Review2 - Week 19 - Exercise 2

EXERCISE_2
I. PRONUNCIATION
1. Which of the following words has a different vowel sound?
a. spread b. bread c. break d. breath
2. Which of the following words contains the sound /tf/?
a. mutual b. machine c. computer d. chemistry
3. Which of the following words has a different final sound?
a. glanced b. provided c. brushed d. looked
4. Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?'
a. represent b. constancy c. participate d. literacy
5. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
a. traditional b. longevity c. similarity d. literacy
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
6. I've got lots of ______ but only a few really good friends.
a. best friends b. neighbors c. acquaintances d. partners
7. The students in this class were made ______ very hard.
a. learn b. to learn c. learning d. having learnt
8. I prefer staying at work late ______ work home with me.
a. to take b. taking c. than take d. to taking
9. You are under no obligation to help as assistance is purely ______.
a. free b. voluntary c. charitable d. donated
10. Scientists ______ a carefully controlled experiment on the mystery virus.
a. turned over b. put up c. carried out d. set in
11. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing ______ by waiting.
a. accomplishes b. accomplished
c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
12. No one is a better cook than your mother, ______?
a. is she b. isn't she c. are they d. aren't they
13. 'Did you enjoy the picnic?' 'It was okay, but I'd rather ______ to a movie.
a. to go b. be going c. have gone d. went
14. I don't remember ______ of the decision to change the company policy on vacation. When was it
decided?
a. telling b. being told c. to tell d. to be told
15. I couldn't find Jo at the party last night. If I ______ him, we'd have been happy.
a. meet b. met c. have met d. had met
16. She said she ______ that film several years before.
a. had seen b. has seen c. saw d. would see
17. The secret of getting good marks is to keep ______ in the exam room.
a. calm b. calmly c. calming d. calmed
18. ______ you change your mind, I won't be able to help you.
a. If only b. Because c. Unless d. Provided
19. Big cities like New York and Tokyo are ______ populated.
a. greatly b. densely c. closely d. variously
20. ______ in some developing countries may be the cause of poverty and hunger.
a. Modernization b. Literacy c. Pollution d. Overpopulation
B. Choose the underlined word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that needs correcting.
21. If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you do.
22. Special education is intended help both handicapped and gifted children to reach their learning
potentials.
23. Any passengers travel to Cambridge should sit in the first two carriages of the train.
24. Never in the history of humanity there have been more people living on this relatively small
planet.
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the text below and then decide which answer - a, b, c or d – best fits each space.
In many countries in (25) ______ of industrialization, overcrowded cities present a (26) ______
problem. The (27) ______ of towns is mainly caused by the drift of large numbers of people from
the rural areas. The (28) ______ long-term solution is to make (29) ______ in the rural areas more
attractive, which would (30) ______ people to stay there. This could be achieved by providing
incentives for people to go and work in the villages. Moreover, facilities in the rural areas, such as
transportation, health and education services should be improved.
25. a. progress b. process c. procedure d. proceeding
26. a. little b. basic c. major d. practical
27. a. population b. popularity c. underpopulation d. overpopulation
28. a. barely b. only c. single d. one
29. a. sights b. surroundings c. atmosphere d. life
30. a. insist b. suggest c. encourage d. persuade
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

In an early survey conducted in 1888, a billion and a half people inhabited the earth. Now, the
population is about six billion and is growing fast. Even though the rate of growth has begun to
slow down, most people believe the population size may be eight billion during the next several
years.
If we examine the amount of land available for this ever increasing population, we begin to see
the problem. Not all land is useful to us because it cannot produce food. We can cut out about one
fifth of it because it is covered by snow and ice. Then we can cut out another fifth because it is
desert. Another fifth is mountains. The other fifth does not have enough soil for crops to grow
because it is bare rock. Obviously, with so little land to support us, we should take great care not to
reduce it any more or with the rapidly growing population we may sooner or later lack food to eat
and place to live in.
31. What is the main topic of the passage?
a. The world's population and the shortage of cultivated land.
b. The growth of the world's population.
c. The necessity of reducing the rate of birth.
d. The shortage of cultivated land.
32. The world's population ______ at present.
a. has stopped growing b. is still growing
c. is decreasing rapidly d. stands at about eight billion
33. According to the passage, we ______.
a. can cultivate on all land. b. are not influenced by the land reduction
c. can grow crops on bare rock d. should protect land
34. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word 'bare' in the second paragraph?
a. hard b. empty c. treeless d. rough
35. Which of the following sentences is not true according to the passage?
a. Most of the world's land are uncultivated.
b. The rapid growth of population may lead to a shortage of land.
c. Only one fifth of the world's land is being cultivated.
d. There has been a dramatic reduction of the birth rate.
Give the correct tense or form of verbs in brackets.
36. When I got home, my parents had gone (go) to work.

37. Have you finished cleaning (clean) the dishes?
38. I think your mother should let you make (make) up your own mind.
39. At 3p.m yesterday, my father was washing (wash) his car.
40. My uncle has worked (work)in Ho Chi Minh City since 2014.
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words provided.
41. My mother made me clean my room.
My mother asked me to clean my room.
42. “Would you like to go to the movies tonight, Nga?”
I invited Nga to go to the movies that night.
43. It took her 2 hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.
She spent 2 hours driving from London to Edinburgh.
44. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to live alone.
I advised you not to live alone.
45. “ Don’t forget to do your homework”
The teacher reminded me to do my homework.
46. My friend said “I think you should take a long vacation”
My friend encouraged me to take a long vacation.
47. I don’t like talking to her.
I hate talking to her.
48. My father let me use his car yesterday.
My father permitted me to use his car the day before.
49. The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
The students were made to work hard for the exam by the teacher.
50. Mary didn't wear the raincoat, so she got a cold.
If Mary had worn the raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold.

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B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

36. When I got home, my parents had gone (go) to work.

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