UNIT 3: CITIES OF THE FUTURE
VOCABULARY
1.Article /'ɑ:tikl/(n) bài báo
 (+ to, with) cho học việc theo giao kèo với
2. Card reader : thiết bị đọc thẻ
3. City dweller /ˈsɪti - ˈdwelə(r)/ (n) người sống ở đô thị, cư dân thành thị
4. Cycle path : làn đường dành cho xe đạp
5. Efficiently /i'fi∫ntli/ [một cách] có năng suất, [một cách] có hiệu suất cao = effectively (adv)
6. High-rise (a) cao tầng, có nhiều tầng
7. Infrastructure /ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/ (n) cơ sở hạ tầng
8. Interact /,intər'ækt/ tác động qua lại
9. Liveable /'livəbl/ đáng sống
10. Neighborhood (n) khu dân cư
11. Operate /'ɒpəreit/ hoạt động, vận hành, chạy (máy)
12. Pedestrian /pi'destriən/9n) người đi bộ, khách bộ hành
13. Privacy /'privəsi/ /'praivəsi/(n) sự riêng tư
14. Roof garden: vườn trên sân thượng
15. Sense of community (np): ý thức cộng đồng
16. Sensor /'sensə[r]/ cảm biến
17. Skyscraper /'skaiskreipə[r]/ nhà chọc trời
18. Smart city : thành phố thông minh
19. Sustainable /səs'teinəbl/ (a) có thể chịu đựng được = endurable /in'djʊərəbl/
20. Urban centre: khu đô thị, trung tâm đô thị
21. Upgrade/ˈʌpɡreɪd/ (v) nâng cấp
22. Urban planner /ˈɜːbən 'plænə(r)/(n) người / chuyên gia quy hoạch đô thị

23. Optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj) lạc quan
24. Overcrowded /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd/ (adj) chật ních, đông nghẹt
25. Pessimistic /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/ (adj) bi quan
26. Quality of life /'kwɒləti əv laɪf/ (n) chất lượng sống
27. Renewable /rɪˈnjuːəbl/ (adj) có thể tái tạo lại
28. Inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ (n) cư dân, người cư trú
29. Detect /dɪˈtekt/ (v) dò tìm, phát hiện ra
30. Metropolitan /,metrə'pɒlitən/ (a) [thuộc] thủ đô; ở thủ đô
31. Cosmopolitan /,kɒzmə'pɒlitən/ (a) gồm người từ nhiều nước, gồm người tứ xứ
GRAMMAR
I. CAUSATIVE FORM - HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE 
1. Động từ cầu khiến/ khởi phát: có nghĩa là ai đó làm một việc gì cho chúng ta. Có thể là do việc đó khó,
không thể làm được hay đơn giản là chúng ta không muốn làm việc đó. 
HAVE + STH + PAST PARTICIPLE
a) She's having her house painted.
b) We've had the carpets cleaned. 
c) They'll be having their dinner served at half past eight.
d) We've been having our garden remodeled. 
2. Nếu chúng ta muốn đề cập đến người/ tác nhân thực hiện hành động này, chúng ta dùng "by + tác
nhân":
HAVE + STH + PAST PARTICIPLE + BY...
a) He's having his tattoo done by one of the best experts in the city.
b) Every Saturday we have our car cleaned by a local lad in the village. 
c) She had had her nails done before her hair was cut by Sassoon.
d) They'll have had their meal served by the time we arrive. 

3. Chúng ta cũng dùng hình thức khởi phát/ cầu khiến để nói về những trải nghiệm xấu hoặc những rủi
ro/ bất hạnh đã xảy ra; hay một trải nghiệm nói chung. 
HAVE + STH + PAST PARTICIPLE + (BY + TÁC NHÂN)
a) They've had their suitcases stolen at the airport.
b) We've had our electricity cut off all day.
c) I had my car lights smashed by vandals.
d) He had his garden destroyed by the storm.
e) Sherry had her children playing in the garden. 
4. Chúng ta cùng so sánh sự khác nhau giữa 3 động từ khởi phát/ cầu khiến: 
HAVE - GET - MAKE
a) He has the lawn mown every weekend by his son. (He does not do it, his son does.) 
→ HAVE + sth + PAST PARTICIPLE
a') I'll have the porter bring your luggage up right away. 
(He arranges for the porter to bring the guest's luggage.) 
→ HAVE + sb + BARE INFINITIVE
→ giao trách nhiệm cho người khác làm việc đó. 
b) He got the lawn mown by his son. (He encouraged him to do it for him.) 
→ GET+ sth + PAST PARTICIPLE
b) He got his son to mow the lawn for him. (He persuaded his son to do it for him.) 
→ GET + sb + TO INFINITIVE
→ thuyết phục/ khuyến khích người khác làm việc đó hoặc lừa phỉnh người khác để họ làm việc đó.
c) He made his son mow the lawn. (He insisted or ordered his son do it.) 
→ MAKE + sb + BARE INFINITIVE
→ bắt buộc ra lệnh người khác làm việc đó. 
5. "GET" thường được dùng trong văn nói thể hiện sự thân thiện. Chúng ta cũng dùng "GET" khi chính
chủ từ thực hiện hành động.

