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LESSON 1 A. LESSON REVIEW 1. Topic  Expressing likes and dislikes 2. Structures  She does not like doing homework.  The children are bored with watching the same programme every day.  I don’t mind cleaning the house.  The story is interesting.  The children are interested in the story. 3. Vocabulary  Like and dislike: Don’t like, hate, enjoy, to be interested in, to be interesting, to be bored with, to be boring.  Employment: Out of work, unemployment benefit, applicant, vacancy, look for a job, start working. B. EXERCISES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 1. A. busy B. thus C. must D. bus 2. A. passion B. pleasure C. decision D. measure 5 3. A. easy B. ear C. learn D. eat 4. A. student B. stupid C. study D. studio 5. A. park B. yard C. card D. carry Exercise 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 6. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful 7. A. understand B. engineer C. benefit D. Vietnamese 8. A. applicant B. uniform C. yesterday D. employment 9. A. paper B. tonight C. lecture D. story 10. A. money B. army C. afraid D. people Part II. VOCABULARY Exercise 3. Questions 11 − 20 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 11. I have to live on unemployment benefit because I am ________. A. out of duty B. off work C. out of work D. out of job 12. There weren’t any ________ in the company for secretaries. A. situations B. spacies C. vacancies D. locations 13. She was filling in the ________ form. A. application B. applicant C. apply D. appliance 14. People who are out of work are________. A. unemployed B. unemploymentC. employed D. employee 15. ________ are written to make people laugh. A. Tragedies B. Novels C. Funny stories D. Fictions 16. The old man has saved a lot of money for his ________. A. retire B. retiring C. retirement D. retired 17. We had a ________ discussion about football. A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boredom 18. She gave a long ________ about unemployment in Vietnam. A. lecturer B. lecturing C. lectured D. lecture 6 19. Money doesn’t always bring ________. A. happy B. happily C. happies D. happiness 20. His ________ makes his parents happy. A. success B. successful C. succeed D. succeeded 21. She has been talking to somebody ________ the telephone for two hours. A. at B. on C. in D. by 22. I usually get up late and ________ breakfast at 7. 30 a. m. A. eat B. have C. take D. get 23. It was ________ to listen to the story which the guide told. A. exciting B. excited C. excite D. excitement 24. He smokes a lot. He is a ________ smoker. A. heavy B. hard C. much D. big 25. It was ________ to see my old friends again after a long time. A. surprised B. surprise C. surprisinglyD. surprising 26. He fell off his bike, and he’s been in bad ________ for several days now. A. circumstance B. condition C. situation D. development 27. Mary and her younger sister have many ________. A. different B. difference C. differ D. differences 28. During the trip to Japan, we ________ a lot of pictures. A. took B. did C. made D. got 29. The ________ of Hanoi is about 5 million. A. populated B. population C. popular D. populate 30. Because the weather is very hot, she is not feeling ________ today. A. well B. good C. strong D. healthy Part III. GRAMMAR Exercise 4. Questions 31 - 70 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 31. Don’t you get tired ________watching TV every night? A. with B. by C. of D. at 7 32. I can’t stand ________ on the underground when it is busy. A. travel B. travelling C. to travel D. to travelling 33. She’s keen ________ playing will dolls. A. on B. at C. of D. with 34. Don’t be afraid ________ the dog. He’s quite harmless. A. in B. of C. at D. for 35. She hates________ housework at weekends. A. doing B. do C. to do D. to be doing 36. I had a headache, and the doctor asked me _________ some aspirin. A. took B. to be taking C. take D. to take 37. I am ________of gardening and growing a wide variety of flowers. A. fond B. keen C. surprised D. fed 38. Mary is __________ in gardening. She can work in the garden for hours. A. excited B. exciting C. interested D. interesting 39. Every day I spend two hours ________ English. A. practise B to practise C. practising D. practised 40. This is the place ________ I was born. A. where B. what C. which D. that 41. I don’t mind ________ if you’re tired. A. drive B drives C. to drive D. driving 42. The skiers would rather ____________ through the mountains than go by bus. A. to travel by train B. travel by train C. traveled by train D. traveling by train 43. He likes ________ part in sports, so he joins the football team of the school. A. take B. taking C. takes D. took 44. She did all the work ________ her own. A. by B. on C. for D. at 45. Have you seen Peter lately? I’ve been looking ________ him this week. A. at B. in C. for D. into 8 46. I don’t remember ________ the front door when I left home. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 47. Children enjoy ________ to ghost stories on Halloween night. A. telling and listening B. tell and listen C. to tell and listen D. to tell and to listen 48. The audiences were ________ by the clown. A. amusing B. amuse C. amusable D. amused 49. They decided ________ to Japan for their summer holiday. A. going B. to go C. go D. to going 50. She hasn’t written to me ________. A. already B. yet C. never D. ever 51. She is too ________ with her work, so she doesn’t have time to go out with her friends. A. bored B. busy C. fed up D. tired 52. His parents think it’s time for him ________ married. A. gets B. get C. to get D. got 53. She looked ________ when she heard the ________ news. A. frightening/terrifying C. frightened/terrified B. frightened/terrifying D. frightening/terrified 54. I’m ________ of hearing your excuses for your lateness. A. tired B. fond C. worried D. surprised 55. Now that weekends have come, I feel ________. A. relaxed B. relaxing C. relax D. to relax 56. She has learned English for 3 years, and she is good ________ English now. A. by B. in C. for D. at 57. A heavy storm swept through the village and many people ________. A. kill B. killed C. are killed D. were killed 58. I’ve known him ________ I left high school. A. during B. until C. since D. when 59. Peter’s father ordered ________ not to stay out late again. A. him B. to him C. that he D. for him 9 60. Not all the staff in this company ________ in full- time employment. A. is B. are C. to be D. being 61. ________, he won the prize. A. Interesting B. Interest C. Interested D. Interestingly 62. Her strength is that she never gives ________. A. in B. up C. at D. out 63. It is David ________ broke the glass. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 64. Smoking is bad for your heath. You had better ________ it up. A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be giving 65. The flat is very noisy, ________ we enjoy living there. A. but B. and C. for D. so 66. You will become ill ________ you stop working so hard. A. until B. when C. unless D. if 67. I hope you don’t mind me ________ so late at night. A. telephoning B. to telephone C. telephone D. to have telephoned 68. It took three and a half hours ________ to Singapore. A. to fly B. flying C. to be flown D. fly 69. I am tired of my neighbours ________ noise every night. A. to make B. make C. having made D. making 70. I ________ a meeting from 9.00 to 10.30 tomorrow morning. A. attend B. will attend C. will be attending D. am going to attend Part IV. READING Exercise 5. Read the following passage then answer questions 71-75. After each question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 1 If you enjoy cycling for pleasure, doing it in London can be a shock. There are not enough lanes especially for bikes, and making your way through the 10 5 traffic can be very risky. But if you have great passion, cycling in London can be exciting, and it is an inexpensive way of keeping fit if you live there. Some cyclists don’t mind spending a lot of money on expensive bikes. However, if you just want a basic bike that is only for occasional use, there are many cheap choices. Several markets have cheap bikes on sale which may not be impressive to look at but should be satisfactory. You should buy a cycling helmet if you want to cycle in London. Wearing a cycling helmet is not compulsory in Britain, but it is a good idea to wear one for protection. 71. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Cycling helmets B. Cheap bicycles C. Bicycle markets D. Cycling in London 72. According to the passage, cycling in London is __________. A. easy B. difficult C. tiring D. boring 73. The word “it” in line 4 refers to __________. A. cycling B. passion C. excitement D. doing exercise 74. The difficulty of cycling in London is described in lines __________. A. 2-3 B. 5 C. 5-6 D. 8-9 75. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that ___________________. A. it is compulsory to wear a helmet when cycling in Britain. B. some bikes in London are cheap. C. there are not many lanes especially for bikes. D. some cyclists don’t want to buy expensive bikes. Exercise 6. Read the following job advertisements and then answer questions 76- 80. Choose ONLY ONE position (marked A, B, C, D and E) which is best for each person given. Identify the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, D or E. A. Needed: Full time secretary position available. Application should have at least 2 years of experience and be able to type 60 words a minute No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd., 17 Browning Street, Leeds. 11 B. Are you looking for a part time job? We require 3 part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required, applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call 366-76564. C. Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457-896754. D. Teacher Needed: Hania’s Playschool needs 2 teachers/trainers to help with classes from 9 a. m to 3 p. m. Applicants should have appropriate licenses. For more information visit Hania’s Playschool in Leicester Square. E. Part Time work available: we are looking for retired adults who would like to work part-time at the weekend. Tasks include answering the telephone and giving customers information. For more information contact us by calling 345-674132. 