UNIT 1.

HOME LIFE
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the sam line.
1. A. chores B. dishes C. problems D. weeknds
2. A. shift B. dinner C. child D. close-knit
3. A. father B. parents C. garbage D. market
4. A. sure B. parents C. secondary D. suitable
5. A. attenpts B. supports C. mends D. cooks
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group.
6. A. project B. pressure C. attempt D. breakfast
7. A. before B. after C. into D. always
8. A. parent B. weekend C. daughter D. exam
9. A. supportive B. excitinf C. secure D. suitable
10. A. hospital B. solution C. family D. confide
B. LANGUAGE IN USE
Choose the right option A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.
11. What a lovely and_____________ child!
A. obedient B. mischievous C. secure D. respect
12. Some of my students are quite _________ and enjoy playing tricks their classmates.
A.obedient B. mischievous C. secure D. supportive
13. Family rules help create a safe and ____________ environment for family children.
A. respected B. decisive C. secure D. supportive
14. My mother always wants to make sure that we feel comfortable at home. She’s a very __________ person.
A. caring B. responsiveness C. responsible D.relaxed
15. Most of the eldest children seem to have high sense of _________ to their younger siblings.
A. responsibility B. responsiveness C. responsible D. responsibl
16. She has been working as a ___________ for several years.
A. housewife B. household C. housekeeper D. householder
17. My family is preparing for my brother’s ____________ after his two-year studies in Australia.
A. homecoming B. home warming C. return home D. home back
18. They are having a ______________ party to celebrate moving into a new home.
A. house warming B. home warming C. farewell D. anniversersary
19. The mother has to ____________ at her children about tidying their rooms.
A. neglect B. contribute C. battle D. nag
20. The choldren enjoy ____________ the windows after spraying window cleaner on them.
A. to wipe B. wiping C. to water D. watering
21. Little Nam is very ____________ and often breaks the cups and glasses when washing them.
A. clumsy B. bewildered C. dismayed D. disgusted
22. My mother often complains ____________ our carelessness.
A. on B. for C. in D. about
23. My children are taught to pick ___________ their dirty clothes and put them in the laundry basket.
A. up B. out C. on D over
24. The boy was enthusiastic to help his mother with the ____________ chores.
A. housework B. homework C. household D. householder
25. My responsibility is to ___________ the kitchen after the meal.
A. wash B. tidy up C. water D. pile up
26. How do you get ___________ your brothers and sisters?
A. on B. up C. up to D. on with
27. My brother is working _________ a might shift telephone opratoe for Palace Hotel.
A. as B. like C. on D. at
28. My father usually leaves home ___________ work at 6:30 A.M.
A. for B. to C. and D. going
29. Tram tries hard but fails ___________ her attemp to get a scholarship to an overseas university.
A. on B. in C. under D. about
30. ______________ all of my family members are happy with the new home rules.
A. Most B. Mostly C. Almost D. Every
31. ___________ many others who dislike doing housework, my little brother always maks an excuse for not washing the
dishes.
A. As B. Like C. Because D. Although
32. My sister doesn’t go to bed ____________ she has finished all the home assignments.
A. if B. until C. whether D. though
33. Mybrother was watering the lawn while I ___________ the floor.
A. was mopping B. had mopped C. mopping D. mop
34. My little sister often talks to her puppy while __________ it.
A. is feeding B. feeding C. feeds D. fed
35. Lan watered the pot plants after she ___________ the washing-up.
A. has finished B. did finished C. had finished D. finishing
36. A survery ____________ to find out whether family rules were sffective.
A.conducted B. has conducted C. conducts D. was conducted
37. My mother _____________ up the kichen hile my little brother was feeding his puppy.
A. tidies B. was tidying C. had tidied D. has tidied
38. My father _____________ for Unilever Ltd for ten years. Now he has his own company.
A. worked B. was worked C. has working D. had worked
39. My parnets let me talk on the phone with friends ___________ I don’t use it too long.
A. until B. whenever C. even though D. provided that
40. Since her first year at university, my sister ____________ o ride the motorbike.
A. allowed B. was allowed C. has allowed D. has been allowed
41. Children ____________ be taught to pick up thir toys after playing with.
A. need B. can C. should D. may
42. What ___________ your parents ___________ yo on your last birthday?
A. did…give B. have…given C. had…given D. ewre…given
43. So far, they ___________ hands to create a cozy family atmosphere.
A. join B. joined C. have joined D. are joining
44. My little brother ____________ to the kindergarten at 7:30 A.M five days a week.
A. takes B. has taken C. is taken D. was taken
45. Hank “I get on quite well with my elder brother”.
Karem “______________”
A. So am I B. Neither do I C. Iam, too D. I don’t.
46. Mark “Do you mind preparing dinner for some guests this evening, Trish?”
Trish “_____________. Who’s coming?”
A. Yes, of course B. Not at all C. Absolutely D. I’m sorry
47. Mother “Oh, no! Tom forget to take out the garbage again.”
Father “____________?”
A. He did B. He did not C. Sure D. Does he
48. Daughter “What a beautiful Sunday! ________________, Mum?”
Mother “Sure. I’d love to.”
A. Do we go out for a walk B. Shall we go out for a walk
C. Could we go out for a walk D. I’d like to go out for a walk
49. Son “Daddy, I’m among the top five of the class!”
Dad “_______________, boy!”
A. Good studies B. Study well C. Well done D. Good luck
50. Jane ”__________________________”
Lan “My mother. I share nearly all my problems with her.”
A. Are you close to your mother?
B. Who has the most problems in your familly?
C. Who are you closer to, your mother or father?
D. Do you share your problems with your mother?
C. READING COMPREHENSON
I. Choose the risht opinion A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Our position in the family is one of the factors thet strongly affcts our personality. The_________(51) or first-born
children grt maximum attention from their parents and the result is that they are usually self-confident andambitiuos
people. Firstborns are also responsible because they often have o look ____________(52) their younger brothers or
sisters. However, they can be quite bossy and dominat as they often give orders nad are fearful of losing position.
Middle children are usually sociable since they have oher children to play with. They are _________(53) at
peacenaking and compromising. Yet, on the negative side, ____________(54) children can be jealous and moody
ones. The youngest in a family is probably quite a relaxed person and some are often lazy. His is because they
aleays have ___________(55) in the family to help them. Yet, they are charming and creative, have a good sense of
humor and know how to manipulate others when they want to get their way.
51. A. younger B. C C. elder D. eldest
52. A. for B. like C. after D. out
53. A. good B. bad C. terrible D. incapable
54. A. elder B. middle C. younger D. younger
55. A.anyone B. no one C. someone D. anyone alse
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.
Twenty years ago, the typicalextended family was ‘wide’. It usually consisded of two or three generations, whith
seceral children in each ‘nuclear family’. People had lots of aunts nad uncles but often didn’t kno their grandparents.
However, according to anew study by the British research group Mintel, the British family is changing shape. The family
groups of the future will be ‘long and thin’, with three or four ‘small’ geneerations in. below are some of their predictions:
1. Most children ill know their great-granbperents (and even great-great-grandparents) because people are living
longer.
2. Very few children will hav brothers or sisters, and it will be common to be an only child. As a result, future
generations will not have many cousins either.
3. Many children will grow up isolated from other children and young adults. This will make them more selfish and
introverted.
 4. More couples will divorce and re- marry, some more than once. They may have children with their new partners;
so many children will have a stepmother or step farther and half- brothers or sisters.
5. There will be many ‘boomerang children’. These are children who leave. Home to get married , but then divorce
and return to live with their parents.
6. There will be more single- parent families.
7. Because houses are now expensive, different generations may decide to live together, so parents,
grandparents, and adult children may co- own their houses, and many couples will have to live with their in-
laws.
56. The main idea of the passage is…
A. The typical extended British family was ‘ wide’.
B. What the typical British families will be like.
C. There will be more generations in the future British family.
D. Many British couples will have to live with their in- laws.
57. Which of the following sentences is not true about the future British family?
A.The ‘nuclear family’ may consist of a father, a mother and an only child.
B. The extended family is changing shape, from ‘wide’ to ‘ long and thin’.
C. When divorced, people will certainly return to live with their parents.
D.There may be more than three generations in some families.
58. Single- parent families are probably….
A. Typical British families of the future.
B. Families consisting of one or two generations only.
C. Families with only children, who don’t have any brothers or sisters.
D. Families where the mother or father is bringing up the children on his/ her own.
59. Many children will have half- brothers or sistes. Half- brother probably means…
A. Your uncle’s or aunt’s son.
B. Your sister’s or brother’s son.
C. A boy who has, for example, the same father as you but a different mother.
D. A boy who was, for example, born from a Vietnamese mother and a Chinese father.
60. Many couples will have to live their in- laws. In- laws probably means…’
A. the family of your husband or wife.
B. the mother or father- in- law.
C. the brother or sister- in- law.
D. the marriage laws.
D. WRITING
I. Choose the right option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences.
61. My mother runs home, does the shopping and .
A. at the weekends she has cooked good meals.
B. good meals are cooked at weekends.
C. cooks very good meals at weekends.
D. is cooking good meals every day.
62. Although my father is very busy at work, .
A. he rarely eats at home.
B. he tries to spend as much time for us as possible.
C. but he always stays at home with us at the weekends.
D. he is absent from home quite often.
63. Could you tell us ?
A. which interest you share closely in your family
B. what interest do you share closely in your family
C. you share closely in your family which interest.
D. do you share the interest closely in your family.
64. Before making an important decision, .
A. I often talk to my mother.
B. the matter is often discussed in the family.
C. my mother is always the first person I ask for advice.
D. my parents always help me.
65. Family rules simplify explanetions, clarify expectations .
A. for creating a safe environment for family children.
B. they create a safe environment for family children.
C. but create a safe environment for family children.
D. and create a safe environment for family children.
II. Choose the correct sentence A, B, C or D.
66. Mother said: ‘ Don’t make so much noise, Lan’.
Reported speech: .
A. Mother said to Lan not make so much noise.
B. Mother asked Lan not make so much noise.
C. Mother told Lan not to make so much noise.
D. Mother assured that Lan did not make so much noise.
67. ‘ Please take my dirty clothes to the laundry before noon’, Henry said.
 Reported speech: .
A. Henry told her to take her dirty clothes to the laundry before noon.
B. Henry asked her to take his dirty clothes to the laundry before noon.
C. Henry wondered if she took his dirty clothes to the laundry before noon.
D. Henry said he had taken his dirty clothes to the laundy before noon.
68. ‘ My children hardly share their secrets with me’ . The father said.
Reported speech: .
A. The father said that their children hardly shared their secrets with them.
B. The father told his children to share their secrets with him.
C. The father wondered why his children hardly shared their secrets with him.
D. The father confided that his children hardly shared secrects with him.
69. ‘ What time shall we pick up our boy from kindergarten, darling?’, asked Robert.
Reported speech: .
A. Robert wanted to know what time they would pick up their boy from kindergarten.
B. Robert wondered what time we should pick up our boy from kinder garten.
C. Robert asked what time would they pick up their boy from kindergarten.
D. Robert questioned whether they would pick up their boy from kindergaten.
II. Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts maked A, B, C, D . Indentify the one part that should
be corrected or rewritten.
70. Our parents always reminds us that the home rules follow us wherever.
A B C D
71. The children are always willing to give their hands with cleaning the house.
A B C D
72. Whenever problems come up, I tell them to my mother and she always gives me a good advice.
A B C D
73. In the Western world, people are getting divorce and remarried more often.
A B C D
74. Years ago, the mothers used to stay at home and have great control of the children and the home
A B C
than the fethers did.
D
75. Our neighbor’s little daughter enjoys to help her parents with the household chores and the
A B C
gardening.
D
76. My elder brother has to work long hours with pressure and that is affecting his health badly.
A B C D
77. Every family should have its own home rules as they help increasing love, harmony and mutural
A B C D
respect.
