Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Unit 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCEI. Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the other three. 1. A. receiveB. rebelC. retreatD. relate2. A. theyB. chimneyC. keyD. money

3. A. shyB. flyC. skyD. easy

4. A. pieceB. chief C. friend D. thief

5. A. bankB. dadC. pans D. last 6. A. balloonB. blood C. soonD. zoo7. A. completeB. engineC. heavyD. many8. A. chemistryB. champagneC. chaos D. architect

9. A. churchB. cheapC. chorusD. children

10. A. thoughB. combC. only D. gone

11. A. after B. advise C. agreement D. allowance 12. A. bearB. beardC. pearD. tear13. A. dangerB. angelC. angerD. magic

14. A. trivialB. rivalryC. minority D. sign

15. A. suitableB. biscuit C. guilty D. building

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.

1. A. repairB. personC. colorD. doorbell2. A. birthdayB. flavorC. impactD. fragrance3. A. informationB. experience C. influenzaD. conversation

4. A. relativeB. adequate C. attentive D. wonderful

5. A. imageB. partyC. extractD. preferIII. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES: 1. The old man serves the ball skillfully. He ________ a good tennis player when he was young.

A. can beB. must be C. could be D. must have been

2. I cant hear you very well. Please ________ up a little bit.

A. sayB. speak C. talkD. shout

3. Normally he is rather ________ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.

A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful

4. He has recently got an interesting ________ in a textile factory.

A. employment B. jobC. workD. occupation

5. Dragonflies remain stationary in the air while ________ their prey to come near.

A. waited for B. they wait C. waiting for D. to wait

6. He ________ the effects of radiation when he suddenly fell in.

A. was studyingB. studiedC. had been studyingD. had studied

7. How many questions ________ you ________ so far?

A. do/ answer B. will / answer C. did / answer D. have/ answered

8. I ________ John. He ________ me about his trip to Singapore.

A. met/ told B. met / was tellingC. have met / toldD. met / have told

9. Look! A boy ________ after a little dog.

A. runsB. is runningC. is runningD. was running

10. She said she met you once at the Hilton last year. ________ since?

A. Have you met herB. Had you met herC. Did you meet herD. Were you met her

11. The higher ________ octane number of gasoline, the less knocking occurs in the engine as the fuel is burned. A. someB. theC. is D. than 12. Ive just seen Dad with a shovel in his hand. He ________ in the garden right now.

A. may be workingB. must be workingC. should workD. is working

13. I dont know what Mary was studying last night. She ________ Spanish.

A. must have study

B. may have been studying

C. may be studying

C. was studying 14. ________ art appreciation is an individual matter, no work of art is ever perceived by two persons in exactly the same way.

A. Since B. According toC. Because of D. Perhaps

15. This is the first time I ________ Hanoi.

A. visited B. am visiting C. have visited D. will visit

16. Right now, I ________ some help. What are you doing? Can you give me a hand?

A. am needingB. deed C. will needD. have needed

17. Last night, while I ________ a letter, the phone ________ .

A. was writing/ was ringingB. wrote/ was ringing

C. wrote/ rang

D. was writing / rang

18. Next summer, were ________ a swimming pool built in our back garden.

A. makingB. decidingC. lettingD. having

19. By the year 2000, many people currently employed ________ their jobs.

A. have lostB. will have lostC. will be losting D. are closing

20. The flat looks ________ and ________ comfortable.

A. nicely/ extremelyB. nice/ extremeC. nicely/ extremeD. nice/ extremely

21. Jack is an unsociable boy. He often keeps quiet and retreated ________ .

A. into his bodyB. into his shellC. in his houseD. in his place

22. I want to slip away without drawing too much ________ to myself.

A. intentionB. presentation C. attentionD. pretention

23. I want a ________ watch. Do you have one?

A. Swiss gold handmadeB. Swiss handmade gold

C. gold Swiss handmadeD. handmade gold Swiss

24. They are living in a ________ cottage.

A. stone-built countryB. country stone-builtC. built-stone countryD. country built stone25. Do you ________ smoke ? I think there is a fire down the street.

A. feelB. usuallyC. smell D. hear

26. The cost of service is ________ in the bill.

A. include B. including C. includesD. included

27. I read in todays paper that they are ________ married.

A. havingB. gettingC. beingD. going

28. I dont feel well. I ________ home from work tomorrow.

A. stayB. am staying C. stayed D. have stayed

29. The driver ________ a speeding ticket. The police are right behind him.

A. is gettingB. will getC. gets D. is going to get

30. What time ________ tonight?

A. does the concert beginB. will the concert begin

C. will the concert be beginning D. is the concert going to begin

31. She nearly died of ________ when he said such a secret thing.

A. embarrassed B. embarrassingC. embarrassmentD. embarrass

32. Most children like being made a fuss of by the others.

A. taken care of

B. paid much attention to

C. given place to

D. made allowance for 33. Can you tell me one of your ________ experiences?

A. embarrassingB. memorable C. unforgettable D. All are correct

34. The boy looks very like his father.

A. is the idol of his fatherB. is the only child of his father

C. is the image of his father D. is the best child of his father

35. My little girl is always too shy to ask anyone for help.

A. modestB. attractive C. rudeD. timid

36. Have you ever had a ________ look at a certain girl?

A. sneakyB. timidC. silentD. strict

37. By the end of next year, we ________ our English course.

A. will have completed B. completed C. have completed D. will be completed 38. Can you help me? I ________ this mobile phone two months ago, and now it ________ .

A. had bought didnt workB. have bought hasnt worked

C. bought wont work

D. bought doesnt work

39. No sooner ________ the news than she ________

A. she heard fainted

B. had she heard- was fainted

C. had she heard fainted D. she had heard fainted

40. If only you ________ your mother what I said, everything ________ all right.

A. didnt tell would be B. hadnt told would have been

C. dont tell will be

D. shouldnt tell would be

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:

1. There are more potatoes cultivated than any the other vegetable crop worldwide. A B C D2. All students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. A B C D3. Not much people realize that apples have been cultivated for over 3.000 years. A B C D4. Almost everyone have heard the most famous Olympic saying: Stronger, Higher, Faster A B C D5. Theres a film on TV tonight, but I think we had already seen it before. A B C D6. All the passengers havent realized that they were in danger until they heard the pilots A B C D

announcement. 7. Skydiving, a difficult and dangerous sport, are becoming very popular with both men and women. A B C D8. Henry invite me to the movies, but I said I was planning to go shopping that evening. A B C D9. I have been being lost one of my keys. I must have dropped it somewhere in the classroom this morning. A B C D10. The benefits which we gain from walking are more greater than what many people was realizing. B B C D11. The government has promised to deal to the problem of unemployment among young people. A B C C12. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and got out of bed. A B C D13. The last time I was going swimming was when I was in Nha Trang. A B C D

14. She asked me what did I think of the performance the previous day. A B C D15. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US President. A B C D16. We were a few minutes late so the film was already started when we got the cinema. A B C D17. Yesterday morning, while many other students are working hard in the library, Tom was working on the field with his ball. A B C D18. No sooner I had entered my room than the phone started to ring. A B C D19. When I was a small, I used to go fishing with my father and my brother. A B C D20. The more I live with him , the most I love him. A B C D21. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is the largest than any other lakes in the world. A B C D22. According with Gardner, it is motivation that plays an important role in his success. A B C DV. READING* Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given to fill in each numbered blank:

Good accommodation makes a successful career. I didnt believe in this saying until I arrived (1) ________ here to start my new job. At first, I stayed in a mini hotel, but I soon realized that I needed a permanent (2) _______ to live in as I was going to work in this city for long. The (3) _______ apartment I had a look at was in the basement of a deteriorating old building; so it was (4) _______ very damp in winter, especially when the weather become snowy, apart (5) _______ the fact that the only view was that of a dull red brick wall. (6) _______ I looked over a small apartment in a modern (7) _______ . It had a comfortable (8) _______ space for my big car and a large garden, but the (9) _______ was certainly too high for me to afford. I didnt want to (10) _______ up in a narrow, dirty place at all; so I decided to (11) _______ a tiny ad for home sharing in the (12) _______ newspaper. This house was in a quiet neighborhood, and as (13) _______ as I saw it, I immediately (14) _______ in love with it. I have been living there (15) _______ then and have done my job even more successfully than ever before. 1. A. atB. in C. OD. to

2. A. villaB. roomC. buildingD. place

3. A. firstB. nextC. lastD. only

4. A. hardlyB. clearlyC. completely D. wonderfully 5. A. fromB. withC. besideD. of

6. A. AfterB. SecondC. ThenD. Next

7. A. block B. department C. cityD. slum

8. A. park B. parkingC. parks D. parked

9. A. rentB. costC. hireD. price

10. A. putB. go C. endD. move

11. A. replyB. answer C. respond D. ask

12. A. annualB. professional C. local D. national

13. A. farB. longC. wellD. soon

14. A. fallB. feltC. fellD. failed

15. A. fromB. sinceC. before D. after * Choose the best option basing on the reading passage:

1. We can infer from the passage that at first the writer didnt believe in the saying because _______.

A. he had to live in a small hotelB. he hadnt started his new job

C. he hadnt lived far away beforeD. he had just arrived there then2. He needed somewhere else to live permanently as the hotel was ____________ .

A. far away from his work B. too uncomfortable to live in

C. a wonderful place to live for longD. the only good place for him

3. The word damp in the passage is closest in meaning to __________ .

A. wetB. dryC. warmD. cold

4. What is the biggest disadvantage of the modern small apartment?

A. It was too expensive.

B. It was near the city center.

C. Its garden was too large.D. The garage wasnt big enough.

5. In the end, the writer decided to settle down in __________ .

A. a neighborhood

B. an apartment building

C. a newspaper

D. a shared house

UNIT 3: PARTIES

* GRAMMAR: GERUND AND INFINITIVE

I. FUNCTIONS OF GERUND (Chc nang cua Gerund):

1. Subject for a verb : (Lam chu ng cho ong t ) .EX: Swimming is good for your health.

Smoking is not good for your health.

2. Object for some verbs (Lam tan ng cho mot so ong t) :

admit, advise, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, finish, cant help, cant bear, cant stand, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practice, quit, recall, recommend, resent, suggest, hate, love, like, start, begin, forget, remember, stop, regret, continue, acknowledge, endure(chu ng, cam chu), imagine, justify, resist(khang c, chong lai), feel like, forgive, risk, tolerate.

3. Object for preposition (Lam tan ng cho gii t):

tobe interested in, tobe fond of, tobe bored with, tobe fed up with, tobe afraid of, tobe surprised at, tobe worried about, tobe amused at, tobe amazed at, tobe famous for, tobe different from, tobe good/ bad at, tobe excited at/ about, tobe frightened of, tobe keen on, tobe pleased with, tobe relaxed with, tobe exhausted at, tobe free from, tobe busy with, tobe absent from, tobe present at, tobe tired of, tobe terrified of, tobe nervous of, tobe successful in, to be used to, to get used to, to think of/ about, to give up, to depend on, to insit on, to rely on, ...

4. Object for some phrases and expressions (Lam tan ng cho mot so cum t va thanh ng):

to look forward to, Its no use, Its no good, Its worth, have difficulty + gerund.

5. Mot so ong t theo sau co the dung Gerund or To Infinitive eu khong thay oi ngha:

begin, start, hate, prefer, continue, like, intend, attempt.

6. ong t theo sau dung Gerund ngha khac dung To infinitive ngha khac: stop , remember, forget, regret.

7. Sau cac ong t allow, advise, forbid, permit, recommend dung c Gerund khi khong co tuc t.

EX: Sorry, we dont allow smoking in this room.

I wouldnt advise taking the car.

II. INFINITIVE WITH TO:

1. Lam chu ng:

Eg: To love is to give.

To find my house is easy.

To save money now is necessary.

2. Bo ng cua ong t:

Eg: Our duty is to study harder.

3. Lam tan ng cho mot so ong t.(Theo sau mot so ong t quy nh)

afford, agree, appear, attempt, arrange, ask, beg, care, claim, decide, demand, expect, fail, hesitate, hope, learn, manage, need, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, struggle, threaten, volunteer, wait, want, wish.

4. Verbs followed by a pro(noun) + an infinitive:

advise, allow, ask, arrange, beg, cause, challenge, convince, dare, encourage, expect, forbid, force, hire, invite, need, order, permit, persuade, remind, require, tell, urge, want, warn, teach, instruct (day, hng dan, thong bao), get, would like, would prefer.

5. Dung lam tan ng cua tnh t:

unable, afraid, amused, annoyed(lam bc mnh,choc tc), anxious, astonished(lam ngac nhien), certain, delighted, determined(xac nh), eager, easy, good, glad, grateful, happy, hard, fortunate(may man, em lai van may), pleased, prepared, ready, safe, surprised, wonderful, worry...

Eg: Im glad to see you again.

We are unable to solve the problem.

6. Ch muc ch:

EX: We study hard to pass the exam.

We go to school to widen our knowledge.

III. INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO:

ong t nguyen mau khong TO c s dung trong cac trng hp sau:

1. Sau cac ong t khiem khuyet: can, may,must, will, shall, could, should, might, ought to, would...

Eg: He can speak 3 languages.

2. Sau cac ong t ch giac quan nh: feel, hear, see, watch, make, let...

Eg: I saw him unlock the door.

He made me study hard. (cau chu ong)

She let the ball fall onto the floor.

* Nhng nhng ong t nay khi cau b ong phai dung TO INFINITIVE ngoai tr LET.

I was made to study hard, (cau b ong)

He was seen to unlock the door.

We were made to write a friendly letter.

* Feel, hear, see, watch thng c theo sau bi V-ING khi e cap en s tiep dien cua hanh ong.

Eg: I hear someone knocking at the front door.

I saw the man walking down the street.

3. Sau cac ong t nh: had better, would rather, have to.

Eg: We would rather wait till tomorrow.

You had better put your money in the bank.

* EXERCISES

I. PHONETICS:

* Choose one word whose underlined part pronounced differently:

1. A. adventureB. futureC. matureD. figure

2. A. chewB. fetchC. achieveD. echo

3. A. pleasureB. friendshipC. residentialD. unselfishness

4. A. joyB. changeableC. guessD. imaginary

5. A. adventureB. tearC. volunteerD. tomorrow

* Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:

1. A. loyaltyB. mutualC. unselfishnessD. constancy

2. A. apartment B. brighten C. common D. intimate

3. A. sympathyB. sympatheticC. enthusiasmD. understand

4. A. believeB. perfectC. hospitable D. generous

5. A. availableB. categoryC. enrichD. immediate

II. VOCABULARY

1. A party is a social ________ for celebration and recreation.

A. organizingB. gathering C. gettingD. holding

2. In the United States, people of all ages _________ birthdays.

A. organize B. holdC. celebrateD. take place

3. A shop selling shoes is called a ______________.

A. shop of shoes B. shoe shopC. shoes seller D. shoe-selling shop

4. Mary usually keeps her money in a small ____________ .

A. bag in handB. bag handC. hand-in-bagD. handbag

5. Who are your favorite _________, Jack?

A. movie starsB. star moviesC. movies starD. stars movie

6. Ive just bought a _________ . Would you like to have a look?

A. machine-washer B. washing machine C. washer machine D. machine-washing

7. In some countries, girl students can only go to a _____________ .

A. school of girlsB. school girlC. girl schoolD. schooling girl

8. A horse which runs races is called

A. a horse-race

B. a race-horseC. a races horseD. a horse-racing

9. A race for horses is called

A. a running-race

B. a racing-horseC. a race-horseD. a horse-race

10. A brush with which we brush our teeth is called

A. a brush-teeth

B. a teeth-brushC. a brush-toothD. a tooth-brush

11. A pool in which you may swim is called

A. a swimming-poolB. a pool-swimmingC. a swim-poolD. a pool-swim

12. A table used for writing is called

A. a table-writing

B. a writing-tableC. a writing-tableD. a written-table

13. A lamp which burns oil is called

A. an oiling-lamp

B. an oiled-lampC. an oil-lamp

D. a burning-lamp

14. A dog used for hunting is

A. a dog-hunter

B. a hunting-dogC. a dog-huntingD. a hunt-dog

15. A man who drives a taxi is

A. a driving-taxi

B. a taxi-man

C. a taxis driverD. a taxi-driver

16. The machine which the farmer uses to sow the grain is

A. the sowing-machineB. the sowing-farmer C. the sow-machineD. the sewing-machine

17. A cup used to drink tea is

A. a cup-tea

B. a cup of tea C. a tea-cup

D. a drinking-cup

18. A rod for fishing is called

A. a fishing-rod

B. a rod-fish

C. a fish-rod

D. a rodding-fish

19. A court for playing tennis is

A. a tennis-court

B. a courting tennisC. a court-tennisD. A and B are correct

* Complete the following sentences by using given words in the box:

1. Its ___________ to wear casual clothes to a wedding party.

2. Never keep the napkin ________ into the collar when you are at a dinner table.

3. There are ___________ job opportunities for young people in this city.

4. At her birthday party, my friend happily __________ my present with a very nice smile.

5. If you want to enjoy a __________ atmosphere, go with me to that barbecue tonight.

6. The mission seems ____________ to an inexperienced young man like him.

7. That unimportant file was just ___________ from the computer by its owner.

8. Put the cutlery _________ on the plate to inform the waiter that you have finished with that course.

9. Passengers are usually advised not to get off the bus until it is ___________ stopped.

10. Holding a reunion dinner on New Years Eve is a very special _______ feature of Vietnamese people.

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: 1. I have difficulty ............... and ................... English.

A. speaking writingB. speak writing

C. to speak to write

D. speak - write

2. They offered ...................... her but she refused.

A. to help

B. helping

C. help

D. being helped

3. I dont mind ...................... you ...................... the washing up.

A. help do

B. helping doing

C. helping do

D. to help- to do

4. Id like ...................... when I am sixty years old.

A. to rest

B. to stop

C. to retire

D. to relax

5. We hope the students themselves will enjoy taking ...................... in outdoor activities.

A. part

B. note

C. notice

D. advantage

6. The children are looking forward to ...................... on holiday.

A. go

B. going

C. be going

D. have gone

7. You must try not to ...................... so many mistakes again.

A. make

B. do

C. say

D. tell

8. Her advice made him ...................... his mind.

A. change

B. to change

C. changing

D. changed

9. Ms. Lan enjoys ...................... because she loves working with children.

A. to teach

B. to be taught

C. teaching

D. teach

10. My father doesnt allow me ...................... in his room.

A. to smoke

B. smoking

C. smoke

D. not smoke

11. Its very ...................... me with money.

A. kind for you to help

B. kind to you helping

C. kind of you helping

D. kind of you to help

12. Its better to avoid ...................... during the rush hour.

A. travelling

B. to travel

C. travel

D. travelled

13. It was a nice day, so we decided ...................... for a walk.

A. to have

B. to go

C. going

D. having

14. Would you ...................... looking after my children for a while?

A. mind

B. agree

C. stand

D. care

15. Students should encourage ...................... questions in class.

A. raise

B. raising

C. to raise

D. being raised

16. It is compulsory for students in schools ...................... uniforms.

A. to wear

B. wear

C. wearing

D. worn

17. This class needs ...................... . Its very dirty.

A. clean

B. cleaning

C. to clean

D. cleaned

18. At school, students usually take part in ...................... money for charity.

A. raised

B. to raise

C. raising

D. raise

19. May I ...................... in? A. to come

B. coming

C. came D. come

20. Lets ...................... for a walk. A. go

B. to go

C. going D. went

21. Do you enjoy ...................... cartoon? A. watching B. to watch

C. watch D. watched

22. They want ...................... by air because it is much faster than other means of transport.

A. travel

B. travelling

C. travelled

D. to travel

23. Why dont you consider ......................... me? I really look forward to ...................... you.

A. visiting seeingB. to visit to see

C. to be visited saw

D. visit see

24. Its impolite ...................... people about their salary.

A. asked

B. to ask

C. asking

D. ask

25. Dont ...................... in class, students! A. talking B. to talk C. talk

D. talked

26. Who ...................... you English? A. do teach

B. teaches C. teachD. does teach

27. You had better ...................... harder. A. to work B. working C. workedD. work

28. ...................... is my hobby. A. Playing

B. Play

C. Played D. To play

29. We should read different kinds of books ...................... our general knowledge.

A. to widen

B. widen

C. widened

D. widening

30. Its not good to avoid ...................... the teachers questions in class.

A. answer

B. answering

C. answered

D. to answer

31. Students are interested in ...............a party. A. to have B. have C. having D. had

32. ............... the exams, students have to learn hard. A. To pass B. Passed C. Pass D. Passing

33. The girl denied ..................... the news. A. tell B. toldC. to tell D. telling

34. I cant bear people ..................... at me. A. shout B. shouting C. shouted D. to shout

35. Would you like ..................... your holiday with my family in Brazil?

A. spend

B. to spend

C. spending

D. spent

36. My father is very keen ..................... classical music.

A. to listen

B. to listen to

C. on listening to

D. on listening

37. I remember ..................... next door to you when we were in Australia.

A. to live

B. living

C. live

D. have lived

38. My sister is good at ..................... tennis. A. play

B. playing C. to playD. staying

39. Do you hope ..................... your father again this weekend?

A. meet

B. meeting

C. met

D. to meet

40. Never let children ..................... alone in the street.

A. play

B. to play

C. playing

D. played

41. Have you promised ..................... with me ?

A. to go

B. going

C. went

D. gone

42. I am bored with ..................... computer games now.

A. playing

B. to play

C. played

D. plays

43. Susan is looking for something A. eating

B. eat

C. to eatD. to eating

44. My parents are interested in football matches on TV.

A. watch

B. watching

C. to watch

D. watched

45. She used as a typist. A. to working

B. workC. workingD. to work

46. stamps is my hobby. A. collecting

B. collectC. collectedD. collection.

47. I remember you about this before.

A. tell

B. to tell

C. telling

D. told

48. He let the letter on to the floor. A. fall B. falls

C. falling D. fell

49. I cant stand on underground when it is busy.

A. travel

B. travelling

C. to travel

D. to travelling

50. She hates housework at weekends. A. doing B. do C. to be doing

D. being done

51. I had a headache, and the doctor asked me some aspirin.

A. took

B. to taken

C. take

D. to take

52. She is keen on with a doll. A. plays

B. to playC. player D. playing

53. Every day I spend two hours English .

A. practise

B. to practise

C. practising

D. practised

54. I dont mind if you are tired. A. driving

B. to be driven C. to drive

D. drive

55. I dont remember the front door when I left home.

A. to lock

B. lock

C. locked

D. locking

56. Children enjoy to ghost stories on Halloween night.

A. telling and listening

B. tell and listen

C. to tell and listen

D. to tell and to listen

57. Have you finished the table? A. set B. setting C. to set D. to be set

58. Mr Smith decided a new TV.

A. to buy

B. buying

C. bought

D. to be bought

59. I cant help him in spite of his faults.

A. admire

B. admired

C. to admire

D. admiring

60. Dont forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination.

A. to call

B. calling

C. having called

D. to be called

61. Jack made me him next week .

A. to promise to callB. to promise callingC. promise to call

D. promise calling

62. If we want to get to the station on time, wed better avoid the highway.

A. having taken

B. take

C. to take

D. taking

63. Tommy admitted the rock through the window.

A. throwing

B. being throwing C. to throw

D. to be thrown

64. He suggested a double railway tunnel.

A. to build

B. built

C. building

D. that building

65. What makes you so? A. think B. to think C. thinking D. having thought

66. Some people are used to in crowded buses and dont mind it at all.

A. ride

B. ridden

C. to ride

D. riding

67. If you see Nisson, you mindhim to get in touch with me ?

A. will-remindingB. will- to remindC. would- to remind

D. would- reminding

68. Please let me when you can come .

A. to know

B. knowing

C. know

D. have known

69. I regret you that I am unable to come tomorrow.

A. to tell

B. telling

C. tell

D. told

70. Workers began a number of wooden boxes .

A. unloading

B. unload

C. to unloading

D. unloaded

71. Would you mind the phone number ? I didnt hear properly.

A. to repeat

B. repeat

C. repeating

D. for repeating

72. What would you like for your breakfast ?

A. eating

B. to be eaten C. to eat

D. to have eaten

73. in the country is something he loves.

A. Travelling

B. Travel

C. The travelling

D. To travelling

74. I was reading my books, but I stopped a programme on TV.

A. reading to watchB. to read to watchC. to read for watching D. reading watching

75. I want her a special effort today.

A. make

B. should make C. to make

D. making

76. Lets to the station right now or we will be late .

A. go

B. goes

C. will go

D. leaving

77. You must try to make their teeth .

A. these children to clean

B. these children clean

C. these children cleaning

D. these children cleaned

78. Children should be encouraged _______ their individual interests.

A. developB. to be develop C. developingD. to develop

79. This room is too dark. We need ________ a lighter shade.

A. painting itB. to have it painted C. to be painted D. to have it paint

80. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped _________ a programme on TV.

A. reading to watch B. to read to watch C. to read for watchingD. reading for watch

81. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country.

A. seeingB. to seeC. to be seenD. for seeing

82. Henry got into trouble when he refused _______ his briefcase for the customs officer.

A. opening B. to openC. openD. to have opened

83. I was just beginning _______ asleep when I heard the phone.

A. feltB. fallsC. to fallD. to be fallen

84. Would you please remember _______ away all the tapes when youve finished listening to them?

A. putB. puttingC. to putD. having put

85. The coach didnt let anyone _______ the team ________ before the champion game.

A. to watch practiseB. watch to practiseC. watch practise D. watching practising

86. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ________ him by providing too many material possessions.

A. having spoiltB. having been spoilt C. to have spoilt D. to have been spoiled

87. Tom made me ________ him next week.

A. promise to callB. to promise to callC. promise callD. promise calling

88. I got Mary ________ her car for the weekend.

A. to let me borrowB. let me borrowC. to let me to borrowD. let me to borrow

89. My parents wouldnt let me _______ up late when I was a child.

A. stayingB. to be stayed C. to stayD. stay

90. Barbara had her landlord ________ the broken window before winter.

A. fixB. to fix C. fixedD. to be fixed

91. She has been on a diet _______ weight.

A. have lostB. having lostC. to have lostD. to lose

92. Please let Jack _______ with you. A. goB. going C. to goD. goes

93. Mary was the last applicant ________ by that interviewer.

A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to be interviewingD. to have interviewed

94. Children should be encouraged _______ their individual interests.

A. developB. to be developC. developingD. to develop

95. This room is too dark. We need ________ a lighter shade.

A. painting itB. to have it painted C. to be painted D. to have it paint

96. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country.

A. seeingB. to seeC. to be seenD. for seeing

97. Henry got into trouble when he refused _______ his briefcase for the customs officer.

A. opening B. to openC. openD. to have opened

98. Im sorry, I meant ______ to you, but Ive been busy.

A. to writeB. writingC. to have written D. write

99. He heard the clock _______ six and knew that it was time for him ______ get up.

A. to strike to getB. strike to get C. strike getting D. striking getting

100. I can heard the bell ______ but nobody seems ________ the door.

A. ring to be coming to open B. ringing to be coming to open

C. to ring being come to open D. A & B are correct

101. I caught him _______ over my wall. I asked him _______ but he refused _______ anything.

A. climbing to explain to sayB. to climb to explain to say

C. climb explaining to sayD. climbing to explain saying

102. I was just beginning _______ asleep when I heard the phone.

A. feltB. fallsC. to fallD. to be fallen

103. Would you please remember _______ away all the tapes when youve finished listening to them?

A. putB. puttingC. to putD. having put

104. We were shocked to hear the news of your ________

A. having fired B. having been fired C. to be fireD. to have been fired

105. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ________ him by providing too many material possessions.

A. having spoiltB. having been spoilt C. to have spoilt D. to have been spoiled

106. Tom mentioned _______ in the accident as a child, but he never told us the details.

A. having injured B. having been injured C. to have injured D. to have been injured

107. I think I hear someone ________ the black window. Do you hear it, too?

A. trying to openB. trying openC. try to open D. try opening

108. During the earthquake, I felt the building __________ violently.

A. shake B. shookC. shakesD. to shake

109. Mary was the last applicant ________ by that interviewer.

A. to interview B. to be interviewed C. to be interviewingD. to have interviewed

110. English is an important language _______________ .

A. to masterB. for us to master C. which we have to master D. All are correct

* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:

1. Could you help me doing this job? I dont know how to get it started.

A B C D

2. Why dont you stop and tell me why you always avoid to meet me?

A B C D

3. He doesnt allow me smoking in his house because he believes smoking is harmful to health.

A B C D

4. I didnt have any money paying him so I had to ask for my fathers help.

A B C D

5. The poor man was unable discovering who had thrown stones at him.

A B C D

6. I feel my heart to beat quickly whenever I meet her.

A B C D

7. Fertilizers are used primarily to enrich the soil and increasing yield.

A B C D

8. Why dont you help each other studying for the final exam.

A B C D

9. The doctor advised doing exercises, drinking milk and do not smoke.

A B C D

10. Try to dont keep interrupting the speaker this time.

A B C D

III. WRITING:

* Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrites the root one:

1. We cant make personal calls because the boss doesnt allow it.

A. The boss doesnt allow us making personal calls.

B. The boss doesnt allow us to make personal calls.

C. The boss allows us not to make personal calls.

D. The boss doesnt allow to make personal calls.

2. Id love to buy a dictionary, but I cant afford.

A. I cant afford to buy a dictionary. B. I cant afford not buying a dictionary.

C. I cant afford buy a dictionary.D. I cant afford not to buy a dictionary.

3. Jack said that he hadnt cheated in the exam.

A. Jack denied not cheating in the exam. B. Jack denied cheating in the exam.

C. Jack denied not to cheat in the exam.D. Jack denied cheat in the exam.

4. Police reported that a man had been helping them with their investigation.

A. A man was reported to have been helping them with their investigation.

B. A man was reported helping them with their investigation.

C. A man was reported help them with their investigation.

D. A man was reported to be helping them with their investigation.

5. There are some letters which I have to type today.

A. There are some letters to write today. B. There are some letters to be written today.

C. There are some letters for me to write today.D. All are correct. UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK AND LITERACY PROGRAMS

I. GRAMMAR:

* DIRECT SPEECH & INDIRECT SPEECH (Li noi trc tiep va li noi gian tiep)1. Li noi trc tiep: c dung khi chung ta tng thuat lai li cua ngi noi bang cach lap lai mot cach chnh xac li noi ban au. Li noi trc tiep c at trong dau ngoac kep.

EX: He asked, Where do you come from?

She cried: What an accident!

My cousin is a famous doctor, he said.

2. Li noi gian tiep: Thay v lap lai chnh xac li noi, chung ta co the dien ta li hoac y ngh cua ngi noi bang li le rieng cua chung ta bang cach s dung lien t, thay oi t hoac th cua ong t ... Loai cau truc nay c goi la li noi gian tiep.

Eg: Fiona said, Its getting late. Fiona said(that) it was getting late.

* Chung ta thng bo that sau cac ong t tng thuat thong thng nh: say, tell, think.

Ex: Tom said (that) his feet hurt a little.

She told me (that) she enjoyed your party very much.

* Danh sach cac ong t tng thuat thng gap:

accept, add, admit, advise, agree, answer, apologise, argue, ask, beg, command, comment, complain, conclude (ket luan) , confess (thu nhan), continue, cry, decide, declare (tuyen bo), demand, feel, forbid, forecast (d bao, d oan trc ) , guarantee (cam oan, bao am) , hear, imagine, inform, inquire, insist, invite, object, offer, order, point out, predict, promise, propose(e ngh), recommend, refuse, say, shout, suggest, tell, thank, think, threaten, warn, whisper, wonder...

3. Cach oi li noi trc tiep sang li noi gian tiep:

a. ai t va tnh t s hu thng oi t ngoi th nhat hoac ngoi th hai sang ngoi th ba. Tr khi ngi noi thuat lai li cua chnh mnh.

Eg: He said, Ive forgotten my uncles phone number.

He said (that) he had forgotten his uncles phone number.

You have watered the flower twice, Mary, he said.

He told Mary that she had watered the flower twice.

b. Mot so bien oi c ban khi oi sang li noi gian tiep:

+ Khi this, that, va these c dung nh tnh t, chung thng c oi thanh The.

+ Khi this, that, va these c dung nh tnh t, chung thng c oi thanh it, they, them.

+ Here co the c oi thanh there.

DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH

nowthen, at that time, immediately

todaythat day

yesterdaythe day before, the previous day

tomorrowthe next day, the following

this year / month / weekthat year / month / week

last year / month / weekthe year / month / week before;

the previous year / month / week.

next year / month / weekthe year / month / week after;

the following year / month / week.

a year / month / week agoa year / month / week before;

a year / month / week earlier

c. Tense (Th)

+ Khi ong t tng thuat cac th hien tai, chung ta khong oi th trong li noi gian tiep.

Eg: He says, The bus is coming. He says the bus is coming.

+ Khi ong t tng thuat cac th qua kh, chung ta oi th trong cau gian tiep nh sau:

DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH

Present Simple Past Simple

Present continuous Past Continuous

Present PerfectPast Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple Past Perfect

Simple Future Conditional

Future Continuous Conditional Continuous

Eg : I never eat vegetables, he explained. He explained that he never ate vegetables.

d. Modal Verbs:

DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECH

shallshould

willwould

cancould

maymight

mustmust(khi dien ta s chac chan) /

had to (khi bieu th s can thiet )

would have to (khi e cap en tng lai)

Eg: I must go now, Alice said. Alice said that he must / had to go at that time.

e. Li noi gian tiep qua cau hoi:

* Wh question:

Eg: He said, Where has she been? He asked/ wondered where she had been.

What did your parents send?, the officer asked. The officer asked me what my parents had sent.

Whom did you phone yesterday? , the boss asked.

The boss asked whom I had phoned the day before.

* Yes / No question:

Will the train leave on time? he said. He inquired whether / if the train would leave on time.

He asked, Is there a waiting room? He asked if / whether there was a waiting room.

II. Li noi gian tiep qua cau menh lenh, li yeu cau, li khuyen vi ong t nguyen mau:

1. Orders (Menh lenh)

Eg: a/ Open the windows. Turn on the lights, my mother said.

My mother told me to open the windows and turn on the lights.

b/ He said, Dont wait for me. He told me not to wait for him.

2. Requests: (Li yeu cau)

Would you / Will you/ Could you turn down the radio, please?, she said.

She asked/ requested me to turn down the radio.

3. Advice (Li khuyen)

You should stop smoking, Peter, Ann said. Ann advised Peter to stop smoking.

If I were you, I wouldnt stay up late, she said. She advised me not to stay up late.

4. Reported speech with Gerund: (Li noi trc tiep vi danh ong t)

Why not + verb ... ?

S + suggested + Ving...

Why dont you ... ? ( S + suggested that + O + should + Vo

Shall we ... ?

Lets + verb ...

Ex: Shall we take a rest here? , Tom said. Tom suggested taking a rest there.

Lets stop now, he said. He suggested that we should stop.

* EXERCISES:

I. PHONETICS

* Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.

1. A. basedB. damagedC. joinedD. organized

2. A. foreign B. eight C. reign D. vein

3. A. thanks B. skills C. parks D. groups

4. A. weak B. meal C. least D. pleasure

5. A. raise B. fair C. hair D. stair

* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.

1. A. vacation B. suitable C. countryside D. literacy

2. A. conducting B. rebuilding C. preparing D. evening

3. A. children B. adultC. teenager D. commune

4. A. schoolboy B. report C. schoolgirl D. village

5. A. position B. volunteer C. beginnerD. conductor

II. VOCABULARY:

1. The period of time (usually about three months ) in which students dont have to go to school

A. remedial coursesB. volunteer work C. foreign volunteersD. summer vacation

2. Something we are ready to do without any obligation

A. remedial coursesB. volunteer work C. foreign volunteersD. summer vacation

3. Volunteers who come from other countries

A. remedial coursesB. volunteer work C. foreign volunteersD. summer vacation

4. Classes for weak or slow students

A. remedial coursesB. volunteer work C. foreign volunteersD. summer vacation

5. The condition of knowing well / better about each other

A. remedial courses

B. volunteer work

C. foreign volunteers

D. mutual understanding

6. We set all the beginners into groups based on their different ___________ .

A. ranks B. levels C. kinds D. types

7. We ________ remedial courses for weak students every morning.

A. made B. didC. conducted D. kept

8. Someone wants you to _________ a good hotel.

A. introduce B. direct C. recommendD. tell

* Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase:

1. There should be more competitions like this to improve __________________ among all the students of our school.

2. These boys are not good at English at all, so I think they must attend a _______________ held right at their school during the summer vacation.

3. Not only Vietnamese but also a lot of ________ take part in the Green Summer Campaign every year.

4. Those young people are always willing to do some ___________ for the benefits of their community.

5. To most students in Viet Nam, their longest period of the year without going to school is __________.

III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

1. A car usually becomes _________ without any gas in the tank.

A. useful B. usable C. useless D. used

2. You can rely on Nam since he is very _________ person.

A. thoughtlessB. thinking C. thinkable D. thoughtful

3. Theres nothing ___________ in that terrible apartment.

A. valuelessB. invaluable C. valued D. valuable

4. Its very __________ of you to cross that busy street without paying attention to the traffic.

A. careful B. cared C. carelessD. caring

5. Having spent nearly all his life in the countryside, Mr Long finds this ______ to living in any big cities.

A. preferable B. preferred C. preferential D. preferring

6. Nothing can be cultivated on that ___________ piece of land.

A. treeful B. treetop C. treeless D. tree house

7. That inexperienced teacher doesnt seem ____________ enough to cope with the excellent students of this gifted class.

A. competent B. competitive C. competing D. competitional

8. My mother is a very well _______ woman. She can always find what she needs almost immediately.

A. organizable B. organizational C. organic D. organized

9. Faster is the only ___________ form of the adjective fast.

A. comparable B. comparative C. comparingD. compared

10. Those two talkative girls have had their ________ chatter for nearly two hours without any intervals now.

A. continual B. continue C. continueable D. continuing

* Choose the best reported form of each sentence given below.

1. Dont call me after 9 p.m, please, the manager said.

A. The manager said that we didnt call him after 9p.m.

B. The manager advised me to not call him after 9p.m.

C. The manager told his secretary not to call him after 9p.m.

D. The manager asked his men not to call him after 9 p.m, please.

2. The dean said, Send me a report after you have finished your volunteer work!

A. The dean ordered his students to send him a report after they have finished their volunteer work.

B. The dean ordered his students to send him a report after they had finished their volunteer work.

C. The dean told his students to send him a report after you have finished your volunteer work.

D. The dean begged his students to send him a report after they have finished their volunteer work.

3. Sorry because I didnt reply you soon, my pen pal said.

A. My pen pal said sorry because he didnt reply to me soon.

B. My pen pal replied that he was sorry not to write you soon.

C. My pen pal suggested not replying to me soon because he was sorry.

D. My pen pal apologized to me for not replying to me soon.

4. Mother said, I wouldnt do that silly thing if I were you.

A. My mother advised me not to do that silly thing.

B. My mother said that she wouldnt do that silly thing if she were you.

C. My mother suggested me not doing that silly thing if I were you.

D. My mother told me not to do that silly thing if she were me.

5. Lets go to the zoo now, our friends said.

A. Our friends suggested going to the zoo then.

B. Our friends invited us to go to the zoo now.

C. Our friends insisted us to go to the zoo then.

D. Our friends obliged us to go to the zoo now.

* Complete the following sentences by changing direct speech to indirect speech:

1. Alice said, I am living in London now. Alice said to me that _____________________________

2. My father isnt very well, Tom said. Tom told me that__________________________________

3. She said, My friend Alice has had a baby. She told me __________________________________

4. I saw Toms sister, who was really nice, at Helens party last weekend, she said. She told me that

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. My car was stolen a few weeks ago, he complained. He complained that ____________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

6. Bob asked, Where is Alice? Bob wanted to know _____________________________________

7. Why is the sky blue? my three-year -old son often asks. My three-year -old son often asks me___

______________________________________________________________________________________

8. My mother asked, Why are you so tired? My mother wondered ____________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

9. The worker said, When will the final decision be made? The worker wanted to know _________

______________________________________________________________________________________

10. Did you enjoy your trip? asked Tom. Tom asked me ___________________________________

11. She asked him, Who bought that tie for you? She asked him ____________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

12. Nancy asked, Have you seen my new grammar book? Nancy wanted to know ______________

______________________________________________________________________________________

13. Have you finished the above sentences? asked his friend. His friend asked him _____________

______________________________________________________________________________________

14. John asked, Who should I give the message to? John asked me __________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

15. All of the farmers are asking, When is this drought going to end? ________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

16. I dont like my job very much, said her cousin. Her cousin admitted that ___________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

17. He said, I must be at the airport at 6 a.m tomorrow. He told his daughter ___________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

18. He said, The sun rises in the East. He said ___________________________________________

19. My father is a businessman. My mother is an engineer. He said that ________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

20. The teacher asked all of the students, Do you understand what I am explaining? Teacher asked all of the students _______________________________________________________________________UNIT 5: COMPETITIONS

* GRAMMAR POINTS

I. GERUND AND PRESENT PARTICIPLE.

1. Danh ng t la hnh thc them ING vao sau ong t, no co ac tnh cua mot danh t, va ong t. (Cach dung cua gerund xem bai so 03)

2. Hien tai phan t la hnh thc them ING vao sau ong t, no co ac tnh cua mot tnh t va ong t.

3. Cach dung cua hien tai phan t:

a. Thanh lap th tiep dien:

Eg: He is working.

2. Lam tnh t:

Eg: a boring job, a smiling girl, an interesting book

3. Dung vi ong t ch tri giac:

Eg: Do you hear her singing?

I feel my heart beating.

4. Ch mot viec xay ra ong thi vi ong t chnh:

Eg: They came in dancing.

The children run crying in the street.

5. Thay cho menh e quan he (mang ngha chu ong).

Eg: The girl talking to you this morning is my sister.

6. Dung e noi hai cau co cung chu ng:

Eg: Opening the bottle, the little boy poured the drinks.

Staying at home all day, he feels bored.

7. ng sau mot so ong t, cum t trong cac cau truc sau:

* catch / find/ leave/ see + Object + V-ing.

Eg: I saw him writing a letter.

* go/ come/ spend/ waste/ be busy + V-ing

Eg: We go shopping every Thursday.

They spend a lot of money advertising their products.

* have + noun / pronoun + V-ing

Eg: We have no difficulty finding his house.

II. PERFECT GERUND AND PERFECT PARTICIPLE:

Ta dung perfect gerund and perfect participle khi muon nhan manh en hanh ong a hoan tat trc mot viec ma ong t chnh dien ra.

Eg: Having finished my work, I went home. (perfect participle)

I am sorry for having made such a noise last night. (perfect gerund)

* EXERCISES:

I. PHONETIC:

* Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the other three.

1. A. industry

B. inhibit

C. prestigious

D. requirement

2. A. each

B. year

C. ear

D. clear

3. A. distribution

B. redundant

C. community

D. confused

4. A. knowledge

B. knife

C. knock

D. kindness

5. A. possession

B. necessary

C. possibility

D. cassette

* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.1. A. decline

B. beauty

C. global

D. music

2. A. musical

B. contestant

C. photograph

D. physical

3. A. competition

B. economic

C. competitor

D. controversial

4. A. winner

B. photo

C. loser

D. compete

5. A. attributive

B. degradation C. disqualify

D. especially

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (Gerund and present participle, Perfect gerund and perfect participle.)

1. All graduates from that ____________ university can easily find good jobs.

2. At the age of fifteen, she is much too young to be a mother. In other words, she is still a __________ .

3. My next door neighbors dont get along well with each other. As far as I know, they have a violent ___________ almost every other day.

4. That tenchild careless woman always appears in public with a very bedraggled (keo le)_________ .

5. Congratulations, Nga! Your sister has just won the first prize in our schools eloquence ___________.

* Fill in the blank with a gerund, participle, perfect gerund, or perfect participle).

1. Mai apologized for _________ (use) my bicycle yesterday morning without _________ (ask) for permission.

2. _________ (watch) this film several times before, I started _________ (fall) asleep in the middle of it.

3. In all the conditions of drunkard, Mr. Le began __________ (drive) straight back home, _________ (forget) _____________ (not, pay) any money to the barman.

4. ___________ (organize) the 16th APEC summit conferences successfully, Viet Nam gained the reputation of ___________ (be) the safest and friendliest venue for such significant international events.

5. After _______ (defeat) all his opponents, Hai won the gold medal in that interschool chess tournament.

* Gerund(G) or Present Participle (P) ? Identify the underline words with their correct category.

1. Looking out of the window, Nam saw many beautiful white clouds floating in the sky.

2. The teacher teaching me English this year is Mr. Long, who has also been teaching my elder brothers for years.

3. Phongs hobbies include playing computer games with his best friend, and collecting cyber items.

4. What benefits does swimming often have to our health?

- First of all, it has great help in developing our muscles.

5. Hey, Son! Do you know what our teacher is talking about?

- Im not sure. Her explanation gives me a confusing idea.

6. That exciting soccer game on TV really caused a great fascinating emotion among us and kept us stay up late.

7. The government is trying to stop the secret organizing of many tempting illegal beauty contests in this big city.

8. My grandparents always have a terrible feeling whenever they are going to travel to some places by planes.

9. That lazy man usually spends the whole day wandering along the river banks doing nothing.

10. Tam went home without telling anyone, so no one knew what he had eaten before leaving the party.

* Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D

1. A school is being built for handicapped children.

A. orphanagesB. children with disabilities C. poor childrenD. founding

2. High school and college students often spend many hours as volunteers in orphanages.

A. homes for children whose parents are dead. B. homes for the aged.

C. homes for the handicapped. D. homes for the blind.

3. Being tall gave him a(n) _______ over the other players.

A. advantage B. disadvantage C. satisfaction D. pleasure

4. The company volunteers to _______ fifty trucks to help the flooded areas.

A. donate B. lendC. loanD. sell

5. Some high school students take part in helping the disadvantaged children.

A. deprivedB. disabledC. uncomfortable D. dissatisfied

6. Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.

A. organizations for helping people in needB. organizations for helping orphans

C. organizations for helping the handicapped D. organizations for helping the invalid

7. Have you ever heard Big Brothers ?

A. The name of a club

B. A home for children

C. The name of a story D. An organization for boys who no longer have fathers.

8. I thought the programme on wildlife is __________ .

A. fascinated B. fascinatingC. to fascinate D. having fascinated

9. We had to stand in a queue ________ for the bank to open.

A. waitB. to wait C. was waitingD. waiting

10. ________ all the papers, she put them back to the file.

A. Having photocopied B. Having been photocopied D. To photocopyD. Photocopy

11. Although ________ to get the job, Richard wasnt really expecting to.

A. hopingB. hope C. not hopingD. of hoping

12. You should always lock the door when ________ the room.

A. having leftB. leavingC. to leave D. are leaving

13. The man denied ________ a policeman.

A. threatening kill

B. threatening to kill

C. to threaten to kill

D. having threatened killing

14. The club has punished it players ________ during a match.

A. for fighting B. in fightingC. to fighting D. at fighting

15. When we heard a noise, we went outside to see what was happening.

A. To hear a noise

B. Hearing a noise

C. When having heard a noise

D. Having heard

16. As he had been warned that bad weather lay ahead, the captain changed course.

A. Having been warned

B. Having warned

C. To have been warned

D. None is correct

17. We noticed a young man ________ at the table ________ a meal.

A. having sat - eatingB. sitting eatingC. sitting having eatenD. sittingto eat

18. The fans queued for hours, hoping to get the tickets.

A. when the hope to get the tickets.B. so that they can get the tickets.

C. because they hoped to get the tickets. D. despite hoping to get the tickets.

19. Mathew injured his knee doing gymnastics.

A. In spite of doing gymnastics. B. While he was doing gymnastics.

C. When has had done gymnastics.D. While he is doing gymnastics.

20. _______ some experience in these matters, I think my advice could be of help.

A. Having had B. To have C. Have D. Having been had

* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:

1. I came here seeing Mary. She must have forgotten I was coming.

A B C D

2. A: Are you going to have a rest now after doing all the clean.

A B C D

B: No, Ive got an essay write.

A B C D

3. Having learned all the rules of chess, the contestants started play the first game.

A B C D

4. The teams must be qualified within their own continents before having been chosen for the final tournament. A B C D

5. Having lived in Australia for two years, Minh used to speaking English with all his friends.

A B C D

6. To look at the audience, the contestant gave her answer with confidence.

A B C D

III. WRITING: * Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that best rewrites the root one:

1. Youve stolen some of my money, Henry! Peter said.

A. Peter accused Henry of stealing some of his money.

B. Peter accused Henry to steal some of his money.

C. Peter accused that Henry steal some of his money.

D. Peter accused Henry for stealing some of his money.

2. Our neighbor fell off a ladder and broke his arm.

A. breaking his arm.B. being broken his arm

C. having broken his arm.D. so breaking his arm.

3. Since I had forgotten my watch, I had no ideas of the time.

A. Having forgotten my watchB. Because of having forgotten my watch

C. Despite having forgotten my watchD. All are correct

4. I am sorry I have made you so disappointed.

A. I regret to make you so disappointed. B. I apologize disappointing you.

C. I apologize having made you so disappointed.D. I regret having made you so disappointed.

5. We couldnt get to work because of the heavy storm.

A. The heavy storm stopped us to get to work. B. The heavy rain prevented us from getting to work.

C. The heavy rain forbid us to get to work. D. The heavy storm didnt allow us getting to work.

IV. READING:

Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given below to fill in each numbered blank.

Alice Hyde is very old now, (1) __________ she still enjoys watching the Miss World competitions on TV. She specially likes to remember the year 1941, when the only daughter of Chomsky and Marilyn Lewinski (2) ____________ the very significant Miss of London at the age of sixteen. It was really wonderful. Her pictures were in the best magazines and (3) _________ postcards. She received hundreds of letters from all over the world every day. A lot of famous men wanted to marry her. (4) _________ of all, Charlie Chaplin wrote to her from the United States and invited her to Hollywood. She really wanted to go there and became a movie star, but her parents just said no to her. In 1942, Alice married (5)_________ Charlie Hyde, and they had five wonderful progenies, four boys and a nice girl. They moved to Spain and lived there until Charlie died. Alice came back to England and bought an antique shop, where she worked until 2005. She is still in very good shape and does exercise every morning.

1. A. so

B. though

C. and

D. but

2. A. won

B. purchased

C. received

D. reached

3. A. in

B. at

C. on

D. above

4. A. Best

B. Most

C. First

D. Latest

5. A. to

B. by

C. with

D. O

* Choose the best option basing on the reading passage:

1. Alices maiden name was _________ . A. Lewinski B. Hyde C. Marilyn D. Chomsky

2. If Alices parents had allowed her to go to the United States, she could certainly have become a _______ then.

A. Miss World

B. new wife of Charlie Chaplins

C. close friend of Charlie Chaplins

D. movie star

3. How old was Alice when she stopped working? A. 60

B. 11

C. 80

D. 16

4. The phrase an antique shop at the end of the story most probably means a ___________ .

A. shop that sells junks

B. very old shop

C. shop selling ancient things

D. boutique shop

5. The total number of Alice and Charlies children is _______ . A. five B. ten C. four D. one UNIT 6: POPULATION

* RELATIVE PRONOUN AND RELATIVE CLAUSE:(Menh e lien he va ai t lien he).

A. NH NGHA: ai t lien he dung e thay the cho danh t ng trc no, no gii thieu mot menh e phu nham lam ro ngha cho danh t ma ai t lien he thay the, menh e nay goi la menh e lien he.

B. CACH DUNG: 1. Who: thay the cho mot danh t ch ngi lam chu ng.

Eg: This is the man who helped me yesterday.

The boy who studies the best in this class is my son.

2. Whom: thay the cho mot danh t ch ngi lam tan ng.

Eg: The man whom you met yesterday is my uncle.

3. Whose: thay the cho mot danh t ch ngi lam s hu.

Eg: The woman whose son is my friend is a good doctor.

4. Which: thay the cho mot danh t ch vat lam chu ng hoac tan ng.

Eg: The house which has green door is mine. The car which you have just bought is new and comfortable.

5. Where: thay the cho mot danh t ch ni chon.

Eg: This is the place where I was born and grew up.

6. When: thay the cho mot danh t ch thi gian.

Eg: The day when you came was on Sunday.

7. That: thay the cho WHO, WHICH trong menh e han nh: menh e khong co dau phay.

Eg: This is the man who wrote this novel = This is the man that wrote this novel.

This is the house which I bought last year = This is the house that I bought last year.

8. Of which: Thay the cho danh t ch vat lam s hu.

Eg: The book of which cover is red is interesting.

C. RESTRICTIVE AND NON-RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSE:

1. Restrictive Relative clauses: (Menh e quan he gii han- menh e han nh)

Menh e quan he gii han dung e bo ngha cho danh t ng trc, la mot bo phan quan trong trong cau. Neu bo no i, menh e chnh se khong c xac nh va khong co ngha ro rang.

Eg: The book which I borrowed from you is very interesting.

Menh e which I borrowed from you la menh e quan he gii han, bo ngha cho danh t the book. No rat can thiet trong cau v neu bo no i ta se khong biet quyen sach nao se c noi en.

Eg: The girl who came here yesterday is my cousin.

We will never forget the day when we first came to London.

This is the place where I was born.

2. Non- restrictive Relative clauses: (Menh e quan he khong gii han- menh e khong han nh):

Menh e khong han nh con goi la menh e quan he giai thch, dung e bo ngha cho danh t ng trc, la phan giai thch them. Neu bo no i, menh e chnh van co y ngha ro rang. Danh e ng trc menh e nay thng a c xac nh roi.

Eg: My father, who is fifty-five years old, is an engineer.

Miss White, whom we studied English with, is a very nice teacher.

I want to help Peter, whose parents died in the accident.

He often comes to visit Nha Trang, where he grew up.

* Note: Mot so iem can lu y khi dung menh e khong han nh:

1. Menh e khong han nh thng c tach khoi menh e chng bang dau phay hoac dau gach ngang.

2. ai t quan he THAT khong c dung trong loai menh e nay.

3. Khong lt bo ai t quan he (Who/ Whom/ which) trong menh e nay.

D. CACH NOI HAI CAU N THANH MOT CAU PHC BANG CACH DUNG CAC AI T LIEN HE:

1. Xac nh hai t trung lap nhau trong hai cau n.

2. Bo i t giong nhau trong cau th hai thay the bang mot ai t lien he thch hp at au cau th hai.

3. em ca cau th hai len at ngay sau t giong nhau trong cau th nhat.

EX: The man is my father. You met him yesterday.

b1 b1

The man is my father. Whom you met yesterday.

b2

The man whom you met yesterday is my father.

B3 (thanh pham)

II. EXERCISES:

* Choose the word whose bold/ underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the other three.

1. A. cause

B. haul

C. fault

D. because

2. A. population

B. average

C. favorite

D. station

3. A. people

B. creosote

C. theory

D. geometric

4. A. growth

B. math

C. brother

D. strength

5. A. education

B. special

C. economy

D. uncommon

* Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.1. A. unwillingness B. population

C. unemployment D. contraception

2. A. unhealthy

B. poverty

C. family

D. energy

3. A. expression

B. following

C. enormous

D. condition

4. A. water

B. female

C. shortage

D. control

5. A. responsible B. illiterate

C. estimation

D. constructively

* Find out the antonym of the following words or phrases:

Word / PhraseAntonym

1. increased

2. failure

3. discouraged

4. slow

5. very small or limited

6. a family with a lot of children

7. the upper parts

8. emigrants

* Complete each sentence below by using a suitable antonym above:

1. There have been more and more ___________ in our modern society.

2. Entering the WTO, Viet Nam has got ___________ opportunities to develop its economic potentials.

3. Most young couples in that remote village are _________ to delay having their first child as a birth-control method.

4. Unlike the situations in the upper and middle ones , ___________ of this river have a much larger population.

5. The total number of newborn babies in my neighborhood has ____________ sharply during the last three years.

6. Our city receives approximately half a million __________ to strengthen its labor force each year.

7. To many people living in the countryside, having at least a son is often considered their greatest ________ in life.

8. Most immigrants from various rural areas find it extremely difficult to adapt themselves to the ______________ changes in this big city.

* EXERCISE 1: Choose the most correct written out form of each fraction below:

1. 1 / 2

A. one half

B. one second C. oneth two D. one two

2. 9 / 10

A. ninth ten

B. nine tenths C. nine tenthD. nine tens

3. 67 / 100A. sixty seven percent

B. sixty seventh percent

C. sixty seventh percents

D. sixty seven percents

4. 5 / 4

A. five over four B. five quarters C. five forths D. five over fourth

5. 1 / 100 A. one percent B. one a hundredth C. a one hundredth D. All are correct

* EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer: (ai t lien he, Although, Though, Even though, Despite, In spite of...)1. ................... what I said last night, I still respect you.

A. Until

B. Despite

C. Although

D. Even though

2. ................... the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. A. Despite B. In spite of C. But D. Although

3. A lot of things went wrong ................... I had planned everything carefully.

A. but

B. because

C. although

D. in spite of

4. I dont like stories ................... have unhappy endings.

A. that

B. who

C. in which

D. whose

5. The man ................... came from Vinh was the guide for our group during my holiday.

A. whom

B. which

C. whose

D. who

6. I recently went back to the town ................... I was born.

A. which

B. where

C. in where

D. at where

7. I would like to live in a country ................... there is plenty of sunshine.

A. when

B. which

C. where

D. of which

8. My classmate, ................... I wanted to see, was on holiday.

A. whom

B. which

C. that

D. whose

9. Thats the old lady ................... husband won the Nobel Prize.

A. whose

B. who

C. whom

D. that

10. My friend, ................... hates travelling, refused to go with me to Ha Long Bay.

A. who

B. whose

C. that

D. whom

11. Edward, ................... father is my boss, has just moved to Paris.

A. who

B. which

C. where

D. whose

12. We climbed to the top of the mountain, ................... we had a picnic.

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. on where

13. We dont want to swim in the sea, ................... looks very dirty.

A. where

B. which

C. when

D. who

14. He gave me the important information, ................... I noted down at once.

A. which

B. that

C. what

D. why

15. Did he explain ................... went wrong? A. that

B. what

C. whereD. when

16. Hes the painter ................... last exhibition was such a failure.

A. who

B. which

C. that

D. whose

17. Im looking forward to the programme ................... is on after the news.

A. it

B. its

C. which

D. whose

18. I told the policeman ................... had happened. A. that

B. what

C. where D. when

19. I never got the time ................... we spent the holiday together.

A. when

B. that

C. in which

D. what

20. I dont know the reason ................... he didnt enjoy the party.

A. when

B. where

C. what

D. why

21. Women used to hang the carpets outside and beat them with carpet beaters ................... clean them.

A. in order to

B. so that

C. although

D. however

22. ................... he behaved so badly, he was punished. A. Although

B. Since C. SoD. So that

23. ................... does John go to church on Sundays.

A. No longer

B. No

C. No any more

D. Not any longer

24. ................... the rain, we went out. A. Although

B. SinceC. For

D. In spite of

25. ................... modern appliances mean that household chores can be done more quickly than before, it still takes a lot of time to do house work. A. Although

B. In spite of

C. UnlessD. If

26. He walked slowly ................... his injured legs. A. becauseB. because of C. since D. for

27. Your explanation ................... reasonable.

A. is not sound B. does not sound C. is not sounded

D. is not sounding

28. Its the best book ................. Ive ever read. A. whichB. who

C. that

D. what

29. That is the businessman ................. company is so successful.

A. whose

B. of which

C. whos

D. of whom

30. Is that the town ................. you were born? A. which

B. that

C. whoseD. where

31. You can go ................. you like. This isnt private land.

A. nowhere

B. somewhere

C. anywhere

D. there

32. The librarian went to look in the cupboard ................. rare books were kept.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. when

33. Ive put Mr Matthews papers in your green file, ................. is on your desk.

A. of which

B. that

C. which

D. whom

34. Just try and imagine ................. life would be like without water. A. how B. whatC. that D. if

35. Two men, neither of ................. I had ever seen before, came into my office.

A. whom

B. that

C. whose

D. which

36. My radio, ................. isnt very old, had suddenly stopped working.

A. that

B. which

C. of which

D. whose

37. They asked me a lot of questions, some of ................. I couldnt answer.

A. which

B. that

C. whom

D. who

38. He always did well at school ................. having his early education disrupted by illness.

A. on account ofB. in addition to C. in spite of

D. although

39. It was raining, but the baseball game wasnt cancelled.

A. The baseball game wouldnt be cancelled until it stopped raining.

B. Though it was raining, the baseball game wasnt cancelled.

C. In spite of raining, the baseball still went ahead.

D. The organizer put off the baseball game until after the rain.

40. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.

A. The hotel was not noisy, so we stayed there. B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there. D. The noise kept us staying in the hotel.

41. Although she is rich, she cant afford to buy the car.

A. She doesnt have enough money to buy the car she likes. B. Rich as she is, she cant afford to buy the car.

C. The car is too expensive for her to buy.

D. She wants to buy the bike but it costs a lot.

42. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.

B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

C. In spite of taking the taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

D. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldnt catch it.

43. This is the man . saved the child. A. who

B. whomC. whoseD. which

44. Mary is the girl . they are talking. A. about whoB. about whom

C. whoseD. to which

45. Do you know the way . leads us to the city?A. where B. what

C. whenD. which

46. The house . roof is red belongs to my uncle. A. whose B. which C. in whichD. that

47. Do you remember the day .we first meet each other?

A. where

B. which

C. whose

D. when

48. This is the village .we were born. A. whichB. in whichC. whereD. B & C are correct

49. Can you tell me the reason . he left his school ?

A. that

B. why

C. which

D. because

50. We hear the same story . you have told me. A. who

B. whereC. whoseD. which

51. Im looking for the man . shirt is blue. A. whoB. whomC. whoseD. that

52. There is the boy . mother won the Nobel prize.

A. whose

B. whom

C. where

D. that

53. Its the English pronunciation . causes me a lot of difficulties .

A. which

B. that

C. what

D. A & B

54. Its Mary . received all the letters yesterday .

A. that

B. who

C. whom

D. whose

55. I dont like being told . to do. A. whereB. who

C. that

D. what

56. M. Curie , . discovery of radium is famous , was a French scientist .

A. whose

B. whom

C. who

D. that

57. I couldnt come to the party , . was a pity! A. that

B. it

C. what

D. which

58. The woman . he fell in love left him after a few weeks .

A. with whom

B. who

C. to whom

D. for whom

59. The party . wasnt very enjoyable .

A. we went

B. where we went to

C. which we went to last night

D. that we go to last night

60. The week . Mike went camping was the wettest of the year .

A. which

B. when

C. how

D. who

61. Mrs Jackson , . used to be very beautiful , is now suffering from a fatal disease .

A. who

B. whose

C. she

D. that

* EXERCISE 3 : Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed:1. This is the person to that I sold my car. A B C D

2. I couldnt run enough fast to catch the shop-lifter.

A B C D

3. My bike, I had left at the gate, had disappeared.

A B C D

4. Although the cold weather, we all went for a walk.

A B C D

5. Despite of the interruption, she was still able to finish her assignment before class.

A B C D

6. Johns family is very happy because his being awarded a scholarship.

A B C D

7. In spite of the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A B C D

8. Peter comes from Whitney, that is near Oxford.

A B C D

9. The tree which branches are dead should be cut down.

A B C D

10. He works at Heathrow Airport, that is one of the biggest airports in the world.

A B C D

11. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for mild climate.

A B C D

12. Nha Trang has a beautiful beach at which many tourists often sunbathe.

A B C D

13. My brother works in Ca Mau, that is to the farthest end of Viet Nam.

A B C D

14. The tour guide is introducing to the visitors the church which architecture is very special.

A B C D

15. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.

A B C D

16. It is too nice weather that I would like to go to the beach.

A B C D

17. If it didnt rain yesterday, we would have had our barbecue outdoors.

A B C D

18. Despite she didnt understand what the man who stopped her on the street wanted, she tried to be helpful. A B C D

EXERCISE 4: Combine these pairs of sentences by using relative pronouns:

1. Many readers have used this card catalogue. It is very helpful in finding the titles of the books.

2. The picture is very beautiful. Tom is looking at it. (3. Do you know the dentist? He pulled Marys tooth yesterday.

4. The girl is my classmate. She is reading a magazine.

5. The acrobat is his uncle. We saw him on TV last night.

6. The man was Mr. John. I saw him.

7. I am looking for the boy. His shirt is blue.

8. The man is very friendly. His son is a friend of mine.

9. The books are on science. The books are on the desk.

10. The movie was interesting. We want to see it.

11. That is the boy. He broke your windows yesterday.

12. The doctor is famous. I visited him yesterday.

13. He is the young boy. His father is a famous writer.

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