Teacherquynh @yahoo.com UNIT 2 perSONAL EXPERIENCES Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate word from the box. Make changes if necessary. embarrass personal idol excite imagine memory embrace sneak fuss experience 1. A lot of teenagers make Bi Rain their ________. 2. The task needs the skills of a suitably ________ engineer. 3. She smiled to hide her slight ________. 4. I ________ prefer Pizza to hamburgers. 5. The romantic evening cruise will be a ________ experience. 6. They left quietly, without ________. 7. I have a ________ suspicion that she knows more than she's telling us. 8. They were locked in a passionate ________ on the station platform. 9. Don't get the children too ________. 10. I haven't got a picture of this so you'll just have to use your ________. II. Complete the passage with the correct verb form. (1)_________ (you/ ever/ be) in a cable car? Well I have. Last February, I (2) ________ (go) on a ski strip to Switzerland. What a trip! The first morning, I (3) ________ (get) into a cable car. I (4) ________ (want) to go to the top of the mountain and (5) ________.The cable car (6) ________ (start) up the mountain. I (7) ________ (look) down, and it was so beautiful. Then there (8) _______ terrible noise. Suddenly the car (9) _______ (stop). It (10) ________ (not move), and there was quiet everywhere. It was cold, and it (11) _______ (begin) to get dark and snow. I (12) ______ (be) alone for one hour, two hours. I thought, "They (13) ________ (forgot) me!" At last the car started back down the mountain. It went very fast. "Sorry" a man said when 1 (l4) ________ (climb) out of the car. "We (15) ________ (never/ have) this problem before. Please, try again tomorrow." "He (16) ________ (joke)," I thought. "I (17) ________ (have) enough of cable car for a lifetime." III. Cross out any improbable answers. 1. I’ve u nderstood/ I understand biology a lot better now that we've got a new teacher. 2. I went/ had gone to see a Formular One race last week, but I admit/ I’m admitting that I don't know much about cars. 3. Do you find/ Have you found it difficult to concentrate on your work with this music on? 4. We’ll do/ We do our best to get the computer repaired by next week, but we won't guarantee/ we don't guarantee it. 5. I've just started/ I just started to learn how to drive. Now I'm knowing/ I k now how difficult it is. 6. She says that she wasn't in the kitchen when the bottle was smashed / smashed , but I refuse/ I'm refusing to believe her. 7. I'm certainly agreeing/ I certainly agree with you that people shouldn't drink and drive. 8. I know the company made/ has made a loss this year, But I won't apologize/ I don't apologize for that. 9. It's very difficult for us to get jobs here, so we're considering/ we consider emigrating to Canada. 10. Since I has won / won the lottery, my telephone didn't stop/ hasn’t stopped ringing. People phone / are phoning to ask how I spend / I'm going to spend the money. 11. In tonight's World Cup match, France currently beat / are currently beating Germany 2-1 with five minute of the match to go. If the score remains/ is remained the same it will be the first time Germany lost/ have lost to France since 1998. 1 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com 12. Beckham passes/ is passing to Giggs who shoots/ is shooting just over the bar. Manchester United attack/ are attacking much more in this half . 13. She goes / She's going up to this man and looks/ looking straight into his eyes. He's not wearing / He doesn't wear his glasses, and he's not recognizing/ he doesn't recognize her . 14. I have gone / went to a concert yesterday in the Town Hall. In the middle of it, while the orchestra played/ was playing a man suddenly was standing/ stood on his seat and starting / started to conduct them . 15. This man plays/ is playing golf when a kangaroo bounds / is bounding up to him, grabs / grabing his club and hits / hitting his ball about half a mile . IV. Complete the sentence using these pair of verbs. Use the past simple or past progressive. come - show; get - go; break - ski; live - spend; look- see; look - slip; start - check in; add - taste; go off - light; not listen - explain; push - run; write - drive; shut - start; come - put; take - place . 1. The smoke alarm ________ when he________ a cigarette under neath it. 2. Just as I ________ into the bath all the light ________ off. 3. When I ________ in Paris, I ________ three hours a day traveling to and from work. 4. She ________ more salt to the soup, and then it ________ much better. 5. Helen ________ her leg while she ________ in Switzerland. 6. When the taxi ________ I ________ my suitcase on the back seat. 7. A friendly American couple________ chatting to him as he ________ at the hotel reception. 8. I bumped into Mary last week. She ________ a lot better than when I last ________ her. 9. It was an amazing coincidence. Just as I ________ to Anne, she________ to my house to come and see me 10. I ________ the windows as soon as it ________ to rain. 11. My boss _____ into the office just as I ______ everyone my holiday photos. 12. He _______ the cake out of the oven and ________ it carefully on the table 13. When his mother _______ in the other direction Steve ______ away quietly. 14. She________ open the door and________ into the room. 15. I can't remember how to answer this question. I must confess that I _______ while the teacher ________ it to us. V. Complete these sentences using the verb given. Use the past simple or the past perfect. 1. As Geoff was introduced to Mrs Snape, he ________ (realize) that he ________ (meet) her before. 2. During the previous week, I ________ (go) to the gym every morning. 3. By the time I _____ (get) back to the bathroom, the bath ______ (overflow). 4. The boy told me that he ________ (lose) his train ticket and ________ (not/ know) how he would get home. 5. I was just about to leave when I ________ (remember) my briefcase. 6. She _______ (walk) into the station only to find that the train _____ (leave). 7. At the conference, scientists reported that they ________ (find) a cure for Malaria. 8. On my last visit to Wixton I ________ (find) that the village ________ (not change) much. 9. In a surprise move, the Prime Minister ________ (resign) last night. 10. Jane didn't want any dinner. She ________ (eat) already. 11. When she _______ (come) into the hall, everyone _______ (start) cheering. 12. After they ________ (eat) all the food, they ________ (pick) up their bags and left. 13. I thought I would get to the restaurant first, but Jim _____ (arrive) before me. 14. By the time I ________ (get) to the party, most people________ (go) home. 15. As soon as I _______ (turn) the ignition key, the engine ______ (catch) fire. VI. Choose the correct answer. 1. After Jessica ____ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. a. will finish b. finishes c. finished d. is finishing 2. As you ________ your car at the moment, can I borrow it? 2 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com a. don't use b. didn't use c. aren't using d. haven't used 3. When she saw a snake at her feet, she ________. a. screamed b. was screaming c. had screamed d. screams 4. When he realised that I ________ at him, he ________ away. a. looked - was turning b. was looking - turned c. was looking - was turning d. looked - turned 5. I ___ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like. a. finish b. am finishing c. have finished d. had finished 6. I was sure that I ________ him before. a. met b. had met c. have met d. was meeting 7. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ________ their seat belts. a. will buckle b. had buckled c. was buckling d. have buckled 8. The minute I got the news about Sue I ________ my parents. a. phoned b. was phoning c. had phoned d. have phoned 9. A lot ________ since I last ________ you. a. happened - saw b. happened - have seen c. has happened - saw d. has happened - have seen 10. Your eyes are red - ________? a. did you cry b. have you been crying c. have you cried d. do you cry 11. A small stone struck the windshield while we _______ down the gravel road. a. drive b. were driving c. had driven d. had been driving 12. In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras ________ on major roads. a. are appeared b. will appear c. are appearing d. are going to appear 13. After she ________ hospital, she had a long holiday. a. leaves b. is leaving c. left d. has left 14. ________ for a long time before you got a job? a. Were you looking b. Have you looked c. Have you been looking d. Had you looked 15. The film _______ by the time we ________ to the cinema. a. already began - got b. have already begun - got c. had already begun - got d. already began - had got VII. Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first. Use the word or words in brackets. 1. I started working in this hotel six months ago. (worked) ____________________________________________________ 2. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks. (went) ____________________________________________________ 3. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. (while) ____________________________________________________ 4. We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year. (It's) ____________________________________________________ 5. Sam played tennis yesterday and it was his first game. (never) ____________________________________________________ 6. How long is it since they went to Nairobi? (When) ____________________________________________________ 7. Mac Kenzie wrote four best-sellers before he was twenty. (By the age) ____________________________________________________ 8. She is still working on her homework. (stopped) ____________________________________________________ 9. Could you deliver the goods to my house? (delivered) ____________________________________________________ 10. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door. (when) 3 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com ____________________________________________________ VIII. Complete each of these sentences with a suitable preposition. 1. She had a quick glance ___ the newspaper as she gulped down her coffee. 2. She got ________ the bus and sit ________ next ________ an old man. 3. If you don't like the scarf, you can take it ________ to the shop. 4. She showed her new toy ________ her friends. 5. How much did you pay ________ your new car? 6. He pointed _______ the dog when it ran ________ them. 7. Are you interested ________ practicing speaking English? 8. You should have more confidence ________ your own abilities. 9. The fire started in the kitchen because she forgot to turn the light ________. 