UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING

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UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALIZING
Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. clap
B. catch
C. waving
D. handle
2. A. maximum
B. jump
C. summarize
D. abrupt
3. A. kidding
B. signal
C. whistle
D. slight
4. A. cue
B. cite
C. course
D. cable
5. A. reason
B. realize
C. lead
D. speak
6. A. attract
B. actor
C. abstract
D. informality
7. A. socialize
B. social
C. society

D. programme
8. A. assistant
B. appoint
C. wave
D. probably
9. A. climate
B. celebrate
C. fortunate
D. considerate
10. A. forward
B. steward
C. coward
D. toward
Exercise 2. Choose the word whose main stress is differently from the others’.
1. A. attract
B. suppose
C. install
D. happen
2. A. airport
B. schoolyard
C. approach
D. social
3. A. towards
B. verbal
C. waiter
D. passport
4. A. valuable
B. astonishment
C. machinery
D. formality

5. A. addition
B. discipline
C. misbehave
D. interpret
6. A. assistant
B attention
C. appropriate
D. academic
7. A. impolite
B. approach
C. acceptable
D. consider
8. A. reasonable
B. consumer
C. argument
D. absolute
9. A. allow
B. acceptable
C. decent
D. maintain
10. A. apologize
B. natural
C. compliment
D. maintenance
Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase.
1. Mr. Johnson enjoys socializing with young people in the neighborhood.
A. meeting
B. talking
C. playing

D. mixing
2. The requirement is that the applicant must have good _________skills.
A. verbal
B. verbalized
C. non-verbal
D. verbally
3. We sent some flowers as a ________of sympathy to the parents of the child.
A. action
B. gesture
C. expression
D. symbol
4. In the oral examination, candidates must be able to ________effectively.
A. say
B. talk
C. speak
D. communicate
5. If an interview is too easy, it’s a sure________ that you haven’t got the job.
A. warning
B. sign
C. information
D. prediction
6. I asked Johnny where the other classmates were and he ________to the direction of the school
garden.
A. nodded
B. guided
C. told
D. described
7. When the teacher wants to get someone’s attention in class, ________ is perfectly acceptable.
A. speaking
B. waving

C. smiling
D. pointing
8. ________our hands to get the person’s attention is considered to be impolite or even rude.
A. Raising
B. Shaking
C. Clapping
D. Nodding
9. In informal situations, a brief raise of hand and a small ________is fine.
A. whistle
B. talk
C. laugh
D. wave
10. American women usually don’t ________ when being introduced to each other.
A. nod slightly
B. greet friendly
C. shake hands
D. use sign language
Exercise 4. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. A: “You met Mr. John yesterday. What did he say?”
B: “He told me that he ________a letter to congratulate his friend ________being elected to be the head
of the committee.
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A. would write- for
B. had written - on

C. just wrote-at
D. was writing – to
2. A: “The boss was angry with Tommy, wasn’t he?”
B: “Yes. He asked Tommy________ computer games in the office.”
A. to learn to play
B. not to give up playing C. not to play
D. if he could play
3. A: “What did that man say to you?”
B: “He told me that ________”
A. he would come to visit me the day before.
B. he met me before.
C. he’d marry to me if I agreed.
D. he went to London the year before.
4. A: “I’m really exhausted.”
B: “Really? You said ________, didn’t you?”
A: “Yes, I said that ________really exhausted.”
A. you were really exhausted – I was
B. I was really exhausted – You were
C. you are really exhausted – I am
D. he was really exhausted – he was
5. A: “I told you not to close the front door, didn’t I ?’ B: “That’s right________.”
A. You reminded me not to forget to open it.
B. You advised me to open it.
C. I had remembered not to close it.
D. You asked me to open it all day.
6. A: “Do you think Andrew is a naughty boy?” B: “Certainly. He had admitted that ________.”
A. he didn’t steal that sum of money
B. his story wasn’t completely true
C. he will finish the report soon
D. he checked the work carefully

7. A: “I’m sorry, I was rude to you.” B: “What did the boy say?” C: “________.”
A. He apologized to me for having been rude
B. He apologized to you for being rude to me
C. He apologized to me fore being rude to you
D. He said that he apologized for being rude to us
8. A: “________.” B: “Sorry, I can’t hear what he just said. Can you help me?” C: “He asked you if
Anna had rung him an hour before.
A. Did Anna ring him an hour ago?
B. Did you ring Anna an hour ago?
C. Did Anna ring me an hour ago?
D. Did Anna ring you an hour ago?
9. A: “Yes, I made that serious mistake.”
B: “Really? You admitted ________, didn’t you?”
A. for making that serious mistake
B. having made that serious mistake
C. you’ve made that serious mistake
D. to make that serious mistake
10. A: “________.”
B: “You agreed not to talk about my work, didn’t you?”
A. I said I won’t talk about my work
B. I’m sorry I talked about your work
C. Why don’t you talk about my work
D. Ok, I won’t talk about your work
11. My cousin said that he was coming ________.
A. tomorrow
B. next day
C. the following day
D. day after
12. She asked me if I ________ to see him off at the station.
A. go

B. am going
C. was going
D. shall go
13. I warned them ________late night horror movies.
A. didn’t watch
B. not to watch
C. not watching
D. don’t watch
14. He said that he ________ her since they ________school.
A. hadn’t seen – left B. hadn’t seen – had left
C. hasn’t seen – left D. didn’t see – had left
15. He wanted to know whose car I had borrowed ________.
A. last night
B. yesterday evening
C. the last evening D. the previous night
16. I ________ Mai for helping me with the housework.
A. greeted
B. thanked
C. congratulated
D. agreed
17. My neighbor ________ me a cup of coffee.
A. begged
B. suggested
C. offered
D. invited
18. The zookeeper wanted us ________ near the bars.
A. that we didn’t put out hands
B. don’t put our hands
C. not putting our hands
D. not to put our hands

19. Lynn waved to us as a ________ that he saw us.
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A. signal
B. scene
C. signature
D. scenery
20. Peter: “I thought your game was much better last night.”
Dave: “You’ve got to be kidding! ________.”
A. I myself liked it very much
B. I thought it was terrible
C. I’m sure you enjoyed it
D. I supposed it was not bad
21. In case you need any ________, don’t hesitate to call me.
A. assist
B. assistance
C. assisting
D. assistant
22. This is just an ________meeting, you just need to dress casually.
A. informal
B. information
C. informality
D. formal
23. Complimenting is an art; you must learn how to give and ________to a compliment in a proper way.
A. react

B. respond
C. reject
D. refuse
24. Each situation of social contact requires a(n) ________way of dressing. For instance, jeans are
suitable for picnics, not at some high schools in Vietnam.
A. appraising
B. available
C. acceptable
D. appropriate
25. A clever dog can recognize its owner’s ________ among hundreds of strangers’.
A. sound
B. whistles
C. noise
D. movement
26. Babies have no other way of attracting their parents’ ________than crying and shouting.
A. attention
B. attentive
C. attend
D. attentively
27. Despite the lack of language, animals possess other ways to ________with each other.
A. communicate
B. communicated C. communicating D. communication
28. Putting your thumb and ringing finger together, kissing your thumb and moving your hand away
from your face is a way of ________that something is perfect.
A. signing
B. signaling
C. signature
D. signalling
29. When you are on road, always consult the signposts which ________the right way to go.
A. indicator

B. indication
C. indicate
D. indicative
30. Stay away from him when he is ________ with fury. He is not himself and loses his control easily.
A. apoplexy
B. apoplectical
C. apoplectic
D. apopolectiecally
31. Please don’t mind. It’s my ________to help you whenever you want.
A. pleasure
B. pleasant
C. pleasurable
D. pleasureless
32. My mother is a caring woman and always ________of others.
A. think
B. though
C. thoughtless
D. thoughtful
33. Only by ________ for the exam carefully can you earn good mark and come up to your parents’
expectations.
A. prepare
B. preparing
C. preparation
D. prepared
34. After you have finished the ________, restart the computer to get it acquainted to the new program.
A. installation
B. installing
C. install
D. installment
35. There is no excuse for your ________. Think twice before you are going to say anything.

