Unit 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each of the following questions. 1. A. peace B. threat C. death D. bread 2. A. diary B. stylish C. resign D. biography 3. A. family B. parents C. happy D. frankly 4. A. mischief B. believe C. obedience D. niece 5. A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands 6. A. safe B. secure C. sure D. support 7. A. baths B. clothes C. enjoys D. solutions 8. A. biologist B. shift C. trick D. discuss 9. A. publish B. adult C. under D. issue 10. A. attend B. admire C. access D. adopt 11. A. cancer B. culture C. captain D. center 12. A. suggestion B. contribution C. education D. introduction 13. A. resign B. resistance C. insect D. reusable 14. A. college B. wage C. graduation D. manage 15. A. trade B. accepted C. salary D. career 16. A. sensible B. degree C. apprentice D. professional 17. A. advice B. qualify C. living D. opinion 18. A. business B. advisor C. sense D. hands-on 19. A. cost B. doctorate C. job D. convince 720 A. academic B. dream C. study D. educational II. 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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 1. A. domestic B. possible C. physical D. musical 2. A. vacant B. ancient C. central D. alive 3. A. answer B. offer C. reduce D. product 4. A. individual B. experiment C. independence D. reputation 5. A. astronaut B. decision C. pottery D. poverty 6. A. medicine B. volunteer C. military D. habitat 7. A. resist B. achievement C. impression D. enemy 8. A. contain B. publish C. remain D. defeat 9. A. unfortunate B. intelligent C. innovation D. development 10. A. experience B. technology C. electronics D. accessible 11. A. province B. campaign C. success D. attack 12: A. character B. impressive C. diagnose D. company III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. Vo Nguyen Giap was widely recognized as a ________ genius for his pivotal role in leading Vietnamese forces during the First Indochina War and the Vietnam War. A. military B. artistic C. musical D. literary 2. His mother got bent out of _________when he played video games until midnight. A. colour B. shape C. eye D. board 3. As a journalist, her duty is to the truth behind illegal activities. A. volunteer B. admire C. attend D. expose 4. Viet Quang _________himself to helping the needy in his neighbourhood. A. admired B. devoted C. diagnosed D. attended 5. Her interesting of her trip to Thailand last year fascinated all of us. A. rule B. biography C. account D. blockbuster 6. Having a difficult childhood did not hold her back; instead, it inspired her to devote her life to social work, helping others _________ similar challenges. A. observe B. note C. overcome D. protect 7. Her biological parents were unable to raise her, so she was ________by a family who provided her with a loving home. A. adopted B. adapted C. advertised D. admitted 8. Jobs met Steve Wozniak and they quickly _______over their love of electronics, a shared passion that would eventually lead to the founding of Apple. A. bonded B. connected C. united D. argued 9. Thomas Edison's __________achievement in developing the first practical electric light bulb revolutionized the way
the world illuminated the night. A. impress B. impressive C. impression D. impressively 10. Vo Thi Sau ________ attacks against French colonial forces, becoming a symbol of resistance and courage in Vietnam's struggle for independence. A. carried out B. got over C. came across D. went on 11. Even though Susan was with breast cancer, she remained positive. A. dedicated B. admired C. volunteered D. diagnosed 12. Parents who are too busy with their work find it hard to with their children. A. adopt B. devote C. bond D. investigate 13. They were so when they heard that their son was safe. A. anxious B. relieved C. depressed D. embarrassed 14. I am extremely to all frontline workers who have been trying to save people. A. grateful B. investigative C. amazed D. anxious 15. The travel agency will send you the detailed when they receive your money. A. genius B. duty C. achievement D. itinerary 16. Mr. Viet his time and energy to giving free English lessons for poor children. A. admires B. devotes C. diagnoses D. attends 17. We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine. A. were driving - was calling B. drove - called C. were driving – called D. drove - was calling 18. What ____ to you on Sunday night? A. happen B. happened C. was happening D. would happen 19. Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up. A. waited – showed B. would wait - showed C. were waiting - were showing D. waited – was showing 20. We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guess ____. A. had – came B. were having - came C. had been having – came D. have had – would have come 21. Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day. A. were telling - came - looked B . would tell – would visit - would look C. told – would come - were looking D. tell - are coming - will look 22. He gave us a thrilling of his experiences on the battlefield. A. rule B. biography C. account D. blockbuster 23. His parents passed away in a tragic accident. A. biological B. ambitious C. cutting-edge D. creative 24. At the age of 30, she was with a rare form of breast cancer. A. dedicated B. admired C. volunteered D. diagnosed 25. When I was in college, I with a man because we both shared a passion for detective novels. A. adopted B. devoted C. bonded D. attended 26. Many Vietnamese young men volunteered to join the army during the war against France. A. resistance B. biography C. account D. experience 27. I ____ out last night but at the last minute I ____ that I had a quiz this morning. A. was going to go – realized B. went – realized C. had gone – would realize D. would go - have realized 28. She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ____ since she ____ working. A. does – starts B. did - started C. was doing - was starting D. has done - would start 29. My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole. A. wasn't looking - was falling B. didn't look - has fallen C. wasn't looking – fell D. won't look - fall 30. Magellan ____ the first European who ____ through the strait. A. was - was sailing B. was being - was sailing C. had been – sailed D. was - sailed 31. The first self-sufficient village in Britain ____ the Norman's idea. They were some strange invaders who ____ to change the country in a better way. A. was – hoped B. is - have hoped C. have been - were hoping D. was being - had hoped 32. We a documentary about war heroes at 8.30 P.M. last Friday. A. watched B. have watched C. were watching D. are watching 33. I was reading an online article about General Vo Nguyen Giap when my friend . A. calls B. is calling C. has called D. called 34. Many soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country during the war. A. resistance B. biography C. account D. experience
35. When we leisurely along the beach, a man approached us. A. are strolling B. were strolling C. stroll D. have strolled 36. They were taking selfies while the tour guide the itinerary. A. explains B. is explaining C. has explained D. was explaining 37. Her parents were chatting about the news when she home. A. comes B. is coming C. came D. has come 38. I _______ in the park when I _______ my old school friend. A. jogged, saw B. was jogging, saw C. was jogging, was seeing D. jogged, was seeing 39. Her innovations in software development are now ________ to a wide range of users. A. accessible B. successful C. available D. beneficial 40: His invention was not only innovative but also introduced ________ technology to the market. A. full-length B. traditional C. cutting-edge D. standard 41: She always ________ to improving the community and her efforts are still celebrated today. A. devoted B. respected C. admired D. concentrated IV. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous. 1. While Tom (read) ________, Mai Ly (watch) _________ a documentary on TV. 2. Mark (come) ________ home, (switch) _________on the computer and (check) _______ his emails. 3. The thief (sneak) ________ into the house, (steal) _______the jewels and (leave) ________ without a trace. 4. Nobody (listen) ________while the teacher (explain) _________the tenses. 5. While we (do) _________ a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ____ on the beach. 6. He (wake) _______ up and (look) _________ at his watch. 7. The receptionist (welcome) _______ the guests and (ask) ______them to fill in the form. 8. The car (break) _______down and we (have) __________to walk home. 9. The boys (swim) ______ while the girls (sunbathe) _________ 10. My father (come) ________in, (look) _______ around and (tell) ______ me to tidy up my room. V. Put the verbs in brackets in past simple or past continuous. In my last holiday, I went to Hawaii. When I (1) (go) ______ to the beachfor the first time, something wonderful happened. I (2) (swim) ______ in the sea while my mother was sleeping in the sun. My brother was buildinga castle and my father (3) (drink) _____ some water. Suddenly I (4) (see) _______a boy on the beach. His eyes were blue like the water inthe sea and his hair (5) (be) _________ beautiful black. He was very tall andthin and his hair was brown. My heart (6) (beat) _____ fast. I (7) (ask) _______him for his name with a shy voice. He (8) (tell) ______ me that his name was John. He (9) (stay) ______with me the wholeafternoon. In the evening, we met again. We ate pizza in a food stall. The following days we (10) (have) ______ a lot of fun together. At the end of my holidays when I left Hawaii I said good-bye to John. We had tears in our eyes. He wrote to me a letter very soon and I answered him. VI. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets (past simple or past continuous tense). 1. Yesterday, I ____________________ (volunteer) at the soup kitchen and I ____________________ (cook) meals for the homeless. 2. As I ____________________ (volunteer) at the beach clean-up, I ____________________ (discover) a variety of interesting seashells on the beach. 3. During my time as a volunteer at the food bank, I ____________________ (deliver) free meals to families in need. 4. While I ____________________ (help) at the community centre, I ____________________ (meet) a lot of wonderful people in our neighbourhood. 5. At 4 p.m. yesterday, they ____________________ (sort) the donations at the community centre. 6. While I ____________________ (join) an event at the children’s hospital, I ____________________ (have) the chance to bring joy to the young patients through art activities. 7. Last summer, I ____________________ (participate) in a volunteer trip and I ____________________ (help) clean the local beach. 8. At the charity event one month ago, I ___________________ (set) up booths and _________________ (help) the organisers. VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it. 1. They worked on projects that create more opportunities for children in remote areas. A. projects B. create C. more D. for 2. She was selling handmade items and cookies where I called her yesterday. A. was selling B. handmade C. where D. called 3. While I volunteered at the community project, I saw many people with suffering and hardships.
A. volunteered B. project C. with D. suffering 4. I first meet Trinh when we worked as volunteers at a local food bank three years ago. A. meet B. when C. as D. food bank 5. The guest speaker was speaking when we come to the event hall. A. guest B. was speaking C. come D. event VIII. Combine each pair of sentences into one meaningful sentence. 1. I met Nhi on the street. She was volunteering at a blood donation event. (WHILE) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. I saw Ha on my way home. She was donating her clothes to the charity event. (WHEN) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Tri was watching TV. He saw his friends taking part in the clean-up project on TV. (WHILE) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. They were visiting the remote villages. They decided to help build a playground for kids. (WHILE) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. He arrived at the centre. We were recording the donations. (WHEN) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ IX. Read the following advertisements and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 16. Question 11. A. at B. to C. on D. of Question 12. A. an B. the C. a D. Ø (no article) Question 13. A. Bond B. Devote C. Book D. Admire VAN GOGH ART DISCOVERY! ● Get to know famous artworks (14) "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers" ● Discover Van Gogh's life through (15) displays ● Enjoy clear audio guides ● Fun (16) for families with little ones ● Tickets: Adults $12, Students $8, Kids (under 10) free Contact us: ● Email:
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