UNIT 7: SAVING ENERGY

A. VOCABULARY
Please choose the correct answer (tick in the box) among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
See the example below.
0. Helen is my aunt's daughter. She's my__________
A.  sister. B.  nephew. C.  cousin. D.  niece.
1. Can you__________the light? It's too dark to do homework.
A.  turn on B.  turn off C.  turn in D.  turn at
2. What are you__________? - My pen. I've lost it.
A.  looking at B.  looking for
C.  looking after D.  looking
3. There are__________methods and inventions to use solar energy.
A.  saving-energy B.  energy-saving
C.  energy-saved D.  saved-energy
4. She was so surprised to see the bill that she__________onto the floor.
A.  fell B.  fall C.  felt D.  fallen
5. She had to pay an enormous amount of money this month for the international__________
A.  calls. B.  telephones C.  phones D.  dials
6. Could you give me some advice on how to behave__________them?
A.  towards B.  with C.  for D.  to
7. A new washing machine will be __________this afternoon.
A.  installed B.  set C.  placed D.  put
8. These children are used to living__________
A.  in luxurious B.  in luxury C.  on luxurious D.  on luxury
9. It is no wonder that his words have a strong__________on his relatives
A.  effect B.  effective C.  affection D.  affective
10. Scientists are looking for an effective way to reduce energy__________
A.  consume B.  consumption C.  use D.  usage
11. We can read easily__________
A.  in the day light. B.  during the day light
C.  in the light day D.  during the light day.
12. She won’t take all these bags because she likes to__________
A.  travel lightly B.  travel light
C.  lightly travel D.  light travel
13. We are completely short of food and water now. A number of people have died due to__________
A.  the shortage B.  shortlist C.  short D.  shorten
14. __________, all we have to do is save our natural resources.
A.  To sum up B.  To sum down
C.  To sum on D.  To sum in
15. Can you show me your__________report of the trip?
A.  summary B.  summarized
C.  summarizing D.  summarization
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE!
I. Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct
0. The weather__________nice yesterday.
A.  is B.  was C.  will be D.  has been
1. This man is so deaf that he can't hear everything the teacher says.
__________he can understand by listening to his main ideas.
A.  Therefore B.  However C.  So D.  But
2. Is she an actress__________a singer? - An actress.
A.  or B.  therefore C.  so D.  but
3. She was tired__________she took a rest before continuing her work.
A.  because B.  however C.  but D.  so
4. We__________working collaboratively on the project.
A.  asked B.  suggested C.  told D.  aid
5. It is__________that we stop working and have a holiday.
A.  recommending B.  recommended
C.  recommends D.  to recommend
6. She remembered__________the gas before going out.
A.  turning on B.  turning off
C.  burning on D.  burning
7. She suggested __________ money for the poor people in the region.
A.  to save B.  saving C.  to saving D.  save
8. It was important that he__________to help us.
A.  agreed B.  agrees C.  agreeing D.  agree
9. It is__________that we have our hair cut at that hairdresser's.
A.  suggestion B.  suggesting C.  suggested D.  suggest
10. Who__________your house when you are away from home?
A.  looks on B.  looks in C.  looks after D.  looks at
11. Why don't you__________with your university study?
A.  go in B.  go at C.  go by D.  go on
12. After coming home, she cleaned the floor__________cooked dinner.
A.  so B.  and C.  to D.  as well
13. She didn't understand the matter__________she didn't ask for help.
A.  but B.  nevertheless
C.  however D.  or
14. She__________that we were not strong enough to do the job.
A.  requested B.  said C.  suggested D.  told
15. It is interesting__________she know the truth.
A.  that B.  knowing C.  to know D.  know
II. One of four underlined word(s)/phrase(s) should be corrected by choosing among A, B, C or D
in answer sheet (please fill in the entire circle darkly and completely) and the mistakes must be
changed into correct ones to complete the sentences. See the example below.
Answer sheet
0. A. O B.  C. O D. O
plays → play
1. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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2. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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3. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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4. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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5. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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6. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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7. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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8. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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9. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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10. A. O B. O C. O D. O
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1. Who will look for your business affairs while you are away?
A B C D
2. Don't turn on the TV, please. I am so tired to watch it.
A B C D
3. She keeps for making noise although her parents asked her not to do it.
A B C D
4. Would you mind turn on the light, please? I can't sleep with a light.
A B C D
5. The patient is looked at by the doctor in the hospital because she doesn't have any relatives.
A B C D
6. We can't turned on with our plan if the weather is rainy.
A B C D
7. She is out of work now and therefore is look after any jobs in the city.
A B C D
8. They turn in the radio to listen to some news.
A B C D
9. He couldn’t sleep so he turn off the TV to watch some programs.
A B C D
10. I can help you looking in your sick mother while you are on holiday.
A B C D
III. Some of the following sentences are incorrect. Please underline the mistakes and correct them
in the dotted lines. With the correct sentences, tick () alternative.
0. He laughed because the girl was funny. ____________
00. I am hungry because I ate a lot of food. ______so______
1. The teacher requested that all students left the room. ______________
2. She suggested to go to the dancing club tonight. ______________
3. Although it was raining, they went out for a drink. ______________
4. In spite of he is a good singer, he is not famous. ______________
5. Could you turn on the light, please? I want to read ______________
this magazine.
6. They went on to look for the missing child when it ______________
started to get dark.
7. Don’t to forget to bring me the book. ______________
8. It was necessary that he came on time. ______________
9. Who is taking after your mother in the hospital? ______________
10. However she is not rich, she is generous. ______________
IV. Fill each gap with a suitable word.
For most North American households, lighting accounts (0) for 10 percent to 15 percent of the
(1)___________ bill. However, this amount can be reduced (2) ___________replacing an ordinary 100-
watt light bulb with an (3) ___________-saving bulb. These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of
standard bulbs and last eight times longer. Therefore consumers can (4) ___________about US$7 to $21
per bulb.
In Europe, there is a labelling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing (5) ___________and tumble
dryers. The label tells the consumer (6) ___________energy efficient each model is, compared with other
appliances (7) ___________the same category.
Ultimately, these innovations will save (8) ___________as well as conserving the Earth's resources.
C. SPEAKING
I. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B. See the example
Column A Column B
1. What is space exploration? A. Yeah. They encourage an interest in sports.
2. I think the Olympic Games are great. I can’t They also help bring about better international
wait for the next ones. understanding. We need more of that.
3. Every city need lotteries, I think. B. That is how we learn about the universe we live
4. Action movies must be fun but I don’t think they in. That’s pretty important, isn’t it?
are really good for young people. C. They are always violent. I never let the kids
5. These days smokers can’t have cigarettes watch them.
anywhere. It’s terrible. D. They can raise money for the city. They’re a
much better way of raising money than taxes.
E. So you are all smoking in public?
II. Fill the blank dotted lines by using given dialogues in the box to complete the conversations. See
the example below.
Man: Did you understand the experiment that Bill mentioned in the group presentation?
Woman: (0) The one about the fall?
Man: Sure. The astronaut held a hammer in one hand a feather in the other. Then he dropped
them at the same time.
Woman: ... and (1)_______________________________
Man: Yes. So that proves Galileo’s theory that all objects fall at the same rate in the absence of
resistance.
Woman: Okay. That was the part that was missing for me.
(2) _______________________________
Man: Oh. Well, since there is no air resistance on the moon, it is the ideal environment for the e
xperiment.
Woman: That makes sense.
Man: But didn’t they say (3) _______________________________
Woman: Right again. Because gravity only governs vertical motion like lifting, but not horizontal
motion (4) _______________________________
Man: Thanks for going over with me.
Woman: You’re welcome. I really liked the presentation.
(5) _______________________________