78. The children were always neglecting their domestic responsibilities and argued when being
A B C D
reminded.
79. All my six- years- old sister has to do is feed her pet puppy in the evening.
A B C D
80. Both my mother and father were away on business and I have to take care of my younger brother.
A B C D

Unit 2
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others in same line.
1. A. keen B. conical C. ceremony D. chemistry
2. A. thought B. couple C. four D. towards
3. A. confide B. determine C. oblige D. sacrifice
4. A. majority B. marriage C matter D. attractiveness
5. A. grooms B. attitudes C. wives D. couterparts
6. A. trusted B. included C.maintained D. accepted
7. A. italicized B. celebrated C agreed D. shared
8. A. discussed B. determined C. followed D. exchanged
9. A. sacrificed B. deverloped C. wrapped D. conducted
10. A. preceded B. rejected C. arranged D. demanded
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group.
11. A. banquet B. survey C. demand D. contract
12. A. conduct B. marry C. oblige D. reject
13. A. conical B. cultural C. physical D. romantic
14. A. confiding B. couterpart C. partnership D. sacrifice
15. A. diversity B. ceremony C. activity D. majority
B. LANGUAGE IN USE
Choose the right option A, B, C or D for each gap.
16. In Western countries, the is normally taken to church by her father.
A. bride B. groom C. newly- weds D. partner
17. My brother has just got a part- time job and been under the responsibilities of Lotteria Ltd.
A. trustworthy B. contractual C. confiding D. permanent
18. The Americans assume that a wife should maintain her beauty and attractiveness after marriage.
A. mental B. equal C. physical D. romantic
19. He went bankrupt and was to sell his house to pay his debts.
A. concerned B. obliged C. sacrificed D. determine
20. Young Asians are not as romantic as their American .
A. partnership B. counterparts C. couples D. mates
21. The of the local inhabitants were in favor of the new ecologital project.
A. majority B. amount C. mass D. quantify
22. Lan looks so charming in her satin dress.
A. bride B. groom C. marriaged D. wedding
23. Most of the Indian students think that women have to more in marriage than men.
A. confide B. determine C. concern D. sacrifice
24. In Western countries, many parents live in nursing homes.
A. age old B. years old C.old- aged D. elder
25. Phong Nha Cave is a well- known tourist in Central Vietnam.
A. attraction B. romanticism C. sight- seeing D. attractiveness
26. My littler brother was very by the set of race cars he was offered on his 8 th birthday.
A. appreciated B. impressed C. interested D. encouraged
27. Though their performance was not perfect yet, the students held the audience’s . until the end.
A. attentive B. attention C. attentively D. attentiveness
28. Beware of companies which trade and sell fake goods!
A. inattentive B. unworthy C. informal D. dishonest
29. The British consider it to interrupt a visitor even after all business has been transacted.
A. unclear B. impolite C. illegal D. immature
30. My nephew is having a(n) job and he might be sacked at any time.
A. insecure B. insensitive C. unpopular D. unfair
31. In many Asian countries, the wedding day vare carefully by the grom’s parents.
A. chooses B. has chosen C. is chosen D. chose
32. On knowing his intention, she his offer of marriage.
A. reject B. rejected C. is rejacted D. was rejected
33. Physical attractiveness sometimes us.
A. blinds B. is blind C. is blinded D. is blinding
34. She to another city since she married.
A. moved…got B. were moved…got C.moved… has got D. has moved.. got
35. He the same job for more than twenty years, but he is now expecting a change.
A. is doing B. was doing C. has been doing D. had done
36. Many people think that it is unwise all their secrects to their partners.
A. of telling B. in telling C. for telling D. to tell
37. The survey will cover various ways of the different attitudes toward love and marriage of today’s
youth.