10. My parents gave me a bicycle ________ my birthday. IX. Write the complete sentences, using the words given. Dear Karen, 1. I/ have/ a great time/ here/ England. ____________________________________________________ 2. My university term/ not start/ until/ the autumn/ so/ I/ take/ opportunity/ improve my English ____________________________________________________ 3. I/ stay/ some English friends/ own/ a farm. ____________________________________________________ 4. On weekdays/ I catch/ a bus/ Torquay/ go/ language classes. ____________________________________________________ 5. My friends/ say/ my pronunciation/ much better/ when/ I arrive. ____________________________________________________ 6. At weekends/ I/ help/ the farm. It/ quite/ hard work/ but/ I/ like. ____________________________________________________ 7. you/ come/ see/ me/ Christmas? ____________________________________________________ 8. My friends/ want/ meet/ you/ and there/ plenty/ space. ____________________________________________________ 9. Let/ me/ know/ as soon/ you/ decide. ____________________________________________________ 10. I/ look forward/ hear/ you/ soon. ____________________________________________________ Love, Paul TEST 2 Rewrite these sentences, 1 / She doesn’t usually stay up late. - She is not used_________________________________________________________ 2/ The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it. - It was such__________________________________________________________ 3/ I’m sorry that I didn’t go to your party last night. -I wish ______________________________________________________________ 4 /The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. -The bag was too______________________________________________________ 6/ His family was very poor. He couldn’t go to school. ( so that ) -His________________________________________________________________ 7/The story was crazy. Nobody believed it. -It was such ___________________________________________________________ 8/ He did that exercise in an hour. -It took _____________________________________________________________ 9/. The book is so bad that nobody read it. - It is such____________________________________________________________ 11/ He did that exercise in an hour. 4 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com -It took _____________________________________________________________ 12/. The book is so bad that nobody read it. - It is such____________________________________________________________ 13/ Would you mind not opening your book while doing the test? -Please ______________________________________________________________ 14/ I need fifteen minutes to get to the post office. -It takes _____________________________________________________________ 15/The weather is too cold so they can’t go swimming -If __________________________________________________________________ 16/ The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it. - It was such__________________________________________________________ 17/ Can you pass me the magazine? Would you mind _________________________________________________________?. 18/ The party was so wonderful that we didn’t want to leave -It was ___________________________________________________________________ 19/ She doesn’t usually stay up late. - She is not used_______________________________________________________________ 20/ It was such a boring film that they left in the middle - The film_____________________________________________________________ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1.a. song b. wrong c. sorrow d. two 2.a. escaped b. stimulated c. cooked d. finished 3.a. photographers b. mechanics c. scientists d. cooks Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 4/ A. accuracy B. individual C. recreation D. independence 5/ A. accident B. direction C. factory D. hospital Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence: 6/ Many people seem to be …… of true friendship. A. incredible B. unsafe C. unreliable D. incapable 7/ An …… is someone you really love and admire very much. A. enemy B. opponent C. annoyance D. idol 8/ These volunteers often give advice to help students …… their difficulties. A. overload B. overweigh C. overcome D. overtake 9/ …… is a place where children whose parents are dead are looked after. A. A gymnasiumB. An orphanage C. A gallery D. An aquarium 10/ The 50 th wedding anniversary, which is called the ‘…… anniversary’, is often a very special occasion. A. silver B. copper C. golden D. diamond 11/ He has always remained loyal …… his moral principles. A. for B. to C. with D. at 12/ At the party, …… eats cake and says “Happy Anniversary!” to the couple. A. people B. all people C. most people D. everyone 13/ The manager …… a letter when I interrupted him. A. read B. reads C. was reading D. has read 14/ I …… Mai for five years. I wonder where she is now. A. don’t see B. didn’t see C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen 15/ You’ll never regret …… a kind action. A. do B. to do C. doing D. to be done 16/ The doctor advised Sue …… in bed . A. stayed B. stay C. to stay D. staying 17/ They don’t allow …… in this section. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. to smoking 18/Workers should wear full …… clothing. A. protection B. protections C. protecting D. protective 19/ The new students hopes ……. in many of the school’s social activities. A. including B. being included C. to include D. to be included 20/ Please forgive me. I didn’t mean …… you. A. upsetting B. being upset C. to upset D. to be upset 21/ He is a helpful friend. He often helps me my work. A. finish B. finishes C. finishing D. finished 5 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com 22/ “John, I have something interesting . you, but you have to promise it secret.” A. for telling / keeping B. to tell / keep C. to tell / to keep D. told / keep 23/ The company was very of my efforts. A. appreciate B. appreciations C. appreciative D. appreciation Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 24. We are going to study tonight until we will finish this chapter. A B C D 25. They let me to borrow their car while they were on holiday. A B C D 26.What do you use to do when you felt afraid ? A B C D 27. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words. A B C D Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the passage. When I arrived (28)…………Jenny’s house, the party had already started. She touched me by the arm and asked if I would like to be (29)…… to a boy from school across the road from my house. Before I (30)……. the chance to answer, she had left me alone with him. He looked a bit (31)……. with everything, and I wasn’t looking (32)……. to talking to him. But he asked (33)……I was from and what school I went to, and soon we were discussing everything under the sun. Like me, he was (34)……. in films, but as well as the famous films that everybody knew (35)……. , he had seen ones nobody else had heard of. So what I thought was going to be: a boring evening turned out to be really interesting. 28/ A. to B. in C. at D. for 29/ A. known B. met C. introduced D. looked 30/ A. saw B. took C. lost D. had 31/ A. bored B. proud C. good D. sorry 32/ A. much B. forward C. a lot D. happy 33/ A. when B. what C. where D. who 34/ A. interested B. keen C. fond D. passionate 35/ A. for B. about C. on D. from Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 44/ His strange behaviour made the police ……… (suspicion) 45/ Would you mind if I asked you some ………. questions? (person) 46/ I’m ……… sorry for being late again. (extreme) 47/ Do you agree or ……… with her? (agree). 1. We went out for a walk after we have had our dinner. A B C D 2. While Mark came home , Martha was watching television. A B C D 3. After he had turned of the light, he left . A B C D 4. She sent her parents a telegram as soon as she arrived at New York . A B C D 5. He won’t do anything until he got our instructions . A B C D 6. He never goes home before he has finished his homeworks . A B C D 7. As soon as they will phone me, I will contact you. A B C D 8. She is a far more serious student now than she used to do. A B C D TEST 3 Rewrite these sentences, 1/ His family was very poor. He couldn’t go to school. ( so that ) -His________________________________________________________________ 2/The story was crazy. Nobody believed it. -It was such ___________________________________________________________ 3/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. -He is looking forward __________________________________________________ 4/ He spends one hour reading newspapers. -It ___________________________________________________________________ 5 /The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs. 6 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com -The bag was too______________________________________________________ 6/ He is too young to ride a motorbike. -He isn’t_______________________________________________________________- 7/I can’t buy the house because it is too expensive. -If the house____________________________________________________________ 8/ I’m sorry that I didn’t go to your party last night. -I wish ______________________________________________________________ 9/ She spent three days reading this novel. - It took ________________________________________________________________ 10/ He did that exercise in an hour. - He spent _______________________________________________________________ 11/ Would you mind not opening your book while doing the test? -Please ______________________________________________________________ 12/ I need fifteen minutes to get to the post office. -It takes _____________________________________________________________ 13/ It was such a boring film that they left in the middle - The film_____________________________________________________________ 14/ He expects to hear from her as soon as possible. -He is looking forward __________________________________________________ 15/ He spends one hour reading newspapers. -It ___________________________________________________________________ 16/ He is too young to ride a motorbike. -He isn’t_______________________________________________________________- 17/I can’t buy the house because it is too expensive. -If the house____________________________________________________________ 18/ She spent three days reading this novel. - It took ________________________________________________________________ 19. He did that exercise in an hour. - He spent _______________________________________________________________ 20.Can you pass me the magazine? Would you mind ______________________________________________________?. 21/ The party was so wonderful that we didn’t want to leave -It was _______________________________________________________________ 22//The weather is too cold so they can’t go swimming -If __________________________________________________________________ II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: 1/The children were pubnished for not do their homework a b c d 2/ Because of he didn’t go to school yesterday,he didn’t understand the lesson a b c d 3/Because the weather was bad , he walked slower a b c d 4/If I had had enough money, I could buy this book yesterday a b c d 5/ She told him not to read this book a b c d 6/ He asked me not to closed that door a b c d 7/ Would you mind to open the door, please? a b c d 8/ He is not old enough to riding in the traffic. a b c d 9/ Would you mind don’t looking out of the windows, please? a b c d 10/ They didn’t let us to smoke in here. a b c d 11/My teacher advised us buying that book. a b c d 12/The thief made the bank manager lie on the ground a b c d 13/ He began to study English for six years ago a b c d 7 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com 14/ Master English is necessary a b c d 15/ It took him in two hours to write the essay. a b c d 16/He is too poor to go everywhere on taxi. a b c d 17/The bag was too heavy for her to carry it upstairs. a b c d 18/ He is looking forward to hear from her as soon as possible. a b c d 19/ Before I could say something, they admitted their mistakes a b c d 20/We weren’t allowed to smoking in here. a b c d 21/ Although my tiredness, I continue working on the broken machine. a b c d 22/ To master a foreign language are not an easy process. a b c d 23/ I wish I will buy that fridge when we saw it a b c d 24/ Unless we take a taxi , we’d not get there on time a b c d 25/ By the time we arrived , the plan has taken off a b c d 26/ The problem was so difficult for me to understand a b c d 27/ Because of the heavy snow was all the trains weren’t on time a b c d 28/ The last time she had had a swim was 5 years ago. a b c d 29/ The old man was took to hospital a b c d 30/ The doctor advised me taking more exercise TEST 3 I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the others 1. a.east b.seat c.lead d.great 2. a.divide b.site c.since d.drive 3. a. name b. father c. party d. army 4. a. pause b. laugh c. clause d. cause 5. a. plays b.stays c. says d. pays II.Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences 6. Take some aspirins. They can ease your headache. a. make more serious b. make less severe c. get rid off d. hurt 7. When we were on the phone, the crossed line was ____ because of a wrong connection. a. obtained b. interrupted c. specialized d. determined 8.Computer-controlled robots are now common in industrial manufacture a. service b.production c.preparation d.communication 9. Will you go______a trip to London ________ the summer? a.for/at b.on/in c.with/for d.in/during 10.Suffering ________a speech disorder can have negative social effects especially ________young children. a.from / among b.with /in c.for /of d.with /for 11. My glasses are in my bag, but I don’t remember ______ them there a.putting b.to put c.I put d.put 12. I_________ English for four years now a.had learned b.am learning c.have been learning d.learned 13. Our plan isn’t workable,______? a. is it b.has it c.have we d.are we 8 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com 14.I wish I_________your birthday party last night a.wouldn’t miss b.didn’t miss c.hadn’t missed d.hasn’t missed 15.Do you mind if I _____you a chair? a.borrow b.will borrow c.borrowed d.would borrow 16. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard. a. Her living conditions made her difficult b. Although she lived in difficult living conditions c. Because of her difficult living conditions d. It was thanks to her difficult living conditions 17. I’ve never eaten this food before a.The food is so bad that I’ve never eaten before b. It’s the first time I’ve eaten this food c. I’ve never eaten such a good food before d. It’s the tastiest food I’ve eaten 18. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was too rough. a.The sea was too rough to the children’s swimming b. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming c. The sea was rough enough for the children to go swimming d. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea. 19. Many Vietnamese have devoted all their lifetime ____ for the nation’s freedom and independence. a. to struggle b. struggling c. to struggling d. of struggling 20. By the time we _____ at the hall, the lecturer ____ half of his speech. a. will arrive / made b. arrived / had made c. had arrived / made d. arrive / is making 21. Unless you ___ me all your troubles, I cannot do anything to help you. a. tell b. do not tell c. did not tell d. telling III/- Choose the word or phrases are not correct in standard English 22. On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women and dogs which were playing in the park. a b c d 23. It is so an exciting novel that I do not want to stop reading it. a b c d 24. Could you tell me what the air conditioner use for ? a b c d 25. Television encourages us buying things that we don’t need. a b c d 26. They have known each other since a long time . a b c d IV. Fill in the blank with correct form of the word in brackets (1m). 27. She sings beautifully .She is famous for her voice.(beauty) 28. Most of the children come from large and poor families.(poverty) 29. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children (oppose) 30. Computers have become part of our daily lives (day) 31. They permit me to stay at home (permission) 9 . taken off a b c d 26 / The problem was so difficult for me to understand a b c d 27 / Because of the heavy snow was all the trains weren’t on time a b c d 28 /. upset 21 / He is a helpful friend. He often helps me my work. A. finish B. finishes C. finishing D. finished 5 Teacherquynh @yahoo.com 22 / “John,