UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF …

< I >: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. routine B. literature C. kindness D. fifty
2. A. peasant B. appeal C. reason D. teapot
3. A. exactly B. medicine C. pretty D. become
4. A. field B. died C. ties D. pies
5. A. typical B. family C. bicycle D. cycling
6. A. scream B. death C. peasant D. ready
7. A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed
8. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch
9. A. frighten B. bridge C. pilot D. fire
10.A. pens B. books C. rulers D. pencils
< II >: Match the underlined verbs in column A with their meaning in column B:
A B
1. When did the plane take off? 9. A. building
2. The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went off. 7. B. move downward
3. Let’s take a break. We’ll go on when you are ready. 10.C. made … stop burning
4. Could you get me up early tomorrow? 1. D. leave the ground
5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women. 5.E. talked in a friendly way
6. Did anyone see Sue getting on the bus? 8. F. stopped
7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. 6. G. getting into
8. I’ve given up trying to understand her. 4. H. get out of bed
9. We had trouble putting up the tent in he dark. 3. I. continue
10. Five fighters soon put out the fire. 2. J. rang

< III >: Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense:
1. I (have) have coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) began to study at this school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) rains very much in the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) work hard.
5. He (visit) visited his friend yesterday and (fInd) found that he had been out.
6. She sometimes (buy) buys vegetables at his market.
7. I have not seen John for a long time. I (see) saw him 3 weeks ago.
8. It (be) is very cold now.
9. I (need) need some money for my textbooks.
10. Tom (like) likes to go to the museums.
11. He (read) read that novel again during his last vacation.
12. I often (leave) leave the city at weekends.
13.The sun (set) sets in the west.
14. My friend (study) studies English for an hour every night.
15. Honesty (be) is the best policy.
16. The earth (move) moves round the sun.
17. Two and two (make) make four.
18. We (watch) watched a good programme on TV last night.
19. Mary (love) loves ice-cream.
20. I (have) had a little trouble with my car last week.
21. We always (do) do our exercises carefully.
22. I (meet) met Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
23. She (go) goes to school every day.
24. How long ago he (start) started to learn French?
25. We seldom (eat) eat before 6.30.
26. She (lose) lost her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
27. When he grew old, he often (think) thought of all the things he had done when he (be) was
young.
28. I always (tell) tell you to comb your hair, but you never (do) do what I (say) said.

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 29. When I (hear) heard a knock at the door last night, I (walk) walked to the door and (open)
opened it. When I (open) opened the door, I (see) saw my brother. I (greet) greeted him and (ask)
asked him to come in.
30. I (see) saw you in the school play last night. You (do) did a terrific acting job. Had you ever
acted in a play before this one?
-Yes, I (start) started acting when I was in elementary school.

< IV >: Make the correct choice :

