UNIT 1: SCHOOL TALKS

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1/ A. chemist                  B. change                C. child                   D. cheap

2/ A. fork                       B. world                  C. sport                   D.  north

3/ A. plenty                   B. fairy                    C. sky                     D. weekly

4/ A. feather            B. head                   C. healthy                D. meat

5/ A. much                B. cute                    C. cut                D. sun

6/ A. soften                   B. fifteen                 C. enter             D. party

7/ A. now                      B. how                    C. know             D. down

8/ A. this                      B. mine                   C. file                D. night

9/ A. when                  B. settle                   C. become           D. fellow

10/ A. where             B. here                  C. fear                     D. dear

II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1/ A. headmaster            B. holiday              C. attractive             D. internet

2/ A. matter                 B. happen                C. listen                   D. below

3/ A. explain                B. problem              C. study                   D. worry

4/ A. habit               B. become             C. learner                D. mother

5/ A. fifteen             B. fifty                     C. center            D. biggest

6/ A. student               B. member              C. prefer            D. teacher

7/ A. subject                B. hello                    C. teacher          D. thousand

8/ A. lesson                  B. woman                C. repair            D. father

9/ A. above                 B. sister                   C. widen             D. very

10/ A. corner           B. answer                C. doctor                 D. prepare

III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ When you meet your friends, which topic do you often talk about? – Films.

      A. plays                   B. movies                C. theatres               D. stories

2/ I study in class 10A with forty-five other students.

      A. learn                   B. teach                   C. instruct                D. review

3/ I study many subjects such as Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Vietnamese Literature, History, Geography etc.

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

4/ But I like English best because it’s an important means of international communication.

      A. want                    B. need                   C. enjoy                   D. wish

5/ I don’t really like getting up early but I have to because I often have lessons at 7.15.

      A. late                     B. later                    C. first                     D. soon

6/ I’m the headmaster of Chu Van An High School.

      A. head                   B. master                 C. teacher                D. principal

7/ They are very kind to the students and they enjoy teaching very well.

      A. handsome           B. nice                     C. pretty                  D. beautiful

8/ I’m interested in teaching profession because I love working with children.

      A. science                B. technology           C. career                 D. department

9/ We live in a small flat above the corner shop in Tay Son Street.

      A. younger              B. minor                  C. tiny                     D. short

10/ Decide whether the statements are true or false.

      A. wrong                 B. failed                   C. untrue                 D. trustless

IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ He looks healthy enough.

      A. sick                     B. strong                 C. ugly                    D. slim

2/ I study many subjects such as Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Vietnamese Literature, History, Geography etc.

      A. learn                   B. teach                   C. see                     D. review

3/ But I like English best because it’s an important means of international communication.

      A. love                    B. miss                    C. hate                    D. ignore

4/ I’ve been learning English for four years now, so I can speak English quite well.

      A. pretty                  B. badly                   C. rather                  D. helplessly

5/ They are very kind to the students and they enjoy teaching very well.

      A. unimportant         B. hopeless              C. irregular              D. unkind

6/ I’m interested in teaching profession because I love working with children.

      A. unconcerned        B. worried               C. unhappy              D. bored

7/ We live in a small flat above the corner shop in Tay Son Street.

      A. huge                   B. immense              C. titanic                  D. big

8/ He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets on the way to and from school.

      A. little                    B. few                      C. empty                 D. minor

9/ I don’t really like getting up early but I have to because I often have lessons at 7.15.

      A. lately                   B. late                     C. early                   D. firstly

10/ We live in a small flat above the corner shop in Tay Son Street.

      A. under                  B. beneath               C. below                  D. after

V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ We wish _______ to college next year.

     A. go                 B. to go             C. going             D. shall go

2/ They agreed _______ us some more money.

     A. lend               B. to lend           C. lending          D. lent

3/ He suggested _______ to France this summer time.

     A. travel             B. to travel         C. traveling         D. traveled

4/ She doesn’t mind _______ me with my exercises.

     A. help               B. to help           C. helping          D. helps

5/ We would love _______ three cups of coffee.

     A. have              B. to have           C. having            D. had

6/ Don’t you think my jeans need _______?

     A. clean             B. to clean          C. cleaning         D. cleans

7/ They will never forget _______ the Prince.

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

8/ His teacher regrets _______ him that his application for the job has been turned down.

     A. tell                B. to tell             C. telling            D. tells

9/ The workers stopped _______ a rest because they felt tired.

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

10/ That girl tried to avoid _______ some of my questions.

     A. answer           B. to answer       C. answering       D. answered

VI/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

1/ They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.

     A. talking           B. saying            C. speaking        D. telling

2/ Would you mind _______ more clearly, please?

     A. speak            B. speaking        C. to speak         D. spoke

3/ _______ me about your summer vacation then.

     A. Say                B. Talk               C. Tell                D. Speak

4/ Rooney _______ goodbye to all his friends and left.

     A. told               B. spoke            C. talked            D. said

5/ Needless _______, my boss will be off work for a minute.

     A. to tell            B. to say            C. saying            D. telling

6/ Is it just you or was he _______ nonsense in the get-together?

     A. saying            B. talking           C. telling            D. speaking

7/ “Would you like another cup of coffee?" "I wouldn't _______ no."

     A. say                B. tell                C. speak            D. talk

8/ Generally _______, she’s quite a good student.

     A. talking           B. speaking        C. saying            D. telling

9/ That boy is always _______ lies.

     A. saying            B. talking           C. telling            D. speaking

10/ - Is it ______ that English is ______ by many people in the world?

     - Yes, it is.

     A. told-talked     B. talked-said     C. spoken-told    D. said-spoken

VII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:

1/ (A) Her brother is (B) interested in (C) to join the (D) English Club.

2/ We know that (A) there is (B) no point in (C) help the pupils (D) at the present.

3/ A (A) preferred (B) profession (C) among children is (D) the building sandcastles.

4/ You couldn’t (A) prevent that lovely dog from (B) following you (C) wherever you (D) to go.

5/ What would be (A) the most effect (B) way of (C) marketing our (D) goods?

6/ (A) Would you be (B) enough kind (C) to open the doors (D) please?

7/ "I think we (A) should depart at ten." "(B) Where?" "I (C) said I think we (D) should go at ten."

8/ You (A) arrive at a point in any project (B) when you just (C) desire to get the thing (D) completed.

9/ Mr. Nguyen (A) was just getting (B) into the bath (C) what the cell phone (D) rang.

10/ (A) The police asked me to make clear (B) which I hadn't reported (C) the disaster (D) earlier.

VIII/ Read the reading below carefully, and then complete it with the best option A, B, C or D given below:

PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Public Education in the United States, programs of instruction (1) _______ to children, adolescents, and adults in the United States through schools and colleges (2) _______ by state and local governments. (3) _______ the nationally regulated and financed education (4) _______ of many other industrialized societies, American public education is (5) _______ the responsibility of the states and individual school districts.

The national system of formal (6) _______ in the United States developed in the 19^th century. It differed (7) _______ education systems of other Western societies in three fundamental respects. (8) _______, Americans were more inclined to regard education (9) _______ a solution to various social problems. Second, (10) _______ they had this confidence in the power of education, Americans (11) _______ more years of schooling for a larger percentage of the population than (12) _______ countries. Third, educational institutions were primarily governed by local (13) _______ rather than by federal ones.

The (14) _______ notable characteristic of the American education system is the (15) _______ number of people it serves. In 2002, 86 percent of Americans (16) _______ age 25 and 29 had graduated (17) _______ high school, 58 percent had (18) _______ at least some college, and 29 percent had earned at (19) _______ a bachelor’s degree. Expanding access to college education is an important priority (20) _______ the U.S. government.

1/   A. offered                B. sorted                 C. sent                    D. gave

2/   A. bought                B. built                    C. constructed         D. operated      

3/   A. Dislike                 B. Unlike                  C. Contrary              D. Opposite      

4/   A. networks             B. schools                C. systems               D. webs

5/   A. primarily              B. only                     C. shortly                 D. totally

6/   A. schools               B. universities           C. education            D. learning

7/   A. in                        B. on                       C. by                       D. from

8/   A. One                    B. First                     C. Soon                   D. Early

9/   A. like                     B. as                       C. for                      D. to

10/ A. while                   B. although              C. because              D. where

11/ A. provided             B. brought               C. offered                D. gave

12/ A. together              B. one another         C. another               D. other

13/ A. police                  B. authorities           C. people                D. peoples       

14/ A. first                     B. well                     C. most                   D. best 

15/ A. large                   B. big                      C. huge                   D. titanic

16/ A. of                        B. in                        C. between              D. among

17/ A. in                        B. on                       C. by                       D. from

18/ A. done                   B. completed           C. made                  D. created

19/ A. last                      B. least                    C. the end               D. top

20/ A. to                        B. of                        C. for                      D. by

B. USE OF ENGLISH:

I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences:

A	B
1/ Linh is impressed	A/ as she was getting off the coach.
2/ When we last saw her,	B/ but we don’t believe he truly loves her.
3/ Mr. Long is fond of Miss Ngoc,	C/ her mother was cooking in the kitchen.
4/ Mr. Nguyen met Miss Hanh in 2002	D/ because of the remarkable buildings.
5/ When my uncle was young,	E/ he used to play football very well.
6/ His old grandmother fell	F/ when they came to see me.
7/ Because my sister was ill	G/ and they got married three years later.
8/ I was learning my lessons at 3 o’clock yesterday evening	H/ since she came back from her summer vacation.
9/ While Loan was reading,	I/ she couldn’t go to the movies with her friends last night.
10/ The little girl has been sick	J/ she was working as a secretary.

II/ Fill the gap in each sentence with the correct form of the provided word:

1/ You can't work (continue) _______ for six hours without a break!

2/ Have you got anything (break) _______ in your bag?

3/ What do you call a young person who is about to leave or has just left secondary school? – A (school) _______.

4/ (Immediate) _______ she'd gone, the boys started to mess about.

5/ The company had to make (repair) _______ to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

6/ She was a (study) _______ child, happiest when reading.

7/ There were lots of kids in my (neighbor) _______ when I was growing up.

8/ We haven't been able to find a (purchase) _______ for our house yet.

9/ The photographs will be on (exhibit) _______ until the end of the month.

10/ Thank you for a most (enjoy) _______ evening.

III/ Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:

1/ There's not much in the way of (entertain) _______ in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.

2/ Six rugby (nation) _______ (= players) were charged with taking drugs to improve their performance.

3/ There's very little (communicate) _______ between mother and daughter (= they do not have a good relationship).

4/ Chris, you're a nurse, so can I ask your (profession) _______ opinion on bandaging ankles?

5/ She seemed (relax) _______ and in control of the situation.

6/ You're not dressed (warm) _______ enough - put a sweater on.

7/ They briskly exchanged (greet) _______ before starting the session.

8/ “Would you get involved in a fight?” “It would depend on the (situate) _______.”

9/ I must say I find his (school) _______ humor rather tiresome.

10/ I gave her a good (talk) _______-to about doing her homework on time.

IV/ Fill each gap with a suitable word from the list below:

painting, relaxation, common, geographical, entertaining,

crowded, imagine, internationally, biology, communicative

1/ You can't _______ what a mess the house was in after the party.

2/ The importance of the town is due to its _______ location.

3/ He was in a bad mood at breakfast and wasn't very _______.

4/ We were taught _______ and drawing at Art College.

5/ Her _______ celebrated novel has won several literary prizes.

6/ I go fishing for _______.

7/ By ten o'clock the bar was _______.

8/ The surname 'Smith' is very _______ in Britain.

9/ The book deals with the reproductive _______ of the buffalo.

10/ His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always _______.

VI/ Supply the correct preposition (if any) and the –ING form (Gerund) of the verbs in brackets:

1/ Thank you (help) _______ us.

2/ Maradona is very good (play) _______ football.

3/ Britney Spears is very fond (sing) _______ and (dance) _______.

4/ We’re looking forward (see) _______  you and your family again.

5/ Are you afraid (drive) _______ at night?

6/ We aren’t interested (listen) _______ to those songs.

7/ Sheva insisted (move) _______ to Chelsea football club.

8/ I’m thinking (join) _______ the English Speaking Club.

9/ Do you have any objection (carry) _______ out the scheme?

10/ We don’t think she’s accustomed (get) _______ up early in the morning.

VIII/ Read the passage and statements below carefully, and then say whether the statements  are true (T), false (F) or not given (No):

HOW ARE BALLET DANCERS TRAINED?

Girls who study ballet generally begin by age eight to ten. Boys often start later. Ballet training is hard work. Ballet students must develop strength, balance, and flexibility as well as grace. They must learn a set of movements and gestures. Girls also learn to dance on their toes. They usually begin pointe (tip-of-the-toes) work after three years of training.

All ballet students practice five basic positions of the feet. These five positions form the basis of almost all ballet steps. All of these positions are performed with the legs turned outward at the hip. The feet should be able to form a straight line on the floor.

The turned-out position gives a dancer a more pleasing “line.” Line has to do with the placement of the dancer’s body, in motion and at rest. All parts of the dancer’s body must be placed in the correct position to achieve good line. Training can improve a dancer’s line. Good line gives a dancer the greatest stability and ease of movement. It also makes the dancer’s body seem light in weight.

All dancers take daily classes to keep their bodies flexible and strong. Most classes begin with warm-up exercises at the barre, a railing that dancers hold onto for support. The second part of the class consists of slow exercises that develop balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion. After this, dancers practice quick movements, such as small jumps and leg extensions, and then large steps, turns, and leaps.

1/ Girls who study ballet generally begin later than boys.

2/ Ballet students don’t have to build up might, steadiness, flexibility and elegance.

3/ Boys also learn to dance on their toes.

4/ Only ballet girls practice five basic positions of the feet.

5/ Ballet students perform all of these positions with the legs turned external at the hip.

6/ The turned-out pose gives a performer a more satisfying “line.”

7/ Dancers must place all parts of their body in the correct position to attain good line.

8/ Without training dancers can improve their line.

9/ So as to keep their bodies flexible and strong all dancers take daily classes.

10/ Most classes begin with slow exercises that increase balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion.