Period 1 UNIT 1 Teaching date I. Phonetics: Pick out the words whose main stressed syllables is different from the rest. 1. A. method B. factor C. project D. amount 2. A. chemical B remote C. account D. expand 3. A. comedy B. ceremony C. potential D. organism 4. A. advertise B. adventure C. inherit D. minority 5. A. access B. foreign C. protect D. area II. Choose the best answer: 6. Jane enjoyed the party , but as ______ Alex, he was simply bored. A. for B. by C. about D. from 7. I’ll give you a lift to the station if_____ in a hurry. A. you’re B. you were C. you’ll be D. you’d be 8. I’ve got lost of ____ but only a few really good friends. A. best friends B. acquaintances C. neighbours D. partners 9.Can you see these letters first, please? The others ____ answered immediately. A. aren’t B. haven’t to be C. don’t have to been D. don’t have to be 10. We advised him ____ many times but, you know, he is a stubborn boy. A. of keeping quiet B. to keep quiet 11. I did my homework ____ . A. with hurry B. in a hurry C. in hurry D. hurryingly 12.She doesn’t write to me as often as she____ . A. used to B. was used to C. gets used to D. has used to 13. We arrived ____ the station just in time to catch the train. A. in B. at C. to D. for 14. She wasn’t able to identify the man she ____ that night. A. sees B. was seen C. will see D. had seen 15. Practically ____ in the group passed up the opportunity to attend the computer. A. each one B. anyone C. someone D. no one 16. When our friends have bad misfortune , we try to show____ . A. pity B. sympathy C. embarrassment. D. love 17. Someone who’s often drunk is a ____ . A. drinker B. drunken C. drunkard D. drink boss 18. The chess player underestimated his____ and lost. A. opponent B. personnel C. constable D. representative 19. In special ____ , a person who is found guilty of murder may receive no punishment at all from the court. A. place B. times C. surroundings D. circumstances 20. Student who are ____ on the campus make more use of the university sports facilities than those living outside. A. growing B. domiciled C. resident D. settled III. Writing 21. The school’s outdoor facilities are better than that of many country clubs. A B C D 22. The book begins with a long description on a team manager’s responsibilities . A B C D 23. The chairman strongly denies knowing something about the report. A B C D 24.With tears in our eyes , we watched her train slowly depart the platform. A B C D 25. Due to the expense of flights to our travel destination , our travel agent suggests we extensive our stay to get A B C the most out of difficult situation. D Period 2 UNIT 2 Teaching date I. Phonetic: 1. A. head B. ease C. heal D. beam 2. A. cost B. cloth C. globe D. shock 3. A. harmful B. value C. carriage D. practice 4. A. number B. duty C. struggle D. rubbish 5. A. conical B. wildlife C. rival D. spicy II. Grammar :Choose the best answer 6. I remember Alison as a spotty young girl but she’s turned ______a beautiful woman. A. to B. in C. into D. on 7. George took _____ his jacket, rolled_______ his sleeves and pushed his right ram through the drain cover. A. up/ off B. off/ up C. over/on D. out /in 8.Do you want to come to my birthday party at the weekend ?________ 18. A. I’m being B. I’ll be C. I’m to be D. I be 9. Stephen always wanted to be an actor when he_________ up. A. grew B. brought C. settled D. came 10. My brother refused _______ me £ 5. A. to lend B. lending C. to have lent D. lend 11.______you were all sitting at your desks working hard last week , we were sitting on a plane bound for Hawaii. A. Despite B. As soon as C. While D. Whenever 12. The motorist drove right in front of me . I couldn’t avoid _______ his car. A. to hit B. hitting C. hit D. from hitting 13. Everything _______you told me about him is true. A. that B. what C. whom D. that which 14. The flat they are moving into is ________ enormous. A. very B. too C. absolutely D. fairy 15. The furniture ______ more expensive than we_______ at first. A. is/ thought B. are/ thought C. are / have thought D. were / had thought 16. My two brothers have each got two son , so I ‘ve got four altogether. A. niece B. cousin C. nephews D. uncles 17. George had difficulty swimming across the lake , but he finally succeeded at his fourth_______. A. display B. process C. instance D. attempt 18. I know I have seen that woman before, I can’t _______ where. A. wonder B. assume C. recall D. attempt 19. To improve teamworking ,students are often asked to_______ to produce a group report or presentation together. A. assist B. unit C. cooperate D. recognize 20. You shouldn’t stay at home on your own so much . You needn’t to get ________ and make new friends. A. by B. over C. out D. away II. Writing: Complete each sentence using the most appropriate ending. 