UNIT 5 HIGHER EDUCATION

EXERCISE 1: FILL IN EACH GAP WITH ONE CORRECT WORD IN THE BOX.

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1. The woman fought back the_______________ when she told us about her husband’s death in the plane
crash last month.
2. I ______________ approve of what you are doing and hopefully you’ll get a good result.
3. We have ____________ to a charitable organization for a grant for the project.
4. By the end of the week, I began to feel_______________ in my new job.
5. Starting a new job can be a______________ prospect.
6. Mary is a very good student. She has always done well______________.
7. All students should be taught to use their _______________ and knowledge to help society.
8. Caroline has been my best______________ since our school days.
9. There is accommodation for nearly one thousand students on_______________.
10. Slavery still ______________ in some parts of the world.
11. On the hottest days, the temperature may reach 40 degrees_____________.
12. Some students would like to spend their________________ travelling around the country.
13. Now that I have finished my intermediate level , I’m going to take the______________ course next
semester.
14. I’ve promised to finish my project yesterday, but It is going to be quite a_____________.
15. He read the letter over and over_____________ so as to memorize each word in it.

EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer

1. It took her many weeks to_____________ at home on campus. (stay/ feel/ see/ make)
2. Everyone was_________ at his knowledge of philosophy. (amaze/ amazing/ amazed/ amazement)
3. Starting school might be a(n)_________ experience for many children. (thorough/ advanced/ social/
daunting)
4. It’s really__________ to think how much power these people have! ( scare/ scary/ to scare/ scared)
5. Some children may be very bright, but they are not___________ inclined. (accidental/ accidentally/
academic/ academically)
6. The coach was__________ for the failure of the team. (accused/ blamed/ required/ apologized)
7. If you understand the matter thoroughly, that means you understand it__________.(hard/ hardly/ scarcely/
completely)
8. We __________ ever meet each other for a cup of coffee. (nearly/ hard/ hardly/ socially)

