UNIT 2+ UNIT 3

Choose the word whose main stress syllable is put differently.

1. A. maintain B. attitude C. determine D. develop
2. A. brilliant B. different C. secretary D. attractive
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
3. A. bride B. fridge C. bridge D. driven
4. A. borrow B. neighbour C. stapler D. harbour
5. A. booked B. pushed C. caused D. matched
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
6. ________, women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the
children.
A. With tradition B. On tradition C. Traditional D. Traditionally
7. All of the students are __________to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the
university.
A. obsessed B. obliged C. obtained D. observed
8. It is important to have someone that you can__________in.
A. talk B. speak C. confide D. know
9. Most adjectives can be used to __________a noun.
A. precede B. advance C. occur D. stand
10. Which of the following sentences has the correct word order?
A. She walks usually past my house in the morning.
B. She in the morning walks usually past my house.
C. She usually walks past my house in the morning.
D. She walks usually in the morning past my house.
11. My father didn't go to college; __________did my mother.
A. none B. either C. so D. neither
12. Our English teacher would like __________.
A. that we practicing our pronunciation B. us practicing our pronunciation
C. us to practice our pronunciation D. we to practice our pronunciation
13. Our relatives__________meet us at the station this evening.
A. are being B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
14. Rachel is good at badminton. She__________ every game.
A. wins B. winning C. have won D. is
able win
15. -"Let's have a pizza." -"__________"
A. Not again B. It doesn't matter C. It’s a good idea D. Not really
16. I didn't need __________anything. I just sat there and listened.
A. say B. saying C. to say D. having said
17. She prefers carnations __________roses. In fact, she dislikes roses.
A. to B. from C. over D. than
18. I saw him hiding something in a __________bag.
A. plastic small black B. small plastic black
C. black small plastic D. small black plastic
19. If Tan Son Nhat Airport __________clear of fog we'll land there.
A. is B. was C. will be D. could be
20. Did he tell you __________?
A. where could we meet him B. we would be able to meet him where
C. where would be able to meet him D. where we would meet him
21. If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she__________it.
A. would accept B. wouldn't accept
C. wouldn't have accepted D. would have accepted
22. I'll see you __________.
A. at the moment B. in an hour C. last night D. usually
23. You__________write to her for she'll be here tomorrow.
A. don't B. mustn't C. needn't D. haven't
24. You__________to spend more time in the library.
A. must B. should C. had better D. ought
25. Carol is excited__________her new job.
A. for starting B. to starting C. about starting D. for
start
26. __________if they had feathers instead of hair?
A. Can people possibly fly B. Could people be able to fly
C. Will people possibly fly D. Would people be able to fly
27. The jeans are too long; you should have them__________.
A. shorten B. to shorten C. shortened D. being shortened
Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the folloeing sentences.
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party
where she doesn't know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and
introduces herself. And yet she doesn't seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or
religion. She always starts off on something very obvious like the other person's job. Very soon
she's talking as if she's known the other person for years. I asked her once what her secret was.
She said that the most important thing in a conversation was listening. People love to talk about
themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it's very easy to keep a conversation going. You have
to listen very carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested, too. So don't keep
looking at other things in the room while you're talking to someone.
Another thing that I've noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like
your hair. Which hairdresser do you go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on
holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an easy way into a conversation.
28. According to my aunt, the most important thing in a conversation was__________.
A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening
29. At parties where she does not know anybody, my aunt normally__________.
A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people
B. asks people to introduces themselves to her
C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself
D. sits alone and avoids talking to other people
30. My aunt thinks that it's very easy to keep a conversation going if you__________.
A. let people talk about themselves
 B. let people hear about yourself
C. talk about politics or religion
D. ask people about their secrets
31. What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?
A. Looking very interested in his or her story
B. Looking at other things in the room
C. Listening very carefully and asking questions
D. Paying him or her compliments
32. According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about__________.
A. the other person's wealth
B. the other person's health
C. the other person's daily activities
D. the other person's job
UNIT 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
2. A. verbal B. suppose C. even D. either
3. A. example B. consider C. several D. attention
4. A. situation B. appropriate C. informality D. entertainment
5. A. across B. simply C. common D. brother
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence.
6. She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally _______ meals,
movies or late nights at a club with her colleagues.
A. supposes B. discusses C. attends D. socializes
7. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A. correct B. right C. suitable D. exact
8. You should _______ more attention to what your teacher explains.
A. make B. get C. set D. pay
9. Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. verbal B. non-verbal C. tongue D. oral
10. Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _______ your hand."
A. Rise B. Lift C. Raise D. Heighten
11. This is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate.
A. matter B. attention C. place D. situation.
12. They started, as _______ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last
few years.
A. informal B. informally C. informalize D. informality
13. Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ________.
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D. communicator
14. The lecturer explained the problem very clearly and is always _______ in response to
questions.
A. attention B. attentively C. attentive D. attentiveness
15. Pay more attention _______ picture and you can find out who is the robber.
A. to B. for C. at D. on
16. She looked _______ me, smiling happily and confidently.
A. on B. over C. forward to D. at
17. - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _______
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment D. I don't like your sayings
18. In _______ most social situations, _______ informality is appreciated.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / an C. a / the D. the / a
19. - What_______ beautiful dress you are wearing! - Thank you. That is _______ nice
compliment.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. a / a D. the / the
20. ______ you wanted to ask your teacher a question during his lecture, what would you do?
A. As B. As if C. Even of D. suppose
21. John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
22. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
23. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. must D. had
24. She said I _______ an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
25. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
26. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early
hours.
A. passing / will try B. he will pass / tried
C. to pass / would be trying D. he passed / have tried
27. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
28. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
29. I _______ you everything I am doing, and you have to do the same.
A. will tell B. would tell C. told D. was telling
30. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
Error Identification.
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
BODY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
The body language people use often communicates more about their feelings than the
words they are saying. We use body movements, hand gestures, facial expressions, and changes
in our voice to communicate with each other. Although some body language is universal, many
gestures are culturally specific and may mean different things in different countries.
If you want to give someone the nod in Bulgaria, you have to nod your head to say no
and shake it to say yes – the exact opposite of what we do! In Belgium, pointing with your index
finger or snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
In France, you shouldn’t rest your feet on tables or chairs. Speaking to someone with
your hands in your pockets will only make matters worse. In the Middle East, you should never
show the soles of your feet or shoes to others as it will be seen as a grave insult. When eating,
only use your right hand because they use their left hands when going to the bathroom.
In Bangladesh, the ‘thumbs-up’ is a rude sign. In Myanmar, people greet each other by
clapping, and in India, whistling in public is considered rude.
In Japan, you should not blow your nose in public, but you can burp at the end of a meal
to show that you have enjoyed it. The ‘OK’ sign (thumb and index finger forming a circle)
means ‘everything is good’ in the West, but in China it means nothing or zero. In Japan, it means
money, and in the Middle East, it is a rude gesture.

31. It is mentioned in the passage that many gestures __________.

A. may mean different things in different countries
B. are not used to communicate our feelings
C. can be used to greet each other in public
D. are used in greeting among men and women
32. People nod their head to say no in __________.
A. Belgium B. Bulgaria C. France D. Japan
33. In the Middle East, people do not use their left hands for eating because they use their left
hands________.
A. when going to the bathroom B. when preparing the meal
C. to put in their pockets D. to clean their tables and chairs
34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. In France, people shouldn’t rest their feet on tables.
B. In Belgium, snapping your fingers at someone is very rude.
C. In China, the ‘OK’ sign means money
D. In Myanmar, people greet each other by clapping
35. The word “others” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. other people B. other shoes C. other soles D. other feet