Dad? Mr Hung: Yes? What’s that? Nga: Do you know how many people in Southeast Asia speak English? Mr Hung: I'm not sure But the ASEAN region has the third largest number of English speakers -just after the US and UK Nga: Really? Exactly how many people speak English? Mr Hung: Around 50 million, I think, … mostly in the Philippines Nga: Do you know anything about religions? Mr Hung: The ASEAN countries include three main religions They are Islam, Buddhism and Catholicism Nga: What is Islam? Mr Hung: A religion based on a belief in one god and the teaching of Muhammad It's the religion of the Muslims Nga: Can you tell me something more about the Muslims? Mr Hung: It's an interesting question The ASEAN countries have more Muslims than any other geo-political entity Nga: But how many Muslims, Dad? Mr Hung: Oh, let me try to remember about a quarter of a billion, mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia Nga: And what about the other religions? Mr Hung: Other main religions of the various countries in the region include large numbers of Buddhists, and Catholics in the Philippines Nga: What is the main religion in Vietnam? Mr Hung: It's Buddhism Many people go to pagodas Nga: Well, and now I think I've got all the information I need for my essay Thank you very much, Dad Mr Hung: That's all right Finish your writing and go to bed I'm afraid you'll get up late tomorrow morning 17