ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc UNIT 4. LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1. (2) Match a word in A with its position in B. A B 1. difficult a. wonderful 2. beautiful b. cheap 3. expensive c. old 4. early d. easy 5. terrible e. late 6. delicious f. boring 7. new g. ugly 8. interesting h. tasteless 9. better i. hard-working 10. lazy j. worse 2. (5) Write the noun in B from each verb in A. A B 1. to inform ……………………………… 2. to advertise ……………………………… 3. to express ……………………………… 4. to qualify ……………………………… 5. to understand ……………………………… 6. to examine ……………………………… 7. to live ……………………………… 8. to attend ……………………………… 9. to agree ……………………………… 10. to repute ……………………………… Complete the sentences, using either a noun or a verb above in the correct form. 11. Jane was offered the job because she had the right …………… . 12. …………… in the countryside makes Jim a lot healthier. 13. Can you give me some …………… about flights to Malaysia ? 14. Ours is a teacher of…………… . We admire him very much. 15. It’s no use learning the…………… if you don’t try to use it. 16. ……………class regularly is important if you learn a foreign language. 17. He…………… with me that learning a foreign language is interesting. 18. He will pass the …………… if there is an improvement in his class work. 19. She found it hard to …………… the math problem. It’s difficult. 20. The car …………… in the newspaper has been sold. 3. (7) Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable word from the box. homework, grammar, school, dictionary, exam, course, test, book, grade, exercise 1. Students often spend much time doing …………… exercises at school. 2. Jackie is in the sixth …………… . 3. How many pupils are taking the photography…………… this term ? 4. The class are having a spelling …………… today. 5. The children have to do a lot of …………… today. 6. She drives the kids to…………… every morning. 7. They’re going away on a training …………… next week. 8. The book has …………… at the end of every chapter. 9. I took a…………… with me to read on the train. 10. To check how to a word is spelt, look it up in …………… . Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 1 ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc 4. (8) Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap. 1. The candidates listed below have failed to satisfy the…………… (examine) 2. We finished the job, but only with great…………… (difficult) 3. I’m afraid I have to …………… with you on that issue. (agree) 4. The school is noted for its academic…………… (excel) 5. My mother doesn’t like me wearing short skirts to church – she doesn’t think they’re …………… (suit) 6. We have a strong team and a …………… chance of winning the game. (reason) 7. There was a slight decrease in his …………… after a week of dieting. (weigh) 8. The two groups agreed to hold an …………… meeting. (formal) 9. The …………… showed that he had taken all the money for himself. (inquire) 10. It was just …………… that he phoned exactly as our guests were arriving. (fortunate) 5. (9) Choose the best answer. 1. My teacher said we needed to learn this poem …………… heart. A. in B. on C. by D. with 2. What …………… of language learning do you find most interesting ? A. part B. grammar C. section D. aspect 3. Practicing…………… with a native speaker helps improve our pronunciation. A. speak B. speaking C. conversation D. talks 4. Are there places…………… in the intermediate classes? A. available B. advertised C. left D. still 5. Do you like the language center…………… in the Women’s Magazine? A. advertiser B. advertised C. advertising D. advertisement 6. Working hard helps us get good …………… at school. A. places B. grades C. points D. stands 7. I can’t go to the movies with you, I have to…………… for a test. A. read B. write C. study D. work 8. Hai decided to …………… all her work at the end of every week. A. revise B. do C. study D. work 9. Tam’s parents were very pleased when they read his school…………… A. letter B. papers C. diploma D. report 10. My favorite …………… at school is math. A. topic B. subject C. class D. teacher 6. (10) Complete each sentences in A with one of the endings in B. A 1. If you want to make progress in your studies, 2. If you see Lan at school this morning, 3. If you want to be an engineer, 4. If we start in the early morning, Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 2 ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc 5. If it rains a little more heavily, 6. If you like to have some coffee, 7. If you don’t want to come with me, 8. If you don’t want to wake up the baby, 9. If you have difficulties with grammar, 10. If the weather is warm enough, B a. we’ll get the city center at noon. b. you should not mind doing physical experiments. c. we’d better stay in and watch TV. d. you can go to the cafeteria round the corner. e. we’ll have lunch in the garden. f. we should speak in whispers. g. tell me she should be here at 2 p.m. h. I can help you by lending you a grammar book. i. you needn’t do so. j. you should spend more time learning at home. 7. (11) Complete the reported sentences. 1. “I’ll see you in the morning, Lan.” Ba told Lan……………………………………… in the morning. 2. “You have to hand in your essays the following Tuesday,” said the teacher. The teacher said………………………………………essays the following Tuesday. 3. “I’m taking the two-month French course in this language center.” Hoa said……………………………………… language center. 4. “It’s going to rain tonight.” Lan’s mother said……………………………………… night. 5. “They’ll announce the results of the exam tomorrow.” He said……………………………………… the results of the exam the next day. 6. “How much does this dictionary cost?” I asked the assistant how much……………………………………… 7. “Do you like studying here?” My brother asked ……………………………………… 8. “Are you enjoying the language class, Nam?” Hoa asked Nam……………………………………… the language class. 9. “Are you doing anything this weekend?” We asked Linda……………………………………… weekend. 10. “What time does the next bus for school leave?” The student asked…………………………………………………… 8. (12) Rewrite each sentence as direct speech. Ex: Ba told Lan he would see her the following day. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Lan” said Ba. 1. My mother told me my exercise books were not there. ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Ba’s sister told him his school report was sent home that day. ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Tam told Mai he was leaving for Hanoi that morning. ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Ba told Lan he would phone the teacher the following day. ………………………………………………………………………………… Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 3 ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc 5. Lan said she bought five science books from that bookshop. ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I asked Nam why he didn’t borrow that book from the library. ………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Nam asked me what time it was. ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. They asked the teacher when they would hear the results. ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. I asked my neighbor if he could lend me a pen. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10. The boy asked his sister if she saw his school bag in her room. ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. (13) Fill each gap with the correct form of a suitable verb from the box. Continue, miss, do, improve, come, work, concentrate, finish One of the most difficult things to (1) ………………, when you take an English listening exam, is to stop thinking about one question after the next question (2) ……………… on and you still haven’t figured out the answer yet. Everyone wants to answer every question correctly, of course; if you haven’t (3) …………… a question, you will want to continue thinking about it. You cannot, however, because the tape (4) ……………… . If you continue to think about the question you are (5) ……………… on, you will not be ready to listen to the next speaker. You can become lost in this cycle, which can continue and become very frustrating. You must force yourself to stop thinking about an unfinished question and (6)………on the next recorded question. Do this on every practice test: you must be willing to (7) ………..one question in order to keep up with the tape. Your ability to listen and work quickly will (8) ……………… as you practice. 10. (14) Complete the passage, choosing the correct answer. An alphabet is a clever set of letters or other symbols. Each letter represents a different sound (1) ……………… a language. These letters can be combined to write all the words of a language. There (2) ……………… about 50 different alphabets used in the world today. They are different in the way they look and in the sound (3)……………… letters stand for. Most alphabets have between 20 and 30 letters. The English language (4) ……………… the Roman alphabet. It has 26 letters. Language (5) ……………… fewer sounds require fewer letters. The sounds of the Hawaiian language, for example, are written using only twelve (6) ………… of the Roman alphabet. This alphabet has the fewest letters of any language. Other alphabets, such as Sinhalese, the alphabet of Sri Lanka, have 50 letters (7) ………… more. Only a few languages, such as Chinese and Japanese, do not use an alphabet. Like other ancient languages, Chinese began as a pictographic language. Today’s written Chinese still uses thousands of symbols, characters. To read newspaper (8) ……………… Chinese, you would need to know from 3,000 to 4,000 characters. At a very (9) ……………… age, we memorize the letters of our alphabet and combine them into words and sentences. We can write down our thoughts so (10) ……………… other people can understand them. We can also understand what other people have written with letters of the alphabet. 1. 2. 3. A. on A. is A. their B. of B. was B. its C. with C. are C. our D. at D. were D. theirs Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 4 ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A. use A. have A. letters A. so A. in A. tiny A. no B. uses B. contain B. words B. but B. by B. little B. that C. take C. of C. phrases C. or C. about C. small C. hardly D. takes D. with D. sentences D. and D. with D. young D. every 11. (15) Fill each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word. English is said to have one of the most difficult spelling systems in the world. Take a look (1) ……………… these four words: anxious, passion, ashore, and ocean. They all spell the /ʃ / sound differently. English (2) ……………… 14 different spellings for the /ʃ / sound. Throughout history, the spelling of English words hasn’t changed as much (3) ……………… their sounds have. For example, people once pronounced the k in knife and the gh in right. We (4) ……………… longer say those letters, but we’ve kept the old spelling. English also tends to keep the spelling of words it (5) ……………… from other languages. The typical (6) ……………… of differences between spelling and pronunciations in English are the six different pronunciations of ough. Say these (7) ……………… aloud: bough, cough, thorough, thought, through, and rough. The spelling ou have different pronunciations in (8) ……………… word. The English language is unusual in the way it borrows and grows. New words (9) ……………… constantly being introduced. The verb to google is a new word that means to do a fast Internet search. It comes (10) ……………… Google, the widely used Internet search website. 12. (16) Put the words in the box in the correct groups of pronunciation. watched, persuaded, finished, started, asked, agreed, included, looked, remembered, wanted, attended, lived, practiced, studied, awarded, used, stayed, interested, helped, loved, celebrated, worked, described, checked /t/:………………………………………………………………………………… /d/:………………………………………………………………………………… /id/:………………………………………………………………………………… 13. (17) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group. 1. A. luck B. much C. future D. difficult 2. A. attend B. reputation C. dormitory D. dictionary 3. A. close B. know C. program D. scholarship 4. A. radio B. stay C. language D. information 5. A. sure B. say C. some D. sentence 6. A. easy B. learn C. read D. speak 7. A. city B. come C. campus D. conversation 8. A. correct B. improve C. polite D. favorite 9. A. choose B. school C. book D. afternoon 10. A. supply B. academy C. difficulty D. necessary 14. (19) From the three sentences, write the word whose number of letters is given in brackets. Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 5 ThS. Nguyễn Văn Bắc 1. (4 letters) A. It often comes at the end of something. B. It’s an oral or written one which can be very difficult. C. Everyone who takes it wants to pass. 2. (4 letters) A. It’s something we say and write. B. It’s shorter than a phrase and longer than a letter. C. It can be in any language. 3. (8 letters). A. It’s a means of communication used every day. B. It consists of a set of sounds and symbols. C. People use it to talk and write. 4. (8 letters) A. It’s a piece of work designed to practice something. B. It’s given to someone to learn something. C. It’s given by teachers and pupils are required to do it at home. 5. (11 letters) A. It’s something a person gets or we can apply for one. B. We can be offered one if we’re talented. C. Our studies are paid when we have one. Thành Công Study – Số 6A1, Tiểu khu Ngọc Khánh, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội. Để đăng kí học, quý phụ huynh và học sinh vui lòng liên hệ 0977333961, www.thanhcongstudy.edu.vn hoặc [email protected]. Trân trọng. 6