SBT 10 Key hk1 2023 2024

Gia Dinh High school – English Department – Grade 10
INTRODUCTION
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
VOCABULARY: likes and dislikes, sports and hobbies,
school subjects, describing people
GRAMMAR: Present simple and present continuous,
articles (a/an/the)
IA LIKES AND DISLIKES

1. skateboarding /ˈskeɪtbɔ:dɪŋ/ (n) môn trượt ván
2. ice skating /ˈaɪs skeɪtɪŋ/ (n) môn trượt băng
(roller skating môn trượt patin hai hàng bánh lăn)
(roller blading = in-line skating môn trượt patin một hàng bánh lăn)
3. PE = Physical Education môn thể dục (trong trường học)
4. board game /ˈbɔ:d ɡeɪm/ (n) trò chơi trên bàn cờ (cờ vua, cờ tướng, cờ cá ngựa, cờ vây…)
5. drama /ˈdrɑ:mə/ (n) môn kịch nghệ
IB PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. That’s a shame! /ʃeɪm/ Thật là đáng tiếc!
2. pack /pæk/ (v) đóng gói, thùng
3. take long: tốn nhiều thời gian
4. trainers /ˈtreɪnərz/ (n) giày thể thao
IC DESCRIBING PEOPLE
1. fair (hair/skin) /feə(r)/ (a) màu vàng, sáng (từ màu vàng nhạt đến nâu nhạt, để phân biệt với màu sẫm,
đen)
2. medium-length (a) tóc dài trung bình (quá vai một chút)
3. straight /streɪt/ (a) (tóc) thẳng
4. wavy /ˈweɪvi/ (a) tóc lượn sóng
5. curly /ˈkɜ:li/ (a) tóc xoăn (xoăn hơn tóc wavy)
(Xét về độ xoăn của tóc: straight - wavy - curly - coily)
ID ARTICLES
1. high-tech /ˌhaɪ ˈtek/ (a) có sử dụng công nghệ cao
2. virtual /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/ (a) ảo, được tạo ra bởi phần mềm máy tính
3. three-dimensional images /ˌθri:daɪˈmenʃənl/, /ˌθri:dɪˈmenʃənl/ hình ảnh 3 chiều (dài, rộng, sâu)
4. bring something alive: làm cho trở nên sống động
5. earthquake /ˈɜ:θkweɪk/ (n) động đất
6. interactive whiteboard = IWB (n) bảng tương tác điện tử (bảng trắng có kết nối máy vi tính, có thể viết
bằng bút hay tương tác bằng tay như một máy tính bảng cỡ cực đại)
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A. VOCABULARY:
Choose the best option:
1. Eric wants to be a vet because he ___ animals a lot.
A. would like B. likes C. doesn’t mind D. can’t stand
2. A: What ___ you like for dinner tonight? B: Steak and chips.
A. would B. can C. shall D. are
3. Sue ___ reading a lot so she doesn’t want to study literature.
A. likes B. hates C. is keen on D. doesn’t mind
4. I ___ hearing lies. I hate liars.
A. love B. am crazy about C. can’t stand D. don’t mind
5. A: What ____ Rick like doing in his free time? B: Playing football.
A. would B. do C. does D. can
6. He is a _____ boy. He spends a lot of time studying.
A. studious B. study C. studiously D. studying
7. A: Are you interested ______ playing computer games? B: Yes, I am.
A. in B. at C. on D. about
8. __________ is more of a learned skill than a natural talent, said Steven Demorest, a music education
professor at Northwestern University.
A. Singing B. To sing C. Being a singer D. Singer
9. When _______, you need to alter your movements so you skate smoothly and accurately.
A. sliding B. skateboarding C. surfing D. dancing
10. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop
and net called a ________.
A. ball B. court C. goalie D. basket
11. ________ is considered the highest-selling board game of all time. In the US alone, around 3 million
copies are sold every year.
A. Volleyball B. Bowling C. Chess D. Cycling
12. I don’t do sports. Actually, I think I could never play team sports - I lack the competitive _____.
A. spirit B. like C. interest D. thought
13. A high-quality PE (______ Education) curriculum enables all students to enjoy and succeed in many
kinds of physical activity.
A. Physics B. Physical C. Personal D. Popular
14. A ____ person is a person who likes literature very much; studying or writing literature.
A. literature B. literate C. literary D. literacy
15. IT, short for Information _____, is generally associated with the application of technology to deal
with business issues.
A. Teaching B. Tools C. Technical D. Technology
16. At school, I study many _____ such as Maths, Physics, English and so on.
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A. subjects B. topics C. lessons D. units

17. Electric _____ are generally the easiest to play: the strings are usually thinner, the ‘action’ is lower
and therefore the strings are easier to press down.
A. pianos B. drums C. guitars D. turntables
18. A: How is _____ scored? B: The more pins you knock down, the more points you score.
A. football B. ice hockey C. chess D. bowling
19. She has got _____ hair.
A. long blond straight B. long straight blond C. straight long blond D. blond straight long
20. He is a small man with a salt-and-pepper _______, very bright brown ______ and a perpetual case of
bed- ______.
A. beard / eyes / head B. head / beard / eyes C. beard / head / eyes D. head / eyes / beard
21. Well what would you do? Just ____ yourself in my shoes.
A. put B. take C. find D. let
22. His _____ is very yellow, his long dark _____ and eyebrows slope upwards towards his _____.
A. face / temples / eyes B. eyes / temples / face
C. face / eyes / temples D. temples / face / eyes
23. They won’t let men into the restaurant without a suit and ______.
A. tie B. jacket C. dress D. socks
24. I was putting my shoes ______ when the phone rang.
A. of B. in C. off D. on
25. You don’t need to _____ up to go to the mall - jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
A. dress B. put C. wear D. take
26. He’s starting to get a few grey _____ now.
A. hair B. hairs C. hairy D. hairless
27. If you say a person is ____, it means light hair (not necessarily blond), light complexion, light eyes…
A. fair B. dark C. brown D. yellow
28. The child had _____ _____ curls and large ____ eyes.
A. short / blond / blue B. short / blue / blond C. blond / short / blue D. blond / blue / short
29. Boys used to be dressed ____ short trousers until they reached adulthood.
A. by B. on C. at D. in
30. _____ is not _____ or curly, but curves slightly.
A. Wavy hair / straight B. Straight hair / wavy
C. Wavy hairs / straight D. Straight hairs / wavy
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
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GRAMMAR:
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Present Simple Present Continuous
Things which are always true: Things which are happening at the moment of
 Water boils at 100 degrees. speaking:
 The water is boiling now, so you can put
in the pasta.
Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; true for a Temporary situations:

few years at least):  Julie is living in Paris for a few months
 Julie lives in London. (usually she lives in London).
Situations which are slowly changing:
 I’m getting better and better at speaking
English.
Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits:

 I drink coffee every morning.  I’m drinking too much coffee these days
because I’m so busy at work.
Annoying habits (usually with ‘always’):
 My flat mate is always leaving the
kitchen in a mess!
Future events which are part of a timetable: Definite future plans:

 My plane leaves at eight tonight.  I’m meeting John after class today.
To talk about the future after certain words (‘when’
‘until’ ‘after’ ‘before’ ‘as soon as’):
 I’ll call you when I get home.
To talk about what happens in books, plays and films: To talk about people in pictures and photos:
 At the end of the book, the detective catches the  In this photo, my mother is
killer. walking beside a lake.
Remember: Non–action verbs (or stative verbs) cannot be used in present continuous. They must be used in
present simple. The most frequent are the verbs of the senses (hear, see, smell, look, seem, sound), verbs of
opinion (believe, consider, like, love, hate, prefer, think, etc.), verbs of possession (have, own, belong, etc.).
Other common non-action verbs are: agree, be, depend, need, mean, remember, realise, recognise, seem,
want, etc.
(Adapted from www.perfect-english-grammar.com)
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
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1. Adam ____ to the same school as my sister.

A. goes B. go C. don’t go D. isn’t going
2. I ______ to evening classes at the moment to get ready for the exam.
A. going B. am going C. don’t go D. go
3. We eat dinner as soon as John ____ home from work.
A. get B. gets C. is getting D. getting
4. I _____ dinner just now. Can I call you back?
A. eat B. eats C. am eating D. eating
5. I _______ to work by bus this week because my car is at the garage.
A. go B. am going C. going D. goes
6. More and more people ______ to eat more healthily nowadays.
A. are trying B. try C. tries D. is trying
7. Please, give me my money; I _____ it now.
A. need B. needs C. am needing D. is needing
8. In Johannesburg most people ____ at least five languages.
A. speaks B. speak C. are speaking D. speaking
9. You can’t see Tim now. He _____ a bath.
A. has B. have C. is having D. having
10. Please keep quiet, I ____ to the radio. You know I ____ to the news in the mornings.
A. am listening / listen B. listen / am listening C. is listening / listen D. listens / am listening
11. I never _____ a scarf, but today I _____ one because it’s unusually cold.
A. wear / wear B. wear / wearing C. am wearing / wear D. wear / am wearing
12. Nobody ____ they will win the match.
A. thinks B. think C. is thinking D. thinking
13. You’re very quiet. What ___ you ____?
A. do / think B. are / thinking C. does / think D. is / thinking
14. You could ask Greg if he can help. He _____ a bit about cars.
A. know B. knowing C. is knowing D. knows
15. Each chapter _____ authentic reading texts and a variety of listening and speaking activities.
A. containing B. is containing C. contains D. contain
Exercise 2: Choose the correct tense (Present simple or continuous) to fill in the blanks.
1. Oil (float) ______floats_________ on water.
2. She (run) _____is running__________ because she’s late for school.
3. Our teacher always (give) ________gives_______ us lots of homework.
4. We (not want) ______don’t want_________ to go to that concert.
5. I (not work) _______am not working________ today. I’m on holiday.
6. Archie (not use) _______is not using________ his computer at the moment.
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7. (Tony, live) ______Does Tony live_________ near the park?

8. A: What (you, do) _____are you doing__________? B: I’m trying to fix my calculator.
9. Look! It (snow) _______is snowing________ again. Why does it always snow so much in Russia?
10. My father is very conservative. He (wear) ______wears____ a black suit to the office every day.
GRAMMAR:
A/AN AND THE
A/an and the are articles. They are a type of determiner and they go before a noun.
A/an before a noun shows that what is referred to is not already known to the speaker, listener, writer and/or
reader (it is the indefinite article):
Do you have a car?
A: Do you live in a house?
B: No, actually, I live in an apartment.
The before a noun shows that what is referred to is already known to the speaker, listener, writer and/or reader
(it is the definite article):
Where did we park the car? (The speaker and the listener know what car is being referred to.)
We had to paint the apartment before we sold it. (The speaker and the listener know what apartment is being
referred to.)
The makes a noun specific.
Compare
Have you been The speaker is not asking about any one specific ice rink but is asking whether they
to an ice rink? have been to any ice rink (an doesn’t refer to a specific ice rink)
Have you been The speaker and listener know the ice rink which is being referred to (e.g. the one in
to the ice rink? their town/the local one). The makes the noun ice rink specific.
Not specific Specific (‘the one you and I know’)
When do we use a and when do we use an?

In speaking, we use a before a consonant sound:
a car a house a big truck a wheel a grey day
Warning:
Some words that begin with a vowel letter in writing have a consonant sound:
a united group a university a one-year-old child
We use an before a vowel sound:
an apple an old shoe an orchestra an umbrella
Warning:
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Some words that begin with a consonant letter in writing have a vowel sound:
an hour an MP3 player
How do we pronounce the?
We pronounce the in two ways depending on whether the sound which comes after the is a vowel or a
consonant:
/ði:/ before vowel sounds
the the
exit apple
/ðə/ before consonant sounds
the the
team union
(Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org)
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1. Johnny wants to make __a__ trip to India.
2. Remember to add __an__ ‘S’ if the word is plural.
3. The workers have formed ___a__ union.
4. __An___ unusual thing happened last night.
5. China is such ___a__ fascinating country.
6. ‘___A__ Mr. Gray came to your office this morning. I haven’t seen him before,’ said the secretary to her boss.
7. These eggs cost $12 ___a__ dozen.
8. What __a___ pretty face!
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with ‘the’ where necessary. Put a cross ( X ) if no article is needed.
1. Peter has just returned from __the___ States.
2. We went to Joe’s birthday party last night. __The___ food was nice.
3. Who is __the___ headmaster of this school, please?
4. We are spending our holiday in _The____ Philippines this summer.
5. My father plays __X___ tennis every Sunday morning.
6. It’s fun travelling by __X___ air.
7. Few people have been to ___the__ Himalayas.
8. Visitor: Where’s __the___ office, please?
Girl: It’s on __the___ fifth floor.
Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘X’.

1. He told us that he would be back in __an_ hour.
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2. ‘Will you be free on _X__ Sunday?’ Winnie asked Paul.

3. The ambulance men are attending to __the___ injured.
4. There’s ___a__ U-turn ahead.
5. Mrs. Chan has __an__ 8-year-old daughter.
6. He has __a_ dog and _a__ cat. _The__ dog is friendly, but __the_ cat is not.
7. Mrs Lee said to Diana, ‘I’m cooking the dinner. Please keep __an_ eye on your little brother.’
8. I can’t move this table. Will you please give me __a_ hand?
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UNIT 1 FEELINGS
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
VOCABULARY: adjectives to describe feelings
READING: Matching tasks
LISTENING: Listening for gist
SPEAKING: A structure for narrating events
WRITING: Describing people’s reactions to an event
GRAMMAR: Past simple, Question words
 NEW WORDS
1A HOW DO YOU FEEL?
1. anxious (adj) /ˈæŋkʃəs/lo lắng
2. ashamed (adj) /əˈʃeɪmd/ xấu hổ, hổ thẹn
3. bored (adj) /bɔːd/ chán
4. confused (adj) /kənˈfjuːzd/bối rối, nhầm lẫn
5. cross (adj) /krɒs/ bực mình
6. delighted (adj) /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/vui mừng
7. disappointed (adj) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ thất vọng
8. embarrassed (adj) /ɪmˈbærəst/ lúng túng, bối rối, ngượng ngùng
9. envious (adj) /ˈenviəs/ thèm muốn, ghen tị
10. excited (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ hào hứng
11. frightened (adj) /ˈfraɪtnd/ sợ sệt, sợ hãi
12. proud (adj) /praʊd/ tự hào, kiêu hãnh
13. relieved (adj) /rɪˈliːvd/ thanh thản, nhẹ nhõm
14. shocked (adj) /ʃɒkt/ bị sốc, bị choáng
15. suspicious (adj) /səˈspɪʃəs/ nghi ngờ (ai làm điều sai trái / phi pháp / gian dối)
16. upset (adj) /ˌʌpˈset/ buồn bã
17. emotion (n) /ɪˈməʊʃn/ cảm xúc
18. category (n) /ˈkætəɡəri/ loại
19. tweet (n) /twiːt/ tin nhắn thông qua mạng xã hội Twitter
20. hashtag (n) /ˈhæʃtæɡ/ dấu thăng, từ hay cụm từ có dấu thăng ở đầu để gắn thẻ trong các bài đăng
thông qua mạng xã hội
1B, 1D PAST SIMPLE
1. lottery (n) /ˈlɒtəri/ trò chơi xổ số
2. compare (v) /kəmˈpeə(r)/ so sánh
3. level (n) /ˈlevl/ mức độ
4. normal (adj) /ˈnɔːml/ bình thường
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5. similar (adj) /ˈsɪmələ(r)/ tương tự, giống

6. study (n) /ˈstʌdi/ cuộc nghiên cứu
7. win (n) /wɪn/ (việc) trúng (số), thắng (cuộc thi)
8. huge (adj) /hjuːdʒ/ lớn, to lớn
9. major (adj) /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ lớn, quan trọng, chủ yếu
10. argument (n) /ˈɑːɡjumənt/ cuộc tranh cãi
11. refuse collector (n) /ˈrefjuːs kəlektə(r)/ người thu gom rác
12. charity (n) /ˈtʃærəti/ từ thiện
13. relative (n) /ˈrelətɪv/ bà con quyến thuộc
14. be over (v) /ˈəʊvə(r)/ kết thúc, chấm dứt
15. screen (n) /skriːn/ màn ảnh, màn hình
1F PAINLESS
1. unusual (adj) /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ bất thường
2. medical condition (n) tình trạng bệnh lý
3. realise / realize (v) /ˈriːəlaɪz/ nhận ra, phát hiện
4. injury (n) /ˈɪndʒəri/ sự chấn thương
5. injured (adj) /ˈɪndʒəd/ bị thương, bị đau
6. serious (adj) /ˈsɪəriəs/ nghiêm trọng
7. cut (n) /kʌt/ vết cắt
8. bleed (v) /bliːd/ chảy máu
9. blood (n) /blʌd/ máu
10. sprain (v) /spreɪn/ bong gân, trật khớp
11. painless (adj) /ˈpeɪnləs/ không có cảm giác đau
12. from time to time (adv) thỉnh thoảng
13. rare (adj) /reə(r)/ hiếm gặp
14. trip (v) /trɪp/ bước hụt, vấp
15. ankle (n) /ˈæŋkl/ mắt cá chân
16. bruise (n) /bruːz/ vết bầm
17. genetic disorder (n) chứng rối loạn gen
18. pain signal (n) biểu hiện/ dấu hiệu đau
19. unfortunately (adv) /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ không may
20. cure (n) /kjʊə(r)/ cách chữa trị
1G NARRATING EVENTS
1. bodyboarding (n) /ˈbɒdibɔːdɪŋ/ môn lướt ván nằm sấp
2. awful (adj) /ˈɔːfl/ tồi tệ
3. sunburned (adj) /ˈsʌnbɜːnd/ cháy nắng
4. depressed (adj) /dɪˈprest/ buồn bã, mất hy vọng, trầm cảm
5. exhausted (adj) /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ kiệt sức
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6. frustrating (adj) /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ làm bực mình

7. relief (n) /rɪˈliːf/ sự giải tỏa căng thẳng
8. nightmare (n) /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/ ác mộng
9. science project (n) dự án khoa học
10. terrifying (adj) /ˈterɪfaɪɪŋ/ đáng sợ, kinh sợ
1H A DESCRIPTION OF AN EVENT
1. fake spider (n) /feɪk ˈspaɪdər/ nhện giả
2. play a prank (v) /præŋk/ chơi khăm
3. childish (adj) /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ tính trẻ con, con nít
4. cruel (adj) /ˈkruːəl/ độc ác, tàn nhẫn
5. enormous (adj) /ɪˈnɔːməs/ to lớn
6. joke shop (n) cửa hàng bán đồ chơi (khăm)
7. shower (n) /ˈʃaʊə(r)/ phòng tắm, vòi tắm hoa sen
8. scream (n, v) /skriːm/ la hét, thét
9. chase (v) /tʃeɪs/ rượt, đuổi
10. get over (v) vượt qua
11. disguise (v) /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ giấu, che giấu, ngụy trang
12. eventually (adv) /ɪˈventʃuəli/ cuối cùng, sau cùng
13. suspect (v) /səˈspekt/ nghi ngờ
14. own up (v) thú nhận, thừa nhận
15. forgive (v) /fəˈɡɪv/ tha thứ
16. happy ending (v) kết thúc có hậu
1I THE BRITISH
1. typical (adj) /ˈtɪpɪkl/ đặc trưng
2. be like (v) giống
3. expectation (n) /ˌekspekˈteɪʃn/ mong đợi, trông đợi
4. reserved (adj) /rɪˈzɜːvd/ dè dặt, kín đáo, nội tâm
5. stereotype (n) /ˈsteriətaɪp/ định kiến
6. survey (n) /ˈsɜːveɪ/ cuộc khảo sát
7. foreign national (n) người ngoại quốc
8. aspect (n) /ˈæspekt/ đặc điểm, đặc tính
9. good manner (n) hành vi cư xử lịch thiệp
10. negative (adj) /ˈneɡətɪv/ tiêu cực
11. sense of humor / humour (n) khiếu hài hước
12. culture (n) /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ nền văn hóa
13. in general (adv) nhìn chung
14. spokesman (n) /ˈspəʊksmən/ người phát ngôn
15. the majority (n) /məˈdʒɒrəti/ phần đông, đa số
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WORD FORM
WORD MEANING NOUN VERB ADJ ADV
1. delighted vui mừng delight delight delightful delightfully
/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ delighted delightedly
2. bored chán bore bore bored boringly