A. determination B. determine C. determined D. determining
38. Both Asian and Western students seem about how to answer the questionnaire of the survey.
A. confusedly B. confused C. confusing D. confusion
39. He our country many times before investing money in here.
A. has visited B. has been visiting C. had visited D. was visiting
40. My parents to many parts of our country since they retired.
A. have been travelling B. had been traveling C. has traveled D. had traveled
41. The survey shows that the Asians are being as romantic as the Americans.
A. not much B. not fer C. fer from D. futher
42. After the divorce, he shows a very thoughtful attitude marriage.
A. on B. onto C. for D. to
43. In many Asian countries, parents used to decide the marriage of their children.
A. on B. about C. for D. in
44. Yong people should show redpect their ancestors and the alderly.
A. at B. for C. on D. toward
45. The Chinese often greet each other by asking: “ Have you eaten ?”
A. already B. so far C. yet D. either
46. Vietnamese girls charming in their conical hats.
A. look B. look like C. are looking D. seem
47. The minister of education is expected to arrive at the conference hall at 9:00 p.m
A. approximate B. approximately C. unexpected D.unexpectedly
48. She was unaware of the embarrassing situation due to her different cultural background.
A. complete B. completed C. completing D. completely
49. Jennifer: ‘ Make yourself at home, please!’
Dung: ‘ .’
A. Fine, thanks
B. Never mind!
C. Thank goodness!
D. That’s veru kind, thank you!
50. Phuc :’ I am offered the job at Unilever Limited”.
Thomas:’ .’
A. Good Heavens!
B. Congratulations!
D. Good luck!
D. Never mind, better luck next time!
51. Karen :’ Will the bride or groom be the first to offer the wedding ring?’
Thien: ‘ .’
A. Yes, the bride willdo it first.
B. I don’t know. Let’s wait and see.
C. Yes, they will exchange their wedding rings.
D They will exchange their wedding rings in the presence of their families.
52. Alison:’ How nice! You performed so beautifully!’
Nguyet: ‘ .’
A. Thank you. I am happy you like me.
B. Thank you. But I am not so sure.
C. Thank you. But I am not sure.
D. Thank you. It’s very encouraging.
53. George :’ Can I ask you something? Something personal?’
Hien: ‘ .’
A. What do you want to ask me?
B. Yes, tou can ask me.
C. Sure. What?
D. No, it’s very rude to do so.
54. Hanh :’ They look a bit different, these conical hats. Which one would you like, this one or that one?’
Nathalie: ‘ .’
A. Yes, I’d like this conical hat.
B. I don’t mind. You choose.
C. No, I prefer that one.
D. Yes, they are different.
C. READING COMPREHENSION
I. Choose the right option A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND THE VIETNAMESE CULTURES
American Vietnamese
1. A smile means happiness. 1. A smile has many meanings: happiness or .
(55),agreement or disagreement, understanding or
misunderstanding.
2. Time is valuable. 2. Time is considered ‘elastic’. It canbe stretched or contracted
. (56) appointments may beearlier or later according
to convenience.
3. Almost all Americans 3. Vietnamese celebrate death days. They set up an altar to worship
celebrate birthdays. They give the ancestors. They prepare a big meal and invite members of the
presents and throw birthday- family,relatives and close friends to get together in remembrance of
parties. the (57)
4. Kissing (between husband 4. It is a public offense. It has to be done in private quartes. No
and wife,lovers) in kissing in front of the children.
. (58) is usually
acceptable.
5. Americans usually do not 5. Vietnamese spend a lot of time in preparing food, and in most
spend much time in preparing families, groceries are bought every day. Preferred food is served to
food, and groceries are bought parents or to the elderly first.
once a week. All food
. (59) equally.

55. A. pleasure B. sorrow C.luck D.unhappy

56. A. sothat B. althought C. beause of D. in order to
57. A. family members B. elderly C. parents D. dead person
58. A. private B. privacy C. public D. publicity
59. A. is cooked B. is prepared C. is eaten D. is shared
II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.
Good manners are always good manners. That’s what Mirande Ingram, who is English, thought, until she married
Alexander Kopec, who is Russian.
When Miranda first met A lexander and he said to her, in Russian, ‘ Nalei nmye chai- pour me some tea’, she got angry
and answered, ‘ Pour it yourself’.Translated into English, without a ‘ Could you…?’ and a ‘ please’, it sounded
really rude to her. But in Russian it was fine- you don’t have to add any polite words.
