UNIT 1

LANGUAGE FOCUS - INFINITIVES

I. Infinitive with To :
1. V + to-infinitive: afford, agree, appear, arrange, ask, beg, care, claim, consent, decide, demand,

deserve, expect, fail, forget*, hesitate, hope, learn, manage, mean, need*, offer, plan, prepare, pretend,

promise, refuse, regret*, remember*, seem, struggle, swear, threaten, volunteer, wait, want*, wish

Eg: They agree to help us.

2. V + O + to-infinitive: advise*, allow*, ask, beg, cause, challenge, convince, dare, encourage, expect,

forbid, force, hire, instruct, invite, need, order, permit*, persuade, remind, require, teach, tell, urge, want,

warn
Eg: She advised me to wait until tomorrow.
3. It + be + adj + (for O) + to-infinitive
Ex: It is exciting to talk to you.
* It + takes/ took + O + time + to-infinitive
Eg: It takes us two hours a day to learn English.
4. Too + adj + (for O) + to-infinitive
Eg: The water is too hot for him to drink.
5. enough ……..to-infinitiv: Eg: She is not old enough to drive.
6. Interrogative words + to-infinitive (how, when, where, what...)
Eg: The little boy doesn’t know what to do now.
7. To-infinitive  purpose
Eg: My mother is going to the market to buy some food.
II. Infinitive without To (bare infinitive):
1. V + (O) + bare infinitive (let, make,……)
Eg: He always makes me cry.
2. Imperative case (+) Eg: Close your book, please
3. Aux. V/ modal V + bare infinitive
Eg: Peter can play the piano very well.
4. would rather/ would sooner/ had better (not) + bare infinitive
Eg: You had better not go out late in the evening.
*After some verbs of perception (to-inf/ v-ing): see, hear, smell, feel, watch, observe, notice, find, taste,...

PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 1

READING:
1. Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage:
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always ____(1)____
joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have
known all your life or someone you have grown____(2)______with.
There are all sorts of things that can ______(3)______ about this special relationship. It may be the result
of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have
immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to
know someone well _____(4)______ to consider your best friend.
To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and _____(5)______ understands us better
than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.
Question 1: A. share B. give C. spend D. have
Question 2: A. through B. on C. in D. up
Question 3:A. bring B. cause C. result D. provide
Question 4: A. too B. enough C. so D. such
Question 5: A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
2. Choose the item among A,B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage :
Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening out
with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can prevent us from
developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety.
Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We become friends with
people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example.
Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad times. If
you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on your work.
Question 6 A best friend can ________.
A. give us a healthy life B. go out with us in the evening
C. spend much time finding D. share joy and sadness with us
Question 7: Close friends need to ________.
A. study at the same school B. have the same interests
C. pursue the same hobbies D. spend time together
Question 8 According to the passage, ________.
A. it takes a lot of time to make close friendships B. we can go out and choose a good friend easily
C. best friends have good and bad times D. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendships
Question 9 The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. good time B. bad time C. a friendship D. a close friend
Question 10 According to the passage, a best friend can help you with _______________
A. doing homework B. doing housework
C. overcoming difficulties D. overcoming depression and anxiety.
PHONETIC:I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
Question 11.A. cheese B. children C. chemical D. teacher
Question 12. A. game B. bridge C. against D. garage
Question 13. A. holiday B. hospital C. constancy D. joke
Question 14. A. life B. decide C. lived D. provide
Question 15. A. house B. hour C. horse D. how
II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
Question 16.A. loyalty B. constancy C. acquaintance D. confidence
Question 17.A. unselfish B. sympathy C. quality D. principle
Question 18. A. loyal B. quarter C. common D. affair
Question 19.A. suspicion B. introduce C. successful D. appearance
Question 20. A. sincere B. lifelong C. sorrow D. special
VOCABULARY
Question 21. My friend often shows her ______ whenever I have troubles.
A. sympathy B. sympathize C. sympathetic D. sympathetically
Question 22. He does not know much about the project but he is very ______.
A. enthusiastic B. enthusiast C. enthusiasm D. enthusiastically
Question 23. Daisy is so ______. She only cares about herself, not about other people.
A. helpful B. selfish C. loyal D. talkative
Question 24. Although we are classmate, I do not have a ______ relationship with him.
A. aimless B. unselfish C. special D. constant
Question 25. Two friends should be loyal ______ each other.
A. on B. with C. over D. to
Question 26. I always feel ________ when telling John my secrets.
A. embarrassing B. safe C. shamefully D. securely
Question 27. One of the qualities for true _________ is constancy.
A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friendliness
Question 28. There must be ________ trust between friends.
A. mutual B. each other C. exchanged D. two-sided
Question 29. Although he has a number of _________ , he has few true friends.
A. relatives B. partners C. roommates D. acquaintances
Question 30. My brother has _________ a new interest with enthusiasm.
A. taken up B. taken after C. brought up D. looked after
GRAMMAR: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
Question 31. I couldn’t make my car to start this morning.
A B C D
Question 32. I’m sure he is incapable in running a mile in four minutes.
A B C D
Question 33. Good friendship should be basing on mutual understanding.
A B C D
Question 34. I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study.
A B C D
Question 35. The woman is talking to Jim is Australian.
A B C D
Question 36. Despite many changes in his life, he remained loyal with his working principles.
A B C D
Question 37. It took her a long time getting accustomed to the new environment .
A B C D
Question 38. My brother didn’t let me to go fishing with him
A B C D
Question 39. We saw him opening the door and go into the house.
A B C D
Question 40. We are happy knowing that you have won a scholarship to study abroad.
A B C D
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Question 41. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.
A. My mother never lets me go out alone at night. B. I was allowed to go out alone at night.
C. My mother never goes out alone at night. D. My mother and I usually go out alone at night.
Question 42. They don’t let us cycle in the park.
A. We are not let cycle in the park B. We are not let to cycle in the park
C. We are not allowed to cycle in the park D. We are not allowed cycle in the park
Question 43. He left in the morning and I saw it.
A. I saw him leave in the morning B. I saw him leaving in the morning
C. I saw him left in the morning D. I saw him was leaving in the morning
Question 44. We have a lot of things in common.
A. We share many mutual things B. We hate working together
C. We have many different hobbies D. We seldom talk to each other
Question 45. He finds it easy to make friends.
A. It is very difficult for him to make friends B. He doesn’t have any difficulty in making friends
C. People never find it easy to make friends with him D. Making friends seem to be difficult for him.
Question 46. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A. Only in dangerous circumstances we should need a friend
B. A time friend never helps us in dangerous situations.
C. Indeed, we need a true friend in every situation
D. A friend who helps us in difficult situations is a true friend
Question 47. Would you mind waiting for a while ?
A. Did you wait for a while? B. Please wait for a while, will you ?
C. Do you enjoy waiting for a while ? D. Let’s wait for a while, shall we ?
Question 48. It is worthless to ask Nam for help.
A. Nam is worthless to help B. Nam is worth-helping
C. It is useful to ask Nam for help D. It is no good asking Nam to help
Question 49. Playing computer games gives him pleasure.
A. He is fed up with playing computer games B. He is not pleased when playing computer games
C. He enjoys playing computer games D. He has to play computer games
Question 50. I was made to work hard.
A. I didn’t like them because they made me work hard B. They forced me work hard
 C. They drove me to work hard D. They were happy when they made me work hard

