REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER

Trường THPT Nguyễn Thượng Hiền, TP Đà Nẵng, 2022 - 2023

 

A. READING:

Các chủ điểm từ unit 1 đến unit 5 – chú trọng các chủ điểm sau:

* Family life

* Humans and the environment

* Music      

* For a better community               

* Inventions

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Pronunciation:

- consonant blends /br/, /kr/, and /tr/

- consonant blends /kl/, /pl/, /gr/, and /pr/

- Stress in two-syllable words

- Stress in two-syllable words with the same spelling

- Stress in three-syllable nouns

II. Vocabulary: family words, prepositions,……………

-Từ vựng liên quan đến các chủ điểm trên

III. Grammar

1. Present simple and present continuous

2. The future with will and be going to

3. Passive voice

4. Compound sentences

5. To-infinitives and bare infinitives

6. Past simple and past continuous with when and while

7. Present perfect

8. Gerunds and to infinitives

C. WRITING:

- Viết lại câu hoặc hoàn tất câu  ( theo các chủ điểm văn phạm đã học trong chương trình)

- Viết đoạn văn khoảng 100-120 từ về các đề tài đã học.

I. Write a paragraph (120 – 150 words) about one of your family routines. Use the following questions as cues for your writing.

1. What is the routine?

2. How often / When do you do it?

3. What are the activities? What does each family member do?

4. How do you feel about the routine?

II.  You saw this job advert for a volunteer at the local food bank and want to apply. Write an application letter for this position (120-150 words).

Volunteers Needed

- Do you have a couple of hours to spare in the afternoon? 

- The Local Food Bank needs young and energetic volunteers to help give free food to the needy. 

D. SPEAKING:

Topic 1:   Talk about why children should or should not do housework. Use the ideas in the boxes and add your own. You can start the talk with the sentences below.

“I think children should/ should not do house work for a number of reasons. First,…”

 

Topic 2:   Talk about things you should do to make the environment better. You may use the suggested ideas in the box. You can start the talk with the sentence below.

 

 “There are several things I should do to make the environment better …”

 

Topic 3:   Talk about a singing competition using the ideas in the box. You can start the talk with the sentence below.

 

“Today I'm going to talk about a singing competition called ...”

Topic 4:   Talk about someone you know who often does volunteering activities.

You should say: 

 - who the person is 

- what volunteering activities he/she often does

- how helpful these activities are 

- whether you would like to do any of these activities 

 

CÁC DẠNG BÀI TẬP

UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE

Exercise 1: 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.

Question 1: A. grocery     B. homemaker              C. together               D. promotion

Question 2: A. gratitude   B. character                  C. activate               D. agreement

Question 3: A. prepare      B. strengthen                C. respect                D. special

Question 4: A. husband    B. rubbish                      C. contribute            D. vulnerable

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. grocery      B. character           C. develop           D. homemaker

Question 2: A. spotlessly  B. experience        C. society             D. responsible

Question 3: A. routine       B. laundry            C. household          D. picnic

Question 4: A. similar       B. important          C. atmosphere       D. breadwinner

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Her husband is very kind. He always cares __ her and never puts all of the housework ___ her.

         A. about - in         B. for - in          C. about - on           D. with - on

Question 2: ____ the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine.

 A. Putting out            B. Coming out           C. Pulling out            D. Bringing out

Question 3: ____ is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.

  A. Breadwinner          B. Homemaker        C. Servant       D. Houseman

Question 4: My mother ________ the responsibility for running the household.

  A. holds                  B. takes             C. runs                           D. bears

Question 5: Doing chores as a family will help strengthen ____________.

  A. family bonds       B. generation gap     C. family trees     D. family values

Question 6: He's a man of strong __________. He always fights for what is right and you can rely on him.

  A. health     B. character            C. hands               D. influence

Question 7: Doing housework brings great ______to children as it helps them develop necessary life skills.

  A. benefits         B. hard work                  C. results          D. practices

Question 8: She does two jobs at the same time as she is the main___________ of the family.

  A. breadwinner          B. homemaker         C. housewife          D. bread maker

Question 9: Kindness and responsibility are two________ that many parents want to teach to their children.

  A. family values          B. customs           C. cultures                     D. ideas

Question 10: Sarah is a(n) ____________girl. She never cheats in exams.

  A. generous             B. sociable               C. frank                     D. honest

Question 11: Instead of giving me answers to questions, my parents always ______________me to think for myself.

  A. support                B. encourage           C. respect             D. strengthen

Question 12: Preparing and cooking meals are some of the essential __________for teens.

  A. soft skills               B. life skills           C. table manners            D. netiquette

Question 13: When I lived in this city, I used to shop for ____________at this supermarket.

  A. heavy lifting           B. groceries          C. housework                D. laundry

Question 14: I'm lucky to have such a(n)__________ brother who always gives me help when I need it.

  A. support                B. supporting            C. supported              D. supportive

Question 15: After eating dinner, I have to do the ____ and then do my homework every day.

  A. washing-up      B. wash-up           C. washing-ups          D. washings-up

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.

Question 16: In spite of poverty, we manage to raise our children properly.

         A. give up               B. go up       C. make up              D. bring up

Question 17: The government needs to seek a solution to prevent domestic violence as soon as possible.

         A. recreation           B. remedy              C. keyword             D. technique

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 18: In my view, husbands should contribute to the household duties in order to reduce burden on their wives.

         A. minimise             B. lower            C. decrease              D. increase

Question 19: When having days off, he always helps his wife tidy up the house.

         A. clear up              B. sort out            C. arrange                D. mess up

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Jim _________________ a book at the moment.

  A. is reading             B. had read                 C. reads            D. has read

Question 2: I’m busy at the moment, _______on the computer

  A. I work        B. I’m worked        C. I’m working            D. I worked

Question 3: My brother_______________out at weekend.

  A. doesn’t usually go    B. does usually not go  

C. doesn’t usually goes D. usually doesn’t goes

Question 4: Every day, my sister _______________the floor.

A. usually clean       B. cleans usually     C. usually cleaned         D. usually cleans

Question 5: Listen! Someone ______________.

A. is singing             B. are singing                C. sings                D. sing

Question 6: I usually __________ to school by bus.

A. went             B. am going                   C. go                     D. have gone

Question 7: Our friends ____ for the fashion show now.

A. is preparing         B. are preparing          C. prepares          D. prepare

Question 8: Please don’t make so much noise. I ______________.

A. studying            B. study                     C. am studying              D. studied

Question 9: I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.

A. rode - went       B. ride - am going      C. ride - go        D. is riding - am going 

Question 10: Water ______________ at 100 degrees Celsius.

A. boils            B. boiled                        C. is boiling                   D. will boil

Question 11: Jenny often ____ jeans and T-shirt at school but she ____ a gorgeous dress today.

  A. wears - is wearing     B. is wearing - wears    

C. wear - is wearing      D. wears - wears

Question 12: Look! Minh ____ on stage. She looks so beautiful.

A. sings            B. are singing         C. is singing              D. sang

Question 13: At the moment, my sister ____ her homework, my brother ____ games.

  A. is making - is playing     B. is doing - is playing 

C. does - plays               D. makes - is playing

Question 14: It’s 7.00 p.m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time.

  A. have - eat       B. have - are eating            

C. are having - eat        D. are having - are eating

Question 15: Miss. Kim ____ very well when she’s under pressure.

A. not work               B. don’t work           C. isn’t working         D. doesn’t work

Exercise 5: Complete the conversations by circling the best answers. Then practise reading them.

Question 1: Lan: Nam, do you think family routines are necessary?

Nam: Yes. ______________each family should have some routines to help build strong family bonds.

    A. I'm not sure that     B. I strongly believe that   

C. I agree that               D. I hope that

Question 2: Lan: What do you think about the British family value of being truthful and honest?

Nam: _____________, it's one of the first things parents should teach their children.

A. In their opinion       B. In a nutshell       C. In my own way         D. In my opinion

Exercise 6: Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 1. My alarm rings at 6 o’clock every morning. Therefore, I always went to school on time.                                            

Question 2. Women nowadays have more free to participate in social activities.

 

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UNIT 2: HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

 

Exercise 1: 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.

Question 1: A. adopt       B. protect          C.carbon                   D. produce

Question 2: A. energy      B. generate          C. government       D. emergency

Question 3: A. financial   B. appliance           C. environment     D. electricity

Question 4: A. access     B. expensive      C. entertain               D. effect

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. sustainable   B. eco-friendly    C. environment       D. impossible

Question 2: A. greenhouse   B. maintain         C. lifestyle              D. nature

Question 3: A. awareness B. difference            C. instrument         D. character

Question 4: A. organic     B. dangerous            C. chemical           D. natural

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Do you know the oldest type of _______ energy is the biomass that is derived from plant matter?

    A. remarkable       B. significant           C. sustainable         D. affordable

Question 2: We buy _______ food at the farmers' market. It costs a little bit more, but we think it's better for our health.

    A. organic           B. non-organic       C. healthy      D. wealthy

Question 3: In the UK, poor air quality is responsible ___________ some 40,000 deaths each year.

    A. to              B. for                        C. in                               D. with

Question 4: Sustainable energy is energy that __________ the needs of the present generations.

    A. meets            B. takes               C. makes                        D. picks

Question 5: We can’t go along here because the road _______.

    A. is repairing          B. is repaired         C. is being repaired       D. repairs

Question 6: Remember to turn off your ___________when they are not used.

A. household chores B. household appliances C. household finance     D. invitations

Question 7: Small changes in your daily habits can help reduce the ___________you produce.

A. carbon footprint     B. footsteps             C. issues                    D. trouble

Question 8: One of the most important _____________of energy is the sun.

    A. resources             B. sources            C. means                        D. kinds

Question 9: Students are reminded to _________ litter that they see on the ground.

    A. turn off                 B. put off                   C. pick up                      D. turn up

Question 10: Switching to ________ light bulb is one way to protect the environment.

    A. energy-expending                                             B. energy-wasting

    C. energy-saving                                                    D. energy-lacking

Question 11: More people _________ a green lifestyle because it is good for the environment.

    A. adopt                 B. conclude            C. compose                    D. create

Question 12: A modern hospital _________in this town soon.

    A. will be built            B. will build           C. will built              D. will be build

Question 13: You should cut down ________ electricity usage to reduce your carbon footprint.

    A. in              B. on                       C. to                              D. for

Question 14: Money  ______ to the homeless shelter by Larry.

    A. donated         B. was donating            C. was donated       D. donates

Question 15: Listen! There's someone at the door. I  ________ the door for you.

    A. am going to open    B. am opening       C. open           D. will open

Question 16: “Look at those dark clouds!“ - “Yes, it  ________ in some minutes.”

    A. will rain        B. is going to rain        C. are going to rain     D. is raining

Question 17: The boy _______ to the hospital immediately after the accident.

    A. was taking         B. took          C. takes               D. was taken

Question 18: More than 120,000 people _______ by the two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945.

 A. were killing             B. were killed               C. killed                         D. kill

Question 19: On Sunday at 8 o’clock I __________ my friend.

   A. meet          B. am going to meet       C. will be meeting          D. will meet

Question 20: Wait! I  ________ you to the station.

  A. am driving          B. drive             C. is going to drive         D. will drive

Question 21: Stephen William Hawking __________ on 8 January, 1942 in Oxford, England.

    A. born              B. has born                 C. is born             D. was born

Question 22: _________ by your father?

    A. Did that book write     B. Did that book written

    C. Was that book writing               D. Was that book written

Question 23: The company was finally safe _________ bankruptcy.

A. with                    B. by                       C. from                    D. in

Question 24: Nam: In my opinion, computer is one of the most wonderful inventions.

                       Lan: ___________.

A. There is no doubt about it.                     B. Yes. Congratulations!

C. You shouldn't have said that                  D. Pardon?

Question 25: Long: I'm looking for a book on endangered animals but I haven't found a good one. _______

   Hoa: How about searching it on our school library website? I hope you will find the one you need there.

A. Can you show me the way to the library?  

B. Would you like to go to the bookshop?

C. Can you give me some advice?                         

D. Would you like to try it on

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 1: Look at the dark clouds. I’m sure it will rain soon.

                           A                 B      C              D

Question 2: Many accidents is caused by careless driving.

                     A                 B         C              D

 

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UNIT 3: MUSIC

 

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

Question 1: A. become      B. idol         C. comment                   D. season

Question 2: A. perform      B. release               C. receive              D. talent

Question 3: A. theatre       B. movie         C. famous                      D. attend

Exercise 2: 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.

Question 1: A. single         B. music               C. contest                  D. release

Question 2: A. instrument B. platinum           C. debut                     D. album

Question 3: A. eliminate    B. nominate         C. originate                 D. passionate

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: When he was a teenager, he ___________at the local theatre in his home town during the tourist season.

  A. performed             B. attracted          C. decided                     D. relaxed

Question 2: She has joined the panel of _____________ the popular TV talent show.

  A. audience             B. judges            C. viewers              D. watchers

Question 3: I didn't enjoy the performance because I couldn't __________with any of the main characters.

  A. identify                 B. deal                   C. cope                  D. cooperate

Question 4: Judges travel all round America _____search of the best singers and bring them to Hollywood.

  A. on                    B. in                    C. at                               D. for

Question 5: Van Cao’s “Tien Quan Ca” was made into the national _______ of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.

  A. song             B. music              C. melody                      D. anthem

Question 6: Chopin was considered to be one of the greatest Romantic piano ____ of the 19^th century.

  A. singers           B. writers              C. composers                 D. poets

Question 7: We’re best friends as we have a ____ interest in music.

         A. passion           B. passionately      C. passionless         D. passionate

Question 8: Vietnamese ____ music is extremely diverse, including Quan Ho, Dan Ca, Ca Tru, Chau Van and others.

         A. country               B. folk           C. traditional           D. gospel

Question 9: I admire Celine Dion _________she has a nice voice.

  A. so                   B. and                    C. but                            D. for

Question 10: He lost the key, ____ he couldn't get into the house.

  A. yet                  B. or                    C. so                       D. for

Question 11: We were lost in the forest, ____ luckily my friend had a map in his backpack.

  A. and          B. so                    C. for                             D. but

Question 12: You must do well in the test, ____ you will not graduate.

  A. so                     B. or                     C. for                D. and

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.

  A. take                 B. to take               C. taking                        D. took

Question 2: I saw her _________ the street.

  A. to cross       B. crossed                      C. crosses                      D. cross

Question 3: We managed _________ their first album on social media.

  A. found                B. founded            C. finding                      D. to find

Question 4: Don't let him _________ about his mother's illness now.

  A. know                B. knowing                  C. to know               D. known

Question 5: It's dangerous _________ out alone late at night.

  A. gone                 B. going                  C. go                         D. to go

Question 6: Blake didn't invite her boyfriend _________ to her graduation ceremony.

  A. coming             B. comes               C. to come                     D. come

Question 7: I allow my little daughter _________ with her friends in the flower garden.

  A. not to play             B. to play         C. playing                      D. play

Question 8: It's impolite _________ off your shoes before stepping into a Japanese house.

  A. to take                B. not take          C. not to take                 D. take

Question 9: Anna learnt how _________ cakes from her grandmother.

  A. making              B. to make              C. to made                     D. make

Question 10: John made me _________ a lot with his hilarious jokes.

  A. laughing            B. to laugh                   C. laugh               D. laughed

Question 11: There are not enough candies _________ among all the children here.

  A. share                      B. shared                     C. to share            D. sharing

Question 12: You can use my car but you must promise _________ it before Friday.

  A. to return              B. returns            C. to be returned           D. return

Question 13: He reminded me___________to give the book back to John

  A. not forget       B. not to forget              C. forgot                D. forgetting

Question 14: We expect John _________ to the airport late as the plane will take off in 15 minutes.

  A. to come           B. not to come       C. not coming                D. coming

Question 15: It takes me 30 minutes _________ to school every day.

  A. go                       B. to go                C. going                     D. to going

Exercise 5. 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.

Question 1: In the last quarter of this year, our entertainment company had a big success in signing a lot of contracts with celebrities.

         A. bargains          B. agreements         C. arrangements      D. profits

Question 2: We’re seeking for the talented musician to join our entertainment company.

         A. good                   B. famous                C. great                   D. gifted

Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 1: She was given a prize for her achievement in classical and traditional music.

         A. success             B. feat           C. failure                 D. accomplishment

Question 2: Luu Huu Phuoc is extremely well-known for his patriotic wartime songs.

         A. fight time            B. peacetime           C. battle time           D. tranquil time

Exercise 7. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 1:  Don't forget calling me as soon as you arrive here.

                     A     B     C                               D

Question 2:  This story with tragic ending made me crying.

                                     A         B    C    D

Exercise 8. Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

Question 1: “When will the conference finish?” - “____”

A. No, it won't.                               B. Maybe 10:00 a.m.

C. It finished at 9:30 a.m.               D. Yes, it’s very interesting.

Question 2: “Thank you for your birthday gift, I really like it.” - “__________”

A. I’m happy you like it.                B. Of course, it's valuable.

C. Not at all.                                   D. It’s nice of you.

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UNIT 4: FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY

 

Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others'.

Question 1: A. rural          B. surprise         C. successful       D. volunteer

Question 2: A. application   B. benefit         C. non-profit        D. narrow-minded

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. dedicate    B. fortunate       C. practical             D. volunteer

Question 2: A. ensuring    B. protecting            C. providing     D. widening

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: We_________old clothes and books to poor children.

  A. interacted             B. donated             C. balanced      D. applied

Question 2: We arrived at the hotel quite early, ____ in and had lunch.

  A. checking              B. checked            C. was checking       D. to check

Question 3: He is very ___________. He is always willing to give a lot of money to charity.

A. honest            B. generous                    C. enthusiastic               D. modest

Question 4: If you can do something to help others, you will find your life ____.

  A. meaningful           B. meaningless          C. helpless      D. interested

Question 5: If you don't have time to volunteer, you can__________ money and food.

  A. participate           B. boost              C. donate              D. deliver

Question 6: These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help.

  A. disadvantaged         B. advantaged         C. disadvantage      D. advantage

Question 7: Our club needs more_____________ to clean up the park at the weekend.

  A. spectators         B. assistants         C. volunteers            D. electrician

Question 8: We need to be _______________ when we record the donations.

  A. careful                B. careless          C. carelessly       D. carefully

Question 9: I am ___________________ in community development activities.

  A. interested        B. interesting              C. excited             D. exciting

Question 10: Last year, I was ________________at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.

  A. hope                    B. hopeful             C. hopefully               D. hopeless

Question 11: He spent his childhood in _______________ parts of Italy.

  A. various          B. vary                  C. variously                   D. variety

Question 12: A lot of generous businessmen have ____ valuable contributions to helping needy people.

  A. done                    B. taken            C. made             D. given

Question 13: We hope that students themselves will enjoy taking part ______ the projects.

  A. in                   B. on                           C. at                               D. for

Question 14: While Tom and I ____, someone ____ at the door.

  A. were talking - knocked                            B. were talking - was knocking

  C. talked - knocked                                      D. talked - was knocking

Question 15: While Lan ____________ as a volunteer in the countryside, she met an old friend.

  A. was working        B. worked           C. had worked           D. worked

Question 16: We ____ the roof for Mrs. Smith, an elderly childless woman, when it ____ with rain.

  A. were mending - was pouring                  B. mended - poured

  C. mended - was pouring                            D. were mending - poured

Question 17: When I ____ into the room, two boys ____ a picture book together.

  A. came - were reading                       B. were coming - were reading

  C. came – read                                    D. were coming – read

Question 18: I ____ my pen while I ____ my homework.

  A. was breaking - was doing                     B. was breaking - did

  C. broke – did                                            D. broke - was doing

Question 19: It ____ to rain while we ____ home from school.

  A. started - were walking                     B. was starting - were walking

  C. started - walked                               D. was starting - walked

Question 20: My mother ____ old clothes while my father ____ the food packages for the next voluntary trip.

  A. was classifying - was preparing          B. was classifying - prepared

  C. classified - was preparing                    D. classified - prepared

Question 21: While some volunteers ____ the disabled children, others ____ some furniture in the orphanage.

  A. were teaching - were repairing                  B. taught - repaired

  C. were teaching – repaired                           D. taught - were repairing

Question 22: The girls were chatting ____ the boys were playing games.

  A. when                       B. while                C. during                        D. at the same time

Exercise 4: Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

THE HISTORY OF FILM

The world first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only ____ (1) of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have been popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to ____ (2) the story.

Soon the public had ____ (3) favourite actors and actresses and, in this result the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public would only accept this kind of film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in American, ____ (4) produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, fewer people went to see films, but in recent years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently ____ (5) national film industries.

1. A. consisted        B. contained            C. belonged             D. held

2. A. join                 B. read                     C. explain                D. perform

3. A. your                B. his                       C. our                      D. their

4. A. who                B. where                  C. when                   D. which

5. A. many              B. lots                      C. much                   D. plenty

Exercise 5: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

European Union, almost 100 million citizens of all ages invest their time, talents and money to make a positive contribution to their community by volunteering in civil society organisations, youth clubs, hospitals, schools, in sport clubs, etc. For the Commission, volunteering is an active expression of civic participation which strengthens common European values such as solidarity and social cohesion. Volunteering also provides important learning opportunities, because involvement in voluntary activities can provide people with new skills and competences that can even improve their employability. This is especially important at this time of economic crisis. Volunteering plays an important role in sectors as varied and diverse as education, youth, culture, sport, environment, health, social care, consumer protection, humanitarian aid, development policy, research, equal opportunities and external relations.

 Objectives of the Year:

 1. To create an enabling and facilitating environment for volunteering in the EU;

 2. To empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering;

 3. To reward and recognise volunteering activities; and

 4. To raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering.

The Commission expects that the European Year of Volunteering will lead to an Increase In volunteering and to greater awareness of its added value, and that it will highlight the link between voluntary engagement at local level and its significance in the wider European context.

(EU Citizenship Portal)

Question 1: What does the word “their” in paragraph 1 refer to?

  A. talents            B. organisations          C. citizens                 D. schools

Question 2: According to the European Commission, which value does civic participation strengthen?

  A. society’s wealth and well-being              B. cultural awareness

  C. solidarity and social cohesion                 D. safe environment

Question 3: According to the passage, why does volunteering provide important learning opportunities?

  A. Because people have opportunities to gain new skills and competences.

  B. Because it helps connect people to others.

  C. Because it gives people a sense of being involved in a community.

  D. Because it provides people with chances to learn from the differences.

Question 4: Which of the following does NOT belong to Objectives of the Year?

  A. Improving the quality of volunteering  

B. Encouraging volunteering activities

  C. Facilitating volunteering in the EU

  D. Raising awareness of value of social relationships.

Question 5: The word “engagement” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to________.

A.marriage               B. involvement          C. vow             D. appointment

Exercise 6. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 1: It took me so many time to learn that lesson three months ago.

                          A         B       C                                      D

Question 2: 4. My father asked us not to spend too much time play computer games.

                                     A         B              C     D

………………………………………

 

UNIT 5: INVENTIONS

 

Exercise 1: 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.

Question 1: A. costly        B. mature              C. portable            D. smartphone

Question 2: A. benefit       B. generous          C. inventor           D. video

Exercise 2: Choose the correct letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

Question 1: A. invention   B. computer             C. holiday                 D. detective

Question 2: A. Internet     B. attention              C. invention    D. advantage

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: Facebook is used____ among the young.

 A. communicate  B. communicating   C. to communicate    D. to communicating

Question 2: Sophia is a humanoid robot which can communicate _______ people by using human language and expressing emotions.

  A. to         B. for                     C. with                 D. on

Question 3: YouTube ____ to become the world most popular video-sharing website since 2005.

  A. has grown         B. have grown     C. grew             D. grows

Question 4: ___________ e-readers have become less popular since tablets and smartphones were introduced, they are still used by many book lovers today.

  A. Because              B. Although           C. When                        D. Until

Question 5: The laptop is not working because you haven't _____________ it yet.

  A. change             B. charged            C. pressed                      D. put

Question 6: I ____ this washing machine for five years now. It looks old, but it still works well.

  A. have              B. had                C. is having                   D. have had

Question 7: The scientists ___________ important research in the laboratory.

  A. put out             B. go out                 C. hand out                D. carry out

Question 8: You can send and receive e-mails from a____.

  A. charger            B. printer                     C. smartphone               D. USB

Question 9: If you have an ____________, you don't have to bring all those heavy books in your bag.

  A. correction pen       B. e-book reader         C. digital camera         D. earbuds

Question 10: Washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to ____ time while doing housework.

