UNIT 1 A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL

UNIT 1: A VISIT FROM A PEN PAL
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. mention B. option C. federation D. question
2. A. ghost B. office C. long D. modern
3. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide
4. A. rather B. ethnic C. although D. without
5. A. region B. group C. dialogue D. guitar
II. Give the correct form of each verb in the brackets.
1. What you ____________ (do) last weekend?
- I ____________ (go) to the theater with my family.
2. John and I ____________ (be) pen pals for nearly three years.
3. We used __________ (write) to each other every month when we __________ (be) at secondary school.
4. Minh__________ (know) a little English, so she __________ (wish) she__________ (can) speak it fluently.
5. Maryam __________ (stay) with us at the moment. She__________ (be) my sister’s friend.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to finish the following passage.
Cherating is one of Malaysia’s (1) ______ famous beach resorts. Very few places (2) ______ match Cherating’s beauty and serenity.
A few (3) ______ my friends and I decided to visit Cherating during our school vacation. We know that we (4) ______ most certainly going to have a good time. It (5) ______ us about one hour to cycle (6) ______ our town to Cherating. When we reached the place, we (7) ______ many fishing villages and beautiful beaches stretching for several kilometers.
Cherating is sunny (8) ______ the year and many people come to Cherating either to swim (9) ______ to dive. While at Cherating, we also enjoyed the excellent local food. Cherating is indeed (10) ______ of Malaysia’s best tourist attractions.
IV. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1. It,s important for the children to get a good ____________ (EDUCATE)
2. We enjoy the ____________atmosphere in the mosque. (PEACE)
3. The little boy sat ____________for a few minutes. (SILIENT)
4.The teacher welcomes the __________from the students on any subject. (CORRESPOND)
5. Alexander. G.Bell was a ____________inventor. (FAME)
6. Mr Long has an ____________collection of stamps. (IMPRESS)
7. We like the beauty of the city and the____________of the people. (FRIEND)
8. Read these ____________ carefully before taking this medicine (INSTRUCT)
9. Swimming is ____________ at my school. (COMPEL)
10. I try to keep meat ____________from other food in the fridge. (SEPERATION)
11. We’re very impressed by the ____________ of your town’s people. (FRIEND)
12. Liverpool is an ____________ city in the north of England. (INDUSTRY)
13. Is Buddhism the country’s ____________ religion of Thailand? (OFFICE)
14. Should English be a ____________ foreign language in Vietnam (COMPEL)
15. This handbook gives us ____________ information about ASEAN (ADD)
V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each sentence below.
I’m Nguyen Viet Hung. I’m now twenty-five years old, and I’ll tell you a story about my pen pal. Last year I had a most enjoyable experience when I met somebody I had been writing to him for over nine years. When I was about fifteen, my teacher of English asked if anyone wanted to have an English pen pal. I have known some English and as I was finding it rather difficult I thought this might help me. A few weeks later the teacher gave me the address of a boy who lived in Leeds. We began to write to each other straight away and usually exchanged letters about twice a month. We often wrote that we would like to meet but, unfortunately, this was never possible. However last year I was sent on a two-week course in London by my firm. There was a great deal of work to do and I did not have much time free but on the second weekend my friend came to see me. I wondered if we would really like each other when we met. Fortunately, there was absolutely nothing to worry about; we had been waiting for so long that it was like meeting an old friend. We had a meal together and spent the whole day talking about our shared interests. I hope we will be able to meet again soon.
1. Mr. Hung started to have