long as the world lasts. This energy has already been used to (5)
and cool homes and to cook food. It has been used (6)
batteries and in furnishing power for telephone lines. The (7)
however, are cheap to operate but very expensive to (8)

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in Western countries. (need)
1. Electricity, gas and water are
'.
in
unemployment
recently. (reduce)
2. There has been some
designed to save energy. (innovate)
3. There are a lot oftechnological
. (effect)
4. We find advertising on television very
. (electric)
5. 1 switched the light off to save.
includes
searching
for
alternative
fuels. (conserve)
6. Energy
save
money.
(consume)

11. Would you like some water
some fruit juice?
I? 1was hungry
'didJ:l't eat on the plane. The fooddidn't.lookappetizing
, it started to rain
. 13. We wanted to go to the beach;
,
we stayed at home.
.
.
;
all
the
food
was
spoilt
,14. Someone switched the freezer off..
we can't go swimming
15. The water in the river is polluted,

V. , Combinetwo sentences into one, using the connectives in brackets,

8. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house. The Sun's energy is used to
heat water. (and)
9. 1 don't agree with a lot of his teaching methods. He is a good teacher. (however)

10.We'dbetter not waste water. We won't,have enough to drink sooner or later. (or)

VI. Workout the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put t hem in the right sentenc,es:
come back, get off, fall over, get on, go away, throw away, pay back, le~ in, lie

11.Don't
that box. We can use itagai n.
~_it~
_
12. If you make a mistake on the form, just
__ a little?
13. I can't hear the radio. Could you
it
rm
clock didn't ---'
.
14. I was late for school this morning because my ala
15. Never
until tomorrow what you can do today ..
/IOOk after
keep up

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3. I'm practising speaking English .a lot. I don't want to fail in the oral

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economical to use. (but)

VII. ~mplete the dialogues,using the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

2. I don't get manyopportunities

all

turn off

fill in
see off

turn up
look up

give up
run.out

.' try on
·break down

1. A:
What .shall I do with this form?
B: Just
fill
it
tn
and send it to the add ~ess at the top.
2. A: Is Sonia a fast runner? B: Oh, yes. Nobody else can
with h er.
3. A: Why didn't you buy a' dictionary?
B: The bookstore has
ofthem.
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smoki~g? ----!3: Well, I stopped smoking three years ago.
VIII. Fill in the blank with'

o~e suitable preposition or adverb.

1. You look tired. Sit
and have a cup of tea.
2. I'm looking
yesterday's newspaper. Did you throw it
?
. 3. Could I try
these shoes, please? Size nine.
4. Turn
the music. It's too loud!
5. I turned
the radio and listenedto the six o'clock news.
6. I used to smoke,' b~t I gave it
last year.
7. Just go
with what you were doing.
'8. pick
your litter! Don't drop it on the street!
9. Don't worry about the baby. I'll look
. her while you're.out. '
10·.I'm looking
to meeting her very much.
11. Who do you take
the most, your father or your mother?
12. I' ran .
an old friend in the street this morning.


Matthew: (1) "
(Why don't we! What about) go to the
Revolutionary Museum? I hear it's really exciting.
I'd like to, but I need to go shopping.
.
Sandra
Then (2),
(how about/ let's) go to Ben Thanh market
John
this afternoon.
Matthew: If we do that this afternoon, (3)--,
(why not! let's not)
go to the Revolutionary Museum' now?
John
OK, but' (4)
(let's/ I suggest) getting something
to eat first.
Matthew: I don't think we'll have time. (5)
(How about/
Why not) getting some fast food over there?
Then (6)
(shall we/ we could) take a taxi to the
Revolutional Museum.
Sandra
Sounds good. Here's an idea for tomorrow. (7)
_
(Why don't we! Let's) take a trip to Cu Chi Tunnels. And when'
we come, (8)
(How about/ I suggest) having

Unless
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2. You are too young to give up working.
Youarenot __~
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3. The teacher is going to' explain the lesson.
Thelesson
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4. Melisa doesn't play the piano .as well as Anne.
Anneplays
~
~
~--~~---------5. Shall we take a shower instead of a bath?
~
I suggest
,
6. She looks like her mother very much.
She takes
-~-----~::__----------7. I turned the television on because I wanted to listen to the world news.
I turned the television on so that
-'-8. Jane didn't go to school yesterday because of her illness.
.
.
AsJane

10 percent to 15 percent
of the electricity bill.
.
a. of
b. to
. c. in
d. for
2. Waste paper and. bottles are collected
.recycling.
a. from
b. by
c. for
d. in
3. If we go
. wasting water, there will be a shortage
fresh
water in a few decades.
a. on - of
b. over - in
c. on - on
d. for - of
4. If you want to save money, you should
the amount of water your
family uses.
.
a. increase
b. reduce
c. adapt
d. repair
5. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced

B. Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence.

