Unit 6: AN EXCURSION

. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence.

1. They were well _______ of what could have happened.

A. worried B. aware C. concerned D. anxious

2. He felt _______ without his wife and children.

A. loneliness B. lonely C. alone D. loner

3. They spoke out against the use of _______ against women.

A. equality B. gender C. violence D. awareness

4. We're not finished yet, but we're _______ progress.

A. doing B. making C. putting D. taking

5. People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to _______.

A. enrol B. pursue C. sue D. affect

6. The government is working on preventing _______ inequalities in employment.

A. aware B. lonely C. violent D. gender

7. _______ your keyboard with care and it should last for years.

A. sue B. treat C. force D. work

8. We are looking for _______ members to become leaders for the site.

A. qualifiedly B. qualifying C. qualification D. qualified

9. She was insulted and discriminated by her male _______.

A. co-workers B. challenges C. opportunities D. limitations

10. I applied _______ several jobs and was offered one.

A. in B. for C. to D. on

11. Be careful not to damage other people's _______. You may be sued.

A. workforce B. property C. limitation D. preference

12. hey discussed the problem of _______ between students.

A. inequality B. equality C. equal D. unequal

13. A quarter of the local _______ are unemployed.

A. wage B. enrolment C. workforce D. employment

14. He had the reputation of being a _______ in high school. He wasn’t very well-behaved.

A. care-giver B. trouble-maker C. co-worker D. housekeeper

15. The company claims it does not discriminate on the basis of sexual _______.

A. preferable B. preference C. prefer D. preferably

I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.

1. A. affects B. genders C. enrolls D. pursues

2. A. addressed B. applied C. challenged D. preferred

3. A. happy B. easy C. apply D. busy

4. A. steak B. break C. great D. treat

5. A. college B. gender C. degree D. generous

II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others.

1. A. apply B. gender C. challenge D. workforce

2. A. enrol B. pursue C. address D. trouble

3. A. critical B. preference C. qualified D. encourage

4. A. limitation B. eliminate C. inequality D. education

5. A. awareness B. property C. loneliness D. violence

. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence.

1. They were well _______ of what could have happened.

A. worried B. aware C. concerned D. anxious

2. He felt _______ without his wife and children.

A. loneliness B. lonely C. alone D. loner

3. They spoke out against the use of _______ against women.

A. equality B. gender C. violence D. awareness

4. We're not finished yet, but we're _______ progress.

A. doing B. making C. putting D. taking

5. People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to _______.

A. enrol B. pursue C. sue D. affect

6. The government is working on preventing _______ inequalities in employment.

A. aware B. lonely C. violent D. gender

7. _______ your keyboard with care and it should last for years.

A. sue B. treat C. force D. work

8. We are looking for _______ members to become leaders for the site.

A. qualifiedly B. qualifying C. qualification D. qualified

9. She was insulted and discriminated by her male _______.

A. co-workers B. challenges C. opportunities D. limitations

10. I applied _______ several jobs and was offered one.

A. in B. for C. to D. on

11. Be careful not to damage other people's _______. You may be sued.

A. workforce B. property C. limitation D. preference

12. hey discussed the problem of _______ between students.

A. inequality B. equality C. equal D. unequal

13. A quarter of the local _______ are unemployed.

A. wage B. enrolment C. workforce D. employment

14. He had the reputation of being a _______ in high school. He wasn’t very well-behaved.

A. care-giver B. trouble-maker C. co-worker D. housekeeper

15. The company claims it does not discriminate on the basis of sexual _______.

A. preferable B. preference C. prefer D. preferably

I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.

1. A. affects B. genders C. enrolls D. pursues

2. A. addressed B. applied C. challenged D. preferred

3. A. happy B. easy C. apply D. busy

4. A. steak B. break C. great D. treat

5. A. college B. gender C. degree D. generous

II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others.

1. A. apply B. gender C. challenge D. workforce

2. A. enrol B. pursue C. address D. trouble

3. A. critical B. preference C. qualified D. encourage

4. A. limitation B. eliminate C. inequality D. education

5. A. awareness B. property C. loneliness D. violence

I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.

1. A. affects B. genders C. enrolls D. pursues

2. A. addressed B. applied C. challenged D. preferred

3. A. happy B. easy C. apply D. busy

4. A. steak B. break C. great D. treat

5. A. college B. gender C. degree D. generous

II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others.

