Bài tập bổ trợ và nâng cao tiếng Anh - Unit 03

UNIT 3
I. Choose the correct word for each blank
What is the best (way/ ways) to prepare for a job in (a/ an/ the) year 2000? This is the
question, many (persons/ people) are asking because (we/ you/ they) want to be (prepare/
prepared) for the work force (at/ on/ of/ for) the future. According (with/ to/ by) experts
who have (study/ studied) this issue (careful/ carefully), workers must be (prepare/
prepared) to change jobs six to eight times (during/ while) the course of (his/ their/ theirs)
careers. Flexibility will be important. Workers will have to (upgrading/ upgrade) their
skills constantly and retain for new (responsibility/ responsibilities). Education in the
form (of/ in/ for/ with) retaining will be an on going part of every (worker/ workers/
worker’s). All workers will be engaged in lifelong learning in the new work force.
II. Put in a/ an/ the or X
High Flyer
I travel all over (1)………. world on business and my neighbor thinks my life is one
long holiday. You know what (2)……… business travel is like, up at (3)…… dawn to
catch (4)……. plane; (5)……. breakfast in (6)……. London, (7)……. lunch in (8)…….
New York, (9)………. luggage in (10)………. Bermuda. When you’re in (11)…… sky,
you see only snow in (12)……… Arctic or (13)……. Greenland. You have glimpse of
(14)……. Andes or (15)……. Pacific. You’re always exhausted. Your wife or husband
complains you’re never there to take (16)…… children to (17)……… school or put
them to (18)……… bed. When you get home, your neighbor says, “Another nice holiday,
eh?”. Give me Home Sweet Home any day!
III.Give the opposite word to each word below
1. Full time 5. At first
2. convenient 6. interesting
3. depart 7. backwards
4. offer 8. fail
IV. Give correct form of the verbs given in brackets
1. A lot of passengers who (be)……. in the ship crash are still suffering from shock
2. How many ships (be)……. there in our merchant fleet?” Mr. Pike asked me
3. I (work)……. In this garage as a car mechanic for 15 years

4. The person who (be)…… in charge of a car is the conductor
5. She regretted (not learn) ……… how to ride bicycle when she was young
6. If I had taken your advice, I (have)……… a better life
7. We’re got high inflation. That’s why prices keep (go)……… up
8. They wanted to know why they (do) ……… it for her while she could do it by
herself
V. Refer to the list below and fill in the blanks with the best words or words
Traveling by train
There are so many things you have to do when you travel. Always make sure your (1)
……. has (2)…… on it!
If you’re going (3)…… train, the (4)……. you have to do is buy yourself (5)…….
You usually have to stand in a (6)…… and it’s easy to (7)……. your train and then
waste hours (8)…… the next one!
You buy (9)…… or return ticket, and then look for a (10)……… where you hope you
will find a free (11)……
At last, you can (12)…… the train and settle down to enjoy the (13)……. If you’re
lucky, the train (14)…… the station (15)……
Sometimes (16)……… comes round to (17)…… your ticket, but usually you travel
without interruption and can enjoy the (18)……… You can relax till (19)……. time for
you to (20) ……… when you arrive at your station.
1. A. luggage B. coffer C. travel
2. A. a card B. a cartel C. a label
3. A. with B. by C. via
4. A. first B. first thing C. firstly
5. A. a billet B. a ticket C. fare
6. A. queue B. line C. row
7. A. miss B. lose C. loose
8. A. waiting B. expecting C. waiting for
9. A. a single B. a double C. two-way
10. A. car B. carriage C. wagon

11. A. seat B. sit C. chair
12. A. get into B. enter C. go in
13. A. travel B. voyage C. journey
14. A. leaving B. lives C. leaves
15. A. on time B. in time C. to time
16. A. a driver B. a conductor C. an inspector
17. A. examine B. question C. look
18. A. ride B. drive C. flight
19. A. it’s B. it has C. it
20. A. get off B. go down C. get down
VI. Read the passage below carefully, then tick “True of false” to each statement
Modern inventions
This is the age of science and technology. Science journals carry news of new
discoveries and inventions. A discovery is finding something which already exists but an
invention is the creation of something new. From the manufacture of a safety pin to a
space rocket, science and technology has played a major role. Man’s labor has been
simplified, his comforts have increased and he is now armed with powers by such
scientific inventions. There are many modern inventions. The basic inventions such as
electricity, radio transmissions, aero planes, and computers are the best examples. They
serve in every sphere pf man’s life. The radio sounds are transmitted through microwaves
over long distance and it is the basis for further inventions in modern telecommunication
system.
The talking movie is another major level. Images are projected on a screen with
sounds. It has paved the way for rapid development of television and video throughout
the world. Among the most modern marvels are the inventions of aero planes. It enables
the man to travel thousands of miles over a few hours. Now there are jets which can even
travel at twice the speed of sound. The planes have served man from pest control in
agriculture to the modern welfare. Finally the invention of computers! A small silicon
chip which has a brain to which pretest programs are stored. Now we can not think of a
city without thinking of a computer existing in any walks of life.

The list of modern inventions is very long for it embraces the whole sphere of human
knowledge. The people who benefit by modern invention should have the determination
not to use them for destructive purposes
1. There are no inventions in the 20th century
2. The talking movie is one of the major marvels in modern time
3. Now man is armed with powers by scientific inventions
4. Man’s labor hasn’t been simplified by modern inventions
5. Images aren’t projected on a screen with sounds
6. The inventions of aero plane are among the most modern marvels
7. Thanks to the aero plane man can travel thousands of miles over a few hours
8. “Any walks of life” means any classes of life in a society
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before.
1. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary.”, said George
George told
2. I don’t really want to visit her any more
I’d rather
3. John missed the ferry because his car broke down
If
4. Jane is better cook than Kate
Kate can’t
5. Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant
Customers are requested
6. “I am sorry, Angela”, said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car”
Martin apologized
7. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert
In spite of
8. Carol finds it easy to make friends
Carol has no
VIII. Give correct form of the words given to complete these sentences

1. Employ
Last December the boss gave all his … a bonus
I’ve been …. since June. I must find work soon
Her …. was so angry at her attitude that he fired her
He hoped the … agency would find him a job
2. Direct
Are you sure we’re going in the right ….?
She looked …. at me as she said it
I had to look up the number in the telephone…
Hitchcock is one of my favorite film ….
3. Economy
May new car is more … than the one I had before
She studied … at university
On my salary we have to live as … as possible
If we don’t … on electricity, there will be power cuts
4. Electric
He works as an …. for a local firm.
The price of … has gone up again.
The fire was caused by an … fault in the television
He is an … engineer
IX. Fill in the blank with one missing word
Teacher should make learning enjoyable and fun for their students.
I do strongly support the idea that teacher should make learning enjoyable and fun for
the students. This I support with the following (1)…
First let us take psychological component of a (2)… . A child or a student will be
more receptive to (3)… including studies, if the subject matter is presented in an
interesting and enjoyable manner. If not there is every likelihood that the student will be
(4)… or will reject the matter presented as he considers studying is a burden on him.
My second point is that the present day student faces tremendous amount of
distractions such as interesting television (5)… , drugs, distraction from opposite sexes

and many more. To get the students away (6)… all these and get him interested in studies
there is obviously no other way than to make learning (7)…
The present day students are also presented (8)… tremendous amount of competition
from other students. With this mounting pressure on them coupled with the lush
expectation of the parents it will lighten the burden on the young students with a more
acceptable form presentation (9)… is in an enjoyable and fun manner.
Retention is another (10)… that should be considered important. Any presentation
which is given in an interesting or enjoyable manner can be (11)… well by the student. If
the subject matter presented is uninteresting then there is likelihood that the student will
(12)… the subject matter presented in days or even hours.
When presenting a subject the teacher should create a desire amongst the students to
crave for more knowledge on the (13)… and this can certainly be obtained if the subject
matter is presented in a fun and enjoyable manner.
It can also be said that the present day communication system is so advanced and
there are ample teaching aids and (14)… to make teaching fun and enjoyable. So why not
utilize the opportunities to the full so (15)… the student at the receiving end can benefit
to the full.
Last but not least I wish to say that by making (16)… fun and enjoyable the life
expectancy of both the teachers and students can be extended
X. Read this story for pleasure. Translate it into Vietnamese and learn by heart all
new words and structures.
Dirt cheap
Hermes wanted to find out how highly men valued him, and taking the shape of a
human being he went to a sculptor’s workshop. On seeing a statue of Zeus, he inquired its
price. “A drachma.”, the man said. With a laugh, Hermes went on to ask the same
question about one representing Hera, and was told that it was more expensive than the
other. At length he noticed a statue of himself. Thinking that his dual character as the
messenger of Zeus and the God of Gain must cause him to be held in high esteem by
mankind, he asked: “And how much is the Hermes?” “Oh”, replied the sculptor “if you
buy the other two, I’ll throw him in for nothing.”

This story ridicules conceited people who are held in no account by others.
KEY FOR UNIT 3
I. 1. way 2. the3. people 4. they 5. prepared 6. of 7. to
8. studied 9. carefully 10. prepared 11. during 12. their 13.
upgrade 14. responsibilities 15. of 16. worker’s
II. 1. the 2. X 3X 4. a/ the 5. X 6. X 7. X 8. X 9. X
10. X11. the12. the13. X14 the15. the16. the17 X 18. X
III. 1. part-time 2. inconvenient 3. arrive 4. receive 5. at last
6. uninteresting 7. forwards 8. pass/ succeeded
IV. 1. were 2. are3. have been working4. is 5. not having learned/ not learning
6. would have had 7. going 8. should do
V. 1A 2C 3B 4B 5B 6A 7A 8C 9A 10B 11A
12A 13C 14C 15A 16C 17A 18A 19A 20A
VI. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. T
VII. apologize to sb for sthm
VII. 1. employees, unemployed, employer, employing
2. direction, directly, directory, director
3. economical, economics, economically, economize
4. electrician, electricity, electrical, electronic
IX. 1. reasons2. student 3. anything 4. unwilling 5. programs 6. form
7. interesting8. with9. that 10. factor 11. retentioned 12. forget
13. subject 14. techniques 15. that 16. teaching