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UNIT 1: FEELINGS

A> VOCABULARY: ADJECTIVE ENDINGS
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Most adjectives ending in -ing and -ful are used to describe a feature.
Most adjectives ending in -ed are used to describe feelings.
amuse (v) /əˈmjuːz/: __________________________________________
 amusing (adj) /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/: ____________________________________
 amused (adj) /əˈmjuːzd/: _____________________________________
 amusement (n) /əˈmjuːzmənt/: ________________________________
angry (adj) /ˈæŋgri/: __________________________________________
 anger (n) /ˈæŋgə/: __________________________________________
 anger (v) /ˈæŋgə/: __________________________________________
annoy (v) /əˈnɔɪ/: _____________________________________________

 annoyed (adj) /əˈnɔɪd/: ______________________________________
 annoying (adj) /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/: ______________________________________
 annoyance (n) /əˈnɔɪəns/: ____________________________________
anxiety (n) /æŋˈzaɪəti/: ________________________________________
 anxious (adj) /ˈæŋkʃəs/: ______________________________________
astonish (v) /əsˈtɒnɪʃ/: _________________________________________
 astonished (adj) /əsˈtɒnɪʃt/: ___________________________________
 astonishing (adj) /əsˈtɒnɪʃɪŋ/: __________________________________
 astonishment (n) /əsˈtɒnɪʃmənt/: ______________________________
bore (v) /bɔː/: ________________________________________________
 bored (adj) /bɔːd/: __________________________________________
 boring (adj) /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/: ________________________________________
calm (adj) /kɑːm/: ____________________________________________
 calm (v) DOWN /kɑːm/: ______________________________________
confuse (v) /kənˈfjuːz/: ________________________________________
 confused (adj) /kənˈfjuːzd/: ___________________________________
 confusing (adj) /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/: __________________________________
 confusion (n) /kənˈfjuːʒən/: ___________________________________
cross (adj) /krɒs/: _____________________________________________
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10. delight (v) /dɪˈlaɪt/: ___________________________________________
 delight (n) /dɪˈlaɪt/: __________________________________________
 delighted (adj) /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/: _____________________________________
 delightful (adj) /dɪˈlaɪtfʊl/: ____________________________________
11. disappoint (v) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/: _____________________________________
 disappointed (adj) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/: ______________________________
 disappointing (adj) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/: _____________________________

 disappointment (n) /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/: __________________________
12. embarrass (v) /ɪmˈbærəs/: ______________________________________
 embarrassed (adj) /ɪmˈbærəst/: ________________________________
 embarrassing (adj) /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/: ______________________________
 embarrassment (n) /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/: ___________________________
13. envy (v) /ˈɛnvi/: ______________________________________________
 envious (adj) /ˈɛnvɪəs/: _______________________________________
14. excite (v) /ɪkˈsaɪt/: ____________________________________________
 excited (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/: ______________________________________
 exciting (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/: ______________________________________
 excitement (n) /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/: __________________________________
15. frighten (v) /ˈfraɪtn/: __________________________________________
 frightened (adj) /ˈfraɪtnd/: ____________________________________
 frightening (adj) /ˈfraɪtnɪŋ/: ___________________________________
 fright (n) /fraɪt/: ____________________________________________
16. frustrated (adj) /frʌsˈtreɪtɪd/: ___________________________________
 frustrating (adj) /frʌsˈtreɪtɪŋ/: _________________________________
 frustration (n) /frʌsˈtreɪʃən/: __________________________________
17. guilt (n) /gɪlt/: ________________________________________________
 guilty (adj) /ˈgɪlti/: __________________________________________
18. interest (v) /ˈɪntrɪst/: __________________________________________
 interest (n) /ˈɪntrɪst/: ________________________________________
 interested (adj) /ˈɪntrɪstɪd/: ___________________________________
 interesting (adj) /ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ/: ___________________________________
19. please (v) /pliːz/: _____________________________________________
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 pleasant (adj) /ˈplɛznt/: ______________________________________

 pleased (adj) /pliːzd/: ________________________________________
 pleasure (n) /ˈplɛʒə/: ________________________________________
20. proud (adj) OF /praʊd/: _______________________________________
 pride (n) /praɪd/: ____________________________________________
 take pride IN: ______________________________________________
21. relieve (v) /rɪˈliːv/: ____________________________________________
 relief (n) /rɪˈliːf/: ____________________________________________
 relieved (adj) /rɪˈliːvd/: _______________________________________
22. shame (v) /ʃeɪm/: _____________________________________________
 shameful (adj) /ˈʃeɪmfʊl/: _____________________________________
 ashamed (adj) /əˈʃeɪmd/: _____________________________________
23. shock (v) /ʃɒk/: _______________________________________________
 shock (n) /ʃɒk/: _____________________________________________
 shocked (adj) /ʃɒkt/: _________________________________________
 shocking (adj) /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/: _______________________________________
24. upset (adj) /ʌpˈsɛt/: ___________________________________________
 upset (v) /ʌpˈsɛt/: ___________________________________________
 upsetting (adj) /ʌpˈsɛtɪŋ/: _____________________________________

B> VOCABULARY:
25. argue (v) /ˈɑːgjuː/: ____________________________________________
 argument (n) /ˈɑːgjʊmənt/: ___________________________________
26. child (n) /ʧaɪld/: ______________________________________________
 childhood (n) /ˈʧaɪldhʊd/: ____________________________________
 childish (adj) /ˈʧaɪldɪʃ/: _______________________________________
 child-like /ʧaɪld-laɪk/: ________________________________________
27. cruel (adj) /krʊəl/: ____________________________________________
 cruelty (n) /ˈkru(ː)əlti/: _______________________________________
28. cure (v) /kjʊə/: _______________________________________________
 cure (n) /kjʊə/: _____________________________________________

29. different (adj) /ˈdɪfrənt/: _______________________________________
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 difference (n) /ˈdɪfrəns/: _____________________________________
 differ (v) FROM /ˈdɪfə/: ______________________________________
 differentiate (v) /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/: ________________________________
30. gene (n) /ʤiːn/: ______________________________________________
 genetic (adj) /ʤɪˈnɛtɪk/: ______________________________________
 genetic disorder /ʤɪˈnɛtɪk dɪsˈɔːdə/: ____________________________
31. injure (v) /ˈɪnʤə/: ____________________________________________
 injured (adj) /ˈɪnʤəd/: _______________________________________
 injury (n) /ˈɪnʤəri/: _________________________________________
32. medicine (n) /ˈmɛdsɪn/: ________________________________________
 medical (adj) /ˈmɛdɪkəl/: _____________________________________
33. mental problem /ˈmɛntl ˈprɒbləm/: ______________________________
34. rare (adj) /reə/: ______________________________________________
35. realize (v) /ˈrɪəlaɪz/: ___________________________________________
 realization (n) /ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/: _________________________________
36. separate (adj) /ˈsɛprɪt/: ________________________________________
 separate (v) /ˈsɛprɪt/: ________________________________________
 separation (n) /ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/: __________________________________
37. sprain (v) /spreɪn/: ____________________________________________
38. stereotype (n) /ˈstɪərɪətaɪp/: ____________________________________
 stereotypical (adj) /ˌstɛrɪəˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/: ____________________________
39. suspicious (adj) /səsˈpɪʃəs/: _____________________________________
 suspicion (n) /səsˈpɪʃən/: _____________________________________
 suspect (v) /səsˈpɛkt/: _______________________________________
 suspect (n) /ˈsʌspɛkt/: _______________________________________

40. treatment (n) /ˈtriːtmənt/: _____________________________________
41. usual (adj) /ˈjuːʒʊəl/: __________________________________________
≠ unusual (adj) /ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl/: ____________________________________

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C> PRONUNCIATION: /ɪ/ and /i:/
Pronounced as /ɪ/ when
Pronounced as /i:/ when
the sound is UNSTRESSED
the sound is STRESSED
(usually -i, -y, -e)
 hit, kick, little, interest
 study, tidy, crystal
 event, experience, exist,
effect, enough, especially
 because, become, begin,
between

(usually -ee, -ea, -ie, -ei)


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



me, he, she, scheme
athlete, complete, delete
fee, agree, feed, feel
sea, beat, cheat, dream
believe, brief, niece
perceive, receive