  A. kill                      B. save                 C. spend                   D. waste

Question 11: A robot vacuum cleaner is a _____________ device in your home. It makes housework less tiring.

  A. help                     B. helpless         C. helpful                      D. helpfully

Question 12: We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music.

  A. e-book               B. internet              C. laptop                     D. smartphone

Question 13: You can get access ____ the Internet, via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop computers, mobile phones, and tablets.

  A. for                  B. in                    C. of                              D. to

Question 14: If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ____?

  A. by                      B. for                  C. to                              D. with

Question 15: Where do you live? – I ____ in Boston. I ____ there for ten years now.

  A. live – have lived     B. live – am living C. have lived – live     D. live – live

Question 16: Thomas ____ for the Google since 2014.

  A. has worked           B. is working       C. was working          D. worked

Question 17: ' ___________' means 'made by humans'.

  A. valuable                B. useful            C. artificial                D. helpful

Question 18: A correction pen is used for ____ your writing mistakes.

  A. cover                   B. covered             C. covering               D. to cover

Question 19: It's no good ____ him the truth now.

  A. not to tell            B. tell                    C. telling                        D. to tell

Question 20: Most of my friends enjoy__________football on television.

  A. watch                  B. to watch             C. watching                D. watched

Question 21: He reminded me___________to give the book back to John

  A. not forget          B. not to forget       C. forgot                   D. forgetting

Question 22: We have worked here _________________2002.

  A. for                  B. since                C. in                               D. to

Question 23: It's important ____ too much about your failure.

  A. not to worry       B. not worry      C. not worrying to         D. don’t worry

Question 24: Mary often watches YouTube videos to study how ____ a dish or make a cake.

  A. cook               B. cooking            C. to cook                      D. to cooking

Question 25: ___________ artificial intelligence, the phone's voice-recognition system converts the sound into numerical data.

  A. According to            B. Instead of            C. Apart from            D. Thanks to

Question 26: ______________cars can work with little human control.

  A. Driver                 B. Driven       C. Driverless             D. Non-driver

Question 27: This device is not _______________for children.

  A. suitable                B. valuable              C. various                D. artificial

Question 28: Truong Thi Ha has had this smartphone ___________ 10 years.

  A. for                      B. since                    C. from                          D. in

Exercise 4. Mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 1: Since the Internet was first created in the 1960s, it changed people’s lives a lot.

Question 2: Scientists have researched since years into ways of curing cancer patients.

Question 3: Many teenagers now prefer chatting on the computer to meet face to face.

WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences so that it has the same meaning to the one given, beginning as shown or do as directed. Use the word in bracket if you are asked

1. He got over his illness in three months.

 It took  ……………………………………………………

2. It's a long time since he last called me.

He hasn't  ………………………………………………

3. It took her nearly an hour to do the crossword.

She spent  ……………………………………………………..

4. People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.

40 million hamburgers  ……………………………………………………

5. The police didn’t find the missing girl last weekend.

The missing girl  ………………………………………………………...

6. Tourists don’t visit this museum very often.

This museum  ……………………………………………………

7. Workers are building a new fun park in town.

A new fun park  ………………………………………………………

8. My grandfather built this house in 1990.

This house ……………………………………………………….

9. He had written three books before 1867.

Three books   ………………………………………………….

10. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer.

……………………….… when ………………………….

11. No one has tidied this room for 3 months.

This room  …………………………………………………………

12. I often get up early in the morning.

I am used to  …………………………………………………..

13. We started cooking for the party four hours ago.

We have  ………………………………………………….

14. My father let the children splash around in the pool for a while yesterday.

My father allowed  ………………………………………………

15. This is the first time Tom went abroad.

Tom has  ……………………………………………………….

16. The last time she sent me an email was 5 months ago.

She has not   ………………………………………………

17. The Youth Union will organise a campaign to protect the environment.

A campaign  …………………………….....................................

18. Ms Hoa started teaching English in 2000.

Ms Hoa has  ……………………………………………………

19. Learning Japanese is very difficult but interesting.

It is  …………………………………………………………..

20. We should not leave the door open at night.

We should avoid  ……………………………………………...

21. His friend came in the middle of his dinner.

While he   ……………………………………………………………

22. It’s over a year since we last contacted Mr. Smith.

We haven’t  …………………………………………………..

 

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