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HOMEWORK FOR UNIT 33
Put the verbs in brackets in correct tense and form.
1. It was urgent that she (leave)…………… at once.
2. If my candidate had won the election, I (be) …………… happy now.
3. The highway patrol advises (take) …………… the old route through the city
because the interstate highway is under major repairs.
4. John would rather (not go) …………… to class yesterday.
5. He (die) …………… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) …………… a lot.
6. I can’t help (feel) …………… sorry for the hungry children. if only there (be)
…………… peace in the world!
7. Some paintings (belong) …………… to the Queen were stolen from the palace.
8. She’s busy (write) …………… letters.
9. I really dislike (ask) …………… to answer questions in class where I haven’t
prepared my lesson.
10. Sometimes very young children have trouble (separate) …………… fact from
fiction and may believe that dragons actually exist.
11. It is essential that every child (have) …………… the same education
opportunities.
12. Were I to become president, my first act (be) …………… to help the poor.
13. I feel as if my head (be) …………… on fire now, doctor.
14. She really appreciates (have) …………… time to relax.
15. Are you sure you told me? I didn’t recall (tell) …………… about it.
16. If he (listen) …………… to her advice, he would still be working here.
17. It’s time we (begin) …………… training for our next match.
18. He pretended (not see) …………… me
19. It was vital that she (warn) …………… before it is too late.
20. We watched them (play) …………… football.
Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The government wants to (military) …………… this training centre.
2. We must make (provide) …………… for our old age by saving money
3. She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was (speech) ……………

with surprise.
4. The headmistress of our school went to Hanoi last week. Mr. Long is now the (act)
…………… headmaster.
5. (Certain) …………… about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to
invest money in it.
6. I was late because I (estimate) …………… how much time I’ll need.
7. There was ice on the pavement which made it very difficult to walk as it was so (slip)
……………
8. Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only (part) …………… successful.
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9. How can you (just) …………… the fact that some people live in mansions while
others live in slums.
10. My brother lives in an attractive (reside) …………… part of Paris.
11. The car in front was going very slowly, so John (take)…………… it.
12. I think it is very (reason) …………… of him to expect us to work overtime every
night this week.
13. She’s got a job as the (manage) …………… of a dress shop.
14. I’m afraid I was very (satisfy) …………… with the travel arrangements.
15. I (expect) …………… met an old friend last week.
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs
from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
Question 1. A. disappear B. engineer C. education
D. attachment
Question 2. A. characteristic B. environmental C. documentation
D. sophisticated
Question 3. A. reduction B. popular C. financial
D. romantic
Question 4. A. consider B. adventure C. patient D.
eventual
Question 5. A. definition B. humidity C. necessity D.

incredible
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one given.
1. No one has lived in that house for years.
That ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. In spite of all our warnings, he left camp without talking his rifle.
Although
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s a pity that you wrote that letter.
I’d ……………………………………………………………………………………
4. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not.
Regardless
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions.
My sole
purpose…………………………………………………………………………………….
.
6. “Less noise” the teacher told the boys.
The teacher shouted.
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
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If it should
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. You should take two tablets every four hours.
Two tablets
should……………………………………………………………………………………
9. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days
We
find……………………………………………………………………………………
10. They’ve been living here for six years now.

They
moved……………………………………………………………………………………
11. Her handbag was stolen, but she didn’t see it happen.
She
didn’t……………………………………………………………………………………
12. He declared his disapproval of the behaviour of some of his supporters.
He let it
be……………………………………………………………………………………
13. Tony’s very charming, but I wouldn’t trust him.
Charming…………………………………………………………………………………
…
14. What has this experience taught you?
What
conclusions………………………………………………………………………………
……
15. It wasn’t clear to us at the time how serious the problem was.
Little……………………………………………………………………………………
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue
only in the past two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are
the ecosystems with the highest known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people
to the importance of biological diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these
environments is jolting, but it is important to recognize the significance of biological
diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to expand, it will
negatively affect one after another of Earth's ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and
in fringe marine ecosystems (such as wetlands), the most common problem is habitat
destruction. In most situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to
destroy marine ecosystems through other types of activities, such as disposal and runoff
of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly reducing the variety of

