UNIT 1. LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE - ENGLISH 12 - GLOBAL SUCCESS
PRACTICE
Complete the second sentence, using the given words so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. He hasn't written to her for five years.
-> He last _______________________________________________________________
2. Tom has been collecting stamps since he was a kid.
-> Tom started______________________________________________________________
3. During their visit to France, they bought a lot of souvenirs.
-> While they _____________________________________________________________
4. During Phong's presentation, his laptop suddenly crashed.
-> While Phong _____________________________________________________________
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. Daniel inherited the whole legacy of his grandma when she _______ last week.
A. brought up
B. passed out
C. passed away
D. brought around
6. While he was doing his _______, he was killed by the enemy.
A. vision
B. animation
C. duty
D. style
7. The website gives brief _______ of some famous historical figures in Vietnam.
A. determinations
B. biographies
C. cancers
D. rules
8. One of her _______ achievements is the discovery of radium and polonium.
A. impress
B. impressive
C. impression
D. impressively
9. When we were on a voluntary tour, we ____ to public places to collect rubbish every day.
A. were going
B. went
C. have gone
D. had gone
10. I _______ about him when suddenly he came in.
A. talk
B. talked
C. am talking
D. was talking
11. When Tien _______ some photos of the wildlife reserve, it started to rain heavily.
A. has taken
B. was taking
C. would take
D. is taking
12. I _______ an online class in Advanced Maths when the Wi-Fi got disconnected.
A. attends
B. have attended
C. was attending
D. had attended
13. When I first saw Miriam, I ____ her to come in for tea and we talked for nearly two hours.
A. invited
B. invite
C. have invited
D. was inviting
14. While he _______ some plants in the garden, his wife was preparing dinner.
A. waters
B. is watering
C. would water
D. was watering
15. The girls were chatting ____ the boys were playing games.
A. when
B. while
C. during
D. since
16. He didn't get married and _______ a child from the orphanage.
A. adopted
B. adapted
C. advertised
D. admitted

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
Gia Long was the first emperor of the Nguyen dynasty as well as the founding father of the modern nation
of Vietnam. Born as Nguyen Phuc Anh, he was the nephew of the last Nguyen lord who ruled over southern
Vietnam. (1) ______ being born into a royal family, he had to (2) ______ many difficulties in his early life as he
became the target of rival groups who attempted to wipe out the Nguyen clan completely. After the deaths of his
father and uncle at the hands of the rival leaders, Nguyen Phuc Anh fled to the southern coastal tip of Vietnam
where by chance he met a French priest, Pigneau de Behaine, who would (3) ______ become his trusted adviser
and play a major role in his rise to power. He escaped with the help of the priest and later on sought aid from the
French in his struggle against his rivals. (4) ________ the help of the French, and equipped with advanced
European armaments, he was (5) _______ in securing victories over his rivals.
1. A. Because of     
2. A. encounter     
 
3. A. at last               
4. A. With                 
5. A. engaged         

B. In view of           
B. adopt                 
B. especially           
B. Without               
B. involved             

C. Despite of               
C. manage                   
C. specially                   
C. But for                       
 C. successful                 

 D. In spite of
D. bond
D. eventually
D. Thanks
D. attended

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Her diary contains detailed _____ of her travels around Europe.
A. novels
B. biographies
C. accounts
D. poems
2. My mother and father _____ the same school.
A. attended
B. went
C. studied
D. worked 
3. Marie Curie was admired_____ her achievements in physics and chemistry.
A. of
B. for
C. by
D. with 
4. The Trung Sisters, who were military leaders more than 2,000 years ago, are considered national __of Viet
Nam.
A. heroes
B. geniuses
C. youths
D. scientists
 5. My grandfather had a difficult _____ since he had to start work at the age of nine.
A. childhood
B. youth
C. birth
D. marriage
 6. Queen Elizabeth II passed _____ on 8 September, 2022.
A. out
Β. away
C. off
D.in 
7. My grandmother died of _____ after fighting the disease for 20 years.
A. operation
B. cancer
C. hospital
D. attack 
8. A lot of people drop _____ college, but still become very successful.
A. out
B. out of
C. away from
D. over
9. It's my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary today. The keys to their long and happy __are honesty and trust.
A. childhood
B. marriage
C. adoption
D. achievement 
10. My dad was given the 'Employee of the Year' award for his impressive _____ at work.
A. genius
B. accounts
C. determination
D. achievements

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