/bɔːd/ boredom boring
3. scared sợ scare scare scary

/skeəd/ scared
4. excited hào hứng, excitement excite excited excitedly
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ phấn khởi exciting excitingly
5. envious thèm muốn, envy envy envious enviously
/ˈenviəs/ ganh tị,
đố kỵ
6. emotion cảm xúc emotion emotional emotionally
/ɪˈməʊʃn/ emotionalism emotive emotively
7. shame sự xấu hổ, shame shame shameful shamefully
/ʃeɪm/ sự hổ thẹn shamefulness shameless shamelessly
shamelessness ashamed
unashamed
8. shocked bị choáng shock shock shock shockingly
/ʃɒkt/ shocker shocking
aftershock shocked
shockproof
9. confused bối rối, confusion confuse confused confusedly
/kənˈfjuːzd/ hoang confusing confusingly
mang,
nhầm lẫn
10. disgust ghê tởm, disgust disgust disgusted disgustingly
/dɪsˈɡʌst/ kinh tởm, disgusting
phẫn nộ,
đáng ghét
11. embarrass xấu hổ, embarrassment embarrass embarrassed embarrassingly
/ɪmˈbærəs/ bối rối, embarrassing
thẹn thùng
12. injure làm tổn injury injure injured
thương, làm
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/ˈɪndʒə(r)/ bị thương injurious

13. danger sự nguy danger endanger endangered dangerously
/ˈdeɪndʒə(r)/ hiểm dangerous
14. pain sự đau, pain pain painful painfully
/peɪn/ cơn đau painkiller painless painlessly
painstaking
painkilling
15. genetic di truyền gene genetic genetically
/dʒəˈnetɪk/ genetics (genetically
modified =
genetically
engineered)
16. usual thường usual usually
/ˈjuːʒuəl/ thường
/ˈjuːʒəl/
17. order trật tự, order order disordered
/ˈɔːdə(r)/ thứ tự disorder well-ordered
ordering disorderly
orderly orderly
18. expect mong đợi, expectation expect expectant expectantly
/ɪkˈspekt/ trông chờ expectancy (un)expectedly
life-expectancy
19. type loại, dạng type type typical typically
/taɪp/ stereotype atypical
typology typological
20. fortunate may mắn fortune fortunate fortunately
/ˈfɔːtʃənət/ misfortune unfortunate unfortunately
A. VOCABULARY:
I. Word form:
1. He got a new smart phone for his birthday; he was _____delighted____. DELIGHT
2. The girl feels very tired because her schoolwork is often difficult and ____boring_____. BORE
3. As usual, the child made a few ___careless____ mistakes in his writing. CARE
4. The children were filled with _____excitement____ at the thought of visiting Disneyland. EXCITE
5. The young lady’s success was the _____envy_____ of all her friends. ENVIOUS
6. The accident affected him both physically and ____emotionally______. EMOTION
7. You ought to be ____ashamed_____ of yourself – behave rudely to others. SHAME
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8. If your father read a __shocking____ report about smoking, he would give it up. SHOCK
9. I have difficulty reading maps – they are very ___confusing_____. CONFUSE
10. Dropping litter or throwing rubbish everywhere is really a _____disgusting_____ habit. DISGUST
11. I was in an ____embarrassing_____ situation when I finished meal in a restaurant and found out I left my
wallet at home. EMBARRASS
12. It must have been an ___exciting_____ job opportunity for you. EXCITE
13. Living a green life also means saving ____endangered______ species from extinction. DANGER
14. Breathing in harmful gases is _____injurious_____ to health. INJURE
15. He banged his knee ____painfully_____ against the desk. PAIN
16. ____Genetically______ modified foods allow for reductions in food prices through improved yields and
reliability. GENETIC
17. Tests showed that she had a very ____unusual_____ medical condition: she couldn’t feel any pain.
USUAL
18. It is believed that minor stomach ____disorders______ are common when travelling abroad. ORDER
19. Those who have high ____expectations_____ of marriage life are often disappointed after their getting
married. EXPECT
20. My friend proudly believes that she fits the __stereotype__ of what people think about a good mother.
TYPE
II. Choose the best option:

1. Their neighbours felt ________ when they have got a new Roll Royce.
A. confused B. disappointing C. envious D. proud
2. I wish text books at school were never __________; I keep falling asleep while reading them.
A. embarrassing B. boring C. anxious D. excited
3. Bess was __________ when she won the essay competition.
A. delighted B. upset C. suspicious D. shameful
4. We got a bit ________ when the man said he was a millionaire.
A. confusing B. proud C. bored D. suspicious
5. It was so ________ when someone talked about the same thing over and over again.
A. annoying B. cross C. anxious D. frightened
6. Andrew was __________ that all of the problems were over.
A. shocking B. embarrassed C. relieved D. unfortunate
7. My students are feeling ________ because they have an important exam tomorrow.
A. upset B. contented C. relaxing D. panicky
8. The mother was ________ at how untidy her daughter’s study room often was.
A. dismayed B. optimistic C. enthusiastic D. amazed
9. “How _________ your dress is, I like it very much,” Barbara said to Sandra.
A. terrifying B. jealous C. nervous D. terrific
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10. It is believed that a ________ lottery win may be the start of major problems.
A. large B. big C. lucky D. quick
11. Researches showed that lottery winners felt delighted for a short time and after that their happiness
returned to normal _________.
A. degrees B. standards C. levels D. ranks
12. We advised him to _________ her a call and apologized for what he had done wrong.
A. make B. do C. take D. give
13. “Did you ________ any plan for the weekend?” he asked.
A. do B. make C. tell D. keep
14. They all cried at the end of the film as it was so ______.
A. moving B. astonishing C. tiring D. exciting
15. I didn’t like the present he gave me on my birthday, but I tried to hide my ________.
A. satisfaction B. amusement C. embarrassment D. disappointment
16. Some people have a genetic disorder that means pain ______ do not reach their brains.
A. signs B. signals C. signatures D. gestures
17. A Manchester woman was _________ constant pain after cosmetic surgery.
A. on B. under C. in D. at
18. My sister was a bit cross _______ me when I played a prank ______ her.
A. with/on B. to/with C. on/to D. at/against
19. Most people who come to Britain from other countries have a positive view of the British ______.
A. stereotype B. overall C. majority D. aspect
20. It is estimated that there are more foreign _________ living in the USA than in the UK.
A. persons B. bodies C. nationals D. populations
B. READING:
I. Read the passage and match the questions below with paragraphs A-E of the text:
A. This is the story of 3-year-old Gabby from Minnesota, 7-year-old Miriam from Norway, and 10-
year-old Jamilah from Germany. Each one of these children share an exceedingly rare and dangerous disease
called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain.
B. What is normally disliked but crucial to humans is the ability to feel pain and react accordingly to
its effects. This keeps us safe, alerts us to injury and illness, and protects us from countless things.
C. In the world of Gabby, Miriam, and Jamilah, they cannot experience pain in any way, shape or
form and therefore have a difficult time understanding the perilous situation they are in.
D. This program looks at the struggles they have all faced growing up with this problem and it is both
shocking and heartbreaking to learn of all the terrible injuries they have suffered over time.
E. Needless to say, the hard work, dedication and love that the parents and family members show
toward these special little girls is uplifting and quite admirable. Because of the constant supervision given to
them and the specialized care used in certain instances, these children are leading healthy and productive lives
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today. It is very pleasing to see their happiness and their being able to engage in a variety of everyday
activities that all kids enjoy.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ___________
Paragraph ___A___
1. what unusual medical condition the children share?
Paragraph ___E___
2. what helps them live a happy life?
Paragraph ___B___
3. how important the ability to feel pain is in our life?
4. what problems the children encounter in their life? Paragraph __C_ and __D__
5. why the children can enjoy a normal life? Paragraph __E____
II. Gap-filling:
Many years ago, my forty-four-year-old friend got a big (1) ________ when she won $12 million in the
lottery. It was an enormous prize and she decided not to tell anyone about the win. Unlike most lottery
winners who would (2) _______ their jobs, spend money on expensive holidays or live a very luxury life, my
friend (3) _______ all the money to charities. ‘I don’t need that money and it often (4) ______ more harm
than good,” she said. She felt sorry for patients suffering from cancer or fatal diseases so she chose medical
researches and hospital construction projects throughout her country. (5) _______ she already did was
meaningful and praiseworthy.
1. A. delight B. surprise C. contentment D. hope
2. A. give up B. take away C. insist on D. drop out of
3. A. spent B. campaigned C. volunteered D. donated
4. A. gives B. makes C. takes D. does
5. A. What B. How C. When D. Why
III. Read the passage and match the questions below with paragraphs A-E of the text:
A. “Drop in anytime” and “come see me soon” are idioms often used in social settings in Britain but
seldom meant to be taken literally. It is wise to telephone before visiting someone at home.
B. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says “RSVP”, you should respond to let the
person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to attend.
C. Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for
inviting me, but I will not be able to come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to attend, be sure to tell those
expecting you as far in advance as possible that you will not be there.
D. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do
so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate.
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E. A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate
means to express your appreciation for the invitation.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us ___________
1. what we should do when accepting an invitation to an event in Britain?
Paragraph ___B___
2. what is considered a polite manner when coming to the British’s house for a meal?
Paragraph ___D___
3. what may just be a polite exchange in everyday British life?
Paragraph ___A___
4. when we should call the host to express our appreciation for the invitation in Britain?
Paragraph ___E___
5. why we should consider accepting an invitation in Britain?
Paragraph ___C___
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I. Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. described B. injured C. questioned D. narrated
2. A. graduated B. ashamed C. bored D. confused
3. A. delighted B. disappointed C. excited D. embarrassed
4. A. frightened B. relieved C. shocked D. died
5. A. danced B. founded C. decided D. wanted
6. A. dropped B. moved C. looked D. talked
7. A. married B. studied C. phoned D. learned
8. A. suspected B. interested C. aged D. accepted
9. A. played B. beloved C. bottled D. returned
10. A. electrified B. realised C. burned D. searched
II. Stress: Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. describe B. happy C. frighten D. problem
2. A. delight B. relieve C. confuse D. upset
3. A. suspicious B. embarrass C. disappoint D. completely
4. A. level B. compare C. number D. trouble
5. A. lottery B. several C. relative D. collector
6. A. millionaire B. separately C. strategy D. dialogue
7. A. message B. distract C. bottle D. address
8. A. broken B. worried C. annoyed D. painless
9. A. themselves B. injured C. danger D. playground
10. A. difficult B. scientist C. newspaper D. genetic
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III. GRAMMAR:
PAST SIMPLE
Past simple: form
For regular verbs, we add -ed to the base form of the verb (work–worked) or -d if the verb already ends
in e (move–moved).
In regular one-syllable verbs with a single vowel followed by a consonant, we double the final consonant
when adding -ed to make the past simple:
The bus stopped suddenly.
Who planned this trip?
Past simple: pronunciation of -ed
For regular verbs, there are three possible pronunciations of -ed endings.
/ɪd/ /t/ /d/
after all vowel sounds and after

after all voiceless consonants
after /d/ and /t/ voiced consonants (except /d/)
(except /t/)/k/ /p/ /f/ /s/ /ʃ/ /tʃ/
/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ /l/ /g/ /dʒ/ /z/ /b/ /v/
decided, ended, landed, picked, hopped, laughed, crossed, cried, tried, hurried, weighed, smiled,
started, visited, waited pushed, watched planned, judged, sneezed, lived
Past simple: irregular verbs

Many verbs are irregular. The verb form is the same for all persons (I, you, she, he, it, we, they), and we make
questions and negatives with irregular verbs in the same ways as for regular verbs.
The meal began with soup.
Look what I did!
We flew from New York to Mexico!
She had such a good time.
Past simple: uses
 Definite time in the past
We use the past simple to talk about definite time in the past (often we specify when something happened,
e.g. yesterday, three weeks ago, last year, when I was young):
Did you watch that film yesterday?
He left at the end of November.
When they were young, they hated meat.
 Single or habitual events or states
We use the past simple to talk about single or regular (habitual) events or states in the past.
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He fell off his bike and his friends took him to a doctor.
Events that happened once
She ran out and she phoned my brother.
They travelled to Italy every summer and always stayed in small

Events that happened more
villages on the coast.
than once
As children, we played all kinds of games on the street.
She looked a bit upset.

States
Did you feel afraid?
 When we use the past simple to refer to habitual events, the meaning is similar to used to:
I did a lot of travelling when I was younger. (or I used to do a lot of travelling when I was younger.)
 Past simple and the order of events
When one past event happens after another, the first one mentioned in the past simple happened first and the
second one happened next, and so on. If we change the order of the verbs, this changes the meaning.
Compare
[event 1]I turned off the

light and [event 2]got into bed.
The first event in the past simple happened first. The second
event in the past simple happened second, and so on.
[event 1]I got into bed and [event
2]turned off the light.

1. Rick should know about the meeting because I ___________ him about it yesterday.
A. told B. have told C. am telling D. tell
2. _______ last July while you were both backpacking around Europe?
A. Did you meet B. Have you met C. Are you meeting D. Were you meeting
3. A month ago, I ________ a letter from Neil, but I haven’t replied.
A. had got B. have got C. got D. was getting
4. There ________ a number of different reasons for our arguments.
A. had B. was C. were D. had got
5. It was my birthday last week and my father ________ me a new laptop.
A. was giving B. had given C. gave D. has given
6. My brother and I _________ to chew gum when we were young.
A. was not allowed B. were never allowed C. had never allowed D. have never allowed
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7. Jason ______ at me and smiled whenever he passed by.

A. was looking B. looked C. looks D. is looking
8. The goal keeper had the ball and then he ________ it.
A. had dropped B. was dropping C. drops D. dropped
9. We are living in Oxford. We _________ here five years ago,
A. have moved B. had moved C. are moving D. moved
10. I ________ $20 in the street last Sunday.
A. found B. founded C. had founded D. had found
11. Hannah ________ relieved when she got her exam results.
A. felt B. fell C. had fallen D. had felt
12. When I _______ the phone ring, I ________ writing to answer it.
A. was hearing/stopped B. heard/stopped
C. heard/was stopping D. was hearing/was stopping
13. Since the hotel you stayed during holidays had the pool, _________ every day?
A. do you swim B. have you swum C. were you swimming D. did you swim
14. By the time we _______, the party was almost over.
A. arrive B. were arriving C. arrived D. had arrived
15. Why ________ wake me up as promised?
A. didn’t you B. did not you C. hadn’t you D. had you not
16. I ________ skiing last winter. I went skateboarding.
A. went B. didn’t go C. went not D. did not went
17. Einstein _________ in 1955.
A. was B. died C. studied D. did
18. Last weekend I ___________ a lot of homework.
A. did B. made C. worked D. won
19. They ________ all their money on holiday.
A. chose B. got C. played D. spent
20. ___________ when you were three?
A. Can you read B. Could you read C. Did you read D. Did you can read
WH-QUESTION WORDS
We use question words to ask certain types of questions.
We often refer to these words as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).
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Question word Function Example sentence
what asking for information about something What is your name?
asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can't hear you.

You did what?
what...for asking for a reason, asking why What did you do that for?
when asking about time When did he leave?
where asking in or at what place or position Where do they live?
which/what asking about choice Which/what colour do you want?
who asking what or which person or people Who opened the door?
(subject)
whom asking what or which person or people Whom did you see?
(object)
whose asking about ownership Whose are these keys?

Whose turn is it?
why asking for reason, asking what...for Why do you say that?
how asking about manner How does this work?
asking about condition or quality How was your exam?
how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree (see examples below)
how far distance How far is Pattaya from

Bangkok?
how long length (time or space) How long will it take?
how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?
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how much quantity (uncountable) How much money do you have?
how old age How old are you?
how come asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see her?
(informal)
(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com)

1. ___________ on TV last night? – A very exciting football match.
A. What did you watch B. When did you watch
C. Did you watch D. Didn’t you watch
2. ____________ out on Friday evenings? – To the local club.
A. What did you often go B. Where did you often go
C. How did you often went D. Whom did you go with
3. __________ money did you earn? – About £250 a week.
A. How much B. What C. How many D. Which
4. ___________ bag did you borrow? – Judy′s.
A. Which B. What C. Who’s D. Whose
5. __________ was your old school? – It was very big and friendly.
A. What B. How C. Where D. Which
6. ____________ did it take you to get to the post office? – About half an hour.
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much
7. __________ of the bag did you buy? – Red and yellow.
A. What B. Which of colour C. What colour D. Which
8. ___________ did you take a holiday? – Once a year.
A. When B. How long C. What time D. How often
9. ____________ Greg look like? – He′s tall and thin with brown hair.
A. What does B. How is C. Who looked D. Whom did
10. ___________ did the. Second World War end? – in 1945.
A. Where B. When C. What time D. How long
11.____________ the qualities of a good movie for you?
A. Which was B. How many were C. What were D. Who was
12. __________ like to live – in the city or in the countryside?
A. How did you B. Where you did C. What did you D. Where did you
13. __________ the cake made? – It was for Mary.
A. Who did B. What for did C. For whom was D. Whom was
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14. The question “Why did you do that?” can be best replaced by __________
A. What did you do that for? B. What did you do that?
C. What did you do for that? D. All are correct.
15. _________ – “She had a terrible headache.”
A. What was wrong with her? B. What did the matter with her?
C. What is the trouble with her? D. How was she like?
16. ___________ you to school? – My mother did.
A. Who often took B. Who did often take
C. Whom often took D. Whom did often take
17. _______________ – She was outgoing, hardworking and kind.
A. What did your grandmother look like B. What was your grandmother like
C. How was your grandmother like D. What did your grandmother like
18. ________________– $5.
A. What the price was this tie? B. What was the price of this tie?
C. What did this tie price? D. What did the price of this tie?
19. How much was a cup of coffee?
A. How much did a cup of coffee cost? B. How much did a cup of coffee have?
C. How much did a cup of coffee pay? D. How much did a cup of coffee?
20. _______________ – The best ABBA songs.
A. What are you hearing? B. Who are you listening?
C. Whom are you listening to? D. What are you listening to?
Exercise 3: Transformation
1. The manager usually came and visited his employees when he worked for the company.
-> The manager used TO COME AND VISIT HIS EMPLOYEES WHEN HE WORKED FOR THE
COMPANY.
2. There was once a very big shop at this corner.
-> There used TO BE A VERY BIG SHOP AT THIS CORNER.
3. We spent five hours getting to London.
-> It took us 5 HOURS TO GET TO LONDON.
4. She has been working as a secretary for two years.
-> She started WORKING/TO WORK AS A SECRETARY TWO YEARS AGO.
5. It took her two hours to talk on the phone with him.
-> She spent TWO HOURS TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH HIM.
6. Did they decide to improve their methods of teaching?
-> Did they make A DECISION TO IMPROVE THEIR METHODS OF TEACHING?
7. He had no intention of living there.
-> He didn’t have ANY INTENTION OF LIVING THERE.
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8. He had no wish to intrude on their property.

-> He didn’t WISH TO INTRUDE ON THEIR PROPERTY.
9. He has been working here for 5 years.
-> He started TO WORK/WORKING HERE 5 YEARS AGO.
10. The last time I did that kind of work was a month ago.
-> I last DID THAT KIND OF WORK A MONTH AGO.
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SAMPLE TEST 1
1. A. caused B. happened C. warned D. sacred
2. A. noticed B. lived C. appeared D. showed
3. A. warned B. endangered C. surprised D. stopped
4. A. studied B. reached C. amazed D. worried
5. A. depressed B. sounded C. frustrated D. visited
6. A. people B. culture C. event D. aspect
7. A. foreign B. manner C. dislike D. humour
8. A. quality B. negative C. popular D. researchers
9. A. expectations B. majority C. reality D. experience
10. A. improve B. pleasure C. release D. relate
III. Vocabulary and Grammar: Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following
sentences
11. ________ did you do at the weekend?
A. When B. Why C. What D. How
12. " __________ does Joe like his new motorbike?" "He's crazy about it."
A. How B. What C. When D. Why
13. X: "I'd like to try those shoes on, please." – Y: "_____________"
A. What size are you? B. Are they black? C. Do you like it? D. Where are they?
14. Why did Jimmy ________ so worried?
A. fall B. look C. see D. react
15. When she returned home from work, she ________ a bath.
A. takes B. took C. has taken D. was taking
16. Cigarette smoking can _________ a loss of appetite.
A. hurt B. release C. cause D. treat
17. Children __________ be allowed to play in the street.
A. should B. didn’t C. did D. shouldn’t
18. Everyone was _________ with the result of the competition.
A. pleased B. envious C. confused D. moved
19. X: "What did you buy so much paint ________?" - Y: "I'm going to paint my room again."
A. for B. about C. with D. by
20. Carol is excited _______ her new job.
A. of B. to C. about D. with
21. My sister has been a newsreader on TV _______ she finished university.
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A. after B. before C. when D. since

22. He was lucky to escape from the accident with only ________ injuries.
A. important B. serious C. minor D. major
23. They missed the ferry. It had gone by the time they _______ the pier.
A. reached B. were reaching C. had reached D. have reached
24. I enjoyed the film but I was confused about its ending. It didn’t _______ sense.
A. have B. take C. make D. get
25. He wanted to give her a ________ party on her birthday.
A. surprising B. surprise C. surprised D. surprisingly
26. The teacher got _________ when he was impolitely interrupted.
A. cross B. joked C. painful D. injured
27. Do you know _________ this handbag might be?
A. whom B. who's C. who D. whose
28. The film is based on a ________ novel about the effects of war.
A. move B. moved C. moving D. movement
29. What _________ the weather like during your holidays there?
A. does B. did C. was D. are
30. By the time I got to the dentist, the pain __________ my tooth had stopped.
A. in B. on C. with D. of
IV. GAP-FILLING: Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word which best fits the numbered blank
in the passage
During the (31)________ years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to
dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school. This is a normal
development of this age. Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming
(32)________ of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually
unwilling to talk if they believe that questions are trying to check up on them.
Parents should (33)_______ their best to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future
plans but should not push them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for danger
(34)_______. Some young people in trying to be adult may experience with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking.
Parents need to watch for their unusual (35)_______ which may be connected with these and help if
necessary.
31. A. early B. teenage C. childhood D. recent
32. A. free B. confident C. dependent D. independent
33. A. exercise B. attempt C. make D. do
34. A. signs B. injuries C. conditions D. expectations
35. A. mood B. feeling C. behaviour D. situation
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V. READING: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank
A. Everyone wants to win big at the lottery, whether they admit it or not. It's a life-changing event, the
one that can transform someone's life for the better. What you might not know, however, is that winning the
lottery can sometimes be more trouble than it is actually worth. The more money you have, the more potential
problems could arise, especially problems with those you’ve loved deep down.
B. Lottery winners may encounter with people taking advantage of them or mooching friends who
want to benefit from their newfound wealth. Sandra Hayes of Missouri split a $224 million Powerball prize
with 11 people, but she soon found that certain acquaintances were more interested in her assets than her
friendship. She said that when she dined out with her friends, they would belatedly announce that they didn't
have enough money to foot the bill.
C. Your winning might also bring out the worst in family members too. When Denise Rossi won a
$1.3 million jackpot in 1996 she abruptly decided to divorce her husband without telling him about the prize
money in order to keep it all to herself. One Pennsylvania man, William Post, won $16.2 million in 1988,
and was pursued by a hit man hired by his brother who hoped to inherit a share of the winnings.
In which paragraph does the writer ….

36. tell us the reason why people buy lottery tickets? PARAGRAPH ____A_____
37. tell us about the trouble lottery winners got into with their friendship? PARAGRAPH ___B____
38. give us an example of family breakdown due to lottery winnings? PARAGRAPH ____C_____
39. tell us the reason why lotter winners decided to end their relationship? PARAGRAPH ____C____
40. tell us that lottery winning is troublesome? PARAGRAPHS ___A___, ___B___, ____C_____
VI. WORD FORM: Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the given words in
parentheses
41. They all looked ____enviously______ at her brand-new car. (ENVY)
42. My friend felt tired from _____boredom_____ than from work. (BORED)
43. She felt a bit ____suspicious______ when the stranger was very kind to her. (SUSPECT)
44. This Micheline-starred restaurant __prides_______ itself on being the best restaurant in the area.
(PROUD)
45. The child gave him a ___disgusted____ look when he was cruel to the dog. (DISGUST)
VII. QUESTION MAKING: Make WH-questions of the following sentences

46. Mr. Pike worked in the city bank many years ago.
 HOW LONG AGO DID MR. PIKE WORK IN THE CITY BANK?
47. Sarah lived in Rome when she was young.
 WHERE DID SARAH LIVE WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG?
48. His father drank wine whenever he felt depressed.
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 WHEN DID HIS FATHER DRINK WINE?

49. We met an old friend of ours in London.
 WHOM DID YOU MEET IN LONDON?
50. John put salt on the girl’s ice cream.
 WHO PUT SALT ON THE GIRL’S ICE CREAM?
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UNIT 2 ADVENTURE
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
VOCABULARY: landscape features, landscape adjectives,
prepositions of movement and position
READING: Gapped sentence tasks
LISTENING: Listening for key words and antonyms
SPEAKING: A structure for a photo description
WRITING: Using abbreviations and short forms
GRAMMAR: Past simple and past continuous
* NEW WORDS
2A: LANDSCAPES
1. landscape (n) /ˈlændskeɪp/: phong cảnh
2. feature (n) /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/: nét đặc trưng
3. cave (n) /keɪv/: cái hang
4. cliff (n) /klɪf/: vách đá
5. desert (n) /ˈdezət/: sa mạc
6. shore (n) /ʃɔː(r)/: bờ (biển)
7. stream (n) /striːm/: suối
8. valley (n) /ˈvæli/: thung lũng
9. volcano (n) /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/: núi lửa
10. waterfall (n) /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/: thác nước
11. icy (Adj) /ˈaɪsi/: băng giá/ đóng băng
12. shallow (Adj) /ˈʃæləʊ/: nông
13. steep (Adj) /stiːp/: dốc
2B: Past Continuous
1. backpack (n) /ˈbækpæk/: ba lô
2. step (v) /step/: bước đi
3. platform (n) /ˈplætfɔːm/: sân ga
4. square (n) /skweə(r)/: quảng trường
5. pavement (n) /ˈpeɪvmənt/: vỉa hè
6. street vendor /striːt ˈvendə(r)/: người bán hàng rong
7. argue (v) /ˈɑːɡjuː/ tranh cãi
2C: Listening
1. adrenaline junky/junkie /əˈdrenəlɪn ˈdʒʌŋki/: người mê phiêu lưu
2. extreme sport /ɪkˈstriːm spɔːt/: môn thể thao mạo hiểm
3. athletic (Adj) /æθˈletɪk/: (thuộc) điền kinh, (thuộc) thể thao
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4. brave (Adj) /breɪv/: dũng cảm

5. impressive (Adj) /ɪmˈpresɪv/: ấn tượng
6. remote (Adj) /rɪˈməʊt/: xa xôi, hẻo lánh
7. risky (Adj) /ˈrɪski/: mạo hiểm
8. spectacular (Adj) /spekˈtækjələ(r)/: đẹp mắt, ngoạn mục
9. thrilling (Adj) /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/: phấn khích, thú vị
10. base jumping / beɪs dʒʌmpɪŋ/: môn nhảy dù (người chơi nhảy từ Buildings (các tòa nhà), Antenna (cột
ăng-ten), Spans (các cây cầu) và Earth (vách đá dốc) trong bộ đồ đặc biệt gọi là wingsuit).
11. far-away (Adj)/ fɑː əˈweɪ/: xa xôi
12. courageous (Adj) /kəˈreɪdʒəs/: dũng cảm
13. venue (n) /ˈvenjuː/ địa điểm tổ chức các cuộc họp, buổi hòa nhạc hay các sự kiện thể thao
14. unwilling (Adj) /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/: không sẵn lòng
15. appeal (n) /əˈpiːl/: sự lôi cuốn, sức quyến rũ
16. breathtaking (Adj) /ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ/: hấp dẫn, ngoạn mục
2E: Word skills
1. theory (n) /ˈθɪəri/: lý thuyết
2. adventure (n) /ədˈventʃə(r)/: sự phiêu lưu mạo hiểm, cuộc phiêu lưu
3. exploration (n) /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/: sự khám phá
4. attempt (n) /əˈtempt/: sự nỗ lực, cố gắng
5. set off: bắt đầu, khởi hành
6. circumnavigate (v) /ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt/: đi vòng quanh (trái đất, ..) bằng đường biển
7. motivate (v) /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/: thúc đẩy, làm động cơ thúc đẩy
8. entertain (v) /ˌentəˈteɪn/: giải trí
9. rescue (v) /ˈreskjuː/ cứu
10. accomplish (v) /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/: đạt được, hoàn thành (mục tiêu)
11. employ (v) /ɪmˈplɔɪ/: thuê (ai làm việc gì)
2F: Reading
1. disaster (n) /dɪˈzɑːstə(r)/: thảm họa
2. sea creature /siː ˈkriːtʃə(r)/: sinh vật biển
3. sailor (n) /ˈseɪlə(r)/: thủy thủ
4. nightmare (n) /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/: cơn ác mộng
5. sink (v) /sɪŋk/: chìm (thuyền)
6. captain (n) /ˈkæptɪn/: thuyền trưởng
7. exhausted (Adj) /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/: kiệt sức
8. eventually (Adv) /ɪˈventʃuəli/: cuối cùng
9. tragic (Adj) /ˈtrædʒɪk/: bi kịch
10. disgusting (Adj) /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/: ghê tởm, kinh tởm, khó chịu
11. fantastic (Adj) /fænˈtæstɪk/: tuyệt vời, rất tốt
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12. filthy (Adj) /ˈfɪlθi/: dơ bẩn, bẩn thỉu

13. starving (Adj) /stɑːvɪŋ/: đói khát
14. enormous (Adj) /ɪˈnɔːməs/: to lớn, khổng lồ
15. massive (Adj) /ˈmæsɪv/: to lớn, đồ sộ
16. gigantic (Adj) /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/: khổng lồ
17. giant (adj) /ˈdʒaɪənt/: khổng lồ
18. immense (Adj) /ɪˈmens/: mênh mông, bao la, rộng lớn
2G: Speaking
1. speculate (v) /ˈspekjuleɪt/: suy đoán
2. helmet (n) /ˈhelmɪt/: nón bảo hiểm
3. dinghy (n) /ˈdɪŋɡi/: xuồng hơi bằng cao su
4. life jacket /ˈlaɪf dʒækɪt/: áo phao
5. paddle (n) /ˈpædl/: mái chèo
6. pole (n) /pəʊl/: cái cọc (lều)
7. rope (n) /rəʊp/: dây thừng
8. rucksack (n) /ˈrʌksæk/ (BrE) = backpack: ba lô
9. harness (n) /ˈhɑːnɪs/: bộ yên cương (ngựa)
10. nervous (adj) /ˈnɜːvəs/: lo lắng
11. scared (adj) /skeəd/: sợ hãi
12. judge (v) /dʒʌdʒ/: phán đoán, đánh giá
2H: An invitation
1. abseiling (n) /ˈæbseɪlɪŋ/ (BrE): = rappelling /ræˈpelɪŋ/ (AmE): môn thể thao gần giống như leo núi, người
chơi trượt, đu mình xuống núi với một sợi dây
2. jet-skiing (n) /ˈdʒet skiːɪŋ/: môn lái mô tô nước
3. kayaking (n) /ˈkaɪækɪŋ/: môn chèo thuyền kayak
4. mountain biking: môn thể thao đạp xe trên địa hình núi
5. orienteering (n) /ˌɔːriənˈtɪərɪŋ/: môn chạy định hướng / chạy địa hình điều hướng (sử dụng điều hướng với
bản đồ và la bàn để tìm các điểm khác nhau trên địa hình đa dạng và xa lạ)
6. paintballing (n) /ˈpeɪntbɔːlɪŋ/: môn bắn súng sơn (người chơi loại đối thủ bằng cách bắn súng sơn vào
người đối thủ)
7. quad biking (n) /ˈkwɒd baɪkɪŋ/: đua xe địa hình (xe máy 3 hoặc 4 bánh)
8. rock climbing (n) /ˈrɒk klaɪmɪŋ/: môn leo núi đá
9. kitesurfing (n) /ˈkaɪtsɜːfɪŋ/: môn lướt ván với diều
10. fancy (v) /ˈfænsi/: thích
2I: Culture
1. wreck (v) /rek/: đắm (tàu, thuyền)
2. survive (v) /səˈvaɪv/: sống sót
3. offshore (Adj) /ˌɒfˈʃɔː(r)/: ở ngoài biển, ở ngoài khơi
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4. ashore (Adj) /əˈʃɔː(r)/: trên bờ, gần bờ

5. recover (v) /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/: hồi phục
6. tragedy (n) /ˈtrædʒədi/: bi kịch
7. determined (Adj) /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/: kiên quyết
8. sail (v) /seɪl/: đi thuyền buồm
9. depart (v) /dɪˈpɑːt/: khởi hành
10. relatively (Adv) /ˈrelətɪvli/: khá, tương đối
11. make up for: bù đắp
12. severe (Adj) /sɪˈvɪə(r)/: khắc nghiệt, khốc liệt
13. solo (adv) /ˈsəʊləʊ/: đơn độc, một mình
14. obtain (v) /əbˈteɪn/: đạt được, giành được
WORD FORM
WORD MEANING NOUN VERB ADJ ADV
1. mountain núi mountain mount mountainous
/ˈmaʊntən/
2. rock đá rock rocky
/rɒk/
3. impress gây ấn tượng impression impress impressive impressively
/ɪmˈpres/ unimpressive
4. thrill gây hào thrill thrill thrilling thrillingly
/θrɪl/ hứng thriller
5. athlete vận động athlete athletic athletically
/ˈæθliːt/ viên athletics
6. explore khám phá exploration explore
/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/ explorer
7. rescue cứu rescuer rescue
/ˈreskjuː/ rescue
8. motivate tạo động lực motivation motivate motivational
/ˈməʊtɪveɪt motivator
9. exhaust gây mệt mỏi exhaustion exhaust exhausted
/ɪɡˈzɔːst/ exhausting
exhaustive
(careful/
complete)
10. tragedy bi kịch tragedy tragic tragically
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/ˈtrædʒədi/
11. terrify gây sợ hãi terrify terrifying terrifyingly
/ˈterɪfaɪ/ terrified
12. relax thư giãn relaxation relax relaxed
/rɪˈlæks/ relaxing
13. courage dũng cảm courage encourage courageous courageously
/ˈkʌrɪdʒ/
14. risk mối nguy risk risk risky riskily
/rɪsk/ hiểm
15. erupt phun trào eruption erupt
/ɪˈrʌpt/
16. entertain giải trí entertainer entertain entertaining entertainingly
/ˌentəˈteɪn/ entertainment
17. brave dũng cảm bravery brave bravely
/breɪv/
18. examine khám, examiner examine
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ kiểm tra examination
19. experience kinh nghiệm experience experience (in)experienced
/ɪkˈspɪəriəns inexperience
20. survive sống sót survivor survive
/səˈvaɪv/ survival
A. VOCABULARY:
I. Word form: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets
1. Many of the communities in this beautiful (MOUNTAIN) ………mountainous…… region are desperately
poor.
2. The (ROCK) ……rocky……… walls surrounded him on every side.
3. She was very (IMPRESS) ……impressive… in the interview.
4. The game had a (THRILL) ……thrilling…… finale, with three goals scored in the last five minutes.
5. This college has a long tradition of (ATHLETE) …………athletic…. excellence.
6. The ship is designed for deep space (EXPLORE) ………exploration………
7. The woman was (RESCUE) ………rescued…… from her burning home by firefighters.
8. What is the (MOTIVATE) ……motivation………behind this sudden change?
9. She was taken to hospital suffering from (EXHAUST) …………exhaustion……...
10. (TRAGEDY) ……………tragically……., his wife was killed in a car accident.
11. Cyber bullying can be (TERRIFY) ………terrifying….. because it is such an isolated experience for the
victim.
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12. She (RELAX) ………relaxed……… and began to enjoy the evening.

13. As music teachers, we must promote and (COURAGE) ………encourage…… attendance at live
performance.
14. It’s (RISK) ………risky…… to buy a car without some good advice.
15. The last (ERUPT) ………eruption…… of Mauna Hualalai was in 1801.
16. This evening they are going to (ENTERTAINMENT) ……entertain… their friends with readings from
your poems and music.
17. They were awarded medals for their (BRAVE) …………bravery……..
18. The candidates listed below have failed to satisfy the (EXAMINE) ……examiners…….
19. Susan Fletcher makes you feel she is an accomplished artist despite her (EXPERIENCE) …
inexperience…
20. She definitely didn’t know how to (SURVIVAL) …………survive….. in the forest.
II. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1. Ash from …………………….. is good for soil so crops grow well.
A. volcanoes B. waterfalls C. cliffs D. streams
2. Biking, camping, fishing and hiking are the most popular ……………………. activities.
A. outdoors B. outdoor C. outside D. outer
3. The garden has been designed to harmonize with the natural …………………. .
A. view B. sight C. scene D. landscape
4. The coastal road has a …………………… scenery.
A. thrilling B. terrifying C. spectacular D. risky
5. Scuba diving, mountain boarding and water skiing are ………………. .
A. racquet sports B. team sports C. extreme sports D. individual sports
6. The meeting will be held at a ……………………….. in the south of the city.
A. site B. region C. spot D. venue
7. Hiking helps keep him physically ……………… .
A. slim B. fit C. health D. well
8. The coastguard …………………….. six people from the sinking boat.
A. rescued B. took C. protected D. brought
9. The castle is set on a …………………… hill.
A. shallow B. steep C. narrow D. sandy
10. The situation …………………………… prompt action.
A. calls for B. motivates C. encourages D. impresses
11. …………… your shoes ………………. – we are going out.
A. Take / on B. Wear / on C. Put / on D. Take / off
12. The land loses its protective cover of vegetation and soon turns into ………………….. .
A. valley B. cliff C. shore D. desert
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13. The children ran around and around the playground until they were …………………… .
A. exhausted B. impressive C. athletic D. brave
14. Rescue …………………………. were stopped because of bad weather.
A. trials B. abilities C. possibilities D. attempts
15. The captain was lost …………………… sea.
A. in B. at C. on D. under
16. He was killed in a ………………….. accident at the age of 24.
A. disgusting B. starving C. tragic D. filthy
17. A severe storm blew the ship ……………. course.
A. to B. at C. of D. off
18. In 1947 Ann and her husband decided to …………….. sail to travel the world.
A. set B. go C. surf D. make
19. She luckily ……………….. a shipwreck.
A. rescued B. was alive C. survived D. departed
20. It’s very risky to ride your bike without wearing a cycle …………………
A. life jacket B. safety harness C. dinghy D. helmet
B. READING:
I. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences that follow:
Marco Polo (1254?-1324) was a very bright young man from the city of Venice, who enjoyed
looking at people and things around him. In the year 1271 he set out to travel with his father and uncle from
Europe to China. During the long trip, Marco kept his eyes open so that he wouldn’t miss the wonders of the
lands they passed through. After many long months of travel, the Polos arrived at the borders of Persia. For
safety they joined other travellers until they climbed up into the mountains of a mysterious country. It was a
country with few trees, which we sometimes call “The Roof of the World”. They continued their journey and
finally came to China. It was summer when they arrived at palace of the emperor Kublai Khan in 1275. Marco
lived in China for many years and became a very rich man. In 1292 he left China. On his way home, he had to
stop for five months in India and finally reached Venice in 1295. Marco Polo wrote about his travels to China
and became very famous.
1. Marco Polo was interested in …………………………………………. .

A. his father’s business travels to distant land
B. meeting people and seeing new countries
C. living in China and making lots of money
D. traveling around China
2. Which of the following could NOT be a substitute for the word “bright”?
A. clever B. smart C. skilled D. intelligent
3. The phrase “kept his eyes open” means ……………………… .
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A. tried to keep himself awake B. was very surprised

C. often felt very sleepy D. was always watchful
4. Which one was NOT mentioned in the text?
A. The Polos began their journey in Europe.
B. They came to an unknown country in the desert.
C. The Polos arrived in Persia.
D. They came to China, where they met Kublai Khan.
5. The trip which finally brought the Polos to China ……………
A. was a long but safe journey
B. took them through familiar lands
C. might have cost them a lot of money
D. must have been a wonderful experience for Marco Polo
II. Gap-filling:
Amazon adventurer
Ed Stafford from the UK is the first person to (1)…………. the length of the Amazon River. He
started by a small stream in the Andes mountains of Peru and arrived at the river’s mouth in Brazil, two years
and four months later. Snakes, crocodiles and jaguars live in the Amazon rainforest, so it’s a dangerous place.
(2)………….., Ed avoided the big animals, but he was bitten by ants and mosquitoes every day. On his trip,
Ed had to find food each morning. Sometimes the fruit, nuts and fish he ate were hard to find and Ed often felt
weak and hungry.
Technology was essential for Ed. He used a radio to ask local people for food and (3)……………. to enter
their land. Many of them came to meet him and guide him through the dense rainforest. As he walked, Ed
wrote a blog about his daily (4)……………….
Ed used his walk to let the world know about climate change and (5)………… money for environmental
charities in Brazil and Peru.
1. A. walk B. surf C. sail D. travel
2. A. Ultimately B. Finally C. Fortunately D. Consequently
3. A. advice B. allowance C. opportunity D. permission
4. A. jobs B. experiences C. sufferings D. duties
5. A. collect B. gather C. earn D. raise
III. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences that follow:
Adventure travel
Time for an adventure?
Are you a bit bored with your nine-to-five routine? Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and decide
what type of adventure you’d like.
Activity holidays
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Our activity holidays are for everyone, people who love danger or who just like sports. We have a huge
variety of water, snow or desert holidays. We’ll take you SCUBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and
white water rafting in Canada. If you prefer snow, you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even
igloo-building. For those who like warmer weather, we also have sandboarding (the desert version of
skateboarding) or camel safaris.
Polar expeditions
Take a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful
wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or
whales and polar bears in the Arctic. There’s no greater adventure than travelling to the ends of the earth. A
once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Cultural journeys
Our cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilizations: India, Thailand, Egypt and many more.
Visit temples, palaces and ancient ruins – just remember to bring your camera! Get to know local ways of life
by exploring markets, trying exotic foods and meeting local people.
Trekking tours
We have trekking holidays to famous places such as Machu Picchu or the Everest Base Camp Trek, as well as
some nearer to home in the Highlands of Scotland. You don’t need to be very sporty, just fairly fit. You’ll
have a great time enjoying nature with a group of new friends. Some of the holidays include camping, but
we’ll transport the tents for you!
Wildlife holidays
We organize small-group tours to get closer to nature in Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa
and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles of the Galapagos Islands. Look for tigers in India, or
take an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and stay in a range of accommodation, from tents to
tree houses.
1. On which holiday(s) can you see animals?
A. Activity holidays and Cultural journeys
B. Polar expeditions and Trekking tours
C. Activity holidays, Polar expeditions and Wildlife holidays
D. Wildlife holidays and Polar expeditions
2. On which holiday(s) do you need to be reasonably fit?
A. Activity holidays B. Polar expeditions
C. Cultural journeys D. Trekking tours
3. On which holiday(s) can you meet local people?
A. Activity holidays B. Polar expeditions
C. Cultural journeys D. Trekking tours
4. On which holiday(s) can you go camping?
A. Trekking tours and Wildlife holidays
B. Activity holidays and trekking tours
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C. Polar expeditions and wildlife holidays

D. Cultural journeys and Trekking tours
5. On which holiday(s) might you need special clothes or shoes?
A. Activity holidays and Cultural journey
B. Activity holidays and trekking tours
C. Wildlife holidays
D. Wildlife holidays and Trekking tours
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1. A. cave B. lake C. valley D. landscape
2. A. cliff B. hill C. equipment D. climbing
3. A. athlete B. spectacular C. examine D. brave
4. A. examine B. explore C. experience D. express
5. A. remote B. motivate C. accomplish D. volcano
6. A. tragic B. gunshot C. teenager D. huge
7. A. rope B. pole C. shore D. ocean
8. A. thrilling B. athletic C. breathtaking D. weather
9. A. helmet B. jet-skiing C. impressive D. waterfall
10. A. icy B. courage C. calm D. scared
1. A. volcano B. waterfall C. adventure D. equipment
2. A. desert B. shallow C. remote D. risky
3. A. spectacular B. examine C. impressive D. thrilling
4. A. relax B. erupt C. rescue D. attempt
5. A. motivate B. accomplish C. experience D. achievement
6. A. brilliant B. terrifying C. tragical D. exhausted
7. A. courage B. nervous C. excited D. scared
8. A. helmet B. depart C. rucksack D. harness
9. A. kayaking B. paintballing C. abseiling D. orienteering
10. A. explore B. breathtaking C. dangerous D. bravery
III. GRAMMAR:
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PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE?

Choice of emphasis
Often there is little difference between the past continuous and the past simple, except that the past continuous
suggests that the event(s) were in progress at a time in the past or that they were happening as background or
temporary events. Whether we choose to use the past continuous or past simple often depends on how we see
the past event(s).
Compare
Past continuous: writer chooses to show

Doctors were treating patients in temporary beds and
the events as ongoing at that time in the
they were trying to do their best in a difficult situation.
past.
Doctors treated patients in temporary beds and Past simple: writer chooses to show the
they tried to do their best in a difficult situation. events as finished.
Events in progress in the past

We use the past continuous to talk about events and temporary states that were in progress around a certain
time in the past. We use the past simple to talk about events, states or habits at definite times in the past.
Compare
The past continuous emphasises the action or event in progress

At 4 pm last Tuesday, I was around a time in the past. The event (working) was in progress at 4
working in the office. pm.
The event was not completed at that time.
The past simple emphasises the event that happened at a definite

At 4 pm last Monday, time in the past.
I finished work early The focus is not on events in progress but rather on the whole events
and went home. (finished work, went home).
The events were completed at that time.
Emphasising main events with the past simple

When one event is more important than the other in the past, we can use the past simple to emphasise the main
event. We can use the past continuous for the background event (the less important one):
[background event]I was listening to the radio when [main event]Helen phoned.
[background event]I was sitting in the park and suddenly [main event]I saw an old school friend I hadn’t
seen for 30 years.
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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using the “past continuous” or the “past simple” form of the verbs
in brackets
1. The music for “The Marriage of Figaro” (write) WAS WRITTEN by Mozart.
2. Ms. Abbott (walk) WAS WALKING home from work when she (see) SAW the child fall off the bridge.
3. The performance (begin) BEGAN at 7 o’clock and (last) LASTED for 3 hours. We all (enjoy) ENJOYED
it.
4. My father (fight) FOUGHT for four years in the last war.
5. He greeted her. She really (look) LOOKED better than when he (see) SAW her last time.
6. The dinner (leave) WAS LEFT on the table untouched.
7. As Hug and I (come) WERE COMING down the steps we nearly (run) RAN into my father.
8. She (get) GOT to her feet, (slip) SLIPPED into her coat, and (go) WENT to the door. When she (open)
OPENED it, she (look) LOOKED back at her mother.
9. What tune (play) WAS BEING PLAYED when we (come) CAME in?
10. I (sit) SAT down for a rest while my shoes (repair) WERE BEING REPAIRED.
11. Mrs. White WAS DRIVING (drive) past a house in Main Street when she SAW (see) the ground floor on
fire.
12. While he WAS FLYING (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot SAW (see) sharks approaching the
swimmers.
13. WERE the students WRITING (write) an essay in class at 8 a.m. this morning?
14. Frank WAS FIXING (fix) his car when his mobile rang.
15. Mark WAS WEARING (wear) a coat when it started to rain.
16. He WAS DRIVING (drive) to work this morning when Anna called.
17. While my parents WERE WORKING (work), I was studying at home.
18. I WAS WALKING (walk) home when I tripped and fell.
19. At 8 o’clock last night, we WERE HAVING (have) dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
20. A: How (1) DID ANNE BREAK (Anne/ break) her leg?
B: She (2) WAS RIDING (ride) her horse when she (3) FELL (fall) and (4) LANDED (land) on her leg.

1. We ______ in silence when he suddenly ______ me to help him.
A. were walking - was asking
B. were walking - asked
C. walked - asked
D. walked - asking
2. I ______ breakfast when the telephone ______. When I came back to my coffee, it ______ cold.
A. had - rang – was
B. was having - was ringing - was
C. had - was ringing - was
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D. was having - rang - was

3. Ann ______ two cups while she ______ last night, but neither of the cups ______.
A. dropped - was washing up – broke
B. was dropping - was washing up - broke
C. dropped - washed up – broke
D. dropped - washed up - was breaking
4. I ______ along the street watching what ______ around me. Fast cars ______ in both directions and it
______ impossible to cross the street.
A. was walking - was going on - rushed - was
B. was walking - went on - were rushing - was
C. walked - was going on - were rushing - was
D. was walking - was going on - were rushing - was
5. The old man who ____ on the bench beside me ____ silent. Then suddenly he ____ to me and ____ to
speak.
A. was sitting - kept - turned round - began
B. was sitting - kept - was turning round - began
C. sat - kept - turned round - began
D. was sitting - was keeping - turned round - began
6. I ______ near the fence when suddenly I ______ the voices.
A. stood - heard
B. stood - was hearing
C. was standing – heard
D. was standing - was hearing
7. He well ______ the day when he first ______ to school.
A. remembered - was going
B. was remembering - went
C. was remembering - was going
D. remembered - went
8. We ________ about John when he ______ into the room.
A. were talking – ran
B. were talking - was running
C. talked - ran
D. talked - was running
9. The day was marvellous: the sun ______, the birds ______ so we ______ to go for a walk.
A. was shining - were singing - decided
B. was shining - sang - decided
C. shone - were singing - decided
D. was shining - were singing - was deciding
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10. I ______ home when I ______ the news on the radio.

A. was driving - was hearing
B. was driving - hearing
C. drove - heard
D. was driving - heard
11. Tammy was singing and Bart _______________ to understand the words of the song.
A. listened and tried
B. listened and was trying
C. was listening and tried
D. was listening and trying
12. “When you are having fun, time _____________ to fly,” he said.
A. seems B. seemed C. is seeming D. has seemed
13. She went home as soon as she _______ the good news; she wanted to tell her parents about it.
A. has heard B. was hearing C. hears D. heard
14. None of the students ________ the song, so the teacher has to teach them how to sing it.
A. knew B. know C. are knowing D. will know
15. The festival began on Tuesday and ________ until Sunday.
A. continues B. was continuing C. continued D. was continued
16. When I woke up that morning, I found that it __________ heavily.
A. is rained B. rains C. rained D. was raining
17. Ronnie left work early yesterday because she _________ a doctor’s appointment.
A. had B. has C. used to have D. was having
18. According to the schedule, the next train ___________ in an hour.
A. has left B. will leave C. is leaving D. leaves
19. - “Write to me when you get to Tokyo” - “Don’t worry. I _____________”
A. won’t forget B. don’t forget
C. haven’t forgotten D. am not forgetting
20. My chemistry examination consisted of all things I _________ during the semester.
A. don’t understand B. haven’t understood
C. didn’t understand D. won’t understand
1. Shall we go hiking this weekend?
-> Let’s GO HIKING THIS WEEKEND.
2. I last saw her 8 days ago.
-> The last time I SAW HER WAS 8 DAYS AGO.
3. Mr. Minh used to teach me English.
-> Mr. Minh was my ENGLISH TEACHER.
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4. When he was younger, David often played tennis.

-> David used TO PLAY TENNIS.
5. There was once a tree at this corner of the street.
-> There used TO BE A TREE AT THIS CORNER OF THE STREET.
6. You began to help my son with his English last year.
-> You first HELPED MY SON WITH ENGLISH LAST YEAR.
7. As a boy, he was a regular churchgoer.
-> He used TO GO TO CHURCH REGULARLY/ BE A REGULAR CHURCHGOER.
8. While I was staying in Paris, I met her.
-> I met her during MY STAY IN PARIS.
9. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.
-> Yesterday morning, when I was HAVING BREAKFAST, MY FRIEND MARCO ARRIVED.
10. Half way through the meeting, there was a knock on the front door.
-> While WE WERE HALF WAY THROUGH THE MEETING, THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE
FRONT DOOR.
11. When did she start dancing?
-> How long is it SINCE SHE STARTED DANCING?
12. There was never any answer when we rang.
-> Every time we RANG, THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
13. They go out when the sun begins to rise.
-> As soon AS THE SUN BEGINS TO RISE, THEY GO OUT.
14. As a student he knew great poverty.
-> When HE WAS A STUDENT, HE KNEW GREAT POVERTY/ HE WAS VERY POOR.
15. He does almost no work.
-> He hardly DOES ANY WORK.
16. After many years of hard work, he retired.
-> After working HARD FOR MANY YEARS, HE RETIRED.
17. My school has over 800 students.
-> There ARE OVER 800 STUDENTS IN MY SCHOOL.
18. You can leave only when I tell you.
-> Until I TELL YOU, YOU CAN’T LEAVE.
19. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
-> Whenever HE COMES TO VISIT US, THERE IS ALWAYS TROUBLE.
20. The course finished with a big party.
=> At the end OF THE COURSE, THERE WAS A BIG PARTY.
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SAMPLE TEST 2
Choose the word whose stress pattern is placed differently from that of the others.
1. A. courage B. safety C. remote D. risky
2. A. impressive B. motivate C. exhausted D. examine
3. A. entertainment B. relaxation C. exploration D. eruption
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
4. A. brave B. cave C. lake D. shallow
5. A. shocked B. scared C. relaxed D. accomplished
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

6. Teenagers who go on __________ should be proud of their accomplishments.
A. trips B. adventures C. journeys D. travelling
7. Boots, helmets and life jackets are examples of sports __________.
A. tools B. appliances C. equipment D. facilities
8. __________ is an activity in which you have to find your way to somewhere on foot as quickly as possible
by using a map and a compass.
A. Orienteering B. Paintballing C. Abseiling D. Jet-skiing
9. They shouted for help, but nobody came to __________ them.
A. pick B. examine C. rescue D. explore
10. The view from the top of the mountain is __________.
A. relaxing B. terrifying C. brilliant D. breathtaking
11. The bomb explosion resulted in a __________ loss of life.
A. tragic B. shocked C. scared D. awful
12. After three days __________ in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home safe and sound.
A. climbed B. lost C. rescued D. attempted
13. Whenever my parents went out in the evening, I ______ the job of taking care of my younger brother.
A. would get B. should get C. will get D. had better get
14. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I _______ him to look at my throat.
A. will ask B. will have asked C. asked D. have asked
15. During the 18th century, communication within and between cities ________ at first.
A. were difficult B. they were difficult C. difficult D. was difficult
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16. In the 18 century, ________ not many women who had access to formal education in the colonies.
A. there were B. it was C. were D. were there
17. Before anyone could do anything, the boat slowly _________.
A. sinks B. was sinking C. sank D. was sank
18. No sooner had he sat down to lunch _____ there was a knock at the door.
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A. when B. that C. as D. than

19. I will return your notes as soon as _______ copying them.
A. I will finish B. I had finish C. I finish D. I be finished
20. - “I wish you wouldn’t smoke in here.” – “__________”
A. I don’t agree. I’m afraid. B. Sorry, Shall I open the door?
C. Would you mind opening the door? D. I think it’s OK.
21. - “Shall I collect the tickets for you?” – “__________”
A. I think you shall. B. In my opinion you would.
C. That would be a real help. D. No, I don’t have tickets.
Choose the word that has the CLOSEST meaning with the underlined word.
22. These trips are a great way to develop personal skills.
A. mature B. ripen C. halt D. enhance
23. The cats were neglected and starving.
A. faint B. very hungry C. dead D. skinny
Choose the word that has the OPPOSITE meaning with the underlined word.
24. The plan is designed to motivate employees to work more efficiently.
A. guide B. inspire C. discourage D. drive
25. By the time they reached the summit, they were exhausted.
A. worn out B. disabled C. burned out D. energetic
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

26. Since the early 20th century, women had a lot of chances to pursue their interest.
A B C D
27. He hardly ever makes no mistakes in his reports.
A B C D
28. Mr Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A B C D
29. There is so many traffic and noise on the street day and night.
A B C D
30. It is raining, but the sun shines and I see a rainbow in the east.
A B C D
Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question.
Rules of the Rope
Mountaineering is a dangerous sport, but skilled mountaineers have developed techniques which minimize
some of the hazards. One of these techniques of safety is the proper use of the rope.
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Each climber’s position on the rope must be carefully determined by ability and strength. If there are three
climbers on the rope, the strongest climber should take the lead on the ascent, with the weakest climber last.
Coming down, it is safer for the strongest climber to bring up the rear, while the weakest climber is in the
middle. If a horizonal stretch is difficult, the weakest climber should again be placed in the middle.
On difficult stretches, only one person may move at a time. The delay is a protective measure. In making a
difficult ascent, the leader moves first. The second person pays out the rope until the leader has established a
safe position.
Only when the leader has secured the rope firmly to a rock or ice axe is it safe for the second climber to
move. As the second ascends, the leader maintains a nearly taut rope, so that a sudden strain from a fall will
not make it snap or crush the chest of the falling climber. When the middle one has reached a point near the
leader and has in turn secured the rope, the last climber starts up.
31. This article as a whole tells us about ________.

A. mountain climbing B. the technique of using a rope in mountain climbing
C. dangers in climbing D. weak climbers and strong ones
32. While not directly stated, it may be inferred from the article that ______.
A. more than three people may climb together.
B. weak climbers should stay at home.
C. mountain climbing is dangerous only for the careless.
D. mountain climbing is suitable for everyone.
33. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. On difficult stretches, when one is moving, the others stay still.
B. Expert climbers all move at once.
C. The weakest climber should take the middle position going down.
D. The strongest climber should be in the last position during the descent.
34. The word “second” refers to ________.
A. climber B. rock C. ice axe D. climb
35. The word “hazard” means ________.
A. loss B. damage C. harm D. danger
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase for each space.
Mr Ng Kang Leng had planned to walk from Dairy Farm Road towards MacRitchie Reservoir - his
first time doing so - on Saturday afternoon.
After he lost his bearings, he called the police for help at about 6.50 pm, but was unable to give
specific details of his (36)…………….
More than 200 (37)…………. from the Singapore Police Force, the National Parks Board and
national water agency PUB were deployed to look for him.
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They eventually (38)…………….. him at about 3.40 pm on Monday, after combing both the Central
Catchment Nature Reserve and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
He was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for a (39)…………… examination. He has also been
reunited with his family members, who thanked the agencies involved.
National Parks Board advises the public to stay on the designated trails while (40)…………… and
call the National Parks Board helpline on 1800-471 if they encounter any problems.
36. A. whereabouts B. site C. spot D. area
37. A. employers B. authorities C. officers D. agencies
38. A. traced B. located C. detected D. determined
39. A. check-up B. healthy C. overall D. physical
40. A. walking B. trekking C. travelling D. riding
Give the correct form of the word in bracket.

41. Continued trade in these products is a threat to the (SURVIVE) ………survival…. of the species.
42. The two women were not found by mountain ……rescuers……. ( RESCUE) until 4.40 am on Sunday.
43. She found herself (EXHAUST) ………exhausted………. most of the time.
44. The young girl just slipped over the edge into a waterfall and was (TRAGIC) ……tragically…. killed.
45. He (RISK) ………risked……. losing his house when his company went bankrupt.
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with given words/ phrases.

46. You can leave only when I tell you.
Until I TELL YOU, YOU CAN’T LEAVE.
47. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
How about GOING ABROAD FOR OUR HOLIDAY THIS YEAR?
48. He started his business at the age of 20.
When he WAS 20, HE STARTED HIS BUSINESS.
49. Maria will be ready any minute, and then we must leave.
As soon as MARIA IS READY, WE MUST LEAVE.
50. When did you start the project?
How long is it SINCE YOU STARTED THE PROJECT?
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FIRST MID-TERM TEST

GRADE 10 (2022-2023)
Time allowed: 60 minutes Code 001
I. PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1: A. interested B. lived C. warned D. played
2: A. needed B. stopped C. naked D. wanted
3: A. described B. narrated C. injured D. questioned
II. STRESS: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others
4: A. embarrassed B. envious C. interesting D. dangerous
5: A. culture B. angry C. people D. event
6: A. relieve B. confused C. compare D. picture
III. WORD CHOICE AND SPEAKING: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence
7: It is believed that exercise can help improve our ______.
A. injury B. pain C. mood D. pleasure
8: “How _________ your dress is, I like it very much,” Barbara said to Sandra.
A. beautiful B. ugly C. jealous D. nervous
9: You don’t need to ______ up to go to the mall – jeans and a T-shirt are fine.
A. take B. put C. wear D. dress
10: Do you want to go for a swim in the _________?
A. lake B. cliff C. hill D. shore
11: Bess was _______ when she won the essay competition.
A. upset B. delighted C. suspicious D. shameful
12: A: “_______ would you like for dinner tonight?” B: “Steak and chips.”
A. When B. Who C. Where D. What
IV. GRAMMAR: Choose the answer that best completes each sentence
13: I don’t find computer games very interesting. I’m only _______ in watching movies.
A. embarrassing B. interesting C. interested D. embarrassed
14: I’m tired right now because my twelve-hour flight was ______.
A. tired B. worrying C. tiring D. worried
15: Mrs. Chan has ________ 8-year-old daughter.
A. a B. the C. an D. (no article)
16: We went to Joe’s birthday party last night. _____ food was nice.
A. (no article) B. An C. A D. The
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V. ERROR RECOGNITION: Choose the underlined part that needs to be corrected

17: This survey shows (A) that teenagers has (B) different ideas (C) about happiness (D).
18: The winners felt delighting (A) for a short time (B), but after that (C), their happiness returned (D) to
normal levels.
19: When I was (A) about nine years (B) old, I bought a (C) enormous plastic spider from (D) a joke shop.
20: To pass (A) the time, she decided to write (B) a message in a bottle and drops (C) it into (D) the sea.
PART B: WRITING
I. READING 1: Read the passage and the statements below. Answer whether the statements are TRUE or
FALSE. (Please write the whole word TRUE or FALSE)
In the UK, jokes and tricks can be played up until noon on 1 April. After midday it's considered bad
luck to play a trick. Anyone who forgets this and tries a joke in the afternoon becomes an 'April
Fool' themselves.
So, what kind of jokes do people play? Well, a simple example would be telling your friend that their
shoelaces are undone. Then, when they bend down to do them up, you shout, 'April Fool!', and they realize
their shoelaces are fine. Maybe it's not your kind of humour, but watch out, there's always someone who will
find it hilarious! In Ireland, a popular prank is to send someone on a 'fool's errand'. The victim is sent to
deliver a letter, supposedly asking for help. When the person receives the letter, they open it, read it and tell
the poor messenger that they will have to take the letter to another person. This continues and the victim ends
up taking the message to several different people until someone feels sorry for them and shows them what the
letter says: 'Send the fool to someone else.'
In France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and French-speaking areas of Canada and Switzerland, the
1 April tradition is known as the 'April Fish'. A common joke is to try to stick a paper fish onto a victim's back
without being noticed.
1. In the UK, you can play an April Fool's Day trick all day on 1 April.
2. One of the tricks you may play on April Fool’s Day is telling someone that his/her shoelaces are undone.
3. The victim of the 'fool's errand' joke is the messenger.
4. In French-speaking areas of Canada, the 1 April tradition is called the 'April Fish'.
5. One of the most common pranks during April Fool’s Day in Ireland is to stick a paper fish onto the back
of someone.
False – true – true – true - false
II. READING 2: Read the passage and the statements below. Match related statement to its paragraph.
Choose only ONE paragraph for each question. ONE paragraph can be used TWICE.
A. Just as our hands do not have the same fingers, we are also not the same. Some students catch
things quickly, they are god-gifted, some students take average time to learn things and some students are
slow learners, they take too much time to understand things. Sometimes it’s better to score less, don’t put
pressure on your children to score more, it can affect their health and mental state.
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B. Nowadays, the rivalry that students face is extremely high. As we can see, to take admission to a
good school, we have to go through the test. To prove themselves, students have to compete with many other
and defeat them to get in a school. Competition is good when it is healthy, otherwise, it is stressful. Therefore,
teachers should teach their students about personality development.
C. In school, most of the students do something like what their friends do because they want to be
trendy. They get addicted to drugs, alcohol and so many things under peer influence. They want to feel
accepted and valued by their friends. This will affect their well-being. So students have to learn to say no to
those friends with whom you don’t feel good.
D. Many students hold up to shame because of their looks, background. We need to teach our students
that we all are equal. You can’t judge or make laugh of anyone on the basis of looks or their background.
Change their thinking at the initial stage so that they grew up with positive thinking and without any
discrimination mind.
In which paragraph does the writer tell us

6. about the competition between students to be admitted to school? Paragraph ____B
7. why is it, sometimes, better to score less? Paragraph ____A
8. about the wish to do things that other peers do? Paragraph ____C
9. what we need to teach students about their different looks or background? Paragraph ____D
10. about students’ learning abilities? Paragraph ____A
III. WORD FORM: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words given in brackets.
11. Be ______careful_____ to look both ways when you cross the road. (CARE)
12. The accident affected him both physically and _____emotionally_____. (EMOTIONAL)
13. I'm quite ______disgusted____ at the way he has treated you. (DISGUST)
14. It was a ____shock______ to find an ambulance outside his house. (SHOCKING)
15. This could seriously _____injure_____ the company's reputation. (INJURY)
IV. TENSES AND VERB FORM: Use Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past or Past
Continuous.
16. Oil ____floats_____ on water. (FLOAT)
17. I’m at the shopping centre, but I ______am not buying_______ anything today. (NOT BUY)
18. I ____got_____ up and looked out of the window. (GET)
19. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘I ___am______ just ____looking______, thank you.’ (LOOK)
20. Last week, I _____was______ at a summer camp in Cornwall. (BE)
21. It was 7.30 in the evening and people ____were hurrying________ home. (HURRY)
22. We were talking about Tom when he ____ran_____ into the room. (RUN)
23. Who ____is/was_____ your family doctor? (BE)
24. Archie ______is working________ on his computer at the moment. (WORK)
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25. I ______was cleaning______ the floor while my mother was doing the ironing. (CLEAN)
V. TRANSFORMATION: Make WH-questions for the underlined parts, using between 3 and 5 words to
complete the questions
26. We watched a very exciting football match on TV last night.
 ___________ What did you watch _____________ on TV last night?
27. It takes her about an hour and a half to get to her aunt’s house.
 __________ How long does it take _____________ her to get to her aunt’s house?
28. He started learning French at the age of 20.
 __________ When did he start _____________ learning French?
29. I gave him the pen because he told me to.
 ___________ Why did you give __________ him the pen?
30. Robin is absent from class today.
 _______ Who is absent _______ from class today?
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UNIT 3 ON SCREEN
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
VOCABULARY: films and TV programmes, adjectives to describe films
and TV programmes, aspects of a film
READING: Deciding whether multiple-choice questions are asking
for gist or specific information
LISTENING: Using the task to predict what you will hear
SPEAKING: Thinking of key words and phrases in English
WRITING: Writing an informal letter
GRAMMAR: Quantity; must, mustn’t and needn’t / don’t have to
* NEW WORDS:
3A. VOCABULARY
1. animation (n) /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/: phim hoạt hình
2. chat show (n) /ˈtʃæt ʃəʊ/: chương trình phỏng vấn những người nổi tiếng
3. documentary (n) /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/: phim tài liệu
4. fantasy film (n) /ˈfæntəsi fɪlm/: phim dựa theo sự tưởng tượng không có thật
5. horror film (n) /ˈhɒr.ə ˌfɪlm/: phim kinh dị
6. musical (n) /ˈmjuːzɪkl/: phim ca nhạc
7. news bulletin (n) / njuːz ˈbʊlətɪn/: bản tin ngắn
8. period drama (n) /ˈpɪəriəd ˈdrɑːmə/: phim, kịch lịch sử
9. reality show (n) /riˈæləti ʃəʊ/: truyền hình thực tế
10. science fiction film (n) /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn fɪlm/: phim khoa học viễn tưởng
11. sitcom (n) /ˈsɪtkɒm/: phim hài nhiều tập
12. soap opera (n) /ˈsəʊp ɒprə/: phim, kịch nhiều kỳ về cuộc sống của một nhóm người
13. talent show (n) /ˈtælənt ʃəʊ/: buổi diễn tài năng
14. thriller (n) /ˈθrɪlə(r)/: phim có nội dung hồi hộp, li kì
15. western (n) /ˈwestən/: phim viễn tây
 Adjectives to describe film and TV programmes
1. confusing (a) /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/: mơ hồ, lẫn lộn, nhầm lẫn
2. convincing (a) /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/: có sức thuyết phục
3. gripping (a) /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/: hấp dẫn, thú vị, lôi cuốn
4. imaginative (a) /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/: giàu trí tưởng tượng
5. moving (a) /ˈmuːvɪŋ/: gây xúc động
6. scary (a) /ˈskeəri/: đáng sợ
7. spectacular (a) /spekˈtækjələ(r)/: đẹp mắt, ngoạn mục
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8. unrealistic (a) /ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk/: phi hiện thực

9. violent (a) /ˈvaɪələnt/: có tính bạo lực
10. embarrassing (a) /ɪmˈbær.ə.sɪŋ/: gây bối rối, xấu hổ
 Aspects of films
1. acting (n) /ˈæktɪŋ/: việc đóng phim
2. ending (n) /ˈendɪŋ/: kết phim
3. plot (n) /plɒt/: cốt truyện
4. scene (n) /siːn/: cảnh phim
5. script (n) /skrɪpt/: kịch bản
6. soundtrack (n) /ˈsaʊndtræk/: nhạc phim
7. special effects (n) /ˌspeʃl ɪˈfekts/: kĩ xảo điện ảnh
3C. LISTENING
1. slogan (n) /ˈsləʊɡən/: khẩu hiệu
2. narrating events /nəˈreɪtɪŋ ɪˈvents/: tường thuật các sự kiện
3. wholemeal (a) /ˈhəʊlmiːl/: (bột mì/ bánh mì) nguyên cám
4. executive (n) /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/: điều hành
5. satnav (n) = satellite navigation /ˈsætnæv/: hệ thống dẫn đường bằng vệ tinh
3E. WORD SKILLS
1. piracy (n) /ˈpaɪrəsi/: nghề cướp biển, hành vi sao chép bán đĩa/ sách… lậu
2. likely (a) /ˈlaɪkli/: có thể là
3. legal (a) /ˈliːɡl/: hợp pháp
4. visible (a) /ˈvɪzəbl/: có thể thấy được
5. tidy (a) /ˈtaɪdi/: gọn gàng
6. loyal (a) /ˈlɔɪəl/: trung thành
7. correct (a) /kəˈrekt/: đúng
8. kind (a) /ˈkaɪnd/: tốt bụng
9. satisfied (a) /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/: hài lòng, thỏa mãn
10. possible (a) /ˈpɒsəbl/: có thể
11. legible (a) /ˈledʒəbl/: dễ đọc
12. acceptable (a) /ˌəkˈseptəbl/: có thể chấp nhận
3F. READING
1. obesity (n) /əʊˈbiːsəti/: béo phì
2. assume (v) /əˈsjuːm/: cho rằng, giả định
3. overload (v) /ˌəʊ.vəˈləʊd/: quá tải
4. screen (n) /skriːn/: màn hình
5. depression (n) /dɪˈpreʃn/: bệnh trầm cảm
6. three dimensions (n) /θriː dɪˈmenʃn/: 3 chiều
7. creativity (n) /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/: khả năng sáng tạo
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8. failure (n) /ˈfeɪljə(r)/: sự thất bại

9. social skills (n) /ˈsəʊʃl skɪl/: kỹ năng xã hội
10. overall (a) /ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/: tổng thể
11. combat (n) /ˈkɒm.bæt/: trận đánh, chiến tranh
12. concern (n /kənˈsɜːn/: sự lo lắng, mối quan tâm
3G. SPEAKING
1. genre (n) /ˈʒɑːnrə/: thể loại
2. visual (a) /ˈ vɪʒuəl/: có thể thấy, thuộc về thị giác
3. propose (v) /prəˈpəʊz/: đề nghị
4. fancy (v) /ˈfænsi/: yêu thích
5. adore (v) /əˈdɔː(r)/: yêu thích, yêu mến
3I. CULTURAL
1. superpower (n) /ˈsuːpəpaʊə(r)/: siêu mạnh
2. supervillain (n) /ˈsuːpəvɪlən/: nhân vật phản diện
3. season (n) /ˈsiːzn/: mùa
4. online series (n) /ˈsɪəriːz/: chương trình phát trực tuyến nhiều kì
5. episode (n) /ˈepɪsəʊd/: tập (trong chương trình truyền hình)
WORD FORM
WORD MEANING VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
1. embarrassing bối rối, embarrass embarrassment embarrassing embarrassingly
xấu hổ embarrassed
2. convincing có sức thuyết convince conviction convincing convincingly
phục convinced
3. combat trận chiến combat combat
4. scare sợ hãi scare scare scary scarily

scared
5. drama kịch drama dramatic dramatically
6. unrealistic phi thực tế reality (un)realistic realistically
7. documentary phim tài liệu document document
documentary
8. gripping hấp dẫn, thú grip gripping
vị, lôi cuốn
9. science khoa học science scientific scientifically
scientist
10. romance lãng mạn romance romantic romantically
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11. talent tài năng talent talented

12. certain chắc chắn (un)certainty (un)certain (un)certainly
13. scene cảnh phim scene scenic scenically
14. thriller phim có nội thrill thrill thrilling thrillingly
dung hồi thriller thrilled
hộp, li kì
15. comedy phim hài comedy
comedian
16. polite lịch sự (im)politeness (im)polite (im)politely
17. script kịch bản script script
scriptwriter
18. confusing khó hiểu, confuse confused confusingly
nhầm lẫn confusing confusedly
19. patient kiên nhẫn (im)patience (im)patient (im)patiently
20. violent bạo lực violence violent violently
A.VOCABULARY:
I. Word form :
1. The revelation in the press has EMBARRASSED the government. (EMBARRASS)
2. No one seemed able to give a CONVINCING answer to my question. (CONVINCE)
3. The police are looking for more effective ways of COMBATING drugs gangs in the city. (COMBAT)
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4. I don’t regret my decision to start a new life in a new country. It’s SCARY, but it’s also really exciting.
(SCARE)
5. Three years on, Jack’s life has changed DRAMATICALLY. (DRAMA)
6. I found the play boring and the characters UNREALISTIC. (REALITY)
7. A local film screw is making a DOCUMENTARY about volcanoes. (DOCUMENT)
8. The artwork is excellent and the story is quite GRIPPING. (GRIP)
9. A historical adventure would be followed by a SCIENCE fiction tale. (SCIENTIFIC)
10. The letters all began ROMANTICALLY, “To my love.” (ROMANCE)
11. The show has TALENTED actors, but the writing is poor. (TALENT)
12. Life is full of UNCERTAINTIES and problems. (CERTAIN)
13. We travelled to the coast by a very SCENIC route. (SCENE)
14. Kurt Russel and Steven Seagal team up in a THRILLER about a hijacked plane. (THRILL)
15. Circus performers, magicians and COMEDIANS will round out the entertainment. (COMEDY)
16. It is IMPOLITE to point at people. (POLITE)
17. He is one of the few Hollywood SCRIPTWRITERS whose scripts would actually be enjoyable to read.
(SCRIPT)
18. All the roads looked the same and he felt thoroughly CONFUSED. (CONFUSE)
19. “Come on,” I said IMPATIENTLY, “We have only an hour until the tour.” (PATIENT)
20. There is too much sex and VIOLENCE on TV these days. (VIOLENT)

1. Harry Potter and The Lord of the rings are ______which often have an element of magic, myth wonder…
A. musical films B. documentaries C. fantasy films D. reality shows
2. The report accepts that some video games can have negative effects, but reminds us that they can have
______ too.
A. positive B. disadvantages C. benefits D. problems
3. Playing online games has many advantages in terms of improving players’ motor and mental capabilities.
A. benefits B. disadvantages C. drawbacks D. profits
4. A ______ also called a talk show is a television or radio show in which guests, especially celebrities, are
interviewed informally.
A. game show B. reality show C. talent show D. chat show
5. Some people argue that the TV offers a poor quality of programs on the many _______ we now have.
A. channels B. channel C. canals D. stations
6. On TV you can watch many different __________ about a wide range of things such as news, current
affairs, sitcoms, cartoons, dramas, reality shows, sports, documentaries and soap operas.
A. channels B. programs C. stations D. volumes
7. Most programs on television are _______ that are part of a series.
A. chapters B. seasons C. episodes D. movies
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8. Movie or TV viewers are the people who __________ a movie or a TV program.