1/ Tom’s away ______ the moment. He is on holiday ______ France.
a. in / in b. in / at c. at / at d. at / in
2/ She always goes for a walk with her dog ______ Sunday mornings.
a. in b. on c. at d. during
3/ He arrived ______ Hanoi at 8.30 in the evening.
a. to b. at c. in d. for
4/ In England, people drive ______ the left side of the road.
a. in b. about c. at d. on
5/ We are leaving Hanoi ______ Ho Chi Minh City at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
a. for b. in c. to d. at
6/ What was happening when he arrived ______ the airport ?
a. to b. at c. in d. for
7/ It will be ready ______ two weeks.
a. for b. in c. with d. during
8/ He lives in a flat ______ the fifth floor.
a. on b. in c. at d. above
9/ We didn’t go ______ the party because some friends came to stay with us.
a. to b. for c. at d. in
10/ All the teachers ______ him because he is well-behaved.
a. loves b. love c. is loving d. loved
11/ He gave up his job ______ he was ill.
a. in spite of b. although c. because of d. because
12/ Because ______, he couldn’t read the letter.
a. it was dark b. the darkness c. of dark d. being dark
13/ No longer ______ for that company.
a. does he works b. works he c. does he work d. he works
14/ If I ______ time tonight, I would go shopping.
a. have had b. had c. had had d. would have
15/ I wish I had learnt to type ______ I was a student.
a. because b. if c. when d. though
16/ ______ he quits smoking, he will die.
a. If b. Unless c. Although d. Because
17/ He spent a whole day ______ the radio.
a. repairing b. to repair c. repaired d. repair
18/ More newspapers ______ in this city.
a. are selling b. are being sold c. sell d. sold
19/ She sings more ______ than you do.
a. beautifully b. beautiful c. well d. badly
20/ The bill ______ before the fifth of the month.
a. had to pay b. had to be paid c. had paid d. paid
21/ The tea was ______ hot for her to drink.
a. so b. enough c. too d. very
22/ If it doesn’t rain, they ______ for a picnic.
a. would go b. have gone c. go d. will go
23/ It was ______ a crazy story that nobody believed it.
a. so b. very c. such d. too
24/ Their crop was ______ good that they decided to give a party.
a. very b. too c. such d. so
25/ She asked how long it would take us ______ there.
a. to get b. to getting c. getting d. get
26/ Mrs Reed ______ on the radio in her car while she was driving home yesterday.
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 a. was turning b. turning c. turned d. turns
27/ She was listening to some music when she suddenly _____ a siren.
a. heard b. hears c. hearing d. hear
28/ She looked in her mirror ______ an ambulance behind her.
a. saw b. and see c. and was seeing d. and saw
29/ She immediately ______ her car to the side of the road and waited for the ambulance to pass.
a. pulls b. pulled c. pulling d. to pull
30/ I ______ such a stupid person.
a. have seen never b. have never seen c. never have seen d. see never
< V>: Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1. Despite taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
a b c d
2. She worked so hard that she became ill.
a b c d
3. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
a b c d
4. The man was injured in the accident was taken to the hospital.
a b c d
5. She sings more better than you do.
a b c d
6. Nam didn’t want to go on vacation, so he stayed at home all week.
a b c d
7. Tom watches ><usually television in the evening.
a b c d
8. These puplis have never been late for school.
a b c d
9. It was an extremely frightening experience in my life.
a b c d
10. Mark went on working although he felt unwell.
a b c d
< VI>: Read the passage and make the correct choice:
David Evans is a farmer. He does the farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (1)
______ to his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2) _____ sheep on his land. He does
not employ (3) _____ full-time workers. His sons help him when they are not (4) _____ school. His
wife adds to the family income by selling eggs (5) _____ her hens produce. In summer, she often
takes paying guests into the (6) _____. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the
clean country air (7) _____ Mrs Evans enjoys having some (8) _____ money to spend on clothes
for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have
gone. The question is that if his children want to (9) _____ the farm when Mr Evans gives up
working. Country life is quiet and peaceful to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm
(10) _____ the city some day.
1.A. been B. depended C. belonged D. possessed
2.A. feeds B. grows C. leads D. raises
3.A. some B. more C. much D. any
4.A. at B. for C. to D. on
5.A. who B. which C. when D. whose
6.A. school B. road C. farmhouse D. field
7.A. when B. so that C. if D. and
8.A. any B. extra C. interest D. free
9.A. take off B. take over C. take after D. take in
10.A. for B. in C. at D. of
< VII>: Read the passage below and choose the best answer
Walt Whitman, born in New York in 1819, was one of American’s unusual literary figures. An
individualist, he rambled through the countryside seeing people and places, and making them his
own. His experiences in earning a living were varied : at times he was a printer, a teacher, a
carpenter, a nurse, and a newspaper editor. He was a big hearted man, open and accepting. He
gave freely of his time by caring for the wounded during the Civil War. Though he lived in the city,
he often spent time in the country, developing his strong sense of nature, which carried through to
his poems. In 1855, he collected the verses he had written, and published them in one thin volume,
“Leaves of Grass” a book which he revised and rewrote all the rest of his life. The book was
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ridiculed by some poets and generally ignored by the others, probably because his verse forms
were not traditional. He had felt that it was necessary to achieve a new poetic form in order to
communicate his views. His reputation didn’t grow until after his death, and it reached a high point
in 1920s. Since then, Whitman’s style has greatly influenced modern poets.
1. The best title for this passage is
A. Leaves of Grass. B. Walt Whitman.
C. A Country Man. D. Poetry : A New Form.
2. The word “rambled” in line 2 is most similar to the meaning of
A. stopped briefly. B. marched excitedly.
C. travelled quickly. D. walked slowly.
3. In the phrase “making them his own” in line 3, he is
A. owning them. B. changing them.
C. understanding them. D. working for them.
4. Whitman’s big-heartedness is shown by his
A. visiting the countryside. B. being an individualist.
C. caring for the wounded. D. rewriting Leaves of Grass.
5. The passage says that during Whitman’s life time, other poets
A. laughed at him. B. communicated with him.
C. praised him. D. accepted him.

< VIII> : Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1. They will spend two years building the house.
- It will take them two years to build the house.
2. Their game of badminton is always on Saturday.
- They always play badminton on Saturday.
3. She always walks to school.
- She always goes to school on foot.
4. Whose handbag is this?
- Whom does this handbag belong to?.
5. I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
- Getting into work this morning was a bit difficult for me .
6. You still remember the flight of July 14, don’t you?
- You don’t forget the flight of July 14, 1995, do you ?.
7. Someone told me about the change of the plan.
- I was told about the change of the plan.
8. He felt sick from eating too many cakes.
- Because he ate too many cakes, he felt sick.
9. Someone knocked at the door in the middle of our lunch.
- While we were having our lunch, someone knocked at the door .
10. Mr.Vy often spends 15 minutes leading the buffalo to the field.
- It takes Mr.Vy 15 minutes to lead the buffalo to the field.