III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. 

1. - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?”         - “______.”

A. Anything will do B. Yes, please

C. Never mind D. I don’t mind

2. If I ______ be somebody else, I ______ to be a film star.

A. could / would B. can / would like C. could / would like D. can / like

3. Opposite our house there is a large park, ______ there are beautiful trees and flowers. 

A. where B. in that C. which D. that

4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now ______ most of the rules.

A. were understanding B. are understanding

C. understand D. will understand

5. – “Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” - “ ______.”

A. I’m glad you like it B. I don’t know

C. No, you are wrong D. Excuse me

6. We delayed our departure ______ the weather condition.

A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of

7. During the rush hour the traffic ______ in the city centre is terrible.

A. condensation B. accumulation C. concentration D. congestion

8. If a bomb goes off, it ______.

A. fails B. explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects

9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him ______ to do than you.

A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works

10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the ______ on TV last week.

A. game show B. news C. music program D. weather forecast

I. Choose the best  answer to complete the sentences

1. At the weekend we can play a _______ of badminton or join in a football

A. match    B. game    C. sport

2. What’s your favourite _______?” – “I like swimming.”

A. game                    B. subject                    C.  sport

3 – “_______ do you go to the gym?” – “By bus.”

A. How              B. What                         C. Why

4. It’s very _______ to swim there. The water is heavily polluted.

A. unpopular                  B.  safe                 C. unsafe

5. Many girls and women _______ aerobics to keep fit.

A.do                             B. play            C. go

6. As it doesn’t snow in Viet Nam, we cannot _______ skiing.

A. go                   B. play                     C.do

7. Vietnamese students play different sports and games _______ break time.

A.in               B.on                C.during

8. Thanh likes _______ weather because he can go swimming in the river.

A.rainy                B.hot                 C.cold

9. Kien is not very _______. He never plays sports.

A.sports                  B.sporty                   C.sporting

10.Football is an _______ game.

A.away               B.individual               C. outdoor

11. A:  _________did John Logie Baird create the first television?

B: In 1926.

A.when     B.How long        C.Where

12. A: _______hours did you watch TV last week?

B: I’m not sure. Three or four.

A.How many              B.How much          C. How often

13.________ morning exercise is good for health.

A. Getting            B. Doing               C. Making            D. Using

14. The first modem Olympic Games took ____ in Athens in 1896.

A. site                            B. location            C. place

II. Complete the sentences with and, but, or so.

1. My brother likes watching TV, __________ I like going out with my friends.

2. I want to work in television industry, __________I’m learning hard.

3. The weather was bad, _________ they didn’t keep their picnic plan.

4. The concert started late, ___________we waited to watch it.

5. You can watch Harry Potter on TV, _______________you can read it, too.

6. I watched Happy Feet, _______________I told it to my friends.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.

Rebecca Stevens

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in south London.

In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”

Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip, and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too, on a science programme on television.

1. Where was Rebecca Stevens from?

Everest              The South                   Asia                  England

2. Before she climbed Everest, Rebecca Stevens was a _______.

climber              journalist              scientist                   traveller

3. Life on Everest is very difficult because _______.

there are no toothbrushes                 it is very high

you can’t take things with you          there is no water there

4. Why did Rebecca Stevens become famous?

A. She got a new job on television.

B. She left her job and her family and travelled to Asia.

C. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest.

D. She found that life on Everest is very difficult.

5. After 1993, Rebecca had a _______.

A. new book                  B. programme        C. new job             D. television

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Children often receive _______ in red envelopes during Tet.

     A. lucky money                 B. banh tet                        C. sweets                           D. wishes

2. I am busy now. I can’t take you to the railway _______.

     A. station                           B. stop                               C. gate                               D. corner

3. You must _______ their rules when you visit their place.

     A. read                              B. follow                            C. get                                 D. pass

4. _______ is a raised part of the Earth’s surface, much larger than a hill.

     A. River                             B. Fall                                C. Desert                           D. Mountain

5. I think that the Pacific is the largest _______ in the world.

     A. waterfall                       B. mountain                      C. ocean                            D. river

6. The street is very _______ with a lot of traffic. We can’t move fast.

     A. quiet                              B. crowded                       C. large                              D. busy

7. This apricot tree produces many yellow _______ in spring.

     A. branches                      B. flowers                         C. fruits                             D. leaves

8. He likes to _______ his house with flowers and plants.

     A. hang                              B. make                             C. decorate                       D. do

9. Is the Central Post Office opposite the Sai Gon Notre-Dame _______?

     A. Temple                         B. Square                          C. Art Gallery                    D. Cathedral

10. Shops are a long way from my house. It’s _______.

     A. inconvenient                B. polluted                        C. expensive                     D. convenient

IV. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Is life in this city _______ than life in your homeland? (good)

2. They will hold a big _______ on New Year’s Eve. (celebrate)

3. Evening in the countryside is a very _______ time. (peace)

4. That old building is now a _______ monument. (history)

5. The children in my neighbourhood are quite _______ . (friend)

6. We will have many traditional _______ on Tet holiday. (activity)

7. The Grand Canyon is not the _______ canyon in the world. (wide)

8. She often brings a _______ bag instead of a tent. (sleep)

9. The main _______ of that place is the huge waterfall. (attract)

10. These photos bring back my _______ memories of the tour. (wonder)

I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

1. Can you go to the supermarket and buy me a ( bunch/ clove/ loaf/ pinch ) of bread?

2. He can learn to become a good cook if he ( try/ will try/ tries/ doesn’t try ) hard.

3. ( Stir/ Drain/ Steam/ Fry ) the noodles until there’s no water left and then put them into a bowl.

4. This pumpkin soup is ( tasteless/ tasteful/ taste/ tastefully ). It has no flavour at all.

5. Don’t chop the cucumber into chunks. ( Slice/ Chop/ Marinate/ Grate ) it thinly.

6. If you don’t follow these safety instructions, you ( must/ have/ should/ may ) get burnt.

7. People say sashimi is ( nutrition/ nutritious/ nutritiousness/ nutritionally ), which makes people healthy.

8. Look! This ( bunch/ clove/ slice/ cup ) of grapes is so fresh.

9. ( Cook/ Boil/ Drain ) some water, and pour it into the glass.

10.    Have you ( peeled/ taken / sliced ) the potatoes for me?

11.    My mother usually ( steams/ fries/ simmers ) fish because she doesn't like oil.

12.    ( Separate/Combine/ Add ) the celery and shrimp, and mix them well.

13.    You should ( water/ drain/ deep-fry ) the pasta before mixing it with tomato sauce.

14.    They usually have a ( starter/ dessert/ supper ) before having the main course.

15.    The first solid food my mother gave my baby sister was ( sliced/puréed / chopped )pumpkin.

16.    You should ( spread/ sprinkle/ grate ) butter on a slice of bread and put it in the oven for two minutes.

17. ( Marinate/ Drain/ Stew ) the steak with salt, pepper and lemon.

18. You should ( taste/ stir/ grate ) the sauce you have prepared to be sure that it is not spicy.

19. Fish is ( a/ some/ any ) good baby food.

20. There isn’t  ( a/ an/ some/ any ) butter in the fridge.

21. You don’t need ( some/ any/ many ) sugar to make sashimi.

22. If you eat pumpkin soup regularly, you ( must/ should/ can/ have ) improve your eyesight and protect yourself from certain cancers.

23. To make this cake successfully, you should ( marinate/ whisk/ dip/ grate ) the eggs lightly.

24. There isn’t ( some/ any/ a ) salt in this soup.

25. You must reduce the amount of salt in your food if you ( don’t want/ didn’t want/ want/ wanted ) to become unhealthy.

26. Can you go to the convenience store and buy me ( a/ an/ some/ any ) big packet of potato crisps?

27. There is ( an/ some/ any ) milk in the fridge.

28. We’ve run out of milk, so buy two ( bottles/ sticks/ slices ) of milk, please.

29. She bought a ( loaf/ bunch/ stick ) of banana in the supermarket yesterday.

30.  ( Slice/ Chop/ Marinate ) the chicken in white wine for one hour before roasting.

31. Don’t put too much garlic in the salad; two ( cloves / loaves / bunches ) are ok.

32. I’m learning to ( marinate / steam/ garnish ) different dishes to make them more attractive.

33. She is very ( keen / fond / afraid ) on cooking.

34. I’m really ( tired/ disappointed/ pleased ) that you are feeling better.

35. Choose the word which has differently stressed syllable from the others:

A. recipe                 B. ingredient                     C. benefit                     D. versatile

36. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

A. grate                   B. staple                            C. marinate                  D. shallot

37. She spoke English with a/an ( accent/ stress/ intonation/ tone ) that I couldn’t understand.

38. Is English a/an ( mother / official / living/ old ) language in your country?

39. Bill comes from Britain. He’s an English ( national / British / local/ native ) speaker.

40. Peter can just about get ( up/ down/ by/ out ) in German.

41. The children ( which/ whose/ who/ whom ) attend that English school receive good education.

42. Reading helps you learn vocabulary easily as you will ( pick up/ give up/ face up/ look up ) new words without even realising it when you read.

43. She picked ( up/ of/ to ) some Spainish when she was living in Mexico.

44. Teachers provide a model fro children to ( allow/ change/ imitate )

UNIT 7 C. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. If I were you, I _____________ for a new car to buy. A. would look B. will look C. look D. looking 2. If Jenny _____________ ill, she would go out with us. A. isn't B. aren't C. wasn't D. not been 3. If there _____________ fewer cars on the road, there would be less accident. A. is B. were C. are D. be 4. If people really cared about environment, they _____________ waste into rivers. A. didn't dump B. don't dump C. shan't dump D. wouldn't dump 5. You _____________ so tired if you went to bed earlier. A. won't be B shan't be C. couldn't be D. wouldn't be 6. If you really _____________ me, you would buy me a diamond ring. A. loved B. love C. loves D. loving 7. If I knew where she lived, I _____________ and see her. A. will go B. would go C. should go D. went 8. If I _____________ taller, I would buy this dress. A. am B. are C. were D. being 9. Filters do not remove all _____________ from water. A. contaminate B. contaminants C. contaminating D. contamination 10. _____________ is found under the ground in soil, rocks, etc. A. sea water B. salt water C. groundwater D. hot water 11. If I won a lottery, I _____________ a lot on charity. A. spend B. spent C. will spend D. would spend 12. If the supermarket is open, I _____________ some food there. A. will buy B. would buy C. bought D. has bought 13. I will talk to her if you _____________ to do it. A. won't want B. didn't want C. don't want D. doesn't want 14. If I _____________ more money, I would buy a better car. A. have B. had C. will have D. would have 15. The farmer had put down some rat _____________. A. poisoning B. poisoner C. poisoned D. poison 16. _____________ loss can be caused by noise pollution. A. sound B. hearing C. listening D. audio 17. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads _____________ the death of many aquatic animals and plants. A. to B. in C. from D. at 18. Households pollute water sources by _____________ waste into ponds, lakes, and rivers. A. damaging B. dumping C. losing D. leading 19. This month’s electricity bill is too high _____________the air conditioner is turned on all the time. A. since B. due to C. although D. because of 20. The government has come _____________ a solution to the water problems of the city. A. up to B. up with C. to with D. on to 21. All the aquatic plants and animals will die if the factory_____________ dumping poison into the lake.

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. If I ________ you, I would look for a new flat to buy.

A. am                          B. will be                    C. were                        D. was

2. You ________ so tired if you went to bed early.

A. wouldn’t be            B. won’t be                 C. will be                    D. were

3. If you really ________ about me, you could call me.

A. will care                  B. have cared              C. would care              D. cared

4. We can’t remove all ________ from water in this river.

A. contaminate            B. contaminants          C. contaminated          D. contamination

5. ________ gas from factories has polluted the air.

A. poisonous               B. poison                     C. poisoned                 D. poisoning

6. The acid rain has caused the ________ to the trees in this area.

A. dead                       B. die                          C. dying                      D. death

7. I had to clean the floor ________ I spilled my juice.

A. because of              B. since                       C. despite                    D. due to

8. She walked slowly ________ she had to carry heavy bags.

A. although                 B. if                             C. because of              D. because

9. I can hear you clearly ________ your loud voice.

A. since                       B. as                            C. because of              D. when

10. Eating too much sugar leads ________ diabetes.

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