UNIT 2
LANGUAGE FOCUS - THE PAST TENSES:
1. Simple past:
- Form: S + V(column 2/-ed)
- Key words: yesterday, last + N( last week), in (1998), ago,…
- Uses:
+ Dieãn taû moät haønh ñoäng xaûy ra vaø chaám döùt ôû moät thôùi ñieåm xaùc ñònh trong quaù khứ
Ex: I went to London last year.
+ Ñöôïc duøng vôùi nghóa hieän taïi hoaëc töông lai vôùi caáu truùc wish, would rather, It’s (high/ about) time
Ex: - Ten o’clock. It’s time we went home.
- I wish I had a better memory
2. Past continuous:
- Form: S + to be( was/were) + V-ing
- Key words: at (3p.m) yesterday afternoon, when, while,…
- Use:
+ Dieãn taû moät haønh ñoäng ñang xaûy ra vaøo thôøi ñieåm xaùc ñònh trong quaù khöù
Ex: - Last night, when I got home, my father was watching TV.
- We were studying when they came.
+ Dieãn taû hai haønh ñoäng cuøng xaûy ra ñoàng thôøi trong quaù khöù
Ex: While my father was reading a book, my mother was watching TV.
3. Past perfect:
- Form: S + had + past participle
- Key words: before, after,when, as soon as, till/ until, up to then, …
- Uses:
+ Dieãn taû moät haønh ñoäng hay moät söï vieäc xaûy ra tröôùc moät haønh ñoäng khaùc trong quaù khöù /
tröôùc moat moác thôøi gian trong quaù khöù.
Ex: We had already studied Chapter One before we began to study Chapter Two.
+ Ñöôïc duøng trong lôùi noùi töôøng thuaät sau caùc ñoäng töù: said, told, asked, explained, thought, wondered.
Noù noùi ñeán haønh ñoäng ñoù xaûy ra tröôùc cuoäc ñoái thoaïi.
Ex: I told them that I had done enough work for one day.
4. Past perfect continuous:
- Form: S + had + been +V-ing
- Key words: before, after,when, as soon as, …
- Uses:
+ Duøng ñeå nhaán maïnh tính lieân tuïc cuûa haønh ñoäng hoaïc tình huoáng cho ñeán khi moät haønh ñoäng
khaùc trong quaù khöù xaûy ra
Ex: When she arrived, I had been waiting for three hours.
+ Ñöôïc duøng trong lôùi noùi töôøng thuaät khi ñoäng töø trong lôùi noùi tröïc tieáp duøng thì hieän taïi hoaøn
thaønh tieáp dieãn
Ex: He said he had been waiting for me since two o’clock.

PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 2

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1: A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band
2: A. answer B. night C. ink D. run
3: A. money B. month C. bus D. stolen
4: A. looked B. noticed C. turned D. helped
Choose the underlined part that must be rewritten to make the sentence correct :
5: After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle.
A B C D
6: The police were looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank.
A B C D
7: Three years ago he had been a student at a university in New York.
A B C D
8: She was so shy that she didn’t look at him in the face. She just glanced him.
A B C D
9: John’s friends had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday.
A B C D
Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fill in each numbered blank :
As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend. We need friends to (10)___ our joy and
sorrow; we consult in friends if there are problems that we cannot solve alone; we go to friends for help when
we are in (11)___. In another word, friends are often more important to us than relatives.
But not all who are friendly to each other can be called (12)___. True friends must have such (13)___ as
unselfishness, constancy, loyalty, (14)___trust and sympathy between friends. Therefore, if we want to have a
true friend, we first must have these ones.
10: A. share B. show C. divide D. give
11: A. anxiety B. accident C. danger D. difficulty
12: A. bad friends B. true friends C. relatives D. acquaintances
13: A. qualities B. experiences C. quantities D. talents
14: A. between B. among C. mutual D. each other
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence:
15: She got very angry with him when she saw him _____ her briefcase.
A. opens B. open C. opened D. to open
16: His dream ____ becoming a soldier came true when he joined the army.
A. on B. at C. of D. for
17: I think that pop star is the ____ of countless teenagers.
A. image B. figure C. idol D. sample
18: Who ____ America about 600 years ago?
A. has discovered B. discovered C. discovers D. was discovering
19: Last year, after his bicycle had been stolen, he _____ to school by bus.
A. goes B. was going. C. had gone D. went
20: I enjoy talking to people who have a good _____ of humour.
A. ability B. spirit C. keenness D. sense
21: The local people are very _____ to strangers.
A. comfortable B. hospitable C. modest D. familiar
22: When he _____ the window, the bird flew out.
A. opened B. opens C. was opening D. has opened
23: The police let him ____ after they had asked him some questions.
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
24: Despite many changes in his life, he remained loyal ____ his working principles.
A. with B. to C. for D. in
25: My mother usually ______ to the grocery store on Sunday mornings.
A. go B. had gone C. went D. goes
26. I was in an ___ situation when I finished meal in a restaurant and I found I had left my purse at home.
A. embarrassment B. embarrass C. embarrassing D. embarrassed
27: When I ____ to her house, she_____ dinner. So I had a drink first.
A. had got/preparedB. got/prepared C.got/had prepared D. got/was preparing
28: A: “I’m sorry I’m late for class today”. B: “________.”
A. Thanks B. You are welcome C. I’m sorry, too D. Don’t be late again
29: She nearly died of ______ when he said such a secret thing.
A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrass D. embarrassment
30: John: Did you go to Da Lat on holiday? - David: I ____ to go, but I got sick at the last minute.
A. had planned B. was planning C. have planned D. planned
Choose the option among A,B,C or D that best answers the question about the passage
A Friend of Liberality
When I was in high school, there was a girl whom I disliked. I don’t know why I dislike her. She had
always been friendly towards me, and had never done anything to cause me to feel the same way I did about
her. I was continually saying unpleasant things to her, making fun of her, snubbing her.
 One day as I was going home from school, the girl caught up with me and told me that our teacher wanted
me to come back for a while. I did not believe her and walked on down the street, leaving the girl standing
alone.
The next day when I got to school, our teacher asked me: “Why didn’t you come back to the school as I
asked you to ?” I said: “I didn’t know you wanted me ?”. The teacher sent for the girl and asked her: “ Did you
tell Rose to come back ?” The girl answered, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t tell her. I couldn’t catch up with her”. I was
surprised and suddenly realized how pretty she was. I felt I ought to be ashamed of myself and I found out all
my fault in comparison with her liberality.
31. Why did the writer dislike the girl ?
A. Because the girl disliked her. B. Because the girl was not friendly to her.
C. The writer didn’t know why. D. Because the writer didn’t feel comfortable with
her.
32. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. The writer always did the best to help the girl. B. The writer didn’t behave well towards the girl.
C. The girl didn’t behave well towards the writer. D. The writer liked the girl very much.
33. The phrase “making fun of her” in the passage means ________.
A. laughing at her B. looking at her
C. playing with her D. feeling funny when playing with her
34. How did the writer react when the girl told her that the teacher wanted to see her ?
A. She got very angry. B. She went to meet the teacher.
C. She thought the girl was telling a lie. D. She believed the girl.
35. Why did the girl tell a lie to the teacher ?
A. Because she was afraid of him. B. To avoid being punished by the teacher.
C. Because she was afraid of her teacher D. To help the writer avoid the teacher’s
punishment.
Pick out the word which has the stress pattern different from that of the other words :
36: A. generous B. suspicious C. constancy D. sympathy
37: A. relationship B. sympathy C. incapable D. experience
38: A. rumour B. interest C. affair D. friendship
39: A. intelligent B. interesting C. hospitable D. favourite
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given:
40. She / wish / have / new bicycle.
A. She wished for having a new bicycle. B. She wished to have a new bicycle.
C. She wished and had a new bicycle. D. She wished having a new bicycle.
41. Mr Ba / used to / smoke / drink / much / every day.
A. Mr Ba used to smoke and to drink much on every day. B. Mr Ba used to smoke and drink much every day.
C. Mr Ba used to smoke and drinking much every day. D. Mr Ba used to smoke and drinks much every
day.
42. I / glad / hear / you / say / so.
A. I am glad to hear you to say so. B. I am glad to hear you say so.
C. I am glad hearing you saying so. D. I am glad of hearing you say so.
43. Last night / we / have / nothing / do.
A. Last night, we had done nothing. B. Last night, we had and did nothing.
C. Last night, we had nothing and did. D. Last night, we had nothing to do.
44. It / kind / them / give / me / lift.
A. It was kind to them for giving me a lift. B. It was kind for them giving me a lift.
C. It was kind of them to give me a lift. D. It was kind them to give me a lift.
45. She / fail / persuade / him / apply for / job.
A. She failed persuade him to apply for that job. B. She failed to persuade him to apply for that job.
C. She failed persuading him to apply for that job. D. She failed to persuade him apply for that job.
46. It / dangerous / walk / alone / the street / night.
A. It is dangerous for walk alone in the street at night. B. It is dangerous walking alone in the street at
night.
C. It is dangerous to walk alone in the street at night. D. It is dangerous walk alone in the street at night.
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the one given :
47. They got ready and then went out to dinner.
A. As soon as they got ready, they went out to dinner. B. When they were getting ready, they went out to
dinner.
C. Before they got ready, they had gone out to dinner. D. After they had got ready, they went out to dinner.
48. We can’t finish our report in such a short time.
A. It is impossible for us to finish our report in such a short time.
B. It is impossible for us not to finish our report in such a short time.
C. It is possible for us to finish our report in such a short time.
D. It is difficult for us to finish our report in such a short time.
49. Entering the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
A. When I was entering the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
B. When I entered the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
C. After I had entered the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
B. Before I entered the room, I was surprised at what I saw.
50. We were made to prepare refreshments for the party.
A.They made us preparing refreshments for the party. B.They made us to prepare refreshments for the
party.
C.They made us prepare refreshments for the party. D.They told us prepare refreshments for the party.

UNIT 3
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. INFINITIVES: (See unit 1)
II. GERUND:(V-ing)
1. V + gerund
admit, advise*, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy,

finish, forget, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practice, quit, recall, recollect, recommend*, regret,

remember, resent, resist, risk, stop*, suggest*, tolerate, understand

Ex: He admitted stealing the money.

2. Idioms + gerund
Can’t help, can’t bear, can’t stand, It’s no good/ use…….
Ex: I can’t help worrying about it.
3. Adjectives + gerund
Worth, busy,……
Ex: The book is worth buying.
4. Prepositions + gerund
Ex: He is interested in watching films on TV.
III. NOTES:
1. help + to-inf/ bare inf (No different meaning)
Ex: She helps me to learn/ learn English.
2. V + to –inf/ gerund (No different meaning)
start, begin, continue
Ex: It started to rain/ raining.
3. V + to –inf/ gerund (Different meaning)
stop, remember, forget, regret, like, try
4. Verbs of perception + bare-inf/ V-ing (Different meaning)
see, notice, watch, look at, observe, hear, listen to, feel, smell,taste, …
Ex: + I heard a famous opera star sing at the concert last night.
+ When I walked into the apartment, I heard my roommate singing in the shower.
5. advise, recommend, permit, allow + O + to-inf
+ V-ing
Ex: + She advised me to buy that book.
+ She advised buying that book.
6. Causative structures: make/ have/ get
+ make/ have + O(people) + bare-inf
 + get + O(people) + to-inf
Ex: I made my brother carry my suitcase.
I had my brother carry my suitcase.
I got my brother to carry my suitcase.
+ have/ get + O(thing) + past participle  passive meaning.
Ex: I had/ got my watch repaired.
7. to be + Vp.p + to-inf
Ex: He is made to do the work.
8. to be + Vp.p (heard, seen, watched,……) + to – inf/ V-ing
Ex: She is heard singing alone in her room.
9. + S(people) + need/ want + to-inf
+ S(thing) + need/ want + V-ing/ to be +Vp.p
Ex: + I want to go to the zoo with my family.
+ His hair wants cutting/ to be cut.
10. prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing
= would rather + bare inf + than + bare inf

IV. PASSIVE INFINITIVE AND GERUND:

Examples:
 When I told Tim the news, he seemed to be surprised.
 She doesn’t enjoy being cheated
Form:
V (want, agree, hope,
S + demand,...) + to be + V3ed
V (practice, keep, mind, like, + being + V3ed
S + dislike, avoid,...)

PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 3

I / PHONETICS:
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line:
1. A. happy B. husband C. hobby D. honest
2. A. home B. hold C. hour D. her
3. A. holiday B. vehicle C. helpfully D. rehearsal
4. A. children B. divorce C. married D. present
5. A. should B. would C. folk D. cool
B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
6. A. candle B. flower C. present D. between
7. A. invite B. happen C. divide D. surprise
8. A. celebrate B. attitude C. refreshments D. restaurant
9. A. problem B. enough C. listen D. summer
10. A. example B. happiness C. advantage D. disaster
II / VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR NOTES:
Choose A, B, C or D that best completes the unfinished sentences:
11. ______ is all that most human beings are looking for.
A. Happiness B. Happy C. Happily D. Unhappy
12. We always celebrate our wedding ____ with dinner in an expensive restaurant every year.
A. party B. anniversary C. cake D. ring
13. The climax of the New Year ______ was a firework display.
A. celebrate B. celebration C. celebrator D. celebratory
14. A (n) ______ is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened
or because it is someone’s birthday or anniversary.
A. chance B. celebration C. occasion D. gift
15. Could you keep ______ while I’m on the phone, please? Don’t make so much noise
A. quiet B. enjoyable C. happy D. comfortable
16. The newlywed ______ spent their honeymoon in Hawaii.
 A. pair B. two C. double D. couple
17. Do you remember how we used to go to the cinema ______?
A. each other B. one another C. others D. together
18. Because of the drought, many people starved to ______.
A. die B. dead C. deadly D. death
19. I can’t stand people with no ______ of humor.
A. ability B. sense C. spirit D. keenness
20. I think you should give it up. There is no ______ for it.
A. help B. helpful C. helpless D. helpfully
21. On my birthday, before I blew ______ the candles, I had prayed for my future and my family.
A. on B. out C. in D. at
22. She stays ______ home to take care ______ her sick mother.
A. in / for B. from / at C. at / of D. for / with
23. When we ______ to see him last night he ______ to music.
A. come / is listening B. had come / listened
C. came / was listening D. were coming / had listened
24. Her parents want her ______ a doctor.
A. become B. to become C. becoming D. became
25. It is a nice surprise ______ you here.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. seen
26. The little boy hopes ______ to Disneyland Park on his birthday.
A. to take B. to be taking C. to be taken D. taking
27. John suggested ______ to the new branch in Vietnam.
A. being appointed B. to be appointed C. to appoint D. appointing
28. I remember ______ my mother said the carpets needed ______.
A. to hear / to dry clean B. hearing / dry cleaning C. heard / dry cleaned D. hear / dry
cleaning
29. She did not let Peter ______ into the room. She made him ______ outside.
A. come / waiting B. coming / to wait C. came / waited D. come / wait
30. Would you like ______ me some tea?
A. make B. to make C. making D. make
31. I would rather you stopped talking about her.
A. I would rather stop talking about her. B. I prefer you not to talk about her any more.
C. I would rather you not talk about her. D. I want you to talk about her.
32. I can’t stand it when people criticize me in public.
A. People can’t criticize me in public. B. When people criticize me in public I don’t stand
there.
C. I can’t stand in public when people criticize me. D. I hate being criticized in public.
33. “Would you like some coffee?” Peter asked me.
A. Peter asked me if I liked coffee. B. Peter asked me to make him a cup of coffee.
C. Peter invited me some coffee. D. Peter, do you like some coffee?
34. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.
A. My mother never lets me go out alone at night. B. I am not allowed to go out go out alone at night.
C.I never go out with my mother at night. D. My mother and I usually go out at night.
35. “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady. B. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady. D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
36. Would you mind to wait for a moment?
A B C D
37. The children admitted to have taken the money.
A B C D
38. We spent a week to prepare for our concert.
A B C D
39.I am delighted hearing the news.
A B C D
40. It’s impossible for me be there before 8 p.m.
 A B C D
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
If you are invited to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (46) __________ a gift,
such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a (47) __________ gift, he/she may
open it in front of you. Opening a present in front of the gift-giver is considered polite .It shows that the host is
excited 48) _________ receiving the gift and wants to show his/ her appreciation to you immediately. (49)
_________ the host doesn’t like it, he/ she will tell a “white lie” and (50) _________ how much they like the gift
to prevent the guest from feeling bad.
46. A. take B. give C. bring D. make
47. A. unwanted B. valuable C. unpacked D. wrapped
48. C. about B. on C. in D. after
49. A. since B. Only if C. Even if D. Whether
50. A. said B. say C. saying D. to say