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I. Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below. Charles Dickens, a social novelist, was born in Portsmouth, England. His father, a poor government servant, was arrested and imprisoned for debt. Therefore, he had to earn his living at eleven in a factory. Dickens had very little schooling. Most of his education was acquired from the books he read and the experience he lived. Later, he taught himself shorthand and became a newspaper reporter. 1. Where was Charles Dickens born? => _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How was his family? => _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. When did he begin to work? And where? => _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How was his schooling? => _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What was his job at last? => _________________________________________________________________________________
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND READING I Read the following passage, and then answer the questions below Charles Dickens, a social novelist, was born in Portsmouth, England His father, a poor government servant, was arrested and imprisoned for debt Therefore, he had to earn his living at eleven in a factory Dickens had very little schooling Most of his education was acquired from the books he read and the experience he lived Later, he taught himself short-hand and became a newspaper reporter Where was Charles Dickens born? => _ How was his family? => _ When did he begin to work? And where? => _ How was his schooling? => _ What was his job at last? => _ II Choose a suitable word in the box to fill each gap of the passage radiation co-worker known shared magnetic published earlier physics properties chemical Pierre Curie was a French physicist famous for his work in radioactivity He (1) the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics with his wife, for their study of (2) and with the French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel for his (3) discovery of natural radioactivity The Curies, while studying uranium, discovered two highly radioactive (4) elements, radiumand polonium A (5) GustaveBemont, helped in the work with radium Curie was born in Paris and studied and taught (6) at the University of Paris His early work involved research on the (7) properties of metals The temperature at which such properties suddenly change became (8) as the Curie point In 1880, Curie and his brother Jacques (9) a paper about their discovery of the piezoelectric (10) of crystals III Choose from the phrases A-E the one which fits each gap of the passage A became the target of violence B became only the second American C had a magnificent speaking ability D.won the support of millions of people E ended King's life at the age of 39 Martin Luther King was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the UnitedStates during the 1950's and 1960's He (1) _ , which enabled him to effectively express the demands of African Americans for social justice King's persuasive appeals (2) _ - blacks and whites - and made him internationally famous He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading non-violent civil rights demonstrations In spite of King's stress on non-violence, he often (3) _ White racists threw rocks at him in Chicago and bombed his home in Montgomery, Alabama Finally, violence (4) _, when an assassin shot and killed him Some historians view King's death as the end of the civil rights era that began inthe mid-1950's King (5) _ whose birthday is observed as a national holiday The first was George Washington, the nation's first president IV Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Can you imagine what Edison's life was like in the years after he had invented theelectric lamp? Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really (1) _ by all, machines to (2) _ the electricity each home or office used, things (3) _ it certain that the electricity in the wires did not (4) _ fires, things to send electricity (5) _ the right places Everything that was (6) _ had to be thought of and (7) _ by Edison and the men who worked (8) _ him There was no place where they could buy the things they (9) _ Edison made 360 inventions (10) _to send electric power to wherever it was wanted 1 A used B used C be used D be using A measure B test C obtain D take A make B to make C making D to be made A like B put C start D begin A to B by C at D in A obtained B accepted C tried D needed A building B built C was building D builds A about B near C with D together A need B are needing C were needing D needed 10 A less B least C much D more V Choose the item among A B C or D that best answers the question about the passage Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when she was 10 One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the 19th century After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia So determined was she that she taught at school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea On returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women Why was it impossible for Elizabeth Blackwell to get into medical school? A She had a serious eye infection B She had little or no money to pay tuition C She wanted to be part of a profession that no woman had entered before D Her family didn't want her to be a doctor All of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth EXCEPT A She became the first female physician in the United States B She was the first woman surgeon in the United States C She and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D She established the first medical school for women Why couldn't Elizabeth realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A She couldn't get admitted to medical school B She decided to further her education in Paris C A serious eye infection stopped her intention D It was difficult for her to start the practice in the United States The word "abandon" is closest in meaning to A undertake B give up C continue D look into What is the main idea of this passage? A Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first woman doctor in the United States B Elizabeth Blackwell