Unit 1 Life stories
B. Vocabulary & Grammar
Bài 1 Do the following crossword puzzle.
(Giải câu đố ô chữ dưới đây)
ACROSS
1. Very successful and admired by other people
2. Persistence in trying to achieve something despite difficulties
3. Gifted, having a natural ability to do something well
4. Kindness and willingness to give
DOWN
5. Commitment, devotion to a particular task or purpose
6. Opinion that people have about a person, based on what has happened in the past
7. A person, especially a well-known one or famous in some way
Key
Bài 2 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words from the crosswon puzzle.
(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của những từ trong câu đố ô chữ)
1. His tireless……………………. to protect endangered animals was greatly admired.
2. Hard work and_______________ help tennis players to succeed in their sporting career.
3. It’s not easy to build a good______________ , but it’s even more difficult to protect it.
4. The company is looking for…………………… graduates from fashion colleges, who are willing to work hard
5. The world would be a better place if more people showed ________ to others.
6. Our _____________ guests have just arrived. Let’s welcome them with a big round of applause.
7. Winston Churchill was one of the most dominant ________ in British politics.
Key
1. Dedication 2. perseverance 3. reputation 4. talented
5. Generosity 6. distinguished 7. figures
Bài 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.
(Đặt động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc quá khứ tiếp diễn.)
1. This afternoon I (see) …………….. Dingo, the boxing champion, at the airport. When I (leave)…………….. the airport at 5 p.m, he (still, talk)……………… to the customs officer. He (look)……….. realty womed. Then while I (wait)…………….. for a taxi, I (hear)…………….. that he (have)…………….. problems with his luggage.
2. Sue: (you, hear)_______________ the news about Tim?
Ken: You mean the famous film star? What (happen)______________ ?
Sue: He (fall) ______________ from the sixth floor when they (film)__________________ a scene of a burning building. He (play)_____________ a fireman trying to save a child.
Ken: What a shock! Is he all right?
Sue: I don’t know. I just (read)____________ the news on social media. They (say) ____________ doctors (still, operate)____________on him.
Key
1. Saw, left, was still talking, looked, was waiting, heard, had
2. Did you hear, happened, fell, were filming, played/was playing, read, said, were still operating
Bài 4 Read the following story and complete each gap with an article. Write a cross (X) if no articles are necessary.
(Đọc câu chuyện dưới đây và hoàn thành mỗi khoảng trống với một mạo từ. Viết dấu X nếu như không cần mạo từ)
Marco Polo was born in 1254, in (1) _______ Venice, (2)________ Italy, into (3) ________wealthy merchant family. He travelled extensively with his family, journeying from (4)________ Europe to (5) ________ Asia from 1271 to 1295. He lived in (6) ________ China for about 17 years. There has been (7)__________ debate among (8) ________ historians about whether Marco ever really made it to (9)_________ China. There is no evidence outside his famous book that he had ever travelled to (10) ________ Far East. Yet, his knowledge of (11)_______ culture of this area is hard to dismiss.
Key
1. X 2.X 3. a 4.X 5.X
6. X 7. a 8. X 9.X 10.the 11. the
Bài 5. Underline ten mistakes in the conversation and correct them.
(Gạch chân 10 lỗi sai trong cuộc đối thoại sau và sửa chúng.)
Key
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