As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study After he graduated from high school , his parents sent him over to New Zealand to attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong’s English was not very good and sometimes he did not understand what other people said . He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt lonely in this new place and missed all his buddies in Viet Nam . The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him . And for the first time in his life , Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending carefully,But Phong was young and enthusiastic, He learnt to adapt to this new environment. After two years , Phong is now very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries . He is even good at being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part-time job at a restaurant.
III. Read the passage again and answer the questions :
1. Where did Phong’s parents send him over to after he graduated from high school ? What for ?
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2. Was Phong’s English good when he first arrived in the country ?
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3. Why did he also have difficulties in class ?
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4. How is Phong now after two years ?
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Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1.My students love _________ English very much.
A. learn B. learnt C. learning D. to learn
2.My house __________________ yesterday.
A. repaired B. is repaired C. was repaired D. were repaired
3. I don’t have a computer at home, _________I can’t get access to the Internet.
A. however B. so C. although D. but
4. Don’t forget to ring me up if _________ any changes in the timetable.
A. they are B. it will be C. there are D. there will be
5. _________ the weather improves, we’ll go for a walk.
A. Unless B. As C. If D. Since
6. Study harder _________
A. if you will pass the exam B. and you pass the exam
C. unless you pass the exam D. or you won’t pass the exam
7. If I’m tired in evenings, _________
A. I went to bed early B. I go to bed early
C. I’d go to bed early D. I’d have gone to bed early
8. I won’t lend you this money_________ you promise to pay it back.
A. if B. unless C. or D. or else
9. If services are increased, taxes_________
A. probably go up B. will probably go up
C. probably went up D. going up probably
10. She will be ill _________
A. unless she takes a few days’ rest B. provided she takes a few days’ rest
C. in case she takes a few days rest D. if she takes a few days’ rest
11. If I_________ to the store later, I’ll get you some milk.
A. will go B. went C. go D. was going
12. Please turn _______ the light when you leave the room.
A. on B. off C.up D. down
13.If I _________________free time , I will go swimming.
A. have B. has C. is having D. will have
14.My sister started_________ English five years ago.
A. learn B. learnt C. learning D. to learn
15.They have seen this film, _________________
A. do they B. don’t they C. haven’t they D. have they
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Traditional Vietnamese __ usually uses fresh ingredients, little dairy and oil, and various herbs and
vegetable.
A. cook B. cooks C. cooked D. cooking
2. Japanese people are famous for their well- balanced and ___ diet. That is the main reason for their
longevity.
A. healthy B. well C. rich D. good
3. If you join a Japanese meal, you may be ___ to see how colourful dishes and arranged according to a
traditional pattern.
A. exciting B. excited C. excitedly D. excite
4. My mother thinks that it’s important___ a new day with a good breakfast so she always gets up early to
prepare breakfast with nutritious things for us
A. to get B. to start C. to decide D. to make
5. My mom says my eating habits are ___ so I’m thinking about changing them.
A. healthy B. unhealthy C. healthily D. unhealth
6. Sometimes, I myself make ___ for my dinner because I think it’s tasty and healthy food.
A. rice B. ingredient C. sushi D. spicy
7. A steak pie is a traditional meat pie ___ in Britain. Beef steak and gravy ae enclosed in a pastry shell an
baked in the oven.
A. served B. serving C. service D. serve
8. Lasagne is a traditional ___ made from layers of paste, meat sauce and tomato sauce. It’s popular over the
world.
A. sauce B. dish C. cake D. soup
9. A meal of Hue people has a natural combination between flavors and colors of dishes, which creates the
unique in the regional cuisine.
A. description B. list C. feature D. part
10. You usually vegetables like onion. It means that you cut them into many small pieces.
A. grate B. sprinkle C. chop D. whisk
11. has left a bicycle outside.
A. Anyone B. Anything C. Someone D. Something
12. Keeping a for a few days will help you discover your bad eating habits.
A. food dairy B. report C. diary D. personal
13. One special feature of cuisine in Southern Vietnam is short cooking time which aims to the
freshness of food.
A. remain B. exist C. stay D. continue
14. Is there apple juice in the fridge, Quang?
A. any B. some C. an D. a
15. You may have had certain eating habits for so long that you do not they are unhealthy.
A. understand B. tell C. recognize D. realize