TRUNG VUONG HIGHSCHOOL

Teacher: Lê Thị Hồng Quế

October, 2021
What university would you like to apply
for? Why?
NEW WORDS

1. (a) campus : Khuôn viên trường đại học

2. (a) roommate: Bạn chung phòng
3. (to) feel lonely: Cảm thấy cô đơn
4. (to) fight back tears: Cố nén khóc
5. (to) blame someone for: Đổ lỗi cho
6. (to) get on well with : Hòa đồng với
7. (to) graduate from: Tốt nghiệp từ
8. daunting (adj.): Làm nản chí
9. scary (adj.) = frightening : Làm kinh hoàng
10. creative (adj.) : = imaginative : Sáng tạo
Three students talks about their impressions of
university life.
Read the passages, and then do the tasks that follow.
 On the first weekend I went out with my new friends,
walking around campus. It was exciting, thinking how I
Sarah was at college, meeting people who could become
good friend of mine. The most exciting thing was that I
didn’t have to explain to my parents where I was going,
who with, or what time I’d be home!
On Saturday night, I followed my roommate to a party.
The people at the party were busy playing some game,
and no one seemed to notice my existence. I suddenly
felt so lonely. Fighting back tears, I ran back to my
room, thinking I would never feel at home at college.
 My roommate left the window open all the time,
even when it was 10 degree Celsius out, and went
Ellen to bed at 10 every night. When she got sick after
mid-terms, she blamed my tying and having a light
on while she was trying to sleep.
At first, college was a little daunting. I graduated
from a small school. After seeing the same people
over and over for many years, it was amazing, but
a little scary, to be in a place where it seem like I
never saw the same person twice.
 The first year at college was probably the best and
most challenging year of my life. Academically, I
enjoyed it thoroughly. Taking part in the Advanced
Brenden Engineering project gave me a chance to use my
creativity and knowledge to help society.
Socially, I made lots of new friends both through
engineering and living at St John College on
campus. The social calendar of the colleges provide
plenty of opportunity to meet non-engineering
students as well as other engineers, many of whom
have become my best mates.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY - ENGLAND
 Campus blame scary challenge amazing
campus
1. The new library was built in the center of the.................
2. They……………..the
blamed rise in oil prices for
the big increase in inflation.
scariest
3.That’s the……………..story I’ve ever hear.
4. Intelligent boys like to study something
if it really………………
challenges them.
amazing
5. The new car goes at an……………..speed.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY- ENGLAND
 Who? Sarah Ellen Brenden
a. attended the party on the first
weekend at college. 
Line 7
b. didn’t get on very well with the
roommate. 
Line12→15
c. was not used to meeting different
people every day at college.

Line17 →19
d. liked having a chance to be
creative 
Line 23→24
e. was very excited about going to
college 
Line 3
f. enjoyed the first year at college.

Line 21
HARVARD UNIVERSITY- AMERICA
1. On the first weekend Sarah……………
A.went out with her new friends. Line 2
B. met people at college.
C. thought how she was at college.
D. played some games.
RMIT UNIVERSITY- HCM

2. Sarah felt lonely at the party because

………….
A.She followed her roommate to a party.
B. No one paid attention to her existence.
C. She wanted to fight back tears.
D. She ran back to her room.

Line 8→9
3. Ellen’s roommate blamed her for…………
A. making her sick after midterms. Line 13→14
B. leaving the window open.
C. seeing the same people over and over for many years.
D. graduating from a small school.

PHAN THIẾT UNIVERSITY

VIN UNIVERSITY- HÀ NỘI

4. Brenden thought his first year at

college was ………….year of his life.
A.the worst and most challenging
B. the happiest
C. the best and most challenging
D. the best and most difficult

Line 21→22
HUTECH UNIVERSITY- HCM

5. The word “mates” in the last

paragraph can be best replaced
by …………..
A.engineers
B.teachers
C.students
D.friends

Line 29
MOSCOW UNIVERSITY- RUSSIA
 CLOSED TEXT:
On the first weekend Sarah was (1) _______ to follow her roommate to a party
because she didn’t have to explain to her parents where she was going. (2) _____ ,
she soon felt lonely because no one seemed to notice her existence. Having
graduated (3) _______ a small school, Ellen found college a little daunting. It was
amazing to be in a place (4) ______ it seemed like she never saw the same people
twice. Brenden’ first year at college was probably the best and most challenging
year of his life because he had a (5)_____to use his creativity and knowledge to
help society. (Hào hứng)
1.A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. excites
2.A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
3.A. in B. at C. to (tuyD.nhiên)
from (tốt nghiệp từ)
(Nnc +where)
4.A. when B. where C. which D. that
5.A. chance (cơ hội) B. opportunity C. time D. money
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