UNIT 1 : HOME LIFE

A. VOCABULARY:

1. shift [∫ift](n): ca, kíp
2. biologist [bai'ɔlədʒist] (n): nhà sinh vâ ̣t học
3. biology [bai'ɔlədʒi] (n): sinh vâ ̣t học
4. biological [,baiə'lɔdʒikəl] (a): thuộc về sinh
vật
5. project ['prɔdʒekt] (n): dự án; kế hoạch
6. care [keə] (n): sự chăm sóc
7. caring (a): chu đáo
8. responsible [ri'spɔnsəbl](a): chịu trách nhiê ̣m
≠ irresponsible: vô trách nhiê ̣m
9. responsibility [ri,spɔnsə'biləti] (n): tinh thần
trách nhiê ̣m
≠ irresponsibility : sự vô trách nhiê ̣m
10. household ['haushould] (n): hô ̣ gia đình
11. household chore [t∫ɔ:] : công viê ̣c vă ̣t trong
nhà
12. suitable ['su:təbl] (a): thích hợp
13. rush [rʌ∫] (v): vô ̣i vã, đi gấp
14. willing ['wiliη] (a): vui lòng
15. willingness ['wiliηnis] (n): sự vui lòng
16. willingly ['wiliηli] (adv): sẵn lòng, vui lòng
17. unlike [ʌn'laik] (prep): không giống; khác
18. attempt [ə'tempt] (n): sự cố gắng
19. pressure ['pre∫ə(r)] (n): sức ép, áp lực
20. garbage ['gɑ:bidʒ] (n): rác (nhà bếp)
21. mischievous ['mist∫ivəs] (a): tinh nghịch
22. obedient [ə'bi:djənt] (a): dễ bảo, ngoan
ngoãn
23. obedience [ə'bi:djəns] (n): sự vâng lời
24. obey [ə'bei] (v): vâng lời, tuân theo
25. mend [mend] (v): vá, sửa chữa
26. close-knit ['klousnit] (a): gắn bó với nhau
27. supportive [sə'pɔ:tiv] (a): giúp đỡ, thông
cảm
28. support [sə'pɔ:t] (n): sự ủng hô ̣
29. come up (v): tới gần, được đă ̣t ra
30. frank [fræηk] (a): ngay thâ ̣t; thẳng thắn
31. secure [si'kjuə] (a): an tâm; bảo đảm
32. security [si'kjuərəti] (n): sự an toàn
33. confidence ['kɔnfidəns] (n): sự tin câ ̣y
34. confide [kən’faid] (v): tin câ ̣y
35. confident ['kɔnfidənt] (a): đáng tin câ ̣y
36. base [beis] (n): nền tảng, cơ sở; căn cứ
37. leftovers ['left'ouvəz] (n): thức ăn thừa
38. share [∫eə] (v): chia sẻ
39. flight [flait](n): chuyến bay
40. fly ( flew, flown) (v): bay
41. reserved [ri'zə:vd] (a): đã dành trước
42. coach [kout∫] (n): xe búyt đường dài; huấn
luyê ̣n viên

How to pronounce the final –S or –ES in plural nouns or after verbs:

 / s / : When the nouns / verbs end in : f , k , p , t : (cliffs, desks, shops, plates, stops, cuts,
cooks…)
 / iz / : When the nouns / verbs end in : s , x , sh, ch, ge, z : (buses, boxes, dishes, watches,
changes, buzzes, closes, washes…)
 / z / : For the remaining nouns / verbs: (trees, flowers, boys, girls, opens, finds, belongs…)

