Unit 3 : A PARTY

I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. iron
B. grass
C. rat
D. green
2. A. happy
B. husband
C. have
D. hour
3. A. horrible
B. hospital
C. holiday
D. honour
4. A. inherit
B. enhance
C. exhale
D. exhaust
5. A. home
B. hour
C. how
D. hear
6. A. helpful
B. humorous
C. honest
D. hospitable
7. A. holiday
B. rehearsal
C. helpfully
D. vehicle
8. A. children
B. divorce
C. married
D. present
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
9. A. cetebrating
B. anniversary
C. marriage
D. gathering
10. A. finish
B. prefer
C. invite
D. enjoy
11. A. organize
B. decorate
C. divorce
D. promise
12. A. party
B. birthday
C. happy
D. activity
13. A. refreshment B. horrible
C. exciting
D. intention
14. A. anniversary B. refreshment
C. finance
D. emergency
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
1. Children often receive presents from their parents at Christmas.
A. candles
B. candy
C. cards
D. gifts
2. What are you giving ________ her son on his birthday?
A. to
B. for
C. from
D. on
3. We can prevent flood by________ forest.
A. preserve
B. preserved
C. preservation
D. preserving
4. The climax of the New Year________ was a firework display.
A. celebrate
B. celebration
C. celebrator
D. celebratory
5. She greeted him ________ with a kiss.
A. enthusiast
B. enthusiasm
C. enthusiastic
D. enthusiastically
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6. My parents married in 1980 and yesterday was their 27 ________ anniversary.
A. fairwell
B. death
C.wedding
D. birthday
7. When they finished singing, Lisa ________ the candles on the cake.
A. turned off
B. blew out
C. cleared up
D. brought out
8. Jack's mother ________ a birthday cake with seventeen lighted candles on it.
A. brought out
B. showed on
C. turned up
D. took over
9. We all said, “ ________” before Nam blew out the candles on the birthday cake.
A. Happy anniversary
B. Happy New Year
C. Congratulations
D. Happy birthday to you
10. All the ________ came to my party except Mr. Long, our form teacher.
A. visitors
B. partners
C. guests
D. hosts
11. Your ________ is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
A. wedding
B. birthday
C. party
D. congratulation
12. ______ anniversary is the day exactly 50 years after a marriage, often celebrated with a party.
A. Silver
B. Copper
C. Diamond
D. Golden
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13. The newly ________ want to spend their honey moon in Hawaii.
A. marrying couple B. marry pair
C. marriage pair
D. married couple
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14. The “________” is often celebrated on people's 25 wedding anniversaries.
A. Golden Anniversary
B. Cotton Anniversary
C. Diamond Anniversary
D. Silver Anniversary
15. We always celebrate our wedding ________ with dinner every year.
A. party
B. anniversary
C. cake
D. ring
16. Our house needs________
A. to paint
B. to be painting
C. to be paint
D. painting
17. He always tries ________ me.
A. to avoid to meet B. avoiding meeting C. to avoid meeting D. avoiding to meet
18. I hope you don't mind me________ so late at night.
A. telephoned
B. telephone
C. to telephone
D. telephoning
19. The young teachers wanted a foreign language wokshop________ in Hue.
A. to be holding
B. should hold
C.to be held
D. to hold
20. Do you want________ by the doctor?
A. to examine
B. to be examined C. being examined D. examined
21. The mouse family avoided________ by coming out only when the house was empty and the
two cats were outside.
A. catching
B. to be caught
C. being caught
D. to have been caught
22. Tom suggested me________ this project.
A. to not do
B. not to do
C. did
D. not doing
23. The driver stopped________ some coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. to drink
B. drinking
C. drinks
D. being drunk
24. No one has better qualifications. Carol is certain ________ for the job.
A. to choose
B. having chosen C. to be chosen
D. being chosen
25. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party.
