I. Pick Out The Word Whose Underlined Part Is Pronounced Differently From The Others
I. Pick Out The Word Whose Underlined Part Is Pronounced Differently From The Others
I. Pick Out The Word Whose Underlined Part Is Pronounced Differently From The Others
PART 1
UNIT 6 : THE ENVIRONMENT
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. happy B. hour C. high D. hotel
2. A. so B. coat C. note D. bottom
3. A. put B. luck C. lung D. drunk
4. A. bare B. car C. card D. farm
5. A. come B. love C. women D. some
6. A. many B. make C. fate D. pain
7. A. heat B. sweat C. threat D. thread
8. A. climb B. dictionary C. economic D. six
9. A. beg B. age C. gather D. guess
10. A. children B. choose C. child D. mechanic
II. From each number, pick out one word which has the stress on the first syllable.
1. A. garbage B. junkyard C. protect D. treasure
2. A. collected B. published C. protected D. provided
3. A. recycle B. refreshment C. creatures D. reuse
4. A. limitation B. intermediate C. desforestation D. disappointed
5. A. garbage B. problem C. solution D. sewage
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. _________ air is one of the many problems we have to solve.
A. Pure B. Polluted C. Dust D. Pleasant
2. I’ll be in trouble if I _________my passport.
A. lose B. will lose C. lost D. would lose
3. We can eat at home or, ________ you prefer, we can go to a restaurant.
A. when B. whether C. if D. which
4. If it is raining this evening, I_________.
A. will go out B. don’t go out C. go out D. won’t go out
5. Minh’s English is excellent. He speaks________.
A. perfectly English B. English perfectly C. perfect English D. English perfect
6. I’m disappointed _________ people have spoiled this area.
A that B. when C. if D. how
7. He ________ to find a job but he had no luck.
A. hardly tried B. hard tried C. tried hardly D. tried hard
8. We couldn’t go on a picnic as planned __________ it was raining.
A. however B. but C. because D. so
9. If he ________ hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow?
A. works B. will work C. worked D. would work
10. ________we were tired, we sat down beside the stream.
A. Because of B. If C. As D. And
11. He _________to find a job, but he had no luck.
A. tried hard B. hardly tried C. tried hardly D. try hardly
12. Solar energy doesn’t cause __________.
A. pollution B. polluted C. pollute D. pollutant
13. Are you looking forward ___________ my letter?
A. to see B. to seeing C. saw D. seeing
14. “ ___________” means a piece of land full of rubbish.
A. junkyard B. treasure C. hedge D. stream
15. Dynamite _________ many years ago.
A. has invented B. invented C. was invented D. were invented
16. Mary said to me “ can you speak English ?” She asked me _________
A. if I can speak English B. if I could speak English.
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C. If can I speak English D. If I could speak English?
17.I live very far from school. I wish________
A. I lived far from school. B. I lived close to school.
C. I live near the school now. D. I don’t live very far from school
18. If he __________ hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow?
A. works B. will work C. worked D. would worked
19. Because there _________ no buses, we had to take a taxi.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
20. We plan to ________ this Saturday.
A. go hiked B. go hiking C. go to hike D. go hike
21. I’ll have to buy a map _________ I don’t know this area.
A. if B. because C. when D. because of
22. It is recommended that he __________ this course.
A. took B. take C. takes D. taking
23. He’s running so fast. I __________ catch up with him.
A. cannot hardly B. can hardly C. not hardly D. could hardly
24. It is important that he _________ take the final examination.
A. has to B. have to C. had to D. having to
25. I will be __________if she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price.
A. surprised B. surprise C. surprising D. to surprise
26. Unless you understand, I __________ explain it again to you
A. am B. was C. will. D. would
27. If you know where she lives, please let me__________
A. know B. knew C. known D. to know'
28. If he ______ a student, he will get a discount.
A. is B. was C. were D. will be
29. ______ you are interested in this film, don't go to see it at any cost.
A. Unless B. If C. Because D. So
30. If you like that book. l will give it______you as my present.
A. to B. from C. at D. for
31. If you are busy, we ________ this by ourselves.
A. will do B. did C. would do D. doing
32. How about ______ dinner with us on Sunday?
A.to have B.have C. have had D. having
33. My brother is very fond of ______ to pop and rock music.
A.listen B.to listen C. listening D. listens
34. Life today is very different ______ life 50 years ago.
A.to B.from C. with D. at
35. My uncle is a ______.He often does research in his laboratory.
A.science B.scientist C. scientific D. scientists
36.My father arrives in Singapore ______Monday evening .
A.in B.at C. from D. on
37. John goes to his office every day except Sunday. ______ Sundays he stays at home .
A.On B.At C. In D. From
38.I hope the weather will be nice ______ the weekend.
A.in B.to C. at D. between
39. Would you like ______ to a party on Saturday?
A.come B.coming C. to come D. will come
40. Helen is always in the kitchen. She enjoys ______.
A.cook B.to cook C. cooks D. cooking
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PART 2
Choose the suitable form of words to complete the sentences.
