Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.( giải thích cấu trúc ) 1. The car began ………(make) an extraordinary noise ,so I stopped……(see) what it was. 2. He hate………………(answer) the phone, and very often just lets it…………….(ring) 3. He tried to avoid……………..(answer) my question and refused………….(listen) my explanation. 4. Would you mind…………………..( l e n d ) m e £ 5 ? I f o r g o t … … … … … … .(cash) a cheque. 5. I must remember ………………………(post) this letter today. It's important. 6. The joke that I told Michael made him …………………….(laugh) a lot. 7. Tim suggested ……………..(walk) for a while, but nobody wanted…………..(go) out. 8. I like ……………...(lie) on the beach. I always spend my holidays…………..(sunbathe). 9. Imagine………………(live) with someone who never stop ………………(talk). 10. Do you enjoy………(lie) on the beach?"No. I really dislike…..………..(sit) in the sun all day.11. Andrew doesn't mind……….(walk) home, but his sister would like ….……….(get) a taxi. 12. Sandra gave up…………….(try) to find a job in this country and decided…………….. (go) abroad. 13. Are you looking forward to……….. (see) Ann again?"Well, I expect …….…..(meet) her soon. 14. The teacher told everybody ……………..(be) quiet, but they just went on …………..(talk)

V-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.              

   inserted      stimulation        circulation       needles     originated         imbalance           depths          effective    

 Acupuncture (1) ______________________ from China and has been practised therefor thousands of years. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin (2) ______________________ through the patient’s skin at specific points on the body, and the needles are inserted to various (3) ______________________ .

          According to WHO (World Health Organization), acupuncture is (4) ______________________ for treating 28 conditions, while evidence indicates it may have an effective therapeutic value for many more.

          Traditional Chinese medicine explains that health is the result of a harmonious balance of the complementary extremes of yin and yang of the life force. Illness is said to be the consequence of a(n) (5) _____________________ of the forces. If needles are (6) ______________________ into these points with appropriate combinations, it is said that the energy flow can be brought back into proper balance.

          Acupuncture points are seen by Western practitioners as places where nevers, muscles and connective tissue can be stimulated. Acupuncture practitioners say that the (7) ______________________ increases blood (8) _____________________ while at the same time triggering the activity of our own body’s natural painkillers.

II-.Choose the answer ( A,B,C,D ) that best complete the sentences:

1. It was                   of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.

A. careless                   

B.careful                     

C. care                         

D.caring

2. It is very common in a Vietnamese family that the woman                   all the cooking while her husband

                   and                   to be called to the table.

A. does / is resting / waiting         

B. is doing / rests / waits  

C. is doing / is resting / waits     

D. does / rests / waits

3. This book contributes little                    our understanding of the subject.

A. for                          

B.of                             

C.into                          

D. to

4. She tells us simply that she had to do most of the household chores such as                   dishes                  the laundry and                   lunch for the Commander.

A. making / doing / cooking                      

B. washing / making / cooking

C. washing / doing / making                      

D. doing / making / making

5. Many people don’t like Jack because he                   casual clothes to important meetings

A. will wear                

B.is always wearing   

C.has just worn          

D. had won

6. Children might                   a lot from sharing housework with their parents.

A. profit                      

B. take                         

C.benefit                     

D. worth

7. Choose the answer which needs correcting:

As a result of the Women’s Movement, women now holds positions that were once restricted to men

      A  :As a result

      B  :holds

      C  :once restricted             

      D  :men

8. They were made to                    all the cleaning in the house.

A. do                           

B. make                       

C.carry out                  

. take

9. Mary:“It is believed that married women should stay at home and take care of their family. Is that what you think ?                          John: “                  “

A. Do you want to stay at home 

B. I don’t see it that away   

C. Don’t mention it           D. It’s my pleasure

10. He’s always                    to his father’s wishes.

A. confident               

B. expensive               

C.obedient                  

D. supportive

11. A happy couple should be based on                   understanding.

A. each other              

B. one another            

C.mutual                     

D. together

12. When you                   , you must be careful not to mix different colors.

A. do the washing up               

B. do the washing                                              

C. hang the clothes                                            

D. hoover the carpet

13.In my family, we all help at home but my mum usually        , because she knows better where to buy everything.             

A. does the shopping 

B. walks the dog        

C. cuts the grass         

D. cook meals

14. The cleaner                   the floor of our apartment twice a week.

A. wash                       

B. washed                   

C.is washing               

D. washes

15. The wine region of Chile                    covered with grapes at this time of the year.

A. is                             

B. being                      

C. been                        

D. are

16.I                   to you now, so please be quiet !