EXERCISE 3: WORD FORM

1. He filled in an ____________________form for the position of clerk. (apply)
2. He has $10,000 life______________, which his wife will receive if he dies first. (insure)
3. You have no other ________________but to leave now. (choose)
4. The team won by 20 points, which was a ____________________victory. (decide)
5. Daisy has fulfilled all the ________________for graduation. (require)
6. If I could choose, my_____________ is for beef rather than lamb. (prefer)
7. He had been educated in England which accounted for his__________ in the English language.
(proficient)
8. The challenge of ________________exploration has undergone several changes. (geography)
9. Students return in September for the start of the new _____________year. (academy)
10. An__________________ is a student in a college or university who has not yet received a degree.
(graduate)
 EXERCISE 4: PUT IN THE CORRECT TENSE OF EACH VERB IN BRACKETS
1. She could give us some advice if she (be)............................................ here now.
2. What (happen)........................................... if my parachute does not open?
3. The baby (wake) ....................................... up if you spoke louder.
4. If he had gotten one more mark, he (pass)………………………………the exam.
5. If she (not get)................................. married young, she wouldn’t have had many children.
6. If I (know) ..............................................the answer, I would tell you.
7. You (not have)............................................. so many accidents if you drove more carefully.
8. If Peter (ask)............................................ me, I’ll help him with all my ability.
9. If she studied harder, she (get)................................................... better grades.
10. If I (be)................................. you, I (tell) ....................................... them the truth.
11. If you (do)..................................... as I told you, you (succeed).......................................
12. I (not go).......................................... to his house unless you go with me.
13. We could have a drink if it............................................. (not be) so late.
14. Please don’t disturb him if he (be).............................................. busy.
15. If ice (be).................................. heavier than water, it (not float)...........................................
16. They would be glad if the rain (stop)………………………soon.
17. If Jack (come) ………………………….to my party, I would have danced with him.
18. It’s too bad Helen isn’t here. If she (be) ……………..here, she (know) …………………….. what to do.
19. Lee will go to a Disneyland if he (save) ………………………… enough money.
20. The boys and girls (go) ___________ home after this lesson.
21. Up to the present, we (write) ___________ almost every lesson in the book.
22. When the phone (ring) ___________. I (have) ___________ a bath.
23. You (wear) ___________ your new hat when I (meet) ___________ you yesterday.
24. When it (rain) ___________ she (carry) ___________ an umbrella.
25. The house (be) ___________ much smaller than he (think) ___________ at first.
26. While you (play) ___________ the piano I (write) ___________ a letter.
27. Before you (mention) ___________ him, I (hear, never) ___________ of that author.
28. When you (come) ___________ back, he (already, buy) ___________ a new house.
29. Don’t come until I (finish)___________ lunch.
30. I (hope) ___________it (stop) ___________ raining by five o’clock this afternoon.
31. The river (not begin) ___________ to swell until some rain (fall) ___________.
32. I (stay) ___________ here until you (finish) ___________ your work.
33. When I (be) ___________in Egypt for ten years, I (write) ___________ a book.
34. By next month, I (leave for) ___________ India.
35. He (finish) ___________ this work before you (leave) ___________.
36. The meeting (finish) ___________ by the time we (get) ___________ there.
37. When you (go) ___________ into the office, Mr. John (sit) ___________ at the front desk.
38. Mr. and Mrs. While (live) ___________ in their new house by next spring.
39. We (wait) ___________ for you when you (get) ___________ back tomorrow.
40. When we (see) ___________ Mr. Johnson tomorrow, we (remind) ___________ him for that.
41. The Browns (travel) ___________ through new England at this time tomorrow.
42. He (work) ___________ on the report when you (arrive) ___________ this afternoon.
43. We (send) ___________ you a telegram as soon as we (arrive) ___________ in Moscow.
44. When George (come) ___________ this afternoon, he (bring) ___________ his friends.
45. I (speak) ___________ to you about that matter after meeting tonight.
46. By the time you (receive) ___________ this letter, we (travel) ___________ through Spain.
47. By this time next week, you (meet) ___________ my boy friend, Ali.
48. I (wait) ___________ for you fight here when you (come) ___________ out of the building.
49. She (wait) ___________for you at 5 o’clock this afternoon.
50. They (not, come) ___________home until they (see) ___________everything.
EXERCISE 5: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION.
1. We’d like to travel around Europe, but we won’t because we don’t have enough money.
 If _____________________________________________________________
2. What a pity I’m too hungry to concentrate.
 If_____________________________________________________________
3. I didn’t know she was ill, so I didn’t visit her.
 If____________________________________________________________
4. He stayed up late last night. That’s why he is tired now.
 If___________________________________________________________
5. Teresa would love to visit the Great Wall of China but she can’t afford it.
 If___________________________________________________________
6. That winter was so hard that many villagers starved to death.
 If__________________________________________________________
7. Let me give you my advice. You should cut down on smoking right now.
 If__________________________________________________________
8. Leave me alone or I will call the police!
 Unless____________________________________________________
9. If you arrive at the office earlier than I do, please turn on the air-conditioner.
 Should____________________________________________________
10. But for your advice, I wouldn’t have avoided the trouble.
 If it____________________________________________________
11. H died so young; otherwise, he would be very famous now.
 Had____________________________________________________
12. You must tell me the whole trust or I won’t help you.
 Unless_______________________________________________
13. Look after the car and it will never break down.
 Should________________________________________________
14. I’m not good at English, so I can’t be offered a good job.
 Were_________________________________________________
15. The car breaks down so often because you don’t take good care of it.
 Were__________________________________________________
16. Without your help, I couldn’t finish the work on time.
 If it____________________________________________________
 If you__________________________________________________
17. You can use my flat, but you must keep everything in order.
 Provided_________________________________________________
18. The violent storm prevented the train from arriving on time.
 If it_______________________________________________________
 If the______________________________________________________
19. Because of the heavy rain, we cancelled the football match.
 But for_____________________________________________________
20. The polluted air in this area made many babies die at birth.
 Without___________________________________________________
 If the air___________________________________________________