a) They always get their homework done on time.
b) He got the lawn mown before lunch.
c) I got all the ingredients prepared before cooking the paella.
d) You had better get organized or you'll be late. 
PRACTICE
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 
1. James had his nose ____ in a fight 
A. break 

B. to break

C. breaking

D. broken 

C. stolen 

D. steal 

C. blowing 

D. to blow 

C. taking

D. taken 

C. chinning

D. shine

C. built 

D. building 

C. painted

D. painting

C. repaired

D. repairing

2. Frank had his passport ____ on a train. 
A. stealing

B. to steal 

3. Fred had his hat ____ off in the wind.
A. blow 

B. blown 

4. George had his papers ____ at the police station. 
A. take 

B. to take 

5. Bill is having his shoes ____.
A. shined 

B. to shine

6. I am going to have a new house ____.
A. build

B. to build

7. I'll have the boys ____ the chairs. 
A. paint 

B. to paint

8. I will have your car ____ by the end of the day.
A. to repair

B. repair

9. Robots could even be part of security alerting you to possible fires that you are under ____ of. 
A. risk 

B. danger

C. pressure

D. threat

C. take 

D. to take 

10. Have these flowers ____ to her office, please. 
A. taken

B. taking

11. You should have your car ____ before going. 
A. servicing

B. to service

C. service

D. serviced

C. make

D. made

12. I'll have a new dress ____ for my daughter.
A. making

B. to make

13. You should ____ a professional to check your house for earthquake damage. 
A. have

B. make 

C. take 

D. get

14. As we may have seen in many films such as the Matrix, or iRobot, robots have the ____ to ruin our lives if
something were to go wrong.
A. achievement

