Unit 7: Language focus – Conditional sentences

* 3 types of conditional sentences:

TYPE IF – CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
I (Future possible) Simple present will
(ÑK coù theå xaûy ra ôû hieän S + V1 (-s/ -es) S + can (not) + V (bare inf)
taïi hoaëc töông lai) shall
may
II (Present unreal) Past subjunctive could
(ÑK traùi vôùi hieän taïi hoaëc S + V2 (-ed) S + should (not) +V (bare inf)
khoâng theå xaûy ra trong be were would
töông lai) might
III (Past unreal) Past perfect could
(ÑK khoâng theå xaûy ra trong S + had + V(p.p) S +should(not) +have +V(p.p)
quaù khöù) would
might
Eg 1: If Mary has enough money, she will buy that book.
Eg 2: Tim would travel around the world if he were rich.
Eg 3: Jane would have passed the last exam if she had studied hard.

* CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH:

TYPE IF – CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
I S + V2 (-ed) could
be were S + should (not) +V (bare inf)
would
might
II S + V2 (-ed) could
be were S + should (not) +V (bare inf)
would
might
III S + had + V(p.p) could
S +should(not) +have +V(p.p)
would
might

UNIT 8 : CELEBRATION
Some rules: some one/ body/ thing; any one/ body/ thing every one/ body/ thing; noone/ body/ thing

- Indefinite pronoun + singular verb

+ Ex: Everyone has to prepare well for the next exam.

-
Indefinite pronoun + adjective

+ Ex: I need someone practical.

+ Ex: Do you need anything else?
* Notes:
- one = body
- We use "they, them, their" to replace “someone, everyone, no one, anyone” with singular meaning.
+ Instead of: Everybody has his/her dream, doesn’t he/she? (Tag question)
+ We say: Everybody has their dream, don’t they?
 Usages:
 Some as well as someone, somebody, something is used in:
- (+) affirmative statements: There’s someone at the door.
- offers and requests: Would you like something to drink?
 Every as well as everyone, everybody, everything is used in:
- (+) affirmative statements: I bought everything you wanted
 Any as well as anyone, anybody, anything is used in:
- (-) negative statements: I haven’t got any money.
- with negative adverbs: hardly, barely, scarcely, seldom, without, never: I can do it without anyone’s help.
- (?) questions: Mom! Is there anything to eat in the kitchen?
- (+) affirmative statements with meaning “ bất cứ…”
+ Ex: Anyone can do that exercise because it is very easy.
 No as well as no one, nobody, nothing (not …any) . It takes affirmative verbs to express negative meaning: He said
nothing = he didn’t say anything.

* Pronoun: One / Ones

One=N Singular
Ones = N Plural
 OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 7
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
in each of the following questions.
1. A. glean B. creature C. clear D. queen
2. A. classic B. cranky C. gradual D. quality
3. A. struggle B. clumsy C. crucial D. grumble
4. A. crash B. claim C. grain D. glaze
5. A. count B. group C. ground D. cloudy
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of
the following questions.
6. A. figure B. limit C. frozen D. increase
7. A. repeat B. decrease C. method D. control
8. A. probably B. animal C. petroleum D. different
9. A. continue B. government C. family D. scientist
10. A. population B. organization C. international D. popularity
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. _______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. Were I B. Should I C. I was D. If I am
12. To______ is to become, or making something become, twice as much as or as many as usual.
A. double B. increase C. decrease D. rise
13. If I _______the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. have B. would have C. had had D. should have
14. If I could speak Spanish, I _______ next year studying in Mexico.
A. would spend B. would have spent C. had spent D. will spend
15. _______ the company offers the job, I’ll take it.
A. Should B. Will C. If D. Unless
16. If you_______ breakfast, you wouldn’t be hungry now.
A. would have B. would have had C. had D. had had
17. She said that if it _______ the next day, she _______ to see us.
A. didn’t rain – would come B. doesn’t rain – will come
C. hadn’t rained – would have come D. wouldn’t rain – could come
18. If I were five centimeters taller, I _______ for the job.
A. will apply B. would apply C. apply D. applied
19. Many women in developing countries don’t know the safe ______ to have fewer children.
A. lives B. avenues C. structures D. ways
20. He said that if he_______ me, he _______ working for Mr. Andrews.
A. is – will stop B. were – would stop
C. had been – would have stopped D. was – will have stopped
21. In 2000, the world population _______ the figure of 6.6 billion.
A. increased B. got C. went D. reached
22. The population of the world has been _______ faster and faster.
A. adding B. reducing C. increasing D. flowing
23. At the conference they discuss the causes of poverty and ___ in the Third World countries.
A. overpopulation B. shortage C. birth-control D. expert
24. We’ll have to go without John if he _______ soon.
A. arrive B. doesn’t arrive C. didn’t arrive D. would arrive
25. His father was really angry with him because he _______ to music while he _______ his homework.
A. listened-was doing B. is listening-is doing
C. listened-did D. was listening-was doing
26. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he _______champagne.
A. is drinking B. drinks C. will drink D. has drunk
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part needs correction.
27. If I wasn’t (A) been wearing (B) the seatbelt, I’d (C) have been seriously injured (D).
28. He said (A) that if his car worked (B), he will (C) drive me to (D) the station.
29. If I were (A) you, I’ll (B) plant some trees (C) round the (D) house.
30. If you have finished (A) dinner, you would (B) ask (C) the waiter for (D) the bill.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
31. Start at once or you will be late.
A. Unless you start at once, you won’t be late. B. You would be late if you didn’t start at one.
C. If you don’t start at one, you will be late. D. If you started at once, you wouldn’t be late.
32. I used my calculator; otherwise, I’d have taken longer.
A. If I hadn’t used my calculator, I’d have taken longer B. If I had used my calculator, I wouldn’t have taken longer.
C. If I didn’t use my calculator, I would take longer. D. If I used my calculator, I wouldn’t take longer.
33. He is too old. Perhaps that’s why he doesn’t enter the competition.
A. If he isn’t too old, he will enter the competition. B. He will able to enter the competition if he is young.
C. He wouldn’t enter the competition if he weren’t too old. D. If he were younger, he would enter the competition.
34. If I were you, I would travel to Paris by train.
A. Unless I am you, I won’t travel to Paris by train. B. Why don’t you travel to Paris by train?
C. Should I be you, I shall travel to Paris by train. D. Shall we travel to Paris by train?
35. Had he listened to me, he wouldn’t have failed the driving test.
A. He listened to me. Otherwise, he would have failed the driving test. B. He listened to me, so he failed the driving test.
C. He failed the driving test because he didn’t listen to me. D. He didn’t fail the driving test because he had listened to me.
36. He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.
A. He could have retaken the exam if he hadn’t missed too many lessons.
B. He would retake the exam if he didn’t miss too many lessons.
C. If he missed too many lessons, he wouldn’t retake the exam.
D. If he had missed too many lessons, he wouldn’t have retaken the exam.
37. She said that she would come to see us _______.
A. when she has time B. if she had time C. unless she would have time D. will she have time
38. _______, we could have saved his life.
A. If we found him earlier B. Would we have found him earlier
C. If we had found him earlier D. Did we find him earlier
39. If he had listened to my advice, _______.
A. he will be rich by now B. he would be rich by now
C. he would have been rich by now D. he shall have been rich by now
40. I wouldn’t be late for work _______.
A. if I live near my office B. should I live near my office
C. if I would live near my office D. were I to live near my office

OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 8

I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. country B. lunar C. luck D. plum
2. A. health B. breath C. peach D. pleasure
3. A. sugar B. such C. spring D. similar
4. A. exchange B. children C. peach D. machine
5. A. shrine B. ripe C. polite D. middle
6. A. character B. charity C. chiefly D. chill
7. A. peace B. please C. meal D. weather
8. A. leader B. instead C. deafness D. headache
9. A. wife B. who C. two D. power
10. A. champion B. scholar C. mechanize D. chemistry
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: *Choose the best answer:
11. Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoying Vietnamese Tet holidays with___.
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
12. The Tet holiday is often well__________ by most Vietnamese people.
A. prepare B. prepared C. preparation D. preparative
13. The _______ of football spreads not only throughout England but also all over the world.
A. popular B. popularize C. popularly D. popularity
14. There is ________outside the house.
A. one B. someone C. anyone D. anybody
15. I haven’t spoken to ___________all day because I have a sore throat.
A. someone B. nobody C. anybody D. ones
16. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the whole year.
A. control B. influence C. exchange D. result
17. ________told me she was ill so I didn’t visit her.
A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No one
18. I need _______reliable to look after the baby while I am at work.
A. anyone B. someone C. everybody D. none
19. That resort is popular ________young people, especially on Tet holidays.
A. for B. to C. with D. in
20. The whole family usually try to get together at Christmas.
A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
21. Tet is a ______occasion for all members of families to gather.
A. special B. specially C. specialize D. specializing
22. Banh chung and Mut are ______food on Tet holidays.
A. exciting B. popular C. ripe D. colored
23. When people ________, they speak to God to give thanks or to ask for help.
A. believe B. try C. entertain D. pray
24. Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the Vietnamese’s main holiday.
A. important B. serious C. excited D. short
25. Tet is a grand and important occasion in the year.
A. excited B. colored C. great D. necessary
26. I have got a few books on Chinese food. You can borrow _______if you like.
A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. one
27. French croissants are so much better than the English _______
A. anyone B. someone C. one D. ones
28. They look so similar so it’s often difficult to distinguish ________from the other.
A. one B. the one C. ones D. the ones
29. During Tet holidays, homes are often _______with plants and flowers.
A. colored B. decorated C. hanged D. supplied
30. ______people are those who earn their living on agriculture.
A. Traditional B. Agrarian C. Lunar D. Special
IV. WRITING:
Choose A, B, C, or D that has the nearest meaning to the original sentence:
41. I didn’t know about the test.
 A. Someone told me about the test. B. No one told me about the test.
C. I was told about the test. D. The test was told about.
42. No one told me the truth.
A. The truth wasn’t told to me. B. Everyone told the truth to me.
C. The truth should be told to me. D. I should be told about the truth.
43. I always get to work before anyone else.
A. Before I get to work, everyone has arrived B. Everyone gets to work before me.
C. I’m sometimes the first to arrive at work. D. No one gets to work before me.
44. Visitors can't see the queen
A. The queen can’t see the visitors. B. The visitors can’t be seen by the queen.
C. The queen can’t be seen by the visitors. D. The visitors can’t see anything.
45. Nothing can account for this behaviour.
A. Nothing can be accounted for this behaviour. B.This behaviour can be accounted for.
C. This behaviour can’t be accounted for. D.This behaviour can be accounted for by nothing.
46. It never occurred to me to go by train.
A. I used to go by train. B. I was used to going by train.
C. I never find it boring to go by train D. I never thought of going by train.
47. The coffee was not strong. It didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake. B. The coffee was so strong that we couldn't sleep.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake. D. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
48. No one else must know this.
A. You are not advised to know this B. Everyone else must be silent.
C. This must be kept secret. D. You should let every one else know this.
49. There was very little response to the charity appeal.
A. Nobody responded to the charity appeal. B. Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity.
C. They raised a lot of money from the charity appeal. D. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal.
50 He talked about nothing except the weather.
A. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. B. He had nothing to say about the weather.
C. He talked about everything but the weather. D. He said he had not interested in the weather.
THE FIRST TERM PRACTICE TEST 1
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONETIC: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. picture B. nature C. just D. mutual
2. A. generous B. good C. manager D. general
3. A. looked B. hoped C. missed D. wanted
4. A. friends B. dentists C. celebrations D. skills
5. A. who B. wheel C. what D. why
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer
6. The teacher allows me _____________at home to finish the assignment.
A. to stay B. stay C. staying D. stayed
7. When he ___________ at the station, his train had already left.
A. has arrived B. arrives C. arrived D. had arrived
8. While I __________my homework, my friend phoned me.
A. am doing B. did C. have done D. was doing
9. Leave early and we ____________back soon.
A. get B. got C. will get D. are getting
10. He saw his girlfriend __________in the park yesterday.
A. walk B . was walking C. to walk D. walked
11. I expected ___________to the party, but I wasn’t.
A. to invite B. inviting C. to be invited D. being invited
12. Tommy admitted __________the rock through the window.
A. to throw B. throwing C. throw D. being thrown
13. You can’t prevent him from ___________his own money.
A. to spend B. spend C. being spent D. spending
14. My sister reminded me ___________the door before going to school.
A. to lock B. locking C. being locked D. to be locked
15. Peter insisted_____________driving Rose to the station.
A. to B. on C. at D. of
16. She congratulated me ________my success.
A. to B. at C. on D. of
17. The teacher accused him ________not paying attention to the lesson.
A. to B. on C. at D. of
18. Mary apologized ____________not phoning me earlier.
A. for B. on C. at D. of
19. If it_____________, I will come to see you.
A. don’t rain B. not rain C. won’t rain D. doesn’t rain
20. There’s __________at the door. Can you go and see who it is?
A. no one B. anyone C. someone D. everyone
21. We are planning ____________several historical sites in Moscow.
A. visiting B. visit C. visited D. to visit
22. Whenever we met, Jack avoided _____________at me.
A. looking B. to look C. to be looked D. being looked
23. Your friendship should be based on _________trust.
A. equal B. romantic C. mutual D. happy
24. Shy people often find it difficult to __________group discussion.
A. take part in B. take place C. get over D. get on with
25. The boy was made _________hard.
A. work B. to work C. working D. worked
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. We are looking forward to see you again.
A B C D
27. John’s friend had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday.
A B C D
28. He said that his wife left him two months before.
A B C D
29. I’d like buying some earrings like yours.
A B C D
30. She smelt something burning and saw smoke rise.
A B C D
THE FIRST TERM PRACTICE TEST 2
I. Choose the underlined part ( A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1. I'll phone you when I'll come there.
A B C D
2. After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle.
A B C D
3. There had been a significant increase in sales since May.
A B C D
4. The children admitted to have taken the money.
A B C D
II. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence
5. The United Nations is a(an)……………………organization.
A. national B. nation C. international D. internationally
6. There are 54……………… minorities in Vietnam.
A. primary B. national C. main D. ethnic
7. Susan didn't wear warm clothes, so she got a cold
A. If Susan had worn warm clothes, she wouldn't get a cold. B. If Susan wore warm clothes, she wouldn't get a cold.
C. If Susan wore warm clothes, she wouldn't have got a cold.
D. If Susan had worn warm clothes, she wouldn't have got a cold.
8. Peter said if he were me, he would stop smoking.
A. I wanted Peter to stop smoking and he promised to do. B. Peter advised me to stop smoking.
C. Peter said he would stop smoking as I wanted him to. D. Peter promised to stop smoking.
9. How many……………………are there in the competition?
A. participative B. participations C. participates D. participants
10. ……………………here, he would help us with these troubles.
A. Unless were Peter B. If were Peter C. Unless Peter were D. Were Peter
11. There is a growing tendency among singers to……………………some famous singers.
A. follow B. imitate C. reflect D. pursue
12. I……………………some warm clothes today if I were you.
A. would wear B. wore C. will wear D. would have worn
13. Maria: "I'm taking my driving test tomorrow"- Sarah: " ______ !"
A. Good day B. Good luck C. Good chance D. Good time
14. What made you more interested……………………learning English?
A. with B. to C. in D. on
15. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look at C. look for D. look into
16. My friend……………………___
A. told us going for a walk. B. would like going for a walk.
C. suggested going for a walk. D. advised to go for a walk.
17. She is looking forward to……………………him her parents' letter from Italy.
A. to receive B. received C. receiving D. receive
18. The boy glanced at me and turned away.
A. looked attentively B. looked quickly C. looked carefully D. looked suspiciously
19. Tim apologized to the teacher……………………coming late.
A. at B. on C. with D. for
20. "Would you like to have dinner with me?" " ……………………"
A. I'm very happy B. Yes, so do I C. Yes, it is D. Yes, I'd love to
III. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others
21. A. embarrassing B. appreciate C. experience D. situation
22. A. nation B. hospital C. volunteer D. college
V. Choose the word which has the underline part pronounced differently from the rest
28. A. hopeful B. happen C. happy D. honest
29. A. pretty B. funny C. friendly D. fry
30. A. church B. chemistry C. changeable D. champion
IV. Read the passage carefully then choose the correct answers.
The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year.
Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.
Tet Nguyen Dan pronunciation, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular
holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is Vietnamese New Year which is based on the Chinese calendar, a lunar solar calendar. The
name Tet Nguyen Dan is Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning.
Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year through exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference
between Hanoi and Beijing. Tet shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart. It is celebrated from the first day of
the first month of the Chinese calendar, around late January or early February, until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese
prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning the house. During Tet holiday, Vietnamese visit their
families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Tet
traditionally marks the coming of Spring, so Spring is sometimes used interchangeably with Tet in Vietnam. Vietnamese people
usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors. Others
return to where they grew up. Although Tet is a main holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs.
23. Tet ______________.
A. has different customs, which are up to region and religion B. is at the end of Spring
C. is not celebrated throughout the country D. has the same customs throughout the country
24. Vietnamese New Year is based on __________.
A. New Year celebrations B. the Vietnamese calendar
C. Chinese culture D. the Chinese calendar
25. Which is NOT done to prepare for Tet?
A. visiting relatives and friends B. decorating the house
C. cleaning the house D. cooking special holiday foods
26. Tet is a/an ________ holiday in Vietnam.
A. lunar solar B. unpopular C. uncommon D. important
27. Tet is celebrated at least ____________.
A. four days B. three days C. one day D. two days