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· Unit 1

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ....
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KIEN THUC CAN NHO

,

chu de:

Cu¢c song VO cong vi�c hang ngay
Ngiiam:
Nguyen am /i/ va /i:/ Ngii ph6p va CCU
true:
On t¢p thoi hi�n t9i don va qua khO don
(The present simple and past simple):
Students in Vietnam have summer holidays in
June and July.
Last year I spent my summer holiday at the seaside. Tu

vvng:

- Tu vvng ve cong ViE?C VO ho9t d¢ng hang ngay

- Tr9ng tu chi tan suat (Adverbs of frequency)

I.

Choose the .word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1.

A. routine

B. literature

C. decisive

D._flfty

2.

A. peasant

B. appeal

C. reason

D. teapot

3.

A. �xactly

B. imrrt�diate

C. pr�tty

D. b�come

4.

A. field

5.

B. ready

C. three

D. people

A. typical

B. family

C. bicycle

D. cycling
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II. Put the verbs. in brackets into the present simple or the past simple.
1. What he (do)___'_ in the evening?

-

He usually (play)
2. When I (be)

cards or (watch) ____ television.
small, I always (want)

to be a pilot.

3. I always (offer)

to help my older neighbour carry her groceries
into her house every time I see her return from the store. She (be)
to
al�ays very grateful. Yesterday she (offer)
pay me for helping her, but of course I (not accept) _ the offer.
4. Stop! You (not see)____ the notice?
I (see)____ it b ut I can't read it. What it (say)____?
5. You .(hear)____ the thunder last night?
- No.I (not hear)

anything all night.I (be) ____ asleep.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences.
�-

1. Every time Bob rents a video, he chooses a comedy; it means
Bob
chooses a comedy to rent.
A.always

B.usually

C.sometimes

D.never

2. How ---- to work as a rule?

A. are you getting

B. do you get .

C.d�d you get

D. will you get

3. I ____ a glass of milk before ·class this morning.
A.have·

B.am having

C.had

D. was having

C.keen

D.satisfied

4. Are you ---- with what we did ?
A.interested

B.surprised

5. The alarm clock ____ off, which woke everyone up.
A. rang'

B.went

C.gave

D.put

6. Mr.· Vy pumps water ____ his wife does the transplanting.
A.while

7.
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B.if

C.however

"____ do you go swimming?" - "Twice a week."

D.-t hu
s

A.What time

D. How often

B.How

C.Howlo�g




8. Yesterday I ____ at the bus-stop ju$t in time to catch the first bus ..

A.came

B.went

C. arrived

D.reached

9. I often ____ my bicycle to school.
A.drive

B.ride

C.go

D.sail

10. Choose a correct sentence.
A.Jane is seldom late for class.
B.Jane seldom is late for class.
C.Jane is late seldom for class.
D.Seldom Jane.is late for class.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.

I have to get up �very day about seven because work really begins about an
hour before surgery (1)
the phone calls start to come in.My wife helps
me with that because she usually (2)
the phone and that gives me time
the paper. We open waiting-room about

to have breakfast and (3)
8.30, and there are often a dozen people there when I (4)
surgery
at nine.
On an average day, I can finish surgery by 10.30 or so, and start my rounds.
My wife (5)
a list of the visits I have to make from the phone calls
during the morning and often helps me by working out the best route
(6)
one patient's house to another.
I usually try to get (7)____ · for lunch by 1.30, though I sometimes have
to continue my visits in the afternoon. On a good day, I have a courle of hours
surgery begins again at six when I can catch up (9)
(8)
the
paper work, completing forms for the health authorities, and sometimes read· an
article in one of the medical journals to (10)
up with the latest
developments.
till about eight, but often goes on
Evening surgery usually (1 1)
share
much longer. I belong to a group of five doctors in the area (12)
night duty between us.· That · means that we are on call once a week
Monday and Friday and every · fifth weekend. As a
(13)
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, my wife and I normally have dinner about nine, I have time to
(14)
talk to the children, and we sometimes ( 15)
TV before going to bed
around eleven.
V. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following
sentences.

1. He is

FAST

the rope instead of loosening it.

2. The number of

DIE

in traffic accidents is alarming.

3. I am afraid I was very

SATISFY

with your service.

4. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a

university

EDUCATE

5. It was one of the most
witnessed.

FRIGHT

accidents I had ever

VI. Complete each sentence with an appropriate frequency ad:v�rb from -the
list and the present simple of the given verbs.

always

often/ usually

never

seldom/ rarely

sometimes

E.g.: Tom watches TV in the evening five or six times a week.
� Tom (watch) often/ usually watches TV in the evening.
1.

I let my roommate borrow my bike only one time last year.
� I (let) ________ my roommate borrow my bike.

2.

Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week.
� Maria (eat) ---------- cereal for breakfast.

3.

Four out of five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer.
-+ Museum visitors (stay) ________ for at least three hours.

4.

We occasionally have quizzes in Mr. Cuong's English lessons.
� Mr. Cuong (give)
English lessons.

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qmzzes in his




5. If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8 a.m. Once in .a while, the
teacher is a few minutes late.
� The class (begin) __________ at 8 a.m.
6. The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time.
� The train from Chicago (be)

on time.

7. In the desert, it rains only two or three days between May and September
every year.
� It (rain) ____________ in the desert in the summer.
8. James asks me to go the sailboat race every year, but I don't accept his
invitation because I think sailboat racing is boring.
� I (go) --------------- to sailboat races
with James.
9. Every time I go to a movie, I buy popcorn.
� I (buy) ________________ popcorn when I go
to a movie..
10,. Andy and Jake work in the same office and are fyiends. They go to lunch
together four or five times a week.
� Andy and Jake (go)
each other.

___________

out to lunch with

VII. Complete the sentences by using the past simple of the verbs below. Use
each verb only once.

call

fight

freeze

hold

jump

shake

stay

swim

teach

think

I. Nam didn't want to go. on vacation with us, so he ---- at home
alone all week.
2. Since I hurt my knee, I can't go jogging. Yesterday I ____ in the
pool for an hour instead.
3. I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board.
into the water.
Finally, I took a deep breath, held my nose and
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4. The climber, who was fearful of falling, ____ the rope tightly in
both-hands.
for a

5. John pushed Alan down on the floor, and the two boys
few minutes. Neither boy was hurt.
6. Before Carol started her own company, she
university.

economics at the

7. It was extremely cold last night, and the water we put out for the cat
---- solid.
8. Before l made my decision, I ____ about it for a long, long time.
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9. Carlos
at your house three times to ask you to go to the movie
with us, but there was no answer, so we went without you.
10. Paul ____ the soft drink-so hard thafit sprayed all over his clothes.
VIII. The following sentences describe a day in the life of a farming family,
but the paragraphs ( A - D) and the sentences (a - d) within each
paragrapb are out of order. Put the paragraphs and the sentences in
the correct ord·er.

A.
a.

She works very hard in the fields until four o'clock.

b. As soon as the children have left, Mrs. Brown feeds the hens and picks up
the eggs which they have laid.

c. Then she has lunch with him before helping him to work on the farm.
d. She makes some tea and sandwiches for her husband.
B.
a.

He begins work at half-past six every morning as soon as it is light. '

b. After breakfast, Mr. Brown-leaves home to work in the fields nearby.
c.

He then spends the first part of the morning feeding his calves, and
at about nine o'clock he begins to plough the fields with a small,
modern tractor.

d. Mr. and Mrs. Brown get up at quarter to six in the morning, and
Mrs. Brown makes breakfast for her husband.
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C

a. Kim, Joe and May go to bed at nine o'clock, and their parents go to bed
an hour and a halflater.
b. Mr. Brown returns home.at six o'clock, and the family have their evening
meal half-an-hour late.
c. When Mrs. Brown returns home, her three children help her to prepare
the evening meal.
d. After the meal, Mr. Brown plants some vegetables, while the children do

their homework.
D.

a. · At eight-thirty they set off for school, which is over two miles away.
b. They travel to school by bus every day.
c. Then, they have breakfast and help their mother to wash up.
d. Mr. and Mrs. Brown's three children get up at half-past seven every
morning.
IX. Finish the second sentence so that it· has a similar meaning to the first
one, beginning with the given words or phrases.