B. success 

C. potential

D. talent 

C. test 

D. testing 

C. to repair

D. repairing

15. Pupils should have their eyes ____ regularly.
A. tested

B. to test

16. Lisa had the roof ____ yesterday. 
А. repair 

B. repaired

17. They have just had air conditioning ____ in their house. 
A. install 

B. to install

C. installed

D. installing

C. to carry

D. been carried

18. We rarely have our luggage ____ by porters.
A. carried

B. carry

19.The government has had new houses ____ in the rural areas. 
A. build 

B. built 

C. to be built

D. building

C. decorated

D. decorating 

20. We had the room ____ yesterday.
A. decorates

B. had decorated

21. The villagers have had the use of this washing machine ____ by this engineer.
A. explain

B. explained

C. to explain

D. explains

22. By ____ the housework done, we have time to further our studies.
A. taking

B. to have

C. having 

23. NASA has had an autonomous spaceship ____ the universe recently.

D. to get

A. exploring 

B. explore

C. explored

D. to explore

C. cut 

D. to cut 

C. whitewashing 

D. to whitewash 

C. to make

D. make

C. to deliver

D. delivering

C. developing

D. developed

C. to do

D. doing

C. typed

D. typing

C. to make

D. making

24. She is going to have her wedding dress ____.
A. cutting

B. cuts

25. It's about time you had your house ____.
A. whitewash 

B. whitewashed 

26. I'll have another key ____.
A. made

B. making

27. Do you have a newspaper ____ to your home?
A. deliver

B. delivered

28. I have not had the film ____ yet.
A. develop

B. to develop

29. She had her hair ____ yesterday.
A. done

B. do

30. Have her ____ these letters, please.
A. type

B. to type

31. We have just had the carpenter ____ this chair.
A. made

B. make

32. What did you do this morning? We ____ the room whitewashed.
A. had

B. have

C. got to

D. order

C. cleaned

D. being cleaned

33. I have had my room ____ today.
A. clean

B. cleaning

34. The students got the librarian ____ books for them.
A. buy

B. to buy

C. bought

D. buying

35. John had just had his brother ____ a house for him on Fifth Avenue.
A. building

B. build

36. Let's have our waiter ____ some coffee.

C. to build

D. built

A. bring

B. to bring

C. bringing

D. brought

37. You ought to have your coat ____.
A. clean and press

B. cleaned and pressed

C. cleaning and pressing

D. cleaning and pressed

38. He couldn't afford to ____ his car repaired. 
A. pay

B. make

C. do 

D. get 

C. handing in

D. having handed in

C. filled

D. to be filled

39. The teacher had the students ____ their test.
A. hand in 

B. handed in

40. My grandmother had a tooth______ last week.
A. fill

B. filling

II.LINKING VERBS
1. Định nghĩa
- Động từ nối (Linking verbs) là các động từ dùng để diễn tả trạng thái / bản chất của chủ ngữ thay vì miêu tả
hành động của chủ ngữ.
- Phía sau động từ nối là tính từ hoặc danh từ
2. Cấu trúc
S + LINKING VERBS + COMPLEMENT (ADJ/ N)
3. Những động từ nối thường gặp
be (thì, là, ở)

become (trở nên)

remain (vẫn)

stay (vẫn)

appear (dường như)

seem (dường như)

sound (nghe có vẻ)

taste (có vị)

feel (cảm thấy)

look (trông có vẻ)

smell (có mùi)

get (trở nên)

prove (tỏ ra)

grow (trở nên)

turn (trở nên)

Exercise 1: Underline the linking verb in each sentence.

1. At the hospital, the sick woman's face turned blue.
2. These potatoes tasted awful.
3. The boy was injured during the soccer match.
4. My parents sounded unhappy after the news.
5. At the park, I feel happy.
6. Beth's clothes are muddy.
7. The dogs at the farm were friendly
8. The five fish were happy and healthy.
9. Billy's old green jacket is too small.
10. The old house was creepy.
11. We were the spelling bee champions last year.
12. Apple pies are delicious.
13. I will be an elf in the school party.
14. Melina is the fastest runner on our team.
KEY
1. At the hospital, the sick woman's face turned blue
2. These potatoes tasted awful.
3. The boy was injured during the soccer match.
4. My parents sounded unhappy after the news.
5. At the park, I feel happy
6. Beth's clothes are muddy
7. The dogs at the farm were friendly
8. The five fish were happy and healthy.
9. Billy's old green jacket is too small.
10. The old house was creepy.
11. We were the spelling bee champions last year.

12. Apple pies are delicious.
13. I will be an elf in the school party.
14. Melina is the fastest runner on our team.
Exercise 2: Choose the suitable word to complete each sentence.
1. He is shouting at his friend. He seems very angry/angrily.
2. A: Why do you smell the milk?
B: Because it smells terrible/terribly. You should throw it away.
3. This plan grows quickly/quick if it absorbs enough water.
4. He kept talking and his friends seemed annoyedly/annoyed.
5. The doctor checked my legs carefully/careful to see if there were any injuries.
KEY
1. angry.2. terrible. 3. quickly 4. annoyed.5. carefully
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences using the given words.
become

appears

sounds

grow

felt

seemed

looks

getting

1. She ______ ______ so beautiful in that white dress.
2. A: What about going to the Italian restaurant?
B: That ___________ great!
3. She wants to _______ a fashion designer like Victoria Beckham in the future.
4. I ______________ painful in my stomach after eating that cake.
5. It ____ _____ interesting that he didn't like anything except that bowl
6. Teenagers like to make their own choice when they _____________ older.
7. Turn on the fan. It is ________ hotter and hotter.
8. That Super Junior ___________ suddenly at the end of concert makes its fans overjoyed.