A. discourses
B. discourtesy
C. discourteous
D. discourteously
36. He earned a fortune because of a painting previously ________as worthless, but now turning out to
be very valuable.
A. consider
B. considering
C. consideration
D. considered
37. I was not ________ to go to parties in the evening until I reached the age of eighteen.
A. permitted
B. permission
C. permitting
D. permit
38. I do think that following ________is a waste of money and time. It changes almost every day.
A. fashionable
B. fashionableness
C. fashion
D. fashioned
39. If you don’t want to be expelled, just learn to obey the school________.
A. regulate
B. regulator
C. regulation
D. regulatory
40. Just be sincere and your ________ will be accepted.
A. apologize
B. apology
C. apologizer
D. apologist

Exercise 5. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
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1. Indonesians don’t use(A) their left hand to shake(B) hands, touch others, point, eat and(C) give
but(D) receive objects.
2. Many(A) Asians, especially Chinese and(B) Indian women, considered(C) winking to be(D) rude.
3. A(A) Chinese woman doesn’t care(B) much if(C) she has been asked(D) about her age.
4. My English friend said that to bump(A) someone on the street is considered(B) rude abroad,
whereas(C) it is(D) a common occurrence in Japan.
5. In Ghana people are attached(A) great importance to(B) social and community events and many
people are(C) deeply(D) religious.
6. People can talk(A) to each other effective(B) using both(C) verbal and non-verbal(D)
communication.
7. It’s polite(A) to point at(B) someone’s face when you are(C) talking to him/her(D).
8. Suppose(A) I have a new haircut(B), how would(C) you compliment on(D) me?
9. I am not(A) a trendy person(B) who running(C) after fashion(D).
10. Mother reminded(A) me go(B) to the market after class time(C) because she was on business(D).
11. There is(A) a serious problem in my family(B) because my younger sister(C) always talks to her
friends in the phone(D) very long.
12. We are(A) taught to behave(B) well and not to hurt(C) others people’s(D) feeling.
13. I think(A) all parents object to(B) children hang out(C) late at night(D).
14. Having connected the Internet(A), he doesn’t understand(B) why he can’t(C) open his mail box(D).
15. The consultant(A) is giving a talk(B) to youngsters(C) how to use the phone(D) in families.
16. When(A) are you going(B) to finish the call(C)? I waited(D) for three hours.
17. I don’t like(A) going shopping as(B) it’s hard to me(C) to find anything that suits(D) me.

18. Not only(A) we can(B) communicate through(C) words but also through(D) out gestures.
19. The sign(A) says(B) that you had to(C) keep off(D) the grass.
20. The good way(A) of finding out whether(B) one person is honest(C) or not is looking in(D) their
eyes.
21. Actions speak(A) louder; I want to(B) see what you do(C), except(D) what you promise.
22. It’s not long(A) before people realized(B) that education provide(C) a good base for life(D).
23. Although(A) my apology was made(B) long ago, I am still waiting(C) for him forgive me(D).
24. Let me to have(A) the honor of(B) introducing you to(C) my new teacher-in-charge(D).
Exercise 6. Choose the option that best fits each of the numbered blank.
A gesture is an action that sends a message from one person to another (1.)_____using words. We
use gesture to communicate with others. There are some gestures that have completely different meaning (2.)
_____on when and where they are used.
When an American wants to show that something is OK or good, he (3.) _____his hand and
makes a circle with his thumb and forefinger. The circle sign has only one meaning for him. He might be
surprised to learn that in other countries it can mean something very (4.) _____.
In Japan, for instance, it is the gesture for money. In France it means “zero” or “worthless”. (5.)
_____differences can lead to all kinds of misunderstanding (6.) _____foreigners meet. But why is it that the
(7.) _____gesture has so many different meanings?
When some people want to show something is exact or precise, they make a sign to show that they
are (8.) _____something between the tips of their thumb and forefinger. In this way, they make a circle with
their fingers. Many people from all over the world do this when they want to make a specific (9.) _____as
they are speaking. People later started using this signal to mean “exactly right” or “perfect”. This was (10.)
_____the famous OK sign was born.
1. A. by
B. with
C. without
D. as
2. A. depending
B. basing
C. mentioning

D. counting
3. A. uses
B. raises
C. waves
D. keeps
4. A. attractive
B. interesting
C. extraordinary
D. different
5. A. Many
B. From
C. Such
D. For
6. A. if
B. when
C. where
D. because
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7. A. simple
B. usual
C. kind
D. same
8. A. holding
B. giving

C. putting
D. rolling
9. A. suggestion
B. statement
C. point
D. view
10. A. what
B. where
C. when
D. how
Exercise 7. Read the following passage and choose the bet answer for each blank.
Sometimes when you move out of home or to a new city or town it can be difficult to meet new people
and to socialize. It is important to (1.)_______a balance in your life between work or study and socializing.
This balance will make it much easier to (2.) ______and enjoy your new independent lifestyle. There are
plenty of different ways, sport, for example that we can socialize.
When you think of sport you think of netball, football, basketball, cricket, tennis, soccer, etc.
however, there are heaps of (3.) ______sports you can play, don’t be afraid to give them a go! Sport is a
great way to keep fit, meet new people and (4.) ______.
Contact your local Council for sporting clubs in your Council area, or check the Yellow and White
Pages under the particular sport you may be (5.) ______in or under local sporting bodies.
Recreation Link-up provides (6.)______and advice to assist people with disabilities in accessing
recreational activities in their local area.
If you’re not into structured or (7.) ______sports, there are still plenty of recreational activities you
can do.. skating, surfing, swimming, bike riding, yoga, tennis, golf, working out, skiing etc.
These unstructured sports are an excellent way to (8.) ______out with friends and do some exercise
at a time that suits you.
Why not get a team (9.) ______with some mates and enter a social sport competition, these are often
played mid-week, so it won’t even much (10.) ______your weekend!
1. A. keep
B. store

C. make
D. hold
2. A. settle
B. adapt
C. absorb
D. receive
3. A. another
B. other
C. others
D. other’s
4. A. react
B. compete
C. challenge
D. socialize
5. A. amused
B. interested
C. surprised
D. amazed
6. A. suggestion
B. supply
C. proposal
D. support
7. A. fighting
B. unharmed
C. competitive
D. careful
8. A. play
B. stay
C. drive
D. hang

9. A. together
B. apart
C. beside
D. accompanied
10. A. with
B. in
C. up
D. for
Exercise 8. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each space.
The type of non-verbal language most (1.) ______used by new arrivals is the form of (2.)
______used when neither party speaks the other’s language. It is amazing how much business can be (3.)
______in the market, restaurant, shop or house using sign language. Here, there may be no (4.) ______and
both parties are willing as they both want something out of the (5.) ______.
Non-verbal language is also used by all of us when we are communicating. (6.) ______directly or
through a translator, and is often a more accurate (7.) ______of someone’s emotions than the actual words
said. In a business meeting, you may (8.) ______nervous habits in a colleague which lead you to guess, for
instance, that he may be uncertain where he stands in current (9.) ______, or that the issue being discussed is
very important to him. (10.) ______, not all non-verbal language carries the same meaning in (11.)
______cultures and you need to be careful about the (12.) ______made from your observations.
1. A. commonly
B. particularly
C. generally
D. popularly
2. A. communicate
B. communicating
C. communication
D. communicator
3. A. made
B. conducted
C. designed

D. done
4. A. choose
B. choice
C. alternate
D. alternative
5. A. transact
B. transacting
C. transaction
D. transactional
6. A. and
B. nor
C. neither
D. either
7. A. indicator
B. user
C. maker
D. projector
8. A. realize
B. decide
C. recognize
D. see
9. A. negotiate
B. negotiations
C. negotiators
D. negotiable
10. A. However
B. Further
C. Moreover
D. Yet
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11. A. differ
B. differing
C. different
D. difference
12. A. assume
B. assumed
C. assuming
D. assumption
Exercise 9. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of
communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols and gestures may be found in every known
culture. The basic function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts
attention, as, for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech the potential
for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in
and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently. Symbols are
more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the
receiver’s cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an
auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural
messages.
Although signals, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They
usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. As a result,
means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based upon speech.
Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Signs and Signals
B. Gestures
C. Communication
D. Speech
2. What does the author say about speech?
A. It is the only true form of communication.
B. It is dependent upon the advances made by inventors
C. It is necessary for communication to occur.
D. It is the most advanced form of communication.
3. According to the passage, what is a signal?
A. The most difficult form of communication to describe.
B. A form of communication which may be used across long distances.
C. A form of communication that interrupts the environment.
D. The form of communication most related to cultural perceptions.
4. The phrase “impinge upon” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. intrude
B. improve
C. vary
D. prohibit
5. The word “it” in the firs paragraph refers to ______.
A. function
B. signal
C. environment
D. way
6. The word “potential” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A. range
B. advantage
C. organization
D. possibility
7. The word “intricate” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. inefficient
B. complicated
C. historical
D. uncertain
8. Applauding was cited as an example of
A. a signal
B. a sign
C. a symbol
D. a gesture
9. Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
A. People were unable to understand signs, symbols, and signals.
B. People wanted to communicate across long distances.
C. People believed that signs, signals, and symbols were obsolete.
D. People wanted new forms of entertainment.
10. It may be concluded from this passage that ______.
A. signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are forms of communication.
B. symbols are very easy to define and interpret.
C. only some cultures have signals, signs, and symbols.
D. waving and handshaking are not related to culture.
Exercise 10. Choose the best answer to make a meaningful sentence as the given one.
1. People /this village/talk/us/friendly/when/we/visit/them.
A. People in this village talk to us friendly when we visit them.
B. People in this village talked to us friendly when were visit them.
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C. People in this village were to talking us friendly when we visit them.
D. People in this village talk to us in a friendly way when we visit them.
2. The school/finish/the end/next month.
A. The school finishes at the end of next month.
B. The school will finish at the end of next month.
C. The school will be finishing at the end of next month.
D. The school will be finished at the end of next month.
3. How long/they/live/Paris/before/we/came/here?
A. How long have they lived in Paris before we came here?
B. How long did they live in Paris before we came here?
C. How long had they lived in Paris before we came here?
D. How long had they lived in Paris before we had come here?
4. Columbus/look for/India/when/discover/the Americas.
A. Columbus looked for India when he discovered the Americas.
B. Columbus was looking for India when he discovered the Americas.
C. Columbus looked for India when he was discovering the Americas.
D. Columbus had looked for India when he discovered the Americas.
5. They/said/promise/offer/him/a good job.
A. They said to promise to offer him a good job.
B. They said that they promised offering him a good job.
C. They said that they promised to offer him a good job.
D. They said that they have promised to offer him a good job.
6. She/advised/us/not/go to/those/dangerous places/but/we/not obey/her.
A. She advised us did not go to those dangerous places but we did not obey her.
B. She advised us not go to those dangerous places but we did not obey her.
C. She advised us not to go to those dangerous places but we did not obey her.
D. She advised us to go not to those dangerous places but we did not obey her.
7. The teacher/ask/Phuong/whether/not/or/want/learn/English.
A. The teacher asked Phuong whether or not she wanted to learn English.
B. The teacher asked Phuong whether or not want to learn English.

C. The teacher asked Phuong whether she wanted to learn English or not.
D. The teacher asked Phuong she should want to learn whether English or not.
8. She/me/happy wedding anniversary.
A. She said me that she had a happy wedding anniversary.
B. She told me to be happy with her wedding anniversary.
C. She wished me a happy wedding anniversary.
D. She wished me to have a happy wedding anniversary.
9. The cyclist/looked/cautious/before/cross/the main street.
A. The cyclist looked cautious before he crossed the main street.
B. The cyclist had looked cautiously before he crossed the main street.
C. The cyclist looked cautious before crossing the main street.
D. The cyclist looked in cautious way before he crossed the main street.
10. Skiers/rather/travel/train/through/mountains/than/go/by bus.
A. Skiers would rather to travel by train through the mountains than go by bus.
B. Skiers would rather to travel by train through the mountains than going by bus.
C. Skiers would rather travel by train through the mountains than go by bus.
D. Skiers would rather to travel by tray through the mountains than going by bus.
Exercise 11. Choose the sentence that best rewrites the root one.
1. “Where on earth have you been all this time?” said Linda.
A. Linda asked me where I had been on earth all that time.
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B. Linda wondered where on earth you have been all this time.
C. All that time Linda asked me where on earth I had been.
D. Linda demanded to know where on earth we had been all that time.

2. “I’m in a bit of a hurry, but I’ll ring you tomorrow,” William said.
A. William explained that if he weren’t hurried, he’d ring me tomorrow.
B. William told me that though he was in a bit of hurry, but he would ring me the next day.
C. William said he was a bit pressed for time, but that he would ring me the following day.
D. William said he was a bit hurried, but he’d ring me the previous day.
3. Jonny asked his father if he could continue with his study overseas.
A. “Do you think I can continue with my study oversea?” said Johnny.
B. “Is it possible for me to study overseas?” Johnny asked his father.
C. “Can I continue with my study overseas?” Johnny said to his father.
D. “Will I continue to study overseas?” Johnny said.
4. Michael told me he had to be home by ten o’clock this evening.
A. Michael told me that he would be at home at ten o’clock this evening.
B. Michael said it was necessary for him to be home at ten o’clock.
C. Michael said that he usually returned his home before ten o’clock.
D. Michael told me he was at home at ten o’clock every evening.
5. “Surely you don’t think your friend is serious?”
A. I was surprised at the idea that he should think his friend was serious.
B. He told me that I didn’t think my friend was serious.
C. He asked me why I had made friends with such a serious person.
D. He wanted to know why I didn’t think my friend was serious.

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