had to abandon her plans to become a doctor because ofan eye infection C Elizabeth Blackwell taught music to pay for her medical studies D Elizabeth Blackwell founded the first medical school for women LANGUAGE FOCUS I Put the verbs in brackets into either Simple Past or Past Perfect After having dinner, he (go) _ to the concert with his friends She (just, go) _ to bed when she (hear) _ knock on the door I (leave) _the house before my friend (come) _ to see me After leaving the room I (find) _ that I (forget) _ to answer one of the exam questions By the time we got to the cinema, the film (start) _, so we missed the first part When I rang the bell, there was no answer The neighbor told me that they (go) _ out about half an hour ago I spent a week in Hanoi last month I (not be) _ there before If you (not park) _ there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine 9 There are so much to see in Hanoi, I (plan) _ to see everything but there wasn't enough time 10 When he arrived, Anna wasn't there She (leave) _ about five minutes before II Choose the correct verb tense in the story, Simple Past or Past Perfect It was ten o'clock in the evening Peter (1) sat/had sat down on his sofa andthought about the day What a busy day it (2) was/had been! This was his first night in his own flat He (3) lived/had lived his entire life in the family home, and now for the first time, he (4) was/had been on his own He sat surrounded by boxes that he (5) didn't manage/hadn't managed to unpackduring the day It (6) took/had taken months to get all his things together His mother (7) was/had been very generous, buying him things like towels and mugs He (8) went/had gone into the kitchen and (9) got/had got a beer from the fridge.He suddenly (10) felt/had felt very tired and yawned No wonder he (11) was/had beentired! He (12) was/had been up since six o'clock in the morning He (13) decided/had decided to finish his beer and go to bed III Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition Marie Curie received general education local schools and some scientific training her father Marie Curie harboured the dream a scientific career, which was impossible a woman that time To make money to support her family, Lan has to work a tutor _her free time Marie Curie, _ very little money to live _, went to Paris to realize her dream _ the Sorbonne Do you have any degree _ Mathematics? Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize _ Chemistry _ determining the atomic weight of radium _what service was he awarded the medal? Mr Brown worked _ a travel agency for years My brother went _ a local high school, and passed exams _ English, Mathematics, and Science 10 When I came in, the room was _ a terrible mess because someone had broken _ WRITING I Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings I didn't arrive in time to see her off I wasn't _ After taking the medicine, I began to feel much better Since taking _ Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium Because Marie Curie In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard Although _ The meeting had already started before we got there By the time _ II Write a paragraph about Marie Curie, using the notes below Date of birth November 7th, 1867 Place of birth Warsaw, Poland 1891 move to Paris 1893 meet Pierre Curie 1895 get married 1903 received a PhD from the Sorbonne, share the Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband and Henri Becquerel 1906 husband die, the first woman university professor 1911 award another Nobel Prize in Chemistry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TEST (Unit 3) 1-5 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words A remote B ambitious C teenager D quarter A bank B tragic C romantic D rare A comfort B parcel C campus D control A human B husband C mature D tragic A even B event C seven D temper 6-25 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence or substitutes the underlined words or phrases Marie Curie harbored the dream of a scientific career A nurtured B landed C anchored D raised Her studies were interrupted A cancelled B discontinued C broken D delayed She earneda physics degree with flying colours A received B made money from C lived on D takes The founding of the Radium Institute in 1914 made her humanitarian wish come true A charitable B human C humane D humanistic 10 Her father, a former teacher, taught her a few things, but she was mostly self-educated A taught herself B born a genius C studying D thought herself 11 She studied hard and earned a degree in Physics with _ colors A red B good C flying D gold 12 Louis has a _ in French from Liverpool University A schooling B education C flying D qualification 13 Jean Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross, was _ the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 A obtained B rewarded C awarded D offered 14 Marie Curie went to France to _ her dream at the Sorbonne A have B get C realise D take 15 _ is someone who teaches one student or a very small class A tutor B professor C adviser D teacher 16 Taking the medicine has _ the pain A lost B cut C eased D thrown 17 Many _ organizations send their aid to the war zone A humanity B humans C human D humanitarian 18 I wrote him a letter about it after we _ on the phone A discussed B have discussed C had discussed D were discussing 19 Maric Curie was the first woman in France _ a university professor A being B was C to be D to being 20 Tom told me my letters _ the day before A was arriving B had arrived C to arrive D arrived 21 After her husband's death, she _ the sole breadwinner of the family A became B had become C would become D used to be 22 That singer _ to receive recognition for her talents in 1990 A begins B began C would begin D would have begun 23 Susan was disappointed with the exam result She _ a bad mark before A had got B never had got C have ever got D had never got 24 By the time Shakespeare died in 1616, he _ more than 37 plays A has written B had written C would written D wrote 25 We told the police what _ before they came A happens B happened C has happened D had happened 26-30 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 26 The teacher told him thinking carefully before he