76. Jane McInnery. Jane recently retired and is looking for a part time position. She likes working with people and enjoys public relation work. The best job for Jane is A B C D E 77. Kasia Page. Kasia is 21 years old and would like a part time position to help her pay her university expenses. She can only work in the evenings. The best job for Kasia is A B C D E 78. Alice Plant. Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a computer. She is looking for full time position. The best job for Alice is A B C D E 79. Julian Smith. Julian went to business school and studied computer and secretarial skills. He is looking for his first job and would like a full time position. The best job for Julian is A B C D E 80. Vincent Fish. Vincent loves working with children and has an education licence from the city of Birmingham. He likes working with young children. The best job for Vincent is A B C D E 12 Part IV. WRITING Exercise 7. The words in the original sentence have been rearranged. Choose from the alternatives A, B, C, and D one best way to rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 81. my/I/asking/for/money/hate/parents/pocket/. A. I hate asking pocket money for my parents. B. I hate asking my parents for pocket money. C. I hate asking my parents for money pocket. D. I hate asking for pocket money my parents. 82. time/It/him/a/the/is/take/for/job/him/to/. A. It is a time to take the job for him. B. It is the time for him to take a job. C. It is a time for him to take the job. D. It is the time to take a job for him. 83. with/the/I/same/day/am/up/thing/fed/every/doing/. A. I am fed up with doing the same thing every day. B. I am fed with up doing the same thing every day. C. I am fed up doing with the same thing every day. D. I am fed up doing the same thing with every day. 84. Britain/people/today/are/out/in/of/many/work/. A. In Britain, many people are out of work today. B. In Britain, many people are of out work today. C. In Britain, many people are out of today work. D. In Britain, many people are work out of today. 85. her/Kent’s/house/to/after/parents/the/want/look/. A. Kent’s parents want her the house to look after. B. Kent’s parents want the house to look after her. C. Kent’s parents want to her look after the house. D. Kent’s parents want her to look after the house. 86. at/what/hate/you/ weekends/do/doing/? 13 A. What do you hate doing at weekends? B. What you do hate doing at weekends? C. What do you hate at weekends doing? D. What do you hate at weekends doing? 87. up/on/early/don’t/Sunday/I/ mind/getting/. A. I don’t mind getting up early on Sunday. B. I don’t mind getting up on Sunday early. C. I don’t mind on Sunday getting up early. D. I don’t mind getting early up on Sunday. 88. her/living/she/a/not/is/of/city/own/afraid/on/in/big/. A. She is not afraid of living in her own on a big city. B. She is not afraid of living on her own in a big city. C. She is afraid of not living on her own in a big city. D. She is afraid of not living in her own on a big city. 89. half/she/to/an/at/queue/the/bus/stop/has/hour/for/. A. She has to queue at half an hour for the bus stop. B. She has to queue at the bus stop for half an hour. C. She has half an hour to queue for at the bus stop. D. She has half an hour at the bus stop to queue for. 90. cinema/going/interested/with/to/she/friends/is/her/in/the/. A. She is interested with going in the cinema to her friends. B. She is interested with going to her friends in the cinema. C. She is interested in with going her friends to the cinema. D. She is interested in going to the cinema with her friends. 14 [...]... surfboard, kangaroo, koala, wild forest, Sydney Opera,  Football: popular, match, to cheer, to shout, to fight, game,  Hobbies: sky-diving, breathtaking, parachute, pastime, dangerous, fun, a waste of time B EXERCISES Part I PHONETICS Exercise 1 Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 1 A ride B size C life D sit 15 2... beautiful, economical, expensive  London: city, lake, capital, park, attraction, lawn  Region: regional, industrial, working-class, suburban, wealthy, flat, industry, lorry, population, export 25 B EXERCISES Part I PHONETICS Exercise 1 Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D 1 2 3 4 5 A roar A race A peace A... international 3 Vocabulary:  Language: individual word, sentence, flexibility, function, assimilation, borrowing, official language, etc  Countries and their languages: Spain – Spanish, France – French, etc B EXERCISES 35 Part I PHONETICS Exercise 1 Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others 1 2 3 4 5 A business A language A modern A effective A mingling B bustle C hundred B aviation . unemployment benefit, applicant, vacancy, look for a job, start working. B. EXERCISES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced. sky-diving, breathtaking, parachute, pastime, dangerous, fun, a waste of time. B. EXERCISES Part I. PHONETICS Exercise 1. Choose one word whose bold part is pronounced