1. A. apply B. gender C. challenge D. workforce

2. A. enrol B. pursue C. address D. trouble

3. A. critical B. preference C. qualified D. encourage

4. A. limitation B. eliminate C. inequality D. education

5. A. awareness B. property C. loneliness D. violence

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1/ A. excursion B. promotion C. occasion D. intention

2/ A. wonder B. period C. company D. ton

3/ A. site B. kilo C. might D. nine

4/ A. various B. bad C. hang D. jam

5/ A. forest B. sell C. very D. left

6/ A. lastly B. sorry C. fly D. firstly

7/ A. fear B. gear C. hear D. tear

8/ A. food B. mood C. noon D. cook

9/ A. sunshine B. lotus C. perfume D. must

10/ A. worked B. matched C. placed D. needed

II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:

1/ A. excursion B. occasion C. protective D. multiple

2/ A. number B. recent C. problem D. ahead

3/ A. mountain B. event C. nation D. country

4/ A. beauty B. painting C. wonder D. relax

5/ A. different B. together C. computer D. occasion

6/ A. otherwise B. botanic C. excellent D. suitable

7/ A. various B. inventive C. convenient D. permission

8/ A. arrangement B. delicious C. occupy D. component

9/ A. glorious B. official C. rapidly D. hospital

10/ A. invent B. pressure C. remain D. prefer

III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ On this occasion, my class is making an excursion to visit some caves near our city.

A. departure B. tour C. shift D. diversion

2/ The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder.

A. miracle B. dynamite C. dynamo D. rarity

3/ Dear Minh, I'm sorry I didn't have time to write to you earlier.

A. Beloved B. Liked C. Needed D. Wanted

4/ I'm sure you understand that the period just ended is the time for the terminal exams.

A. gather B. follow C. command D. know

5/ I'm sure you understand that the period just ended is the time for the terminal exams.

A. end B. finish C. limit D. time

6/ On this occasion, my class is making an excursion to visit some caves near our city.

A. gala B. date C. event D. cause

7/ Moreover, we hope the excursion will help us relax a lot after working hard for a term so that we will be able to resume our work with a new start.

A. loosen B. soften C. lower D. rest

8/ Moreover, we hope the excursion will help us relax a lot after working hard for a term so that we will be able to resume our work with a new start.

A. stopping B. beginning C. building D. running

9/ Moreover, we hope the excursion will help us relax a lot after working hard for a term so that we will be able to resume our work with a new start.

A. go out B. take after C. reenter D. reopen

10/ Why could some of the students sleep soundly?

A. loudly B. nicely C. pretty D. well

IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ Mountain resort (altitude: 1,500 m) with various ideal excursion places are Xuan Huong Lake, pine forests, waterfalls...

A. similar B. like C. unique D. likely

2/ We have recently studied rock formations but many of us have never been inside a cave.

A. out B. outside C. out of D. one side

3/ Moreover, we hope the excursion will help us relax a lot after working hard for a term so that we will be able to resume our work with a new start.

A. ending B. complete C. pause D. shutting

4/ At first, we wanted to travel to Thay Pagoda because it is only over 20 kilometers away and we could make a day excursion.

A. unessential B. least C. extreme D. last

5/ However, only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay Pagoda are closed until after Tet.

A. long distance B. distant C. far D. away

6/ Well, it will be a great event in our schooldays because this is the first time we can spend a night together by a campfire.

A. tiny B. lesser C. poor D. unimportant

7/ Well, it will be a great event in our schooldays because this is the first time we can spend anight together by a campfire.

A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. day

8/ We are trying to travel as cheaply as possible.

A. inconceivable B. absurd C. unimportant D. irregular

9/ My father is easy to persuade but my mother is too protective towards me.

A. dislike B. deny C. discourage D. ignore

10/ What is An anxious about? Why?

A. confident B. cool C. no worry D. happy

V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ Most police _______ get a prize for their information.

A. inform B. informers C. information D. informational

2/ Tents come in _______ shapes and sizes.

A. vary B. variety C. various D. variously

3/ He is in a much _______ mood than usual.

A. well B. good C. better D. best

4/ The girl just sat there giggling like a naughty _______.

A. schoolchild B. school day C. school house D. schooling

5/ Her explanation certainly sounded _______.

A. belief B. believe C. believer D. believable

6/ He asked to be put under police _______.

A. protect B. protected C. protection D. protective

7/ _______, we'll arrive before dark.

