Optional lesson 1 tense revision

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A. must give	B. should be given	C. should give	D. would be given
Do you see ________ ring which I have just bought?
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. ø
Mr. Smith was ________ than Mr. Long when he got married
A. oldest	B. elder	C. older	D. oldest
COMMUNICATION 
Read the sentence in the upper bubble and match to the lower bubble.
What do you think of the gender discrimination?
Good luck with your presentation!
Sounds good.
Many thanks.
I see.
Well, I think it must be eliminated right now.
1. ____________ 	2. ____________
READING (2 points)
READING COMPREHENSION. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.
Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.
According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was__________.
	A. speaking 	B. discussing	C. looking D. listening
At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally__________.
	A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people
	B. asks people to introduces themselves to her
	C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself
	D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people
My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you__________.
	A. let people talk about themselves
	B. let people hear about yourself
	C. talk about politics or religion
	D. ask people about their secrets
What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?
	A. Looking very interested in his or her story
	B. Looking at other things in the room
	C. Listening very carefully and asking questions
	D. Paying him or her compliments
According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about__________.
	A. the other person's wealth
	B. the other person's health
	C. the other person's daily activities
	D. the other person's job
WRITING 
REARRANGEMENT. Read the words below and rearrange them in order. 
1. There/ in/ many/ rituals/ are/ Vietnam/ superstitious/.//
à	
2. There/ more/ schools/ and/ boys/ primary/ than/ girls/ in/ are/ secondary/ both/.//
à 	
REWRITING. Read the sentences below and rewrite them without changing their meaning.
1. No one is happier than the bridegroom on the day of his wedding.
à The bridegroom is 	
2. Scientists will discover a new planet.
à A new planet 	
ANSWER:
A. 
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. 4:45 AM
5. food to cook
6. waiting the clothes
B.
I. 1. B, 2. A
II. 1. D, 2. B, 3. A
C.
I. 1. Gender
2. eliminate
3. reception
4. ritual
II. 
C
B
C
C
D. 
1. D
2. B
E. 
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
F.
1. There are many superstitious rituals in VN
2. There are more boys than girls in both primary and secondary schools
3....the happiest on the day of ....
4....will be discovered by scientists.
OPTIONAL LESSON 18. PRACTICE TEST
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. create	B. credit	C. cream	D. clean	
2. A. store	B. absorb	C. body	D. organ
3. A. spine	B. desirable	C. supply	D. single
4. A. travel	B. tradition	C. trash	D. traffic	
5. A. circulatory	B. nerve	C. alternative	D. grocer
II. Put the verbs in the correct forms.
6. How much do babysitters generally earn (babysitters/ generally/ earn) ?
7. I usually work at the weekend but this week I am not working (not work).
8. The new computer system is going to be installed/ is being installed (install) next month. 
9. My brother is always borrowing (always/ borrow) my CDs without asking 
10. A: It’s very hot here. B: I will put (put) on the air-conditioning.
11. As planned, I am going to visit/ am visiting (visit) my parents for a few days and then go trekking.
12. Food is stored (store) in stomach before being digested.
III. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 
	13. .system lets us breathe in oxygen with our lungs and breathe out carbon dioxide.
	 A. Digestive 	B. Circulatory 	C. Respiratory 	 D. Nervous 
 14. Mr. William is responsible for the household finance. So he is the ..in his family.
	 A. homemaker	 B. provider	 C. parents	 D. child-minder 
15. He likes.to see them growing
	A. watering the houseplants 	B. shopping for groceries 
C. cleaning the house 	D. doing the cooking
16. People who have bleeding problems or are taking blood related to medicine shouldn’t have the treatment. 
A. help 	B. cure 	C. care 	D. choice	
17.	It is the..that controls all the organs in the body.
	A. brain	B. skull	C. intestine	D. lung
18. In Singapore today, people tend to live in nuclear families which consist.parents and children.
	A. with	B. of	C. about	D. as
19. The style of architecture from the ancient Greeks.
	A. originated	B. origin	C. original	D. originally
20. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.. next weekend.
	A. is going to be performed	B. has been performed	C. will be performing	D. will have perform
21. Eating an apple a day will keep you....getting Alzheimer’s disease when you get old.
	A. away	B. from	C. with	D. of
22. Drinking apple juice helps ..your brain’s memory function.
	A. boost	B. lose	C. gain	D. prevent
IV. Change the sentence into the passive voice.
23. They have already told him to report for duty at six. →He has already been told to report for duty at six 
24. We use this room only on special occasions. → This room is used only on special occasions
25. People think the government will build a supermarket here.
It is thought/ The government is thought to build / A supermarket is thought to be built here by the government
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
	26. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
 A	 B	 C D
	27. This class has canceled because too few students had registered 
 A B C D 
	28. Most people do not realize the enormously benefits when husbands and children share the housework. A B C 
 	D 
	29. I need to fix the broken window. Are you going to help me?
	 A	 B	 C	 D
	30. One of his bad habits that he wants to stop is staying for late.
	 A B C D	
VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
	Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping fit. It improves your body and mind and enables you to perform better in the work place and at home.
	Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also (31) into account your heart rate. It can be (32). to do too much at one time. That is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the importance (33) ............................ "listening to your body".
	When you first start, you should use good judgments. It is easy to make mistakes of using the equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. (34).slowly and build up gradually.
To increase your fitness (35) you should exercise for 29 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week. Then you will see a difference both in your body and your mind in only a few weeks.
31. A. take	B. make	C. do	 D. get
32. A. harm	B. harmless	C. harmfully	 D. harmful
33. A. in	B. at	C. of	 D. with
34. A. Start	B. Starting	C. Starts	 D. Started
35. A. steadily	B. badly	C. immediately	 D. difficultly
VII. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
	As working women continue to receive better and better wages, housewives still work at home without receiving pay-checks. Should a woman who works at home, doing the housework and caring for children, be paid for her service? In a 1986 study at Cornell University, sociologists found that the value of the services of a housewife averaged $11,600 a year. This rate was based on a family composed of a husband, wife, and three young children. The $11,600 is what the husband would have to pay if he hired others to take over his wife's household chores. The researchers concluded that it would be fair for husbands to pay wives according to federal guidelines for minimum wages.
	Another plan for rewarding women who work at home has been suggested by a former Secretary of Health and Human Services. He says that full-time housewives should be allowed to pay social security taxes, with their employers contributing part of the payment. He feels that the present system is unfair. He said, "If you stay at home and raise a family, nobody will give you credit for it."
36. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.	To encourage women to go out to work.	B. To ask men to treat wives better.
C.	To suggest that housewives should be paid for their household chores.
D.	To suggest that men should share the housework with their wives. 
38. Is the value of the services in a family of five people nearly $1,000 a month on average?
	..
39.	By whom has the plan for rewarding housewives been suggested?
39. How does the former Secretary of Health and Human Services feel about the present social security system?
	.
40.	The underlined word "their employers" in the passage refers to	
A. their bosses	B. their sponsors	C. their owners	D. their husband