UNIT 3 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation
from the others in each group:
1/ A. pay

B. bay

C. day D. quay
2/ A. kni

fe B. routi

ne C. di

nner D. kick
3/ A. brown B. down C. now

D. show

n
4/ A. kitche

n B. whe

n C. me

ss D. de

bt
5/ A. desks B. rulers C. bags

9/ A. sky

B. pretty

C. why

D. by
10/ A. died

B. continued

C. contented

D. followed

II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
in each group:
1/ A. routine B. arrive C. morning D. prefer
2/ A. dinner B. harrow C. neighbor D. correct
3/ A. dinner B. during C. although D. number
4/ A. evening B. usually C. afternoon D. another
5/ A. alarm B. discuss C. friendly D. begin
6/ A. morning B. repair C. happy D. pupil
7/ A. buffalo B. exactly C. tobacco D. continue
8/ A. minute B. about C. Physics D. English
9/ A. quarter B. before C. partner D. weather
10/ A. peasant B. finish C. compare D. adverb
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1/ Ask and answer questions about your daily routine

much later.
A. now and then B. lately C. recently D. and so
on
8/ We have done everything as planned

.
A. programmed B. thought C. said D. mentioned
9/ The police want to discuss

these recent racist attacks with local
people.
A. say to B. tell about C. speak of D. talk to
10/ It takes me 30 minutes to prepare

.
A. get ready B. make easy C. keep clean D. be good
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each
sentence in the unit:
1/ Ask

and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues
below.
A. Question B. Reply C. Tell D. Repeat
2/ What time do you go to bed

?
A. go out B. sit down C. leave for D. get up
3/ I drink some cups of tea, have a quick

breakfast and then lead the

with what
we do.
A. dissatisfied B. excited C. shocked D. interested
V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ Do you think food, air, and clothes ______ necessary for life?
A. were B. are C. have been D. will be
2/ My uncle _______ a visit to Germany in 2005.
A. paid B. pays C. has paid D. will pay
3/ Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster of his
school and he _______ a vacation since then.
A. was-hadn’t had B. was-hasn’t had
C. had been-didn’t have D. had been-wouldn’t have
4/ Our principal _______ to Thailand several times.
A. was B. had been C. is D. has been
5/ Yesterday morning my mother _______ me a new bicycle as my old
one _______ stolen.
A. bought-was B. bought-had been
C. had bought-was D. had bought-had been
6/ “Did anyone see the thief?”-“No, he already _______ away by the
time we _______ in.”
A. ran-had come B. had run-came
C. runs-have come D. has run-come
7/ Yesterday afternoon while my mother _______ for the taxi, the
shower _______.
A. waited-stopped B. was waiting-was stopping
C. waited-was stopping D. was waiting-stopped
8/ People reported that before help _______ them, a small child
_______ of infantile paralysis.
A. had reached-died B. reached-had died

A. into B. on C. for D. by
10/ The lights went _______ in several villages because of the storm.
A. by B. out C. up D. off
VII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then
correct them:
1/ His mother (A) used to make (B) much him (C) when he went home (D) for
holidays.
2/ It's (A) terribly smoky (B) in here - I'm just (C) going on for a breath of (D)
fresh air.
3/ Many pupils have (A) extra classes (B) in the evenings (C) with (D) at
weekends.
4/ We've been having (A) a little (B) problems (C) with the (D) new computer.
5/ Remember (A) going through

