Từ vựng ngữ pháp và bài tập tiếng anh lớp 10 hk1

1.go off (v) : reo lên (đồng hồ) 2.buffalo bΛfəlou(n) : con trâu3.peasant peznt (n) : nông dân4.pump pΛmp(v) : bơm nước5.transplant trænsplɑ:nt (v): cấy (lúa)6.plough plau(v) : cày ruộng7.harrow hærou (v) : bừa ruộng8.content kəntent (n,v a) : hài lòng → be contented with (a) : hài lòng với9. occupation ,ɒkjʊpei∫n (n): nghề nghiệp

Unit 1

Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency

Tenses of Verbs Vocabulary

1 go off (v) : reo lên (đồng hồ)

2 buffalo ['bΛfəlou](n) : con trâu

3 peasant ['peznt] (n) : nông dân

4 pump [pΛmp](v) : bơm nước

5 transplant [træns'plɑ:nt] (v) : cấy (lúa)

6 plough [plau](v) : cày ruộng

7 harrow ['hærou] (v) : bừa ruộng

8 content ['kəntent] (n,v & a) : hài lòng

→ be contented with (a) : hài lòng với

9 occupation [,ɒkjʊ'pei∫n] (n) : nghề nghiệp

→ occupational [,ɒkjʊ'pei∫nl](a)

10 civic education ['sivik edju:'kei∫n] (n) : môn giáo dục công dân

11 physical education ['fizikl edju:'kei∫n] (n) : môn thể dục

12 information technology [ tek'nɔlədʒi](n) : môn công nghệ

13 biology [bai'ɔlədʒi] (n) : môn sinh vật

14 literature ['litrət∫ə](n) : môn văn học

15 routine[ru:'ti:n](n) : thường lệ

16 pedal ['pedl](n) : bàn đạp (v): đạp xe

17 purchase ['pə:t∫əs] (n) : sự mua (v): mua

18 food stall [fu:d stɔ:l](n) : quầy thức ăn

19 technology [tek'nɔlədʒi](n) : kỹ thuật

→ technological [,teknə'lɔdʒikl] (a) : thuộc về kĩ thuật

20 announce [ə'nauns] (v) : loan báo

→ announcement [ə'naunsmənt] (n) : sự thông báo

21 dip [dip](v) : nhúng, dìm xuống

22 stare death in the face : đối mặt với tử thần

EXERCISE

1 Choose the most suitable time expression by underlining the word or phrase

Example: I went to the cinema with Ann lately / last weekend

1 My grandfather can’t remember how long / when he has lived in this

house

2 Jane hasn’t written to me last month / lately.

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3 We haven’t heard from you for / since a long time How are you?

4 Jack has written 50 pages for the thesis a day / today.

5 It’s ages since / ago he went to the church.

6 Have you worked for the foreign company already / before?

7 She studied at university since / in 1995.

8 How many hours do you work today / a day?

9 Tom is doing his homework recently / at the moment.

10 They have been studying in the library for / since 9 o’clock

2 Match a word or phrase in column A with its synonym or definition

3 Rewrite the sentences to include the word in brackets

1 Ann doesn’t smoke (usually)

h. replant

i mend

j leave the ground

k make stop burning

8 Mary takes a bus to school (never)

Put the words in brackets into the sentences in the correct order

1 I _ his name (remember / never / can)

2 I _sugar in my tea (take / usually)

3 Ann _ very generous (is / always)

4 Our television set down (often / breaks)

5 We _ a long time for the bus (have / always / to wait)

6 If we hadn’t taken the same train, we each other (never / met/ might / have)

7 You your room (every day/ tidy/ should)

8 He _swimming (goes / twice a week)

3 Complete the sentences Put the verbs into the correct form

1 Trees more quickly in the summer than in the winter.(grow)

2 We usually _at about 7 Couldn’t you come an hour later? (get up)

3 In 1788, he his last great work in Vienna (write)

4 She _at Kennedy airport at 2 o’clock this morning (arrive)

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5 ‘How are you getting on with the book?’- ‘At the moment I

chapter four’ (read)

6 My mother always all the doors and windows before she goes to bed (lock)

7.Scientists _some fundamental discoveries in the 18thcentury (make)

8 Alice _her mother in London most weekends (see)

9 ‘What’s that terrible noise?’ ‘The neighbors _ a party’ (have)

10 What you at 6 PM yesterday?(do)

11 I’ll go out when the rain (stop)

12 Nam her since he left school (not see)

13 You _ TV last night? (watch.)

14 Hung his dictionary (lose)

15 Be quiet! My grandpa (sleep)

16 Listen! I (think) _ someone (knock) at the door

17 It _ very cold now (be)

18 We seldom before 6:30 (eat)

19 Look! The man (run) _after the bus

20 It (be) often hot in the summer

21 We (be) from French We (be) here for 2 weeks

22 “How long (you learn) English?”

– “For 2 years.”

23 I (learn) English since last year

24 Tom (sit) _ in a coffee shop when I (see)

him

25 This house (belong) to me

4 Writing: Arrange these sentences to form a complete paragraph

After lunch I take a short nap, …

1 Then I go to school

2 Every day I get up at six o’clock

3 First, I brush my teeth and wash my face

4 I often go to bed at 11 o’clock

5 I often have classes in the morning

6.In the afternoon, I often help my mother with some housework andsometimes go to extra classes

7 In the evening, I do my homework and watch TV

8 My first class starts at 7:00

9 School finishes at 11:10, so I go home at around 11:30

10 Then I have lunch with my parents and sisters

11 Then I have my dinner

PRE-TEST 1

I Pronunciation

A Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others.

2 a loses b houses c rises d shoes

3 a scream b death c ready d peasant

4 a failed b reached c absorbed d solved

B Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others.

5 a buffalo b contented c chemical d alternate

6 a arrive b repair c announce d harrow

7 a company b promotion c equipment d continue

8 a passenger b purchase c district d routine

II Vocabulary and structure : Choose the best answer:

9 John isn’t contented with his present salary

a excited about b satisfied with

c disappointed about d interested in

10 The peasants in this country live in poverty

a workers b farmers c engineers d scientists

11 We had a nice chat over a cup of tea

a formal talk b informal talk c serious talk d long talk

12 She got _ as soon as the alarm clock went

a over/ on b up/ down c up/ off d on/ off

13 It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope

a stopped b continued c had d offered

14 I’ll see him when he here tomorrow

a comes b will come c has come d had come

15 Please shut the windows The rain _ in now

a comes b came c is coming d are coming

16 If he taller, he to join the police

a had been/ would be able b was/ would be able

c were/ would be able d is/ can be

17 The rumor we heard yesterday is not true

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a which b who c whom d whose

18 The man you have just met is a famous writer

a which b who c whom d whose

19 I saw men, women, cats and dogs moved round and round

a which b who c whom d that

20 While her husband was in the army, Joyce _ to him twice a week

a was writing b writes c wrote d had written

21 Your son games when I came

a played b is playing c was playing d were playing

22 Johnny the paper when I him

a read/ interrupted b read/ was interrupting

c has read/ interrupted d was reading/ interrupted

23 We were told _ and fasten our seat belts

a to sit down b sitting down

c sit down d that sit down

24 _ I sympathize with your point of view, I cannot accept it

a Although b In spite of c Because d As

25 _ a long time for the bus

a We have to always wait b We always have to wait

c We have always to wait d We have to wait always

26 The film was that I saw it three times

a good b good enough c so good d such a good

27 The water was for children to swim in

a cold b so cold c enough cold d too cold

28 It was the most _ experience of my life

a frighten b frightening c frightened d frightful

III Identify the errors

5 The artist whom pictures we saw yesterday is also a concert pianist

David Evans is a farmer He does farming on his own land in Wales.The farm has (34) his family for generations The soil is poor.David (35) sheep on his land He does not employ (36) _fulltime workers His sons helps him when they are not (37) _ school.His wife adds to the income by (38) eggs which her hens produce.

In summer she often (39) paying guests into the farmhouse Theguests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country (40) and Mrs Evans enjoys having some (41) money to spend onclothes for her children and herself However, it is a lonely life for Evansfamily when the guests have gone The question is that if his childrenwant to (42) the farm when Mr Evans gives up working Countrylife is quiet and (43) to them It is quiet likely that they will leavethe farm for the city some day

5 a been to b belonged to c possessed d depended on

6 a feeds b grows c raises d leads

9 a selling b sells c to sell d sell

10 a take b takes c took d is taking

13 a take off b take over c take after d take care

14 a interesting b exciting c dull d peaceful

Read the text then choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D)

Charles Dickens is a famous writer He made a name for himself in thewriting world more than a hundred years ago His books have delightedchildren all over the world

Charles Dickens didn’t have a happy childhood When he was young, hisfamily was thrown into prison for not being able to pay their debts.Charles had to work very hard He earned money to support himself bywriting in a shoe polish factory

Being ambitious, he was determined to succeed in life He had a passionfor writing He started writing books His stories became very popular

44 What does the term “made a name for himself ” mean?

a created a new name b was popular

c became well-known d was liked

45 Dickens’ family was thrown into prison for _

a not finding a place to live b owing money

c being poor d earning money

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46 What did he do to support himself?

a he worked in a shoe polish factory b he polished shoes

c he sold stories d he wrote books

47 Dickens was determined to _

a polish more shoes b sell more stories

c go back to school d succeed in life

48 The writer says that Dickens had “a passion for writing” This means that

a he loved success b he didn’t like writing

c he loved writing d he wanted writing that came to him naturally

IV Sentence transformation

49 We started to write to each other two years ago

1 entertain /,entə'tein / (v) : giải trí

→ entertainment (n) : cuộc giải trí

3 communicate / kə'mju:nikeit / (v): giao tiếp, liên lạc

→ communication / kə,mju:ni'kei∫n /(n) : sự giao thiệp, sự liên lạc

4 headmaster / 'hed,mɑ:stə /(n) : hiệu trưởng

6 profession / prə'fe∫n / (n) : nghề nghiệp

→ professional / prə'fe∫ənl / (adj.) : chuyên nghiệp; nhà nghề

→ crowded (with) /'kraudid /(adj.) : đông đúc

10 appropriate (+ to /for) /ə'proupriət/(adj): thích hợp

13 complain/ kəm'plein / (v) : phàn nàn

→ complaint / kəm'pleint / (n) : sự phàn nàn

14 semester / si'mestə / (n) : học kỳ

15 advertise /'ædvətaiz / (v) : quảng cáo

→ advertisement /əd'və:tismənt /,ædvə'taizmənt / (n): sự quảng cáo

16 enthusiastic /in,θju:zi'æstikju:zi'æstik/ (adj) : hăng hái, nhiệt tình, say mê

→ enthusiasm /in'θju:zi'æstikju:ziæzm/ (n)

18 attitude / 'ætitju:d / (n) : thái độ, quan điểm

EXERCISES

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

entertain - math - nation - relax - safe –

profession –enjoy - employ - attend - crowd

1 The police gave him protection for his own ………

2 How many times have I asked you to pay ………?

3 The company made hundreds of ……… redundant

4 The store was ……… with shoppers

5 The show brought ……… to millions of viewers

6 She listens to classical music for ………

7 Cinema is a medium of mass……… ………

8 He can calculate very quickly He has an amazing ability to solve

……… problems

9 In 1963, he was appointed ……… of history

10 Dang Thai Son is a Vietnamese pianist with an ……… reputation

2 Make questions for the underlined words or phrases:

1.Cars of this model were very expensive 5 years ago

2.I hire videos to watch at home once or twice a month

3.I was late for work this morning because there was too much traffic.4.They went on a holiday with some of their friends last summer

5 Mr Pike worries about his son’s study at school

6 It takes her 15 minutes to go to school

7 I saw him two days ago

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3 Complete each sentence by using the correct form of one of the

following verbs.

talk play join do swim hit

1.My husband can’t stand ……… the washing up

2.He gave up ……… professional football at the age of 38.3.……… is a good form of exercise

4.My brother is very keen on ……… the school team

5.The taxi driver only avoided ……… the old man

4 Complete each sentence by using the correct form of the verbs

study paint not stay play invite pass

1 Don’t forget ……… Lan to the party

2 Would you like ……… chess with me?

3 Our teacher wants us ……… harder for the exam

4 It was a difficult exam, but she managed ……… it

5 Peter promised ……… the door and windows for me

5 Fill in the blanks with the correct form V-ing or to-inf of the verbs in the brackets If both forms if possible

1 They’ve decided (move) ……… to another city to live.

2 Anne enjoys (work) ……… with young children.

3 We refuse (work) ……… overtime unless we get double pay.

4 Joe has stopped (play) ……… football He thinks he’s too old.

5 Have you tried (eat) ……… snails with ginger sauce? It’s

delicious

6 She hopes (pass) ……… the test and get the job.

7 Alice can’t help (love) ……… Mike even though he’s dishonest.

8 She learned (type) ……… when she was at high school.

9 He tried (explain) ……… but she wouldn’t listen

10 We expect (get) ……… a pay rise next month.

Exercise 6: Some of the following sentences are not correct Tick () the

right ones, and correct the wrong ones.

1 The farmers enjoys to drink tea after every meal

2 The teacher spent three hours to prepare for the lesson

3 The storm prevented the plane from taking off

4 They decided traveling around the US by car

5 I can’t stand people asking me questions all the time

6 Sheila seems having some difficult problems.

7 I’m expecting to receive some money from my family

8 Did the teacher promise giving you a make-up test?

9 After the meeting, he suggested to go for a cup of coffee

10 They finished painting the walls when it was nearly dark

PRE-TEST 2

I Pick out the words that has the underlined letter

pronounced differently from the rest

2.A maths B hard C party D father

3.A July B company C study D worry

II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently

from the rest

4.A physics B history C biology D chemistry

5.A important B profession C geography D literature

III Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence

6 Most students find the course very

A enthusiastic B anxious C enjoyable D convenient

7. is the beach? Only five minutes’ walk

A how long B where C how often D how far

8 She’s interested in _ because she loves working with children.

A teach B teacher C teaching D taught

9 She was disappointed in two of her four subjects

A to fail B failing C failed D fails

10 Don’t worry _ me I’ll be fine

A to B about C with D for

11 Our main objective is to _ educational standards

A avoid B enjoy C make D improve

12 You shouldn’t spend all your time

A study B to study C studying D studied

13 I don’t mind _ home but I’d rather _ a taxi.

A to walk / to get B walking / get

C walking / getting D to walk / getting

14 Do you want _ with you or do you want to go alone?

A me coming B me to come

C that I come D that I will come

15 I’m sure you’ll have no _ the exam

A difficulty to pass B difficulties to pass

C difficulty passing D difficulties passing

16 I _ English for four years now

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A have learned B am learning C learned D was learning

17 Are you looking forward to Paris.

A you go B going C to going D to go

18 Why are you mad? I dislike _ by my first name

A you call me B calling me C you call D being called

19 Shh! I hear someone _ in the distance Do you hear it too?

A shout B shouted C to shout D shouting

20 I’d rather _ at home than go out tonight

A to stay B staying C stayed D stay

21 first stepped on the moon? Neil Armstrong, wasn’t it?

A who B whose C where D when

22 How often do the buses run? _

A Twice or three times B An hour and a half

C Seven thirty D From that bus stop over there

23 Do you want to come with me or wait here?

A there’s one at the bottom of the street B yes, I do

C not very far from here D I’d rather wait here

24 –“ _ of holidays are you interested in?” - “A packet holiday.”

A which B what C which kind D what kind

25 Our teacher made me all the questions

A answer B to answer C answering D answered

IV Identify the error in each sentence to be correct

26 In order not to forget doing that , I’ll put a string around my finger

V Choose the one that best fits each of the numbered blank

I (31) my teaching career nearly ten years ago I spent six years(32) _ in a remote village (33) the villagers were very poor and theliving standard was very low Sometimes, I was very disappointed(34) _bad living condition and low pay I was really homesick However

at that time, with my youth (35) , I tried my best to devote 36 _ to the

noblest career, which was “teaching” I loved my poor little students Theywere living in (37) but they could not (38) from empty mind.

I am proud of (39) _myself to be a teacher, a hard-working

“boatman” taking my students to the destination of (40) _

31 A began B begin C have begun D had begun

32 A teach B to teach C teaching D to teach

34 A in spite of B because of C because D though

35 A enthusiasm B movement C emotion D culture

36 A my time B my career C my duty D myself

37 A poor B poverty C debt D shortage

38 A bear B copy with C suffer D manage

40 A knowledge B competence C Background D experience

VI Read the passage then choose the best answer.

In England boys and girls go to school five days a week They don’t go toschool on Saturdays and Sundays Lessons usually begin at nine o’clock.Each lesson lasts forty five minutes At fifteen past eleven they have aquarter of an hour’s break in which they drink milk Some pupils eatsandwiches or biscuits which they bring from home Then they have twolessons more After that they have a lunch break Some pupils go home forlunch, but many have it at school At two o’clock school begins again Thereare two more lessons For the next forty minutes they do some of theirhomework or have a club meeting or play games like football They gohome at about four thirty in the afternoon

41 Which days do they go to the school?

A From Monday to Thursday B From Friday to Saturday

C From Monday to Sunday D From Monday to Friday

42 How many lessons do they have in the morning?

43 What time do they have lunch?

A at 11.45 B at 12.00 C at 1.00 D at 1.30

44 What don’t they often do at school from 3.30 to 4.15 in the afternoon?

A do homework B have a club meeting

C play games like football D watch TV

45 What time do they go home?

A at 4.00 B at 4.15 C at 4.20 D at 4.30

VII Choose the one that has the most similar meaning to the first one

46 I wish I hadn’t gone to the party last night

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A I regret to go to the party last night

B I regret going to the party last night

C I didn’t want to go to the party last night

D I wanted to go to the party last night

47 Nigel felt sick from eating too much candy

A Nigel felt sick because he had eaten too much candy

B Nigel felt sick though he had eaten too much candy

C Nigel felt sick despite he had eaten too much candy

D Nigel felt sick because of he had eaten too much candy

48 Peter gets up early all the time

A Peter sometimes gets up early B Peter often gets up early

C Peter usually gets up early D Peter always gets up early

49 In the middle of our lunch, there was a knock at the door

A When we were having lunch, there was a knock at the door

B When we knocked at the door, we were having lunch

C When we have just finished lunch, there was a knock at the door

D Our lunch were in the middle there was a knock at the door

50 Tom regrets selling this house.

A Tom regrets because he didn’t sell this house

B Tom wants to sell his house

C Tom sold his house because he regrets

D Tom sold his house and now he feels sorry

SPEAKING: What would you say? Put a circle round the letter of the best reply to each question.

1 Where's the nearest post office?

A Turn left and then right

B It's about two kilometers

C It opens at nine o'clock

2 What's your new address?

A It's the old one

B Go straight on

C Flat 42B, 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon

1 How do we get there?

A Flat 42B Nathan Road

B Yes, you do

C Turn right just after the Bank of China

4 How far is it from here?

A Two kilometers, at least

B No, it isn't

C Yes, it's rather far

5 I think I'll go by bus Where's the nearest bus stop?

A Cross the road and turn left

B Five hundred metres, I suppose

C It's five minutes by bus

6 What time is there a bus?

A Twice a day

B An hour and a half

C Seven thirty

7.How often do the buses run?

A Twice or three times

B Every hour

C From that bus stop over there

8 Can you tell me the way to Milus College from your flat?

A Yes, I can

B It's round the corner

C I know it

9 How long does it take to get to Dave's place from your flat?

A It's a long way

B About one kilometers

C Thirty five minutes

10 Do you know where there's a public telephone?

A There's one at the bottom of the street

B Not very far from here

C I know there is

UNIT 3

VOCABULARY

1 ambitious (a) [æm'bi∫əs] : nhiều tham vọng

2 background (n) ['bækgraund]: lai lịch

3 curriculum vitae (n) [kə,rikjuləm'vi:tai]: bản lí lịch

4 diploma (n)[di'ploumə]: chứng chỉ , văn bằng

5 to ease (v) [i:z] : làm dịu đi

6 gift (n) [gift] : năng khiếu

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Grammar points:

 The Past Perfect vs The Past Simple

7 humanitarian (a) [hju:,mæni'teəriən]: nhân đạo

8 to interrupt (v) [,intə'rʌpt]: tạm ngưng ,gián đoạn

9 rare (a) [reə] : hiếm

10 romantic (a) [rou'mæntik]: lãng mạn

11 strong-willed (a)['strɔη'wild]: có ý chí mạnh

12 tragic (a)['trædʒik]: bi thảm, bi kịch

13 educator (n) ['edju:keitə]: nhà sư phạm

education (n) [, edju:'kei∫n]: sự giáo dục

educational (a) [, edju:'kei∫ənl]

14 handicapped (a) ['hændikæpt]: tật nguyền

15 deaf-mute (a) ['def'mju:t]: câm điếc

16 blind (a) [blaind] : mù

17 century (n) ['sent∫əri]: thế kỉ

18 visual (a)['vi∫uəl] : thuộc về thị giác

19 to impair (v) [im'peə] : làm suy yếu

20 disabled (a) [dis'eibld] : tàn tật (tay,chân)

21 institute (n)['institju:t ;'institu:t]: viện, học viện

22 to provide (v) [prə'vaid] : cung cấp

provide sb with sth = provide sth for sb

23 to reflect (v)[ri'flekt] : phản chiếu

24 expand (v) [iks'pænd] : mở rộng

25 focus on (v)['foukəs] : tập trung

26 vary (v) ['veəri] : làm cho khác

various (a) ['veəriəs]: khác nhau

variety (n) [və'raiəti]: đa dạng

27 to inspire (v)[in'spaiə]: truyền cảm hứng

28 individual (n) [,indi'vidjuəl]:một mình, riêng lẻ

3 By the time John _ (come) home, he

_ (meet) some friends at a bar

4 I (be) late for the meeting last week It (start, already) before I got there

5 Carol missed her plane yesterday because of the traffic jam on her way to the airport Her plane _ (leave) before she got to the airport.

6 By the time class was over yesterday morning, the rain (stop),

so I _(not need) my umbrella anymore

7 You (enjoy) the concert last night?

8 Before I walked into the kitchen after dinner, my husband (wash, already) the dishes and (put) them away

2) Put the verbs in the simple past or past perfect:

When I (1.be) a boy, I (2 live) _ in a town called

Markham Last week, I (3 go) back to Markham It (4 change) ! First I (5 visit) _ my

old house I (6 not recognize) _ it They (7 paint) it green, they

(8 cut) _ down all the trees in the garden and they (9 build) _ a garage

there instead And the railway station at the end of the road (10 close) It (11 become) _ a supermarket

3) Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same:

1 When you phoned me, it was my lunchtime

 When you phoned me, I

2 I have studied English for five years

8 Nancy hasn’t been here since 1986

 The last time Nancy _

1 Her father‘s (die) was a shock to the whole family

2 Cuc Phuong is a beautiful _ (nation) park in Vietnam

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3 We used to have some (technique) difficulties

of color printing

4 _ (produce) of the new car will start next year

5 It took the patient one month to get over his heart

_ (operate)