A. asking
B. being asked
C. to ask
D. to be asked
26. My boss doesn't ________ me to use the telephone for private calls.
A. let
B. get
C. know
D. allow
27. He enjoys ________ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper everyday.
A. doing
B.do
C. to do
D. done
28. They ________ all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A. took
B. used
C. passed
D. spent
29. I remember ________ to the zoo when I was a child.
A. to take
B. to be taken
C. taking
D. being taken
30. We managed ________ over the wall without being seen.
A. climb
B. climbing
C. to climb
D. to be climbed
31. After their children had grown up, they decided ________ to a condominium in the city.
A. to move
B. to be moved
C. moving
D. being moved
32. Lan expected ________ to the university, but she wasn't.
A. to admit
B. to be admitted C. admitting
D. being admitted
33. Does Dr Johnson mind ________ at home if his patients need his help?
A. to call
B. to be called
C. calling
D. being called
34. John had agreed ________ me in his office.
A. to meet
B. meet
C. meeting
D. met
35. It is important for the figures ________ regularly.
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A. to update
B. to have updated C. being updated
D. to be updated
36. I would rather ________ my birthday party in a restaurant.
A. not to have
B. not having
C. not have
D. not to have
37. Instead of ________ out with Janet, we decided ________ home.
A. going / to stay B. to go / staying C. going / staying D. to go / to stay
38. Would you mind ________ me your pocket calculator?
A. lend
B. to lend
C. lending
D. lent
39. It is not worth ________ that computer. You had better ________ a new one.
A. to repair/ to buy B. repairing / buy C. for repairing/ bought
D. to repair/ buying
40. Professor Smith dislikes ________ when he is explaining the lecture.
A. to interrupt
B. being interrupted
C. to be interrupting D. interrupted
41. The council considers ________ vehicles from the city center to relieve traffic jam.
A. ban
B. banning
C. banned
D. to banning
42. The novelist often locked the front door because he doesn't want ________.
A. to be disturbed B. disturbed
C. being disturbed D. to be disturb
43. She expected ________ for the job, but she wasn't.
A. to select
B. selected
C. selecting
D. to be selected
44. Please don't forget ________ the baby. She needs to eat every 2 hours.
A. feeding
B. fed
C. to feed
D. to be fed
45. He didn't expect ________ to the party.
A. being invited
B. be invited
C. invited
D. to be invited
46. The little girl can't stand _______ made fun of by her classmates.
A. to be
B. being
C. be
D. to being
47. The man refused _______ to the hospital.
A. taken
B. taking
C. to be taken
D. being taken
48. Mum suggested a party ________ to celebrate my success.
A. holding
B. to hold
C. being held
D. to be held
49. We would like _________ to the president's reception, but we weren't.
A. being invited
B. having been invited
C. to be invited D. to have been invited
50. I remember _______ my mother said the carpets needed _________.
A. to hear / to dry clean
B. hearing / dry cleaning
C. heard / dry cleaned
D. hear / dry cleaning
51. He tried his best to make his birthday party more __________.
A. enjoyed
B. enjoyment
C. enjoying
D. enjoyable
52. The climax of the New Year ______ was a firework display.
A. celebrate
B. celebration
C. celebrator
D. celebratory
53. Could you keep ______ while I'm on the phone, please? Don't make so much noise
A. quiet
B. enjoyable
C. happy
D. comfortable
54. On my birthday, before I blew ______ the candles, I had prayed for my future.
A. on
B. out
C. in
D. at
55. He doesn't know much about the subject, but he is __________.
A. joyful
B. enthusiastic
C. reserved
D. calm
56. I think you should give it up. There is no ______ for it.
A. help
B. helpful
C. helpless
D. helpfully
57. It is a nice surprise ______ you here.
A. see
B. to see
C. seeing
D. seen
58. The little boy hopes ______ to Disneyland Park on his birthday.
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A. to take
B. to be taking
C. to be taken
D. taking
59. John suggested ______ to the new branch in Vietnam.
A. being appointed B. to be appointed C. to appoint
D. appointing
60. David: “ Happy Christmas!” Jason: “ _________!”
A. You are the same
B. Same for you
C. The same to you
D. Happy Christmas with you
61. “Would you like to have dinner with me?”
~ “ __________.”
A. Yes, I'd love to B. Yes, so do I
C. I'm very happy D. Yes, it is
62. “What can I do for you, Madam?” ~ “_________.”
A. Thank you
B. all right
C. Some apples
D. It's nice of you
63. “Your dress is just wonderful.” ~ “ _________.”
A. You are right, thank you
B. thank you, and you?
C. No, no yours is better
D. Thank you, I'm glad to hear that
64. “Have a cup of teA.”
~ “_________.”
A. I don't want to B. No, thank you C. I don't have it
D. No, go away
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlines part that needs correction.
1. Would you mind to wait for a moment?
A
B
C D
2. He spent most of his time to paint in the studio,
A
B
C D
3. Would you like going to the supermarket with me tonight?
A
B
C
D
4. I dislike to talk about everywhere.
A
B
C
D
5. He wants garbage to put in the dustbins by his brother.
A
B
C
D
6. She is always willing to help, but she doesn't want to call at home unless there is an emergency.
A
B
C
D
7. Mr Tam hates being kept to wait, that's why he was very angry.
A
B
C
D
8. I'll do the shopping when I've finished to clean the flat.
A
B
C
D
9. It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner
together.
A
B
C
D
10. Although they are not young , they work very hardly.
A
B
C
D
11. I decided changing jobs, because my boss makes me work overtime.
A
B
C
D
12. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn't make me go to college.