UNIT 5- TEST 1
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. early B. university C. identity D. apply
2. A. choice B. chemistry C. each D. achieve
3. A. applicant B. final C. high D. decide
4. A. application B. indicate C. average D. grade
5. A. our B. four C. course D. yours
II/ Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
6. A. university B. application C. technology D. entertainment
7. A. mathematics B. engineering C. scientific D. laboratory
8. A. certificate B. necessary C. economy D. geography
9. A. maximum B. decision C. requirement D. admission
10. A. considerable B. information C. librarian D. technician

III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
11. If I had known she was ill, I would go to visit her.
A B C D
12. I can’t go with you unless I will get my work finished.
A B C D
13. If she had eaten fewer sweets, she would lose weight.
A B C D
14. You would have met Mary if you came here yesterday evening.
A B C D
15. If they want to increase output, they had to modernize the factory.
A B C D
IV/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
16. George is very keen______ veterinary science and he wishes to apply_____ a job connected with caring for the
health of animals.
A. at / for B. on / to C. on / for D. at / to
17. What’s the minimum entrance requirement________ the English course?
A. in B. on C. for D. at
18. If we don’t hurry, the sun________ before we____________ the top.
A. will rise – have reached B. rises – reach
C. will have risen – reached D. will have risen – reach
19. Tommy’s cat was so dirty that he looked as if he___________ in the mud.
A. had been laid B. had been lain
C. had been lying D. had been lay
20. If you_________ waiting for a moment, I ________ if the manager________ free.
A. didn’t mind – would see - were B. hadn’t minded – would have seen – were
C. don’t mind – will see – is D. couldn’t mind – would see – were
21. “When____________?” - “In 1928”
A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
22. I can’t still believe it! My bicycle_______________ last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole
23. I found him____________ at the door.
A. stood B. standing C. to stand D. is standing
24. They don’t allow us___________ here.
A. parking B. to park C. park D. parking
25. The grass needs___________
A. to cut B. be cut C. being cut D. cutting
26. In the US, the traditional____________ which completes the college course is Bachelor of Arts.
A. rank B. grade C. degree D. qualification
27. Everyone should try his best to acquire the highest of education, either by___________ at an educational
institution or by private studies.
A. attendance B. presence C. work D. appearance
28. Most universities _______ students who want to attend the university to pass three A-Levels.
A. receive B. tell C. ask D. require
29. She has few friends, so she often feels ___________.
A. comfortable B. alone C. lonely D. dependable
30. More and more universities and other educational institutions are being opened to ______higher education.
A. make B. provide C. establish D. improve
31. I’m tall enough to be a policeman, but I don’t have enough ____________
A. degrees B. qualifications C. diplomas D. certificates
32. He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _________ good results.
A. object B. last C. consider D. achieve
33. The police provide ___________ for the people in a country.
A. protect B. protective C. protector D. protection
34. Edward was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the_____ routine of the office.
A. established B. establishing C. establishes D. establish
35. He wrote the letter in half an hour.
A. It took half an hour for him to write the letter. B. It took him half an hour writing the letter.
C. It took him half an hour to write the letter. D. It took him in half an hour to write the letter.
36. I will have a good time whether I ______________
A. win or lose B. will win or lose C. have won or lost D. would win or lose
37. _________more carefully, he wouldn’t have had the accident yesterday.
A. If Peter drove B. If had Peter driven
C. Had Peter driven D. Unless Peter had driven
38. My sister used to walk to school with her friends.
A. My sister no longer walks to school with her friends.
B. My sister doesn’t walk to school with her friends no longer.
C. My sister is accustomed to walking to school with her friends.
D. My sister hated walking to school with her friends.
39. The weather is so cold we can’t go swimming
A. If the weather were not cold, we could go swimming
B. Unless the weather were cold, we couldn’t go swimming
C. Although it was cold, we couldn’t go swimming
D. We will go swimming if the weather is not so cold
40. I wrote down the name of the hotel for future_________
A. memory B. thinking C. information D. reference

