UNIT 1 : A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...
I. Pronunciation:
1. a. routine
b. line
c. combine
d. dine
2. a. heat
b. repeat
c. heart
d. eating
3. a. plough
b. house
c. compound
d. touch
4. a. little
b. lighten
c. liable
d. climb
5. a. worked
b. pumped
c. watched
d. contented
6. a. scream
b. death
c. ready
d. peasant
7. a. traveled
b. stared
c. landed
d. seemed
8. a. chat

c. wonderful
d. immediately
6. a. biology
b. mathematics
c. development
d. geography
7. a. panic
b. busy
c. quiet
d. exact
8. a. favorite
b. contented
c. interesting
d. usually
9. a. children
b. breakfast
c. routine
d. water
10. a. purchase
b. practice
c. begin
d. question
III. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
1. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
a. exploded
b. shouted
c. rang
d. burned
2. After a short break for tea, they went on working. a. began b. continued
c. delayed

9. Could you please tell me the ___ time when the meeting begins?
a. exact
b. exactly
c. exactness
d. exacting
10. Throughout _ world, there have been experiments in growing food crops.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. no article
11. Tom is ____ in astronomy. He finds astronomy very ____
a. interesting / interested
b. interest / interested c. interested / interesting
d. interests / interest
12. Lightning rarely ____ twice in the same place.
a. strikes
b. is striking
c. will strike
d. was striking
13. Two tons of rice ____ to the victims of the flood yesterday
a. sent b. were sent
c. was sent
d. has been sent
14. What do you call a person who works in a library? _ He / She ___ a librarian
a. calls
b. is called c. called
d. calling
15. Peter ___ for this company for more than twenty five years and he ____ to stay here until he _____ in three
years.
a. is working / intends / will retire

c. they have done what for
d. for what to do
22. Peter was rather confused since he really did not know ____ next.
a. what to do
b. to do what
c. what doing d. what do
23. Now he ____ more money than he ____ last year.
a. is earning / does
b. earns / did
c. can earn / was
d. is earning / did
24. He ____ his leg when he ___ last year. Up to now, he ____ any more. /a. breaks / was skiing / is not skiing
b. broken / skied /has not skied c. broke / was skiing / has not skied
d. had broken / skied / does not ski
25.Many vegetables and flowers are grown in greenhouses in late winter and early spring, then ___ outside as
the weather warms.
a. transplanted
b. harrowed
c. ploughed
d. prepared
26.The Pikes live ___ farming. They work hard ___ the field everyday.
a. on / in
b. at / with
c. in /on
d.with / for
27. He finished his work at five and got home at quarter past five. a. five b. fifteen c. half
d. forty-five
28. It takes me about three hours ____ the report. a. complete b. to complete c. completing d. completed
30. Mr. Jones often ____ to work by car everyday but today he ____ by bus.
a. goes / goes

4. Once when (A) I was (B) ten, I used to get (C) sick and went (D) to the hospital
5. As soon as (A) the alarm clock had gone off, (B) she woke up (C) and got out of (D) bed
6. All the (A) children have been returned (B) safe (C) to (D) their parents
7. I know you’re too busy (A) to stay (B), but I look forward (C) to see (D) you again.
8. Have (A) you forgotten (B) to lock (C) the back door frequently (D)?
9. I like lying (A) on the beach,(B) so I always spend (C)my holiday to sunbath. (D)
10. The bank lent (A) us money for a down payment, (B) so now we owned (C) the house we used to rent (D)
V. WRITING ( Choose the best answer to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first one )
1. I wish I handn’t sold my bike.- I regret _________________________
a. to sell my bike.
b. selling my bike
c. I had sold my bike
d. not to sell my bike.
2. No one told me about the change of plan. - I _________________________________
a. knew about the change of plan
b. am not known about the change of plan
c. was told about the change of plan.
d. didn’t know about the change of plan
3. Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes. - Nigel felt sick because ___________________
a. he was eaten a lot of cakes
b. he was eating too many cakes
c. there were too many cakes he ate.
d. he had eaten too many cakes.
4. In the middle of our lunch there was a knock at the door. - When ________________________________
a. we were having lunch, there was a knock at the door. b. We knocked at the door, we were having lunch
c. We had just finished lunch, there was a knock at the door.
d. Our lunch were in the middle there was a knock at the door
5. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday.
They ____________________________________