A. talked                     

B. talking                    

C. talk                         

D. am not talking

17. William: “ May I play the trumpet ?” ® Father: “ Yes, I                   this sound”

A. don’t mind     

B. can’t stand      

C. can’t put up with                           

D. don’t bother whether you like

18. I                   to help my owner in that way                  in my basket

A. prefer / instead sleeping                         

B. prefer / instead of sleeping

C. rather / instead of sleeping                     

D. would rather / instead of sleeping

19.                   is more than simply what is fair. It is about balancing your family’s collective life and sharing equally in the joys of raising a family.

A. Share equal parenting        

B. Equally share parenting      

C. Sharing parenting                                       

D. Equally parenting sharing

20.                  thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe.

A.extended                 

B. creative                   

C. critical                    

D. suitable

I.Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :

1. Women whose husband do not contribute to household chores are more vulnerable to illness.

A. happy                     

B.easy to be hurt        

C. hard                        

D. friendly

2. Tom: “Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most ?” ® Jerry: “                             “.

A. I like cooking and sweeping the floor              

B. I do the laundry, cook and wash the dishes

C. Well, my favorite activity is doing the washing-up

D. Washing the dishes, because I often break things when I do the washing-up

3. As a housewife, she stays at home and   ________    her children. She takes care of them, feeds them and  protects the to develop.

A. nurtures                  

B.nurture                    

C. nature                     

D. natures

4. It is unfair to state that a woman’s job is to look             everyone in the family and takes care               the house

A. in-on                      

B.after-in                    

C. of-of                       

D. after-of

5. “The lecturer splits the students into 4 groups” has closest meaning to                    .

A. The lecturer divides the students into 4 groups  

B. The lecturer divided the students into 4 groups

C. The lecturer goes into 4 groups of students        

D. The lecturer went into 4 groups of students

6. “ They equally share the parenting” has the closest meaning to                    .

A. They are all unemployed                  

B. They take care of each other

C. They come back home at the same time     

D. They share the housework and childcare evenly

7.                    is the state where things are of equal weight or force.

A. Balance                  

B.Changing                

C. Moving                  

D. Importance

8.David’s part-time job requires a lot of                     . Therefore, he usually carries the boxes weighing up  to 50 kilos and he needs effort and energy to move them.

A. light lifting            

B.easy carrying          

C. heavy lifting          

D. simple chores

9. According to a survey, a lot of young people prefer to live in         families which consist of parents and children.

A. nuclear                   

B.extended                 

C. three generations   

D. four generations

10. The                  family, which consists of three or even four generations, is only popular in some regions today.

A. nuclear                   

B.extended                 

C. intended                 

D. small

11. I can’t answer the phone now. I                   dinner.

A. cook                       

B.cooking                   

C. am cooking            

D. cooks

12. Excuse me,                    you                   your newspaper? Could I borrow it ?

A. are-read                  

B.are reading              

C. do-reading             

D. do-read

13. My Mum usually                   the washing-up

A. do                           

B.doing                       

C. is doing                  

D. does

14. I am afraid he can’t go out with you now. He                    his car.

A. repair                      

B.repairs                     

C. repairing                 

D. is repairing

15. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. cereal                      

B.critial                       

C. create                      

D. crack

16. We                    how to use energy more effectively now than in the past.

A. knows                    

B.are knowing            

C. knowing                 

D. know

17. Choose the answer which needs correcting

As the air is rising, it becomes cooler and the water vapor inside it changes into droplets of water

18. Choose the answer which needs correcting

From the graphs, we can see that the number of employees employed by this firm increases each year.

19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. cook                       

B.December                

C. decide                     

D. cereal

20. Choose the answer which needs correcting: 

I wear casual clothes because we are having a party at lunchtime

Exercise 3: Rewrite each sentence in the conditional sentences.

1. You got into so much trouble because you didn't listen to me.

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2. We got lost because we didn't have a map.

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3. My brother is so unhealthy because he doesn't take any exercises.

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4. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.

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5. The father is busy right now, so he can't help his child.

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6. Our classmate had bad marks because he didn't study for the test yesterday.

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7. Tell me the whole truth or I won't help you.

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8. The computer broke down so I had to stop my work.

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9. She is not a millionaire, so she can't buy a house in Tokyo.

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10. Study hard or you won't pass the examination.

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11. He can't find a good job because he doesn't know how to use a computer.

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12. Today isn't Sunday, so the pupils can't go swimming.

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