answered A B C D 27 We already had breakfast when we went onan excursion A B C D 28 Wheredid he live before he moved tothis city? A B C D 29 He tried to explain the reasons why he had been late but she refused listening A B C D 30 Since his family movedto England I don't meet him A B C D 31-35 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31 Your refusal to attend the party made everyone sad A Everyone felt sad attending the party B Everyone felt sad when you refused to attend the party C Your attendance at the party made everyone feel sad D You made everyone sad about your refusal to throw the party 32 Mr Smith is now the fifth richest man in this city A Mr Smith is richer than five people in this city B No one in this city is richer than Mr Smith C Mr Smith is the richest one in this city D Only four people in this city are richer than Mr Smith 33 He used to visit her grandmother once a week A He visits her grandmother once a week B He doesn't visit her grandmother once a week now C He had visited her grandmother once a week D He was visiting her grandmother once a week 34 Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile A The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money B This job is rewarding at all C This job offers a poor salary D Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile 35 As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home A Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport B No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home C He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected D He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home, 36-45 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Marie Curie's maiden name was Maria Sklodowska, and her nickname while growing up was Manya She was born in Warsaw at a time (36) _Plandwas under Russian domination after the unsuccessful revolt of 1863 Her parents were teachers, but soon after Manya, their (37) _ child, was born, they lost their teaching posts Their young daughter (38) _ long hours helping with the meals, but she won a medal for excellent at the local high school, (39) _examinations and some classes were held in Russian No higher education was available (40) _women in Poland at that time, so Manya took a job (41) _ a tutor She sent part of her earning to Paris to help pay for her older sister's medical studies Her sister qualified as a doctor and (42) _ a fellow doctor in 1891 Manya went (43) _them in Paris, changing her name to Marie She entered the Sorbonne (now the Universities of Paris) and studied physics and mathematics, (44) _ at the top of her class In 1894, she met (45) _ French chemist Pierre Curie, and they were married following year 36 A which B when C at that D where 37 A fifths B five C fivefold D fifth 38 A worked B had worked C was working D working 39 A but B and C where D when 40 A to B with C about D on 41 A for B with C to be D as 42 A got married B married C was married D marrying 43 A joining in B and join in C to join D and join 44 A graduating B graduated C graduate D to graduate 45 A a B one C some D the 46-50 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879 He grew up in Germany, Italy and Switzerland Einstein taught himself geometry when he was 12 years old School bored him because it required endless memorizing and reciting He often skipped classes to study on his own or to play his violin Yet he graduated from college in 1900 and earned a Ph.D degree in 1905 From 1902 to 1907, Einstein worked as a clerk in the patent office in Zurich, Switzerland His job left him plenty of time to think Einstein thought about the rules that govern the way the world works He said that the particles were being bumped into by tiny bits of matter called atoms that are toosmall to see He also thought about light and electricity and won the most famous prize in science, the Nobel Prize, for this work in 1921 Another thing Einstein thought about was time He said that time does not always flow at the same rate He proposed that motion affects time and called this idea the special theory of relativity Einstein's theories made him famous, even though few people understood them He became a university professor and director of a physics institute in Berlin, Germany After the Nazis rose to power in Germany, Einstein left In 1933, he came to the United States, where he lived the rest of his life Einstein died in Princeton, New Jersey, on April 18, 1955 46 Einstein found school boring because A he was required to memorize and recite tao much B he was too keen to play the violin C he wanted to teach himself geometry D.he often skipped classes and his teachers scolded him bns note 47 1904 was the year when A Einstein graduated from college B Einstein earned a Ph.D degree C Einstein worked as a clerk in the patent office D Einstein won the most famous Nobel Prize in science 48 What theory earned him the Nobel Prize in 1921? A The theory of relativity B That of particles and atoms C That of light and electricity D That of motion and time 49 The special theory of relativity is based on A the effect of motion on time B the motion of light and electricity C the bumping of particles into atoms D the rules that govern the motion of electricity 50 Which of the following statements is true about Einstein? A He was born in Germany but left it for Switzerland forever B Not many people understood his theories C He became a university professor and director in 1933 D He lived the rest of his life in his native country TEST (Unit 3) 1-5 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words A came B private C made D take A award B atomic C abroad D answer A ask B tragic C mathematics D married A background B journalist C humanitarian D ambitious A repeat B report C determine D together 6-25 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence _ aid is needed for the flood victims A Charitable B Cheap C Kind D Humanitarian He was an _ writerbecause he persuaded many people to see the truth of his ideas A ordinary B influential C unlimited D accurate If you come to England, it will be a good _ for you to improve your English A possibility B advantage C opportunity D experience She received a _ after a two-year course