A
B
C
D
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
If you invite an American friend to ____(1)___ you to have dinner at a restaurant, phone the
restaurant first to ____(2)_____ out if you need a reservation to avoid long wait for a table. To
make the reservation, just give your name, the number of people in your group, and the time you
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plan to arrive. When you invite someone to dinner, you should be prepared to ____(3)_____ the
bill and reach for it when it arrives. However, if your companion insists on paying his or her share,
do not get into argument about it. Some people prefer to pay their own way ____(4)_____ they do
not feel indebted, and those feelings should be respecteD. In most American restaurants, the waiter
or waitress's tips is not added to the bill. If the service was adequate, it is customary to leave a tip
equal ___(5)____ about 15% of the bill. In expensive restaurants, leave a bit more.
1.
A. enjoy
B. add
C. join
D. gather
2.
A. notice
B. watch
C. look
D. find
3.
A. lend
B. borrow
C. pay
D. deposit
4.
A. so that
B. as soon as
C. due to
D. such as
5.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. as

UNIT 4: VOLUNTEER WORK

I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. winter
B. answer
C. award
D. towards
2. A. lawn
B. allow
C. drawing
D. swimmer
3. A. university
B. student
C. volunteer
D. museum
4. A. flood
B. good
C. foot
D. look
5. A. who
B. wheel
C. whether
D. whale
6. A. sword
B. sweat
C. swing
D. swallow
7. A. use
B. student
C. united
D. truck
8. A. swimmer
B. drawing
C. allow
D. lawn
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
9. A. volunteer
B. nation
C. college
D. hospital
10. A. orphanage B. participate
C. vacation
D. remote
11. A. comfort
B. area
C. happiness
D. believe
12. A. voluntary
B. orphanage
C. comfortable
D. advantage
13. A. museum
B. disaster
C. literacy
D. minority
14. A. volunteer
B. orphanage
C. mountainous
D. organise
15. A. participate B. advantage
C. voluntary
D. disaster
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
1. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.
A. suburb
B. central
C. faraway
D. natural
2. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. look after
B. take part in
C. organize
D. clean up
3.Some high school students often take part in helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
A. look after
B. clean up
C. understand
D. participate in
4. The construction work was carried out by the local contractor.
A. continued
B. completed
C. done
D. run
5. A bank has promised a donation of $24 million toward the disaster funD.
A. connection
B. addition
C. contribution
D. provision
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6. English classes will be set up for the disadvantaged children.
A. built
B. started
C. chosen
D. taken
7.Teachers have been asked to concentrate on literacy and numeracy.
A. the ability to read and write
B. basic skills in mathematics
C. good knowledge of literature D. the ability to write books
8. We are here to provide disadvantaged children with a service.
A. bring
B. supply
C. support
D. help
9. Taking part in the fight against illiteracy is considered as an horourable job to help people in
their home villages.
A. contrast
B. struggle
C. competition
D. reaction
10. Many students voluntary spent their summer holidays teaching illiterate people to read and
write.
A. people who are deaf
B. people who hate learning
C. people who are too poor to learn D. people who don't know how to read and write
11. The local authority asked for a ________ contribution from the community to repair roads and
bridges.
A. volunteer
B. voluntary
C. voluntarily
D. voluntariness
12. She stays ________ home to take care ________ her sick mother.
A. in / for
B. from / at
C. at / of
D. for / with
13. I often take part ________ social activities every weekenD.
A. in
B. for
C. against
D. over
14. ________ are children whose parents passed away.
A. Volunteers
B. College students C. Handicapped children D. Orphans
15. A home for children whose parents are dead is called a(n) ________
A. kindergarten
B. orphanage
C. street people house
D. lodging
16. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ________.
A. action
B. activity
C. donation
D. organization
17. Do many people in your country ________ take care of others?
A. voluntary
B. volunteer
C. voluntary
D. volunteerism
18. _________ summer vacations, the students volunteerily go and work in remote areas.
A. At
B. Of
C. By
D. During
19. How do voluteers help disadvantaged children _________ their difficulties?
A. to get
B. to overcome
C. to know
D. to pass
20. He has smoked for more than 20 years, and eventually he _____from a lung cancer now.
A. suffers
B. takes
C. participates
D. enters
21. It is not easy to ________ our bad habit.
A. suffer
B. take care
C. overcome
D. spend
22. As a mark of gratitude for all her giving, they provided her _____ sufficient money.
A. with
B. at
C. for
D. from
23. Shy people often find it difficult to________ group discussions.
A. take place in
B. take part in
C. get on with
D. get in
24. ....................... it several times, he didn't want to read it once again.