species on Earth, they have unraveled cons of evolution and irrevocably redirected its
course.
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Certainly, there have been periods in Earth's history when mass extinctions have
occurred. The extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either
climatic or cosmic. There have also been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural
competition between species reached an extreme conclusion. Only 0.01 percent of the
species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely chance
that determined which species survived and which died out.
However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the
human species is altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the
environment. In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are
inflicting that will lead to biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in
flux as slow physical and chemical changes have occurred on Earth, but life needs time
Câu 46: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs B.The variety of species found in
tropical rain forests
C.The impact of human activities on Earth's ecosystems D.The time required for
species to adapt to new environments
Câu 47: The word "critical" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. negative B.essential C.interesting D.complicated
Câu 48: The word "jolting" in line 5 is closest in meaning to
A. predicted B.shocking C.unknown D.illuminating
Câu 49: The word "mass" in line 13 is closet in meaning to
A.small B.perfect C.large in number D.important
Câu 50: The author mentions the reduction of the variety of species on Earth in lines
11-12 to suggest that
A. new habitats can be created for species
B.humans are often made ill by polluted water
C.some species have been made extinct by human activity

D.an understanding of evolution can prevent certain species from disappearing
Câu 51 The author mentions all of the following as examples of the effect of humans on
the world's ecosystems EXCEPT
A.destruction of the tropical rain forests B.habitat destruction in wetlands
C.damage to marine ecosystems D.the introduction of new varieties of
plant species
Câu 52: The author mentions the extinction of the dinosaurs in the second paragraph to
emphasize that
A. the cause of the dinosaurs' extinction is unknown
B.Earth's climate has changed significantly since the dinosaurs' extinction
C.not all mass extinctions have been caused by human activity
D.actions by humans could not stop the irreversible process of a species'
extinction
Câu 53: The word "magnitude" in line 19 is closest in meaning to
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A.concern B.determination C.carelessness D.extent
Câu 54 According to the passage, natural evolutionary change is different from changes
caused by humans in that
A.changes caused by humans are occurring at a much faster rate
B. changes caused by humans are less devastating to most species
C. changes caused by humans affect fewer ecosystems
D. changes caused by humans are reversible
Câu 55: With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to
agree?
A.Human influence on ecosystems should not be a factor in determining public
policy.
B.The extinction of a few species is an acceptable consequence of human
progress.
C.Technology will provide solutions to problems caused by the destruction of
ecosystems.

D.Humans should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions:
"Charles Ives"
Charles Ives, who is nowadays acclaimed as the first great American composer of
the twentieth century, had to wait many years for the public recognition he deserved.
Born to music as the son of a bandmaster, Ives played drums in his father's community
band, and organ at the local church. He entered Yale University at twenty to study
musical composition with Horatio Parker, but after graduation, he chose not to pursue a
career in music. He suspected correctly that the public would not accept the music he
wrote, for Ives did not follow the musical fashion of his times. While his
contemporaries wrote lyrical songs, Ives transfigured music and musical form. He
quoted, combined, insinuated, and distorted familiar hymns, marches, and battle songs,
while experimenting with the effects of polytonality, or the simultaneous use of two or
more keys, and dissonance, or the clash of keys with conflicting rhythms and time.
Even when he could convince some musicians to show some interest in his
compositions, after assessing them, conductors and performers said that they were
essentially unplayable. (A)
Instead, he became a successful insurance executive, building his company into the
largest agency in the country in only two decades. (B) Although he occasionally hired
musicians to play one of his works privately for him, he usually heard his music only in
his imagination. (C)
After he recovered from a serious heart attack, he became reconciled to the fact
that his ideas, especially the use of dissonance and special effects, were just too
different for the musical mainstream to accept. (D) Determined to share his music with
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the few people who might appreciate it, he published his work privately and distributed
it for free.
In 1939, when Ives was sixty-five, American pianist John Kirkpatrick played Concord
Sonata in Town Hall. The reviews were laudatory. One reviewer