the pockets (B) before

you (C) put

those
jeans (D) in

the washing machine.
6/ One (A) certainly

hopes to gain (B) a little

(C) wise

as one grows (D)
older

living things and other times act like nonliving things. Viruses sometimes live
in the cells of plants and animals. (8) _______ a cell, a virus reproduces like a
living thing. The virus uses the cell to make many copies of itself. Viruses are
(9) _______ small to see with an ordinary microscope. You need a powerful
electron microscope to see a virus. Outside of a plant or animal cell, a (10)
_______ is like a nonliving thing.
New vocabulary:
- microbe (n.): vi trùng, vi khuẩn
- microscopic (adj.): thuộc kính hiển vi; rất nhỏ
- diatom (n.): (thực vật học) tảo cát
- protozoa (n.): ngành động vật nguyên sinh
- amoeba (n.): Amip
1/ A. animals B. bacteria C. plants D. viruses
2/ A. in B. out C. outside D. inside
3/ A. sunlight B. water C. air D. lightning
4/ A. as B. same C. like D. similar
5/ A. by B. after C. before D. during
6/ A. made B. done C. filled D. covered
7/ A. other B. one another C. another D. each other
8/ A. Outside B. Inside C. Beside D. Near
9/ A. very B. so C. too D. almost
10/ A. cell B. plant C. diatom D. virus
B. USE OF ENGLISH:
I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B
to make meaningful sentences:

A B
1/ However, they arrived at the park A/ it was a pleasant evening.
2/ In the afternoon, B/ right near the seashore.
3/ The concert starts at 8 p.m., C/ in the middle of the hall.

III/ Complete the sentences with an appropriate word:
1/ We all know that the sun always _______ in the west.
2/ To _______ you the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying.
3/ _______ your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.
4/ She's so thin yet she _______ like a horse.
5/ I wonder if you could _______ me - I'd like some information about flights
to New Zealand.
6/ The accident _______ me a lesson I’ll never forget.
7/ The company ought to _______ something about the poor service.
8/ The house was _______ of wood with an iron roof.
9/ Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard _______.
10/ Ben never forgets to _______ "Please" and "Thank you".
IV/ Put the verb in the correct form:
1/ My sister (not listen) _______ to the radio at all.
2/ How many languages (your teacher/ speak) _______?
3/ What time (shops/ open) _______ in your hometown?
4/ My brother has a motorbike but he (not use) _______ it very often.
5/ How many cups of coffee (your father/ drink) _______ a day?
6/ What (your uncle/ do) _______? – He’s a policeman.
7/ What (these words/ mean) _______?
8/ Where (your grandparents/ live) _______ now?
9/ I (not like) _______ Literature but I (enjoy) _______ learning English.
10/ Birds (sing) _______, (they/ do) _______?
V/ Make sentences based on the given words:
1/ the children/ always/ fond/ candy/ such/ chocolate/ cakes
2/ my teacher/ sometimes/ get/ angry/ me/ because/ I/ not homework
3/ Nhung/ good/ studious/ student/ and/ never/ late/ school
4/ my mother/ go/ work/ 6.30/ every day
5/ it/ seldom/ rain/ summer/ that place
6/ she/ occasionally/ misunderstand/ me/ but/ it/ not/ matter

6/ Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)
→ Their plans _____________________________ because of the weather.
7/ The milk was too stale to drink. (fresh)
→ The milk ___________________________________________ to drink.
8/ Maybe Phong went home early. (may)
→ Phong ___________________________________________ home early.
9/ We can’t possibly study in all this noise. (impossible)
→ It ___________________________________________ in all this noise.
10/ The robber suddenly realized that a policeman was watching him.
(watched)
→ The robber suddenly ____________________________ by a policeman.
VIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then do as directed:
Animals live everywhere. (1) _______. They burrow in the ground.
They swim in the sea. They fly through the air. They creep, they leap, they
soar, and they dive. A very few—including corals and barnacles—stay in one
place.
(2) _______. The biggest animals are whales, which can be 100 feet (30
meters) long. The smallest animals can only be seen through a microscope.
Zoologists (scientists who study animals) have found more than 2
million species (kinds) of animals. (3) _______.
Several things make animals different from other living things. (4)
_______. Animals eat other living things—plants and other animals—to get
energy. Animal bodies are made up of more than one cell, unlike bacteria and
other life forms with only one cell. Cells are the building blocks of living
things. (5) _______.
* Put the sentences below (A, B, C, D and E) in the suitable place (1, 2, 3, 4
and 5) to make a meaningful reading:
A. Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food.
B. They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on
Earth.