A. The part about resistance.

B. that it was just as difficult to push the hammer long the
surface when it fell.
C. both of them hit the ground at the same time.
D. I think the group
E. like pushing.

D. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part
0. A.  cat B.  hat C.  that D.  hate
1. A.  bill B.  pipe C.  mile D.  side
2. A.  hold B.  know C.  told D.  shop
3. A.  faucet B.  bathe C.  save D.  cake
4. A.  club B.  plumber C.  pub D.  reduce
5. A.  owner B.  enormous C.  photo D.  motor
II. Choose the word with the different stressed syllable (different between the first and the second
syllable).
0. A.  person B.  enough C.  picture D.  people
1. A.  replace B.  luxury C.  company D.  realize
2. A.  tasty B.  consume C.  surface D.  household
3. A.  energy B.  contest C.  electricity D.  ordinary
4. A.  label B.  ultimate C.  comfort D.  efficient
5. A.  order B.  standard C.  conserve D.  quarter
6. A.  model B.  product C.  resource D.  soccer
7. A.  dryer B.  backpack C.  written D.  category
8. A.  contact B.  restaurant C.  company D.  attention
9. A.  notice B.  regular C.  potato D.  celebrate
10. A.  collect B.  summer C.  shortage D.  motorcycle
E. READING
I. Check T for true anh F for false. See the example

In humankind's millions of years on earth, many types of energy

resources have been utilised. However, in the last ninety years,
petroleum has become by far the most important. Accounting for over 50
percent of all energy consumed, it is so essential that, without petroleum,
we could be faced with economic disaster.
Of course, the earth's supply of petroleum will not last forever, and in
fact, it will disappear sooner than most people believe. At the current rate
of consumption, the world's proven oil reserves may be exhausted within
forty or fifty years

___T___ 0. The passage is about energy.

_______ 1. People have utilised different kinds of energy resources.
_______ 2. Energy has only been used for a short time.
_______ 3. Petroleum has become the most essential for more a century now.
_______ 4. Without petroleum, our economies will not be affected.
_______ 5. We have an endless supply of petroleum on the earth.
II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following questions below.
Radar is an electronic device that can “see” great distances (1)___________ fog, rain, snow, clouds,
and darkness. It can find and accurately (2) ___________ missiles, air-craft, ships, cities, rainstorms, and
mountains.
Radar uses radio waves (3) ___________light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This (4)
___________ it likely for radar to locate many kinds of objects at greater distances (5) ___________the
eye can see.
Radar became an (6) ___________military device during World War II. Today, networks of radar
lookout stations guard the United States and Canada 24 hours a day (7) ___________ long-range missiles
and airplanes. Patrol planes and ships search the oceans (8) ___________radar for hostile ships and
aircraft. Airports use radar to (9) ___________ planes safely to earth in fog or storms. Radar helps
weathermen warn of (10) ___________hurricanes and tornadoes.
1. A. despite of B. despite C. although D.even though
2. A. locate B. locating C. located D. location
3. A. instead B. instead of C. in spite of D. despite of
4. A. make B. makes C. do D. does
5. A. more than B. than C. that D. as
6. A. import B. importance C. important D. importantly
7. A. against B. for C. to D. with
8. A. by B. with C. on D. at
9. A. guiding B. guide C. scouting D. scout
10. A. approach B. approached C. to approach D. approaching
F. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
0. She couldn't come to class because she was ill.
of
She couldn't come to class because of her illness.
1. Although she was not beautiful, she took part in a beauty contest
But
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2. It was raining so we decided to postpone our camping.
Since
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3. She suggested that they sing a song.
Singing
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4. They recommend that we buy books in the new bookshop
Recommended
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5. She couldn't join us because she was busy.
So
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6. In spite of a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.
Although
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7. Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
About
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8. They requested we leave the place at once.
It
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9. Their parents don't appreciate his help, do they?
Appreciated
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10. She was tired and therefore wanted to go home.
Because
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II. Build sentences based on the given cues. See the example.
0. it/ necessary/ we/ home/ now.
It is necessary that we so home now.
1. why/ you/ not/ turn/ on/ light/ room?
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2. yesterday/ they/suggest/ she/ stay/ her uncle/ holiday.
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3. he/ turn/ off/ gas/ after/ he/ finish/ cooking.
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4. although/ he/ not like/ listen/ music/ he/ go/ concert/ her/ last week.
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5. it/ important/she/ know/ how/ behave/ when/ grow up.
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6. Nobody/ like/ behave/ badly/ in public/do/ they?
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7. It/ then/ suggested/ students/ wait/ outside/before/ professor/ come.
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8. what/ Western/ consumers/ interested?
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G. FUN CORNER
Please see the proverbs in English and find their equivalents in Vietnamese.

First think, then speak

First come,
first served
 ANSWER KEY
A. VOCABULARY
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. B
9. A 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. A
B. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
I.
l. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C
II.
1. A: look for → look after
2. C: so → too
3. A: keeps for → kept on
4. B: turn on → turning on
5. A: looked at → looked after
6. A: turned on → go on
7. C: look after → looking for
8. A: turn in → turned on
9. B: turn off → turned on
10. A: looking in → look after
III.
1. left → leave
2. to go → going
3. 
3. In spite of → Although
5. 
4. to look for → looking for
7. to forget → forget
8. came → come
9. taking after → looking after
10. However → Although
IV.
1. electricity 2. By 3. Energy 4. save
5. machines 6. How 7. In 8. money
C. SPEAKING
I.
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. E
II.
(1) C (2) A (3) B (4) E (5) D
D. PHONETICS
I.
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
II.
l. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. A
E. READING
I. Reading
1. T
2. F: In humankind's millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources have been utiliseD.
3. F: In the last ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important.
4. F: Without petroleum, we could be faced with economic disaster.
5. F: The earth's supply of petroleum will not last forever.
II.
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. D
F. WRITING
I.
1. She was not beautiful but she took part in a beauty contest.
2. We decided to postpone our camping since it was raining.
3. She suggested their singing a song.
4. It is recommended that we buy books in the new bookshop.
5. She was busy so she couldn't join us.
6. Although she had a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.
7. What about going to the cinema tonight?
8. It was requested that we leave the place at once.
9. His help is not appreciated by their parents, is it?
10. Because she was tired, she wanted to go home.
II.
1. Why don't you turn on the light in the room?
2. Yesterday they suggested that she stay with her uncle for the holiday.
3. He turned off the gas after he finished cooking.
4. Although he didn't like to listen to music, he went to the concert with her last week.
5. It is important that she knows how to behave when she grows up.
6. Nobody likes behaving badly in public, do they?
7. It was then suggested that all the students wait outside before the professor came.
8. What are Western consumers interested in?
G. FUN CORNER
First think, then speak: Ăn có nhai, nói có nghĩ.
First come, first served: Trâu chậm uống nước đục. / Ai đến trước người ấy được.