KEY
1. looks 2. Sounds 3. become 4. felt 5. seemed 6. grow 7. getting 8. appears
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
1. Tom sounded __________ when I spoke to him on the phone
A. angry

B. angrily

C. to be angry

D. to be angrily

2. The garden looks __________ since you tidied it up.
A. better

B. well

C. more good

D. more well

3. Your English is improving. It is getting ___________.
A. well

B. good

C. much well

D. clearly

4. The chef tasted the meat ___________ before presenting it to the President.
A. cautious

B. more cautious

C. cautiously

D. much cautiously

5. Although the dish melt ____________, he refused to eat saying that he was not hungry.
A. bad

B. good

C. well

D. worse

MORE PRACTICE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. capable

B. available

C. global

D. climate

C. insoluble

D. pollution

C. quality

D. inhabitant

C. detected

D. solved

C. wastes

D. changes

(âm /eɪ/, các từ còn lại âm /ə/)
2. A. promote

B. sensor

(âm /ɒ/, các từ còn lại âm /ə/)
3. A. urban

B. infrastructure

(âm /ɒ/, các từ còn lại âm /ə/)
4. A. disturbed

B. censored

(âm /ɪd/, các từ còn lại âm /d/)
5. A. promotes

B. predicts

(âm /ɪz/, các từ còn lại âm /s/)

6. A. current

B. sustainable

C. infrastructure

D. rubbish

7. A. climate

B. liveable

C. city

D. discussion

8. A. solar

B. infrastructure

C. designer

D. focus

9. A. chorus

B. cheap

C. child

D. change

10. A. urban

B. sustainable

C. infrastructure

D. inhabitant

11. A. poverty

B. convertion

C. emergency

D. assertion

12. A. sustainable

B. maintenance

C. mountainous

D. mainly

13. A. prestigous

B. source

C. pouring

D. mourning

14. A. insoluble

B. development

C. probable

D. problematic

15. A. provable

B. movement

C. stove

D. improvement

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. forecast

B. design

C. ignore

D. detect

2. A. resident

B. occupy

C. inhabit

D. conference

3. A. ideal

B. complete

C. alive

D. special

4. A. underground

B. contrary

C. quality

D. pollution

5. A. soluble

B. emphatic

C. excellent

D. probable

6. A. discuss

B. upgrade

C. explain

D. decide

7. A. assignment

B. attendance

C. pollution

D. privacy

8. A. sustainable

B. optimistic

C. pessimistic

D. interactive

9. A. impact

B. future

C. effect

D. lightning

10. A. environment

B. infrastructure

C. inhabitant

D. community

11 .A. overcrowded

B. renewable

C. academic

D. optimistic

12. A. habitant

B. detector

C. harmony

D. quality

13. A. infrastructure B. sustainable

C. responsible

D. renewable

14. A. generate

B. understand

C. innovate

D. maximize

15. A. limitation

B. efficiency

C. academy

D. pedestrian

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following sentences.
1. He complained about not being informed of the change of plan and insisted on compensating for it.

A

B

C

D

(sửa thành “on being compensated for”, mang nghĩa “được bồi thường)
2. With a view to extend relations with other countries, the government has made every effort to welcome
A

B

C

foreign investment.
D
(sửa thành “to extending”, lưu ý cấu trúc “with a view to ST/doing ST")
3. Before steel and concrete was introduced as building materials, carpenters had played the major role in
A

B

C

construction.
D
(sửa thành “were introduced”, lưu ý "steel and concrete” là danh từ số nhiều)
4. Industrial wastes that man discharges them into the sea have a deleterious effect on marine life.
A

B

C

D

(sửa thành “discharges into”, vì “that” đã thay thế cho “industrial wastes”, “them” là thành phần dư)
5. The company is introducing a fire-prevention system that activated by any small increase in temperature.
A

B

C

D

(sửa thành “that is activated” hoặc “activated”; cách sửa đầu là dựa theo ý của câu, hệ thống chống cháy
này cần được kích hoạt”, cách sửa sau là rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ của cách đầu)
6. Many optimist people have made predictions about the positive
A (optimistic)

B

C

impact of the increasing mechanization on human life.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. If people__________ the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow

B. take care of

C. obey

D. remember

2. Public__________ in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport

B. tour

C. journey

D. travel

3. You should__________ right and left when you go across the roads.
A. see

B. look

C. be

D. take

4. Hurry up or we can't __________ the last bus home today.
A. keep

B. follow

C. go

D. catch

5. Exhaust _______ from cars are responsible for much of the air pollution in cities.
A. fumes               

B. smokes               

C. gases                     

D. smog

6. Local authorities should find ways to limit the use of private cars and encourage city __________ to use
public transport.
A. commuters