A diploma B document C essay D book 10 Marie Curic realized her humanitarian dream with the _ of the Radium Institute A finding B founding C establishment D B and C 11 _ this time next year, you ought to have a very good knowledge of English A By B.In C.During D On 12 My father earned very little to live _ A with B on C at D in 13 Marie Curie went on to take degree _ mathematics A in B on C about D with 14 Marie Curie and her husband worked together _their research A at B with C on D over 15 We were too late The plane _ off ten minutes earlier A takes B took C has taken D had taken 16 The dog _ the cat before we could save it A has killed B was killing C had killed D will kill 17 When I walked into the room, my brother _ A slept B was sleeping C has been sleeping D had been slept 18 When he _, everyone _ A had arrived – left B arrived – has left C arrived- had left D would arrive - leaves 19 I suddenly remembered I _ my wallet on the bus A leaves B had left C have left D would leave 20 I _the washing up before my mother came home A was doing B did C had done D must have done 21 The room smelt terrible Someone _ before I came A had smoked B smoked C smoking D would smoke 22 She _ as a manager assistant in this company from 2001 to 2004 A worked B had worked C was working D would work 23 By the time they came, we _ our dinner A finished B had finished C would finish D were finished 24 It was impossible _his room The door was locked A to enter B entering C to be entered D entered 25 He said that no one could love us _ he did A that much B as much as C so much like D as much like 26-30 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 26 Don't forget postingthe letter I gave you yesterday A B C D 27 The football match came to an end before I reachedthe ground A B C D 28 They are swimmingin the sea when it began to rain A B C D 29 We had finished our homework before we had goneto bed last night A B C D 30 She livedin Londonfor five years before she moved to New York A B C D 31-35 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31 Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life A Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life B Her friends live in an independent life and Jane doesn't like it C Jane doesn't like her friends to live in a dependent life D Jane prefers an independent life but her friends not 32 I used to live in Happy Valley A I'm used to living in Happy Valley B I'm living in Happy Valley C I once lived in Happy Valley but no longer live there D I've always lived in Happy Valley 33 My sister speaks little German A My sister can speak German rather well B My sister doesn't speak much German C My sister speaks German softly D My sister speaks German badly 34 Who made you work so hard yesterday? A Who forced you to work so hard yesterday? B Why did you work so hard yesterday? C What made you work so hard yesterday? D How could you work so hard yesterday? 35 Her father fell ill because he had worked so hard A Her father was too ill to work hard B Her father was ill and he could not work hard C Her father didn't work hard because he fell ill D Her father fell ill because of working so hard 36-45 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Bill Gates was (36) _in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955 He isbest known (37) _the founder and the head of Microsoft Corporation He isone of the world's wealthiest men Gates (38) _Melinda French, a Microsoft (39) _on January 1994 The couple has three children, The Bill and Melinda Gates (40) _ has focused (41) _global health (42) _,especially on preventing malaria and AIDS in poor countries In 2005, ABC News reported that he had given (43) _ over six billion dollars in the previous five years For their philanthropic activities, Time magazine named Bill and Melinda Gates, along (44) _rock star and activist Bono, its Persons of the Year (45) _2005 36 A bear B born C borned D borne 37 A like B at C as D with 38 A married B get married C got marriage D marries 39 A employer B employing C employment D employee 40 A Founding B Foundation C Finding D Founder 41 A in B at C over D on 42 A issues B matters C crisis D A and B 43 A away B out C off D outside 44 A to B with C over D beside 45 A in B at C for D with 46-50 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage One of the most famous writers from England is Agatha Christie Her books and plays can be found in more foreign languages than any other writer except Shakespeare Agatha Christie's real name was Agatha Miller She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie She sold her mystery book in 1920 This book was the first time that the world metAgatha Christie's famous detective "HerculePoirot" Ten years after that, she wrote her second famous detective, Miss Marple In 1928, Agatha Christie's first marriage broke up She married M E L Mallowan in1930, but she continued to write her books under the name Agatha Christie Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 shortstories She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old Her books can still be found for sale in bookstores all around the world 46 What did Agatha Christie do? A She was a detective B She was a mystery C She wrote books D She knew famous detectives 47 Agatha Christie sold her first book in A 1890 B 1920 C 1928 D 1930 48 Who was "HerculePoirot"? A A character in her books B Her husband C One of her books D A writer 49 Miss Marplewas _ A a detective B a woman in her books C first seen in 1930 D All are correct 50 What happened in 1976? A Agatha Christie died B Agatha Christie left her husband B Agatha Christie wrote her last book D Agatha Christie wrote a short story ... listening A B C D 30 Since his family movedto England I don't meet him A B C D 31 -35 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31 Your refusal to... and they were married following year 36 A which B when C at that D where 37 A fifths B five C fivefold D fifth 38 A worked B had worked C was working D working 39 A but B and C where D when 40 A... theories C He became a university professor and director in 1 933 D He lived the rest of his life in his native country TEST (Unit 3) 1-5 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently