I. ADJ + AT 1. Amazed at : ngc nhin Ex : Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time 2.

Amused at : vui v 3. Angry at sth : gin v iu g 4. Annoyed at sth : kh chu v iu g 5. Bad at : d v 6. Clever at : kho lo v 7. Clumsy at : vng v II. Phrasal verbs III. Vocabulary IV. Exercises

8. Good at : gii v 9. Excellent at : xut sc v 10. Furious at sth : gin d 11. Quick at : nhanh 12. Present at : hin din 13. Skillful at : kho lo, c k nng v 14. Surprised at : ngc nhin 15. Shocked at : b sc v

Exercise 1: Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it. M.L.'s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all- black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites. Question 51: What is this passage mainly about? A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta C. M.L.'s grandfather B. Martin Luther King's childhood D. the neighborhood King grew up in Question 52: The word "eloquent" means most nearly A. powerful B. active C. romantic D. fascinating Question 53: The word "gathering" in line 10 could best be replaced by A. picking B. learning C. exciting D. meeting Question 54: In line 16, the word "it" refers to which of the following? A. achievement B. neighborhood C. services D. segregation Question 55: According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the following businesses and services EXCEPT A. dentistry B. medicine C. law D. banking Question 56: According to the author, King was influenced by A. community spirit B. black lawyers C. his mother D. his speeches Question 57: The word "thrived" in line 18 refers to which of the following? A. achieved B. surrendered C. flourished D. held

Question 58: As used in line 19, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "seemingly"? A. apparently B. inevitable C. inexplicable D. hastily Question 59: The word "mingling" in line 26 could best be replaced by which of the following? A. interfering B. gargling C. consuming D. associating Question 60: According to the author, M.L. A. had a difficult childhood C. loved to listen to his grandfather speak B. was a good musician as a child D. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta Exercise 2: Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to cultivation and the adjectives "cultural" and "cultured" are part of the same verbal complex. A person of culture has identifiable "attributes", among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and music. Yet the word "culture" does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and sociologists, the word "culture" has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural (cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and values. Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, between elite and popular culture, between popular and mass culture, and most recently between national and global cultures. Distinctions have been drawn too between "culture" and "civilization"; the latter is a word derived not, like culture or agriculture, from the soil, but from the city. The two words are sometimes treated as synonymous. Yet this is misleading. While civilization and barbarism are pitted against each other in what seems to be a perpetual behavioural pattern, the use of the word culture has been strongly influenced by conceptions of evolution in the 19th century and of development in the 20th century. Cultures evolve or develop. They are not "static". They have twists and turns. Styles change. So do fashions. There are cultural processes. What, for example, the word cultured means has changed substantially since the study of classical (that is, Greek and Roman) literature, philosophy, and history ceased in the 20th century to be central to school and university education. No single alternative focus emerged, although with computers has come electronic culture, affecting kinds of study, and most recently digital culture. As cultures express themselves in new forms not everything gets better or more civilized. The multiplicity of meanings attached to the word made and will make it difficult to define. There is no single, unproblematic definition, although many attempts have been made to establish one. The only non-problematic definitions go back to agricultural meaning (for example, cereal culture or strawberry culture) and medical meaning (for example, bacterial culture or penicillin culture). Since in anthropology and sociology we also acknowledge culture clashes, culture shock, and counter-culture, the range of reference is extremely wide. Question 36: According to the passage, the word culture ______. A. is related to the preparation and use of land for C. comes from a source that has not been identified farming D. develops from Greek and Roman literature and B. derives from the same root as civilization does history Question 37 : It is stated in paragraph 1 that a cultured person ______. A. has a job related to cultivation C. takes care of the soil and what grows on it B. does a job relevant to education D. has knowledge of arts, literature, and music Question 38: The author remarks that culture and civilization are the two words that ______. A. are both related to agriculture and cultivation C. share the same word formation pattern B. have nearly the same meaning D. do not develop from the same meaning Question 39: It can be inferred from the passage that since the 20th century ______. A. classical literature, philosophy, and history have not been taught as compulsory subjects B. all schools and universities have taught classical literature, philosophy, and history

C. schools and universities have not taught classical literature, philosophy, and history D. classical literature, philosophy, and history have been considered as core subjects Question 40: The word attributes in paragraph 1 most likely means ______. A. aspects B. fields C. skills D. qualities Question 41: The word static in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______. A. unchanged B. regular C. balanced D. dense Question 42: Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage? A. The use of the word culture has been changed since the 19th century. B. The word culture can be used to refer to a whole way of life of people. C. Anthropology and sociology have tried to limit the references to culture. D. Distinctions have been drawn between culture and civilization. Question 43: It is difficult to give the definitions of the word culture EXCEPT for its ______. A. philosophical and historical meanings C. historical and figurative meanings B. sociological and anthropological meanings D. agricultural and medical meanings Question 44: Which of the following is NOT true about the word culture? A. It evolves from agriculture. C. It is a word that cannot be defined. B. It differs from the word civilization. D. Its use has been considerably changed. Question 45: The passage mainly discusses ______. A. the distinction between culture and civilization C. the figurative meanings of the word culture B. the derivatives of the word culture D. the multiplicity of meanings of the word culture Exercise 3: PARENTS DREAMS Parents often have dreams for their childrens future. They hope their children will have a better life (46). they had. They dream that their children will do things that they couldnt do. Parents (47) .. come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here. They think their children will have more career (48) and more successful lives. They make many sacrifices (49) their children will have more opportunities. They think their children will remain close to them because of this. Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents. (50)., other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans. 46. A. like B. than C. as D. that 47. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 48. A. choose B. choosing C. chosen D. choices 49. A. so that B. in order to C. so as D. such as 50. Therefore B. Due to C. However D. Because Exercise 4: Choose the best answer for the following questions 1. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should..immediately A. have called B. been called C. called D. have been called 2. The people in the apartment upstairs must have a lot of children. I dont know how many..but it sounds like they have a dozen A. children do they have C. children they have B. do they have children D. they have children 3. My parents..that they will move to the seaside when my father retires next year A. think B. thinking C. will drink D. thought 4. She cant get home ..she has no money A. unless B. if C. until D. without

5. The use of pesticides is having a ..effect on the groundwater A. devastate B. devastating C. devastated D. devastation 6. . ..accepting your job offer, Id like to know a bit more about the company A. in advance B. in order C. until D. before 7. He had to leave early..he? A. didnt B. mustnt C. hasnt D. shouldnt 8. Nowhere ..more skewed than in the auto industry A. that retail trade figures C. are retail trade figures B. retail trade figures D. retail trade figures 9. Its raining. OK, ..take a taxi then A. I am going to B. Ill C. I can D. I would 10. Would you be ..my letters while I am away? A. too kind as to forward C. so kind as to forward B. as kind as forward D. so kind as forwarding 11. Why hasnt Minh phoned? she wondered A. she wondered why Minh hasnt phoned B. she wondered why Minh didnt phone C. she wondered why Minh hadnt phoned D. she wondered why hadnt Minh phoned 12. Could you tell me how to get to the airport? A. he asked me how to get to the airport B. he said if I could tell him the airport C. he told me how to get to the airport D. he asked me to tell how to get to the airport 13. Have you heard of her marriage? A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage B. she asked me whether I had heard of their D. B and C marriage 14. Cindy said that I havent seen John since last month. A. Cindy said she hasnt seen John since the previous month B. Cindy said she hadnt seen John since the previous month C. Cindy said she wasnt seen John since the previous month D. Cindy said she doesnt see John since the previous month 15. The little boy said two and two make four. A.The little boy said that two and two made four. B.The little boy said that two and two have made four. C.The little boy said that two and two had made four. D.The little boy said that two and two make four. 16. If I were you, I would go to the doctor. Minh said to Lan. A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor D.Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor 17. His wife said to him: write to me as often as you can A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can 18. What were you doing last night, Mr John? asked the police. A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before

19. The nurse was on _____ in the hospital all night. A. work B. alarm C .service D .duty 20. Will you _____ me to post this letter tomorrow? A. remember B .suggest C. remind D. mind 21. Most developing countries are in _____ of capital and technical assistance. A .lack B .need C. shortage D. excess 22. His school report last term was very _____ . A. satisfying B .fulfilling C. satisfactory D. full 23. Tuan has gone to the bakers to buy a _____ of bread. A. loaf B. piece C. bit D. packet 24. My mother used to be a woman of great _______, but now she gets old and looks pale. a. beauty b. beautiful c. beautifully d. beautify 25. Although they are twins, they have almost the same appearance but they are seldom in _______. a. agree b. agreeable c. agreement d. agreeably 26. The more _______ and positive you look, the better you will feel. a. confide b. confident c. confidently d. confidence 27. My parents will have celebrated 30 years of _______ by next week. a. marry b. married c. marriageable d. marriage 28. Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation a. sacrifice b. sacrificed c. sacrificial d. sacrificially 29. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not playa major part in how we react to the people we meet. a. attract b. attractive c. attractiveness d. attractively 30. They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage. a. romance b. romantic c. romantically d. romanticize 31. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years. a. informal b. informally c. informalize d. informality 32. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________. a. communicate b. communication c. communicative d. communicator 33. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to questions. a. attention b. attentive c. attentively d. attentiveness 34. He is not really friendly and makes no attempt to be _______. a. society b. social c. socialize d. sociable 35. Parks an important part in helping to form the citys character. A. make B. do C. play D. perform 36. Its a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n) ___. A. revision B. control C.investigation D. check up 37. It is English pronunciation and phrasal verbs that ___ me a lot of trouble. A. cause B. make C. get D. have 38. 63. I am very ___ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. surprised C. pleased D. interested 39. He went to a seaside resort because he was ___ of windsurfing. A. fond B. interested C. keen D. enjoyed 40. Life on earth would come to an end if the ___ were destroyed. A. environment B. nature C. stars D. weather 41. Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of ___. A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. pollution 42. English is now an effective medium of international ___. A. communication B. talking C. speech D. saying 43. Ill have to work hard to ___ with the rest of the class.

A. catch B. run C. keep pace D. keep on 44. I liked the book till the end but it had a (n) ending which I didnt like. A. bored B. boring C. interested D. interesting 45. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation. a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness 46. Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the _______ standards. a. accept b. acceptable c. acceptance d. accepting 47. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency. a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative 48. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______ fee-paying schools. a. independent b. independently c. depended d. independence 49. The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for individual _______ and human rights in his speeches. a. free b. freedom c. freely d. freeing 50. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications. a. academic b. academy c. academician d. academically 51. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV last night to __ his new policy. a. public b. publicly c. publicize d. publicizing 52. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______. a. achieve b. achiever c. achievement d. achievable 53. Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist Question 6 : I _____ work last week, but I changed my mind. A. would start B. had started C. have started D. was going to start Question 7 : The Principal usually has his pupils ______ waste paper for their mini project. A. having collected B. collect C. collected D. to collect Question 8 : He came _____ a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview. A. in for B. over C. out of D. off Question 9 : They live on a busy road. ______ a lot of noise from traffic. A. There must have B. It must have been C. There must be D. It must be Question 10 :Tom: Can I have another cup of tea? Christy: _____ . A. Be yourself B. Do it yourself C. Allow yourself D. Help yourself Question 11 :Lora: Do you mind if I turn on the fan? Maria: ____. A. Not for me B. Not at all C. Never mind D. Not enough Question 12 : Due to ever more spreading poaching, there ______ a dramatic decline in the number of elephants over the last decade. A. has been B. is C. was D. had been Question 13: _____ make a good impression on her. A. Only by doing so can I C. Only by so doing I can B. Only so doing can I D. Only by doing so I can Question 14: People dont like the way he shows off, ______ ? A. dont they B. do they C. does he D. doesnt he Question 15 : The use of vitamin ___ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans A. materials B. ingredients C. supplements D. components

Question 16 : No matter how angry he was, he would never _____ to violence. A. refuse B. resort C. resist D. resolve Question 17 : ______ that Columbus discovered America. A. In 1492 B. There was in 1492 C. That was in 1492 D. It was in 1492 Question 18 : Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with ______. A. other B. another C. the other D. others Question 19 : I cant find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will ________ up soon. A. look B. clear C. turn D. come Question 20 : The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and ________. A. advance B. advancement C. advanced D. advancing Question 21: She started the course two months ago but dropped ________ after only a month. A. back B. out C. off D. in Question 22: Nowadays, with the help of the computer, teachers have developed a ______ approach to teaching. A. multilingual B. multilateral C. multiple choice D. multimedia Question 23: He died _______ lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great shock. A. for B. by C. of D. in Question 24 : He is a very intelligent boy; _______, he sometimes gets bad marks. A. so B. thus C. otherwise D. however Question 25 : I ______ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month . A. will have been staying B. will have stayed C. stay D. will be staying Exercise 5: Find the mistakes and correct them in the following sentences: 1. Our family (is) a base (from which) we can (go into) the world (confidently). 2. She was not the (best speaker) in the class (but her) personality and (able) to convey her feelings helped her (become) the most requested. 3. Nutritional (needs) can be (convenience) represented by a pyramid, (with) the most important foods (at) the bottom 4. His( comments) sparked (an) angry (respond) from (dissatisfied) customers. 5. (According) to most (psychological) studies, body language (expresses) a speakers emotions and attitudes, and it also tends to affect the emotions and attitudes of the (listen).