B. LANGUAGUE FOCUS: TENSE REVISION

< I > MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Here __________ your sister. Can you tell her the news?
A. come B. comes C. came D. is coming
2. Put your money into your pocket, or you may __________ it.
A. lose B. be lost C. have lost D. lost
3. Charles __________ a box of chocolates.
A. gives often Pat B. often gives Pat C. often give Pat D. give often Pat
4. I __________ in the cafe having a drink when the police arrived.
A. sat B. were sitting C. was sitting D. have sat
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5. They'll certainly come __________ them.
A. when calling B. you're calling C. if you call D. do you call
6. I'm sure the answer to my letter __________ by next Friday morning.
A. will have come B. has come C. came D. was coming
7. When I was a boy, I __________ tea to coffee.
A. prefer B. preferred C. was preferred D. have preferred
8. Always __________ honest in whatever you do.
A. to be B. be C. is D. are
9. I __________ swim in this river when I was young.
A. used to B. am used to C. use to D. was used to
10. I __________ there yesterday.
A. must go B. had gone C. had to go D. have to go
11. I __________ not sure about that.
A. do B. have C. am D. shall
12. She came into the room while they __________ television.
A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. were watching
13. I __________ a headache since yesterday.
A. had B. was having C. have had D. would have
14. The teacher __________ into the room already.
A. has to come B. has come C. have come D. is coming
15. "Did you get any mail?" - ''No, I haven't got a letter __________ a long time."
A. before B. since C. for D. ago
16. He __________ you a lot of money, doesn't he?
A. owes B. is owing C. has owed D. doesn't owe
17. He __________ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema.
A. would B. will C. is going to D. was going to
18. When he failed to meet us, we __________ without him.
A. left B. would leave C. was leaving D. has left
19. Peter has been trying for an hour, but his car still __________ start.
A. won't B. wouldn't C. didn't D. hasn't
20. This is the second time that you __________here.
A. have been B. are C. were D. will be
21. When the telephone rang, she __________ a letter.
A. wrote B. is writing C. was written D. was writing
22. You _________ she isn't coming to the party, haven’t you?
A. heard B. have heard C. haven’t heard D. hear
23. It's an hour since he __________ so he must be at the office now
A. is leaving B. was leaving C. has left D. left
24. Most students __________ hard for the last few weeks.
A. were working B. have been worked C. have been working D. worked
25. He __________ up his mind yet.
A. didn't make B. hasn't made C. wasn't made D. wasn't making
26. One of the oranges __________ .
A. is spoiling B.is spoilt C. spoils D. are spoilt
27. When __________ the car, you'll agree with me about it.
A. you saw B. you've seen C. you’d see D. you’ll see
28. The baby __________ non-stop for the past two hours.
A. cried B. was crying C. has been crying D. is crying
29. The entrance examination __________ in July.
A. begin B. has begun C. begins D. shall begin
30. The girl weeps whenever she __________ such a story.
A. hears B. hear C. will hear D. heard
31. As soon as __________ another apartment, we __________.
A. we're finding - will move B. we found – moved

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 C. we'd find - move D. we find - would move
32. It was a long time ago that I __________ here.
A. live B. am living C. have lived D. lived
33. My teacher arrived after I __________ for him for ten minutes.
A. was waiting B. have waited C. had waited D. waited
34. I __________ to visit Australia some time in the future.
A. like B. would like C. will like D. am liking
35. This is the first time I __________ to play badminton.
A. have tried B. tried C. was trying D. am trying
36. She __________ here but she doesn't work here now.
A. has worked B. had worked C. used to work D. is working
37. The man said he __________ the thieves go into the bank.
A. sees B. was seeing C. has seen D. had seen
38. He __________ in the restaurant when she came in.
A. sat B. has sat C. has been sitting D. was sitting
39. We're working hard, so the job __________ by tomorrow evening.
A. is done B. has been done C. will be done D. would be
done
40. Jack went out, but he __________ anyone where he was going.
A. doesn't tell B. not told C. wasn't telling . D. didn't tell

< II >: ERROR IDENTIFICATION:

1. Next week when there will be a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
A B C D
2. Do you know how many teachers does our school have?
A B C D
3. That's my sister over there. She stands near the window.
A B C D
4. My father rides his bicycle to work at the moment.
A B C D
5. You and your sister went to the cinema last night, weren't you?
A B C D
6. Did you and your family at Jane's birthday party yesterday evening?
A B C D
7. I not wrote to you before the exam because I was too busy.
A B C D
8. I bought some warm boots because I would go skiing.
A B C D
9. The marathon runner has been running for almost two hours when he collapsed to the pavement.
A B C D
10. In a few years' time we all live in houses heated by solar energy.
A B C D
11. What do you do this Saturday evening? Would you like to go out?
A B C D
12. We were at home having our anniversary dinner when my uncle was calling to congratulate us last
night.
A B C D
13. Mark took many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business.
A B C D
14. The children had been playing ball for the last two hours, but they don't seem to be tired yet.
A B C D
15. Up to now Michael wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.
A B C D
16. I am polishing this table all the morning but she isn't satisfied with it yet.

