UNIT 1

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation
from the others in each group:
1. A. pay B. bay C. day D. quay
2. A. knife B. routine C. dinner D. kick
3. A. brown B. down C. now D. shown
4. A. kitche n B. whe n C. mess D. de bt
5. A. desks B. rulers C. bags D. pens
6. A. minute B. muddy C. fu nny D. number
7. A. born B. world C. for k D. shor t
8. A. h ouse B. hour C. how D. h orse
9. A. sky B. pretty C. why D. by
10. A. died B. continued C. contented D. followed
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group:
1. A. routine B. arrive C. morning D. prefer
2. A. dinner B. harrow C. neighbor D. correct
3. A. dinner B. during C. although D. number
4. A. evening B. usually C. afternoon D. another
5. A. alarm B. discuss C. friendly D. begin
6. A. morning B. repair C. happy D. pupil
7. A. buffalo B. exactly C. tobacco D. continue
8. A. minute B. about C. Physics D. English
9. A. quarter B. before C. partner D. weather
10. A. peasant B. finish C. compare D. adverb
III. Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1. Ask and answer questions about your daily routine , using the cues
below.
A. action B. trip C. way D. habit
2. I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the
buffalo to the field.
A. strong B. fast C. mighty D. powerful
3. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at
exactly 5.30.
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30
minutes
4. I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
A. keep away B. keep back C. keep down D. keep on
5. During my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and
smoke local tobacco.
A. men B. women C. person D. people
6. Then I go home, take a short rest and have lunch with my family at
11.30.
A. break B. relaxation C. while D. time
7. We finish our work at 6 pm, sometimes much later.
A. now and then B. lately C. recentlyD. and so on
8. We have done everything as planned .
A. programmed B. thought C. said D. mentioned
9. The police want to discuss these recent racist attacks with local
people.
A. say to B. tell about C. speak of D. talk to
10. It takes me 30 minutes to prepare .
A. get ready B. make easy C. keep clean D. be good
IV. Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1. Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues
below.
A. Question B. Reply C. Tell D. Repeat
2. What time do you go to bed ?
A. go out B. sit down C. leave for D. get up
3. I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the
buffalo to the field.
A. weak B. strict C. slow D. thin
4. I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at
exactly 5.30.
A. quickly B. weakly C. wrongly D. successfully
5. I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
A. complete B. finish C. come D. start
6. Our neighbors have always been very friendly towards us.
A. cool B. hot C. warm D. mad
7. Choose the answer A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the
italicized word(s).
A. lastly B. late C. worst D. weakly
8. We are not losing anything.
A. stopping B. finding C. buying D. selling
9. Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
A. tired B. disappointed C. sad D. unlucky
10. Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what
we do.
A. dissatisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1. Do you think food, air, and clothes ______ necessary for life?
A. were B. are C. have been D. will be
2. My uncle _______ a visit to Germany in 2005.
A. paid B. pays C. has paid D. will pay
3. Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster of his
school and he _______ a vacation since then.
A. was-hadn’t had B. was-hasn’t had
C. had been-didn’t have D. had been-wouldn’t have
4. Our principal _______ to Thailand several times.
A. was B. had been C. is D. has been
5. Yesterday morning my mother _______ me a new bicycle as my old
one _______ stolen.
A. bought-was B. bought-had been
C. had bought-was D. had bought-had been
6. Yesterday afternoon while my mother _______ for the taxi, the
shower _______.
A. waited-stopped B. was waiting-was stopping
C. waited-was stopping D. was waiting-stopped
7. People reported that before help _______ them, a small child
_______ of infantile paralysis.
A. had reached-died B. reached-had died
C. reaches-has died D. has reached-dies
8. My brother sometimes asked himself what _______ to the trees if
spring didn’t come at last.
A. happened B. happens C. would happen D. will happen
VII. Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then
correct them:
1. His mother (A) used to make (B) much him (C) when he went home (D)
for holidays.
2. It's (A) terribly smoky (B) in here - I'm just (C) going on for a breath of
(D) fresh air.
3. Many pupils have (A) extra classes (B) in the evenings (C) with (D) at
weekends.
4. We've been having (A) a little (B) problems (C) with the (D) new
computer.
5. Remember (A) going through the pockets (B) before you (C) put those
jeans (D) in the washing machine.
6. One (A) certainly hopes to gain (B) a little (C) wise as one grows (D)
older.
7. I know Johnson (A) finished last in the race, but (B) who was (C) second
to (D) the last.
8. If you do something (A) by the moment, you are doing it (B) now, but
might do (C) something different (D) in the future.
9. She said, “(A) Never trust a man (B) whose eyes are (C) so close (D) one
another!”
10. (A) Unless anyone rings (B) for me, (C) please tell them (D) I'll be
back in the office at 4 o'clock.

VIII. Put the verb in the correct form:

1. My sister (not listen) _______ to the radio at all.
2. How many languages (your teacher. speak) _______?
3. What time (shops. open) _______ in your hometown?
4. My brother has a motorbike but he (not use) _______ it very often.
5. How many cups of coffee (your father. drink) _______ a day?
6. What (your uncle. do) _______? – He’s a policeman.
7. What (these words. mean) _______?
8. Where (your grandparents. live) _______ now?
9. I (not like) _______ Literature but I (enjoy) _______ learning English.
10. Birds (sing) _______, (they. do) _______?
V. Make sentences based on the given words:
1. the children/ always. Fond/ candy. such. chocolate. cakes
2. my teacher. sometimes. get. angry. me. because. I. not homework
3. Nhung. good. studious. student. and. never. late. school
4. my mother. go. work. 6.30. every day
5. it. seldom. rain. summer. that place
6. she. occasionally. misunderstand. me. but. it. not. matter
7. my mother. go. market. twice. week
8. she. usually. afraid. dogs. but. she. like. cats
9. how often. you. go. dancing. club. summer?
10. we. often. go. there. four times. month. summer
10. the whole she explained idea again, but still didn't I understand.
6. Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)