*PRACTICE UNIT 1: LOCAL COMMUNITY

Mark the word A,B,C,D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. out B. round C. about D. would
2. A. chair B. check C. machine D. child
3. A. too B. soon C. good D. food
4. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
5. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. He is trying to stop smoking.
A. give off B. give up C. give in D. give away
2. The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt.
A. put on B. went off C. got out D. kept up
3. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Please, go on and finish what you were
saying.
A. talk B. quit C. continue D. stop
4. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the
epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with

6. Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. get through B. put off C. keep up with D. go over
8. It took me a very long time to recover from the shock of her death.
A. turn off B. take on C. get over D. keep up with
9. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the
epidemic.
A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with
10. What may happen if John will not arrive in time?
A. go along B. go out C. put on D. turn up
11. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
A. calls B. arrives C. reports D. prepares
12. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A. do B. let C. delay D. leave
13. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
A. liked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed
14. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A. take after B. take place C. take away D. take on
15. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.
A. resemble B. test C. arrive D. buy
16. He resembles his father in many ways.
A. turns off B. takes on C. goes over D. takes after
17. We’ll buy you a cat, but you must promise to take care of it properly.
A. put on B. go off C. take after D. look after
18. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.
 A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
19. Did your son pass the university entrance examination?
A. make up B. get along C. go up D. get through
20. He did not particularly want to play any competitive sport.
A. use up B. do with C. take up D. go on
21. I am tired because I went to bed late last night.
A. stayed up B. kept off C. put out D. brought up
23. I felt let down when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister.
A. disappointed B. interested C. excited D. bored
24. Do you have to light up another cigarette? I thought you were trying to cut down.
A. burn B. get up C. save D. smoke
25. I couldn't make out what he had talked about because I was not used to his accent.
A. stand B. understand C. write D. interrupt
26. The firefighters fought the blaze while the crowd was looking on it.
A. blowing B. watering C. preventing D. watching
27. The police are looking for the murder.
A. redoing B. finding out C. doing D.looking up
28. I wonder what _______for my birthday party next week.
A.will buy B.to buy C.buying D.buy
29. Giovanna doesn't get along with her two brothers.
A. agree with B. hate C. please with D. get on with
30. You don't need a computer. You can get by with the typewriter.
A. understand B. manage with C. buy D. pass with
32. I want you to go on the project while I am out of town.
A. bring B. end C. abandon D. continue
36. The bomb went _________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the
town.
A. on B. off C. out D. by
38. She looked _________ him, smiling happily and confidently.
A. on B. over C. forward D. at
39. I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn _________
A. off B. up C. on D. down
40. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look _________ them?
A. up B. after C. for D. into
41. She still can't get _________ the shock for her baby's death.
A. out B. on C. over D. away
43. You’d better put _________ your coat before you leave. It’s chilly out.
A. off B. on C. out D. up
44. Alex advised you to take _________ your parents at all.
A. after B. along C. up D. over
45. We are going _________ a few days for the holidays.
A. away B. up C. on D. out
Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of a phrasal verbs
in the box.
get on come back get up
look after hand down set off
1. My sister is an early bird. She ______at 7 o’clock every day of the week.
2. We’ll ______set off for Tay Ho village at 9 o’clock and arrive at 10 o’clock.
3. Many foreign tourist decided to _______to Viet Nam for another holiday.
4. Nam has to ________his younger sister after school.
5. Phong is my best friend and we are really easy to ______ with him.
6. These traditional stories have been handed down from parents to children over
many gerneration.
Choose the words or phrases in brackets that best completes each sentence.
1.Tom, was staying (in/ on/ with/ to)........................ Lam last week.
2.Your mother likes watching documentaries, (doesn’t/ does/ isn’t/ is) ................she?
3.Mai said she would go to Hue (the day before/ the last day/ the day after)..................
4.We will have no fresh water to use (if/ although/ however/ therefore)we pollute the
water.
5.In winter, many Swedes don’t know where (to buy/buying/buy/bought) some
flowers.
6.-Na:“Don’t forget to come to my party tomorrow”-La: (I don’t./ I won’t/I can’t/ I
haven’t)

UNIT 1 : TEST 1
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the others.
1. A. community B.craft C. centre D. candy
2.A.team B.ready C. treat D. weave
3.A. suburbs B. books C. lakes D. outskirts
4.A.preserved B.stopped C. liked D. washed
5. A.know B. knife C. knock D.kitchen
Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress
6. A. police B.garbage C.community D. around
7. A pottery B. suburb C. handicraft D. facility
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
8.Lan Anh thinks she will _______her new classmates.
A. turn off B. take off C. look up D. get on with
9.The tourists wondered where _________ the traditional crafts in the village market.
A. should buy B.buying C.to buy D. A & B
10. Mr Buong asked me how ______to the nearest shopping mall?
A. to get B. getting C. should get D. got
11. It’s a beautiful vase and I _______ it if I ______ the money, but I can’t afford to
buy it.
A. would buy / had B. will buy / have C. bought / will D. buy / would
have have
12. A skilled local ______made this conical hat in Chuong village three days ago.
A.electrician B.firefighter C.garbage D.artisan
 collector
13.It is very hot now. A firelighter thinks it_________rain this afternoon.
A.must B.should C.need D.may
14.I didn’t know what ______ for our house yesterday.
A.bought B.to buy C.were bought D.buying
15.At the end of the story, the man ______doing business because of his sickness.
A.looked after B.turned up C.turned into D.closed down
16.In Bat Trang, they can _________pottery themselves in workshops.
A. do B. have C. work D. make
17. The Chuong conical hat making festival will be held ___________ June 9th, 2022.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
18. Sourvenirs _______people of a place, an occasion, or a trip which they had.
A. invited B. advised C. warned D. reminded
19.My class will visit a_________ village in Tay Ho next week.
A.famous small ancient B. ancient C. famous ancient small D. famous
famous small ancient small
20. She tries her best to protect the environment. _______, she wants to be a garbage
collector.
A. However B. Because C. So D. Therefore
21._______ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive,we still bought it.
A. Although B. Despite C. Because D. But
22.The local ________encourages us to protect the natural beauty of their craft
village.
A. neighbors B. community C. facilities D. suburbs
23.They are going to_______a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam.
A.bring out B.publish C.comt out D.Both A & B
24. Do you know the famous artisans______ this statue in gold or bronze?
A. built B. made C. cast D. created
25.Son Tung invited Huong Giang to join his trip to Bat Trang, but she _______his
invitation.
A.put off B.turned down C.made sure of D.put down
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning.
26. The Smiths decided to move to a new house in the suburb last week.
A.on the outskirt B.at the centre C.in the city D.in town
27.Lan Anh arrived at Trieu Le Dinh' s wedding in China despite her sickness.
A.keen on B.surprised at C.turned up D.looked forward
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
OPPOSITE in meaning.
28.Although Ba was tired, he got up early to go to the festival.
A.got out of bed B.went to bed C.dealed with D.turned down
29. Doan Van Ha often has a bad relationship with his friends at school.
A. gets on with B. lives on C. face up to D. pass down
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
30. An: “I’ll visit a traditional craft village next week.” - Mr Buong: “_________.”
 A. Good luck! B.I agree with you C.Congratulations!
D.Have a good time!
31. Mary: “In my opinion, we should keep the tradidtional craft villages longlife.” -
John: “_________.”
A. That’s nice B. I like it C. That’s all right
D.That’s a good idea.
Read the following passage and A, B, C or D indicate the correct word for each of
the following blanks.
Doi Tam,a traditional craft village in Ha Nam.We went there last week. It
is famous(32)__its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The
craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today
there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I
was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People (33)___that
it takes four workers three days (34)___a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To
make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight stage process. Stretching the
drumhead is the most challenging stage (35)__they have to carefully assess the sound
it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills. Nowadays, Doi Tam drums
are not only famous in Viet Nam (36)__are also sold to other countries such as Laos,
Cambodia and the USA.
32:A. for B.with C.of D.about
33:A. speak B.want C.tell D. say
34:A.making B.make C. to make D.to making
35:A. beacuse of B. since C.although D.despite
36:A. so B.when C.instead of D. but
Mark the letter A B, C, or D on your answer that needs correction the following
questions.
37. An(A) police officer didn’t know how found out(B) some information(C)
about(D) the crime.
38. I like lying(A) on the beach(B),so I always(C) spend my holiday to sunbathe(D).
39. Nam is far from(A) his family,so(B) he remembers(C) his parents in(D) his
hometown so much.
Write sentences with the cues given.
40. gets on well / Ms Lan / she / always / with / new classmate/ . / thinks that / her /
.
41. Tuan’s family / a new house / three days/./ moved / ago/ in / the suburb / to /

42. in Ann’s community/ her /some useful advice/ to save water/./Many people/ how/
gave/

43. My sister / live/ , but / in a suburb / doesn’t / in the city centre/ of Hue/./

44. The local / us / to live/ better/./ encourages / community/
.
Rewrite the following sentences that still keep the same meaning the root one.
45.I don’t know how I can play the piano well.
(TO PLAY)
 I don’t know how ____________________________________________.
46. Miss Hoa wondered where she could buy some traditional handdicafts.
(TO BUY)
 Miss Hoa wondered where _____________________________________.
47.My parents gave some new skills to me.
(HANDED DOWN)
 My parents handed ____________________________________________.
48.I can’t decide who I can ask for some information about my new school.
(TO ASK)
 I can’t decide who _____________________________________________.
49.Can you tell me how I can learn English?
(TO LEAN)
 Can you tell me how ___________________________________________.
50.We should be responsible for what we do.
(TAKE CARE OF)
 We should ___________________________________________________.