V/ READING COMPREHENSION
A/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following passage.
In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased (41)_________ in the second half of the twentieth
century. Nevertheless, (42) __________ a place at university in Britain is not easy. Universities only take the
better students (43)_________ this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of
students, nearly all university students are not supposed to take a (44)_______ during term time. Unless their
parents are rich, students receive a state grant of money (45) ________ can cover most of their living expenses.
41. A. great B. greatly C. greatness D. greaten
42. A. participating B. going C. winning D. deciding
43. A. because B. in spite of C. though D. because of
44. A. job B. test C. break D. absence
45. A. whose B. that C. what D. of which
B/ Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
There are more and more challenges for school children today at their early age. For example elementary
pupils have to work harder to finish many types of homework. Teachers and parents can help them in many ways.
Teachers should be more ready to give timely comments and feedbacks to encourage their pupils. At home parents
also need to care more about the place and time for their children to do homework. There should be enough space
to work comfortably, good light, and no distractions such as television or phone calls.
Taking tests is another challenge for school children. Some parents worry that their children will become
stressed over the tests. However, teachers can help them prepare more carefully for the tests and more confident to
pass them. Teachers try to make sure that the pupils really enjoy the experience, so that they are able to do their
best. Parents can help by not taking them too seriously. The more relaxed parents are, the better children can
perform in the tests.
46. Which of the followings is used as an example to show how hard children have to study today?
A. They have to finish a lot of homework. B. They have to get good marks.
C. They have to neglect many types of homework.
D. They have to take many kinds of exams.
47. According to the reading passage, what DON’T parents need to care more about when their children do the
homework?
A. Distraction B. Time C. Space D. Position
48. How do parents feel about their children’s taking tests?
A. They worry that their children will become stressed.
B. They think it is a challenge for them.
C. They help them to prepare for the test.
D. They care about them.
49. Why do teachers have to make school children feel that taking tests is an enjoyable experience?
A. so that they are confident to take the tests.
B. so that they prepare more carefully.
C. so that they are able to do their best
D. so that they are more worried about taking tests.
50. What kind of attitude should parents show towards children’s taking tests?
A. Serious B. Relaxed C. Ready D. Useful

UNIT 5 – TEST 2
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. result B. subject C. study D. tutor
2. A. academic B. campus C. apply D. entrance
3. A. receive B. achieve C. increase D. creative
4. A. scary B. challenge C. psychology D. course
5. A. blamed B. required C. advanced D. replied
II/ Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
6. A. certificate B. university C. academically D. engineering
7. A. existence B. exciting C. amazing D. reference
8. A. performance B. original C. entrance D. acceptance
9. A. proficiency B. opportunity C. international D. undergraduate
10. A. considerable B. interview C. philosophy D. identity.
III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase( A,B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.

