ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI GIỮA KÌ 2, NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

MÔN TIẾNG ANH

Scope : Unit 6 - Unit 8 ( Grade 10 NEW)

TOPICS: Gender equality, Cultural diversity, New ways to learn

A.              LÝ THUYẾT

Unit 6. GENDER EQUALITY

Vocabulary

address                        (v):                  giải quyết

affect                           (v):                  ảnh hưởng

caretaker                     (n):                  người chăm sóc

challenge                     (n):                  thách thức

discrimination             (n):                  phân biệt đối xử

effective                      (adj):               có hiệu quả

eliminate                     (v):                  xóa bỏ

encourage                    (v):                  động viên, khuyến khích

enrol                            (v):                  đăng ký nhập học

enrolment                    (n):                  sự đăng ký nhập học

equal                           (adj):               ngang bằng

equality                       (n):                  ngang bằng, bình đẳng

inequality                    (n):                 không bình đẳng

force                            (v):                  bắt buộc, ép buộc

gender                         (n):                  giới, giới tính

government                 (n):                  chính phủ

income                        (n):                  thu nhập

limitation                    (n):                  sự hạn chế, giới hạn

loneliness                    (n):                  sự cô đơn

opportunity                 (n):                  cơ hội

personal                      (adj):               cá nhân

progress                      (n):                  tiến bộ

property                      (n):                  tài sản

pursue                         (v):                  theo đuổi

qualified                      (adj):               đủ khả năng/ năng lực

remarkable                  (adj):               đáng chú ý, phi thường

right                            (n):                  quyền lợi

sue                               (v):                  kiện

treatment                     (n):                  sự đối xử

violent                         (adj):               có tính bạo lực, hung dữ

violence                      (n):                  bạo lực; dữ dội

wage                            (n):                  tiền lương

workforce                    (n):                  lực lượng lao động

GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. MODALS (ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU)

II. MODAL VERBS IN PASSIVE VOICE

ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU TRONG CÂU BỊ ĐỘNG

Active:

Passive:

Ex:      The manager should sign these contracts today.

These contracts should be signed by the manager today.

Unit 7. CULTURAL DIVERSITY

VOCABULARY

alert                             (adj):               tỉnh táo, lanh lợi

altar                             (n):                  bàn thờ

ancestor                       (n):                  ông bà, tổ tiên

Aquarius                     (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Thủy Bình

Aries                           (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Bạch Dương

assignment                  (n):                  bài tập lớn

best man                      (n):                  phù rể

bride                            (n):                  cô dâu

bridegroom                 (n):                  chú rể

bridesmaid                  (n):                  phù dâu

Cancer                         (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Cự Giải

Capricorn                   (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Ma Kết

complicated                (adj):               phức tạp

contrast                       (n):                  sự tương phản, sự trái ngược

+ contrast                    (v):                  tương phản, khác nhau

crowded                      (adj):               đông đúc

decent                          (adj):               đàng hoàng, tử tế

diversity                      (n):                  sự đa dạng, phong phú

engaged                       (adj):               đính hôn, đính ước

+ engagement             (n):                  sự đính hôn, sự đính ước

export                          (n):                  sự xuất khẩu, hàng xuất khẩu

+ export                       (v):                  xuất khẩu

favourable                   (adj):               thuận lợi

fortune                        (n):                  vận may, sự giàu có

funeral                         (n):                  đám tang

garter                           (n):                  nịt bít bất

Gemini                        (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Song Tử

handkerchief               (n):                  khăn tay

high status                   (np):                có địa vị cao, có vị trí cao

honeymoon                 (n):                  tuần trăng mật

horoscope                    (n):                  số tử vi, cung Hoàng đạo

import                         (n):                  sự nhập khẩu, hàng nhập khẩu

+ import                      (v):                  nhập khẩu

influence                     (n):                  sự ảnh hưởng

legend                         (n):                  truyền thuyết, truyện cổ tích

lentil                            (n):                  đậu lăng, hạt đậu lăng

Leo                              (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Sư Tử