Câu 56: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A.Modern musical composition B.Charles Ives' life C.The Pulitzer Prize
D.Career choices
Câu 57: Why didn't the public appreciate Ives' music?
A.It was not performed for a long time B.It was very different from the
music of the time
C. The performers did not play it well D. He did not write it down
Câu 58 Look at the word "dissonance" in paragraph 1. What other word or phrase in
paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to "dissonance"?
A. polytonality B.rhythms C.clash D.simultaneous
Câu 59: The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to:
A.conductors B.performers C.interest D.compositions
Câu 60 How did Ives make a living for most of his life?
A. He conducted a band B.He taught musical composition
C.He owned an insurance company D.He published music
Câu 61 The phrase "became reconciled to" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
A. accepted B. repeated C. disputed D. neglected
Câu 62 According to the passage, Ives shared his music:
A. by publishing free copies B.by playing it himself
C.by hiring musicians to perform D.by teaching at Yale
Câu 63: Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of the music of Charles
Ives?
A. It included pieces of familiar songs B.It was very experimental
C.It was difficult to play D.It was never appreciated
Câu 64 How was the performance of Concord Sonata received?
A.There were no reviews B.The musicians felt it was unplayable
C.The public would not accept it D.It established Ives as an important
composer
Câu 65 Look at the word "it" in paragraph 4. What word or phrase in paragraph 4 does
"it" refer to? Write your answer in the space provided below.

A. Concord Sonata B.Town Hall C.John Kirkpatrick
D.Pulitzer Prize
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the following blanks.
The British often _____(6)_____ people by their table manners and, at the table as in
other _____(7)_____ of British life, politeness and distance are priced. While it is
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acceptable to ask an American host for a second _____(8)_____, in England you should
absolutely wait _____(9)_____ you are being offered. It is considered impolite not to
_____(10)_____ what is on your plate. Also watch what you say: the British are very
distant with strangers and while they love _____(11)_____ the weather, even such Câu
as their age or whether they have any children may be _____(12)_____ too personal.
Beware _____(13)_____ calling Scottish or Irish people “English”. Absolute no-nos are
politics and religion, as they are, incidentally, in the United States. On both sides of the
Atlantic, it is never a good idea to engage in arguments about _____(14)_____ while
sitting at the table. You should also eat at roughly the same speed as the others at the
table and never start your food before your _____(15)_____ does.
Question 6: A. comment B. value C. estimate D.
judge
Question 7: A. walks B. ways C. parts
D. corners
Question 8: A. dish B. amount C. help
D. serving
Question 9: A. before B. after C. to D.
until
Question 10: A. end B. finish C. eat D.
use up
Question 11: A. telling B. talking C. discussing D.
arguing
Question 12: A. believed B. thought C. considered D.

regarding
Question 13: A. to B. at C. for D. of
Question 14: A. neither B. either C. each D.
both
Question 15: A. host B. landlord C. guest D.
house owner
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions
Question 51: The letter _________ me of the theft hadn’t been signed.
A. to accuse B. accused C. accusing D. that accuse
Question 52: Over the last few months, garages _________ the price of petrol three
times.
A. have risen B. have put up C. raised D. have gone up
Question 53: __________ migrate long distances is well documented.
A. That it is birds B. That birds C. Birds that D. It is that birds
Question 54: I am not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my
__________ in work.
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A. neck B. nose C. head D. eyes
Question 55: Doctors have accepted that acupuncture can work for pain ___________.
A. release B. liberation C. killing D. relief
Question 56: She hates those who are not ___________ for appointment. She doesn’t
want to wait.
A. punctually B. punctual C. punctuality D. punctuate
Question 57: Many lists of “Wonders of the World” ___________ during the Middle
Ages.
A. said to be existed B. are said to exist
C. said to exist D. are said to have existed
Question 58: A: Could I speak to Susan please?
B: _____________ .

A. Talking B. Speaking C. Calling D. Answering
Question 59: Liz: Thanks a lot for assisting me in the presentation.
Jennifer: ______________ .
A. It was really hard work B. It’s pleasing
C. I was glad D. It was the least I could do
Question 60: It is difficult to ___________ identical twins ___________.
A. tell/ on B. speak/ out C. tell/ apart D. speak/ over
Question 61: Ivan: I have stacks of homework to do.
Kyle: _________________ !
A. Congratulations B. Cheers C. You poor thing
D. Oh bother
Question 62: _____________ Christina is late, let’s begin without her.
A. Since B. Nevertheless C. However D. Consequently
Question 63: Nothing can ____________ the loss of the child.
A. make up with B. make up for C. do with D. come up with
Question 64: One of the __________ of this work is that you can __________
experience.
A. advantages/ have B. opportunities/ learn C. profits/
become D. benefits/ gain
Question 65: When I called them, they didn’t answer. They pretended __________
already.
A. to sleep B. sleeping C. having slept D. to have been
sleeping
Question 66: Laser disc provide images of ___________ either television signals or
video tapes.
A. better than B. better quality than
C. better quality than those of D. better quality than of
Question 67: I haven’t got a passport, ____________ means I can’t leave my country.
A. which B. that C. this D. it
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Question 68: Having opened the bottle, _____________ for everyone.
A. The drink was poured B. Mike poured the drink
C. Mike pouring the drink D. The drink was being poured
Question 69: No one knows precisely how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can’t be
____________ of the mark.
A. wide B. far C. broad D. distant
Question 70: You may borrow my bike __________ you are careful with it.
A. even if B. as long as C. as much as D. expecting
Question 71: Barry: Were you involved in the accident?
Daniel: Yes, but I wasn’t to ___________ for it.
A. charge B. accuse C. blame D. apologize
Question 72: Assistant: May I help you?
Customer: ____________.
A. You may go B. I don’t need help C. No problem D. I’m just looking
Question 73: “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” _ “ _____________.”
A. No, thanks B. Yes, I am so glad
C. Sorry, the seat is taken D. Yes, yes. You can sit here
Question 74: She is ____________ polite a person to refuse.
A. very B. such C. this D. much
Question 75: _____________ the lesson well, Adrian couldn’t answer the teacher’s
questions.
A. Didn’t prepare B. Having prepared C. Preparing not D. Not preparing
Question 76: ____________ no proof, the judge refused to sentence him to death.
A. It having B. There being C. Being D. There having
Question 77: I __________ this letter while I was tidying up.
A. came by B. brought in C. brought back D. came across
Question 78: If you hadn’t watched that late movie last night, you ________ sleepy
now.
A. wouldn’t have been B. might not have been
C. wouldn’t be D. wouldn’t have been being

Question 79: My old friend and colleague, John, __________ married.
A. have just got B. has just got C. just have got D. just has got
Question 80: I suggest that the doctor _________ up his mind without delay.
A. makes B. make C. made D. is to make
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction
Question 71. Having worked hard during the summer, his result was very successful in
the entrance examination
A B C
D
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Question 72. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's
than those of any other planet in the solar system
A B
C D
Question 73. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers
decided not to cancel their climb
A B C D
Question 74. George dislikes politics because he believes that they are corrupted
A B C D
Question 75. Lawrence Robert Klein received the 1980 Nobel Prize in economics for
pioneering the useful of computers to forecast
A B C
economic activities.
D
Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words.
1. I had lost his phone number, so I could not contact him before. (TOUCH)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
2. I enjoy being the boss of a small company. (FISH)

……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
3. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (MAP)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
4. She is not upset; she is only pretending. (ACT)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
5. The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car. (GETAWAY)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following qs
Question 6. "I’ll certainly help you tomorrow," said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after. B. Tom announced that he would
help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after. D. Tom told Helen
to help him the day after.
Question 7. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before
it exploded.
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A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.
C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
D. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before it exploded.
Question 8. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I would buy that
coat.
A. If I didn’t have enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
B. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
C. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn’t buy that coat.

D. If I didn’t have enough money now, I wouldn’t buy
Question 9. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
A. The performance had started before we arrived.
B. The performance started sooner than we arrived.
C. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began.
D. When we arrived the performance had already started.
Question 10. The house was too expensive for them to buy.
A. So expensive was the house that they couldn’t buy it.
B. The house was so expensive that they couldn’t buy it
C. The house wasn’t cheap enough for them to buy.
D. All are correct
Question 11. If only I had taken his advice.
A. I wish I followed his advice. B. I wish I have taken his advice.
C. I regret not having taken his advice. D. I regret not to take his advice
Question 12. "Don’t be so disappointed, Bill. You can take the driving test again,"
said Helen.
A. Helen told Bill not to be disappointed and not to take the driving test again.
B. Helen told Bill to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
Question 13. "Who did you come to the party with?" said Tom to Lyn.
A. Tom asked Lyn who did she come to the party with. B. Tom wanted to know
with who Lyn had come to the party.
C. Tom asked Lyn who she came to the party with. D. Tom asked Lyn who she had
come to the party with
Question 14. The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
A. The students worked hard for the exam thanks to the teacher. B. The teacher as well
as his students worked hard for the exam.
C. The teacher examined his students before the exam. D. The students were
made to work hard for the exam.

Question 15. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
A. Paul apologized Susan for giving her the wrong number.
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B. Paul apologized Susan for having given her the wrong number.
C. Paul apologized to Susan to have given her the wrong number.
D. Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong number
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
complete each of the following sentences
Question 56. Having been served lunch, _____
A. the problem was discussed by the members of the club. B. it was
discussed by the club members the problem
C. the club members discussed the problem. D. a discussion of the problem was
made by the members of the club.
Question 57. After seeing the movie “ Pride and Prejudice”,
A. many people wanted to read the book B. the reading of the book
interested many people
C. the book was read by many people D. the book made many people
want to read it
Question 58. , he would have learnt how to read
A. If he has been able to go school as a child B. If he could go to school
as a child
C. Had he been able to go to school as a child D. Were he able to go to
school as a child
Question 59. I told you.
A. Sam is the man about whom B. Sam is the man about who C. Sam who is the
man about D. Sam is who the man about
Question 60. But for his parents’ encouragement, ………………………………
A. He would have failed the final exam. B. He wouldn’t pass the
final exam.
C. He‘d have passed the final exam D. A and B are correct.

6 A 56 C
7 D 57 A
8 B 58 C
9 C 59 A
10 B 60 D
11 C 71 C
12 D 72 B
13 D 73 A
14 D 74 D
15 D 75 C
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1. leave 2. would be 3. taking 4. not have gone 5. died, have smoked 6. feeling, were 7.
belonging 8. writing 9. being asked 10. separating 11. have 12. would be 13. were 14.
having 15. being told 16. had listened 17. began 18. not to see 19. be warned 20.
playing
1. militarize 2.provision 3. speechless 4. acting 5. Uncertainty 6. underestimated 7.
slippery 8.partially 9. justify 10. residential 11. overtook 12. unreasonable 13.
manageress 14. dissatisfied 15. unexpectedly
4. Regardless of whatever problems, we must continue our efforts
5. My sole purpose of coming here was to try and improve conditions
6. The teacher shouted to the boys to make less noise
7. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed.
9. We find it difficult to make ends meet these days.
11. she didn’t see her handbag stolen
12. He let it be known that he disapproved of the behaviour of some of his supporters
14. What conclusions have you drawn as a result of this experience?
15. Little did we realize at the time how serious the problem was.
46 : C 47 : B 48 : B 49 : C 50 : C 51 : D 52 : C 53 : D 54 : A 55 : D
56 : B 57 : B 58 : C 59 : D 60 : C 61 : A 62 : A 63 : D 64 : D 65 : A
1 → I could not keep/get in touch with him because I had lost his phone number.

2 →I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
3 →The success of our local theater has put our city on the map.
4→She is not upset; she is only putting on an act.
5→The bank robbers made a getaway in a stolen car.
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