11. Many household
are expensive to run. (apply)
12.New Zealand's growing reputation as a'
of wine. (produce)
13.We were all impressed by the speed and
of the new system.
'efficient) .
14. Many newer cars have a much lower fuel
. (consume)
15. All this proves that the system works.
. (effect)
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A. Choosethe word whose underlined part is pronounced ~ifferently from that of the others.

1. a. faucet
2. a. drip
,3. a. scheme

II. VOCABULARY AND EXP.RESSION

b. suggest
b. innovationc.
b. solar

c. conserve,
population
c. resource

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4. Go and turn the faucet
before the bathtub overflows.
a. on
b. off
c. over
d. down
5. Mary's eyes are weak;
, she has to wear glasses ..
a. but
b. however
c. so
d. therefore
,6. If there is a mechanical problem, we suggest __
the manufacturer directly.
a. contact
b. to contact
c. contacting
d. be contacted
7. No battery could store
to turn over a car's engine.
a. much energy
b. energy enough c. enough energy d. more energy
8. Have you met, Peter
. - heard anything from him?
a. and

a. used - will save,
b. will use - can save
c. can use - save
d. use - can save
14. There's always litter here. No one ever
_
a. pick up it
b. pick it up
c. pick up •
d. pick it
15. 'Should I begin typing these letters?' 'I suggest __
the bookkeeping first.'
a. you finished
b. you to finish
c. you should finish d. YQU will finish
B. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.
16. When students live in dormitories, they get used to wash their own clothes.
ABC
D
17. Do you want to ~
by yourself, or would you like me to wake up you?
ABC
D
18. If I have to fly, I would get very nervous, so I usually drive.
ABC
D
19. We suggested he to go on holiday to Italy, but he didn't·agree.
ABC
D
20. A huge amount of solar energy reach the earth's outer atmosphere.

3. a. end in
b. run off
c. get out
d. use up
4. a. renew
b. renewing
c. be renewing
d. be renewed
5. a. however
b. moreover
c. therefore
d. though
6. a. possible
b. strong
c. well
d. much
7. a. wide
b. widely
c. main
d. mainly
8. a. consume
b. consuming
c. consumptive
d. consumption
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Coal, oil, and natural gas supply modern civilizati~n with most of its power.
However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major
source of pollution. Therefore, it's important to improve, explore and develop
such alternative 'energy sources as nuclear, .water, solar and wind power. Each
of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages.

a. They are environmentally
friendly energy sources.
b. They are non-renewable forms of energy.
c. They are all very practical,
d. They are inexpensive to exploit.
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V. SPEAKING
Choose the sentence or phrase (a, b, c, or d) that best fits the blank space.
1. 'It's a lovely day. Shall we go for a walk?' '_'_'
_

a. No problem
b. All right
c. You're right
2. 'Do you mind if 1 use your phone?' '
_
a. No, please do b. I'd love to
c. Yes, please
3. '1 passed the, entrance exam into Le Hong Phong.' '
a. Good luck
b. Congratulations c. How well
4. 'Would you like something to drink?' ,
. I'm
a. Yes, 1 would
b. No, thanks
c. Yes, please

b. crgck
c. t,!!ke
d. sgve
, c. recycle
,2. a. energy
d. physics
b. bicycle

3. a. saved

b. helped
•.•.•_IL •.•••.••

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c. looked

a. into
b. for
, . c. up ,
d. over
7. People nowadays are interested __
saving money anddnatural resources.
a. on
b. in
c. with
. to
8. They have to clean the whole area before dark,;
?h
h

23. We'll never catch them up if you walk as slow as that.,
ABC,
D'
24. Let's not go to the park if it will rain tomorrow.
ABC
D
VI. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

.25. More people are ~umping waste

. (legal)

D


. 26. This design offers considerable savings in fuel :
. (efficient)
27. The river was used for years as an
.
waste dump: (industry
28.
water can directly do harm to people's health." (pollute)
29. It is
that people go on wasting fresh water. (disappoint)
VII. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, or. d) that best fits the blank space in t
following passage.
All of us use energy every day - for transportation,
cooking, (30) __
an
cooling rooms, manufacturing,

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There are many things we can do to use less energy and use it more wisel
Two main ways to (33)· energy are energy conservation
and. ener
efficiency. Turning the lights off when you leave the room and (34) __
aluminu
cans are both ways of conserving energy. Energy efficiency is the use.
technology that requires ~les's 'energy (35)_' _ the same. function. A compa
fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy than an ordinary bulb to produc
the same (36) __
of light is an example of energy efficiency.
30. a. decorating
b. heating
c.ihotting
d. airing
31. a. when
b. why
c. how
. d. which
32. a. efficient
b. efficiency
c. efficiently
d. effective
33. a. store
b. produce
c. use
d. save

near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods.
37. Air pollution can make people ill.
38. Some countries passed laws to prohibit factories from producing smoke.
39. Lead in the atmosphere is bad for children's brains,
40. The ice near the Poles may melt because of very bad floods.

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[UNIT 8 J
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.CElEBRATIONS-

Put the name of the celebration in each blank.
Halloween
Mother's Day

New Year's Day
Easter

Teacher's Day
Father's Day

Passover

, and pay
mutual visits.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. I hope you'll join in the Christmas
.(celebrate).
2. Easter is a
festival which is celebrated in many countries. (ioy
3. Tuan has been 'nominated as the most effective'
in the tow
charity program. (active)
4. You now have complete
to do as you wish. (free)
5. Let me congratulate you on your
as chairman. (nominate
6. It was very
of you to send the flowers. (consider)
7. He treated them with
and thoughtfullness. (generous)
8. He gave a
description of their trip to Spain. (humor)
9. She seemed
with her preparations for Tet. (satisfy)
10. I have lots of happy
of my childhood. (memorize)
IV. Complete the sentences using who, whom, which, an~ that. Write 0 if the pronou
can be omitted.
.
1. The police officer
stopped me gave. me a ticket for speeding,
2. The .girl

officer was friendly. He gave me 'directions.
.
;

2. The building has now been rebuilt. It was destroyed in the fire.
3. I like the shirt. Youwore it·to class yesterday.
4. A bomb caused a lot of damage. It went off this morning.
5. The man walked into my office. I didn't know him.
6. The soup was too salty. I had it for lunch,
7. The girl is now in hospital. She was injured in the accident.
8. The bus runs every hour. It goes to the airport.

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9. The footballer has been banned from playing again. He took drugs.

)

V. ~omplete the sentences. Choosethe most suitable ending from the box and make
into a relative clause.
he invented the telephone
they are never on time
she runs away from home
they stole my car
they were on the wall
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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?,
--:-_-'-_-'--_
---'-__
' ?
.
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10. The people live in Bristol. We are visiting them next. week.
VII. Join a sentence in column A to a suitable sentence in column B, using thougJ

although/ eyen though.
A

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

.
B

He has a very important job. 'The room wasn't warm. (even though)
She wasn't wearing a coat.
We didn't like them very much, (even though)
I had never seen her before.
I'd met her twice before. (though)
No one laughed.
He isn't particularly well-paid. (although)

8.
9.
10.

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VIII. C omplete the sentences by using either even though or because.

IX. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets.

2. I'm no. better.

I've taken

out to be a beautiful day. (although

the pill. (Even though)
,

3. 1told the absolute

truth.

N o one wo~ld believe

me. (but)
!

4. He didn't
5. Jason

he gets a lot of exercise.
it is noisy.
9. I like living in the dormitory'
it is noisy.
10 . I don't like living in the dormitory
1. The forecast said It would rain. It turned

passing her e xam.
I congratulate
Susan
the fest ival since 1997.
The school has taken part
...my father and lov e him so much .
I'm always proud
th e collapsed building.
It took hours to free the victims
_
Vietnamese people.
'I'et is the most important
celebration
another.
She could not distinguish
one child

or early February
Tet.

before them.
1.
Laura painted a picture, and it's being shown in an exhibition.


8. Although she was successful, she felt dissatisfied.
Inspiteof
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'9. It snowed heavily, so we couldn't arrive home early.

Thesnowwasso
10. They live in a very lovely house.

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TeST FOR UNIT.8
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PRONUNCIATION

A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
the others.

1.
2.
3.
4.

d.
d.

from that

0

although
meal
where
charity

B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.

5. a. decorate
6. a. activity
7. a. generous
8. a. response

b.
b.
. b.
b.

nominate
parade
considerate
support

II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. by
2. The kids get two weeks off school
Christmas.
a. on
b. at
c. in
d. for
3. If you're not satisfied
your essay, I suggest that you rewrite it.
a. with
b. of
c. to
. d. at
4. He's having a party in
of his 84th birthday.
I
a. ceremony
b. celebration
c. anniversary
d. memory
5. Tet is a festiva,l which occurs in late January or early February.
a. begin$.
b. causes
c. happens
\ d. carries
6. She always thinks of other people's feelings and wishes. She is.a(n) _. _ woman.
a. considerate

. .d. too hard that
8. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correctln,.
11. Football is the only sport which I am interesting in.
A
. BCD
12. The path was made by walkers ~hich crossed the mountains each summer.
ABC,
D
13.We are really enjoying the TV set that we bought it last week.
ABC
D
14. You're tired although you stayed up too late to watch TV last night.
ABC
D


15. Children sometimes wish they can do things their older brothers and
ABC
sisters do:
D
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
A,' Choose the one option (a, It, c or d) that best completes the passage.
T~t Nguyen Dan, more commonly known by its shortened name T~t, is
.the most important and popular holiday and (1)
in Vietnam.
T~t takes (2)
from the first day of the first month of the Lunar
calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third
day. Many Vietnamese -(3)
for Tet by cooking special holiday foods

c. to practice
d. at
5. a. in .
b. for
c. on
. 6. a. lucky
b. spending
c. paper
d. saving
d. joints
7. a.relations
b. reunions
c. contacts
d. best
8. a. well
b. worse
c. better
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B. ,Readthe text carefully, then choose the correct answers.

Though it was not called Thanksgiving. at the time, what we recognize as
the first 'rhanksgiving feast was celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims of the
Plymouth' colony along with about 90 Wampanoag Indians; The Pilgrims had
suffered through a devastating winter in which nearly half their number died.
Without the help of the Indiana, all would have perished.
.
After the (irst harvest, Governor . William Bradford proclaimed So day .of
,thanltsgiving and prayer to God. The food, which was eaten outdoors, Included
corn, geese, turkeys, ducks, eel, clams, leeks, plums, cod, bass, barley, venison

c. Autumn
d. Winter
V. .SPEAKING
.
Choosethe sentence or phrase (a, b, c, or d) that best fits the blank space•

1. 'Merry Christmas!' ,
,
a. You're so kind
c. The same to you
2. 'Congratulations to you on: whining
a. You're welcome
c. It's doesn't matter
3. '1 passed the. TOEFL test, Mom.' '
a. Well done
b. All right
4. 'What a wonderful picture!' '
a. I'm glad to hear that
c. You don't need to. say so
VI. WRITING

b. You're happy," too
d. I'm glad to hear that
the first prize.' '
_
b. Thanks a lot
d. It's my pleasure
_
c. Good luck
d. Thank you

b. but I didn't find my keys
c. I found my keys under the bed. d. I never found my keys
5. We need your help because no one told us
.
a. how should we do
b. what should we do
c. how to do it
d. what to do it'
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6. I sent a card to Marry
_
a. to wish her a happy birthday
b. and wish her a ha~y birthday
c. so I wished her a happy birthday d. for wishing her a happy birthday
7. The police officer stopped us and asked
_

h. the sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, ect. down
the side of a mountain.
i, a large amount of water that covers an area that
was dry before
j. a long period without r,ain

II. Complete the IImences with the correct form or tense of the verb from the bo~.
expect
.trlke

.ave
collap.e

predict
.rupt

hit
warn

change ,ring occur

Have you ever (1)
what caused a tsunami or what are sometimes
called tidal waves? Several (2)
contribute to the formation of a tsunami.
One variable is any sized seismic or (3)
disturbance. This is usually
caused by a sudden (,4)
in the level of the earth's crust just below or
close by the ocean. Another factor in the cause of (5)

The person to
'An spoke could not answer her question.
9. The new stadium,
can hold 90,000 people, will be opened
next month.
10. Ann,
lives next door, is very friendly.
11. Colin told me about his new job,
.he's enjoying a lot.
12. Is this the article in
you were interested?
13. Which is the European country
" economyis growingthe fastest?
14.We visited Barcelona,
' is a city in northern Spain.
15.This morning I met Diane,
I hadn't seen for ages.
~,

V. Join the sentences and write them with a relative clause, using who, whom, which
or that Put in the comma(s) where necessary.
1.

damage
.helt.r·

,1.
2.
3.
4.