REVISION: UNIT 1, & I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A architect B cheese C church D chat A change B mango C again D forget A house B hot C honest D holiday A bank B any C now D money A around B sound C only D mouse A teacher B other C together D term A Germany B garden C gate D gas A scholarship B Christ C school D chicken A house B harm C hour D husband 10 A sing B morning C any D hang 11.A hundred B exhausted C however D heat 12.A head B ready C mean D weather 13 A choir B cheap C child D chair 14 A charge B child C teacher D champagne 15 A reason B clear C mean D each 16 A motion B question C mention D fiction 17 A gather B good C large D again 18 A change B children C machine D church 19 A hand B bank C sand D band 20 A future B mature C pasture D nature 21 A invited B attended C celebrated D displayed 22 A removed B washed C hoped D missed 23 A looked B laughed C moved D stepped 24 A wanted B parked C stopped D watched 25 A laughed B passed C suggested D placed 26 A believed B prepared C involved D liked 27 A lifted B lasted C happened D decided 28 A collected B changed C formed D viewed 29 A walked B entertained C reached D looked 30 A watched B stopped C pushed D improved Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest: 31 A sneaky B floppy C icing 32 A loyalty B constancy C acquaintance 33 A gossip B interest C between 34 A unselfish B sympathy C quality 35 A mutual B advantage C possible 36 A helpful B sincere C pleasant 37 A floppy B idol C cotton 38 A extremely B excited C personal 39 A birthday B reply C schoolbag 40 A celebrate B together C family 41 A successful B beautiful C humorous 42 A couple B wedding C quiet 43 A begin B silver C dinner 44 A celebrate B attitude C refreshments 45 A problem B enough C listen II Use the right form of the verbs below When I (walk) _ to work I saw him Why did you avoid (meet) him at the party last night? By the time I arrived at the station the train (leave) already James (not attend) our wedding party last year We hoped (help) by the teacher Would you mind (lend) _ me your pen? They decided (not sell) _ their old house She managed (open) the door Do you mind (not use) _ my phone? D embrace D confidence D friendship D principle D generous D earning D decide D imagine D money D special D difficult D receive D people D restaurant D summer 10 When he (drive) to work he had an accident 11 Before she went to the cinema she (buy) the ticket 12 William (not write) _ to me two weeks ago 13 By the time you came back we (clean) _ your room 14 When she (read) _ books the phone rang 15 Their parents (not be) at home yesterday 16 We don’t mind (take) _ photographs of your wedding party 17 Peter suggested (go) to Halong for holiday 18 They expected (not meet) him at the airport 19 Would you like (not make) _ noise at night? 20 The police made him (tell) _ the truth 21 Would you mind (show) how to use the computer? 22 When I went home my parents (watch) T.V in the sitting room 23 By yesterday they (build) our kitchen 24 They (not attend) my birthday party yesterday 25 When I returned home after 20 years, everything (change) completely III Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning They allowed him to use their car They let _ Before he arrived at the station, the train had left After Peter: “Shall we go to the cinema?”- Maria: “Yes” Peter and Maria decided _ Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee ? Would you like After she had done homework, she went to school Before _ We like playing football with our close friends at weekends We want _ To meet your parents is very nice It is very _ My parents ask me to have breakfast at home My parents make I think you should travel by bus I want you _ 10 Walking in the rain is her enjoyment She enjoys _ 11 It is easy to speak to him To speak to him 12 After he had bought the ticket he went to the cinema Before he 13 They want to go shopping on Sunday mornings They enjoy _ 14 To read his books is very exciting It is very 15 Before she went to work she had eaten breakfast After she 16 He remembers to turn the light off before going out He doesn’t 17 Jack had left the office before I arrived When 18 During lunch, someone rang the bell While I _ 19 I haven’t been to the dentist for six months The last time 20 She has studied Japanese for years She began 21 He did all his work and then he went home After 22 Steven bought a new motorbike, and he saved enough money Before _ 23 The guests left and then we tidied the house When 25 The boy ran away from the house She noticed 26 The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets The policeman made _ 27 He left the house early this morning I heard 28 He drove away She stood there and watched 29 The robber came from the back door I could feel _ 29 Because I had already read the book several times, I didn’t borrow it Having 30 She went to bed early She felt very tired Feeling _ IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets John is old enough to be _ of his parents (depend) Make sure that your time is spent (use) It was one of his most important _ (achieve) My new car is more than the one I had before (economy) It is often useful to make a between two things (compare) Please don’t ask such _ questions (person) The _ of a famous doctor was announced last night (die) Special drugs should be _ and dispensed carefully (manufacture) He _ agreed with my suggestion (ready) 10 This restaurant is for its western meals (fame) 11 The United Nations is an international one (organize) 12 Our relationship is based on , not love (friend) 13 One of the most important qualities for true friendship is (constant) 14 Everyone feels great for the victims of the attack (sympathize) 15 A dog is capable of great _ to its master (loyal) 16 A selfish person is of true friendship (capable) 17 Jane showed great for the new project (enthusiastic) 18 His strange behavior made the police _ (suspicion) 19 She was ill, so she didn’t go to school yesterday (serious) 20 Don’t put too much _ in what the papers say (confident) V Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences The teacher made them silent A to keep B keeping C keep D kept She was able English when she was very young A to sing B sing C singing D sang Please let me my result as soon as possible A to know B know C knew D knowing I want the film that you told me yesterday A see B seeing C saw D to see Could you please stop so much noise? A make B to make C made D making Have you finished on this project? A working B work C worked D to work Remember the letter for me tomorrow A posting B to post C post D will post She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember her before A seeing B to see C not seeing D see Let your name in the sheet of paper A write B be written C written D to write 10 I think the old woman was very angry because she _ when she saw the rubbish in front of her house A made a fuss B made a decision C made a choice D made a move 11 I was very when my mom kept calling me “honey” in front of my friends A embarrassing B embarrassed C embarrassment D embarrassingly 12 We don’t mind photographs of your wedding party A to take B take C taking D took 13 We hoped by our teacher A to help B helping C to be helped D being helped 14 Nick didn’t expect to Caroline’s party A to invite B to be invited C inviting D being invited 16 They decided their old house A to not sell B not selling C not sold D not to sell 17 When I home, my parents T.V in the sitting room A went/ watched B was going/ watched C went/ had watched D went/ were watching 18 In "Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends" acquaintances means A people whom you know well and whom you like a lot B people that you have met but not know well C people who work in the same company D people with whom you share a room for a period of time 19 He was sure that the boy was a because he had stolen her money A student B thief C customs officer D journalist 20 A good marriage is based on A secret B loyalty C trust D B & C 21 Steve thought his with Helen was changing A relation B relationship C relate D relative 22 To the work for a humane society is A friendly B mutual C thoughtless D voluntary 23 You can't prevent him from his own money A spending B spent C to spend D spend 24 He is for his elderly parents A paying attention B looking C caring D taking care 25 We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs A look after B look for C look into D look at Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting After their children had grown up, they decided moving to HCM city A B C My lawyer advised me to not say anything further about the accident A B C D Most people enjoy travel to different parts of the world A B C D He said he was accused of have deserted his ship two months before A B C They wasted a whole afternoon try to repair the old bicycle A B C D She did not want stay in that house for the weekend because it was boring A B C His mother saw him to get out of the house silently A B C D I’m very hungry and thirsty now I could ate a horse and drink an ocean A B C D I was listening to the radio last night when the door bell rings A B C D 10 The manager went fishing after he has finished his work A B C D D D D 11 The thief asked her handing over her money A B C D 12 He was terribly excited to ask to play for Manchester A B C D 13 They chose not to be attended the meeting A B C D 14 He could not decide whether to get a job or studying A B C D 15 I dislike being talk about everywhere A B C D WORD FORM 1.2 SUPPLY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS: When Jack’s father passed away in an accident , his girlfriend showed great towards his family members ( SYMPATHIZE ) She gave me a _ smile when looking at the messy house ( UNDERSTAND) is one of the qualities to build up a sustainable friendship.(SINCERE) Many people are _ of maintaining a long-term relationship with an opposite sex as friends (CAPABLE) Uncle Ho is well-known for his (MODEST) Thinking for your own sake all the time will soon make you a person (SELF) We all have the to the company (LOYAL) Children need a _ environment to develop both mentally and physically.(CARE) When tourists visit Sapa , a beauty spot in the north of VN , they will feel overwhelmed by the of the local ethnic minorities here.(HOSPITABLE) 10 If you lose interest in the job soon , you are thought to lack (CONSTANT) 11 We had a very _ holiday last summer.(MEMORY) 12 This magazine only aims at (TEEN) 13 She was at the thought of being alone.(TERROR) 14 Lucky you , you’ve bought such a(n) _ watch (EXPENSE) 15 He was to be asked to play for the M.U (EXCITEMENT) 16 A large _ has arrived for you (PACK) 17 I’m sorry that your are misleading (STATE) 18 He became internationally _ for his novel.(FAME) 19 I hope you don’t have any _ against our staff.(COMPLAIN) 20 All the carpets need _ (REPLACEMENT ) 21 The concert will raise money for local _ (CHARITY) 22 Thanks for your _ , without we wouldn’t have got good marks ( CO-OPERATE) 23 Only a small _ of students are interested in politics these days (MINOR) 24 He took part in the War and had a terrible _ (WOUNDED) 25 We need to develop a _ approach to the problem.