B. planners

C. dwellers

D. people

7. Located about 60 km southwest of Seoul, this eco city has been planned around a central park and designed
so that every resident can walk to work in the business __________
A. district

B. area

C. location

D. organisation

8. The waste ____ system here is also innovative. There are no rubbish trucks or waste bins in the street.
A. dump

B. disposal

C. landfill

D. throwaway

9. London is a/an __________ city. It's a melting pot for people from all parts of the world.
A. international

B. national

C. metropolitan

D. cosmopolitan

10. Cities in poorer countries often lack basic __________ .Without it, they are unable to function properly as
cities.
A. structure

B. construction

C. infrastructure

D. condition

11. Unlike the country where the day often ends quite early in the evening, the city offers its people exciting
____.
A. activities

B. performances

C. nightlife

D. night clubs

12. The roads are terrible. I'm always getting ____ in traffic.
A. stuck

B. lost

C. exhausted

D. late

13. We will need new technologies to generate ______energy and use it in clean and safe ways, only from fully
sources.
A. replaced

B. controlled

C. renewable

D. endurable

14. As we move toward 2050, we are facing the consequences o f _____ urbanization and population growth.
A. promoting

B. improving

C. moving

D. accelerating

15. New York has invested substantially in improving the_____of its waterways in recent years.
A. quality

B. quantity

C. level

D. feature

16. China has already been experimenting with ways to make its cities m ore_____ for the last two decades.
A. sustain

B. sustainable

C. survival

D. available

17. Optimistic people believe that city ____ will have a better live thanks to important achievements in
technology and medicine.
A. citizens

B. locals

C. dwellers

D. occupants

(“dweller” là danh từ, mang nghĩa "người sống ở một nơi nào đó”)
18. Scientists are looking for ways to cut ____ the cost of renewable energy sources.
A. back

B. up

C. off

D. down

("to cut down ST” là cụm động từ, mang nghĩa “cắt giảm cái gì”)
19. They really ripped us ____ at that hotel; they charged me a lot of money.
A. up

B. off

C. out

D. into

(“to rip SB off" là cụm động từ, mang nghĩa “tính ai giá cao hơn bình thường")
20. If you need help, make no ____ to ask.
A. hesitation

B. reluctance

C. shyness

D. embarrassment

(make no hesitation to do ST là cụm động từ, mang nghĩa “đừng ngần ngại làm việc gì”)
21. The main goal of ____ planning is providing a healthier environment for people living in the city.
A. livable

B. urban

C. rural

D. sustainable

("urban planning” là cụm danh từ, mang nghĩa “quy hoạch đô thị”)
22. Many researchers claim that yoga practice and physical activities can improve people's ____ of life.

A. quality

B. infrastructure

C. habitat

D. pace

("quality of life” là cụm danh từ, mang nghĩa “chất lượng cuộc sống”)
23. Vancouver is often considered to be one of the m ost______ cities in the world.
A. fit

B. liveable

C. endurable

D. suitable

24. Telecommunications and cloud computing will_____ transportation for moving ideas and intellectual
property.
A. change

B. replace

C. remove

D. eliminate

25. They took ____ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A. fruitful

B. beneficial

C. valid

D. effective

(lưu ý từ “measure” mang nghĩa “biện pháp”, dùng với tính từ "effective”, mang nghĩa "có hiệu quả”)
26. In developing countries people are ____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A. breaking

B. filling

C. pouring

D. hurrying

(“pour into” là cụm động từ, trong ngữ cảnh này mang nghĩa "đổ về, tập trung về”)
27. There are other problems of city life which I don't propose to ____ at the moment.
A. go into

B. go around

C. go for

D. go up

("go into” là cụm động từ, trong ngữ cảnh này mang nghĩa “thảo luận”, tương tự "discuss”)
28.Although it's fine for figures like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking to raise ____ about the dangers of
artificial intelligence, the majority of computer scientists agree that these problems are far away.
A. existence