21. I didn’t see animals. I don’t think__________ . A. they were any in that park B. They were any ones in that park. C. there were any ones in that park D. There were any in that park 22. My mother usually has ________ . A. the breakfast in bed B. the breakfast in the bed C. breakfast in the bed D. breakfast in bed 23. “ Can you read ? “ Mary said____________ . A. and angrily pointing to the notice B. pointing angrily to the notice C. angrily pointed to the notice D . and pointed angrily to the notice 24. It’s dark without the lights . Let’s _________ . A. turn them on B. to switch them on C. switch them on D. to turn on them Period 3 UNIT 3 Teaching date I. Reading Maybe you associate arranged marriages with the past , (1__) they are still very much alive and well in 21 century . Rajev and Vandama (2____) a modern couple with two incomes and two boys aged six and eight ,but an ( 3___) marriage suits them perfectly. Rajev explains, “ At the ( 4____ ) of 27, I called my parents in India and told them I was ready to ( 5___ ) married . My parents searched for a young woman who’d been raised ( 6____) India, spoke good English , and was prepared to live aboard. “ They came up ( 7___ ) more than 50 candidates and sent pictures and CVs- Vandama was the first one he liked. Meanwhile, Vandama’s parents had been (8____ ) for a husband for her too. “ With our similar upbringing , our values were bound to be ( 9____ ) ,” she says , “ A meeting was arranged and …. and here we are …. we are getting ready to celebrate our eleventh wedding anniversary .” They expect that their two boys will want to (10____ ) their own partners , and have no problem with that. But if either ask for an arranged marriage , they’ll be happy to help. 1. A. and B. but C. because D. so 2. A. was B. is C. has D. are 3. A. organized B. old C. arranged D. autumn 4. A. time B. age C. era D. period 5. A. go B. have C. get D. enter 6. A. for B. on C. from D. in 7. A. from B. after C. over D. with 8. A. search B. searching C. demand D. demanding 9. A. compromising B. comprising C. compatible D. concurrent 10. A. choose B. chose C. grab D. elect II. Writing 11. A prospect traveler may need to compromise to get economical excursion fare to a vacation destination. A B C D 12. These new criteria make it more difficult for people to emigrate. A B C D 13. I gave him a couple of dollars ,which were enough to something to eat. A B C D 14. It is doubtful whether he will ever be cured from the disease. A B C D 15. An established motor trading company dealing with popular Japanese cars requires two additional salesmen. A B C D 16. I’d love to have a little more money. A. I wish I had a little more money. B. I wish I had a little more money. C. I’d wish I had had a little more money D.I wish I have a little more money. 17. Babara was very bored by the party. A. Babara thought the party is boring B. Babara thought the party wased C. Babara thought the party was boring D. Babara thought the party bored 18. Unfortunately, although the initial result were very promising , the project failed in the long run because of a lack of interest. A. It’s a pity that the early result were promising , because the project failed in the long run. B. It’s a pity: even though the result held promise at first, eventually lack of interest meant that the project failed. C. The initial result were unfortunately promising , but the project ran out of interest and failed. D. The long run was failed for lack of interest unfortunately after a promising start. 19. Engineers have played a leading role in improving our health by giving us clean water supplies, perhaps more so than doctors. A. Engineers have been more important than doctors in giving us clean water to improve our health. B. Clean water is more important than doctors , and has been given to us by leading engineers. C. By giving us clean water , engineers have taken a leading part , perhaps more than doctors , in improving our health. D. Clean water , given to us by engineers, has led to good health rather than doctors. . couple of dollars ,which were enough to something to eat. A B C D 14. It is doubtful whether he will ever be cured from the disease. A B C D 15. An established