Libra                           (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Thiên Bình

life partner                  (np):                bạn đời

magpie                        (n):                  chim chích chòe

majority                      (n):                  phần lớn

mystery                       (n):                  điều huyền bí, bí ẩn

object                          (v):                  phản đối, chống lại

+ object                       (n):                  đồ vật, vật thể

Pisces                          (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Song Ngư

present                        (adj):               có mặt, hiện tại

present                        (n):                  món quà

present                        (v):                  đưa ra, trình bày

prestigious                  (adj):               có uy tín, có thanh thế

proposal                      (n):                  sự cầu hôn

protest                         (n,v):               sự phản kháng, sự phản đối

rebel                            (v,n):               nổi loạn, chống đối

ritual                            (n):                  lễ nghi, nghi thức

Sagittarius                   (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Nhân Mã

Scorpio                        (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Thiên Yết

soul                             (n):                  linh hồn, tâm hồn

superstition                (n):                  sự tín ngưỡng, mê tín

+ superstitious            (adj):               mê tín

sweep                         (v):                  quét

take place                    (v):                  diễn ra, xảy ra

Taurus                         (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Kim Ngưu

veil                              (n):                  mạng che mặt

venture                        (n):                  dự án hoặc công việc kinh doanh

Virgo                           (n):                  chòm sao/ cung Xử Nữ

wealth                         (n):                  sự giàu có, giàu sang, của cải

wedding ceremony     (np):               lễ cưới

wedding reception      (np):                tiệc cưới

GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A/AN

- An đứng trước 1 danh từ đếm được số ít bắt đầu bằng 1 nguyên âm (u, e, o, a, i).

- A đứng trước danh từ đếm được số ít bắt đầu là 1 phụ âm.

1. A/ An được dùng trước:

2. A/ An không được dùng:

II. DEFINITE ARTICLE: THE

1. THE được dùng trước:

2. THE không dùng được:

III. SO SÁNH

1. So sánh hơn

a. Short Adj/ Adv: là những từ có 1 âm tiết và những từ có 2 âm tiết kết thúc tận cùng là “y”: early, healthy, happy, pretty, dry, ....

Ex:      She is fatter than her mother.

b. Long Adj/ Adv: là những từ có 2 âm tiết trở lên.

Ex:      He is more generous than his brother.

Note: Trước so sánh hơn có thể có “much”, “far”, “so”, “a little”, “a lot”, “a bit”

Ex:      That car is far more expensive than that motorbike.

2. So sánh kém

Ex:      Their jobs allow them less freedom than ours do.

3. So sánh nhất

a. Short Adj/ Adv:

Ex:      Vinh is the tallest in our class.

b. Long Adj/ Adv:

Ex:      Diep is the most attractive girl in their team.

Note: Một số Adj, Ady so sánh đặc biệt

Unit 8. NEW WAYS TO LEARN

VOCABULARY

access                                      (v):                  truy cập

application                              (n):                  ứng dụng

concentrate                              (v):                  tập trung

device                                      (n):                  thiết bị

digital                                      (adj):               kỹ thuật số

disadvantage                           (n):                  nhược/ khuyết điểm

educate                                    (v):                  giáo dục

+ education                             (n):                  nền giáo dục

+ educational                          (adj):               có tính/ thuộc giáo dục

fingertip                                  (n):                  đầu ngón tay

identify                                    (v):                  nhận dạng

improve                                   (v):                  cải thiện, cải tiến

instruction                               (n):                  hướng dẫn, chỉ dẫn

native                                      (adj):               (thuộc) bản ngữ

portable                                   (adj):               xách tay, có thể mang theo

software                                  (n):                  phần mềm

syllable                                    (n):                  âm tiết

technology                              (n):                  công nghệ

touch screen                            (n.phr):            màn hình cảm ứng

voice recognition                    (n.phr):            nhận dạng giọng nói

GRAMMAR REVIEW

I. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

1. Who: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người, làm chủ ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ, sau Who là "be/V".

Ex:      The man is Mr. Pike. He is standing over there.

=> The man who is standing over there is Mr. Pike.

2. Whom: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người, làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ, sau Whom là "a clause".

Ex:      That is the girl. I told you about her.

=> That is the girl whom I told you about.

Note: Whom làm tân ngữ có thể được bỏ đi trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định.

3. Which: which dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ vật, làm chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ.

Ex:      The dress is very beautiful. I bought it yesterday.

=> The dress which I bought yesterday is very beautiful.

Note: Which làm tân ngữ có thể được bỏ đi trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định.

4. That: là đại từ chỉ cả người và vật, đứng sau danh từ để làm chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ.

Ex:      This is the book. I like it best.

=> This is the book that I like best.

Note:   + Sau dấu phẩy không bao giờ dùng that

+ That luôn được dùng sau các danh từ hỗn hợp (gồm cả người lẫn vật) everything, something, anything, all little, much, none và sau dạng so sánh nhất.

5. Whose: là đại từ quan hệ chỉ sở hữu. Whose đứng trước danh từ chỉ người hoặc vật và thay thế cho tính từ sở hữu hoặc sở hữu cách trước danh từ. Sau whose là 1 danh từ.

Ex:      John found a cat. Its leg was broken.

=> John found a cat whose leg was broken.

II. RELATIVE ADVERBS

1. When: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ thời gian, When được thay cho at/on/in + danh từ thời gian hoặc then.

Ex:      May Day is a day. People hold a meeting on that day.

=> May Day is a day when people hold a meeting.

2. Where: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ nơi chốn, When được thay cho at/on/in + danh từ nơi chốn hoặc there.

Ex:      Do you know the country? I was born.

=> Do you know the country where I was born?

3. Why: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ lí do. Why thay cho for which.

Ex:      I don't know the reason. She left him alone.

=> I don't know the reason why she left him alone.

III. DEFININING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.     Defining relative clauses: làm rõ nghĩa cho danh từ, giúp xác định và phân danh từ mà mệnh đề bổ nghĩa, nếu bỏ đi thì nghĩa của câu sẽ không rõ ràng.

Eg: The man who lives near my house is a famous doctor

2.     Non-defining relative clauses: bổ sung thêm thông tin cho danh từ, nếu bỏ đi thì ý nghĩa của câu vẫn không bị ảnh hưởng; được ngăn cách với mệnh đề chính bởi dấu phẩy.

Eg: That man, who lives near my house, is a famous doctor.

UNIT 6

A. PHONETICS

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. tender                 B. garnish                    C. drain                       D. sprinkle

2. A. gender                B. enroll                      C. preference              D. secondary

3. A. grill                    B. garnish                    C. dip                          D. slice

4. A. sue                      B. spend                      C. sure                         D. pursue

5. A. head                   B. spread                     C. cream                      D. bread

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. workforce           B. trouble                    C. machine                  D. female

2. A. admire                B. freedom                  C. fighter                     D. image

3. A. progress              B. career                      C. busy                        D. mistake

4. A. accept                 B. student                    C. problem                  D. open

5. A. courage              B. office                      C. inspire                    D. person

B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

I. Complete the sentences with "will, shall, would, could, can, must, should, may, might”

1. ____________________________ you talk to your parents before you decide to join the police forces, Mai?

2. You ______________________________________________ pick those flowers. Don't you see the sign?

3. Some people think married women ____________________________________ pursue a career.

4. Remember to bring a raincoat with you. It ________________________________________ rain later.

5. My brother is good at cooking and he _______________________ cook very delicious food.

6. We ______________________________ stop when the traffic lights are red.

7. _________________________________ school boys study needlework and cookery? - Yes, of course.

II. Choose the correct passive modals to complete the sentences.

1. A child mustn't be given/ should not be given everything he or she wants.

2. He might be presented/ may be presented with an award for his hard work on gender equality.

3. The entire lake can be seen/ should be seen from their flat on the 7th floor.

4. Efforts should be made/ can be made to offer all children equal access to education.

5. Sunrise might be observed/ can be observed in the early morning hours.

6. I think everybody should be provided/ must be provided with equal access to health service.

7. My brother may be asked/ will be asked to join the police forces.

8. Our teacher told us that all of our assignments must be written/ should be written in ink.

9. The afternoon meeting must be postponed/ might be postponed because three of five commitee members are unable to attend.

10. Children should not be allowed/ can't be allowed to play violent video games.

11. Milk should be kept/ must be kept in the fridge or it will go sour.

12. Important work will be done/ can be done first.

III. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word in the box.

1. Having the same routine regularly without any rest may lead to health _______________________ and other problems which also ruin the family life.

2. Working mothers can __________________________________ their kids with their hard work and devotion.

3. Now I wish I could ____________________________ a medical career to become a doctor.

4. A working mother has to manage both home and office at an ____________________________ level that is too much on a holiday basis.

5. Two thirds of the _______________________________ in this textile factory is female.

6. All of the students have _________________________________ his excellent teaching.

7. ___________________________ mothers are not able to devote enough time to their kids, so the kids are not able to express their feeling with parents.

8. Educated women are becoming more independent and they may not wait for their husband's ______________

_________________________________.

9. This female firefighter is famous for her _________________________________ and strong will.

10. Due to office work, working mothers may develop feelings of for ______________________ for the family, affecting their children's health.

IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition.

1. She worked as a nurse _____________________ the Red Cross and got to know many of the wounded pilots.

2. This year, more girls are expected to enroll ________________________________ the first grade.

3. She became the first woman to fly ____________________________ the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific.

4. Many young people are not interested in sports. I have to force my sons __________________________ play tennis or go swimming.

5. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books, contributed to The Ninety Nines, gave advice to women _____________________________ careers and helped inspire others.

6. The Vietnamese government has done a lot ____________________________ eliminate hunger and poverty.

7. She mysteriously disappeared ______________________________ a flight.

8. We do not allow any kind of discrimination _______________________________ women and girls.

9. The members ___________________________ our family have equal rights and responsibilities.

10. Most parents don't want to find _____________________________ the gender of their babies before birth.

V. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

VII. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global ____ in gender equality.

A. leader                     B. leads                       C. leading                               D. lead

2. A common reason that someone ____ more for similar work is because of his or her experience or "length of service”.

A. may be paid           B. should not be paid              C. can be paid             D. must be paid

3. For the past five years, Iceland has been in the first rank of educational achievement and ____ in women's economic conditions.

A. improve                  B. improvement                      C. improving              D. improved

4. True gender equality ____ when both men and women reach a balance between work and family.

A. can achieve            B. should be achieved            C. can be achieved      D. should achieve

5. On October 24, 1975, more than 25 thousand women in Iceland took a day off to emphasize the importance of women's ____ to the economy, both in paid and unpaid work.

A. contribute               B. contributed                         C. contributing            D. contribution

6. Gender equality is also a part of the ____ to the challenges facing society.

A. solution                  B. solute                                  C. solves                     D. solve

7. The ____ of women in the labour market in Iceland is one of the highest in the world.

A. participate              B. participating                       C. participation           D. participated

8. The least equal country in the world for women, ranking 145th, was Yemen, where only 55% of women can read and only 6% ____ college.

A. attend                     B. enroll                      C. go                           D. tend

9. UNICEF says that ____ to education is one of the biggest challenges facing children in Yemen today, especially girls.

A. access                     B. get                          C. connect                   D. search

10. Until now, the high cost of schooling has discouraged or prevented poor parents from having their children, ____ girls, educated.

A. especially               B. specially                 C. and                          D. with

11. All forms of discrimination against all women and girls ____ immediately everywhere.

A. must be taken away           B. must be ended        C. must be allowed                 D. must be followed

12. Moreover, a lack of female teachers contributes to low ____ of girls in schools.

A. enrolment               B. application              C. participation                       D. gender

13. UNICEF is now ____ schools and families with educational supplies to help lower costs.

A. providing                B. improving               C. contributing                        D. making

14. Women with high qualifications ____ to managers.

A. must promote         B. must be promoted              C. most move              D. most be moved

15. Through a joint project involving the World Bank, UNICEF ____ to help the government provide all children with textbooks at the beginning of each school year.

A. hopes                      B. want                        C. plans                       D. investigate

II. Choose the best answers to the following questions.

Sonita Alizadeh was born and grew up in Afghanistan until she was eight when the family fled to Iran because of war. Sonita remembers her childhood of hunger, aerial bombardment and Taliban fighters. In Iran, she couldn't get a formal education because of not having proper identification. She had to clean bathrooms and learnt the basics of how to read and write herself.

Sonita watched music videos on TV to kill her free time and learnt the styles of Iranian rapper Yas and US rapper Eminem. She started to write songs about her life as a refugee, child worker and especially a female. Other songs are about her girl friends with broken spirits after arguing and begging their parents not to sell them. Her songs have empowered her friends to protest against forced marriages which account for 60-80 per cent of Afghan marriages.

Things were all right until they weren't. Sonita's mother asked her to come back to Afghanistan as she needed 7,000 dowry to prepare for Sonita's brother's wedding. Her mother thought she could sell Sonita for a man with 9,000 dowry. Devastated by her mother's wish, Sonita fought by making a music video "Daughters for Sale" with the help of an Iranian filmmaker. Thanks to the video, the Strongheart Group contacted her and gave her a scholarship in the US where she now can go to school and remain single.

1. What did Sonita do to earn money in Iran?

A. She wrote songs and rapped.         B. She cleaned bathrooms.     C. She made music videos.

2. What is TRUE about Sonita's songs?

A. They were banned in Iran.     B. They have given girls strength to protest against arranged marriages.

C. They're about her love of her homeland Afghanistan.

3. How did Sonita feel when her mother wanted to sell her?

A. Extremely upset and shocked        B. Calm and indifferent                     C. Angry and hateful

4. Where does Sonita live now?

A. Afghanistan                                    B. Iran                                                 C. The USA

D. WRITING

I. Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs in passive.

1. Ann can't use her office at the moment.

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. I have to finish my work now.

______________________________________________________________________________________

3. You must do your task.

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. Governments should offer poor women more help.

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. We must do something before it's too late.

______________________________________________________________________________________

6. My uncle may earn 500$ a day.

______________________________________________________________________________________

7. He might have caught the fish.

______________________________________________________________________________________

8. They will sue the company for wage discrimination.

______________________________________________________________________________________

9. She could have washed the dress.

______________________________________________________________________________________

10. She can't pick many flowers.

______________________________________________________________________________________

II. Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs in passive.

1. Parents should give children a lot of love.

______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Each student must write an essay on gender equality.

______________________________________________________________________________________

3. You must wash your hands.

______________________________________________________________________________________

4. He can speak four languages.

______________________________________________________________________________________

5. You must keep dogs outside shops.

______________________________________________________________________________________

6. The Vietnamese government will make more progress in gender equality. ______________________________________________________________________________________

7. Children should treat old men with respect.

______________________________________________________________________________________

8. They should give men and women equal pay for equal work.

______________________________________________________________________________________

9. My classmates used to call me John.

______________________________________________________________________________________

10. He can't repair my bike.

______________________________________________________________________________________

UNIT 7

A. PHONETICS

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. pleasant              B. health                      C. healthy                    D. breathe

2. A. come                  B. roll                          C. comb                      D. grow

3. A. fear                     B. realize                     C. pear                        D. near

4. A. inventor              B. president                 C. adventure                D. genetics

5. A. adopt                  B. front                       C. column                   D. borrow

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. recommend        B. volunteer                C. understand              D. potential

2. A. study                  B. reply                       C. apply                      D. rely

3. A. suspicion            B. telephone                C. relation                   D. direction

4. A. reduction            B. popular                   C. financial                 D. romantic

5. A. discover              B. difficult                  C. invention                D. important

B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

I. Complete the sentences with A, An or The.

1. ________________ Vietnamese like to joke around, but their jokes are not easily translated into English.

2. Each person has _______________ strong sense of regional cultural identity.

3. Henry was _________ bit of __________ rebel when he was ___________ teenager and dyed his hair pink, and he also rebelled his parents' plans for him and left school at _____________ age of 16.

4. You may have ________ object that you trust will bring you good luck, but many people object to that belief.

5. Relationships in _____________ family are never to be broken and they are to be built up continuously.

6. They are also very friendly, easy-going and have ____________ easy smile.

7. To show respect, many Vietnamese people bow their heads to _______________ superior or elder.

8. ______________ Vietnamese have been described as energetic, sentimental, proud, and hardworking

9. ____________ course allows students to progress at their own speed, and they are making much progress in awareness of cultural diversity.

10. There is _____________ obvious contrast between _______________ cultures of East and West; however, European cultures contrast with that of the USA.

II. Put the correct preposition for the sentences below.

1. Most Vietnamese people place more emphasis _________________ their duties ____________  their family than their own desires.

2. ________________ home, he should show respect _____________ his parents, older brothers or sisters, and older relatives.

3. _____________ some teenagers, when they rebel ______________ their parents, they act as rebels.

4. If you really want ______________ get to know _______________ their culture, you need ____________ go there to record their daily activities as well as festivals.

5. There are three ways ________________ which a man can acquire a good name: either ___________ heroic deeds, ____________ intellectual achievements, or ________________ moral virtue.

6. If you volunteer ________________ present about that cultural aspect, you will get a present _____________the teacher.

7. Rich people who are not educated are often looked _________ upon __________ other people.

8. He seems ___________ have particular respect and admiration ____________ learned people, and learning is considered more valuable than wealth and material success.

