UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF……..
EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words.
1. A. field B. heat C. meet D. head
2. A. dinner B. drink C. dive D. children
3. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. beat
4. A. kitchen B. history C. time D. finish
5. A. arrive B. fit C. thrive D. drive
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. usually B. afternoon C. family D. buffalo
7. A. tobacco B. breakfast C. children D. several
8. A. continue B. alarm C. contented D. sometimes
9. A. airport B. passenger C. technology D. chemistry
10. A. routine B. tobacco C. neighbour D. experience
Exercise 3: Chia hình thức của động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Hiện tại đơn
11. I ………………………….(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
12. These boys often ……………….………(play) football at weekends.
13. It ……………………...(rain) in the winter.
14. She ……………………………….(go) to school three days a week.
15. My little boy often ……………..…………(watch) cartoon film.
16. She …………………………..(study) English very well.
17. My father often ……………………………(play) tennis in the morning.
18. Ann ……………………………… (speak) German very well.
Exercise 4: Hãy thêm “DO or DOES” vào các câu sau đây để tạo thành câu hỏi và trả lời tho ý
của mình.
19………. the students study hard every day?
→ …………………………………………………………….…………
20………..Mr. Brown go to his office every day?
→ ………………………………………………………………………..
21………..you want cream and sugar in your coffee?

37. She ………………….……..(met) me in the street last Sunday.
38. I ……………………..….(wait) for the telephone call all this morning.
39. I………………………..……..(study) music when I was at school.
40. They ………………………………..(sell) their house last year.
41. They ………………………….…(walk) to the corner two days ago.
42. Professor T. ………………………….…(teach) another class last year.
43. We ………………………….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000.
44. He ………………………………..…..(meet) his friends some days ago.
45. We ……………………….…….(speak) to our friends last week.
Exercise 7: Hãy đổi các câu sau sang hình thức nghi vấn và phủ định.
46. Jack went to the shop.
→ ……………………………………………… ?
→ ………………………………………………
47. He bought some eggs.
→ ……………………………………………. ?
→ ……………………………………………
48. He took off his hat.
→ ……………………………………………. ?
→ ……………………………………………
49. Joe fell and hurt his arm.
→ ……………………………………………….?
→ ……………………………………………
Exercise 8: Hãy điền (DID , WAS or WERE ) vào chỗ trống.
50. Where ……………..you born? Where ……….……..your mother born?
51. When ………………….………..you start school?
52. How many schools ……………………………….you go to ?
53. What …………………………. your favourite subject?
54. Where …………………....you live when you …………………..a child?
55. ……………………………… they live in a house or a flat?
Exercise 9: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

6. A. condition B. profession C. interaction D. translation
7. A. service B. lobby C. weather D. receive
8. A. entertainment B. communicate C. geography D. appropriate
9. A. polite B. problem C. arrive D. guitar
10. A. decide B. semester C. acceptable D. customary
Exercise 3: Write question with: WHO, WHAT, HOW, WHY.
11. Miss Phuong went home early.
→ Why ……………………….................…….…………?
12. I met Phong’s father .
→ Who …………………………….................…………..?
13 . they wanted something .
→ What ………………………………….............………?
14. The machine cost a lot of money.
→ How much money ………………………….…………?
15. We had dinner .
→ What ………………………..............…… for dinner?
16. The meeting finished .
→ What time ……………………..........……………… ?
17. Lucy arrived.
→ What time ……………………......................………?
Exercise 4: Underlined the correct answer.
18. I’m looking forward to ……………….you at Christmas. ( see/ seen/ seeing )
19. Litter boys like ………………. trees. ( climb/ climbing/ have climbed )
20. Mr.Ha decided ……………..….. his new suit .(wearing/ to wear/ wear )
21. Some people are used to ………..…. in crowded buses. (standing/ stand/ stood )
22. I dislike …………..…………. on the subway. ( to ride/ riding/ ride )
23. I enjoy ………………. with Miss Phuong. (to study/ studying / studied )
24. Students must practice ……………………..…….(to use/ using / use )
25. Hoa and Lan have stopped ……….to each other. (to talk/ talking/ talks)
Exercise 5: Give the correct verb forms.