(COORDINATE) 26 We are very _ to our teacher for helping revising for the final exam (GRATITUDE) 27 By bringing to other people , you will be happy, too (HAPPY) 28 We are looking for someone who is good at stories to children (TELL) 29 Green Summer is a voluntary project where students provide _ for disadvantaged children (EDUCATE) 30 People in the area are really in need of food and medicines (FLOOD) 31 He’s not _ enough to make a quick decision He needs to think over before making his own mind (MATURITY) 32 In very classroom., teachers always want to _ students’ independence in learning (PROMOTION) 33 His words and behavior strongly reveals his _ background.(EDUCATE) 34 A married couple has just entered the room Everyone stood up.(RESPECT) 35 The Government is calling for the support of the rich to the poor in the campaign called Poverty _ (ERADICATE) WORD FORM 2.2 GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE GIVEN WORDS TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES: One of the most important qualities of friendship is _( SELF) Although he’s a beginner, he played with _ (ENTHUSIASTIC) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Everyone was very _ when Anna said that her grandfather had died (SYMPATHY) My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little (FRIEND) These people feel a lot of _ to the company.( LOYAL) I have known her so well that there is no _ between us ( SUSPECT) I don’t know him really well He’s just an _ (ACQUAINT) We haven’t talked to each other recently because of _ (UNDERSTAND) You should describe her physical _ such as height, hair, eyes ,etc (CHARACTER) My closest friend is a warm and _ person (CARE) Nowadays more and more people _ take care of others (VOLUNTEER) After retiring, my aunt works as a volunteer for the local _ (ORPHAN) My brother and his friends spend hours a week helping _ or handicapped children in the city (ADVANTAGE) The _ are helped to overcome difficulties by the volunteers (ABLE) During summer vacations, many Vietnamese students volunteer to work in remote or areas (MOUNTAIN) Do you agree with the famous saying “The happiest people are those who bring _ to others?” (HAPPY) We’d like to offer your school a of million dong (DONATE) The volunteers also help the _ with their housework (OLD) We participate in a campaign to provide _ for poor children (EDUCATE) I like helping _ children to read and write (MINOR) We started a campaign for _ eradication in the summer of 2000.( LITERATE) Many ethnic minority students from the Highlands took part in the campaign (NORTH) I think this is an _ way to help people in remote and mountainous areas to read and write (AFFECT) We consider it an _ job to help poor in our home village.( HONOUR) Are there any people unable to read and write in your _ (NEIGHBOUR) The number of literate females fell _ between 1998 and 2004 (DRAMA) We provide to schools (TRANSPORT) Many children in mountainous areas have in learning to read and write (DIFFICULT) The literacy rate of population varied between 1995 and 2000 (CONSIDER) What about a small girl to Mary after her _ ? (PRESENT) There are 50 in the talent contest (COMPETE) The _ from three schools took part in the English Speaking Contest (REPRESENT) One of the rules is that each group must complete five _ in all (ACT) The group that gets the _ score will be the winner.( HIGH) For me the most important thing was the _ we had from the competition (ENJOY) PRACTICE TEST I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A question B mutual C situation D action A honest B honour C honey D ghost A rumour B humour C mutual D duty II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others A understanding B anniversary C experience D celebration A invite B intimate C divorce D imagine III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence He seemed a friendship to Joe A beginning B being begun C to be begun D to have begun happened, I didn't want to lose Sarah's friendship A However B Wherever C Whatever D Whenever He had a portrait as a birthday present for his daughter A paint B painting C painted D to be painted We friends even after we grew up and left home A became B made C struck up D remained 10 At first I found it difficult on the other side of the road A to get used to drive B to get used to driving C being used to drive D in getting used to driving 11 The factory is said in a fire two years ago A being destroyed B to have been destroyed C to destroy D to have destroyed 12 The party starts at o'clock so I'll at 7.45 A look for you B pick you up C bring you along D take you out 13 She wants to look in her wedding reception A nature B natured C natural D naturally 14 When will you have the dress made?' 'I expect by Friday A to finish B finishing C to be finished D being finished 15 A selfish person is incapable true friendship A of B with C in D for 16 it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans A Since B Even though C Until D Only if 17 No sooner the phone rang A had they arrived home that B they had arrived home than C did they arrive home that D had they arrived home than 18 A number of Vietnamese to that city recently A moved B has moved C have moved D was moved 19 I'm really to the party All my old friends will be there A appreciating B looking forward C thinking about D enjoyable 20 Mr Lee was upset by him the truth A our not having told B us not tell C we didn't tell D not to tell 21 Jean has a very easy-going , which is why she is so popular A reputation B personality C characteristic D sympathy 22 The examiner made us our identification in order to be admitted to the test center A show B showing C to show D showed 23 As we entered the room, we saw a rat towards