9. There is an increase __________ the number __________ Vietnamese women taking the roles ____________leaders ___________ their organisations.

10. You need _____________ perfect yourself ____________ order to look ___________ a perfect life partner.

III. Choose the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. In the past, the proposal and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before / after the wedding.

2. There is a wedding proposal / reception for all guests after the wedding ceremony.

3. My cousin's marriage / wedding is next Sunday.

4. The groom / bride can have as many bridesmaids as she wants.

5. There will be about 100 grooms / guests at my cousin's wedding.

6. My brother got engaged / married to one of his friends from college and started saving for the big day.

7. On the wedding day, the best man is expected to help the groom / bride.

IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. To the Chinese, 8 is a lucky number, ____ the Vietnamese believe 9 brings luck, and the 1 and 8 of 18, adding up to 9, are considered success.

A. despite                    B. but                          C. while                      D. and

2. Many people believe that the first person who visits their home on the first day of the New Year will ____ their life.

A. change                    B. afford                     C. effect                      D. affect

3. That year, things were going a lot better for the Pilgrims, thanks to ____ help of Squanto and Samoset.

A. an                           B. the                          C. a                              D. x

4. In ____ Netherlands, singing at ____  dinner table means you are singing to ____ devil for your dinner – which means bad luck.

A. x - the - the B. the - the - a             C. x - a - the                D. the - the - the

5. In Spain, it is believes to be bad luck to enter ____ room with your left foot.

A. a                             B. an                            C. the                          D. x

6. Cultural diversity makes the United States a ____ interesting place in which to live for all of its inhabitants.

A. much better            B. more                       C. many more             D. much more

7. In every culture, there are basic standards for social ____ such as personal space distance, eye contact, amount of body language displayed in public.

A. reaction                  B. interaction              C. relationship            D. relation

8. They invited these friends and their families to ____ special meal. It was ____ first Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, fish, green beans, and soup.

A. a - a                        B. a - the                     C. a - x                        D. the - a

9. Today, Australia is one of ____ diverse countries in the world.

A. the more culturally             B. the most culturally             C. most cultural          D. the most cultural

10. UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21^st is a chance to celebrate the cultural diversity of people around us, and find out more about what we have ____.

A. as usual                  B. as normal                C. in common             D. alike

C. READING

II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

VIETNAMESE WEDDING CUSTOMS

The wedding consists of several (1) _____ including asking permission to receive the bride, the procession to the groom's house, the ancestor ceremony, and the banquet party.

In the morning, the groom's mother and a few close relatives would walk to the bride's house with a present of betel to ask permission to receive the (2) ____ at her house. The date and time of the ceremony is usually determined by a Buddhist monk or fortune teller.

In the procession to receive the bride, the groom and his family often carry decorated lacquer boxes covered in red cloth to represent his (3) ____ and which include various (4) ____ for the bride's family. There are either 6 or 8 boxes, but never 7 because it is bad (5) ____.

After paying their (6) ____ to their ancestors, the bride and groom will serve tea to their parents who will then give them advice regarding (7) ____ and family. During the candle ceremony, the bride and groom's families union is celebrated and the mother-in-law of the bride will open the boxes filled with jewelry and dress her new daughter-in-law in the jewelry.

Finally, the groom officially asks for permission to take his new bride (8) ____ and they make their way back to his house. During the (9) ____, there is usually a 10-course meal and the bride and groom make their (10) ____ to each table to express their gratitude and also get money as presents.

1. A. asks                    B. ceremonies             C. requests                  D. tells

2. A. bride                   B. regulations              C. laws                        D. notes

3. A. condition            B. culture                    C. relation                   D. wealth

4. A. beans                  B. boxes                      C. presents                  D. wars

5. A. bad                     B. fond                        C. luck                        D. interest

6. A. respects              B. allows                     C. stops                       D. refuses

7. A. existence            B. dead                        C. marriage                 D. divorce

8. A. flat                      B. home                      C. house                      D. apartment

9. A. acquaintance      B. contribution            C. difficulty                D. reception

10. A. troubles            B. problems                C. ovals                       D. rounds

D. WRITING

I. Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative or supperative.

1. In my opinion, Spanish is (easy) __________________________ foreign language to learn.

2. Dogs are intelligent but not (intelligent) ____________________________ chimpanzees.

3. They say it's (good) ____________________________ to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

4. Even (carefully) ___________________________________ prepared plans can go wrong.

5. England isn't (mountainous country) ___________________________________ Scotland.

6. Reykjavik is the world's (northern) ____________________________________ capital city.

7. Your composition is full of mistakes because you didn't spend half (time) ________________________ on it ________________________ you should have!

8. Don't worry, you'll be OK with Gary, he's (careful driver) ____________________________ you could wish to have.

9. In the Alto Adige region of Italy, German dialect is spoken much (frequently) _________________________ Italian.

10. Sumo wrestlers must be (heavy) ____________________________ athletes in the world.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the superlative form of the adjectives given.

1. Russia is bigger than any other country in the world. (big)

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2. Many people believe that no sea in the world is warmer than the Red Sea. (warm)

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3. The Nile is longer than any other river in the world. (long)

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4. No ocean in the world is deeper than the Pacific. (deep)

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5. Mount Everest is higher than every mountain in the world. (high)

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UNIT 8

A. PHONETICS

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. blow                   B. modern                   C. electronic                D. concentrate

2. A. distract               B. tablet                      C. backpack                D. debate

3. A. decoy                  B. educate                   C. concord                  D. decrease

4. A. expensive           B. encounter                C. excellent                 D. encourage

5. A. operate               B. consider                  C. conclude                 D. correct

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. identify               B. critical                    C. technology              D. eliminate

2. A. continue             B. amazing                  C. annoying                D. calculate

3. A. disappear            B. defining                  C. distracting              D. specific

4. A. remember           B. embarrass               C. disappoint               D. defining

5. A. Internet               B. creative                   C. portable                  D. benefit

B. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

I. Complete the sentences, using relative clauses.

1. On the classroom blog, a teacher can upload video and image illustrations on specific subjects, which/ who can help students learn easily.

2. Parents whose/ who have to pay for mobile devices may be happy with the new method of teaching and its benefits.

3. Students will enjoy doing many activities, including games, puzzles, who/ whose purposes are the development of team spirits.

4. Several students which/ who are able to touch and interact with the smart table at the same time will work together more effectively.

5. The learning applications which/ who students can participate in using the smart table will encourage them to work together to solve problems.

6. There are interactive activities which/ who are available to be downloaded from the Internet.

7. The smart table has been used in several schools, which/ who brings many benefits to our students.

8. It is an electronic device which/ who students can start using as soon as the teacher has turned it on, without a lot of training earlier.

9. Teachers which/ who introduce activities to the whole class can work with smaller groups on the smart table to introduce discussions about the subject matter.

10. The applications which/ who come with the smart table can help students learn various subjects at school.

II. Put the correct word in the box to complete the sentences below.

1. The phrase ‘_________________________ natives' refers to people who are familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

2. The Internet will ________________________________ students to study more effectively.

3. Please don't ask him questions about his family. He hates answering ________________________ questions.

4. Our students are very excited when they have opportunities to do _______________________ exercise.

5. My son, who is a promising pianist, is now interested in composing ________________________ music.

6. Many teachers have now understood the ____________________________ that mobile devices can bring.

7. I'm looking for some new ______________________ to put on my smartphone to improve my English pronunciation.

8. The ringing sound from mobile phones is _____________________ and annoying in the classroom.

9. People are now familiar with the term m-learning or _______________________ learning, which focuses on the use of personal electric devices.

10. In the grammar part of this unit we study _________________________ clauses.

11. That laptop, which has the latest ________________________, is very expensive.

12. Some of my classmates think that it is not easy to know which clause is ________________________ and which is non-defining.

III. Use 'who', 'which', 'that' or 'whose' to complete each of the sentences.

1. Vinh, ___________________ is only two and a half, likes to play games on a tablet.

2. My tablet, __________________________ is two years old, still works quite well.

3. Personal electronic devices __________________ distract students from their class work are banned in most schools.

4. Students ___________________ have smartphones can use them to look up words in an electronic dictionary.

5. Some scientists think that children ______________________ parents allow them to use electronic devices early will have more advantages in the future.

6. The laptop _________________ cover is decorated with funny animals belongs to my aunt.

IV. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. I see some girls ____ are pretty.

A. whom                     B. which                      C. who                        D. they

2. Give back the money ____ you took.

A. it                             B. who                        C. whom                     D. which

3. He was killed by a man ____ friends we know.

A. whose                     B. which                      C. whom                    D. that

4. He spoke to the messengers with ____ you were leaving.

A. which                     B. whom                     C. whose                     D. that

5. We captured a town ____ is in Spain.

A. whom                     B. where                      C. which                      D. it

6. The farmers ____ we saw were in the field.

A. whose                     B. which                      C. they                        D. whom

7. The women ____ I gave the money were glad.

A. to whom                 B. to that                     C. for whom                D. for that

8. I know a boy ____ name is John.

A. who                        B. whose                     C. whom                     D. that

9. The man ____ you sent to the general has reported the victory.

A. whose                     B. which                      C. whom                     D. he

10. I saw those slaves ____ had been led to the city.

A. whose                     B. which                      C. whom                     D. who

11. While a child learns how to use educational ____, she also develops a(n) ____ to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information.

A. lessons – knowledge          B. lessons - ability      C. software - ability         D. software - knowledge

12. E-books are typically ____ through a student's personal device, such as a notebook, tablet or cellphone.

A. concentrated           B. accessed                 C. made                      D. stored

13. Students can also use word processing applications to ____ their vocabulary.

A. improve                  B. learn                       C. prove                      D. study

14. While not all apps are ____ on Android devices, the large majority of them can be accessed on iPhones, iPads, and iPods.

A. useful                     B. keen                        C. available                 D. fond

15. When used the right way, mobile technology has the ____ to help students learn more and understand that knowledge.

A. ability                     B. advantage               C. development           D. potential

16. Mr. Brown has created a list of the most useful apps for the classroom, ____ is available on his blog.

A. that                         B. which                      C. who                        D. whose

17. The school maintains learning profiles ____ provide detailed information about each student's strengths and weaknesses, ____ teachers use to personalize learning.

A. who - that               B. they - that               C. that - which            D. whose - they

18. Many teachers have worked to chance their traditional classrooms into an environment ____ students can use the latest technology for their learning process.

A. whose                     B. who                         C. where                      D. that

19. My youngest son, ____ may be quiet or shy in a classroom, may become active in a social learning situation made possible by digital devices.

A. that                         B. who                         C . whose                    D. whom

20. Some teachers ____ levels of IT are not very high may resist teaching with electronic devices.

A. who                        B. whom                     C. whose                     D. which

VI. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct.

1. On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women, and dogs which were playing in the park.

     A                                            B                                              C                          D

2. Tobacco was used ceremonially by the Indians, whom from settlers borrowed it as a luxury.

                            A            B                                           C                                       D

3. The man whom remained in the office was the manager.

      A               B                   C                   D

4. This novel, which written by a well known writer, should be read.

                                    A                       B                         C         D

5. My friend George, that arrived late, was not permitted to enter the class.

                                     A                B                         C         D

6. This is the only place which we can obtain scientific information.

                 A         B          C                                   D

7. I don't know where could he have gone to so early in the morning.

                                    A                     B              C      D

8. Chemistry is one branch of science on that most of the industries depend.

                      A           B                             C        D

9. 1975 is the year in when the revolution took place.

                  A                 B              C                 D

10. Mr. Brown, that teaches me English, is coming today.

                            A         B                             C          D

D. WRITING

I. Combine each pair of sentences into one. Use comma (,) if neccessary.

1. The girl looked very upset. Her electronic dictionary broke down.

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2. His grandmother had a great influence on his life. She was a hard – working woman.

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3. Mai is interested in physics. I don't like it.

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4. Tom has hundreds of books. They are all in foreign languages.

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5. Shakespeare was a famous playwright. His birthplace was Stratford - upon - Avon.

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6. I will always remember the teacher. He taught me how to read and write.

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II. Complete the sentences, using a relative pronoun.

1. The pub is opposite the Town Hall. I first met my wife there.

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2. He was sitting on a chair. It was uncomfortable.

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3. He smokes cigarettes. They are very strong.

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4. Let me see the pictures. You took them at Peter's wedding.

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5. Some people only think about money. I don't like them.

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6. Do you know that lady? I repaired her car.

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7. That girl is Swedish. Tom is in love with her.

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8. John has bought a house. There are ghosts in that house.

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9. Some people drive drunk. I never travel with them.

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10. A man stole £10,000 from a bank. The police have caught him.

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