UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …

I. SOUNDS & STRESS:

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. peasant B. appeal C. reason D.teapot
2. A. typical B. family C. bicycle D. cycling
3. A. plough B. house C. compound D. touch
4. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant
5. A. traveled B. started C. landed D. seemed
B. Pick out the word that has a the stress patterns differently from that of other words:
6. A. quarter B. tobaco C. experience D. biology
7. A. history B. education C. literature D. chemistry
8. A. occupation B. peasant C. weather D. passenger
9. A. interesting B. disappointed C. satisfied D. wonderful
10. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce
II. WORKING FORM:
1. Farmers usually do the _________________ work after pumping water into the field.
(transplant)
2. When you are in that area, you should eat _________________ grown fruit, which is well-
known its strange taste (local)
3. She can't hide her _________________ smile when she saw him appear round the corner.
(content)
4. Could you please tell me the _________________ time when the meeting begins? (exactly)
5. I grew up in a _________________ where there were a lot of kids. (neighbor)
6. One of my friends was elected as a _________________ of the campaign group (lead)
7. Do you have I feel _________________ when you get something you want? (satisfaction)
8. At last the explorers had to stop their journey because of _________________ rain. (continue)
9. He didn’t participate in physics programs, (physics)
10. You can obtain the products from all good _________________ (chemists).
III. QUESTION:
1. John is not content _________________ his current salary.
2. It where is an extremely frightening experience _________________ my life.
3. I usually go out _________________ Sunday evenings.
4. He arrived _________________ Hanoi at 8 30 in the evening.
5. What worse happening when he arrived _________________ the airports?
6. She got _________________ as soon as the alarm clock went _________________
7. During the break I often drink tea _________________ my friends
8. Tom’s away _________________ the moment. he is on holiday _________________ France.
9. Peter does not feel satisfied _________________ his new job.
10. The Pikes live _________________ farming. They work hard _________________ the field every
day.
IV. VERB OR FORM:
A. Put the verbs in brackets in the present and past simple:
1. It (rain) ____________ very much in the summer.
2. Bad student never (works) ____________ hard.
3. He (visits) ____________ his friend yesterday and (find) ____________ that he had been out.
4. She sometimes (buys) ____________ vegetables at his market
5. I have not been John for a long time. I (see) ____________ him three weeks ago.
6. It (be) ____________ very cold now.
7. He (read) ____________ that novel again during my last vacation.
8. I often (leave) ____________the city at weekends.
9. The sun (set) ____________ in the West.
10. Honestly (be) ____________ the best policy.
11. The Earth (move) ____________round the Sun.
12. We (watch) ____________ a good programme on TV last night.
13. I (have) ____________ a little trouble with my car last week.
14. we always (do) ____________ our exercise is carefully.
15. I (meet) ____________ Mary last night. She's become a very big girl.
16. She (go) ____________ to school everyday.
17. How long ago ( he start) ____________ to learn French?
18. We seldom (eat) ____________ before 6:30
19. She (lose) ____________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
20. Water (boil) ____________ add 100 degrees Celsius.
B. Give the correct tense of the form of the verbs in the brackets:
1. I think she's accustomed to (teach) ____________ English at the private school.
2. His parents never allowe him (smoke) ____________
3. This book was written by a well known writer. It is worth (read) ____________
4. It was difficult (make) ____________ a date which was convenient for everyone.
5. I was lonely at first, but after a time I got used to (live) ____________ alone.
6. The teacher decided (accept) ____________ the paper.
7. I have (have) ____________ a job.
8. Stop (argue) ____________ and start (work) ____________
9. He eats too ill (eat) ____________ anything.
10. She refused (accept) ____________ the gift.