a hole in the skirting board A scamper B to scamper C scampering D was scampering 24 I remember to Paris when I was a very small child A to be taken B to take C being taken D taking 25 It was difficult to a date which was convenient for everyone A agree B organize C arrange D provide IV Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting 26 If one is invited out to a dinner, it is perfect proper to go either with or without a gift A B C D 27 His teacher encouraged him taking part in the international piano competition A B C D 28 Jane has not rarely missed a party since she was fifteen years old A B C D 29 Tina is always understanding, patient, and sensitive when helping her friends to their problems A B C D 30 So far this term, the students in writing class have learned how to write hesis statements, A B organize their material, and summarizing their conclusion C D V Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer VOLUNTEERS ABROAD More and more young people are (31) voluntary work abroad The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries There they will earn little (32) no money But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience The work may (33) of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection (34) kind of job it is, it is certain to be challenging and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten 31 A doing 32 A with 33 A consist B making B but B include C taking C or C contain D getting D and D involve 34 A any B what C however D whatever * Read the passage and answer the questions, then choose the correct answer If you are invited to an American friend’s home for dinner, remember these general rules for polite behavior First of all, arrive approximately on time but not early Americans expect promptness It will be right to be 10 or 15 minutes late, but not 45 minutes late When you are invited to someone’s home for meal, it is polite to bring a small gift Flowers and candy are always appreciated If you have something attractive made in your country, your host or hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that gift What will you if you are served some food that you cannot eat or you not like? Do not make a fuss about it Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices it Be sure to compliment the cook on the food that you are enjoying Do not leave immediately after dinner, but not overstay your welcome, either The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening 35 Which sentence is not true? A You should not compliment the cook on the food B You should not leave immediately after the dinner C You should not make someone notice that you not like the food D You should not overstay 36 If you are invited to an American’s home, A you should be late at least 45 minutes B you should go late a bit C politeness is not necessary D punctuality is appreciated 37 If there is some food that you cannot eat, A make a fuss about it B ask the host to cook you another dish C not eat anything D not make a fuss about it 38 The next day, A remember to thank the host for the dinner B say nothing to the host C you needn’t say thank-you D invite the host to your house 39 When you come to someone’s house for dinner, A bring some flowers, candy or something made in your native country B bring a lot of gifts C you should never offer any gifts D not care about gifts VI Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it 40 It's no use trying to make friends with him A You should try to make friends with him B I find it difficult to make friends with him C There's no point in trying to make a friendship with him D Making a friendship with him is worthless 41 As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home A No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home B He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected C Calling home, he said that he had arrived the airport D Immediately after he called home, he arrived the airport 42 We had our house decorated to celebrate our wedding anniversary A We had to decorate our house B We had someone decorate our house C Our house needs to be decorated D We helped my father decorate our house * Choose the best sentence (A, B, C, or D) made from the given cues 43 Thank/ invitation/ silver anniversary/ beginning/ September// A Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary at the beginning of September B Thanks for your invitation of the silver anniversary at the beginning of September C Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary in the beginning of September D Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary at the beginning in September 44 When! I arrive/ lecture/ already start/ professor/ write/ overhead projector// A When I arrived the lecture already started and the professor wrote the overhead projector B When I arrived lecture had already started 'and professor wrote the overhead projector C When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor was writing on the overhead projector D When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor had writing on the overhead projector ... Although he’s a beginner, he played with _ (ENTHUSIASTIC) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Everyone was very _ when Anna said that her grandfather... (ready) 10 This restaurant is for its western meals (fame) 11 The United Nations is an international one (organize) 12 Our relationship is based on , not love (friend) 13 One... here.(HOSPITABLE) 10 If you lose interest in the job soon , you are thought to lack (CONSTANT) 11 We had a very _ holiday last summer.(MEMORY) 12 This magazine only aims at (TEEN) 13 She