B. problem 

C. awareness

D. idea 

29. Speech ____ is the ability of the computer to understand a human talking to it. 
A. recommendation  B. recognition 

C. acceptance 

D. realization

30. Smartphones are a great example of the ____ of artificial intelligence.
A. application 

B. request

C. programme

D. relation 

31. I can't give you this book because it ………….. mine. It belongs to Peter.
A. is       

B. isn't       

C. was       

D. wasn't

32. Her favorite occupation ………….. reading. She likes to read, and she reads a lot.
A. is       

B. is being       

C. to be       

D. was

33. We had the roof ____ last year.
A. mend 

B. mending

C. mended

D. being mended 

34. What happened? You ………….. terrible! Are you hurt?
A. are     

B. be       

C. feel       

D. look

C. taking

D. to take 

C. is getting       

D. will be

35. She doesn't like having her picture ____.
A. take

B. taken 

36. He …………..a doctor after he graduated.
A. became       

B. is         

37. I'm sorry I'm late, but I ____ my watch ____ on the way here.
A. have/ cleaned 

B. had/ clean

C. had/ cleaned

D. had/ to clean

38. I'm sorry I said it. I ………….. so bad about it. Please forgive me.
A. appear       

B. feel       

C. look       

D. was

39. Your task …………..to do the exercise on page 7.
A. being       

B. got         

C. looked         

D. was

C. sweeping

D. to sweep

40. Please have the cleaner ____ this meeting room.
A. sweep

B. swept 

41. It ………….. late. I really have to go now. Thank you for a lovely time. Goodbye!
A. goes       

B. is getting       

C. seemed         

D. was becoming

C. repaired

D. being repaired

42. I'd like to have my shoes ____ at one. 
A. repair 

B. repairing

43. She went upstairs to check on her children. They ………….. to be sleeping, so she went to the kitchen to
have some tea.
A. appeared       

B. are         

C. have grown         

D. seem

44.………….. so dark that they had to stop their search.
A. becomes         

B. felt         

C. gets         

D. grew

C. filled 

D. to be filled 

45. My grandmother had a tooth ____ last week. 
A. fill

B. filling

46. He ………….. tired to me. I told him to have some rest.
A. became       

B. got         

C. seemed       

D. was appearing

47. We had a professional photographer ____ pictures of everyone who participated in our wedding.
A. take

B. to take

C. took 

D. takes 

C. more awfully

D. as awful

48. The fish tastes __________. I won't eat it.
A. awful

B. awfully

49. The students got the librarian ____ books for them. 
A. buy

B. to buy

C. bought 

D. buying 

C. cleaning

D. to clean 

50. Why don't you have that coat ____?
A. cleaned

B. clean 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
1 “ _____ ?” – “It's ten minutes' walk from here.”
A. How long does it take to get to the town centre? B. Can you show me the way to the town centre?
C. How far is it from here to the town centre?

D. How can we get to the town centre?

2. “What a boring lẹcture!” – “ _______ ”
Ạ. Yẹs, it was dull, wasn't it?

B. I don't agree. It's dull.

C. It's interesting, wasn't it?

D. I'm sorry not.

3. “I believe people will have a better life in the future.” – “ _______ Life will be
more enjoyable than it is today, won't it?”
A. No, I don't think so.

B. Not exactly.

C. Yes, I agree.

D. You can't be right.

4. “______“ – “That's right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.”
A. This means there'll be no pollution, will there?
B. This means there'll be no pollution, won't there?
C. This means there won't be no pollution, will there?
D. This means there'll be no pollution, doesn't it?

5. “What's the weather forecast?” – “ ________ ”
A. Don't forget your raincoat, will you?
B. Don't forget your raincoat, do you?
C. It's going to rain. Don't forget your raincoat, will you?
D. It's going to rain. Don't forget your raincoat, do you?
6. “Global warming will continue to be a big threat to life on earth.” – “_____”
A. We can't afford to ignore its effects any longer.
B. Then we can't afford to ignore its effects any longer, can we?
C. So don't ignore its effects any longer.
D. Please don't ignore its effects any longer.
7. “Oh, I'm sorry! Am I disturbing you?” – “ ________ ”
A. Sure, you're a real nuisance!

B. You're such a pain in the neck!

C. No, never mind.

D. No, you're OK.

8. “In 2050, London won't be a good place to live in, will it?” – “ ________ ”
A. Exactly, it will be.               

