UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF……
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. continue B. physics C. spilt D. like
2. A. teacher B. beat C. breakfast D. eating
3. A. passenger B. several C. begin D. repair
4. A. meeting B. weekly C. engineer D. free
5. A. realize B. pea C. cheese D. asleep
II. Choose a word in each line that has different street pattern.
1. A alternative B. announce C. absolute D. arrive
2. A. brigade B. harrow C. normal D. peasant
3. A. typical B. continue C. tobacco` D. appointment
4. A. interesting B. satisfy C. afternoon D. conclusion
5. A. repeat B. frequency C. occasionally D. immediately
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t……………
a. go on b. go off c. go away d. go up
2. Another word for fasten is_____.
a. frighten b. loosen c. lengthen d. tighten
3. I was born and grew up on the _____of the Red River.
a. shops b. restaurants c. offices d. banks
4. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he___ walks to work.
a. never b. sometimes c. often d. usually
5. My aunt is _____teacher.
a. history b. historic c. historical d. historian
6. “___ do you get to school?” – “By bike”.
a. What b. How c. How often d. How far
7. When I was a child, I usually ______fishing with my brother.
a. go b. went c. gone d. use to go
8. We ____dinner at home on Saturdays.
a. haven’t had b. didn’t had c. aren’t have d. don’t have
9. Are you contented ____your present job, Mrs. Tuyet?
a. to b. with c. for d. in
10. We seldom see each other anymore.
a. sometimes b. occasionally c. frequently d. rarely
11. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
a. invested b. sold c. exchanged d. bought
12. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk
13. It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope.
a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered
14. I’ll see him when he ___here tomorrow.
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
A: What do you usually do on your day off?
B: (15) ________
A: Do you get much exercise?
B: (16) _______
15. a. I usually drive to work.
b. I will sleep all day.
c. I usually don’t much.
d. Nothing much. I alwaysleep until noon.
16. a. I usually do
b. Yes, I do
c. How about you?
d. Very often.
IV. Choose one sentences a, b, c, or d which is best written from the words and phrases provided.
1. I/ came/ neighbors/ coffee/ sometimes/ see/ for /cup/ to/ a/ my/ of.
I came sometimes to see my neighbors for a cup of coffee.
My neighbors sometimes came to see I for a cup of coffee.
Sometimes I came to see my neighbors for a cup of coffee.
To see my neighbors I sometimes came for a cup of coffee.
2. shall/ forget/ dreadful/ life/ my/ I / never/ day/ in/ that.
I shall never forget that dreadful day in my life.
I never shall forget that day dreadful in my life.
In my life I shall never forget that dreadful day.
That dreadful day in my life shall I never forget.
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