UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
A. PHONETIC
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other words.
1. A. apply
2. A. choice
3. A. final
4. A. average
5. A. jobs
6. A. started
7. A. tertiary
8. A. knows
9. A. regrets
10. A. proved

B. university
B. achieve
B. applicant
B. indicate
B. places
B. replied
B. mention
B. lives
B. remembers
B. changed

C. identity
C. each
C. high
C. application
C. details

C. achieved
C. patient
C. stays
C. drinks
C. pointed

D. early
D. chemistry
D. decide
D. grade
D. grades
D. followed
D. study
D. meets
D. laughs
D. played

II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1. A. university
2. A. mathematics
3. A. certificate
4. A. interviewer
5. A. considerable
6. A. veterinary
7. A. maximum
8. A. available
9. A. release
10. A. ecologist

B. application

B. engineering
B. necessary
B. preparation
B. information
B. consequently
B. decision
B. potential
B. supplies
B. fertilizer

C. technology
C. scientific
C. economy
C. economics
C. librarian
C. application
C. requirement
C. unlimited
C. nuclear
C. dangerous

D. entertainment
D. laboratory
D. geography
D. education
D. technician
D. difficulty
D. admission
D. infinite
D. convenient

D. scientist

B. VOCABULARY – COLLOCATION- PREPOSITION –WORD FORM
I. Vocabulary
1. A ___ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.
A. degree
B. subject
C. level
D. vacancy
2. _______ is used to describe the work of a person whose job is to treat sick or injured animals, or to
describe the medical treatment of animals.
A. Chemistry
B. Pharmacy
C. Medicine
D. Veterinary
3. She reads newspapers every day to look for the vacant _______ for which she can apply.
A. institutions
B. indications
C. positions
D. locations
4. He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _______ good results.
A. achieve
B. consider
C. last
D. object
5. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _______ of the company.
A. requirements
B. applicants
C. information
D. education

6. _______ education is normally taken to include undergraduate arid postgraduate education, as well as
vocational education and training.
A. Primary
B. Tertiary
C. Secondary
D. Intermediate
7. The University of Cambridge is a prestigious _______ of higher learning in the UK
A. tower
B. hall
C. house
D. institute
8. A _____ is an official document that you receive when you have completed a course of study or
training.
A. vocation
B. subject
C. certificate
D. grade
9. This school has the highest _______ standards in the area.
A.learning
B.intelligence
C.study
D.academic
10. You can study a lot of interesting _______ such as Design & Technology, Architecture, Psychology,
and Politics at this university.
A. curriculums
B. subjects
C. schedules
D. syllabuses
11. When you‟re ________ trying to start a business, you should utilize every minute you have.



A. breaking your back
B. raising a finger
C. pulling your socks up D. going through thick and thin
12. It‟s obvious that she‟s lying through her _____.
A. hat
B. teeth
C. head
D. back
13. This information is too important, you can‟t sweep it under the ______.
A. tracks
B. carpet
C. back
D. hat
14. After all, he only __________ . He never does what he promised.
A. speaks with a forked tongue
B. has one foot in the grave
C. smells a rat
D. jumps through hoops
15. I was surprised to find he‟d gone behind my _____ .
A. hat
B. back
C. thought
D. leg
16. When you do something, you should _________.
A. weigh up the pros and cons
B. get through to
C. turn over a new leaf
D. go down well with
17. The political candidate knew the issue was a hot_____, so he deferred to hischief of staff, who directed

questions to the committee chairperson.
A. tomato
B. potato
C. pot
D. dog
18. When your programme first started I thought it was the best thing since sliced _____
A. cake
B. break
C. bread
D. bead
19. Some people like to __________ their material wealth, such as their cars or expensive jewellery,
hoping others will notice them.
A. leave out
B. show off
C. provide for
Dthink over
20. He has a quick temper and easily _____ off the handle
A.leaps
B.goes
C.runs
D. flies
21. We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week _______ May.
A. in
B. on
C. for
D. of
22. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job
A. in
B. of
C. for