1. Mr. Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field.
It often takes --------------------2. Quan always walks to school.
Quan always goes _____________.;._______
3. You still remember the flight of July 14, 1995, don't you?
You don't -----'------------------4. Whose handbag is this?
Whom ----------------------5. I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
Getting----------------------11




X. Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following narrative.

1. We/drive along / narrow road/when/car/break down.
2. David/I /want/go off/search/help/but/Bill/insist I stay/near/car.
3. He say / it I best I stay I until/help/arrive/rather/go/jungle/and/risk/
get/ lose.
4. However I David / I / not agree / and / David / point / path / which /
probably I lead/village.

5. We/follow/path/but soon/we/be/hopeless/lose.
6. After I hour/or so/we/begin/feel/very frightened.
7. Then/David/fall/and/cut/arms/legs.
8. I /decide/climb/tree/see/where/we/be.
9. Sudden/we/catch sight/car/some/man.
10. After/hear/story/they/take/us/back/car/ and/help/repair.

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FUN CORNER

QUESTIONNAIRE
Do the following questionnaire about everyday activities and check your
scores in -the answer keys.

ARE YOU NICE TO LIVE WITH? OR ARE YOU A PAIN IN THE NECK?
FIND OUT WITH YOUR FUN QUESTIONNAIRE.
j..,, 1. How do you feel when you get up in the morning?
A. fantastic

C. OK

B. good, usually

D. awful

� 2. What do you do first in the morning?

A. brush my teeth

B. have a shower

C. turn on the TV

D. go back to sleep

� 3. How often do you help in the house?
A. every day
B. often- two or three times a week
C. occasionally - when Mum and Dad ask me
D. They don't want my help- I break things!
j..,, 4. What housework do you do most? (Choose one only.)

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A. I wash up.

B. I make the bed.

C. I tidy my room.

D. I don't do anything!

5. How often do you have arguments with your family?
A. never

B. occasionally- once or twice a month

C. once or twice a week

D. every day

6. Which bad habits do you have at home? (Choose more than one if you
need to.)
A. I play loud music.

B. I'm very messy. (I don't tidy up.)

C. I shout at my brother/ sister.

D. I eat all of the biscuits.
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Unit 2

SCHOOL TALKS

I
KIEN THOC CAN NHO

chu de:

Giao. tiep hang ngay
Nguam�
Nguyen am /A/ va /a:/
Ngu phap va cau true:
- On t¢p eae d<;mg eau h6i t1m thong tin
( Wh-questions)
-Cau true voi d¢ng tu nguyen the (terinfinitives)
. va d¢ng danh tu (Gerunds)
I expect to hear from you.
Why don't you consider visiting me?

TU Vlµlg:

_·

- Tu vvng ve chao h6i, giao tiep hang ngay
- Coe. d¢ng tu e6 eau true voi terinfinitives
va gerunds

BAIT!P
I.

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Choose the word in each group that bas the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.

1. A. dis�ster

B. f�st

C. s�tisfy

D. p�sture

2. A. honest

B. honey

C. harvest

D. harder




3. A.CQmfort

B.cousin

C.S!!ffer

D.st!!dious

4. A.guitarist

B.fare

C.narrative

D.careful

5. A.CQmplain

B.wQn

C.CQndition

D.prQfession

II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

·1. I wonder ____ your brother looks like.
A.what

B.how

D.who

C.why

2. I hope you'll concentrate ____ your pronunciation.
A.for improving

B.on improving C.to improve·

D.to improving

3. I don't blame you for not ____ outside in this awful weather.
A.wanting to go

B.wanting go

C.want to go

D.to want go

4. He ____ to give the explanation why he was late.
A.denied

B.objected

D.disliked

C.refused

5. Every means ____, but without good result.
A.have been tried B.have tried

C.has been tried D.has tried
my homework.

6. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped
A.reading to do

B.to read to do

C.to read for doing

D.reading for do

7 � He'd like to ____ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day.
A.fill

B.make

C.answer

D.do

8. Our neighbours are very ____ on camping holidays.
A.eager

t

B.enthusiastic

C.interested

D.keen

9. Before he left school, his father told him to start thinking about choosing
a ---A.profession

B.career

C.work

· D.occupation

10. We are ____ him to arrive at any moment.
A.wishing

B.hoping

C.expecting

D.waiting
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III. Fill each blank . with an -ing. or to + infinitive form of the verbs in
brackets to complete the foilowing conversation.