Special cases: English, pretty, business, busy, build, women, key

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D> ARTICLES: A/AN/THE/NO ARTICLE
DEFINITE ARTICLE
The
We use ‘The’ to talk about:
a) Unique object(s):
- The Sun, the Earth, the
Moon, the sea, the world
- The President of the US,
the Prime Minister of
Vietnam
(Note: the President
Biden, Prime Minister
Pham Minh Chinh …)
b) An object that is mentioned
a second time:
- We saw a cat in the

garden. The cat then ran
away.
c) A Noun defined by a relative
pronoun
- The dog that I keep, the
girl who I love
d) An object preceded by first,
second, last, … or a
superlative adjective (best,
worst, only, most intelligent,
less interesting, …)
- The first day, the only
moment
- The best student, the
most intelligent dog, the
least interesting book
e) An object that both the

INDEFINITE ARTICLE
A/An/No article
If an object is not defined by
‘the’, we do as follow:
a) With singular, countable
nouns: A/An
- a book, a restaurant, a
teacher, a football match,
a lesson, a bicycle
[If the following Adj or Noun
begins with a vowel, we use an
instead of a]

___ brick
___ university
___ army
___ hour
___ can
___ monster
___ umbrella ___ elephant
___ under-aged boy
___ haunted mansion
___ honest opinion
___ yellow house
___ irresponsible person
b) With uncountable nouns OR
plural nouns: No article
- Water, rice, pasta,
knowledge, evidence,
money
- People, children, houses,
places, phones, products

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speaker and the listener
know in that context
- Pass me the salt.
- Can you bring the
Powerpoint tomorrow?

f) Other usages:
+ The + Adj: the rich, the poor,
the sick, the young, the elderly
+ The + direction: the east, the
west, the north, the south, the
south-east, the north-west,…
+ The + animal name:
- The whale is a very large
species of marine animal.
+ The + name of:
- Sea/Ocean: the Pacific, the
Atlantic, the Red Sea
- River: the Niles, the Thames
- Countries with –s: the
Philippines, the Netherlands
- Mountains: the Himalayas
- Desert: the Sahara
- Forest/Jungle: the Amazon
- Family name with –s: the
Simpsons, the Smiths, the
Buchanans

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EXERCISE
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others:

1. A. team
B. keen
C. tea
D. dinner
2. A. please
B. prefer
C. children
D. bit
3. A. kick
B. hit
C. lead
D. interest
4. A. friend
B. pleasant
C. beach
D. September
5. A. routine
B. click
C. equally
D. eaten
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the
others:
1. A. annoying
B. ashamed
C. pleasant
D. embarrass
2. A. upset
B. shocking
C. boring
D. envy

3. A. shameful
B. excited
C. interesting
D. anxious
4. A. guilty
B. interest
C. disappointed D. angry
5. A. amusement B. disappoint C. relieve
D. confusion
III. Word form:
1. Although he was quite ________________, he decided to help the
girl anyway. (ANNOYANCE)
2. Enough! Please stop all of your ________________ actions. You’re
an adult now! (CHILD)
3. It is ________________ to only think about tea and cookies when
you talk about British people. (STEREOTYPE)
4. The ________________ was later arrested by the police.
(SUSPICIOUS)
5. Asian parents often take great ________________ in their
children’s achievements. (PROUD)
6. You should feel ________________ of yourself for cheating in the
exam. (SHAME)
7. It was such an ________________ experience. (EMBARRASS)
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8. In the end, those two decided to go their ________________ ways.
(SEPARATION)

9. Beating your cats or dogs is considered an act of animal
________________. (CRUEL)
10. The teacher’s explanation caused ________________ among the
students. (CONFUSE)
IV.
1.
2.
3.

Fill in each blank with the correct preposition:
He’s quite good _______ working with children.
They try to spend time with their children _______ the weekend.
Getting bored _______ watching the same movies on DVDs, he
went to the cinema.
4. Oops! Sorry, I completely forgot _______ that!
5. It was so kind _______ you to give us those presents!
6. He pushed a button and everything showed _______ on the
screen.
7. Her father died _______ cancer last year, and her mother died
_______ an accident just weeks ago.
8. When the teacher found _______ the boy’s arm was bleeding, he
was taken _______ hospital.
9. Playing video games are more popular _______ boys than girls.
10. Don’t run the red light, or you will get _______ trouble with the
police!
V. Choose the correct answer. Only one is correct.
1. I think the students are _______ with the lecture. They are
yawning.
A. excited
B. annoyed

