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REVISION: UNIT 1, 2 & 3

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. architect  B. cheese   C. church   D. chat

2. A. change  B. mango   C. again   D. forget

3. A. house   B. hot    C. honest   D. holiday

4. A. bank   B. any   C. now   D. money

5. A.  around   B. sound   C. only   D. mouse  

6. A. teacher  B. other   C. together  D. term

7. A. Germany B. garden  C. gate  D. gas

8. A. scholarship B. Christ  C. school  D. chicken

9. A. house  B. harm  C. hour  D. husband

10. A. sing  B. morning  C. any   D. hang

11.A. hundred B. exhausted  C. however  D. heat

12.A. head  B. ready  C. mean  D. weather

13. A.  choir  B. cheap  C.  child  D. chair

14. A. charge  B. child  C. teacher                 D. champagne

15. A. reason  B. clear  C. mean  D.  each

16. A. motion  B. question   C. mention  D. fiction

17. A. gather  B. good  C. large  D. again

18. A. change  B. children         C. machine  D. church

19. A. hand   B. bank            C. sand  D. band

20. A. future   B. mature   C. pasture   D. nature

21. A. invited  B. attended   C. celebrated  D. displayed

22. A. removed  B. washed   C. hoped   D. missed

23. A. looked  B. laughed   C. moved   D. stepped

24. A. wanted  B. parked   C. stopped   D. watched

25. A. laughed B. passed   C. suggested   D. placed

26. A. believed  B. prepared   C. involved   D. liked

27. A. lifted  B. lasted   C. happened   D. decided

28. A. collected  B. changed   C. formed   D. viewed

29. A. walked  B. entertained  C. reached   D. looked

30. A. watched  B. stopped   C. pushed   D. improved

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

31.  A. sneaky B. floppy C. icing D. embrace

32. A. loyalty B. constancy C. acquaintance D. confidence

33. A. gossip B. interest C. between D. friendship

34. A. unselfish B. sympathy C. quality D. principle

35. A. mutual B. advantage C. possible D. generous

36.  A. helpful B. sincere C. pleasant D. earning

37. A. floppy B. idol C. cotton D. decide

38. A. extremely B. excited C. personal D. imagine

39. A. birthday B. reply C. schoolbag D. money

40. A. celebrate B. together C. family D. special

41. A. successful B. beautiful C. humorous D. difficult

42. A. couple B. wedding C. quiet D. receive

43. A. begin B. silver C. dinner D. people

44.   A. celebrate B. attitude  C. refreshments  D. restaurant

45.   A. problem B. enough C. listen D. summer

II. Use the right form of the verbs below.

1. When I (walk) ___________ to work I saw him.

2. Why did you avoid (meet) ________ him at the party last night?

3. By the time I arrived at the station the train (leave) ________ already.

4. James (not attend) ________ our wedding party last year.

5. We hoped (help) __________ by the teacher.

6. Would you mind (lend) ___________ me your pen?

7. They decided (not sell) ___________ their old house.

8. She managed (open)__________ the door.

9. Do you mind (not use) _________ my phone?

10. When he (drive) __________ to work he had an accident.

11. Before she went to the cinema she (buy) ________ the ticket.

12. William (not write) ___________ to me two weeks ago.

13. By the time you came back we (clean) _________ your room.

14. When she (read) _________ books the phone rang.

15. Their parents (not be) __________ at home yesterday.

16. We don’t mind (take) _________ photographs of your wedding party.

17. Peter suggested (go) __________ to Halong for holiday.

18. They expected (not meet) __________ him at the airport.

19. Would you like (not make) ___________ noise at night?

20. The police made him (tell) ___________ the truth.

21. Would you mind (show) ________ how to use the computer?

22. When I went home my parents (watch) ________T.V in the sitting room.

23. By yesterday they (build) __________ our kitchen.

24. They (not attend) __________my birthday party yesterday.

25. When I returned home after 20 years, everything (change) ______________ completely.

III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.

1. They allowed him to use their car.

 They let _______________________________________________________________

2. Before he arrived at the station, the train had left.

 After __________________________________________________________________

3. Peter: “Shall we go to the cinema?”- Maria: “Yes”.

 Peter and Maria decided ___________________________________________________

4. Do you enjoy drinking a cup of coffee ?.

 Would you like __________________________________________________________

5. After she had done homework, she went to school.

 Before _________________________________________________________________

6. We like playing football with our close friends at weekends.

 We want _______________________________________________________________

7. To meet your parents is very nice.

 It is very _______________________________________________________________

8. My parents ask me to have breakfast at home.

 My parents make ________________________________________________________

9. I think you should travel by bus.

 I want you _____________________________________________________________

10. Walking in the rain is her enjoyment.

 She enjoys _____________________________________________________________

11. It is easy to speak to him.

 To speak to him ________________________________________________________

12. After he had bought the ticket he went to the cinema.

 Before he ____________________________________________________________

13. They want to go shopping on Sunday mornings.

 They enjoy ___________________________________________________________

14. To read his books is very exciting.

 It is very ____________________________________________________________

15. Before she went to work she had eaten breakfast.

 After she ____________________________________________________________

16. He remembers to turn the light off before going out.

 He doesn’t ____________________________________________________________

17. Jack had left the office before I arrived.

 When________________________________________________________________

18. During lunch, someone rang the bell.

 While I_______________________________________________________________

19. I haven’t been to the dentist for six months.

The last time____________________________________________________________

20. She has studied Japanese for 5 years.

 She began ______________________________________________________________

21. He did all his work and then he went home.

 After __________________________________________________________________

22. Steven bought a new motorbike, and he saved enough money.

 Before_________________________________________________________________

23. The guests left and then we tidied the house.

When __________________________________________________________________

25. The boy ran away from the house.

  She noticed ______________________________________________________________

26. The policeman told the thief to empty his pockets.

 The policeman made _______________________________________________________

27. He left the house early this morning.

 I heard __________________________________________________________________

28. He drove away.

 She stood there and watched__________________________________________________

29. The robber came from the back door

 I could feel _______________________________________________________________

29. Because I had already read the book several times, I didn’t borrow it.

 Having ____________________________________________________________________ 

30. She went to bed early. She felt very tired.

 Feeling ___________________________________________________________________ 

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets

1. John is old enough to be ___________ of his parents. (depend)

2. Make sure that your time is spent __________ . (use)

3. It was one of his most important ___________ . (achieve)

4. My new car is more __________ than the one I had before. (economy)

5. It is often useful to make a ________ between two things. (compare)

6. Please don’t ask such ___________ questions. (person)

7. The _________ of a famous doctor was announced last night. (die)    

8. Special drugs should be _________ and dispensed carefully. (manufacture)

9. He _________ agreed with my suggestion. (ready)

10. This restaurant is __________ for its western meals. (fame)

11. The United Nations ____________ is an international one. (organize)

12. Our relationship is based on ____________ , not love (friend)

13. One of the most important qualities for true friendship is __________ (constant)

14. Everyone feels great __________ for the victims of the attack (sympathize)

15. A dog is capable of great ___________ to its master (loyal)

16. A selfish person is __________ of true friendship (capable)

17. Jane showed great ____________ for the new project (enthusiastic)

18. His strange behavior made the police ___________ (suspicion)

19. She was __________ ill, so she didn’t go to school yesterday (serious)

20. Don’t put too much­­­­ _____________ in what the papers say (confident)

V. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

1. The teacher made them __________ silent.

A. to keep   B. keeping   C. keep   D. kept

2. She was able __________ English when she was very young.

A. to sing   B. sing   C. singing   D. sang

3. Please let me __________ my result as soon as possible.

A. to know   B. know   C. knew   D. knowing

4. I want __________ the film that you told me yesterday.

A. see    B. seeing   C. saw   D. to see

5. Could you please stop __________ so much noise?

A. make    B. to make   C. made   D. making

6. Have you finished __________ on this project?

A. working   B. work   C. worked   D. to work

7. Remember__________ the letter for me tomorrow.

A. posting   B. to post   C. post   D. will post

8. She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember __________ her before.

A. seeing    B. to see   C. not seeing   D. see

9. Let your name__________ in the sheet of paper.

A. write    B. be written   C. written   D. to write

10. I think the old woman was very angry because she _____ when she saw the rubbish in front of her house.

A. made a fuss   B. made a decision C. made a choice  D. made a move

11. I was very__________ when my mom kept calling me “honey” in front of my friends.

A. embarrassing   B. embarrassed  C. embarrassment  D. embarrassingly

12. We don’t mind __________ photographs of your wedding party.

A. to take   B. take   C. taking   D. took

13. We hoped __________ by our teacher.

A. to help   B. helping   C. to be helped  D. being helped

14. Nick didn’t expect __________ to Caroline’s party.

A. to invite   B. to be invited  C. inviting   D. being invited

16. They decided __________ their old house.

A. to not sell   B. not selling  C. not sold   D. not to sell

17. When I __________ home, my parents __________ T.V in the sitting room.

A. went/ watched      B. was going/ watched

C. went/ had watched        D. went/ were watching

18. In "Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends" acquaintances means ____.

 A. people whom you know well and whom you like a lot.

 B. people that you have met but do not know well.

 C. people who work in the same company.

 D. people with whom you share a room for a period of time

19. He was sure that the boy was a __________because he had stolen her money.

 A. student  B. thief  C. customs officer  D. journalist

20. A good marriage is based on __________.

 A. secret  B. loyalty  C. trust  D. B & C

21. Steve thought his __________with Helen was changing.

 A. relation  B. relationship  C. relate  D. relative

22. To do the work for a humane society is __________.

 A. friendly  B. mutual  C. thoughtless  D. voluntary

23. You can't prevent him from__________ his own money.

 A. spending  B. spent  C. to spend  D. spend

24. He is __________for his elderly parents.

 A. paying attention  B. looking  C. caring  D. taking care

25. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.

 A. look after  B. look for  C. look into  D. look at

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

1. After their children had grown up, they decided moving to HCM city.

 A  B  C  D

2. My lawyer advised me to not say anything further about the accident.

 A  B  C   D

3. Most people enjoy travel to different parts of the world.

      A                                           B             C                               D

4. He said he was accused of have deserted his ship two months before.

  A   B   C  D

5. They wasted a whole afternoon try to repair the old bicycle.

  A  B  C  D

6. She did not want stay in that house for the weekend because it was boring

  A    B  C  D

7. His mother saw him to get out of the house silently.

 A    B   C  D

8. I’m very hungry and thirsty now. I could ate a horse and drink an ocean.

 A   B   C  D

9. I was listening to the radio last night when the door bell rings.

 A  B  C   D

10. The manager went fishing after he has finished his work.

  A   B  C  D

11. The thief asked her handing over her money.

        A                B               C                     D

12.  He was terribly excited to ask to play for Manchester.

              A                     B        C                  D

13.  They chose not to be attended the meeting.

                    A      B             C                  D

14.  He could not decide whether to get a job or studying.

                                A          B         C                        D

15.  I dislike being talk about everywhere.

              A           B            C            D

PRACTICE TEST

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. question   B. mutual    C. situation    D. action
2. A. honest    B. honour    C. honey    D. ghost
3. A. rumour   B. humour    C. mutual    D. duty

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.

4. A. understanding  B. anniversary   C. experience   D. celebration
5. A. invite    B. intimate    C. divorce    D. imagine

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

6. He seemed ________ a friendship to Joe.

A. beginning   B. being begun   C. to be begun      D. to have begun

7. ________ happened, I didn't want to lose Sarah's friendship.

A. However   B. Wherever   C. Whatever   D. Whenever

8. He had a portrait ________ as a birthday present for his daughter.

A. paint    B. painting   C. painted       D. to be painted

9. We ________ friends even after we grew up and left home.

A. became   B. made   C. struck up   D. remained

10. At first I found it difficult ________ on the other side of the road.

A. to get used to drive      B. to get used to driving

C. being used to drive      D. in getting used to driving

11. The factory is said ________ in a fire two years ago.

A. being destroyed      B. to have been destroyed

C. to destroy       D. to have destroyed

12. The party starts at 8 o'clock so I'll ________ at 7.45.

A. look for you   B. pick you up   C. bring you along  D. take you out

13. She wants to look ________ in her wedding reception.

A. nature    B. natured    C. natural   D. naturally

14. When will you have the dress made?' 'I expect ________ by Friday.

A. to finish   B. finishing    C. to be finished  D. being finished

15. A selfish person is incapable ________ true friendship.

A. of    B. with     C. in    D. for

16. ________ it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans.

A. Since    B. Even though   C. Until   D. Only if

17. No sooner ________ the phone rang.

A. had they arrived home that    B. they had arrived home than

C. did they arrive home that    D. had they arrived home than

18. A number of Vietnamese ________ to that city recently.

A. moved   B. has moved   C. have moved  D. was moved

19. I'm really ________ to the party. All my old friends will be there.

A. appreciating   B. looking forward   C. thinking about  D. enjoyable

20. Mr. Lee was upset by ________ him the truth.

A. our not having told  B. us not tell    C. we didn't tell  D. not to tell

21. Jean has a very easy-going ________, which is why she is so popular.

A. reputation   B. personality   C. characteristic  D. sympathy

22. The examiner made us ________ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

A. show    B. showing    C. to show   D. showed

23. As we entered the room, we saw a rat ________ towards a hole in the skirting board.

A. scamper   B. to scamper   C. scampering     D. was scampering

24. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

A. to be taken   B. to take    C. being taken  D. taking

25. It was difficult to ________ a date which was convenient for everyone.

A. agree    B. organize    C. arrange   D. provide

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

1. If one is invited out to a dinner, it is perfect proper to go either with or without a gift.

                          A                                 B                   C                      D

2. His teacher encouraged him taking part in the international piano competition.

                           A                    B                            C                               D

3. Jane has not rarely missed a party since she was fifteen years old.

                      A                        B        C            D

4. Tina is always understanding, patient, and sensitive when helping her friends to their problems

                                  A                                      B                    C                             D                   

5. So far this term, the students in writing class have learned how to write hesis statements,

                                                                                   A                         B

organize  their material, and summarizing their conclusion.

    C                                                  D

V. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

VOLUNTEERS ABROAD

      More and more young people are ... (31) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn little ... (32) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful – and enjoying the experience.

     The work may ... (33) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or environmental protection. ... (34) ... kind of job it is, it is certain to be challenging and worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten. 

31. A. doing  B. making  C. taking  D. getting

32. A. with  B. but   C. or   D. and

33. A. consist  B. include  C. contain  D. involve

34. A. any  B. what  C. however  D. whatever

* Read the passage and answer the questions, then choose the correct answer

If you are invited to an American friend’s home for dinner, remember these general rules for polite behavior. First of all, arrive approximately on time but not early. Americans expect promptness. It will be right to be 10 or 15 minutes late, but not 45 minutes late. When you are invited to someone’s home for meal, it is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers and candy are always appreciated. If you have something attractive made in your country, your host or hostess will certainly enjoy receiving that gift. What will you do if you are served some food that you cannot eat or you do not like? Do not make a fuss about it. Simply eat what you can and hope that no one notices it. Be sure to compliment the cook on the food that you are enjoying. Do not leave immediately after dinner, but do not overstay your welcome, either. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

35.   Which sentence is not true?

A. You should not compliment the cook on the food.

B. You should not leave immediately after the dinner.

C. You should not make someone notice that you do not like the food.

D. You should not overstay.

36.  If you are invited to an American’s home, __________________

A. you should be late at least 45 minutes. B. you should go late a bit.

C. politeness is not necessary. D. punctuality is appreciated.

37.   If there is some food that you cannot eat, ________________

A. make a fuss about it. B. ask the host to cook you another dish.

C. do not eat anything. D. do not make a fuss about it.

38.  The next day, ________________

A. remember to thank the host for the dinner          B. say nothing  to the host

C. you needn’t say thank-you           D. invite the host to your house

39.  When you come to someone’s house for dinner, ________________

A. bring some flowers, candy or something made in your native country.

B. bring a lot of gifts.

C. you should never offer any gifts.

D. do not care about gifts.

VI. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.

40. It's no use trying to make friends with him.

A. You should try to make friends with him.

B. I find it difficult to make friends with him.

C. There's no point in trying to make a friendship with him.

D. Making a friendship with him is worthless.

41. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.

A. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.

B. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.

C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived the airport.

D. Immediately after he called home, he arrived the airport.

42. We had our house decorated to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

A. We had to decorate our house.  

B. We had someone decorate our house.

C. Our house needs to be decorated.

D. We helped my father decorate our house.

* Choose the best sentence (A, B, C, or D) made from the given cues.

43. Thank/ invitation/ silver anniversary/ beginning/ September//

A. Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary at the beginning of September.

B. Thanks for your invitation of the silver anniversary at the beginning of September.

C. Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary in the beginning of September.

D. Thank you for your invitation to your silver anniversary at the beginning in September.

44. When! I arrive/ lecture/ already start/ professor/ write/ overhead projector//

A. When I arrived the lecture already started and the professor wrote the overhead projector.

B. When I arrived lecture had already started 'and professor wrote the overhead projector.

C. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor was writing on the overhead projector.

D. When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor had writing on the overhead projector.