D. upon
23. Many parents afraid that their children are becoming less familiar ____ their traditions.
A. to
B. from
C. for
D. against
24. We took _____of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach
A.Chance
B.advantage
C.occasion
D.effect
25. TV _____ can enjoy various interesting programs by selecting the right channels
A. Lookers
B.watchers
C.viewers
D.seers
1. Tony‟s boss doesn‟t want him to _____ a habit of the office phone for personal calls
A. make
B.do
C.create
D.increase
27. It is __ knowledge in the village that Mr. and Mrs. Thorne quarrel violently several times a week
A. common
B.complete
C.normal
D.usual
28. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have ____ any solutions
A. through over
B.come up with
C.looked into

D.got round to
29. When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to _____ a very small income
A. live on
B.live up to
C.live out
D.live down
30. She ______ no notice of his behavior towards her
A. paid
B.took
C.made
D.gave
31. He graduated with doctorates of ____ and surgery from Florence, gaining the highest honors that year.
A. medicine
B. medical
C. medicate
D. medication
32. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training your child.
A. require
B. requires
C. requirement
D. required
33. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
A. apply
B. application
C. applicant
D. applying
34. Parents can express a _______ for the school their child attends.
A. prefer
B. preference
C. preferential

D. preferable
35. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.
A. science
B. scientist
C. scientific
D. scientifically
36. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony_______.
A. graduate
B. graduated
C. graduation
D. graduating


37. Mr. Pike provided us with an _______ guide to the full-time and part-time programs on offer to a
range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.
A. inform
B. informative
C. informed
D. information
38. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______.
A. limiting
B. limitation
C. delimitation
D. limited
39. You should ask him about your choice because he often made the right _______
A. decides
B. decision
C. decisive
D. deciding
40. Can you tell me about the __________process to tertiary study in Vietnam?

A. applies
B. applying
C. application
D. apply

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. We decided to pay for the furniture on the installment plan.
A. monthly payment
B. cash and carry
C. credit card
D. piece by piece
2. The last week of classes is always very busy because students are taking examinations, making
applications to the University, and extending their visas.
A. hectic
B. eccentric
C. fanatic
D. prolific
3. The drought was finally over as the fall brought in some welcome rain.
A. heatware
B. harvest
C. summer
D. aridity
4. When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a
tremendous increase.
A. light
B. huge
C. tiring
D. difficult
5. In 1952, Akihito was officially proclaimed heir to the Japanese throne.

A. installed
B. declared
C. denounced
D. advised
6. When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating
and maintaining divisions across differences.
A. assimilation
B. distinction
C . uniformity
D. variance
7. The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get
angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.
A. hard to complete
B. difficult to control
C. impossible to find
D. unlikely to happen
8. A number of practices at local festivals have come under strong scrutiny in recent years.
A. approval
B. attention
C. disapproval
D. examination
9. This is especially important in the age of globalisation, where countries face a daunting challenge to
preserve their own cultural identities.
A. intimidating
B. delighting
C. encouraging
D. urging
10. The Indigenous experience, like with any form of belonging, is highly fluid and context-specific,
meaning there are countless examples of what such cultural pluralities can look like.
A. countable

B. uncountable
C. too few to count
D. too many be
counted

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the italic part in each of the following questions.
1. We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.
A. slow down
B. turn down
C. put down
D. lie down
2. My first impression of her was her impassive face .
A. emotional
B. respectful
C. solid
D. fractious
3. We left New York when I was six, so my recollections of it are rather faint.
A. explicable
B. unintelligible
C. clear
D. ambiguous
4. Her thoughtless comments made him very angry.
A. honest
B. kind
C. pleasant
D. thoughtful
5. She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.
A. mean
B. amicable

C. kind
D. hospitable
6. Many ethnic groups find it hard to maintain their own languages.
A. continue
B. discontinue
C. preserve
D. speak
7. The 21st century has witnessed the surprisingly increasing formation of multicultural societies where a
varying number of ethnic people stay together.