10. A. intelligent B. secondary C. appearance D. development
Exercise 3: Hãy chọn thì Quá Khứ Đơn hoặc thì Quá Khứ Hoàn Thành cho các động từ trong
ngoặc.
11. When we arrived , the dinner …………….…….(already begin).
12. She …………..……..(cry) after he …………..……….(go).
13. They ……….…..(tell) us we were too late. The train ……….…..(leave).
14. When I …………..….(get) to the theatre , the play …….…..….(already start).
15. John was not at home . He ……….………..…(go) away.
16. The house was very quiet. Everybody ……………….….(go) to bed.
17. They ……………………...(not go) home until they finished their work.
18. We ……….……….(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door.
19. Everyone ………...(eat) dinner by the time we ………(get) to the dining-room.
20. We …………....(ask) the poster where he …………..…(put) our luggage.
21. He ………………………(do) nothing before he saw me.
22. He thanked me for what I ……………………..(do).
23. I ………………(be) sorry that I had hurt him.
24. After they had gone, I …………………(sit) down and …………….(rest).
25. He ……………………..(die) after he ………………..(be) ill a long time.
26. As soon as you ……………..(go), I …………….(want) to see you again.
27. Before you ………….(go) very far, we found that we …………(lose) our way.
28. My friend ……………(not see) me for many years when I met him.
29. My father ………………….(tell) me he ………….(give) up smoking.
30. He ………………(be) late because he ………………(have) an accident.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
31. When I was young, I received some ……..training from my father.
A. science B. scientific C. scientist D. scientifically
32. We must send ………….aid to the refugees.
A. human B. humanism C. humane D. humanitarian
33. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university …… .
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational

A. In spite of B. Despite of C. Although D. However
47. Marie Curie was the first woman ……….. a PhD from the Sorbonne
A. receive B. to receive C. received D. was received
48. Jim, ………… since you got home from football practice.
A. are you eating B. had you eaten C. did you eat D. have you eaten
49. It rained yesterday after it …………..dry for months.
A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being
50. When you phone me, it …………my lunchtime.
A. was B. is C. being D. were
Exercise 5: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
51. She was sad after she reads her boyfriend’s letter.
A B C D
52. He hardly never makes any mistakes in his reports.
A B C D
53. After she had had lunch, she had taken a nap.
A B C D
54. Although our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.
A B C D
55. Because of he was ill, he had to stay at home.
A B C D
Exercise 6: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born on
November 7
th
, 1867. she left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she
still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and
married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science
history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the Nobel
Prize for Physics in 1903.

13. The little boy is helping ………………………cross the street.
14. …….....…..and…………. use a system of sign language to communicate with each other.
15. The government should take an urgent step to help …………………….. .
16. Don’t make fun of ………………………………….. .
Exercise 4: Choose the correct word between brackets.
17. The rich (is / are ) ………….. not always happy.
18. The poor (is / are )……………not always unhappy.
19. The dead never …………….( return / returns ).
20. The lazy can never …………….( succeeds / succeed ).
21. The young ( have / has ) ……………the future in their hand.
Exercise 5: Use “WHICH” to combine each pair of sentences.
22. John is always late for class. This annoys the teacher.
……………………………………………………………………………..
23. People today put advertisements on TV or in newspapers. This makes it possible to produce
more things to sell.
………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………
24. He passed the exam with high grades. This made everybody in the family pleased.
……………………………...............……………………………………….
25. We have lost her phone number. This makes it difficult to contact her.
………………………………………………………………………………
26. Jane couldn’t come to my birthday party. This made me feel sad.
………………………………………………………………………………
27. She has promised herself to be on time to work everyday. That is a good idea.
………………………………………………………………………………
28. Tim has found a new job. That is lucky.
……………………..………………………………………………………..
29. She usually comes to work on time. That pleases her boss.
……………………………………………………………………………….
30. A dictionary is a book. This gives you the meaning of words.

48. The government should have special policies to help the ……………. .
A. disable B. disabled C. disability D. disablement
49. I ………….up late at night.
A. use to stay B. am used to stay C. used to staying D. am used to staying
50. The blind child …………… a great effort to learn “Braille ”.
A. did B. got C. made D. created
51. There was a lot of …………….from the local residents.
A. oppose B. opposite C. opponent D. opposition
52. I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Thuy, ……… is the teacher of this special class.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
53. The children will learn how …………….sums.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. will do
54. We ……….for the delay in answering your letter.
A. sorry B. regret C. apologize D. excuse
55. very few people can ……….my name correctly.
A. pronoun B. pronounce C. announce D. allow
56. The blind ………..unable to see anything.
A. is B. are C. am D. have
56. He said it was right that ……………..should beg.
A. blind B. the blinds C. the blind D. the blindness
57. The Swiss ………………thrifty and hard-working.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
58. …………blind can see nothing.
A. The B. A C. All D. Every
59. …..…you ……..walking to school?
A. Are / used B. Are / used to C. Did / use D. Did / use to
60. ……..he ……….a lot when he was young?
A. Used / to smoke B. Did / used to smoke
C. Used / to smoking D. Did / use to smoke
61. I don’t think the rich ………bad. Actually, most of them work very hard.