A. Reading
B. To read
C. To have read
D. Having read
25. I've heard a lot about Dr. James, and I'm looking forward ______ his talk tomorrow.
A. hear
B. hearing
C. to hear
D. to hearing
26. He was often made ______ milk by his mother.
A. drink
B. drinks
C. to drink
D. drunk
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27. I don't know how _________ my thanks to your kindness.
A. express
B. to express
C. expressing
D. expressing on
28. I closed all the windows and then locked the door.
A. Having locked the door, I closed all the windows.
B. Having locked the door, then all the windows were closed.
C. Having closed all the windows, then the door was locked.
D. Having closed all the windows, I locked the door.
29. Tom was accused of ________ some top secret document.
A. to steal
B. having stolen
C. for stealing
D. to have stolen
30. After I________ finished working, I switched off the machine.
A. have
B. had
C. having
D. to have
31. He admitted ________ the car two months ago.
A. steal
B. having stealing C. being stolen
D. having stolen
32. We couldn't drive because of the fog.
A. The fog prevented us not to drive.
B. The fog prevented us from driving.
C. The fog prevented us against driving. D. The fog prevented us about driving.
33. John's father told________ not to stay out late again.
A. him
B. to him
C. that he
D. with him
34. ______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept
B. have slept
C. Having been slept
D. have been slept
35. I notice the lorry ________ down the hill.
A. to come
B. came
C. coming
D. having come
36. They left the restaurant, _________ two hours over lunch.
A. spending
B. spent
C. after spend
D. having spent
37. Did you ever finish _____ the office for that new client of yours?
A. to design
B. designing
C. designed
D. having designed
38. Tom was accused ________ some top secret document.
A. to steal
B. of having stolen C. for stealing
D. to have stolen
39. No one can prevent us _________ good things.
A. to do
B. from doing
C. of doing
D. in order to do
40. I don't blame you for ________ to go outside in this awful weather.
A. not wanting
B. not to want
C. not to have wanted
D. not want
41. All the teachers work on an entirely ________ basis.
A. volunteer
B. volunteered
C. voluntary
D. voluntarily
42. A lot of children participated in _________ performances.
A. raising-fund
B. fundraising
C. fundraise
D. funding-raise
43. I am _____ to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologise for my absence.
A. capable
B. excused
C. unable
D. disliked
44. The work of the charity is funded by voluntary ____________.
A. action
B. activity
C. donation
D. organization
45. Schools in remote areas need ________ to help children read and write.
A. engineers
B. peasants
C. doctors
D. volunteers
46. It's important for children to get a good _______.
A. education
B. educator
C. educational
D. educate
47. Sue: “Thank you very much for your help.” ~ Ken: “_________.”
A. It's quite OK
B. That's right
C. I'd love to
D. You're welcome
48. “ John, could you do something for me, please?”
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“_________. What would you like me to do?”
A. Excuse me
B. Sorry
C. Certainly
D. Don't worry
49. “Could you come, please? I want some help.” ~ “______________.”
A. Sure, I'm coming now B. You're welcome C. Yes, I could
D. That's right
50. “Would you mind if I use your dictionary?” “ Of course not, ___________.”
A. Don't do that
B. I'm sorry I can't C. It's over there
D. I have a dictionary
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlines part that needs correction.
1. She smelt something burning and saw smoke rise.
A
B
C
D
2. He says that speak a foreign language always makes him nervous.
A
B
C
D
3. It's no use asking children to keep quiet. They can't help to make noise.
A
B
C
D
4. Passing a driver's test is a necessity requirement for all people wishing to drive a motor vehicle.
A
B
C
D
5. Breaking her leg the last time she went, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip.
A
B
C
D
6. When I was sick with the flu, my mother made me to eat soup and rest in bed
A B
C
D
7. He says that speak a foreign language always makes him nervous.
A
B
C
D
8. I'd like buying some earrings like yours.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A village placement is particularly (1)____________ for those volunteers with great ideas and
enthusiasm. However, if you wish to work in a very remote area with HIV (2)____________
orphans, we are developing a new project in a village which is about 5 hours away from our
programs. This is the area (3)____________ HIV/AIDS is the most devastating. The organization
is focused on bringing aid, education, HIV prevention and AIDS (4)____________, women's
rights education and love to the orphans of the area, many of whom lost their parents due to AIDS
related illnesses. Volunteers help with feeding, organizing play, arts and crafts, hygiene and
HIV/AIDS education appropriate to the children's age level from 3 to 8 years. (5)____________ a
volunteer for this village you must be 18 years or over, have no health problems, be enthusiastic,
be a native speaker of English, and be not older than 65 years of age.  
1.
A. correct
B. suitable
C. proper
D. right
2.
A. negative
B. affirmative
C. objective
D. positive
3.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. that
4.
A. help
B. care
C. look
D. take
5.
A. As
B. To
C. For
D. Since

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