A. continental
B. global
C. universal
D. worldwide
8. He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone.
A. annoying
B. offensive
C. personal
D. respectful
9. Hispanics are expected to abandon their heritage to live in the US.
A. adopt
B. discard
C. drop out
D. withdraw
10. Nothing valuable could come of a revival of the German martial spirit, better to leave it behind or bury
it.
A. awakening
B. destruction
C. improvement

D. population

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that
best completes each of the following exchanges.
1. Kay: “I wouldn‟t do that if I were you.”
John: “_______”
A. Wouldn‟t you? Why?
B. Would you, really?
C. I‟d rather you didn‟t.
D. It‟s out of the question.
2. Lucy: “You look really nice in that red sweater!”
Sue : “ _______ ”
A. Don‟t mention it.
B. How dare you?
C. I‟m afraid so.
D. Thank you.
3. Your boss looks like the aggressive type. ” _______”
A. Yes, he really wants to get ahead.
B. Yes, he‟s quite gentle.
C. Really? I‟ve never seen him lie.
D. Right. He‟s so quiet.
4. “I get impatient when the teacher doesn‟t tell us the answers. ” _______”
A. Yes, it‟s hard to think of the answers.
B. Yes, I wish she‟d hurry up.
C. Yes, she should know the answers.
D. Yes, she speaks too quickly.
5. “Where‟s the view? The advertisement said this place has a great view of the sea. ” _______”
A.It has good facilities.
B. It‟s convenient to see it.
C. You can find it very convenient.

D. You can see it from the back.
6. „_______” No, I‟m not. I feel awful. ”
A. How are you?
B. Are you feeling OK?
C. Is there anything wrong?
D. What‟s the matter?
7. “Haven‟t you put an advertisement in the paper yet?” _______”
A. I‟m not sure. Really?
B. I will, the first thing in the afternoon.
C. I‟m with you there
D. I can get a paper for you right now.
8. “Have you noticed that the manager wears something green every day?” _______”
A. I know. He‟s a good manager.
B. Sure. He will do that.
C. I know. He must like green.
D. He‟d rather do that.
9. “Excuse me. I‟m your new neighbor. I just moved in. ” _______”
A. Sorry, I don‟t know.
B. Oh, I don‟t think so.
C. I‟m afraid not.
D. Where to, sir?
10. “How about an evening riverboat tour?” _______”
A. No, it‟s good to do so.
B. Actually I‟ve never gone on an evening riverboat tour.
C. No, I‟ve never gone an evening riverboat tour.
D. Actually I‟ve gone twice this week.

C. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
I. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c or d that needs correcting.
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a fuel crisis.
Had you met John yesterday, he will give you a hand in this problem.
If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on the earth.
There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.
Today was such beautiful day that I couldn‟t bring myself to complete all my chores.


6. In 1960 John F. Kennedy became the youngest man ever to elect president.
7. There were too many books on the shelves that I didn't know which one to choose.
8 . Daisy has such many things to do that she has no time to go out
9. If you had gone to bed early last night, you wouldn‟t have felt so asleep now
10. If you give me more time and I will successfully finish this project.
11. Nitrogen and oxygen are too important that most living organisms cannot survive without these
12. He was in a great hurry and had no time to think it over. Otherwise, he had found another way out.
13. If the project is finished on time, the federal government would award the company further
contracts.
14. If forests had not been destroyed, there will have been no floods
15.Were our train arrived punctually, we would have time to visit your sister.
16.What would you have done if you were in my position?
17.If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you.
18.If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you.
19.If she had listened to my direction she will not turn down the wrong street.
20.If my mother had not attended the meeting, she would never meet her old friend.

II. Choose the verb in the conditional / wish forms

1.

If I ______ I would express my feelings.
A. were asked
B. would ask
C. had been asked
D. asked
2. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I ______ it.
A. would never have believed
B. don‟t believe
C. hadn‟t believed
D. can‟t believe
3. ______ you to be offered that job, would you have to move to another city?
A. Should
B. Were
C. Had
D. Provided that
4. Henry______ a rich man today if he had been more careful in the past.
A. will have been
B. will be
C. would have been
D. would be
5. Were she ten years younger, she ______ the beauty contest.
A. will enter
B. had entered
C. would enter
D. would have entered
6. If it______ their encouragement, he could have given it up.
A. had been for
B. wouldn‟t have been for C. hadn‟t been for

D. hadn‟t been
7. ______ any employee be ill, they must call the office to inform their head of departure.
A. Were
B. Should
C. Had
D. If
8. If Lucy‟s car ______ down, she would be here right now.
A. didn‟t break
B. hadn‟t broken
C. wouldn‟t have been D. doesn‟t break
9. Harry would certainly have attended the proceedings ______
A. if he didn‟t get a flat tyre
B. had he not had a flat tyre
C. had the tyre not flattened itself
D. if the flat tyre didn‟t happen
10. If I ______ my wallet at home this morning, I ______ money for lunch now.
A. leave / will have
B. didn‟t leave / would have
C. hadn‟t left / would have
D. hadn‟t left / would have had
11. I______ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
A.would have visited
B. visited
C. had visited
D. visit
12. ______ then what I know today,I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A. had I known
B. did I know
C. If I know
D. If I would know

13. ______ today, she would get home by Friday.
A. Would she leave
B. Was she leaving
C. Were she to leave
D. If she leaves
14. ______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A. Were I
B. Should I
C. I was
D. If I am
15. I ______ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
A. would have visited
B. visited
C. had visited
D. visit
16. ______ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A. Had I known
B. Did I know
C. If I know
D. If I would know
17. The plane would have landed easily _________the thick fog.
A. unless
B. but for
C. because of
D. due to


18. If it ___ convenient, let‟s go out for a drink tonight.
A. be
B. is

C. was
D. were
19. If you hadn‟t watched that late movie last night, you ___ sleepy now.
A. wouldn‟t have been B. wouldn‟t be
C. might have not been D. wouldn‟t have
been being
20 ______ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech.
A. If we had had
B. If had we had
C. Unless we had had
D. Provided that we had had
21. Linda wishes she ___her car.
A. hasn‟t sold
B. hadn‟t sold
C. doesn‟t sell
D. won‟t sell
22. She wishes she ______ him yesterday.
A. would meet
B. meets
C. met
D. had met
23. Yesterday, John told me that he wishes he ______ harder in high school because then university might
not be so difficult for him.
A. studied
B. would study
C. had studied
D. studies
24. If only my motorbike______ broken down again, I would have arrived on time
A. would
B. hadn‟t

C. didn‟t
D. wasn‟t
25. I wish I ______ in prison, but I am
A. couldn‟t
B. am not
C. weren't
D. were
26. I wish you______ make that noise, it‟s annoying!
A. don't
B. wouldn't
C. would
D. couldn't
27. I wish I______ to the movies with you last night.
A. went
B. did go
C. could go
D.could have gone
28. I hate Canadian winters. I wish I ______ in Hawai right now.
A. could
B. am
C. will be
D. were
29. Jill regrets having bought that second-hand laptop. She wishes she _________
A. didn‟t buy it
B. hasn‟t bought it
C. wouldn‟t have bought it
D. hadn‟t bought it
30. It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.
A. stopped
B. would stop

C. had stopped
D. will stop

Put the verb in the conditional / wish forms
1. Without the traffic jam on the high way this morning, I (not be) ____________ late for the meeting
now.
2. She'd have taken me to the station if her car (not break) _______________down.
3. If it (not rain)______________ yesterday, we ( go)_______________ sailing.
4. Would you mind if I (use)________________ your mobile?
5. Alice didn't get a good grade. She wishes she (work)_______________ harder.
6. Tom likes football very much. He wishes he (become)__________a professional football player.
7. She's keen on computers. She wishes she (study)__________ computer science next school year.
8. I am sorry I don‟t know how to use the computer. If only I (know)___________ how to use it.
9. I stayed late at work and missed the last bus. I wish I (not stay)____________at work late.
10. She failed most of her exams, and now she wishes she (work) __________ harder.
11. I have to get the bus to work every day. I wish I (have)__________ a car.
12. The weather's terrible today. I wish it (be)__________ a bit warmer.
13. It really annoys me that you never do anything around the house! I wish you (wash up) ________from
time to time.
14. She wishes she (not punish) _________________tomorrow.
15. If the earth suddenly (stop) ___________spinning we all (fly) ______________off it.
16. I‟m broke, but I (have) _______ plenty of money now if I (not / spend) __________so much
yesterday.
17. If we (have) _____________a submarine now, we (use) ___________it to investigate the seabed
18. Were he ten years younger, he (take) ______________part in the voyage around the world
19. Should you come late, they (not let) ______________you in
20. He might get rid of his cough if he (not smoke) ______________so much
21. If someone (give) ______________you a boat what you (do) ______________?
22. Water (freeze) ______________if the temperature falls below zero



23. I (warn) ______________you if I had seen you last week
24. He always says hello if he (see) ______________you
25. What would you do if he (resign) ______________tomorrow?
26. I wouldn‟t have been so upset if Judy (write) ______________to me earlier
27. Shout if you (see) ______________anything unusually
28. The engine starts if you (turn) ______________this key
29. I can‟t help feeling sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) __________ peace in the world
30. If she hadn‟t stayed up late last night, she (not / be) ____________ tired now.
31. Mary wishes she (become) _________ an astronaut someday.
32. If you (stop)______________________ by the police for speeding , what would you do ?
33. If I (leave) ________ my wallet at home this morning, I (have)_________ money for lunch now.
34. If it (rain)________________ an hour ago, the streets ( be)____________________ wet now.
35. If we weren't careful, the bike (destroy)______________.

C. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
I. Complete the second sentence using If/Wish
1. It was stupid of me to tell her my own story.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________________________
2. It‟s careless of him to leave his book at home.
 He wishes _____________________________________________________________________________
3. It‟s silly of Ann to give up her job.
 Ann wishes____________________________________________________________________________
4. John regretted that he didn‟t take your advice.
 John wishes ___________________________________________________________________________
5. I regret going to the party last night. It was very boring.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________________________
6. She was disappointed that the thief had stolen the picture.
 She wishes ____________________________________________________________________________
7. It‟s a pity we don‟t own a boat, I love sailing.

 I wish ________________________________________________________________________________
8. I‟d like Tom to drive more slowly.
 I wish ________________________________________________________________________________
9. He spent much money on his expensive holidays and he regretted it.
 He wishes _____________________________________________________________________________
10. She is bored with doing the same things day after day.
 She wishes ____________________________________________________________________________
11. The weather is not fine, that‟s why we can‟t go out.
 Supposing ____________________________________________________________________________
12. Hurry up, or we will be late for the exam.
 If we _________________________________________________________________________________
13. Don‟t make noise or you‟ll wake up the baby
 Unless________________________________________________________________________________
14. John caught the rain yesterday, so he is ill today
 If ____________________________________________________________________________________
15. You‟re tired now because you went to bed so late last night.
 If ____________________________________________________________________________________
16. He is not a good student so he did not study for the test yesterday.
 If ____________________________________________________________________________________
17. Without your help, I couldn‟t have done it.
 If ___________________________________________________________________________________
18. Without the sun, man would live in the darkness.
 If ___________________________________________________________________________________
19. She ate everything because she was hungry.
 Had she ______________________________________________________________________________
20. It didn‟t rain, so my vegetables in the garden could not grow well.


 Had it ________________________________________________________________________________


II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
1. Today is not Sunday, so we have to get up early.
A.If today weren‟t Sunday, we would get up early.
B.If today were Sunday, we wouldn‟t get up early.
C.If today is Sunday, we will get up early.
D.If we got up early today wouldn‟t be Sunday.
2. They didn‟t have a map, so they got lost.
A.If they had a map, they wouldn‟t get lost.
B.If they hadn‟t got lost, they would have had a map.
C.If they hadn‟t had a map, they would have got lost.
D.If they had had a map, they wouldn‟t have got lost.
3.

Peter failed the exam because he was lazy.
A.If Peter hadn‟t been lazy, he would have passed the exam.
B.If Peter hadn‟t lazied, he wouldn‟t have failed the exam.
C.If Peter weren‟t lazy, he wouldn‟t fail the exam.
D.If Peter wouldn‟t have been lazy, he hadn‟t failed the exam.

4. I didn‟t know how to do the exercise because I was absent from class yesterday.
A.If I knew how to do the exam, I wouldn‟t be absent from class yesterday.
B.If I hadn‟t been absent from class yesterday, I would have known to do the exercise.
C.If I had been absent from class yesterday, I wouldn‟t have known to do the exercise.
D.If I hadn‟t been absent from class yesterday, I would have know to do the exercise.
5. Thanks to her high grades at university, Barbara is offered the position.
A. If she got high grades at university, Barbara would be offered the position.
B. It was her high grades at university which offer Barbara the position.
C. If she hadn't got high grades at university, Barbara would not have been offered the position.
D. If she had not got high grades at university, Barbara would not be offered the position.

6. They got success since they took my advice.
A. They took my advice, and failed.
B. If they did not take my advice, they would not get success.
C. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
D. My advice stopped them from getting success.
7. Unless he gets up early, he will miss the train.
A.If he gets up early, he will miss the train.
B.If he don‟t get up early, he will miss the train.
C.If he doesn‟t get up early, he will miss the train.
D.If he doesn‟t get up early, he won‟t miss the train.
8.

Susan regretted not buying that villa.
A. Susan wished she had bought that villa.
B. Susan wished she bought that villa.
C. Susan wished she could buy that villa.
D. Susan wished she hadn‟t bought that villa.

9. She did not accept his proposition.
A. He wishes that she accepted his proposition.
B. He wishes that she didn‟t accept his proposition.
C. He wishes that she had accepted his proposition.
D. He wishes that she hadn‟t accepted his proposition.


10. My brother regretted having bought the second-hand laptop.
A. My brother wished he had bought the second-hand laptop.
B. My brother wished he didn‟t buy the second-hand laptop.
C. My brother wished he hadn‟t bought the second-hand laptop.
D. If only my brother had bought the second-hand laptop.

10. I‟m sorry I can‟t answer your question.
A. I wish I can answer your question.
B. I wish I could answer your question.
C. I wish I had answered your question.
D. I wish I answered your question.

III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that
best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
1. He wasn‟t wearing a seat-belt. He was injured.
A. If he hadn‟t been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn‟t have been injured.
B. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he would have been injured.
C. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn‟t be injured.
D. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn‟t have been injured.
2. She did not study hard. She failed the exam.
A. Even though she failed the exam, she didn‟t study hard.
B. Unless she had studied hard, she would have failed the exam.
C. If she had studied hard, she would have passed the exam.
D. However hard she studied, she failed the exam.
3. Katherine‟s academic performance was excellent. She was awarded a scholarship to a leading
university.
A. If Katherine‟s academic performance had been excellent, she would have been awarded a
scholarship to a leading university.
B. If it hadn't been for Katherine‟s excellent academic performance, she wouldn‟t have been awarded a
scholarship to a leading university.
C. Without Katherine‟s excellent academic performance, she would have been awarded a scholarship
to a leading university.
D. But for Katherine‟s excellent academic performance, she wouldn't be awarded a scholarship to a
leading university.
4. You don‟t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you don‟t try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.

B. Unless you try to work hard, you won‟t fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
5. Wind a scarf around your neck. You will get cold.
A. You will not get cold unless you wind a scarf around your neck.
B. Wind a scarf around your neck, otherwise you will get cold.
C. If you wind a scarf around your neck, you will get cold.
D. You not only wind a scarf around your neck but also get cold.
6. He didn‟t take his father‟s advice. That‟s why he is out of work.
A. If he had taken his father‟s advice, he would not have been out of work.
B. If he took his father‟s advice, he would not be out of work.
C. If he had taken his father‟s advice, he would not be out of work.
D. If he takes his father‟s advice, he will not be out of work.