A. Hope B. Hopeful C. Hopefully D. Hopefulness

8/ The weather is very _______ at this time of year.

A. change B. changed C. changeable D. changeless

9/ Someone had _______ left a window open.

A. care B. careless C. carelessness D. carelessly

10/ I like most sports but tennis is my first _______.

A. love B. lover C. lovely D. loveless

VI/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

a/ Yesterday afternoon while Dung (1) _______ in her study, Quang (2) _______ in and (3) _______ her to lend him an English exercise book. "I (4) _______ tomorrow's English lesson," he (5) _______, "and I (6) _______ a few words that I (7) _______."

1/ A. read B. was reading C. have read D. am reading

2/ A. came B. had come C. comes D. has come

3/ A. asked B. had asked C. asks D. has asked

4/ A. prepared B. prepare C. was preparing D. am preparing

5/ A. had said B. said C. have said D. say

6/ A. had found B. found C. find D. have found

7/ A. hadn't known B. wasn't known C. don't know D. am not known

b/ "On Saturday and Sunday there is no class. So I likely (8) _______ to the concert with my friends tomorrow evening and I (9) _______ back at about 11 p.m." – "(10) _______ too late, dear."

8/ A. go B. will go C. am going D. have gone

9/ A. am B. will be C. was D. have been

10/ A. Not to come back B. Won't come back

C. Didn't come back D. Don't come back

VII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:

1/ We won't mind your (A) being late – (B) beside, it's (C) hardly your (D) mistake.

2/ (A) The whole report is (B) badly typed. (C) Moreover, it's (D) imaccurate.

3/ I'm not (A) astonish she (B) shouted at us! (C) How would we like (D) to be pushed into a wall?

4/ Nguyen is (A) everything we'd ever (B) want (C) in a man - brilliant, (D) fun and attractive.

5/ They just hope (A) that the money (B) goes to those (C) who are mainly in (D) needs.

6/ A doctor (A) with profession, this is his first (B) pleasure trip (C) into writing (D) for the theatre.

7/ She (A) views her life (B) like a spiritual (C) voyage towards a superior (D) understandingof her confidence.

8/ Trung was a (A) youthful sailor (B) on his first (C) sea (D) excursion.

9/ The (A) journey guide (B) pointed out the message (C) that runs round (D) the inside of the sports ground.

10/ (A) Supersonic airplanes can (B) go (C) more fast than (D) the speed of sound.

VIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it:

FIRST STEP BEAMED TO A WAITING WORLD

About six and a half hours after Eagle landed, its hatch (1) _______ and the Apollo 11 commander backed slowly out to its little porch. On the (2) _______ he paused, pulled a lanyard, and thus deployed the MESA, or modularized equipment stowage assembly, just to the left of the ladder. As the MESA lowered into (3) _______ with its load of equipment for lunar prospecting, a seven-pound Westinghouse TV camera mounted atop the load began shooting black-and-white (4) _______. Fuzzy and scored with lines, the pictures nonetheless held earthlings spellbound.

No one who sat that July night welded to his TV screen will ever forget the (5) _______ of that ghostly foot groping slowly past the ladder to Eagle's footpad, and then stepping tentatively (6) _______ the virgin soil. Man had made his first footprint on the moon.

Neil Armstrong (7) _______ into his microphone. And in less than two seconds the message that will live in the annals of exploration flew with the (8) _______ of radio to the huge telescope dish at Honeysuckle Creek, near Canberra, Australia, thence to the Comsat (9) _______ over the Pacific, then to the switching center at the Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington, D.C., and finally to Houston and the (10) _______ of the world:

“That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

New vocabulary:

- hatch (n.): cửa sập, cửa hầm, cửa đập nước

- porch (n.): cổng (ra vào), cổng vòm, hành lang

- lanyard (n.): dây buộc còi, dây neo thuyền

- stowage (n.): sự xếp hàng hóa dưới tàu, hàng hóa xếp vào

- atop (adv., prep.): ở đỉnh, ở chóp

- nonetheless (adv.): nevertheless

- earthling (n.): con người, người phàm tục

- spellbound (adj.): mê, mê say (quá khứ, quá khứ phân từ của “spellbind”)

- to weld (v.): hàn, gắn chặt

- to grope (v.): sờ soạng tìm, dò dẫm, mò mẫm

- tentative (adj.): ướm, thử

- thence (adv.): từ đó, do đó, do đấy

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