LIFE IN THE COMM UNI TY I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. opposite B. shopping C. close D. problem 2. A. rose B. crop C. phone D. note 3. A. should B. house C. shout D. fou nd 4. A. town B. snow C. bowl D. grow 5. A. load B. coast C. abroad D. road 6. A. potato B. rose C. motor D. introduce 7. A. towel B. crow C. drown D. brow 8. A. knowledge B. arrow C. bowl D. throw 9. A. mouth B. fountain C. loudly D. poultry 10. A. roast B. foam C. abroad D. toad B. Choose the word with the different stress pattern. 11. A. follow B. manage C. lifestyle D. arrange 12. A. effect B. event C. disease D. shortage 13. A. essential B. difference C. expensive D. discussion 14. A. resurfaceB. restaurant C. villager D. cinema 15. A. argumentB. dominate C. understand D. atmosphere 16. A. wealthy B. difficult C. beautiful D. economical 17. A. return B. ruler C. money D. teacher 18. A. camera B. violent C. agree D. elephant 19. A. volcano B. mineral C. industrial D. establish 20. A. companyB. compare C. computer D. compose II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 21. If I had enough money, I ____________ a good dictionary. A. would buy B. will have bought C. will buy D. would have bought 22. Do you think he is _____________ of doing the job? A. able B. capable C. suitable D. competent 23. There are ____________ kinds of countryside markets. A. differ B. difference C. different D. variety 24. ____________ the rapid development of supermarkets, traditional markets may continue to exist. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. In spite 25. If we ____________ a supermarket here, we will have a nice, cool place for shopping. A. have B. has C. had D. had had 26. There have been a lot of accidents on this road _____________ the dangerous potholes on it. A. because B. because of C. though D. in spite of 27. _________his successful business, he encourages his children to work hard and earn their own living. A. Despite B. In spite C. Even though D. because 28. ___________ is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide. A. The television B. The internet C. The media D. The phone 29. In Britain, there are some “terrestrial” ____________ on TV such as BBC1, BBC2,ITV1…. A. programs B. series C. channels D. cables 30. The average ______________ watches television for about 15 hours a week. A. observer B. audience C. viewer D. spectator 31. Many people think that listening to music is one of the best ways of relieving. A. think B. guess C. consider D. recognize 32. Television is a popular kind of _____________. A. entertain B. entertaining C. entertained D. entertainment 33. Television is good ______________ old people living alone. A. at B. in C. for D. to 34. Michael refused ______________ his plan to reporters. A. to listen B. to reveal C. to talk D. to keep 35. Newspapers are one of the main sources for ______________ news and events throughout the world. A. spreading B. spread C. spreads D. to spread 36. Movies are not only for _______________ but also for educational purposes. A. games B. entertained C. toys D. entertainment 37. Multimedia computer programs help students ______________ about particular topics in a variety of ways. A. learning B. learn C. learned D. learnt 1 UNIT 8 38. A: Excuse me! Is there a post office around here? B: Yes! It’s ____________ the street from the supermarket. A. next B. across C. in front D. as far 39. _____________ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all. A. Although B. if C. Since D. Because 40. Life here is _______________. A. peace B. peacefulness C. peacefully D. peaceful 41. Children will work hard if the lessons are ______________. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. memorizing 42. Your last job was a bank manager, ______________ it? A. isn’t B. doesn’t C. wasn’t D. didn’t 43. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she ______________ 25 years old. A. is B. will be C. will have been D. has been 44. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis. A. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. B. Neither John nor David plays tennis. C. Not either John or David plays tennis. D. Not only john but also David doesn’t play tennis. 45. Ann: Do you think you’ll get the job? Mary: ______________ A. Well, I hope so. B. Yes, that’s right C. I think not D. I know so. 46. Tom: “Happy Christmas!” Peter: ”________________.” A. You’re the same! B. The same to you! C. Same for you! D. Happy Christmas with you! 47. We’ll be late _______________we hurry. A. when B. unless C. if D. Despite 48. Don’t worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we _______________ the work. A. have finished B. will finish C. will have finished D. would finish 49. I couldn’t go to the park yesterday afternoon ______________ the heavy rain. A. though B. because of C. In spite of D. because 50. the children were swimming for hours _____________ the water was cold. A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. if III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION: identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 51. After Tim had returned to his house, he was reading a book. A B C D 52. Do you know how getting to the post office from here? A B C D 53. The meeting was so length that many people had to leave before it ended. A B C D 54. Because of the traffic was heavy, we were late for work. A B C D 55. The soup was so hot for me to eat. A B C D 56. How long is it from your house to the office? – “About one kilometer.” A B C D 57. Sorry. I can’t help you now. I have a lot of work done. A B C D 58. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. A B C D 59. HoChiMinh city, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country. A B C D 60. If you are on debt, this bank will lend you money at a rate of eight percent. A B C D IV. COMPREHENSION: 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Our century has seen great changes in the life and living conditions of people. Less than a hundred years ago, many of the things we (61) ____________ now seemed impossible. No one could imagine that people could fly, or that we could listen to music thousands of miles away. Today, radio and television serve many purposes (62) ____________ pleasure. They help us fish in the sea and land airplanes in bad weather or at night. They control the work of large (63) ___________ of machine in industry. Never before in history have there been such rapid changes in our way of life as at the present moment. Scientists have been using what is known a scientific method to make new discoveries are new medicines. Many illnesses that people died (64) __________ 50 years ago no longer dangerous. 2 The study of science help us (65) ____________ our outlook and opens a whole new world for us. The progress of science is leading to a better and better life for man. 61. A. make B. do C. get D. conduct 62. A. despite B. in addition C. besides D. also 63. A. numbers B. amounts C. lots D. tasks 64. A. out B. in C. for D. from 65. A. open B. enlarge C. lengthen D. widen 2. Read the passage and make the correct choice. Last week I made the mistake of visiting the village where I grew up. It was a small, friendly community with two farms and a number of old cottages round the village green, I realized very quickly that although in many ways it appears unchanged, in reality hardly anything is the same. All the pretty cottages are there, of course, and both the picturesque farmhouses. But none of the inhabitants are country people. All of them are commuters, who leave early every morning for the nearby town. Neither of the farmhouses is attached to a farm these days; the land has been sold and is managed by somebody in an office somewhere who has little interest in the village itself. There are a few new houses, but they have no local character; you can see the same style anywhere in the country. The whole of the village, in fact, has been tidied up so much that it has become nothing more than just another suburb. 66. The writer __________________ A. grew up in a small rural community. B. used to live in a cottage C. like living in a farmhouse. D. came back from the village. 67. When he revisited his village, he quickly realized that ______________________ A. all the pretty cottages as well as the farmhouses have been rebuilt B. everything has almost changed. C. the village changed a lot in appearance. D. the residents of the village are all commuters. 68. Neither of the farmhouses ___________________ A. has a connection with a farm. B. has been sold C. is attached to the farmers. D. is managed by the commuters. 69. According to the writer, _____________________ A. the village now has no local character. B. all the new houses are the same style. C. the village is more tidy than it used to. D. the village has become nothing but a surbub. 70. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage. A. the writer revisited his village last week. B. the village has undergone significant changes. C. the writer has visited the village several times before. D. the village nowadays has become another suburb. V. WRITING 71. People have used the Internet all over the world. The Internet has been used all over the world. 72. She went out, but she didn’t say a word. She went out without saying a word. 73. He enjoys going swimming. He is interested in going swimming. 74. Shall we go to the cinema tonight? What about going to the cinema tonight? 75. They asked him, “Shall we go to the cinema tomorrow?” They invited him to go to the cinema the following day. 76.He said to me,” Do this test again, please” He requested me to do that test again. 77. I can’t go out because it is raining. It is raining, so I can’t go out. 78. He started to give up smoking last year. He has given up since last year. 79I last saw her two years ago. I haven’t seen her for two years. 80. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends. They used to go to Vung Tau at weekends. 3 . particular topics in a variety of ways. A. learning B. learn C. learned D. learnt 1 UNIT 8 38. A: Excuse me! Is there a post office around here? B: Yes! It’s ____________. population, is also the largest city in my country. A B C D 60. If you are on debt, this bank will lend you money at a rate of eight percent. A B C D IV. COMPREHENSION: