UNIT 8

THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE

I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the
rest.

1. A. community B. ju st C. suggest D. such

2. A. village B. family C. ca n D. plant

3. A. kids B. years C. films D. helps

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the rest.

4. A. community B. developing C. conditioner D. interested

5. A. county B. mention C. disease D. luggage

6. A. solution B. perfection C. atmosphere D. departure

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

7. It has not rained for several months and crops are _______ risk.

A. in B. for C. with D. at

8. They pulled _______ the house because it was too old to live in.

A. on B. up C. in D. down

9. They cannot earn enough for living. They are _______need of many things.
 A. in B. on C. of D. for

10. He is a reserved person. He never tells his friends _______ himself.

A. about B. for C. on D. of

IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

11. Laughter is the best _______.

A. medicine B. medicated C. medication D. medicinal

12. There’s a problem with the _______.

A. electric B. electrics C. electrician D. electrical

13. You need to be more _______.

A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decided

14. Plant _______ is most noticeable in spring and early summer.

A. grow B. grown C. growing D. growth

15. Andy: Many thanks for your support. - Jenny: _______.

A. My pleasure B. It’s great C. I’m pleased D. I was glad

16. - “Your house is nice!” - “_______”

A. Thanks, I’d love to. B. That’s not bad.

C. I’m glad you like it. D. Really?

17. We can’t go along here because the road _______.

A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repairs

18. The story I’ve just read _______ Agatha Christie.

A. was written B. was written by C. was written from D. wrote by

19. Something funny _______ in class yesterday

A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened

20. Many US automobiles _______ in Detroit, Michigan

A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D.are

manufacturing

21. A lot of pesticide residue can _______ in unwashed products.

A. find B. found C. be finding D. be found

22. I’m going to go out and _______.

A. have cut my hair B. have my hair cut C. cut my hair D. my hair be cut

23. Why did Tom keep making jokes about me? – I don’t enjoy _______ at

A. be laughed B. to be laughed C. laughing D. being laughed

V. Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence.

24. Drug trafficking is a matter of considerable concern for the entire international
community.

A. people B. neighborhood C. surrounding D. public

25. The village had no proper road or running water.

A. right B. correct C. normal D. exclusive

26. There were plenty of frogs in the fields around the village.

A. much B. many C. lots D. a lot

27. The insects were damaging the crops and spreading diseases among the people.

A. ruining B. cutting C. dropping D. throwing

VI. Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or
D to complete it:

Community Colleges, institutions of higher (28)_______ offering two-year programs

of general study or technical or vocational training. Many students receive the first two years
(freshman and sophomore years) of postsecondary education at community colleges before
pursuing a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution. Community colleges (29)_______ a
variety of programs and degrees, including certificate programs that require less than two
years of work in a specific field of study; terminal associate degrees in professional and
technical programs; and associate degrees that may be transferred toward the completion of a
bachelor’s (30)_______. Most community colleges are nonprofit, public institutions
supported by state and local taxes, but there are also independent schools that operate on a
for-profit basis.

Two-year postsecondary institutions were first established in the United States in the
(31)_______ 20th century. These schools were called junior colleges because their main
function was to offer only the beginning level of general college study. Credits earned at junior
colleges could be transferred to another institution where students could complete their final
years of college. Now called community colleges, these two-year institutions (32)_______
offer courses of general academic study to recent high school graduates. However, they also
try to serve the educational needs of a greater segment of the community, including older
students and workers. Today, most community colleges offer technical, vocational, pre-
professional, and adult-education programs in addition to (33)_______ academic programs.

28. A. learning B. education C. study D. schooling

29. A. supply B. send C. offer D. give
30. A. certificate B. degree C. credit D. work
31. A. front B. before C. soon D. early
32. A. still B. already C. yet D. recently
33. A. general B. private C. public D. own

VII. Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C
or D to complete it:

At the age of 40, Tom Bloch was the head of H& R Block, a huge company that helps
people prepare their tax forms. He was very successful. Although Bloch earned a lot of money,
he wasn’t very happy. He spent to much time at work and didn’t have enough time to spend
with his family. Suddenly, he left H& R Block and became a teacher in a poor neighborhood. “I
wanted to help people who didn’t have the opportunities I had,” Bloch explained. Learning to
control the students was hard at first. But the wards- helping children and hearing students
say he’s their favorite teacher – great. And Bloch is able to spend more time with his family.

34. Tom Bloch’s company operated in _______.

A. building blocks B. collecting taxes

C. helping people with tax forms D. helping people in a poor neighborhood

35. He wasn’t very happy because he _______.

A. didn’t earn much money

B. wasn’t very successful

C. earned a lot of money but he didn’t have time to spend it

D. spent a lot of time for work not for his family

36. Tom Bloch suddenly left his company to _______.

A. retire B. find another opportunity

C. become a teacher D. the head of a school

37. Tom Bloch is very happy now because he _______.

A. is a successful businessman

B. earns more money than before

C. spends more money for his family

D. is a favorite teacher and spends more time with his family

VIII. Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences.

38. He (A) asked us (B) that we were cold and (C) said that he could soon (D) make a
fire.

39. I (A) told my sister (B) not to spend all her money (C) in video games (D) but to save
some for the books.

40. We (A) wondered (B) why Ms. Linh had been looking (C) so depressed (D) late.

IX. Turn these following sentences into reported speech.

41. Mr. Thanh said, “I want to buy a new shirt for my daughter.”

 Mr. Thanh

42. “This shop isn’t going to open next Sunday,” the woman informed me.

 The woman

43. He said, “I once spent a summer here in this province.”

44. The pupils said, “We’ll be sitting for our exams next Friday.”

 The pupils

45. The nurse said, “The patient in this room didn’t follow your advice, Doctor.”

 The nurse

46. “The room will seem so empty without you and your friend,” Mai said to Phong. (would)

47. “If my sister knew the truth, she would be disappointed,” Khoa said to me. (told)

48. Long said to Hoa, “I may come to your birthday party when I’ve finished my work.”

(might)

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49. “This schoolchild speaks English very fluently,” the foreigner remarked. (spoke)

50. Mother said, “I think it won’t be too sunny tomorrow.” (wouldn’t)