John: Do you enjoy (be/

at university?
my old school friends.

Mike: Yes, I do, although I often miss (see/
John: Don't you mind (travel/

so far every day?

Mike: No, it only takes me an hour or so (get/____ there. Sometimes I
manage (work/
on the bus.
John: Don't you . find all the noise and people prevent you from
?
(concentrate/
Mike: Not really. I usually do a bit of reading. Are you still at school or have you
got a job?
John: I'm still at school. I hope (go/
haven't applied anywhere yet.

to university next year, but I

Mike: You should apply soon- it's getting late.
John: Where would you advise me (apply/____?
Mike: What subjects are you studying?
John: Maths, Physics and Chemistry. I want (study/____ Physics at
university.
Mike: I would recommend (apply/ 0____ to Newton University first c;>f all,
but why don't you apply to one or tw� other universities as well?
IV. Usin·g the information in brackets, complete the questions for the given
answers.

1. A:------------------- a new bicycle?
B: Next week. (I'm going to buy a new bicycle next week.)
2. A: ---------------------- for it?
B: With my pocket money. (I'm going to pay with my pocket money.)

3. A: __________________ your old bike?
B: Five years. (I had my old bike for five years.)
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your bike?

4. A:
B: Every day. (I ride my bike every day.)

5. A:

to school?

B: I always ride my bike. (I always get to school by riding my bike.)

6. A:
school tomorrow?

your bike to

B: Yes. (I'm going to ride my bike to school tomorrow.)
7. A:
school today?

your bike to

B: It had a flat tyre. (Because it had a flat tyre.)
8. A:
a comfortable seat?
B: Yes, it does. (My bike has a cqmfortable seat.)
9. A:--------------'--------------?
B: A five-speed._ (I have a five-speed bicycle.)
10. A: -------------------- his new bike?
B:Two weeks ago. (Nam got his new bike two weeks ago.)
V. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable
word from the box. Do not use the same word more than once.

class

course

education

homework

passed

primary

private

teacher

lessons
uniforms

Chantal's parents didn't have much money, so they sent her to a state
(1)
school when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing
(2)
, but there were so many pupils in-the (3)
that the teacher
found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better
. He sent her to an
job, a�d d�cided to spend some money on her (4)
2A- BO TAO TA1.0

TRUONG PH6 T�ONG TRUNG HQC

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,expensive ( 5) .
school, where the girls wore dark green (6)____
every evening. Chant_al liked her new school,
and did two hours' (7)
all her exams, and went

and did well. Because she studied hard, she (8)
and was an excellent
to university at eighteen. She chose a history (9)
, and returned to her
"·. student. In the end she decided to become a (10)
· old .primary school to teach.
VI. Match the words and phrases in A with their meanings in B.
B

A

I.

primary school

A. paid for by the parents

2.

secondary school

B. a person, usually over 16, who is studying at
college/university

3.

private school

C. usually for pupils up to 11 years old

4.

state school

D. to be successful

5.

subject

E.

usually for pupils over 11 years old

6.

results

F.

what is being studied (e.g. Maths)

7.

a class

G� paid for by the state or government

8.

a pupil

H. the marks you get in your exams

9.

a student

I.

a number of pupils who study together

10. pass (an exam)

J.

a person, usually under 16, studying at school

VII. Some of the sentences below are not correct. Tick fV) the right ones, and
correct the wrong ones.

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1.

1.

Nga spent three hours to revise for her exams. ,

2.

Since Tam's been in England, he's got used to drive on
the left.
2.

3.

Edw�d tends to do things at the last possible moment.

3.

4.

These shoes need to mend, don't you think?

4.

5.

We encouraged him applying for the job.

5.

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6.

Nam didn't finish writing the letter until midnight.

6.

7.

He risked to offend her by telling her what he thought.

7.

8.. Roger has always hated living in a town.
9.

Pedro enjoys to have a coffee after breakfast.

10. Would you consider to work for a different company?

8.
9.
10.

VIII. Read the conversation and answer the questions that .follow.
T: Mr. Toma? I'm glad to meet you. I'm Miss Hanson, Mario's teacher.
P: Thank you for sending me this note. I'm sorry to hear Mario is being a
problem.
T: I'm not sure what's happening to Mario. He's usually an excellent student. He
completes all his work and he's quiet in class. Then, last month, he just
changed. He fools around in class. And he doesn't pay attention. He talks to
the children who sit near him when he should be reading and writing.
P: Mario? I'm surprised. What's about his work?

T: He doesn't do it. When I ask the class to do an exercise, he sits and looks out
the window. Sometimes he draws pictures on his papers. And he doesn't bring
in any homework.
P: I don't know what to say. I don't understand what's happening to him.
T: Is there anything different at home?

P: Well, yes. You know that I'm a widower and Mario is my only child. I have a
new job and I need to take a lot of business trips. While I'm away, I leave
Mario at his grandmother's.
T: Does Mario like staying at his grandmother's?
P: Not too much. She lives in an apartment building, s_o Mario doesn't go out and
play after school. He doesn't have any friends in her neighbourhood.

T: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
P: Yes, my sister lives a few blocks from me. Mario wants to stay with her. She
loves children, but she has three of her own. Now I'm not sure what to do.

T: Why don't you talk with your mother and your sister? Then talk with Mario.
Mario is telling us that he's unhappy.
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P: I agree. Thank you for talking with me. And I'm very sorry about my son's
behaviour. I'll give you a call next week.
T: Thank you, Mr. Toma. Goodbye.
1. Why did Mr. Toma come to see Mario's teacher?
2. What does Mario often do when the teacher gives an assignment?

3. Who takes care of Mario when his father is away?
4. What does Mario do after school?
5. Who does Mario want to stay with?
IX. Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so
that it bas a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word
given. (Use 2 .. 5 words in total).

E.g.: 0. Whose bag is this?
belong

Who does this bag belong to?

1. Trung didn't lock the door when he left the room.
wuhout Trung ________________�

door.

2. I will make an effort to get there on tiine.
try I will -----------------there on time.
3. "Why were you late yesterday?" asked the teacher.
/tad The teacher asked me why__________ revious day.

4. It took me two hours to do my homework.
spent I __________________ my homework.
5. "I'll bring the book back tomorrow," said Philip.
promised Philip._____________ back the next day.
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X. Fill in the following form.

STUDENT STUDY HABITS QUESTIONNAIRE
Full name: (1)
Home address (including country): (2)
Nationality: (3)
What study materials do you use when you study English?
(4)

How many hours a week do you study English by yourself? (5)
In which part of the day do you prefer to study? (6)
When you study, where do you prefer to sit? (7)
What disturbs you most when you are studying? (8)
What do you like best about learning English? (9)
Signature: (10)

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FUN CORNER

School crossword
The clues for this crossword are jokes. In each joke a
teacher is talking fo a student, and each joke takes
place in a different lesson.
Take the letters in italics and put them into the
correct order. They wi!I spell the subjects of the

lessons. Write the subjects in the grid.
G) Stephen, I asked you to
draw a cow eating
grass, but you've only
drawn a cow.
- Yes. The cow's eaten
all the grass.

® �dw�rd, you've written

rabbit' with two Ts
en d. There should at th e
oniY be
one.
- Which T is the w
rong
one?

hat )s e
@ Graham. w , Nein:�.
opposite of
-Six?
(Z) Who c
an tel/
somethin i. me
m or
that did
n·i p tant
hundred

_ Me I

eXJst a

Years ago?

What is the short form of Sub1ect 2?
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Unit3

PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND
KIEN THUC CAN NHO

chu de:

Tieu SU / chem dung cac nhon v¢t
Nguam:

Nguyen om /e/ va /-;·/
Ngu phap VO CCU true:

- Thai qua khu hoan thanh (The past perfect):
They said it was the loveliest city they had
ever seen.

- Thai qua khO hoan thanh so sanh voi thoi qua

khO don
After her husband's death, Marie Curie took up
the position which he had obtained at the
Sorbonne.
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I.

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.

1. A. b�nch
2. A. romwitic

B. att�nd
. B. m�ture

C. �ducate

D. subj�ct

C. mathem�tics

D. humwiity
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3. A. s�s

B. said

C. saint

D. s�lad

4. A. breathe

B. breakfast

C. already

D. dreamt

5. A. m�rried

B. m�ny

C. c�lculate

D. Jap�n

IL Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the foilowing sentences.
1. The doctor

medication.

the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the

A. examined

C. was examining

B. has examined

D. had examined

2. He

the dream of a scientific career when he was small.

A. sailed

B. landed

3. Marie Curie
A. found

B. founded

C. organized

B. humane

C. humanitarian

B. After

C. As soon as

6. Take the medicine and it will help
A. ease

B. lower

She was a
illness and poverty.

C. drop

D. pause

woman; She continued to study well despite her

A. short-sighted

C. strong-willed

B. two-faced

D. narrow-minded
for it for half an hour.

A. was waiting

C. has been waiting

B. has waited

D. had been waiting

With very little money to
realize her dream.
A. do with

D. While

the pain.

8. By the time the bus came, George

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D. humanism

Ali went to sleep; he had called his family.
A. Before

9.

D. set off

person the old woman was!

A. human

7.

D. obtained

the Radium Institute in 1914.

4. What a
5.

C. harboured

B. workwith

, Marie Curie came to Paris to
C. stay on

D. live on

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10. After Nga

her clothes, she

to study.

A. washed-had begun

B. had washed·-began

C. had washed - has begun

D. has washed-had begun

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
1. Carol (miss)_
her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on
to the airport, her
her way to the airport. By the time she (get)
plane already (leave)____
2. I (have)____ a shower before breakfast this morning.
3. Last Sunday when we (visit)____ our uncle, he (go)____ on
business abroad.
4. A: I (see)
you m the school play last night. You
on a play
(do)
a terrific acting job. You ever (act)
before this one?
B: Yes. I (start)--

acting when I was in primary school.

abroad to study, I never (live).____

5. When I first (travel)
a
in a dormitory before. During the first year, I (have)
roommate from Viet Nam who (become)
a very good friend.
Prior to that time, I never (live)____ with anyone from another
culture.
· IV. Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, on ?1h November, 1867. Her
was not happy. Her older sister died when she was nine and her
(1)
of her
mother died when she was eleven. Four years later after the (2)_
mother, she left school. That was a difficult time, too. She couldn't go to
university (3)
universities in Poland were not open to women, so she
taught herself.
very well and
In 1891 Maria went to Paris to study Physics. She (4)
got her degree in 1893. A year after she got a degree in Physics she got a degree in
Maths, too. This was only a. (S) ___ weeks before she met a clever young
man called Pierre Curie. They got (6)_· ___ in 1895 and Maria became

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Marie Curie. The Curies had two daughters: Irene, born in 1897, and Eve, born in
1904. Before the (7)

of Irene, Marie started working with Pierre.
Together they (8)
radium in 1898.
the Nobel Prize for Physics and they
In 1903 · Marie and Pierre (9)
became very famous. Then, three years (10)
, Pierre died and Marie's
world changed forever.
V. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
A POPULAR WRITER
Emma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel, was a poor lonely
girl who became the (I)
owner of an
international chain of stores. Like the woman she write about,
. She left school at
Ms Bradford is beautiful and (2)
. After twenty-three years of
sixteen and became a (3)
this work, she made the (4)
to start writing ·novels.
-paid novelists in the
She is now one of the most (5)
world. Was Emma Harte's story based on Ms Bradford's own
(6)
successful life? �'I'm afraid not," she said with
· (7)
. "My life has been quite different from Emma
Harte's. She was (8)
to be born into a poor family. I

married
came from a middle-class home and I'm (9)
to a rich American film producer. The only thing I share with my
to work hard."
heroine is her (I 0)

LONE
WEALTH
AMBITION
JOURNAL
DECIDE
HIGH
CREDIBLE
AMUSE
LUCK
HAPPY
ABLE ·

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain's most
famous explorers of the 18 century. Cook was (I)__ most other explorers of
the same period as he did not come from a rich family and had to work hard to
(2)__ his position in life. He was lucky to be (3)__ by. his father's
employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village
school. At sixteen, he started (4)__. in a shop in a fishing village (5)__ on
the coast and this was a turning (6)__ in his life. He developed. an interest in
the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (7)__ to see more of the world.
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