6 She devoted her life to the _ (pursue) of pleasure

7 We are hoping for an effective (treat) for AIDS

8 (science) around the world are working for a better human life

9 There are now a lot of students without jobs after _ (graduate)

10 The _ (major) of people prefer TV to radio

III FILL EACH GAP IN THE SENTENCE WITH ONE WORD GIVEN:

scientific, tragic, friendly, difficult, brilliant, medical,

famous, necessary, technical, serious

1 They were very _ to me when I first arrived

2 The man finds it _ to stop smoking

3 There were a lot of achievements in the twentiethcentury

4 She looked very when she heard the news

5 Changes can easily be made where _

6 The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely

_

7 The play they performed was a _ success

8 She is more as a writer than as an actress

9 What is the patient’s _ history?

10 He received some training from his father

PRE-TEST 3

A Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

1 A near B bear C hear D clear

3 A passed B painted C pushed D pumped

4 A cough B laugh C enough D freight

B Pick out the word which has the stress part pronounced differently

from the rest

6 A obtain B determine C award D private

7 A even B advent C method D event

8 A science B scientist C scientific D sciences

9 A training B career C mature D degree

10 A brilliance B foreigner C prejudice D champion

A Choose the best word phrase or sentence

11 My mother was born _ May 23, 1940

A ambitious B strong-willed C brilliant D humane

14 Tom behaved like an adult I think he is more _ than the other boys in his class

A intelligent B mature C ambitious D developed

15 This new road may _ traffic problems

16 There is no _ explanation for what happened

A scientist B scientific C Science D scientifically

17 The new surgeon will her post in May

A go on B get over C take up D look after

18 The man looked familiar I him somewhere before

A saw B have see C had seen D see

19 In spite of _, we decided to go out

A we felt very tired B feeling tired

C all of us felt tired D tired

20 After we the bill, we left the restaurant

A had paid B were paying C paid D have paid

21 When the firework _ off, the dog away

22 In 1903, Marie became the first woman a Doctor of Science degree

A receiving B to receive C receives D receive

23 The police officer stopped us and asked us where

24 The manager made his employees the computer evening class

A attending B attend C to attend D attendance

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25 Marie Curie _ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.

26 Could you please come over? I need you _ the refrigerator

A help me moving B helping me to move

C to help me to move D help me to move

27 John F Kennedy was the first president of the United States _

A born in the twentieth century B was born in twentieth century

C born on the twentieth century D be born in the twentieth century

28 By the time she was twelve, she _ on a career

A has already decided B already has decided

C had already decided D already decided

29 How now? Better than before?

A are you feeling B do you feel

C you are feeling D you feel

30 " Do you mind if I borrow a chair?" " Do you need only one?"

A I'm sorry B Not at all C Yes, I do D Yes, I would

31 I remember you about this before

A tell B to tell C telling D told

32 She only allows her children television on the weekends

A to watch B watching C watch D for watching

33 I asked him , but he went away

A not to go B to not go C not going D doesn't go

34 I remember Sam, went to school with

35 My morning is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight

A timetable B habit C routine D action

B Identify the word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct

36 Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

In 1891, Marie, with very little money to live (46) _, went to Paris to realize her dream at the Sorbonne

In spite of her (47) living conditions, she worked extremely hard.She earned a degree in Physics with flying colors, and went on to take (48) _ degree in Mathematics She met Pierre Curie in the school ofPhysics in 1894 and a year later they (49) married From then on,they worked together on their research In 1903, Marie became the firstwoman to receive a PhD (50) the Sorbonne

47 A convenient B difficulty C convenience D difficult

48 A other B the others C another D others

49 A get B got C have got D had got

1 She harbored her hope of being a teacher.

A She gave up her hope of being a teacher

B She built her hope of being a teacher

C She had her hope of being a teacher

D She kept her hope of being a teacher in her mind

2."Don't eat ice-cream, Tom.” his mother said.

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A Tom's mother told him not to eat ice-cream.

B Tom's mother told him to eat ice-cream

C Tom's mother told him eating ice-cream

D Tom's mother told him not eating ice-cream

3 It was impossible to find Tom anywhere.

A Tom was unable to go anywhere

B Tom could not be found anywhere

C It was possible to find Tom

D Tom could go anywhere he liked

4 Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.

A Too many people came to the meeting

B There were more people at the meeting than we had expected

C There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected

D We had expected more people to come to the meeting

5 The results of the research are not only impressive, but also

alarming.

A The results of the research are not alarming, but impressive

B The results of the research are alarming, but not impressive

C The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming

D The results of the research are both impressive and alarming

More Exercise: Write sentences about yourself Say whether you like

or don't like these activities Choose one of these verbs for each sentence:

like, love, enjoy, hate, don't mind be fond of, be interested in, detest, can't stand/ can't bear, prefer.

1: (fly) I like flying

2 (play football)

3 (lie on the beach)

4 (go to the museum)

5 (wait for biases in the rain)

6 (work on Saturdays)

7 (do the washing-up)

8 (do parachute jumps)

9 (be alone)

10.(be shouted at)

UNIT 4

Grammar points: The + adjective / used to / be used to

A VOCABULARY:

1 disabled [dis'eibld] (a) không có khả năng sử dụng chân tay

 disability (n) [,disə'biliti] sự tàn tật

 to deafen (v)

5 poor (a) [pɔ:(r)]

Ex: There used to be a tree in front of my house

8 time- consuming (a) = taking much time

9 demonstrate (v) ['demənstreit] chứng minh

 demonstration (n) [,deməns'trei∫n] sự minh họa

 to be proud of sth/ doing sth: tự hào về việc gì

12 proper (a) right, suitable, necessary.