C. embarrassed D. bored
2. Congenital analgesia is a _______ condition in which someone
cannot feel any type of pain.
A. medicine
B. medic
C. medical
D. medically
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3. The result was surprising! I did not expect him to score so high on
the exam. The word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word is
A. astonishing B. proud
C. interesting
D. amusing
4. We came to the _______ that our picnic plan was ruined because
of the storm.
A. realize
B. realization
C. reality
D. real
5. His _______ was that the salary for workers in this factory was not
enough to support their families.
A. arguing
B. argue
C. argumentative D. argument
6. As I was so confused with the math problem, I decided to take a
break. The word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word is

A. excited
B. frustrated
C. astonished
D. anxious
7. The fact that Marco failed five of his tests made his parents
_______.
A. disappointed
B. disappointing
C. disappointment
D. disappoint
8. I don’t like horror movies. I think they are _______.
A. fright
B. frightened C. frighten
D. frightening
9. He was quite irritated because his students kept asking the same
questions. The word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word is
A. embarrassed B. ashamed
C. annoyed
D. angry
10. I was rather upset that he didn’t come to my party. The word
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word is
A. sad
B. cross
C. pleased
D. interested
11. Please behave like you are an adult. Don’t _______ me.
A. embarrassing
B. embarrassment
C. embarrass
D. embarrassed

12. Several _______ were found on the dead body, and the police are
investigating the cause.
A. injury
B. injuries
C. injured
D. injure
13. The twins look exactly alike, so it’s hard to _______ between them!
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A. differ
B. difference
C. different
D. differentiate
14. I find it _______ to sip on a coffee and read some newspapers
early in the morning.
A. pleasure
B. pleased
C. please
D. pleasant
15. Stop _______ excuses! If you are wrong, please just say sorry and
try to do better.
A. making
B. taking
C. creating
D. giving
16. The young piano man looks very calm. He must have done this
thousands of times. The word OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word is
A. angry
B. annoyed
C. anxious
D. shocked
17. When we were on vacation, we stayed at _______ five-star hotel,
but we seldom had dinner at _______ hotel.
A. a / a
B. a / the
C. the / the
D. the / a
18. _______ milk is often added to _______ tea in _______ UK.
A. X / X / the
B. the / the / X C. a / a / X
D. the / the / a
19. People in Africa often have _______ hair.
A. curly dark short
B. dark curly short
C. short dark curly
D. short curly dark
20. Obviously he was _______ her a lie. I saw him with another girl just
yesterday.
A. making
B. asking
C. remarking
D. telling
21. Mary is _______ engineer. She goes to work five days _______
week.
A. the / the
B. an / X

C. the / a
D. an / a
22. At first she was trained to be _______ musician, but later she
worked as _______ singer.
A. the / the
B. a / a
C. the / a
D. a / the
23. Alan Broome is _______ famous actor. Fifty years ago, he was
_______ unhappy child. He didn’t study well at _______ school.
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A. the / an / the
B. a / an / the
C. an / an / X
D. an / the / X
24. He is _______ the truth, because the lie detector does not jump.
The man is not guilty.
A. telling
B. saying
C. talking
D. finding
25. _______ Queen Elizabeth II is _______ monarch of _______ Great
Britain.
A. X / X / X
B. The / the / the
C. X / the / the

D. X / the / X
26. Peter thinks that this is quite _______ cheap restaurant.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
27. One of my friends advised me to take _______ taxi; another said
that there was quite _______ good bus service.
A. the / a
B. X / X
C. a / the
D. a / a
28. My mother’s got _______ hair.
A. black long straight
B. long straight black
C. long black straight
D. straight long black
29. Jenny stole something from one of her friends, so the teacher
wanted to _______ a few words with her mother.
A. speak
B. talk
C. have
D. do
30. When I finished working at _______ midnight, too exhausted to
read any further, I went to _______ bed.
A. a / a
B. X / X
C. the / the
D. a / the
31. Are John and Mary _______ cousins? - No, they aren't _______

cousins; they are _______ brother and _______ sister.
A. the / the / a / a
B. X / X / a / a
C. X / X / X / X
D. X / X / the / the
32. Peter, _______ student in _______ professor Jack's college, asked
him why he refused to talk to _______ press.
A. the / X / X
B. a / X / X
C. a / X / the
D. a / the / the
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33. Mary and Linda went to _______ school this morning, then they
studied in _______ school library before returning home.
A. X / X
B. X / the
C. the / X
D. the / the
34. _______ Statue of Liberty was a gift of _______ friendship from
_______ France to _______ United States.
A. The / X / X / The
B. X / the / X / the
C. X / the / X / the
D. X / X / X / X
35. I’m sorry, but I don’t _______ your jokes funny at all.
A. think