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 A B C D
17. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.
A B C D
18. With his father's guidance, Mozart had begun playing the clavier at the age of three and composing
A B C D
when he was five.
19. As soon as he will graduate, he is going to return to his hometown.
A B C D
20. Mr. Davy was just getting off the plane when he feels a sharp pain in his chess.
A B C D

< III >: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.

1. They worked very hard in spite of their age.

- Although ...............................................................................................................................................

2. Music doesn’t interest Sonia.

- Sonia isn’t .............................................................................................................................................

3. He is sorry now that he didn’t invite Jane to his party.

- He wishes .............................................................................................................................................

4. We haven’t gone to the concert for two years.

- It’s ........................................................................................................................................................

5. He no longer travels around the country.

- He used ................................................................................................................................................

6. Norman collected the parcel and then he realized it was the wrong one.
- After .......................................................................................................................................................

7. How long have Helen and Robert been married? (GET)

- When ....................................................................................................................................................

8. During dinner, the phone rang. ( We )

- While ....................................................................................................................................................

9. This is my first visit to Scotland.

- This is the first time ..............................................................................................................................

10. I started working here three years ago.

- I’ve ........................................................................................................................................................

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C. PRACTICE TEST:
PRACTICE TEST 1A
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. family B. place C. happy D. frankly
2. A. mischief B. believe C. obedience D. niece
3. A. shifts B. works C. groups D. hands
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.

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 4. A. project B. support C. secure D. believe
5. A. obedience B. mischievous C. biologist D. decision
Make the correct choice to complete each space.
6. Most of our students come _____ poor families.
A. in B. for C. from D. over
7. I'm afraid I'm going to be late home. Something has _____ at work.
A. looked for B. come up C. taken off D. gone away
8. Both my parents ______ hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. join B. take C. shake D. give
9. We are a very _____ family and support each other through any crises.
A. old-established B. well-to-do C. hard-up D. close-knit
10. _____ most men, my father enjoys cooking.
A. Not alike B. Unlike C. Unlikely D. Dislike
11. My brother is busy studying in the final year at university, so he is always ______.
A. under pressure B. at work C. in a hurry D. on business
12. My mother often _____ big meals, so we have leftovers for days.
A. cook B. is cooking C. cooks D. cooked
13. Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. deal with B. manage C. help together D. work together
14. Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He's a very _____ boy.
A. stubborn B. mischievous C. spoiled D. bright
15. I _____ the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like.
A. finish B. finished C. am finished D. have finished
16. As you _____ your car at the moment, can I borrow it?
A. don't use B. aren't using C. haven't used D. won't use
17. Come and see me when you _____ your report.
A. finish B. finished C. will finish D. had finished
18. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. has finished B. had finished C. was finished D. would finish
19. Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer. She has been dancing _____ she was four.
A. since B. when C. if D. for
20. Marge’s children are used to _____ after school every day. They don’t have to walk home.
A. picking up B. being picked up C. be picked up D. pick up
21. 'Would you like ______ on Ann's qualifications?''
A. commenting B. comment C. to comment D. commented
22. We _______along the river at night when we were young.
A. used to walking B. are used to walking C. used to not walk D. used to walk
23. “Would you like a glass of orange juice?” – “______.”
A. As much as possible B. Yes, I like C. Yes, please D. No. I don’t
24. Las Vegas is a US city _______ many people go to gamble.
A. which B. that C. whose D. where
25. The film ______ after weeks of our expectation.
A. was finally shown B. finally showed C. finally shows D. has finally shown
26. The movie was ______ thrilling that we couldn't sleep last night.
A. very B. such C. so D. too
27. 'You look ______ when you see me.' - 'Yes. I think you are in China.'
A. surprisingly B. surprised C. surprising D. surprise
28. If he _____ , we would have been forced to sack him.
A. hadn’t resigned B. resigned C. didn’t resign D. hasn’t resigned
29. I won’t lend you this sum of money _____ you promise to pay it back.
A. in case B. if C. otherwise D. unless
30. I _____ in the room right now.
A. am B. am being C. has been D. was
31. I wish I _____ my homework last night.

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 A. finished B. would finish C. had finished D. had been finished
32. She_______ than I am.
A. drives faster and more carelessly B. doesn’t drive as fast and carelessly
C. is a faster and more careless driver D. is a faster and careless driver
33. It was so noisy _______.
A. that nothing couldn’t be heard B. for anything to hear
C. that nothing could be heard D. to hear anything.
34. They worked very hard in spite of their age.
A. Although they are old, they worked very hard.
B. They were old, but they worked very hard.
C. Although they were old, but they worked very hard.
D. Although their being old, they worked very hard.
35. Music doesn’t interest Sonia.
A. Sonia isn’t interesting in music. B. Sonia is interested in music.
C. Sonia takes interest in music. D. Sonia isn’t interested in music.
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
36. After work she usually rushes to the market and then hurry home to prepare dinner.
A B C D
37. They prefer to stay in their home country because family ties.
A B C D
38. It was such good book that I couldn’t put it down.
A B C D
39. John is one of the most prominent businessman in our city.
A B C D
40. The father told his son didn’t spend much time playing games all day.
A B C D
Read the passage and make the correct choice:
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being
(41) ________ to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by
investigating their own family history. They can try to (42) _________ out more about
where their families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby,
especially in countries with a (43) ________ short history, like Australia and the United
States. It is one thing to spend some time (44) ________ through a book on family history
and make a(n) (45) ________ to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to
carry out the research work successfully.
41. A. pushed B. attracted C. brought D. considered
42. A. lay B. make C. put D. find
43. A. fairly B. greatly C. mostly D. widely
44. A. to go B. go C. going D. gone
45. A. idea B. plan C. purpose D. decision
Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
The nuclear family, consisting of a mother, father, and their children, may be more an
American ideal than an American reality. Of course, the so-called traditional American family
was always more varied than we had been led to believe, reflecting the very different racial,
ethnic, class, and religious customs among different American groups.
The most recent government statistics reveal that only about one third of all current
American families fit the traditional mold and another third consists of married couples who
either have no children or have none still living at home. Of the final one third, about 20
percent of the total number of American households are single people, usually women over
sixty-five years of age. A small percentage, about 3 percent of the total, consists of unmarried
people who choose to live together; and the rest, about 7 percent are single, usually divorced
parents, with at least one child. Today, these varied family types are typical, and therefore,
normal. Apparently, many Americans are achieving supportive relationships in family forms

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other than the traditional one.
46. With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The traditional American family B. The nuclear family
C. The current American family D. The ideal family
47. The writer implies that _____.
A. there have always been a wide variety of family arrangement in the United States
B. racial, ethnic, and religious groups have preserved the traditional family structure
C. the ideal American family is the best structure
D. fewer married couples are having children
48. The word 'current' in line 7 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. typical B. present C. perfect D. traditional
49. In the passage, married couples whose children have grown or who have no children
represent _____.
A. 33 percent of households B. 20 percent of households
C. 7 percent of households D. 3 percent of households
50. Who generally constitutes a one-person household?
A. A single man in his twenties B. An elderly man
C. A single woman in her late sixties D. A divorced woman

PRACTICE TEST 1B
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. biologist B. shift C. trick D. decision
2. A. thought B. threaten C. thunder D. themselves
3. A. tricks B. leftovers C. depths D. roofs
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
4. A. confidence B. suitable C. responsible D. secondary
5. A. leftover B. household C. garbage D. attempt
Make the correct choice to complete each space.
6.Your car is too dirty! When did you have it ______ ?
A. wash B. to be washed C. washed D. to wash
7. After the race ______, the celebration began.
A. had been won B. won C. will be won D. has been won
8. She could not understand what he said and _______.
A. so could I B. I couldn’t neither C. neither could I D. neither I could
9. He ______ a book when the robber broke into the house.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. is reading
10. Please _____ yourself at home. Would you like something to drink?
A. make B. do C. feel D. help
11. Can you tell me who is responsible ______ checking passports?
A. to B. in C. about D. for
12. My father hasn't seen his older brother ______ thirty years.
A. since B. from C. during D. for
13. She is leaving her husband ______ she cannot put up with his bad temper any longer.
A. because B. although C. if D. despite
14. My elder brother ______ responsibility for helping me study at home.
A. gets B. takes C. is D. has
15. It was ______ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.
A. care B. caring C. careful D. careless
16. My younger sister _______ going out.
A. enjoys B. wants C. expects D. manages
17. He told me that he _______ not made any plan for his summer holiday.
A. had B. has C. was D. does
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18. Steve is a family man. He enjoys being ______ home with his wife and children.
A. in B. about C. for D. at
19. For security reasons, passengers are requested _______ any luggage unattended.
A. no leave B. don’t leave C. not to leave D. not leaving
20. You will become ill _____you stop working so hard.
A. if B. unless C. Despite D. Because of
21. They could reach the house ________ the road was flooded.
A. despite B. although C. because D. if
22. The team______ a single match so far this season.
A. doesn't win B. didn't win C. hasn't won D. hadn't won
23. News ______ in of a large fire in central London.
A. is coming B. are coming C. have come D. come
24. By the time you receive this letter, I ______ for the USA.
A. have left B. will leave C. will have left D. am leaving
25. Some people think that 'Pericles' ______ by Shakespeare.
A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. was writing
26. Who’s going to look _______ your children while you’re at work?
A. for B. after C. at D. up
27. I suggested ______ out for a meal but nobody else was keen on the idea.
A. that going B. to go C. go D. going
28. –“Thanks for the lovely gift.” – “_____.”
A. You’re welcome B. I’m afraid not C. Oh dear D. No, thanks
29. Those shoes are ______for me to wear.
A. so smal B. very small C. too small D. enough small
30. If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal species
_____ extinct.
A. became B. would have become C. will become D. would become
31. You can enrich your knowledge _______.
A. listening to the radio B. by listening to the radio
C. to listen to the radio. D. than listening to the radio
32. My mother never allows ______.
A. to go out alone at night. B. me go out alone at night.
C. me going out alone at night. D. me to go out alone at night
33. We haven’t been to the concert for two years.
A. We never used to go to the concert. B. It’s two years since we went to the concert.
C. We didn’t go to the concert two years ago. D. We are used to going to the concert.
34. He used to travel around the country.
A. He disliked travelling around the country. B. He no longer travels around the country.
C. He is used to travelling around the country. D. He never travelled around the country.
35. He did the job in three hours.
A. He spent three hours doing the job. B. He finished the work three hours ago
C. He had three hours for the job D. The job was done three hours ago
Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect.
36. Some underground water has been polluted because the waste from factories.
A B C D
37. Some people enjoy preparing their own meals while others would rather to eat out
regularly. A B C
D
38. There are probably about 3,000 languages which speak in the world.
A B C D
39. Blind people develop an acute sense of sound, touch and tasty.
A B C D
40. It takes over four years for light from the nearest star reaching the earth.
A B C D

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Read the passage and make the correct choice.
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are
traditional ones (41) _______ a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American
families in 1988 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States,
there are no children. These (42) _______ couples may believe that they would not make good parents;
they may want freedom from the (43) _______ of child rearing; or, perhaps they are not physically
able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult who is a stepparent. A
stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother.
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people .have
the right to privacy and Americans do not (44) _______ in telling other Americans what type of family
group they must belong (45) _______. They respect each other's choices regarding family groups.
Families are very important to Americans.
41. A. comprising B. consisting C. composing D. making of
42. A. childish B. offspring C. childless D. childlike
43. A. jobs B. responsibilities C. burdens D. care
44. A. trust B. accept C. consider D. believe
45. A. for B. to C. with D. in
Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with diseases, high costs, and politics, the Panama
Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass
through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of travelling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It
takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of
fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than
fifteen thousand ships pass through its locks each year.
The French initiated the project; but sold their rights to the United States. The latter will control it
until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties.
46. Officially, ships began to pass through the Panama Canal __________.
A. thirty-nine years ago B. in 1920
C. in 1959 D. after 1920
47. Ships can pass through the canal zone ___________.
A. in some eighteen hours B. in one-tenth of an hour
C. in about eight hours D. in approximately eighty hours
48. How much would it cost an average ship to round the Horn?
A. fifteen thousand dollars B. fifty thousand dollars
C. five thousand dollars D. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
49. Which country will control the Canal until the end of the 20th century?
A.The United States B.France C.Panama D.The Horn
50. The phrase ‘ take over’ is closest in meaning to _______.
A. control B. replace C. allow D. join

The First Step Is Always The Hardest

( Vaïn Söï Khôûi Ñaàu Nan )