A.READING
Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. This is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Do An Due is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. Although Due’s parents know very little about music, they have tried their best to help their son with his interest. However, they never make him enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Due’s friend, Vu Hoang Duy, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Duy. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Duy’s father tells him. Duy is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
1.One of the biggest mistakes any parents can make is to_____________ .
A.neglect their child’s education
B.push the child into trying to achieve too much
C.make their child become a musician
D.help their child to be a genius through constant support
2.Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if_____________ .
A.they push the children into achieving a lot
B.they understand and help their children in difficult times
C.they themselves have been very successful
D.they arrange private lessons for their children
3.Do An Due is fortunate because____________ .
A.he is very interested in music
B.his parents are very famous
C.his parents are good at music
D.his parents help him in a sensible way
4.Vu Hoang Duy’s parents push their child so much that________________________________________________ .
A.he is unhappy because he is afraid he may not be successful
B.he has passed a lot of competitions
C.he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them
D.he has already become a better musician than his father
5.The two examples of Do An Due and Vu Hoang Duy show that_____________ .
A.it is important to let children develop in the way they want
B.successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C.parents who want their child to be a musician should also be good musicians
D.the more money is spent on a child’s education,.the better the child will do
B.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Choose the word with the italicised letter(s) pronounced differently from those of the others.
| 1. A bought | B. ought | C. thought | D. through |
| 2. A. your | B. f our | C. p our | D. hour |
| 3. A. cost | B. roast | C. post | D. toast |
| 4. A all | B. talk | C. salad | D. false |
| 5. A both | B. broke | C. boss | D. told |
Exercise 2. Choose the option (A or B) that best completes each sentence.
1.The article can be used to___________________ discussion among students.
A.stimulate B. exhibit
2.The spelling of the word can show its____________________ .
A.opposition B. origin
3.The museum has special facilities for ____________ people.
A.time-consuming B. disabled
4.He expressed his________________ at the news of her death.
A.sorrow B. origin
5.He dealt with the problem in a highly_________________
A.disabled B. professional
6.Delegates expressed strong________________ to the plan.
A.opposition B. sorrow
7.Correcting the writing tasks of the students is always__________
A.professional B. time-consuming
8.He decided to________________ his paintings in a small gallery.
A.exhibit B. stimulate
Exercise 3. Choose the option (A, B or C) that best completes each sentence.
1.It is said that we should never speak ill of__________ .
A.the dead B. the unemployed C. the rich
2.Buildings should be specially designed so they can be used by___________ .
A.the poor B. the disabled C. the unemployed
3.It is only fair that_________ should pay higher taxes than__________ .
A.the blind – the rich
B. the rich – the poor
C.the poor – the disabled
4.In St John’s Park there is a special garden for___________ with strongly scented
flowers.
A.the blind B. the unemployed C. the poor
5.Life is bound to be difficult for____________ .
A.the rich B.the dead C. the unemployed
Exercise 4. Compare what Carol said five years ago and what she says today.
Now write sentences about how Carol has changed. Use used to / didn ’t use to / never used to in the first part of your sentences. The first sentence has been done for you as an example.
Example: She used to travel a lot but she doesn’t go away much these days.
Exercise 5. Match the sentence pairs and join them with which.
ĐÁP ÁN
A.READING
1.B 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A
B.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1.
1.D 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C
Exercise 2.
1.A 3.B 5.B 7.B
2.B 4.A 6.A 8.A
Exercise 3.
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C
Exercise 4.
She used to play the piano but she hasn’t played (the piano) for years.
She used to be very lazy but she works very hard these days.
She didn’t use to like cheese but she eats lots of cheese now.
She used to have a dog but it died two years ago.
She used to be a hotel receptionist but she works in a bookshop now.
She used to have lots of friends but she doesn’t know many people these days. She never used to read newspapers but she reads a newspaper every day now. She didn’t use to drink tea but she likes it now.
She used to go to a lot of parties but she hasn’t been to a party for ages.
Exercise 5.
1.e 3.h 5.b 7.d
2.f 4.c 6.g 8.a
1.My phone is out of order, which is a real nuisance.
2.Rachel’s mother paid for the meal, which was very kind of her.
3.My brother is disabled, which means he can’t get about very easily.
4.You left the keys in the car, which was rather careless of you.
5.Vicky didn’t get the job, which made her very depressed.
6.The police blocked off the road, which caused a traffic jam.
7.The woman prayed aloud all night, which kept us awake.
8.She said that the men were thieves, which turned out to be true.
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