B. find
C. comment
D. ask
36. “I have just won the lottery!” – “_______”
A. Thank you.
B. Glad you like it.
C. How wonderful!
D. That’s fine.
37. “Hey, I’ve finally found the keys I’ve been looking for!” – “_______”
A. You’re welcome.
B. What a relief.
C. Oh no that’s terrible!
D. You found the keys?
38. “I’m learning to play this new song on the guitar.” – “_______”
A. I look forward to hearing it. B. What’s a guitar?
C. Good job.
D. May I borrow your guitar?
39. “I’m going to Disneyland this weekend. Would you like to come?” –
“_______”
A. Yes, I would.
B. I don’t like.
C. No, I wouldn’t.
D. I’d love to.
40. “I think people should stay true to their feelings and stop hiding
them. “ – “_______. That way, we can understand others better.”
A. Yes it is.
B. I quite agree with you.
C. That’s the best you can do.
D. I don’t know

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VI. Fill in each blank with a/an/the or Ø:
1. ______ Florida State University is smaller than ______ University
of Florida.
2. My closest friend, John, is in ______ hospital, so I went to visit him
______ last night.
3. There was ______ knock on ______ door. I opened it and found
______ small dark man in ______ blue overcoat and ______ wool
cap.
4. ______ fog was so thick that we couldn't see ______ side of
______ road. We followed ______ car in front of us and hoped that
we were going ______ right way.
5. I can't remember ______ exact date of ______ storm, but I know it
was on ______ Sunday because everybody was at ______ church.
On ______ Monday ______ post didn't come because ______
roads were blocked by ______ fallen trees.
6. Number ______ hundred and two, - ______ house next door to us,
is for sale. It's quite ______ nice house with ______ big rooms
______ back windows look out on ______ park.
7. ______ postman's little boy says that he'd rather be ______ dentist
than ______ doctor, because ______ dentists don't get called out
at ______ night.
8. Just as ______ air hostess (there was only one on the plane) was
handing me ______ cup of ______ coffee, ______ plane shook and
______ coffee went all over ______ person on ______ other side.
9. There was ______ collision between ______ car and ______ cyclist

at ______ crossroads near ______ my house early in ______
morning.
10. Professor Jones, ______ man who discovered ______ new drug
that everyone is talking about, refused to give ______ press
conference.
VII. Fill in each blank with a/an/the or Ø:
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Paragraph A: There’s (1) _______ zoo in our city. There are not a lot of
animals, but (2) _______ zoo is great because it functions as (3)
_______ park for people in (4) _______ city. There’s (5) _______ white
tiger, (6) _______ rhino, (7) _______ monkeys, (8) _______ crocodiles,
and (9) _______ elephants. There’s (10) _______ elephant named
Charlie. He likes drawing, and he has (11) _______ canvas in his
enclosure.
Paragraph B: Midhurst is (1) _______ small town in West Sussex. It is on
(2) _______ river called the Rother. There’s one bridge crossing (3)
_______ river, at (4) _______ entrance to (5) _______ town. Next to
the bridge is (6) _______ old, but beautiful castle. It’s a pity that (7)
_______ castle is in ruins after so many years, but it is still (8) _______
popular tourist attraction.
Paragraph C: Once a famous boxer went to (1) ________ restaurant to
have (2) ________ dinner. He took off his coat at (3) ________ door,
but he was afraid that somebody would take it. So he took out (4)
________ piece of paper and wrote on it: “This coat belongs to Tom
Brown, (5) ________ most famous boxer in (6) ________ world; he will
come back in (7) ________ few minutes.” He fastened (8) ________

paper on (9) ________ coat and went into (10) ________ restaurant.
When he returned, however, his coat was not there. He found another
piece of paper which said: “Your coat has been taken by Rick Strong,
(11) ________ fastest runner in (12) ________ world, who will never
come back at all.”
Paragraph D: There was (1) ________ knock on (2) ________ door. I
opened it and found (3) ________ small dark man in (4) ________ blue
overcoat and (5) ________ woolen cap. He said he was (6) ________
employee of (7) ________ gas company and had come to read (8)
________ meter. But I had (9) ________ suspicion that he wasn't
speaking (10) ________ truth because (11) ________ meter readers
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usually wear (12) ________ peaked caps. However, I took him to (13)
________ meter, which is in (14) ________ dark corner under (15)
________ stairs. I asked if he had (16) ________ torch; he said he
disliked torches and always read (17) ________ meters by (18)
________ light of (19) ________ match. I remarked that if there was
(20) ________ leak in (21) ________ gas pipe there might be (22)
________ explosion while he was reading (23) ________ meter. He
said, “As (24) ________ matter of (25) ________ fact, there was (26)
________ explosion in (27) ________ last house I visited; and Mr.
Smith, (28) ________ owner of (29) ________ house, was burnt in (30)
________ face.” “Mr. Smith was holding (31) ________ lighted match
at (32) ________ time of (32) ________ explosion.” To prevent (33)
________ possible repetition of this accident, I lent him (34) ________
torch. He switched on (35) ________ torch, read (36) ________ meter

and wrote (37) ________ reading down on (38) ________ back of (39)
________ envelope. I said in (40) ________ surprise that (41)
________ meter readers usually put (42) ________ readings down in
(43) ________ book. He said that he had had (44) ________ book but
that it had been burnt in (45) ________ fire in (46) ________ Mr.
Smith's house. By this time I had come to (47) ________ conclusion
that he wasn't (48) ________ genuine meter reader; and (49)
________ moment he left my house rang (50) ________ police.
VIII. Read the passage carefully and do the task below:
There have been lots of surveys about teenagers and happiness
and they all (1) ________ to different conclusions. Some surveys say
that most young people are the happiest when they (2) ________ time
with their family. Others say it’s when they’re with friends. Some
teenagers think that getting good marks (3) ________ school and
passing exams make them happy, while others feel that (4) ________ a
boyfriend or girlfriend delights them.
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The problem is that there isn’t just one thing that makes everyone
happy, and why you are happy last week might not make you happy
the next week! (5) ________, there are some things that can help
improve your mood when you are upset. Exercise, (6) ________, can
make you a happier person because it releases chemicals in your brain
that are related to a feeling of (7) ________. According to some
experts, eating chocolate is good when you’re feeling sad. Of courses it
isn’t healthy to eat too much, but chocolate releases chemicals in the
same way that exercise does. (8) ________ chemical is called

Serotonin. Therefore, the next time you’re down, exercise or eat (9)
________ chocolate, and you’ll soon (10) ________ up!
1. A. led
2. A. waste
3. A. in
4. A. having
5. A. Despite
6. A. because
7. A. please
8. A. A
9. A. a
10. A. look

B. came
B. take
B. at
B. to have
B. In spite of
B. for example
B. pleasant
B. An
B. the
B. ask

C. ran
C. spend
C. on
C. have
C. But
C. such as

C. pleased
C. X
C. some
C. cheer

D. arrived
D. reduce
D. for
D. had
D. However
D. although
D. pleasure
D. The
D. many
D. wake

IX. Read the passage carefully and do the task below:
What is a typical British person like? People who come to Britain
from other countries probably have a few expectations: British people
are polite, rather reserved, and enjoy drinking tea and standing in
queues! But how accurate is this stereotype? In an online survey of
1,402 foreign nationals living in the UK, just over half said that the
British matched their expectations.
The survey also asked which aspects of the British character the
foreign nationals liked and disliked. British people’s good manners
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were popular with 49% of the people surveyed, and 40% liked the
ability to queue. Many agreed that the British are reserved and for
32% this was a good quality – but for 19% it was negative. Other
negative aspects were the British sense of humour (31%) and British
culture in general (28%). However, 77% said they liked British people in
general and 61% said that their opinion of the British got better as a
result of living in the UK.
A spokesman for the researchers said: “People probably come to
Britain with a stereotype of what to expect. It’s good to see that, for
the majority, the reality is better than the stereotype.”
1. The passage is mainly about:
A. Why the British are bad people
B. How foreigners think of the British
C. The British are different from their stereotypes
D. The British enjoy queueing and drinking tea
2. Which of these is OPPOSITE in meaning to “matched”?
A. differ from
B. resembled
C. was similar to
D. was identical to
3. The number of people who liked British people’s good manners
was:
A. one-third
B. a half
C. a quarter
D. two-thirds
4. The number of people who thought that “being reserved” is a good
quality was ________ the number of people who thought it was a
negative quality.
A. the same as