11. It would have been better if you wouldn’t have agued with him last night
A B C D
12. We would have to move upstairs should the river rise any higher.
A B C D
13. James Dickey’s first poem was published during he was still a senior in college.
A B C D
14. I remember putting my book on the table but now it is nowhere being seen.
A B C D
15. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now
A B C D
IV/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
16. The castle was built in the 12th century and is still _____ use.
A. in B. of C. for D. to
17. We are here to provide the public _____ a service.
A. for B. with C. to D. at
18. Be quiet, please. We _____ at the translation and you _____ a lot of noise.
A. are working/are making B. work/are making
C. are working/make D. work/make
19. She_____. Is something wrong?
A. cries B. is crying C. cry D. crying
20. In the morning I _____ little time, so I _____ a shower in the evening.
A. have/take B. am having/am taking C. have/am taking D. am having/take
21. “You must buy new plates,” - “It’s useless. You ______ plates”
A. always break B. are always breaking C. have always broken D. usually broke
22. The rain _____ but a strong wind is still blowing
A. stops B. stopped C. has stopped D. is stopping
23. Trees won’t grow well _________ there is enough water.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as
24. No one enjoys __________ fun of in public.
A. being made B. to be made C. making D. to make
25. If you keep _____________ in English, your oral English will improve.
A. to talk B. talking C. talk D. having talked
26. ________ education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education.
A. High B. Tertiary C. Elementary D. Secondary
27. All recommenders should enclose the ____ letter in an envelope with their name signed across the seal.
A. apology B. reference C. complaint D. preference
28. An ________ examination is an examination that many educational institution use to select students for
admission.
A. final B. first C. entrance D. last
29. For participants from academic institutions, the _________fee is 150 EURO.
A. tuition B. learning C. month D. yearly
30. During the examination, any communication between the _________ is prohibited.
A. examiners B. candidates C. applicants D. interviewers
31. In many countries, prospective university students apply for _____ during their last year of high school.
A. achievement B. information C. course D. admission
32. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _________ courses in the university.
A. compulsory B. optional C. required D. limited
33. This paper presents a construction model based on _____ factors.
A. decide B. decision C. deciding D. decisive
34. He was the only _____ that was offered the job.
A. apply B. application C. applicant D. applying
35. I would like to invite you to participate in the _____ ceremony.
A. graduate B. graduated C. graduation D. graduating
36. If I hadn’t had much work to do, _______________.
A. I never go to the movies B. I would have gone to the movies
C. I wouldn’t have gone to the movies D. I couldn’t go to the movies.
37. He managed to send his children to school _______________.
A. although he is poor B. if he were not poor
C. because of his poverty D. in spite of his poverty
38. The Pulitzer Prize has been _________ in American literature for more than seventy years.
A. the award most prestigious that B. the most prestigious award
C. prestigious award that most D. most prestigious award
39. Not only did he win the first prize, ____________
A. and he was given a place at the university B. so he was given a place at the university
C. but he was also given a place at the university D. for he was offered a holiday aboard
40. Having read the passages three times, ______________
A. It was difficult for me to understand B. I still couldn’t understand its main idea.
C. the main idea of it was not clear to me D. it made me confused about its main idea
V/ READING COMPREHENSION.
A/ Read the passage and choose the most appropriate word for each blank.
The University Oxford, informally called “Oxford University”, or simply “Oxford”, (41) _________ in the
city of Oxford, in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also considered as one of
the world’s leading (42) _________ institutions. The university traces its roots back to at least the end of the 11 th
century, (43) _________ the exact date of foundation remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is consistently
ranked in the world’s top ten universities.
The University of Oxford is also a place where many talented leaders from all over the world used to study.
Twenty-five British Prime Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At (44)
____________ 25 other international leaders have been educated at Oxford, and this number includes King Harald
V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton is the first American President to attend Oxford. Forty-
seven Nobel (45) ________ winners have studied or taught at Oxford.
41. A. put B. placed C. located D. stood
42. A. learning B. academic C. graduating D. scholar
43. A. although B. because C. since D. if
44. A. report B. least C. late D. lately
45. A. price B. gift C. medal D. prize
B/ Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he
attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for
a degree consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending university a student will probably
attend two terms each year. It is possible to spread to period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also
possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in
fact done as a regular practice.
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is useful for the
student to show to coming employers. Most of the student feel the pressure of work, but in spite of this some
students still find time for great activity in the student affairs. The students are interested in elections to positions
in student organization. The effective work of keeping orders is usually performed by students who advise the
university authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear
before a student court. With the large numbers of students, the operation of the system includes a certain amount of
activity. A student who has held one of these positions is much respected and it will be of importance to him later
in his career.
46. According to the first paragraph an American students is allowed _________
A. to live in a different university
B. to take a particular course in different universities
C. to get two degree from two different universities
D. to study at home
47. Which of the following is useful for students’ career future?
A. an attendance record B. a military record
C. an academic record D. a disciplinary record
48. American university students are usually under pressure of work because _________
A. their university performance will affect their future careers
B. they are heavily involved in student affairs
C. they have to observe strict university regulations
D. they are interested in running for positions in students organization
49. The student organizations seem to be effective in ____________
A. dealing with affairs of the university
B. keeping up the students’ interest for social activities
C. checking students’ performance by taking them to a student court
D. ensuring that students obey university rules
50. According to the last two sentences it’s important ___________________
A. to take part in student organizations B. to hold a position in student organizations
C. to be respected by members of student organization D. to run a student organization