A. write about B. act in C. make D. watch
9. The “cast” of a movie means the people who ________ a movie.
A. act in B. watch C. write about D. make
10. If you watch a comedy movie or TV show, you will probably _______.
A. cry B. laugh C. dance D. buy something
11. ______ can be described as a “documentary”.
A. A talk show B. A soap opera C. A history program D. A cooking show
12. If you watch a horror film, you will probably feel ________.
A. happy B. sad C. angry D. scared
13. Today, video games ________up a $100 billion global industry, and nearly two-thirds of American homes
have household members who play video games regularly.
A. make B. give C. do D. create
14. A good ________ can make a film timeless or infamous, depending on song selection.
A. actor B. script C. soundtrack D. plot
15. A lot of people nowadays have become addicted _________ video games.
A. with B. to C. at D. of
16. Titanic is a ______, which was directed by James Cameron.
A. horror film B. thriller C. science fiction film D. romantic film
17. This program hopes to attract customers who are unhappy with their health insurance.
A. dissatisfied B. unsatisfactory C. sad D. tired
18. TV programs have heavy influence ________ youngsters, both positively and negatively
A. on B. in C. to D. for
19. People often think of documentaries as a tedious and lengthy program but it’s very educational and useful.
A. exciting B. gripping C. boring D. imaginative
20. __________ in movies are mechanical or artificial visual effects that contribute heavily to the visual
experience of the audience.
A. Soundtracks B. Scenes C. Animations D. Special effects
B. READING:
I. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences that follow:
For years video games have been criticized for making people more antisocial, overweight or
depressed. But now researchers are finding that games can actually change us for the better and improve our
body and mind.
Games can help to develop physical skills. Pre-school children who played interactive games such as
ones available on Wii have been shown to have improved motor skills, for example they can kick, catch and
throw a ball better than children who don’t play video games. A study of surgeons who do microsurgery in
Boston found that those who played video games were 27 percent faster and made 37 percent fewer errors
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than those who didn’t. Vision is also improved, particularly telling the difference shades of grey. This is
useful for driving at night, piloting a plane or reading X-rays.
The effects are not always so positive, however. Indian University researchers carried out brain scans
on young men and found evidence that video games can alter brain functions after as little as a week of play,
affecting regions in the brain associated with emotional control and causing more aggressive behaviour in the
player. But Daphne Bavelier, one of the most experienced researchers in the field, says that the violent action
games that often worry parents most may actually have the strongest beneficial effects on the brain. In the
future, we may see many treatments for physical and neurological problems which incorporate the playing of
video games.
1. Only relatively recently have people started to realise _________.
A. the harmful effects of video games
B. the beneficial effects of video games
C. how much we don’t know about video games’ effects
D. how much video games affect the people that play them
2. Very young children show improved _________ after playing video games.
A. muscle control and co-ordination
B. social interaction
C. decision-making
D. ability to differentiate between different colours
3. Playing video games helps doctors _________.
A. do operations and read X-rays
B. make decisions under pressure
C. operate complex equipment
D. care for more than one patient at a time
4. Research shows that violent video games _______.
A. have no negative effects on players
B. only affect players’ brains after extended hours of play
C. may have positive and negative effects on the brain
D. only affect players’ brains in beneficial ways
5. In the future, computer games may be used for _______.
A. treating a variety of medical problems
B. training doctors to deal with emotional pressure
C. helping parents to deal with difficult teenagers
D. treating prisoners with a history of violent behaviour Bottom of Form
II. Gap-filling:
The Cannes Film Festival is a world famous international event which is (1) _____ in the south of
France every year. The festival is the world’s biggest and best known film festival. It is regarded by many
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people in the film industry (2) _____ the most important event on the film festival circuit. Red carpet glamour,
high profile films and famous Hollywood actors and actresses are all things which go hand in hand with
glittering event, which can be guaranteed to draw a cast of well- known celebrities, movie stars and top notch
film directors from around the world. The opening ceremony heralds a (3) ______ twelve days of parties,
celebrity spotting, and wheeling and dealing among movie moguls and major players in the film industry.
The 75th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 17th to 28th, May 2022. The festival featured a
tribute to actor Tom Cruise, (4) ______ film Top Gun: Maverick premiered at the festival and where the actor
was awarded an Honorary Palme d’Or award on short notice. The official poster for the festival was designed
as a homage to The Truman Show (1998).
The festival returned to its full spectator capacity after disruption to the last two events (5) _____
COVID-19 restrictions in France.
1. A. held B. taken place C. participated D. established
2. A. at B. of C. as D. with
3. A. boring B. spectacular C. thrilling D. convincing
4. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
5. A. despite B. because C. so as to D. due to
III. Read the passage and decide if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE:
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still images on a strip of plastic which,
when run through a projector and shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images. A film is created
by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera; by photographing drawings or miniature
models using traditional animation techniques; by means of CGI (Computer-generated imagery) and computer
animation; or by a combination of some or all of these techniques and other visual effects. The process of
filmmaking is both an art and an industry.
Films usually include an optical soundtrack, which is a graphic recording of the spoken words, music
and other sounds that are to accompany the images. It runs along a portion of the film exclusively reserved for
it and is not projected.
The individual images that make up a film are called frames. During projection, a rotating shutter
causes intervals of darkness as each frame in turn is moved into position to be projected, but the viewer does
not notice the interruptions because of an effect known as persistence of vision, whereby the eye retains a
visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. The perception of motion is due to a
psychological effect called beta movement.
The name “film” originates from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) has
historically been the medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an
individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, moving picture, photo play and flick. The most
common term in the United States is movie, while in Europe film is preferred. Terms for the field in general
include the big screen, the silver screen, the movies and cinema; the latter is commonly used in scholarly texts
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and critical essays, especially by European writers. In early years, the word sheet was sometimes used instead
of screen.
1. Computer Generated Imagery is one of the techniques used to create films. True
2. The process of filmmaking is either an art or an industry. False
3. Soundtracks are projected with the film. False
4. Persistence of vision makes it possible for the viewer to see the interruptions between the images. False
5. The origin of the term film originates from the art of photography. True
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1. A. comedy B. sitcom C. horror D. romantic
2. A. game B. fantasy C. drama D. chat
3. A. embarrass B. excite C. talent D. honest
4. A. script B. scene C. screen D. scary
5. A. musical B. western C. forecast D. spectacular
6. A. animation B. bulletin C. period D. violent
7. A. played B. loaded C. failed D. improved
8. A. benefits B. films C. skills D. shows
9. A. unacceptable B. uncertain C. impatient D. dissatisfied
10. A. although B. weather C. together D. thriller
1. A. special B. agree C. report D. improve
2. A. sitcom B. thriller C. effect D. horror
3. A. science B. period C. talent D. event
4. A. annoy B. combat C. prevent D. express
5. A. video B. violent C. emotion D. cinema
6. A. direction B. overload C. encourage D. electric
7. A. comedy B. musical C. fantasy D. romantic
8. A. interesting B. exciting C. confusing D. convincing
9. A. spectacular B. embarrassing C. unrealistic D. impossible
10. A. animation B. responsible C. disappointed D. entertainment
III. GRAMMAR:
QUANTITY
FORMS EXAMPLES NOTES
1. MANY + plural Nouns There isn’t much coffee in the jar. MANY/ MUCH is used
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MUCH + Uncountable in negative sentences

Nouns Were there many people in the and questions
party? TOO MANY / TOO
There is too much salt in the soup. MUCH is used in
You eat too many biscuits. affirmative sentences
HOW MANY / HOW
How much coffee have you had MUCH is used to ask
today? about quantity
How many concerts have you been
to?
2. A LOT OF/ LOTS OF + We spend a lot of time watching A LOT OF/ LOTS OF
Plural Countable / TV. normally used in positive
Uncountable Nouns We had lots of moments together. sentences
How many beers did you have? We can use A LOT/
I don’t know. I had a lot / lots. LOTS (without OF) at
the end of a sentence
3. A FEW + Plural Nouns I have to do a few things in this A FEW means “some
A LITTLE + Uncountable afternoon. but not many; enough”
Nouns Can you put a little sugar in the A LITTLE means “some
tea? but not much; enough”
FEW/ LITTLE means
There is little milk in the fridge; we “almost none; not
have to buy more. enough”
We don’t need to buy some beers; FEW/ LITTLE is
there are a few in the fridge. negative
4. SOME / ANY + Plural I have some questions to ask you. SOME is used in
Nouns/ Uncountable Nouns There isn’t any sugar in the affirmative sentences
cupboard. ANY is used in negative
Have you got any new friends? sentences and questions
We use SOME (not
Would you like some help? ANY) in interrogative
Can I have some tea, please? sentences when we are
offering or requesting
something.

1. There is hardly ______ sugar left. We must get ______ when we go shopping.
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A. any / some B. any / many C. some /any D. a little / some

2. We didn’t have tickets, but we got into the stadium without ______ difficulty.
A. a few B. a little C. any D. a lot
3. There have been _______ allegations of corruption in the government.
A. many B. some C. a lot of D. All are correct
4. Despite rowing as hard as we could, we had progressed barely ______ distance from the shore.
A. not much B. not many C. a few D. any
5. ______ fruits are now in season in the South.
A. A lot of B. Not much C. Any D. A little
6. It was rather a difficult question and _______ students got it right.
A. any B. a lot of C. a few D. not much
7. It is strange that for the past few days we haven’t heard _______ news about that accident.
A. some B. a little C. any D. a few
8. I don’t know much about computers, so I asked the assistant for ______ advice.
A. many B. a few C. some D. any
9. How ______ water does the pot plant need?
A. much B. many C. a lot of D. some
10. The professor lectured very clearly. As a result, _______ students had questions at the end of the class
period.
A. many B. a lot of C. few D. a few
11. He hasn’t got _______ knowledge of English; he can’t make himself understood.
A. much B. a little C. some D. a few
12. _______ my students are familiar with this kind of activities.
A. many B. many of C. A lot D. some
13. You can pick up as _______ apples as you like.
A. much B. few C. some D. many
14. Unemployment is a problem in the area; there are _______ jobs for the people there.
A. a few B. a lot of C. some of D. not much
15. How ______ English words have you learned so far?
A. much B. many C. few D. little
16. Hurry up! We haven’t got ________ time.
A. some B. a little C. much D. little
17. Jim doesn’t look well. He has lost ________ weight.
A. many B. a lot of C. a few D. a little
18. There are too _______ different nationalities in my class.
A. some B. a lot of C. much D. many
19. If you’re going to the library, could you take back _______ books that I have finished reading?
A. any B. many C. a lot of D. some
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20. We took ______ food and drink on our walk through the hills.
A. a lot of B. any C. a few D. many of
Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps with SOME or ANY

1. There isn’t __any_____ time to finish your lunch. We need to leave now!
2. We have ___some____ ham sandwiches in the fridge if you’re hungry.
3. Shall we bake __some_____ cupcakes for the party?
4. Do you have ___any____ family in Italy?
5. I won’t need to do __ any _____more revision after my exams.
6. There aren’t ___ any ____ shopping centres near my house.
7. Is there ___ any ____news on the royal couple’s wedding plans yet?
8. We finally have ___some____ news about the royal wedding!
9. Would you like __some_____ more soup, or are you full?
10. Pick ____ any ___ birthday card you like. I think they’re all nice.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences below

1. How much/many/many of the guests ordered lunch?
2. She has too much/many/much of ideas and can’t focus on one thing at a time!
3. We don’t have much of/much/many sunshine at this time of year.
4. How many/much/much of people live in your block of flats?
5. How many/much/much of the assignment have you completed so far?
6. How many/many of/much money will I need for 2 days in London?
7. There has been many/much/much of debate about the new regulations.
8. Too many/much/much of people are driving in London and the traffic is a nightmare.
9. There isn’t much of/many/much time before our flight so let’s go straight to the gate.
10. My son doesn’t have many/much/much of friends at school.
Exercise 4: Fill in the gaps with few, little, a few or a little:

1. There’s ___little____ chance of Mary coming to the wedding. She’s in Australia!
2. We have ___a few____ options for our next holiday and they all look good.
3. ___Few____ people visit Siberia in the winter because it’s too cold.
4. You have ___a little____ time before the next class if you want to get a drink.
5. Let’s spend ___a few____ days reviewing the proposal as I don’t want to rush it.
6. There’s ___little____ point in repeating yourself because she never listens!
7. I have very __few_____ colleagues that I would trust in a crisis.
8. __Little_____ is known about the singer’s early life.
9. Your dessert was delicious! Can I have ___a little____ more, please?
10. The staff training course takes ___a few____ days to complete.
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MUST, MUSTN’T and NEEDN’T/ DON’T HAVE TO

FORMS EXAMPLES NOTES
1. MUST + V0 I must talk to you about the new
(Must expresses strong project.
obligation and necessity.) Seat belts must be worn even in the
back of the car. We use HAD TO, not
Last year, teachers had to make a MUST, to express
report on each child every week. obligation and necessity
in the past.
2. MUSTN’T + V0 (Mustn’t You mustn’t use a mobile phone in
means “ It’s prohibited” ; it is the cinema.
very important not to do) We mustn’t be late for school.
3. NEEDN’T + V0 You needn’t take off your shoes.
DON’T HAVE TO + V0 You don’t have to bring a towel.
(It’s used to indicate that there is There are towels at the swimming
no obligation or necessity to do pool.
something)

1. Notice above the petrol pump: All engines __________ off.
A. must switch B. must be switched C. needn’t be switched D. mustn’t be switch
2. We __________ drive fast; we have plenty of time.
A. needn’t B. must C. mustn’t D. have to
3. We __________ drive fast; there is a speed limit here.
A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. have to
4. You ___________ smoke in a non-smoking compartment.
A. don’t have to B. needn’t C. must D. mustn’t
5. I want this letter typed but you __________ to do it today. Tomorrow will do.
A. needn’t B. don’t have C. mustn’t D. must
6. You __________ pay to visit most museums in Britain. Entrance is free.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. don’t have D. must
7. You __________ that kettle. It is hot.
A. mustn’t to touch B. mustn’t touch C. mustn’t be touched D. must touch
8. We ________ put the heating on yet. It’s not cold enough.
A. have to B. must C. needn’t D. mustn’t
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9. The electricity ____________ always be switched off before repairs are attempted.
A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. doesn’t have to
10. Schoolgirls at Gia Dinh high school __________ wear “ao dai” on Monday mornings.
A. must B. has to C. mustn’t D. don’t have to
11. I often __________ work at the weekend to get everything done.
A. must B. don’t have to C. have to D. needn’t
12. A person __________ become rich and famous in order to lead to a successful life.
A. doesn’t have to B. needn’t to C. have to D. mustn’t
13. I __________ forget to take my key with me.
A. must B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. don’t have to
14. Johnny! You ___________ play with sharp knives.
A. don’t have to B. must C. needn’t D. mustn’t
15. The class trip to the art museum is optional. You ________ go, but you might enjoy it.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. have to D. must
16. You __________ show your passport when leaving the country.
A. need B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. have to
17. You ___________ read this book. It’s really excellent.
A. don’t have to B. must C. mustn’t D. needn’t
18. Pay attention, please. Cars ___________ in “No parking” area.
A. must be park B. must park C. mustn’t park D. mustn’t be parked
19. I’ll lend you the money and you ___________ pay me back till next month.
A. have to B. needn’t C. must D. mustn’t
20. Diabetes ___________ mean you can’t enjoy your food.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. must D. have to
Exercise 6: Rewrite the underlined parts of the sentences with must, have to, don’t have to, or mustn’t,
needn’t and a subject.
1. I strongly recommend you to try this sundried tomato bread.
→ You must try this sundried tomato bread.
2. There is no obligation to get an international driving license for this country.
→ You don’t have to get an international driving license for this country.
3. We didn’t book the table but it didn’t matter as there was hardly anyone in the restaurant.
→ We didn’t need to book the table as there was hardly anyone in the restaurant.
4. Latecomers will not be allowed to enter the theatre until there is a suitable break.
→ Latecomers mustn’t enter the theatre until there is a suitable break.
5. Patients are not permitted to eat or drink anything for 3 hours before the operation.
→ Patients mustn’t eat or drink anything for 3 hours before the operation.
6. It isn’t necessary for him to go on working. He has already reached retiring age.
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→ He doesn’t have to go on working. He has already reached retiring age.

7. It’s not necessary for you to call me “Sir”. Call me “Bill”.
→ You needn’t call me “Sir”. Call me “Bill”.
8. It isn’t necessary to come to the train station to meet me.
→ You don’t have to come to the train station to meet me.
9. They were forced to wait for over 2 hours in the rain.
→ They had to wait for over 2 hours in the rain.
10. The instruction tells you to write in pencil.
→ You must write in pencil.
11. Smoking is not allowed in the airport.
→ You mustn’t smoke in the airport.
12. In this country, you can carry your passport with you if you want, but it is not necessary.
→ You don’t have to carry your passport with you in this country.
13. My grandfather was made to start work when he was just 14 years old.
→ My grandfather had to start work when he was just 14 years old.
14. It is not necessary to book a hotel, you can stay in our spare room.
→ You needn’t book a hotel, you can stay in hotel.
15. To be an extra in the TV show, it is necessary to be in the studio before 7 a.m.
→ To be an extra in the TV show, you have to be in the studio before 7 a.m.
16. You don’t need to come to the meeting, but we’d like it if you did.
→ You needn’t come to the meeting.
17. Do not enter this room under any circumstances.
→ You mustn’t enter this room under any circumstances.
18. It’s really necessary for me to finish this homework before we go out.
→ I must finish this homework before we go out.
19. It’s a terrible idea to criticise people when you don’t know all the facts.
→ You mustn’t criticize people when you don’t know all the facts.
20. It’s not necessary to pay to use the office phone.
→ You don’t have to pay to use the office phone.
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SAMPLE TEST 3
PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. character B. chat C. change D. charity
2. A. starring B. cinema C. casting D. rather
STRESS: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
3. A. fancy B. settle C. prefer D. better
4. A. entertainment B. necessary C. advertising D. socializing
WORD CHOICE - SPEAKING - GRAMMAR

5. There is ________ of paper in the drawer.
A. lot B. a lots C. some lot D. lots
6. I ________ apologize when I broke my mum’s favourite vase.
A. must B. had to C. could D. need to
7. Ellie does a/an ________ each week for the local newspaper. It’s usually quite funny.
A. comic B. comedian C. animation D. cartoon
8. Call me as soon as you ________ your test results.
A. will get B. get C. will have got D. will be getting
9. There are many different types of ________ films. In general, they make you laugh a lot.
A. action B. comedy C. romance D. thriller
10. A: What shall we do this weekend? B: ______________.
A. I went out for dinner C. Let’s go out for dinner
B. Oh, that’s good D. No problem
11. Lizzie has been having dance classes ________ she was four years old.
A. for B. from C. when D. since
12. A __________ is a game in which the player fights opponents and often uses martial arts.
A. war game B. shooting game C. platform game D. fighting game
13. Contestants on ___________ show off their culinary skill to win the top prize.
A. cookery shows B. quiz shows C. game shows D. chat shows
14. An amusing TV comedy about the lives of a group of people who know each other.
A. soap opera B. sitcom C. western D. weather forecast
15. A: You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.
B: _____________I’m an awful dancer!
A. You’re too kind C. That’s a nice compliment.
B. Oh, thank you very much D. You’ve got to be kidding!
16. The film was so _________ that Mrs Brown cried at the end.
A. moving B. slow C. boring D. gripping
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ERROR RECOGNITION: Choose one mistake from the four underlined parts
17. Scientists at the medical centre is trying (A) to determine (B) if there is (C) a relationship between
saccharin and (D) cancer.
18. When I got (A) to the (B) cinema, Jack had been (C) waiting for (D) me.
19. My (A) brother was watching (B) TV during (C) I was doing (D) my homework.
READING
With her long, red hair and big blue eyes, Amy Adams is one of the most famous faces in Hollywood
and also one of the hardest-working actors. According to Forbes Magazine, she made eight films in five years.
Amy often plays the part of sweet, innocent women. But they usually have stronger side that becomes
more obvious as the film progresses. In the silence fiction film Arrival, she plays Dr Louise Banks, a language
teacher. However, when a group of space aliens arrive on Earth, only she can understand what they are saying
and her whole life changes. Suddenly she must move from her safe position as a teacher to a dangerous one
when she must communicate with extraterrestrials to help save the world.
Amy is one of the most talented Hollywood actors, but she is still waiting to win the biggest prize of
all - an Oscar. Let’s hope the industry recognizes her incredible work soon.
20. Amy Adams____________________.
A. makes a lot of films
B. is working on her eighth film
C. doesn’t work very hard
D. is the most famous face in Hollywood.
21. Amy’s characters are _______________.
A. not very nice people
B. innocent and not very strong
C. innocent with a stronger side
D. always sweet and innocent
22. In Arrival she plays __________________.
A. an extraterrestrial
B. a language student
C. an alien expert
D. a woman who can communicate with extraterrestrials
23. In Arrival her character ________________.
A. helps to save the world
B. thinks that extraterrestrials are dangerous
C. wants to become a teacher
D. must move to a safe place
24. Amy _______________.
A. won an Oscar for Arrival
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B. wants to win an Oscar in the future

C. is the winner of eight Oscars
D. is more talented than any other Hollywood actors
CLOZE TEST: Fill in the blanks with the suitable words given
I hope you are doing fine too FC Barcelona 2004
my favourite footballer won 5 leagues Argentina
FC Barcelona’s top scorer 24th June 1987 World record
FIFA Ballon d’Or four hundred FIFA World cup
matches
Dear Cindy,
How are you? I am doing fine here. (25) I hope you are doing fine too. I am writing this letter to share about
(26) my favourite footballer.
My favourite football player is Lionel Messi. He was born in Rosario in (27) Argentina on (28) 24th June
1987. In 1998, at the age of 11 he went to Spain. He played his match for (29) FC Barcelona in (30) 2004 at
the age of 17. He played over (31) four hundred matches between 2004 to 2014. He won six (32) FIFA
Ballon d’Or. He is holding the (33) World record for the most goals in one year.
He (34) won 5 leagues before 2014. He played in the (35) FIFA World cup in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
He became (36) FC Barcelona’s top scorer at the age of 24.
I really admire Lionel Messi because he is a great footballer.
This is all from me. I hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Jane
WORD FORM: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets
37. I want complete SILENCE, so no talking at all. (SILENT)
38. This film is CONFUSING. I can’t understand what is happening. (CONFUSE)
39. Did you see that COMEDIAN on TV last night? He was really funny. (COMEDY)
40. I haven’t got the CONFIDENCE to go up to a stranger at a party and introduce yourself. (CONFIDENT)
41. The mobile phone has CERTAINLY made life a lot easier. (CERTAIN)
42. Most children’s TV programmes aim to educate and ENTERTAIN at the same time.
(ENTERTAINMENT)
43. It was highly IRRESPONSIBLE of him to leave the children on their own in the pool.
(RESPONSIBILITY)
WRITING: Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words.
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44. Have you played Monopoly before? ( TIME)

→ Is this the first time you have played Monopoly?
45. Did you really go into town by yourself, Sam? (OWN)
→ Did you really go into town on your own, Sam?
46. Snakes don’t frighten Carol. (AFRAID)
→ Carol is not afraid of snakes.
47. This wall keeps the animals in. (PREVENTS)
→ This wall prevents the animals from leaving.
48. There’s only little coffee left I the jar. (MUCH)
→ There is not much coffee left in the jar.
49. There are a number of things that I’d like to invent. (FEW)
→ There are quite a few things that I’d like to invent.
50. It isn’t necessary for all of us to be present at the meeting this afternoon. (HAVE)
→ All of us don’t have to be present at the meeting this afternoon.
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UNIT 4 OUR PLANET
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
VOCABULARY: weather, describing temperature
READING: Gapped sentence tasks
LISTENING: Listening for gist
SPEAKING: Identifying the context
WRITING: Using paragraphs to structure your writing
GRAMMAR: Comparison, Superlative adjectives, too and enough
* NEW WORDS:
4A Our Planet
1. planet /ˈplænɪt/ (n): hành tinh
2. raindrop /ˈreɪndrɒp/ (n): hạt mưa
3. thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/ (n): sấm sét
4. storm /stɔːm/ (n): cơn bão
5. foggy /ˈfɒɡi/ (adj): sương mù
6. hail /heɪl/ (v): mưa đá
7. sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ (n): ánh nắng mặt trời
8. windy /ˈwɪndi/ (adj): nhiều gió
9. snowflake /ˈsnəʊfleɪk/ (n): bông tuyết
10. frosty /ˈfrɒsti/ (adj): lạnh giá
11. icy /ˈaɪsi/ (adj): băng giá
12. lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ (n): tia chớp
13. mist /mɪst/ (n): sương mù
14. province /ˈprɒvɪns/ (n): tỉnh
15. blow /bləʊ/ (v): thổi
4B Our Planet
1. comparison /kəmˈpærɪsn/ (n): so sánh
2. hot /hɒt/ (adj): nóng
3. towards /təˈwɔːdz/ (prep): theo hướng
4. meteor /ˈmiːtiɔː(r)/ (n): thiên thạch, sao băng
5. rare /reə(r)/ (adj): quý hiếm
6. effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n): hiệu ứng, tác dụng
7. atomic /əˈtɒmɪk/ (adj): thuộc nguyên tử
8. bomb /bɒm/ (n): quả bom
9. devastating /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ (adj): gây ra sự tàn phá
10. further /ˈfɜːðə(r)/ (adj): nhiều, xa hơn
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11. blizzard /ˈblɪzəd/ (n): bão tuyết

12. temperature /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/ (n): nhiệt độ
13. explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ (n): vụ nổ
4C Our Planet
1. eyewitness /ˈaɪwɪtnəs/ (n): nhân chứng
2. identify /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ (n): nhận định
3. context /ˈkɒntekst/ (n): bối cảnh
4. monologue /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ (n): độc thoại
5. clue /kluː/ (n): manh mối
4D Our Planet
1. tough /tʌf/ (adj): khó khăn
2. occur /əˈkɜː(r)/ (v): xảy ra
3. surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ (n): bề mặt
4. shelf /ʃelf/ (n): kệ sách
5. actor /ˈæktə(r)/ (n): diễn viên
6. superlative /suːˈpɜːlətɪv/ (adj): bậc nhất, tuyệt vời
7. structure /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/ (n): cấu trúc
8. dry land /ˌdraɪ ˈlænd/ (n): đất khô
9. damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ (n): chấn thương
10. coastal /ˈkəʊstl/ (adj): thuộc vùng ven biển
11. flat /flæt/ (n): căn hộ
12. nuclear /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ (adj): liên quan đến hạt nhân
4E Our Planet
1. chimney /ˈtʃɪmni/ (n): ống khói
2. pollute /pəˈluːt/ (v): gây ô nhiễm
3. fossil /ˈfɒsl/ (n): hóa thạch
4. global /ˈɡləʊbl/ (adj): mang tính toàn cầu
5. greenhouse /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/ (n): nhà kính
6. renewable /rɪˈnjuːəbl/ (adj): có thể tái tạo lại được
7. alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ (adj): có tính thay thế
4F Our Planet
1. glider /ˈɡlaɪdə(r)/ (n): tàu lượn
2. weather /ˈweðə(r)/ (n): thời tiết
3. title /ˈtaɪtl/ (n): tiêu đề
4. gap /ɡæp/ (n): khoảng trống
5. spin /ˈspɪn/ (v): quay, xoay
6. consciousness /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ (n): ý thức
7. paraglider /ˈpærəɡlaɪdə(r)/ (n): dù lượn, người chơi dù lượn
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8. approaching /əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ/ (adj): đang đến gần

9. skillful /ˈskɪlfl/ (adj): khéo léo
10. enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (adj): to lớn
11. trap /træp/ (v): mắc kẹt
12. pull /pʊl/ (v): kéo
13. leaf /liːf/ (n): lá cây
14. unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ (adj): bất tỉnh
15. logical /ˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (adj): hợp lí
16. frostbite /ˈfrɒstbaɪt/ (adj): tê cóng
4G-H-I Our Planet
1. parade /pəˈreɪd/ (n): cuộc diễu hành
2. decade /ˈdekeɪd/ (n): thập kỷ
3. issue /ˈɪʃuː/ (n): vấn đề
4. debate /dɪˈbeɪt/ (v): tranh luận
5. behaviour /bɪˈheɪvjə(r)/ (n): hành vi
6. volcanic /vɒlˈkænɪk/ (adj): thuộc núi lửa
7. drought /draʊt/ (adj): hạn hán
8. ecosystem /ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/ (n): hệ sinh thái
9. malnutrition /ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn/ (n): suy dinh dưỡng
10. consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ (n): hậu quả
* WORD FORM:
WORD MEANING NOUN VERB ADJ ADV NOTE
1. quickly nhanh quickness quick quickly quick
/ˈkwɪkli/ as lightning
2. volcanic thuộc núi lửa volcano volcanic
/vɒlˈkænɪk/
3. suy dinh (mal)nutriti- nutritional nutritionally suffer from
malnutrition dưỡng on severe
/ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn/ nutrient malnutrition
nutritionist
4. logical hợp lí (il)logicality (il)logical (il)logically
/ˈlɒdʒɪkl/ logic
5. bất tỉnh (un)conscious (un)conscious (un)consciously
unconscious -ness
/ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/
6. enormous to lớn enormity enormous enormously
/ɪˈnɔːməs/ enormousness
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7. skillful khéo léo skill (un)skillful (un)skillfully

/ˈskɪlfl/ (un)skilled
8. global có tính toàn globe global globally around the
/ˈɡləʊbl/ cầu globe
9. alternative thay thế alternative alternate alternately alternate
/ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/ alternative between A
and B
10. có thể tái tạo renewal renew renewable renewably renew
renewable được one’s efforts
/rɪˈnjuːəbl/ to do sth
11. pollute gây ô nhiễm pollute pollution polluted
/pəˈluːt/ polluter
pollutant
12. actor diễn viên actor act (in)active (in)actively take action to
/ˈæktə(r)/ nam actress do something
(in)action
(in)activity
13. occur xảy ra occurrence occur
/əˈkɜː(r)/
14. identify xác định identification identify identifiable identifiably identify sb
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ identifier by sth
identifiability
15. explosion vụ nổ explosion explode explosive explosively
/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ explosive
explosiveness
16. devastation devastate devastating devastatingly
devastating có sức tàn devastated
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/ phá
17. atomic thuộc nguyên atom atomic

/əˈtɒmɪk/ tử
18. effect hiệu ứng, tác effect (in)effective (in)effectively have effect
/ɪˈfekt/ dụng on/upon
19. foggy mù sương fog fog foggy foggily
/ˈfɒɡi/
20. further nhiều, xa hơn far, farther far, farther
/ˈfɜːðə(r)/ farthest farthest
further further
furthest furthest
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A. VOCABULARY
I. Word form
1. The opposition parties have so far failed to set out an alternative strategy. (ALTERNATE)
2. Many servicemen suffered radiation sickness after the early atomic tests. (ATOM)
3. I wanted to be an actress but the furthest I ever got was selling popcorn in a cinema. (FAR)
4. He shows no consciousness that others might find him boring. (CONSCIOUS)
5. Pesticides have had a devastating effect on the environment. (DEVASTATE)
6. He was driving much too fast for the foggy conditions. (FOG)
7. A healthy diet should provide all your essential nutrients. (NUTRITION)
8. A crack in the plane's wing had been ineffectively repaired. (EFFECT)
9. Thousands of people have left their devastated villages and fled to the mountains. (DEVASTATE)
10. The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas explosion. (EXPLODE)
11. We were asked to show some identification before the security guards would let us in. (IDENTIFY)
12. It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. (OCCUR)
13. Geologists understand many of the factors that cause volcanic eruptions. (VOLCANO)
14. It's bad for your health to be physically inactive. (ACT)
15. Sulphur dioxide is one of several pollutants that are released into the atmosphere by coal-fired power
stations. (POLLUTE)
16. A renewable resource is a resource that can be replenished naturally over time. (RENEW)
17. During the show she's accompanied alternately by a piano and a guitar. (ALTERNATE)
18. The company has to be able to compete globally. (GLOBE)
19. The drivers are adventurous and even aggressive, but not unskilful. (SKILL)
20. I don't think you realize the enormity of the problem. (ENORMOUS)

1. The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by___________
A. combat B. depression C. dimension D. lightning
2. One child had been pushed out into the cold so often that he suffered severe___________ in his feet.
A. genre B. relieved C. frostbite D. courageous
3. You hear___________ , and urban teenagers crying on lonely highways.
A. lightning B. thunderstorms C. cyclones D. hurricane
4. And this was the rule for hundreds of ___________ which did not leave any signs of their passage.
A. meteors B. spectators C. actors D. educators
5. The Olympics climaxed in a ___________ closing ceremony.
A. devastating B. disgusting C. frustrating D. spectacular
6. The fire was thought to have been caused by a gas___________.
A. transformation B. pollution C. explosion D. power station
7. ___________ conditions made the main roads almost impassable.
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A. Enormous B. Blizzard C. Population D. Inevitable

8. “That’s a new dress, isn’t it?” “Yes, you are___________!”
A. observant B. obvious C. convinced D. persuaded
9. Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that is flowing into_______ waters.
A. coastal B. ashore C. sea life D. ecological
10. The opposition parties have so far failed to set out an___________ strategy.
A. vulnerable B. alternative C. pleasant D. unconscious
11. The conditions leading to preservation of these___________ are undoubtedly rare but not entirely unique.
A. climate B. typhoon C. fossils D. live animals
12. He has been playing___________ tennis for three years now.
A. champion B. sports C. round D. championship
13. The world record for flying a___________ is more than 460 km.
A. plane B. spaceship C. motorbike D. paraglider
14. Helen was ___________ and hooked up to a life support machine.
A. conscious B. unhurt C. unconscious D. unharmed
15. The ___________ accumulating on the ground can also be hazardous to landing aircraft.
A. heavy rain B. hailstones C. bad weather D. strong wind
16. Who has the right of way at a ___________ when the lights are green to the motorist?
A. pedestrian crossing B. sidewalk
C. street corner D. crossroad
17. The___________ of young professionals in the capital have moved there from provincial towns.
A. majority B. amount C. wide range D. diversity
18. There’s evidence to suggest that child abuse is not just a recent___________.
A. approach B. phenomenon C. characteristic D. policy
19. Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced___________
A. ecology B. pollution C. ecosystem D. planet
20. Some areas of moderate ___________ were completely surrounded by areas of severe devastation.
A. hurricane B. agriculture C. proportions D. drought
B. READING:
Exercise 1: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
that follow:
PLANET EARTH
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for US to think about such an enormous
length of time because it has little meaning for US. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more
understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about
the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty- two that the Earth began to flower.
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Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet of forty-five. Mammals only
arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to
communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture.
The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has
increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He
has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child,
delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life
which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that ___________.

A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created
B. life on Earth began relatively recently
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part
D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life
2. We are informed by the author that ___________.
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time
C. there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles
D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age
3. The author is mainly interested in ___________.
A. the time when man first evolved from apes
B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution
C. the effects of farming
D. the period before the last Ice Age
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that ___________.
A. man will destroy everything on Earth
B. man will use up all the fuels
C. there will be a population explosion
D. more species of animal may die out
5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that ___________.
A. he has no right to be so destructive
B. he has been the most successful animal
C. he will be able to control the environment
D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes
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Exercise 2: Gap-filling:
Jupiter is the largest and most……1………. planet and is fifth in order of distance from the sun. It is
well placed for……2……… for several months in every year and on average is the………3…….. of the
planets apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it. Jupiter’s less than 10 hour
rotation period gives it the shortest day in the solar system in so far as the……4………. planets are
concerned. There are no true seasons on Jupiter because the axial inclination to the…… 5……… of the orbital
plane is only just over 3° – less than that for any other planet.
1. A. devastating B. misty C. observant D. massive
2. A. supervillain B. ecosystem C. observation D. phenomenon
3. A. latter B. brightest C. former D. hottest
4. A. principal B. legible C. relieved D. principal
5. A. longitude B. latitude C. equator D. perpendicular
Exercise 3: Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences that
follow:
Many foreigners fall in love with the weather in Vietnam. Vietnam is a tropical country and the
weather here is different in each region, which makes every time be the perfect moment to travel. In the North
of Vietnam, there are 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring, the weather is quite
comfortable. It is warm and drizzly a little bit. At that time, trees and flowers start blossom. In the summer,
the weather becomes hot and wet. There are sudden and short showers. My favourite season is autumn, when
it becomes mild and cooler. The winter is the coldest season of the year and it is very dry. However, in the
Central and the South, there are only two seasons: the rainy and the dry. The rainy season lasts from April to
November. It’s hot and humid. By contrast, the dry season starts in December and ends in March, it’s very
hot and dry without rain.
1. It often rains in the South of Vietnam in __________________.
A. January B. March C. August D. December
2. The season that the writer likes is ______________.
A. spring B. summer C. fall D. winter
3. Many foreigners ____________________.
A. find the winter in the South interesting.
B. are fond of walking in the rain.
C. fall in love with the Central because it is always mild and cool.
D. are very attracted to the weather in Vietnam.
4. In the South, January ____________________.
A. is the coldest season of the year.
B. is warm and drizzly a little bit.
C. it’s very hot and dry without rain.
D. trees and flowers start blossom and leaves fall from trees.
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5. The weather, in Vietnam, ____________________.

A. is warm and drizzly a little bit
B. is different in each region
C. It’s hot and humid.
D. is very hot and dry without rain.
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
1. a. sunshine b. lightning c. province d. icy
2. a. worm b. raindrop c. foggy d. frosty
3. a. comparison b. explosion c. devastating d. misty
4. a. atomic b. compare c. analysis d. snowflake
5. a. explode b. blow c. snowy d. frosty
6. a. tough b. structure c. clue d. thunder
7. a. damage b. surface c. ecosystem d. planet
8. a. hot b. towards c. bomb d. monologue
9. a. consciousness b. spinning c. surface d. greenhouse
10. a. parade b. decade c. behaviour d. volcanic
1. A. alternative B. atomic C. approach D. devastating
2. A. ecosystem B. frostbite C. debate D. combat
3. A. consciousness B. championship C. blizzard D. emission
4. A. hailstone B. marine C. observant D. phenomenon
5. A. sustain B. snowflake C. surface D. witness
6. A. paraglider B. magnitude C. malnutrition D. alter
7. A. period B. reality C. satnav D. sitcom
8. A. episode B. convince C. release D. embarrassed
9. A. disaster B. emergency C. description D. educator
10. A. politician B. information C. alternative D. international
III. GRAMMAR:
ENOUGH
*Enough is a determiner, a pronoun or an adverb. We use enough to mean ‘as much as we need or want’.
1. Enough as a determiner
*We can use enough before a noun as a determiner:
Do you have enough money to pay for your train fare and taxis?
*We use enough of before other determiners (the, my) and pronouns (us, them):
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You haven’t eaten enough of your dinner, Jason.

2. Enough as a pronoun
[at the end of a meal]
Have you had enough?
3. Enough as an adverb
Yes, I think I’ve studied enough. That’s all I can do.
TOO
1. Too is an adverb, used before adjectives and adverbs
This coffee is too sweet.
2. Too before adjective/adverb + to-infinitive
The water was too cold to swim in.
3. Too much, too many, too few and too little
There’s too much salt in this soup. (too much + uncountable noun)
We use very to add emphasis to an adjective or an adverb, but it does not mean the same as too.
Compare
She
Very makes careful stronger.
is very careful.
She is too careful. Too careful means ‘more careful than is necessary’.
*Very much and too much

We often use very much to emphasize verbs such as like, dislike, hope, doubt. We do not use too much in
this way with these verbs:
I like it very much because I got it from my husband.
In short answers in informal situations, we normally say me too, not I too:
A: I love that colour.
B: Me too.

1. The sun shone _______ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.
A. so B. such C. too D. enough
2. We had _________ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.
3. There were ____________ many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
4. I’m not rich __________to help you.
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5. This room is __________ dark for us to study.
6. It was ___________ hot that we didn’t go out.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
7. She is ___________ old to work. It’s time she got retired.
A. very B. too C. so D. enough
8. The tea was ___________ hot for the old man to drink.
A. too B. as very C. enough D. such
9. The milk was ___________ good that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
A. very B. too C. so D. such
10. It’s ___________ terrible weather that we cancelled the football match.
A. such B. so C. too D. A&B
11. She is looking ___________ older.
A. so B. so much C. too D. A&B
12. It was ___________ warm when we were in Vienna.
A. very B. so really C. such D. too
13. He spoke ___________ fast that nobody could understand him.
A. so B. very C. too D. such
14. Would you be ___________ kind as to tell me the time?
A. so B. very C. too D. enough
15. He is a ___________ intelligent child.
A. very B. so C. too D. such
16. The man is ___________ fool that no one took any notice of him.
17. Jennie is ___________ complicated for me to understand.
18. This exercise was ___________ difficult for me to finish.
19. He drives in ___________ a careless way that nobody wants to go with him.
20. My uncle was ___________ late that he couldn’t catch the last train.
COMPARISON: ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
1. Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person
or thing has more or less of a particular quality:
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Josh is taller than his sister.

2. Superlative adjectives describe one person or thing as having more of a quality than all other people or
things in a group:
The most frightening film I’ve ever seen was Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’.
3. Comparative and superlative adjectives:
One-syllable adjectives (big, cold, hot, long, nice, old, tall)
To form the comparative, we use the -er suffix with adjectives of one syllable:
It’s colder today than yesterday.
To form the superlative, we use the -est suffix with adjectives of one syllable. We normally use the before a
superlative adjective:
I think that’s the biggest apple I’ve ever seen!
4. One-syllable adjectives which are irregular
Some one-syllable adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms:
1. bad, worse, worst
2. far, farther/further, farthest/furthest
3. good, better, best
4. old, older/elder, oldest/eldest
The morning flight is better than the afternoon one.
5. Two-syllable adjectives
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change y to i and take the -er and -est endings:
busy, busier,
happy, happier, happiest
busiest
easy, easier, easiest funny, funnier, funniest
We were busier last week than this week.

That was the easiest exam I’ve ever taken.
Some other two-syllable adjectives (especially those ending in an unstressed vowel sound) can also take the
-er and -est endings:
clever, cleverer, cleverest quiet, quieter, quietest
narrow, narrower,
simple, simpler, simplest
narrowest
I’ve always thought that Donald was cleverer than his brother.
We don’t normally use the -er and -est endings with two-syllable adjectives ending in -ful. Instead, we use
more and most/least:
This dictionary is more useful than the one we had before.
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6. Longer adjectives
Adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with more/less and the superlative with
most/least:
The second lecture was more interesting than the first.
7. Comparative adjectives: using much, a lot, far, etc.
We can strengthen or emphasize a comparative adjective using words such as much, a lot, far, even or
rather, or by using than ever after the adjective:
This food is much better than the food we had yesterday.
We can soften a comparative adjective using a little or a bit. A bit is less formal:
She feels a little more confident now that she’s given her first public performance.
8. Comparative adjectives: -er and -er, more and more
To talk about how a person or thing is changing and gaining more of a particular quality, we can use two
-er form adjectives connected by and, or we can use more and more before an adjective. We don’t follow
such comparisons with than:
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
I’m getting more and more interested in conservation these days.
Comparative adjectives: the -er, the -er and the more …, the more …
If a person or things gains more of a particular quality and this causes a parallel increase of another quality,
we can repeat the + a comparative adjective:
The colder it is, the hungrier I get. (as the weather gets colder, I get hungrier)
The more generous you are towards others, the more generous they are likely to be towards you.
9. Reduced forms after comparatives
After than, we often don’t repeat subject pronouns with impersonal subjects, or auxiliary verbs with passive
voice verbs:
The exam results were better than predicted. (preferred to … better than people predicted.)
Temperatures that summer were higher than previously recorded.
(preferred to … than were previously recorded.)
10. Less and not as/not so with comparatives
We use less with longer adjectives (interesting, beautiful, complicated), but we don’t normally use less with
short adjectives of one syllable (big, good, high, small). Instead we use not as … as …, or not so … as …
Not as is more common than not so:
The second method was less complicated than the first one.

1. Sarah is ___________ at chemistry than Susan.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
2. I don’t work so hard___________ my father.
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A. so B. as C. than D. more
3. Sam is the ___________ student in my class.
A. tall B. most all C. taller D. tallest
4. No one in my class is ___________ beautiful___________ her.
A. as/as B. more/as C. as/than D. the/more
5. Going by train isn’t ___________ convenient as going by car.
A. so B. as C. more D. A and B are correct
6. The test is not ___________ difficult ___________ it was last month.
A. as/as B. so/as C. more/as D. A and B are correct
7. Peter usually drives ___________ Mary.
A. more fast B. fast than C. faster than D. B and C are correct
8. She cooked ___________ than you.
A. well B. more good C. better D. more well
9. This film is ___________ interesting than that film.
A. most B. less C. as D. so
10. My salary is ___________ his salary.
A. high B. more high C. higher than D. more higher than
11. Of the four dresses, which is ___________ expensive?
A. the best B. the most C. the more D. the greater
12. The larger the apartment, the___________ the rent.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive
13. The faster we walk, ___________ we will get there.
A. the soonest B. the soon C. the more soon D. the sooner
14. “Why did you buy these oranges?” “They were ___________ I could find.”
A. cheapest B. cheapest ones C. the cheapest ones D. the most cheapest
15. She plays the piano ___________ as she sings.
A. as beautifully B. more beautifully C. as beautiful D. the most beautifully
16. The streets are getting more and ___________ these days.
A. crowded B. less crowded C. more crowded D. most crowded
17. The larger the city, ___________ the crime rate.
A. highest B. higher C. the highest D. the higher
18. You must explain your problems ___________
A. as clear as you can B. as clearly as you can
C. as clear than you are D. as clearly as you are
19. Phil is ___________ person we know in our village.
A. the happier B. the happiest C. happier D. happiest
20. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is___________
A. smarter B. the smarter C. more smarter D. more smart
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1. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
→Her new house isn’t so/ as big as her old one.
2. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
→Peter is the tallest in my class.
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
→The white dress isn’t so/ as expensive as the black one.
4. In my opinion, English is easier than Maths.
→In my opinion, Maths isn’t so/ as easy as English.
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
→Mary is the most intelligent in my group.
6. Bill was too stupid to understand what I had said.
→Bill wasn’t intelligent enough to understand what I had said.
7. The room was so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it.
→It was such a tidy room that it took us one hour to clean it.
8. It was such bad news that she burst into tears on hearing it.
→The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it.
9. It was such an expensive house that nobody could buy it.
→The house was so expensive that nobody could buy it.
10. The food was so good that we ate all of it.
→The food was good enough for us to eat all.
11. The patient was too weak to get up.
→The patient was not strong enough to get up.
12. This is the most delicious cake I’ve ever tasted.
→I’ve never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.
13. I’ve never met any more dependable person than George.
→George is the most dependable person I’ve ever met.
14. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
→Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.
15. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
→ Mr John is the best teacher in this school.
16. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?
→ Is this the biggest hat you’ve got?
17. This room is too dark for me to study.
→ This room is not bright enough for me to study.
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18. This room is too small for us to hold the meeting.

→ This room isn’t big enough for us to hold the meeting.
19. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t do it.
→ The test was not easy enough for us to do.
20. The map is so old that I couldn’t read it.
→ The map is too old for me to read.
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SAMPLE TEST 4
I. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
1. A. reaction B. suggestion C. station D. commission
2. A. structure B. pattern C. prefer D. talented
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest:
3. A. practised B. danced C. chased D. raised
4. A. says B. ploughs C. coughs D. days
III. Complete the sentences choosing the best answers:

5. I've told you many a time not to ride your bike on the…………..
A. walk B. corner C. road D. pavement
6. The important thing was that the………….. should have been put up to give the people light.
A. oil lamp B. traffic lights C. lantern D. lamp posts
7. "Someone has to explain the situation to her." "……………… said."
A. too B. so C. Enough D. such
8. By the time I saw the job advertised it was already…………. to apply.
A. late too B. enough late C. too late D. such late
9. Journalists are…………. about whether interest rates will be cut.
A. predict B. speculating C. foresee D. broadcast
10. It seems…………. that most people take the issue very seriously.
A. for me B. to me C. according to me D. I think
11. I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting………….
A. nevertheless B. though C. as well D. because
12. Do you think that these higher-than average temperatures are attributable to ….......?
A. global warming B. phenomenon C. earthquake D. greenhouse
13. First, you………….. think logically about your fears.
A. should have B. have better C. could have D. have to
14. Diabetes………… mean you can't enjoy your food.
A. mustn’t B. need C. must D. needn't
15. The taking of hostages, said the president, was totally ………………….. under any circumstances.
A. irregular B. legally C. unacceptable D. independently
16. He's been…………. in his dealings about his past.
A. honour B. obligatory C. dishonest D. truly
17. As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became …………
A. impossible B. invisible C. approachable D. accessible
18. You have a legal …………… to ensure your child receives an education.
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A. choice B. obligation C. quality D. option

19. The…………… landmark visible is about twenty miles away.
A. farthest B. furthest C. far D. farther
20. Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws ………… into effect.
A. came B. went C. arrived D. got
IV. Error Recognition:

21. Tell them they must make too much noise. We’re reviewing English.
A B C D
22. I really enjoyed a book I've just finished reading.
A B C D
23. This box seems so heavy for that little boy to lift up.
A B C D
24. I know so little about art to recognize a masterpiece when I see one.
A B C D
25. I thought I heard him come in because we were having dinner.
A B C D
V. Gap filling:
The first recorded case of an airline passenger turning seriously violent during a flight, a phenomenon
now widely known as “air rage”,……26………in 1947 on a flight from Havana to Miami. A drunken man
assaulted another passenger and bit a flight………27……... However, the man escaped punishment because it
was not then………28………under whose legal control a crime committed on plane was ,……29…….
country where the plane was registered or the country where the crime was committed. In 1963, at the Tokyo
convention, it was decided that the laws of the country where the plane is registered take precedence.
The frequency of air rage has…..30…….. out of proportion to the growth of air travel. Sometimes, the
problems became……31….. complicated for the head of the airline to solve. Until recently few statistics
were gathered about air rage, but those that have been indicate that passengers……32……… increasingly
likely to cause trouble or engage in violent acts. For example, in 1998 there were 266 air rage incidents out of
approximately four million passengers,……33……… 400% increase from 1995. In the ………34……..
American Airlines showed a 200% rise. Air travel is predicted to rise by 5% internationally by 2010 leading
to increased airport……35……... This, coupled with the flying public’s increased aggression, means that air
rage may become a major issue in coming years.
26. A. happened B. taken C. carried D. surveyed
27. A. attendance B. attendant C. attending D. attend
28. A. smart B. intelligent C. clear D. wise
29. A. some B. few C. little D. the
30. A. enlarged B. widened C. broadened D. expanded
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31. A. so B. enough C. too D. such

32. A. were B. are C. have been D. had been
33. A. a B. the C. an D. about
34. A. same period B. times C. similar time D. temporal time
35. A. exhaustion B. congestion C. traffic D. passenger
VI. Read the passage below and choose the correct answers
Last Sunday was definitely not a good day for me. It all started when I got into my car and it refused
to start. I realized that I had left the lights on and the battery had gone flat. I telephoned my friend David and
he came round and helped me start the car. I then drove into the town to see a friend. I had arranged to meet
him at 6.30, but by the time I got there he had left. I waited for him for an hour despite the freezing weather,
but he did not come. When I returned to my car, I was that someone had broken into it, probably looking for
the radio. Luckily, I never leave the radio in the car! There was nothing I could do but get into my car and
drive home. Later I spoke with my friend and discovered that he had waited for only half an hour and left. He
didn’t even apologize for not waiting for me longer.
36. Why didn't the writer's car start?

A. Because it hadn't been serviced.
B. Because the lights had gone wrong.
C. Because the battery had gone flat.
D. Because the battery had been stolen.
37. What was the weather like when the writer waited for his friend?
A. foggy B. hot C. cold D. rainy
38. In the writer's opinion, what did the thief want to steal?
A. wallet B. camera C. money D. radio
39. What time did the writer's friend leave after waiting for him?
A. 6:30 B. 7:30 C. 7:10 D. 7:00
40. Which of the following sentence is not true?
A. The writer apologized for not waiting his friend for any longer.
B. A friend of the writer's lived in town.
C. A friend of the writer's helped him start the car.
D. The writer had waited for his friend until 7:30
VII. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before.
41. It was such bad weather that we could not go on our camping trip.
→ The weather was too bad for us to go on our camping trip.
42. The exercise was so difficult that Tom could not finish it in 15 minutes.
→ The exercise was not easy enough for Tom to finish in 15 minutes.
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43. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

→ I've never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.
44. I've never met any more dependable person than George.
→ George is the most dependable person I've ever met.
45. John has never eaten this kind of food before.
→ This is the first time John has eaten this kind of food.
46. We have not seen Mr. Pike for 5 years.
→ It is 5 years since we last saw Mr. Pike.
47. These people are too old to do that kind of work.
→ These people are not young enough to do that kind of work.
48. Nobody in this class is so clever as Jane.
→ Jane is the cleverest in this class.
49. Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.
→ There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
50. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.
→ Mr. John is the best teacher in this school.
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FIRST TERM TEST: 2022 – 2023

Time allotted: 60 minutes
MÃ ĐỀ: 011
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1: A. planet B. upset C. envious D. event
2: A. motivated B. depressed C. reduced D. steeped
3: A. junks B. stereotypes C. scripts D. disasters
II. STRESS: Choose the word which has stress pattern different from the others
4: A. release B. period C. sitcom D. surface
5: A. convincing B. confusing C. exciting D. interesting
6: A. comic B. settle C. prefer D. fancy
III. WORD CHOICE AND SPEAKING

7: ___________ are very dangerous and exciting, for example, skydiving and bungee jumping.
A. Extreme sports B. Team sports C. Individual sports D. Spectator sports
8: Playing online games has many ____________ in terms of improving players’ motor and mental
capabilities.
A. advantages B. advantageous C. advantage D. advantageously
9: I'm addicted __________chocolate.
A. for B. to C. in D. with
10: - Jenny: “- “600 dollars for a plain white top?”
- Mark: “____________”
A. You’ve got to be kidding me! B. Really? What a relief!
C. It’s my pleasure. D. Yes, please.
11: He's scared of spiders.
A. angry B. frightened C. sad D. happy
12: - James: “Hello. Do you feel like going to the new Thai restaurant?”
- John: “__________. The Chinese cuisine is better.”
A. I don’t mind spicy food B. I love spicy food
C. I can’t stand spicy food D. I’m mad at spicy food
13: - Anne: “I love listening to music. How about you?”
- John: “________________.”
A. I’m out of singing B. I’m into singing
C. I’m about to sing D. I’m under singing
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IV. GRAMMAR
14: ____ Internet can be used as ____ means of education and communication.
A. An - a B. An - no article C. The - a D. The - the
15: When you ____ yesterday, I ____ in the garden, so I didn’t hear the phone.
A. rang - was working B. rang - worked
C. were ringing - worked D. were ringing - was working
16: - __________ swimming with?
- With Amy.
A. Who did go B. Who you went C. Who went D. Who did you go
17: Optimists believe that mankind has already produced more than __________ food to feed the planet.
A. enough B. too C. so D. such
18: Joe is always angry. That's why he has _________ friends.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
19: We had _________ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.
A. such B. so C. too D. enough
20: The second method was ___________ the first one.
A. more complicated than B. the least complicated
C. like complicated D. the most complicated
V. ERROR RECOGNITION
21: Although he had never taken (A) piano lessons, anytime that Jeff, who was unusually intelligent (B),
sees (C) a piano, he was able to play (D) a song.
22: The whole (A) journey was a (B) nightmare - we lose (C) our luggage and both (D) flights were delayed.
23: They wanted to know (A) what is (B) the (C) world most dangerous (D) sport.
24: When I was an (A) university student, my income was so (B) low that I didn't have to (C) pay any (D)
income tax.
25: People (A) who experience less (B) health problems are more (C) likely to be happier (D).
VI. GAP FILLING:

A LUCKY BREAK
Actor Antonio Banderas is used to (26)______ bones, and it always seems to happen when he’s
doing sport.
In the film Play it to the Bone, he plays the part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harrelson.
During the making of the film Harrelson kept complaining that the fight (27) _________ weren’t very
convincing, so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real. The Spanish actor
wasn’t keen (28) _________ the idea at first, but he was eventually persuaded by his co-star to put on his
gloves and climb into the boxing ring. However, when he realized how seriously his opponent was taking it
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all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round, Harrelson hit Banderas (29) ________
hard in the face that he actually broke his nose.
He was reminded of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga. He had always
dreamed of becoming a soccer star, of performing in front of a big crowd, but doctors told him his playing
days were probably over. “That’s when I decided to take up acting; I saw it as (30) _________ way of
performing, and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football pitch was, you might say, my
first lucky break.”
26: A. break B. broke C. breaking D. breaks
27: A. scenery B. matches C. stages D. scenes
28: A. with B. from C. on D. in
29: A. so B. enough C. such D. too
30: A. other B. another C. others D. the other
B. WRITING:
I. READING: Read the following excerpt from a passage and decide if the following statements are true
or false.
THE END OF TV?
I keep reading articles that argue the TV is dead. According to this view, people are spending far more
time using the Internet for their entertainment and for information. As a result, they argue the TV is becoming
less and less important in our lives. The time we spend watching videos online is certainly increasing but I
don't think this is a reason to believe we should be saying goodbye to the television.
The TV is still a very popular way a lot of us get our entertainment at home. It offers us the chance to
see top musical artists, great films, documentaries and sometimes, thanks to important live events, it has the
power to bring the whole country and all ages together in a way the Internet never could. How often do
thousands or even millions of friends or families sit down at the same time to watch something together
online?
Some people argue that the TV offers a poor quality of programs on the many channels we now have.
It is certainly true that many of the channels do nothing more than repeat old shows or offer cheap, low
quality programs. However, I would argue that a lot of content on the Internet isn't particularly great. At least
TV shows have professional people checking the quality of shows, which a lot of content on the web doesn't.
I agree that it is easy to keep up-to-date with the latest news on the Internet, even though much of it is
not true or certainly can't be trusted. I enjoy sitting down to the news on TV in the evening, knowing that I am
more likely to believe the information than the things I read online. Anybody can post information on the
Internet and a lot of it is opinion rather than fact.
So I don't think we should be so quick to say goodbye to the TV. In fact, I think it has many more
years left in it! I certainly won't be swapping my TV for the latest laptop and will continue to enjoy relaxing in
front of it in the evenings.
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1. The author believe that people are spending more time on the Internet.
2. TV can attract huge audiences for live events.
3. Some programs are shown again and again on TV.
4. Compared to the Internet, TV news is less reliable.
5. All the post information on the Internet is opinion.
True – true -true – false – false
II. Complete the sentences with: NEED, MUST, MUSTN’T, HAVE TO, DON’T HAVE TO. Each
word/phrase should be used only ONCE.
6. In a non-smoking area you _____mustn’t_______ smoke.
7. You ______don’t have to______ drive. You are not obliged to drive but you can if you want to.
8. Motorcyclists _____have to_______ wear a helmet.
9. Babies _____need_______ constant care.
10. The longest day ______must______ have an end.
III. WORD FORM: Complete each sentence below by choosing the correct form of the words given.
11. People said that I was ________ talentless/ untalented______, that I couldn't act. (TALENT)
12. We were all surprised at the ______ violence ________ of his anger. (VIOLENT)
13. Budgets for space _________ exploration ________ have been cut back. (EXPLORE)
14. He tried to _____ impress _________ me with his extensive knowledge of wine. (IMPRESSION)
15. He was _____ embarrassingly _________ bad in his early films. (EMBARRASS)
IV. TRANSFORMATION: Complete the sentences so that the meaning stays the same. Do not change
the word given. You must use between 3-5 words, including the word given.
16. There’s only a little coffee left in the jar. (NOT)
 There _______________ is not much coffee ___________________left in the jar.
17. This film is very complicated. We can’t follow it. (TOO)
 This film is _____________ too complicated (for us) to _________________ follow.
18. My car didn’t cost as much as yours. (COST)
 Your car __________ cost more than ________________________ mine.
19. When he was younger, David often played tennis. (USED)
 When he was younger, David ___________ used to play tennis __________________.
20. What is the distance from your house to the station? (HOW)
 ________________How far is it from____________ your house to the station?
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Gia Dinh High school – English Department – Grade 10

IA LIKES AND DISLIKES

A. subjects B. topics C. lessons D. units

Present Simple Present Continuous

Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; true for a Temporary situations:

Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits:

Future events which are part of a timetable: Definite future plans:

1. Adam ____ to the same school as my sister.

7. (Tony, live) ______Does Tony live_________ near the park?

Not specific Specific (‘the one you and I know’)

When do we use a and when do we use an?

/ðə/ before consonant sounds

(Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org)

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.

Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘X’.

2. ‘Will you be free on _X__ Sunday?’ Winnie asked Paul.

5. similar (adj) /ˈsɪmələ(r)/ tương tự, giống

6. frustrating (adj) /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ làm bực mình

2. bored chán bore bore bored boringly

3. scared sợ scare scare scary

/ˈɪndʒə(r)/ bị thương injurious

II. Choose the best option:

5. why the children can enjoy a normal life? Paragraph __E____

/ɪd/ /t/ /d/

after all vowel sounds and after

Past simple: irregular verbs

They travelled to Italy every summer and always stayed in small

She looked a bit upset.

[event 1]I turned off the

(Adapted from https://dictionary.cambridge.org)

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer

7. Jason ______ at me and smiled whenever he passed by.

Question word Function Example sentence

what asking for information about something What is your name?

asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can't hear you.

when asking about time When did he leave?

where asking in or at what place or position Where do they live?

which/what asking about choice Which/what colour do you want?

whose asking about ownership Whose are these keys?

how asking about manner How does this work?

asking about condition or quality How was your exam?

how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree (see examples below)

how far distance How far is Pattaya from

how long length (time or space) How long will it take?

how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?

how much quantity (uncountable) How much money do you have?

how old age How old are you?

(Adapted from https://www.englishclub.com)

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer

8. He had no wish to intrude on their property.

A. after B. before C. when D. since

In which paragraph does the writer ….

VII. QUESTION MAKING: Make WH-questions of the following sentences

 WHEN DID HIS FATHER DRINK WINE?

4. brave (Adj) /breɪv/: dũng cảm

12. filthy (Adj) /ˈfɪlθi/: dơ bẩn, bẩn thỉu

4. ashore (Adj) /əˈʃɔː(r)/: trên bờ, gần bờ

12. She (RELAX) ………relaxed……… and began to enjoy the evening.

II. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1. Marco Polo was interested in …………………………………………. .

A. tried to keep himself awake B. was very surprised

C. Polar expeditions and wildlife holidays

PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE?

7. (Tony, live) Does Tony live___ near the park?

5. why the children can enjoy a normal life? Paragraph E__

10. I home when I the news on the radio.