B. On the contrary, it will be.

C. I'm Sony, it will be.             

D. Unfortunately, it will be.

9. 'Tm going to the supermarket now. Do you need anything?” – ________ ”
A. Get me some cheese and some oil, may you?
B. Get me some cheese and some oil, can't you?
C. Get me some cheese and some oil, could you?
D. Get me some cheese and some oil, couldn't you?
10. “I don't have any plans for tonight.” – “ ________”
A. Why not going to the cinema with me?

B. I suggest to go to the cinema.

C. Let's go to the cinema, shall we?

D. What if going to the cinema?

11. “What if I quit more than 3 sessions?” – “ _______ ”
A. You won't take the final exam.

B. You wouldn't take the final exam.

C. You wouldn't be able to take the final exam.

D. You can't take the final exam.

12. “ ______ ” – “Yes, I love it here. Everything I want is only five minutes away.”
A. It's convenient to live here, isn't it?

B. It's comfortable to live here, isn't it?

C. It's inconvenient to live here, isn't it?

D. It's uncomíbrtable to live here, isn't it?

13. “City dwellers are always so busy, aren't they?” – “ ________ ”
A. No, they aren't. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
B. Not really. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
C. Fm not sure. Everybody's rushing about all the time.
D. Yes, everybody's rushing about all the time.
14. “ _____ ” – “London's so big. It took me ages to fínd my way round.”
A. What about London?               

C. How was London?

B. What was London?                 

 D. How about London?

15. “Most cities aren't safe places to live, are they?” – “ __________ ”
A. No, I'm afraid. There are always what they call 'no-go areas'.
B. Yes, they are. There are always what they call 'no-go areas'.
C. Well, the opposite is true. There are always what they call 'no-go areas'.
D. On the contrary. There are always what they call 'no-go areas'.
16. “____?" – "It's ten minutes' walk from here.”
A. How long does it take to get to the town centre?
B. Can you show me the way to the town centre?
C. How far is it from here to the town centre?
D. How can we get to the town centre?
17. “What a boring lecture!" - “____”
A. Yes, it was dull, wasn't it? B. I don't agree. It's dull. C. It's interesting, wasn't it? D. I'm sorry not.
18. “I believe people will have a better life in the future.”
- “____ Life will be more enjoyable than it is today, won't it?”

A. No, I don't think so. B. Not exactly. C. Yes, I agree. D. You can't be right.
19. “____” – “That's right. London will be cleaner and more sustainable.”
A. This means there'll be no pollution, will there?
B. This means there'll be no pollution, won't there?
C. This means there won't be no pollution, will there?
D. This means there'll be no pollution, doesn't it?
20. "What's the weather forecast?” – “____”
A. Don't forget your raincoat, will you?
B. Don't forget your raincoat, do you?
C. It's going to rain. Don't forget your raincoat, will you?
D. It's going to rain. Don't forget your raincoat, do you?
21. - A: "The regional authorities failed to provide the poor with essential services such as accommodation,
fresh water and electricity." - B: “____”
A. That's great.

B. That's too bad.

C. It's too good to be true.

D. I have no idea.

(“That's too bad” ở đây dùng để thể hiện sự đồng tình với câu trước)
22. - A: "Jenny is always late for appointments." - B: “Yes. ____”
A. But she is having an appointment.

B. But she will never be appointed to the position.

C. And the appointment is never late, too.

D. And she always knows how to make an excuse.

(make an excuse” là cụm động từ, mang nghĩa “kiếm cớ")
Mark 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.
1. Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.
A. pennilessness

B. destitution

C. immigrant

D. prosperity

2. The wind farm may be able to generate enough electricity/power for 2,000 homes.
A. afford

B. produce

3. Are you taking any advanced courses?

C. manufacture

D. light

A. modern

B. costly

C. widespread

D. latest

4. Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer.
A. new cure

B. important therapy C. sudden remedy

D. dramatic development

5. Sorghum is a brand new cash crop that can be burned as a fuel and is therefore a renewable source of
energy.
A. inexhaustible

B. recyclable

C. green

D. environmentally-friendly

6. Pollution will increase to catastrophic levels unless we develop cleaner power sources.
A. low

B. disastrous

C. advanced

D. elementary

7. My father hit the roof when he found out that I'd damaged the car.
A. was over the moon

B. burst with anger

C. went with the flow

D. kept his shirt on

8. Many organizations have been involved in drawing up the report on environmental campaigns.
A. concerned about

B. confined in

C. enquired about

D. engaged in

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