When she took Alexander home to meet her parents in the UK, she had to give him an intensive course in pleases and
thank- yous ( which he thought were completely unnecessary), and to teach him to say sorry even if someone else
stepped on his toe.
Another thing that Alexander just couldn’t understand was why people said things like, ‘ Would you mind passing me
the salt, please?’. He said, ‘It’s only the salt, for goodness sake! What do you say in English if you want a real favor?
He also watched in amazement when, at a dinner party in England, they swallowed some really disgusting food and
she said, ‘ Mmm.. delicious’. In Russia, people are much more direct. The first time Alexander’s mother came to their
house for dinner in Moscow, she told Miranda that her soup needed more flavoring. Afterwards when they argued about it.
Alexander said: ‘ Do you prefer your dinner guests to lie?’
60. When Alexander asked her for some tea, Miranda got angry because he…
A. just met her for the first time.
B. made her pour him some tea.
C. asked her in Russian, not in English.
D. didn’t use polite words such as ‘ Could you…?’ or ‘please’
61. From paragraph 2 & 3, it can be inferred that…
A. English people are insincere.
B. English people are too polite.
C. English people are straightforward.
D. English people are disgusting.
62. …they swallowed some really disgusting food. Swallowed probably means
A. ate B. saw C. cooked D. bought
63. On saying ‘Mnn.. delicious’, Mirande meant…
A. that the food was delicious indeed.
B. that the food was, in fact, disgusting.
C. to be politi and thankful to the host or hostess.
D. to be ironic.
64. From the passage, it can be inferred that
A. Russian people are ruder than the English.
B. British giests often tell lies at parties.
C. Good manners are always good manners.
D. Each culture has its own way of defining what a good manner is.
D. WRITING
I.Choose the right option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences.
65. in most Asian countries is quite different from that of Western countries.
A. The concept of love and marriage.
B. As the concept of love and marriage
C. The concept of love and marriage that
D. Because the concept of love and marriage
66. In Denmark, a visitor who is invited to a business associate’s home .
A. flowers or some unusual delicacy should be brought along.
B. he had better bring along flowers or some unusual delicacy.
C. he should take flowers or some unusual delicacy.
D. should take flowers or some unusual delicacy.
67. In Germany, flowers are an appropriate gift .
A. taking to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
B. taken to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
C. to take to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
D. for being taken to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
68. I was impressed by some of their beautiful traditional customs.
A. taking to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
B. taken to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
C. to take to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
D. for being taken to a business colleague’s wife when invited to dinner.
69. On lowering their eyes .
A. Because the Japanese want to express respect to their superior.
B. the Japanese express respect to their superior.
C. in Japan to express respect to their superior.
D. in Japan this express respect to their superior.
70. might mean putting an end to the relationship.
A. The Vietnamese people offer knives or scissors
B. The Vietnamese people offering knives or scissors
C. In Vietnam, offering knives or scissors
 D. In Vietnam, you offer knives or scissors
II. Each sentence has four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D. In dentify the one part that should be corrected or
rewritten.
71. Last week our English teacher has given us more explanations on how to pronounce.
A B C
72. It considers rude to ask a Western personal questions such as age, marriage and income.
A B C D
73. Your knowledge about cutural diversity will bring you many benefits and enables better
A B C
cross- cultural comminication.
D
74. A total of eight hundreds students was interviewed to determine their attitudes toward love and
A B C D
marriage.
75. In Korea guests of honor as well as the elderly supposed to serve themselfves first from the
A B C
community dishes.
D
76. Because there only a few pages left, it is expected that Mr. Nguyen will be able to finish the report
A B C
by itself.
D
77. In France, always send flowers before visiting a home for dinner, but not to send
A B C
chrysanthemums- they are for funerals.
D
78.Good office manners in Indonesia requires the visitor to present a business card immediate upon
A B C D
arrival.
79. Hundreds of students from Dalat University, who will be responding to the survey, needs clearer
A B C
instructions from the interviewer.
D
80. In Germany men are expected to stand when a womam rises from the table and when she is
A B
turning.
D