Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 1. Acupuncture originated in China and has been used as a traditional medicine for thousands of years. A. began B. created C. developed D. introduced 2. There is no evidence at this time that acupuncture can treat cancer itself. A. clue B. data C. proof D. sign 3. Acupuncture can treat from simple to complicated ailments. A. acupoints B. diseases C. points D. treatments 3. Some people believe that acupuncture can be a cure of cancer. A. allergy B. practice C. therapy D. treatment 4. Acupuncture can ease nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. A. increase B. prevent C. reduce D. spoil 5. Are there any alternatives that might provide better options for gay people? A. choices B. decisions C. judgements D. votes 6. The old blood cells are broken down by the spleen and eliminated from the body. A. cut out B. exhaled C. removed D. held 7. Humans will enjoy longer life expectancy when they are more conscious of what they eat and do. A. aware of B. capable of C. responsible for D. suitable for 8. Together, all of these treatments are supposed to cleanse your body and stimulate your immune system. A. encourage B. generate C. increase D. expand 9. The most common side effects with acupuncture are soreness, slight bleeding and discomfort. A. direct B. indirect C. original D. unwanted 10. Consuming nuts can boost your heart health and lifespan. A. Eating B. Ingesting C. Inhaling D. Swallowing 11. Doing exercise regularly helps prevent diseases like heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. A. avoid B. cure C. forbid D. reduce 12. Tomato juice contains a rich amount of fiber which helps in breaking down LDL or bad cholesterol in the body. A. compounds B. comprises C. produces D. Provides 13. The human body possesses an enormous, astonishing, and persistent capacity to heal itself. A. cure B. generate C. Protect D. remove
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 15. Isabella is really into ballet. Nothing makes her happier than when she’s performing on stage. A. loves B. doesn’t mind C. practices D. feels uninterested 16. Water puppetry is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century. A. first saw B. first visited C. first watched D. first appeared Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 17. EDM is not my thing. I prefer country music because it’s soft and relaxing. A. I dislike it. B. I’m not a big fan of it.C. I’m keen on it. D. I hate it. 18. I’m a big fan of BTS. The band is really talented and their songs are catchy. A. easy to remember B. forgettable C. amazing D. easy to learn Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 19. My sister was making a cake while my brothers were putting on the decorations for the party. A. was making B. while C. were putting on D. decorations 20. They were announcing the results of the competition a few minutes ago, and John won 1st prize. A. were announcing B. of C. a few D. won Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 21. Mike: “Hey, Andy. I have won the singing competition.” Andy: “__________” A. Aha, I didn’t believe it. B. Wow, did you really? C. Oh, thank goodness! D. Eek, that’s wonderful. 22. Student A: “My sister fell from the stage during her performance. Luckily, she just sprained her ankle.” Student B: “ __________” A. Phew, that was lucky. B. Oh dear, what was she doing? C. Aha, how terrible. D. Hmm! What a shock! 23. Student A: “You sing beautifully. You should join the school choir.” Student B: “__________” A. Eek, no way! B. Aha, I’ll think about it. C. Really? I don’t believe it. D. Hmm, I’m not sure.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 15. After dinner, my dad always does the washing-up. A. washes the clothes B. cleans the kitchen C. washes the dishes D. clears the table 16. My grandmother usually looks after us when our mother has a business trip. A. looks at B. takes care of C. helps D. stays with Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 17. Family plays an integral part in our lives. It’s hard to live without family’s love and support. A. important B. huge C. amazing D. unnecessary 18. It’s important to do your best at school because that can lead to a satisfying career in the future. A. be lazy B. try C. work hard D. skip lessons Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 19. Walk along King Street, and there’s a sports centre on the right, next the police station. A. Walk along B. there’s C. on D. next 20. My mum tastes the sauce to see if it has enough salt. A. tastes B. to see C. has D. salt Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 21. Student A: “ __________” Student B: “Two hours.” A. How long does the art lesson last? B. When does the art lesson start? C. What time is the art lesson? D. How far does the art lesson start? 22. Student A: “How much cheese do you want on your pizza? Student B: “ __________” A. Just a few. B. Of course, I want cheeseC. Not a lot of, please. D. Just a little, please. 23. Student A: “Would you like to go on a picnic with me?” Student B: “__________” A. Yes, I would. B. I’d love to C. Yes, a lot. D. It’s alright. III. Word Formation Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 24. In my family, all members have to share the ________ chores. (HOUSE) 25. In the summer, my life is very _____. I don’t do very much and I rest a lot. (RELAX)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
4. A. acupuncture B. benefit C. breadwinner D. contribute
5. A. achievement B. debate C. performance D. audience
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1.A. classmate B. bookcase C. washbasin D. relaxing 2.A. geography B. gardening C. gentle D. generation Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 3.A. attend B. household C. laundry D. picnic 4.A. furniture B. usually C. lemonade D. grandparents II. Use of English Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. Could you turn the TV down? I __________ to read my book. A. try B. am trying C. tried D. trying 6. Sally doesn’t have much time for sports; she’s always busy __________ her studies. A. for B. at C. about D. with 7. The children are looking __________ to their trip to Disney Land. A. after B. for C. forward D. at 8. Person A: Why __________ for the bus? You usually __________ to work.” Person B: My car didn’t work this morning. A. are you waiting/ are driving B. do you wait/ drive C. are you waiting/ drive D. do you wait/ are driving 9. Dinner is ready. Can you help me __________the table? A. make B. set C. mop D. do 10. You __________ worried. What __________ about? A. look/ are you thinking B. look/ do you think C. are looking/ do you think D. are looking/ are you thinking 11. I’m bored. Why don’t we go for a walk __________ the river? A. through B. across C. out of D. along 12. After lunch, I often ______ a short nap for thirty minutes, then I do my homework. A. do B. make C. take D. get 13. Please __________ the dishwasher and put away the plates and the bowls. A. load B. clear C. make D. set 14. I don’t think I can make a birthday cake. We have very __________ flour left. A. a little B. much C. few D. little
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1.A. museum B. disappointed C. musical D. amusing 2.A. paintings B. events C. remarks D. photographs Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. culture B. puppet C. perform D. drama 4.A. classical B. audience C. tragedy D. entertain
II. Word stress Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. deny B. remote C. income D. unique 2. A. nature B. subject C. scenery D. tuition 3. A. admire B. Internet C. violent D. website 4. A. government B. linguistics C. territory D. journalism 5. A. mausoleum B. vegetarian C. intermediate D. informative 6. A. ailment B. disease C. pultry D. nervous 7. A. digestive B. intestine C. condition D. evidence 8. A. internal B. skeletal C. therapy D. willpower 9. A. alternative B. bacteria C. respiratory D. scientific 10. A. acupuncturist B. circulatory C. ineffectively D. vegetarian 11. A. enormous B. vulnerable C. contribute D. exactly 12. A. healthy B. disease C. cancer D. balance 13. A. muscle B. vessel C. consume D. organ 14. A. contribute B. vulnerable C. digestive D. enormous 15. A. acupuncture B. benefit C. breadwinner D. contribute 16. A. contest B. talent C. ablum D. debate 17. A. stimulate B. skeleton C. pyramid D. digestive 18. A. routine B. laundry C. household D. finance 19. A. platinum B. melody C. contestant D. instrument 20. A. achievement B. audience C. performance D. recording III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 1. Linh can’t go out with us to see a movie now because she’s ____ meal. A. preparing B. making C. arranging D. keeping 2. I’m responsible for cooking dinner as my mother usually works ____. A. lately B. early C. later D. late 3. I usually ____ my younger sisters when my parents are away on business. A. pick up B. take care of C. look for D. take charge of 4. Ms. Mai asked me how she could ____ household chores equally in her family. A. make B. divide C. give D. contribute 5. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the ____ lifting. A. strong B. hard C. heavy D. huge 6. My mother told me to do the ____ yesterday but I forgot about it since I had much homework to finish. A. wash-up B. laundry C. childcare D. exercises 7. ____ the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine. A. Taking out B. Coming out C. Pulling out D. Bringing out 8. My wife is going on her business next week so I have to ____ most of the chores around the house. A. distribute B. hold C. take D. handle 9. Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household ____. A. financial B. financially C. finances D. financier 10. ____ is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family. A. Breadwinner B. Homemaker C. Servant D. Houseman 11. When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the sole ____. A. housemaid B. housekeeper C. father D. breadwinner 12. My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for ____ at weekends. A. cook B. groceries C. heavy lifting D. the chores 13. After eating dinner, I have to do the ____ and then do my homework every day. A. washing-up B. wash-up C. washing-ups D. washings-up 14. Her husband is very kind. He always cares ____ her and never puts all of the housework ____ her. A. about - in B. for - in C. about - on D. with - on 15. To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good ____ for her. A. role B. behaviour C. example D. action 16. We take ____ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers. A. turn B. out C. around D. turns 17. Most people will receive ____ benefits when sharing the housework in their family. A. enormously B. enormity C. enormous D. strong 18. Like his mother, Viet is a ____ child who can talk openly to anyone. A. social B. sociable C. generous D. critical 19. After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good ____ with her mother-in-law. A. association B. relation C. friendship D. relationship 20. In many countries, divorces ____ to rise because of long-standing conflicts. A. tend B. have C. aim D. encourage 21. Hoang ____ his email four times a week in order not to miss anything important. A. checks B. will check C. is checking D. check 22. Nowadays, people ____ social networks with more and more caution. A. uses B. are using C. used D. use 23. At the moment, my sister ____ her homework, my brother ____ games. A. is making - is playing B. is doing - is playing C. does - plays D. makes - is playing 24. It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time. A. have - eat B. have - are eating C. are having - eat D. are having - are eating 25. I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday. A. rode - went B. ride - am going C. ride - go D. is riding - am going 26. That Hoa ____ in class affects other students around. A. always talk B. is always talking C. always talks D. always talking 27. Hoang and Phong ____ football as they’re having class now. A. don’t play B. are playing C. doesn’t play D. aren’t playing 28. Hoa usually ____ charge of doing the washing-up in her family. A. takes B. is taking C. take D. will take 29. Our friends ____ for the fashion show now. A. is preparing B. are preparing C.prepares D. prepare 30. All staff in this restaurant ____ an urgent meeting right now. A. are attending B. is attending C. attends D. attend 31. After the physics lesson, the children know that water ____ at 100 degrees C. A.will boil B. is boiling C. boils D. boil
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1. A. travelled B. played C. cleaned D. wanted Question 2. A. season B. release C. receive D. healthy
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. I feel nervous to get on _______ and perform in front of so many people. A. surface B. stage C. exhibition D. scene 6. My parents love opera – they can’t stand noisy modern music like ______. A. classical B. folk C. rock D. musical 7. At the end of the concert, the entire _______ stood up and clapped for about 5 minutes. A. audience B. seats C. performance D. actors 8. About 50,000 people __________ the music festival despite the rain. A. were watching B. were visiting C. went D. attended 9. He was only nine when he __________ his first public show. A. was giving B. gives C. gave D. has given 10. After winning the competition, the young conductor had his first opportunity to lead a(n)_____________ A. festival B. orchestra C. drama D. musical 11. While our friends______ during breaks at school, we______ for the show. A. were relaxing / were rehearsing B. were relaxing/ rehearsed C. relaxed/ were rehearsing D. relaxed/ rehearsed 12. I went to a lovely ________ at the Royal Academy of Arts yesterday. More than 200 watercolour paintings from across the UK had been gathered and displayed. A. museum B. festival C. exhibition D. performance 13. __________ at the end of the movie? I thought it was really sad. A. Do you cry B. Were you crying C. Would you cry D. Did you cry 14. In 2010, Jay __________ as a dancer in a local club in his hometown. That’s where they discovered his talent. A. working B. was working C. is working D. used to working