1. We must stop the ____________________ of our beaches. (pollute)
2. She is selling a lot of clothes at a huge ____________________. (reduce)
3. ____________________ is better than cure. (prevent)
4. ‘To ____________________’ means to remove trees or forests from a place. (forest)
5. Drinking too much whisky is ____________________ to your health. (harm)
6. People are becoming far more aware of ____________________ issues. (environment)
7. All ____________________ to New York today are delayed because of bad weather. (fly)
8. It took a lot of ______________ to convince the committee of the advantages of the new scheme. (persuade)
9. Sulphur dioxide is one of several ____________________ that are released into the atmosphere by coal-fired
power stations. (pollute)
10. If the drought continues, deaths will occur in a ____________________ scale. (mass)
11. An ____________________ is a person who is concerned about the natural environment and wants to
improve or protect it. (environment)
12. The team has had a ____________________ start to the season. (disappoint)
13. These days beaches are covered with ____________________. (pollute)
14. The driver of the car was ____________________ injured in the accident. (serious)
15. They are living in a ____________________ decorated house. (beauty)
16. Some plants grow well with a ____________________ of care. (minimize)
17. Don’t be afraid of that dog. It’s completely ____________________. (harm)
18. We are doing some ____________________ before the examination. (revise)
19. The outdoor center organizes lots of ____________________ activities for the kids, like cycling. ( energy)
20. Enerygy ____________________ reduces your fuel bills and helps the environment. (conserve)
21. A __________________ is a person who takes an active part in the protecting of the environment. (conserve)
22. ____________________ of the new system will take several days. (install)
23. We need to find a ____________________ for Sue. (replace)
24. She made some very helpful ____________________ but her boss rejected them all. (suggest)
25. During the war many couples had to endure long period of ____________________. (separate)
26. Mary is leaving the company next month, so we need to find a ____________________. (replace)
27. It is a difficult and time-____________________ process. (consume)
28. The ____________________ from my family and friends make me very happy. (separate)
29. ____________________, you’ll have to make the decision yourself. (ultimate)
30. Our secretary is very ____________________. (efficiency)
31. A person who innovates is called an ____________________. (innovate)
32. He is an ____________________ child who likes telling stories. (imagine)
33. The film has us all sitting on the edges of our seats with ____________________. (excite)
34. His collection of classic paintings is most ____________________. (impress)
35. She is reading a ____________________ story. (humor)
36. It was ____________________ that it was going to rain. (predict)
37. Mai is an ____________________ student. She takes part in many school ___________________ (act)
38. They have a strong sense of ____________________ in their work. (proud)
39. I haven’t received a ____________________ answer to my question. (satisfy)
40. She looked with ____________________ at the result of her work. (proud)
PART 3
Exercise 1: Making suggestion
1. Let’s discuss the plan carefully.
I suggest ..........................................................................................................................................
2. They want him to come at 8:00.
They suggest he ...............................................................................................................................
3. What about buying saving bulb?
Shall ................................................................................................................................................
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4. He said: “Let’s keep sheets with single printed pafe for drafting.”
He suggested....................................................................................................................................
5. “Why don’t complain to the company, Peter?” said William.
William suggested ...........................................................................................................................
6. “Why don’t you visit the museum after lunch?” I said to them.
I suggested ......................................................................................................................................
Exercise 2: Adverbs of result
1. They passed the exam because they studied very hard.
They studied.....................................................................................................................................
2. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic.
The weather......................................................................................................................................
3. We had to sit on the floor because there weren’t enough chairs.
There weren’t ..................................................................................................................................
4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour.
I couldn’t finish ...............................................................................................................................
5. The new camera didn’t work, so Mrs. Robin took it back to the shop.
Mrs. Robin ......................................................................................................................................
6. It was cold, so I turned the heating on.
I turned.............................................................................................................................................
Exercise 3: Because / Because of
1. Everyone likes her because she is kind.
Everyone likes .................................................................................................................................
2. He couldn’t go to school because he was very poor.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
3. Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
4. Because of her laziness, she failed her exam.
Because............................................................................................................................................
1. We can’t go camping today because the weather is bad.
We can’t ..........................................................................................................................................
2. All the traffic must stop because the snow is heavy.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
3. Two cars can’t pass each other because the road is narrow.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
4. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of the highly polluted water.
We can’t ..........................................................................................................................................
1. I can’t buy this bike because I don’t have enough money.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
2. He failed the exam because he didn’t learn the lesson carefully.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
3. Laura was happy because she got good marks on English tests.
Because of .......................................................................................................................................
4. Because of being given a bike, Laura was very happy.
Because ...........................................................................................................................................
Exercise 4: Adj – Adv / V - N
1. My uncle cooks very well at a famous restaurant.
My uncle is ......................................................................................................................................
2. Mr. Huy teaches Maths very well.
Mr. Huy ...........................................................................................................................................
3. He actively participated in social activities.
He was.............................................................................................................................................
4. Susan is very good at tennis.
Susan plays .....................................................................................................................................
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