B. lower than
C. similar to
D. higher than
5. It can be inferred from the passage that:
A. The survey was done offline.
B. Nobody liked the British’s sense of humour.
C. People come to Britain with no stereotype.
D. The longer people live in the UK, the more they like the British.
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X. Choose the sentences A, B, C or D that has the same meaning as
the original.
1. Mr.John never drinks wine or beer before he goes to bed.
A. Drinking wine or beer before going to bed is not a good habit.
B. Mr.John is said not to drink wine or beer before he goes to bed.
C. Never does Mr.John drink wine or beer before going to bed.
D. Mr.John thinks that he never drinks wine or beer before
bedtime.
2. The advertisements shown on TV at 8 o’clock always make my
children feel excited.
A. Our children always feel excited when watching the
advertisements shown on TV at 8 o’clock.
B. Always do the advertisements shown on TV at 8 o’clock make
our children feel excited.
C. Our children hardly enjoy watching other advertisements shown
on TV.
D. Never do our children enjoy watching any other advertisement

on TV.
3. He started working for Amazon 3 years ago.
A. He had worked for Amazon for 3 years.
B. He has worked for Amazon since 3 years ago.
C. He has worked for Amazon for 3 years.
D. He is going to work for Amazon for 3 years.
4. Dr.Karl has a salad for breakfast every day, but today he is eating
some cereal.
A. Dr.Karl often has a salad or some cereal for breakfast.
B. Dr.Karl used to have a salad for breakfast every day until he
started eating some cereal.
C. Cereal is Dr.Karl’s favorite breakfast to eat.
D. It is unusual for Dr.Karl to have cereal for breakfast, but he is
doing it now.
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5. Teenagers are going crazy for basic T-shirts made by Levents.
A. Teenagers are liking basic T-shirts made by Levents.
B. Teenagers like basic T-shirts made by Levents.
C. Teenagers liked basic T-shirts made by Levents.
D. Teenagers had liked basic T-shirts made by Levents.

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PRACTICE TEST 1
I. Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. kitchen
B. quick
C. continue
D. child
2. A. leave
B. field
C. quiet
D. movie
3. A. receive
B. neither
C. ceiling
D. science
4. A. friend
B. cookie
C. chief
D. believe
5. A. niece
B. tie
C. lie
D. die
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that
of the others.
1. A. stereotype B. difference
B. treatment
D. realization
2. A. suspect
B. realize

C. ashamed
D. angry
3. A. interested
B. embarrassed C. confusing
D. delightful
4. A. envious
B. excited
C. separate
D. mental
5. A. childhood
B. guilty
C. upsetting
D. cruelty
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. I understand that you are ________, but you need to calm down
and have a talk with him.
A. anger
B. pleased
C. delighted
D. cross
2. The children seem to be ________ by the cartoon on TV.
A. amusing
B. amused
C. amuse
D. amusement
3. “How was the movie?” – “To tell the truth, it was rather
________.”
A. disappointing
B. disappoint
C. disappointment

D. disappointed
4. Don’t be worried. Everything is going to turn out fine in the end!
The SYNONYM of the underlined word is
A. cross
B. confused
C. frustrated
D. anxious
5. Jane works very hard. It’s not ________ that she’s always tired.
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A. surprising
B. surprise
C. surprised
D. surprises
6. It was a long and ________ journey, so we all were too ________
to enjoy it.
A. tired – tiring B. tiring – tired C. tiring – tiring D. tired – tired
7. He looked very ________ when he got out of the house. He may
have seen something ________.
A. frightening – frightening
B. frightened – frightened
C. frightened – frightening
D. frightening – frightened
8. I saw a documentary last week, and it was not very ________.
A. interest
B. interests
C. interested

D. interesting
9. He was ________ to find out that his wife had been cheating on
him with the tennis coach.
A. depressing B. depression C. depressed
D. depress
10. He was such an ________ storyteller. We were all ________ and
laughed a lot.
A. amusing – amusing
B. amused – amused
C. amusing – amused
D. amused – amusing
11. It’s a bit ________. I have never seen him drinking Coca Cola in the
morning before.
A. usual
B. unusual
C. usually
D. unusually
12. Although their business was successful, the Shelbys never felt
proud of their accomplishments. The ANTONYM of the underlined
word is
A. pleased
B. ashamed
C. delighted
D. happy
13. The actor fits the ________ image of an American white male, so
he was chosen for the role of Rambo.
A. stereotype B. stereotypical C. stereotyped D. stereotyping
14. The groom looked in total ________ when his bride showed up
with a beautiful white tailor-made wedding dress.
A. astonishment B. astonished C. astonishing D. astonish

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15. The eldest son in the house is often envious with his younger
brothers, because he doesn’t get the toys he wants while his
brothers do. The SYNONYM of the underlined word is
A. jealous
B. furious
C. cross
D. annoyed
16. Mai and Hang ________ yet.
A. hasn’t come
B. didn’t come
C. aren’t coming
D. haven’t come
17. Before the police _______ her, I _______ her in Paris.
A. catches / see
B. are catching / saw
C. caught / was seeing
D. caught / had seen
18. Something on the stove-top smells delicious! What ________?
A. are you cooking
B. do you cook
C. have you cooked
D. are you about to cook
19. Alan’s knowledge of art ________ to be quite lacking. I’m not
impressed.
A. appeared

B. appears
C. appearing
D. is appearing
20. Scientists disagree about how the universe ________.
A. was created
B. be created
C. would create
D. had been created
21. “Ms. Jones, please type the letters before noon.” - “They’ve
already ________, sir. They’re on your desk.”
A. typed
B. been typed
C. being typed
D. been being typed
22. Do you feel like ________ out for dinner tonight?
A. to go
B. go
C. going
D. A&C
23. ________ you ________ join us in this trip?
A. Would/ like
B. Why don’t/ X
C. Are/ free
D. Do/ feel like
24. Please don’t make so much noise. I ________.
A. is studying B. study
C. have studied D. am studying
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25. Yesterday I ________ late for school because I ________ to set my
alarm clock.
A. was/ had forgotten
B. was/ forgot
C. had been/ forgot
C. was/ was forgetting
26. I ________ to see him after I had heard the news.
A. had hurried B. hurrying
C. hurried
D. hurries
27. Einstein was born in ________ Germany in 1879.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
28. She is wearing ________ sunglasses.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
29. ________ sun rises in the East.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. X
30. They ________ a lot of new books. They are all on the shelves.
A. buy
B. bought

C. had bought C. have bought
31. When the truck ________, we will help bring the cargo off of it.
A. will arrive
B. arrives
C. arrived
D. was arriving
32. You must ________ in your report before the end of this month.
A. handing
B. hand
C. hands
D. handed
33. Cristiano has played football very well ________ he was a boy.
A. since
B. from
C. for
D. in
34. What ________ at 8 p.m yesterday?
A. did she do
B. does she do
C. has she done
D. was she doing
35. As I ________ the glass, it suddenly ________ into two pieces.
A. wipes/ breaks
B. was wiping/ was breaking
C. was wiping/ broke
D. wiped/ broke
IV. Choose the part that needs correcting.
1. (A) An old wooden benches in the classroom (B) have been
replaced (C) with steel (D) ones.
2. It can be (A) embarrassed (B) for her to (C) be treated like that

(D) in front of other people.
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3. I find the play very (A) bored (B) while my brother (C) finds (D)
it exciting.
4. (A) My wife’s parents (B) went to (C) Australia (D) five times.
5. I (A) saw (B) a horrible car accident when I (C) went (D) to work
yesterday.
V. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
The government published (1) _______ report yesterday saying
that we need to eat more healthily – more fruit and vegetables, less fat
and sugar. So that means (2) _______ burgers, chips and fried food as
well as (3) _______ down on sweet things. We went into central
London yesterday at lunchtime and asked people what they (4)
_______ about it.
“It’s got nothing to do with (5) _______ government what I eat,”
says Paul Keel, (6) _______ building worker, as he ate a beefburger and
chips washed down with strawberry shake. “I think I have a healthy
diet. You see, I don’t normally eat a beefburger for lunch. I (7) _______
just have the chips.” Any fish? “I like cod. But I’ve only (8) _______ it
once.”
Tim Kennor, a librarian, welcomed the government advice. But he
also has his own rules. “I think,” he explained, eating his fried chicken
and chips, “it’s important (9) _______ a variety of food.”
We went into Simpson’s restaurant and asked the manager if
people had changed what they were eating. “I don’t think people
believe all these reports any more. What they say is good for you in

June, they say is bad for you in July. (10) _______ food we serve is
always the same. Almost all of it is fattening.”
1. A. the
2. A. less
3. A. reducing

B. X
B. fewer
B. cutting

C. a
C. more
C. chopping

D. other
D. many
D. looking
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