13 to oppose (v) [ə'pouz] = to protest ['proutest] phản đối

 opposition (n)

14 to admire (v) [əd'maiə] ngưỡng mộ

15 suspicious (a) [sə'spi∫əs] = doubtful: nghi ngờ

16 humorous (a) ['hju:mərəs] hài hước

B EXERCISES:

I Fill in each blank with a suitable form of the word in bracket:

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1 Before teaching, the teacher usually checks students’

(attend)

2 You can _ your mind with knowledge by reading (rich)

3 Housework takes me much time It is a work

6 His doesn’t prevent him from studying hard (disabled)

II Match a word or phrase in column A with its synonym or

definition in column B:

A B

The rich People who are poor

The deaf People who died

The dead People who have no home

The poor People who have lots of money

The homeless People who can’t speak

The jobless/unemployed People who can’t see

The blind People who can’t hear

The dumb/ mute People who don’t have a job

III Use “the + adjective” from the list to complete each sentence:

disabled, old, poor, rich, blind, deaf, injured, unemployed , young , dumb

1 have to help the poor

2 _ in the accident yesterday morning was taken to hospital immediately

3 The little boy is helping _ cross the street

4 _and _ use a system of sign language to communicate with each other

5 The government should take an urgent step to help

6 Don’t make fun of _

7 In my country _ are taken care by their children

8 There are the deaf-aids for

IV Complete each of the following sentences with “used to” , “be used to” or “be used for”:

1 The European tourists not _ the hot weather

2 He is living in a big city but he _ live in the countryside

3 This machine _ making coffee.

4 This work doesn’t bother me I working hard

5 Dick _have a moustache, but he doesn’t any more He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like it I not seeing him without his moustache He’s still strange to me

6 We live in happy atmosphere together

7 Cheques and credit cards replace money

8 He smoke a lot but he stops smoking now

9 These English tourists _not _ driving on the right

in Vietnam

10 Jim reading books and magazines in English

V Rewrite these sentences, using “used to/ be used to/ be used for/ get used to”:

1.There were some small houses on this farm

=> There used _

2.The air in this area was very fresh

=> The air in this area used _

3.We don’t like Japanese food

=> We aren’t used _

4.He smoked a lot but he stops smoking now

=> He used

5.I’m trying to accustom myself to getting up early

=> I’ll trying to get used _

6.There was no law that restricted hunting and fishing in the past but now there is

=> There used to _

7.Wild animals enjoy living in their natural environment

=> Wild animals are _

8.He usually uses this pen to sign important contracts

=> This pen is

9.I think he can’t drive on the left because he has never been to Britain before

=> After some weeks, I think you will get

VI Use “which” to combine each pair of sentences:

1 John is always late for class This annoys the teacher John is always late for class, which annoys the teacher

2 People put advertisements on TV or newspapers This makes it

possible to produce more things to sell

3 He passed the exam with high grades This made everybody in the family pleased

4 We’ve lost her phone number This makes it difficult to contact her

5 The boy played- truant again This made his parents angry

6 She passed the University entrance examination That made her parents happy

7 He didn’t carry out his promises That made her disappointed

8 He likes the food I cook This makes me happy

PRETEST 4

A Pick out the word that stresssed differently from the others:

1 A disabled B particular C labour D occasion

2 A secondary B subtract C ambulance D period

3 A demonstrate B disability C scientific D destination

4 A laboratory B concentrate C attendance D ambitious

5 A biology B experience C enthusiastic D discovery

B Choose a, b, c or d which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

9 A opened B watched C loved D played

11 She doesn’t like cooking because it is a time- consuming work

A taking much time B odd

C taking little time D not affected by time

12 The government should have special policies to help the _

A disable B disabled C disablement D disability

13 The rich not always happy

A is B are C will be D B and C are correct

14 Mr Pike said that he would _ his rose collection at the Spring Festival that year

A exhibit B display C buy D A and B are correct

15 We were in the traffic jam for half an hour

A sticked B stuck C standing D delayed

16 you _ getting up early in the morning?

A Are/ used B Are/ used to C Did/ use D Do/ used to

17 Have you kept in …… with any of your friends from college?

A contract B contact C subtract D contraction

18 Tom didn’t get good marks for the oral test because he was

to answer the questions

A too tired B too nervous C so worried D too much

19 He me a message before he for New York

A sends / leaving B sent / leaving

C had sent / leaving D had sent / left

20 The city is named _ the President of the country

21 When the telephone rang, Mary TV

A is watching B was watching C will watch D watched

22 She is unable to speak because she is _

C A and B are correct D A and B are incorrect

23 Children shouldn’t be made _ hard after school time

A to work B work C working D of working

24 The man whom I before not at the party

A have seen/ was B saw/ was

C had seen / was D had seen / is

25 The manager is attending conference

A a four- hour B a four fours C four- hour D a four hour

26 If I were you, _ your car fixed before it lets you down

A I’d have got B I’ll get C I get D I’d get

27 I can’t help _ anxious about political situation

A to feel B feel C feeling D felt

28 He has at last succeeded becoming a doctor

29 I won’t buy that book because it isn’t worth

A to read B read C reading D for you to read

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30 I’ll have my car _ tomorrow.

A to be repaired B repaired C repair D repairing

III Choose a, b, c or d that is incorrect:

31 They’ve been working in the same office since they’ve graduated

A B C Dfrom university

32 Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her

A B C inabilities with the help of her teacher

IV Choose a,b ,c or d that best fits the blanks:

Louis Braille was born in 1809 (36) Coupray He was a French(37) of the blind He (38) was blind from the age of three, and in 1818

he went to the National Institute (39) _.the young blind in Paris Soonshowing marked (40) _in both science and music, he became famous inParis (41) _ an organist and violoncellist In 1826 Braille began teachingthe blind in the (42) _ Braille is known for his idea of (43) the Barbier

“point writing” system, used for coded army messages, to enable the blind

to read Point writing (44) of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard;the Braille system (45) _from it is used successfully today, in slightlymodified form, and in many countries

37 A doctor B teacher C lawyer D designer

38 A who B whom C himself D for himself

40 A intelligence B ability C determination D activity

42 A academy B organization C school D institute

43 A expressing B learning C bringing D modifying

44 A Contains B Combines C Consists D Comprises

46 Dennis gave up smoking 2 years ago

A Dennis doesn’t like smoking

B Dennis stopped smoking 2 years ago

C Dennis stopped to smoke for 2 years

D Dennis used to smoking 2 years ago

47 The man was too poor to send his son to school

A The man was so poor that he couldn’t send his son to school

B The man was too poor that he didn’t send his son to school

C The man wished he were rich enough to send his son to school

D The man was sad because of his son’s poor education

48 The coffee wasn’t strong enough It didn’t keep us awake

A The coffee was too strong to keep us awake

B We’re kept awake because the coffee was strong

C The coffee was very strong but it couldn’t keep us awake

D The coffee wasn’t strong enough to keep us awake

49 They will repaint my house tomorrow

A My house will be repainted tomorrow

B I won’t have my house repainted tomorrow

C My house hasn’t been painted for years

D My house will be repainted by them tomorrow

50 Getting up early is a big nuisance to me

A I am used to getting up early B I’m not used to getting up early

C I didn’t use to get up early D I’m not used to get up early

Unit 5

Grammar - Present perfect, Present perfect passive

- Relative Pronouns: who, whom, which and that

- Central processing unit (CPU) / 'sentrəl 'prousesiη 'ju:nit / : bộ xử

lý trung tâm.

-CD ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only-Memory): đĩa CD dùng để lưu

trữ dữ liệu

- visual display unit (VDU) / 'vi∫uəl dis'plei 'ju:nit /: thiết bị hiển thị

hình ảnh, màn hình

- computer screen / kəm'pju:tə skri:n /: màn hình máy tính.

- floppy disk / 'flɔpi disk /: đĩa mềm

- printer (n) / 'printə /: máy in

- places of scenic beauty / 'pleisiz əv 'si:nik 'bju:ti /: thắng cảnh.

- miraculous (adj) / mi'rækjuləs /: kì diệu

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- appropriate (adj) / ə'proupriət /: thích hợp.

- calculation (n)/,kælkju'lei∫n /: phép tính, sự

- tính toán

- accuracy (n) / 'ækjurəsi /: sự chính xác

→accurate (adj) / 'ækjurit /: chính xác

- interact (v) / ,intər'ækt /: tương tác lẫn nhau

→ interaction (n) / ,intər'æk∫n /: sự tương tác.

- transmit (v) / trænz'mit/: truyền, phát (một tín hiệu, chương trình…)

- emergency (n) [i'mə:dʒensi]: tình trạng khẩn cấp

- spill – spilled- spilt /spil/: làm tràn, làm đổ

EXERCISE 1: Match a word or phrase with its synonym or definition

3 listen to music _ C air conditioning

4 wash plates and glasses _ D fax machine

5 clean the carpet _ E video recorder

6 write a letter _ F word processor

7 store food for months _ G microwave

9 keep rooms cool _ I washing machine

10 send an instant letter _ J calculator

11 do quick arithmetic _ K CD player

12 watch a programme televised yesterday L food processor

2: Rewrite the sentences, using the passive voice: