UNIT 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY Exercise 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences: 1. Hello! I ( try ) . to telephone you all week. Where you (be) . ? 2. “I don’t think we ( meet) . . before?” “ Well, , I (see) . you once at a party, but we not ( be) introduced then” 3. It (look) . as if this light (burn) . all night. I must (forget) . (switch) . it off before I (go) to bed last night. 4. I (buy) the book, but when I ( hear) the opinion pf the critics, I (change) my mind. 5. My father (work) in Canada for the last year, so by the time he ( return) the month after next I not (see) . him for fourteen months. 6. When you (see) him again, you (be struck) . by the way his health ( improve) since he ( go) . to Australia. 7. By the time the firemen (arrive) ., the house (be) . ablaze from the top to bottom, but it (be) clear that if someone (give) . the alarm earlier, they might ( stand) a chance of (save) the building. 8. Not until we (arrive) . at his house we ( discover) that he (be) on holiday, and that we ( waste) . our time in ( call) on him. 9. Why you not (tell) me you ( can) lend me the money? I ( not need) . (borrow) . it from the bank. 10.( Be) . you cut off while I (talk) . to you just now? You ( be) .? I think something must ( go) wrong with the telephone. Exercise 2: Circle a, b, c or d to choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences: 1. Mothers often . themselves for their children. a. die b. devote c. sacrifice d. give. 2. Mother will need . to do the work while there is so much company. a. additional b. urgent c. obvious d. valuable. 3. Hand in hand with reading, he had . the habit of making notes. a. observed b. encouraged c. developed d. rejected 4. After the death of their mother , the children were by an aunt. a. care for b. dealt with c. brought out d. dressed up 5. Husband was . not to be the first to speak of their problem. a. determined b. frightened c. impressed d. decided 1 6. In his cheerful nature, Jim after his father rather than his mother. a. takes b. looks c. goes d. longs 7. It was not his to ask his parents for things. a. custom b. habit c. behaviour d. conduct 8. She was very . her mother’s confidence in her. a. worth of b. faithful to c. proud d. strict with 9. At first he opposed to the marriage but he gave his consent. a. in the end b. on the contrary c. on second thoughts d. against his will 10. He took unusual courage and to make the break with his family. a. struggle b. trouble c. wisdom d. determination 11. She . that she would never want to see him again. a. desired b. determined c. described d. declared 12. He to his friend that he didn’t have much hope for his marriage. a. told b. confided c. thought d. assured 13. Things are going from bad to a. terrible b. bad c. better d. worse 14. I am . of money at the moment. Could you lend me some? a. short b. long c. need d. wanting 15. This matter is between you and me, and don’t give it . to anybody a. Away b. out c. up d. over 16. Lunch will be . by a short speech from the chairman. a. headed b. taken c. preceded d. opened 17. We tried to . what he meant. a. make for b. make out c. make of d. make from 18. How my debts? a. I am to pay b. I will pay c. I am going to pay d. am I to pay 19. . you need help, please let me know at once. a. While b. As c. Even if d. If 20. Many parents feel to pay for at last part of the wedding. a. depressed b. angry c. obliged d. needed 21. There is no use . him at this hour. a. to call b. call c. called d. calling 22. University teachers have a . obligation to research and publish. a. contractual b. contract c. dutiful d. contraction 23. I try, I cannot find the answer. a. However b. However often c. No matter d. Even 24. Be never to use bad language. a. careful b. attentive c. attractive d. attachment 25. This place was regarded as . for settlement. a. unable b. uncertain c. unfit d. unlike 2 TEST 1 UNIT 2 A. PHONETICS: I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line: 1.a. supposed b. discussed c. based d. missed 2. a. wrapped b. served c. phoned d. rained 3.a. arrested b. decided c. walked d. started 4.a. knocked b. leaved c. stayed d. shared 5. a. helped b. coughed c. cooked d. cooled II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group: 6. a. culture b. banquet c. Spirit c. Police 7. a. marriage b. equal c. value d. belief 8. a. majority b. attractiveness c. generation d. ceremony 9. a. ambulance b. elephant c. Envelope d. Expression 10.a. conical b. symbolic c. careful d. different B. GRAMMER AND VOCABULARY: These are incomplete sentences. Circle a, b, c or d as your best choice to complete each sentence or exchange: 11. The house looks so nice. Its owner must have a nature. a. romance b. romantic c. romanized d. romantically 12. The of the moon to the earth causes tide. a. influence b. effect c. attraction d. pull 13. After ten years of they got divorced. a. marriage b. friendship c. work d. love 14. Women are still struggling for true with men. a. sameness b. balance c. equality d. similarity 15. It’s . in Vietnam to eat “banh chung” on Tet holidays. a. customary b. usual c. traditional d. familiar 16. It’s a to start the wedding ceremony in front of the altar. a. routine b. habit c. tradition d. Practice 17. Guests often give the newly . couples envelopes containing money. a. wedding b. wed c. wedded d. married 18. The . leaf hat is very popular in the middle of Vietnam. a. cone b. conics c. conical d. conically 19. We have little in those who write for this newspaper. a. trust b. confidence c. belief d. dismissed 20. I offered to help her on next wedding day but she . it. a. denied b. rejected c. refused d. dismissed 21. People of the same easily live and work with one another. a. size b. sex c. generation d. organization 22. Physical . sometimes blinds us. a. attractiveness b. attract c. attractive d. attractively 23. Is that a good mother who only cares about her .? a. beautiful b. beautify c. beauty d. beautification 24. Could you tell me how long Mary and John married? 3 a. have been b. are c. were d. will be 25. Since I came here, I . a lot of acquaintances. a. have had b. had c. have d. am having C. READING: Read the following passage carefully and do the tasks that follow: I am going to a wedding (26) . Saturday. My great friend, Mtie, and her finances. George, are (27) married. They have known each other (28) . five years, but they have only been going out together a short time. I must say, we were all rather (29) when they announced that they were engaged. The wedding will be in the church near Maria’s parents’ home and (30) there will be a party in the Church Hall. There will be almost a hundred (31) . at the party. Besides both (32) . families, all Maria’s friends from college will be at the wedding and Maria and George have also (33) . a lot of people from the office where they both (34) . . The party should be great fun. There will be lots of food and drink. There is also going to be a band. We all expect that it will go on (35) . late in the evening. 26. a. last b. next c. at d. from. 27. a. becoming b. having c. going d. getting 28. a. after b. until c. for d. before 29. a. please b. surprised c. friendly d. interesting 30. a. afterwards b. yet c. however d. because 31. a. visitor b. guests c. members d. crowds 32. a. couple b. their c. her d. his 33. a. called b. discussed c. met d. invited 34. a. worked b. employ c. left d. manage 35. a. during b. after c. until d. while D. WRTING. I. In these sentences , each one has four underlined words or phrases marked a, b, c or d. choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter a, b c or d. 36. A great deal of Indian men agreed that it was unwise to confide in their wives. A b c d 37. Old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home because they want to lead A b c dependent lives. D 38. They have the same attitudes about love and married. A b c d 39. It is said that a happy marriage should be base on love. A b c d 40. It is better and wise for a couples not to discuss certain matters. A b c d II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Begin with the words given words. 41. He first met her 3 years ago. 4 It’s . 42. The last time he went to a wedding party was 1 month ago. He hasn’t 43. How long have you been studying this project? When 44. He came in and found his son watching TV. When he 45. She finished work and then went home . After she 5 . in the evening. 26 . a. last b. next c. at d. from. 27 . a. becoming b. having c. going d. getting 28 . a. after b. until c. for d. before 29 . a. please b . for settlement. a. unable b. uncertain c. unfit d. unlike 2 TEST 1 UNIT 2 A. PHONETICS: I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced