UNIT 1 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...

E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
* Pronunciation: //
/i/
Quy tc pht m //:
1. Nhng t c 1 vn c cha nguyn m i v tn cng bng 1 hoc 2 ph m th i c
pht m l //.

2. e c pht m l //. trong nhng tip u ng: be-, de-, re-, ex-, ej-, em-, en-, pre-

3. Nhng trng hp c bit:

Quy tc pht m /i/

1. Nhng t c tn cng bng ea hoc ea vi mt ph m th ea c pht m l /i/

2. Nhng t c tn cng bng ee hoc ee vi mt ph m th ee c pht m l /i/

3. Nhng t c mt ph m gia e v e

4. Nhng t c tn cng ief hoc ieve th i c pht m l /i/

4. Nhng t c tn cng ese

* Grammar

Lu : As a rule ng u cu hoc cui cu.

Ex: As a rule, nobody uses this road.
I go to bed early as a rule.

UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF..

EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other words.
1. A. field
B. heat
C. meet
D. head
2. A. dinner
B. drink
C. dive
D. children
3. A. ready
B. meat
C. defeat
D. beat
4. A. kitchen
B. history
C. time
D. finish
5. A. arrive
B. fit
C. thrive
D. drive
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other
words.
6. A. usually
B. afternoon
C. family
D. buffalo
7. A. tobacco
B. breakfast
C. children
D. several
8. A. continue
B. alarm
C. contented
D. sometimes
9. A. airport
B. passenger
C. technology
D. chemistry
10. A. routine
B. tobacco
C. neighbour
D. experience
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense:
11. I .(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
12. These boys often .(play) football at weekends.
13. It ...(rain) in the summer.
14. She .(go) to school three days a week.
15. My little boy often ..(watch) cartoon film.
16. She ..(study) English very well.
17. My father often (play) tennis in the morning.
18. Ann (speak) German very well.
19. He .(live) in London last year.
20. He ..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985.
21. They ..(sell) their house several days ago.
22. When.you ...(see) her ?
23. ..he (come)...................... to see you last night ?
24. She ...(met) me in the street last Sunday.
25. I ...(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
26. I....(study) music when I was at school.
27. They ..(sell) their house last year.
28. They .(walk) to the corner two days ago.
29. Professor Tom. .(teach) another class last year.
30. We ..(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000.
31. He ....(meet) his friends some days ago.
32. We ..(speak) to our friends last week.\
Exercise 4: Hy i cc cu sau sang hnh thc nghi vn v ph nh.
33. Jack often gets up early.
?

34. He bought some eggs.
. ?

35. Lan tidies her room every morning.
. ?

36. Joe fell and hurt his arm.
.?

Exercise 5: Hy in (Did , Do, Does, Am, Is, Are, Was or Were ) vo ch trng.
37. Where ..you born? Where ...your mother born?
38. When ...you start school?
39. How many students .there in your class?
40. How are you? - I ...................... very well, thanks.
41. Where ....you live when you ..a child
42. .................... Nam clean the floor every day?

43. It .....................hot in the summer.

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
44. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didnt
A. go on
B. go off
C. go away
D. go up
45. Another word for fasten is
A. frighten
B. loosen
C. lengthen
D. tighten
46. I was born and grew up on the .. of the Red River.
A. shops
B. restaurants
C. offices
D. banks
47. She gotas soon as the alarm clock went..
A. over / on
B. up / down
C. up / off
D. on / off
48. My aunt is a . teacher.
A. history
B. historic
C. historical
D. historian
49. do you get to school ? By bike.
A. What
B. How
C. How often
D. How far
50. When I was a child, I usually .. fishing with my brother.
A. go
B. went
C. gone
D. use to go
51. We dinner at home on Saturdays.
A. havent had
B. isnt having
C. arent having
D. dont have
52. Are you contented .. your present job, Mrs. Tuyet?
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. of
53. Harry works all the time. He
A. never relaxes
B. relaxes never
C. often relaxes
D. relaxes
sometimes
Choose 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.
54. I was late for school because the alarm clock didnt go off.
A. stop
B. ring
C. get
D. delay
55. Her parents are contented with what she is doing.
A. tired
B. disappointed
C. exhausted
D. satisfied
56. Please state your name, age and occupation below.
A. job
B. nation
C. application
D. money
57. My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends.
A. talking in a friendly way
B. cutting the lawn
C. making friends
D. choosing something
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
58. I'm not happy with his work.
A. excited
B. high
C. sad
D. empty
59. He is a good student. He always goes to school early
A. late
B. quickly
C. carefully
D. beautifully
Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct:
60. Mark went on working despite he felt unwell.
A
B
C
D
61. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging.
A
B
C
62. Once when I was ten, I used to get sick and went to the hospital.
A
B
C
D
63. When the alarm clock went of, she stood up and go out.
A
B
C
D
64. All the children have been returned safe to their parents.
A
B
C
D
65. I know youre too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.
A
B
C
D
66. I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A
B
C
D