7. You don‟t understand the lesson. You keep talking in the class.
A. Unless you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
B. Provided you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
C. As long as you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
D. If you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
8. She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
A. Amazing as her artistic talent is, we don't know about her great performance at the festival.
B. Hardly had we known about her artistic talent when she gave a great performance at the festival.
C. Although she gave a great performance at the festival, now we still don't know she has artistic talent.
D. But for her great performance at the festival, we wouldn't know about her artistic talent now.
9. He lacked commitment to the job. He wasn‟t considered for promotion.
A. But for his lack of commitment to the job, he would have been considered for promotion.
B. Suppose that he lacked commitment to the job, he wouldn‟t be considered for promotion.
C. If it had not been for his lack of commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
D. Without his commitment to the job, he would have been considered for promotion.

10. My elder brother was interested in improving his management skills. He becomes so
successful now.
A. If my elder brother wasn't interested in improving his management skills, he could not become so
successful now.
B. If my elder brother isn't interested in improving his management skills, he cannot become so
successful now.
C. If my elder brother hadn't been interested in improving his management skills, he could not become
so successful now.
D. Even though my elder brother wasn't interested in improving his management skills, he has become
so successful now.

D. READING
I. Cloze Test
At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part in extracurricular
activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you may be encouraged to take graded music
exams (1) _____ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or Trinity College. The exam
grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry (2) _____.
Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (3) _____
in these qualifications, you can find out more in the „career-based and pre-university qualifications‟
section.
The (4) _____ you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and
may include some or all extracurricular activities. To check exactly what is included with the school you
may be asked to pay extra for language tuition.
Fees vary from school to school and are at the discretion of the institution; there are no national
standards. You should expect to pay a minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (5) _____ high as
£25,000.
1. A. offer
B. to offer
C. offering
D. offered

2. A. questions
B. troubles
C. problems
D. requirements
3. A. interested
B. excited
C. concerned
D. worried
4. A. bills
B. funds
C. fees
D. donations
5. A. as
B. much
C. more
D. far

II. Reading Comprehension
In developing countries, people are sometimes unaware of the importance of education, and there is
economic pressure from those parents who prioritize their children's, making money in the short term over
any long-term benefits of education. Recent studies on child labor and, poverty have suggested that when
poor families reach a certain economic threshold where families are able to provide for their basic needs,
parents return their children to school. This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been


breached, even if the potential economic value of the children's work has increased since their return to
school.
Other problems are that teachers are often paid less than other professions; a lack of good universities
and a low acceptance rate for good universities are evident in countries with a relatively high population
density.

India has launched EDUSAT, an education satellite that can reach remote parts of the country at a
greatly reduced cost. There is also ail initiative supported by several major corporations to develop a $100
laptop. The laptops have been available since 2007. The laptops, sold at cost, will enable developing
countries to give their children a digital education. In Africa, an "e-school program" has been launched to
provide all 600,000 primary and high schools with computer equipment, learning materials and internet
access within 10 years. Volunteer groups are working to give more individuals opportunity to receive
education in developing countries through such programs as the Perpetual Education Fund. An
International Development Agency project started with the support of American President Bill Clinton
uses the Internet to allow co-operation by individuals on issues of social development.
1. In developing countries, ________.
A. people all know that education is very important all the time
B. all parents are rich enough to send their children to school
C. children have rights to get high schooling
D. children have to work instead of going to school
2. According to recent studies, when parents are able to overcome their financial difficulty, _______.
A. they send their children back to school
B. they still make their children continue working
C. they have their children work even harder
D. they themselves continue their schooling
3. In populous countries, ________.
A. teaching is the highest-paid career
B. there are a lot of good universities
C. there is a lack of good universities
D. no other careers are better paid than teaching
4. The third paragraph is about ________.
A. an Indian education satellite
B. the projects to computerize education in developing countries
C. the computerization of African education
D. President Bill Clinton who bought a lot of computers
5. How many projects are presented in the third paragraph?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

E. VOCABULARY
A. READING
1. campus
2. challenge
3. challenging
4. blame
5. to blame sb/sth for/on sth
6. to daunt
7. daunting
8. scary = frightening
9. mate
10. roommate
11. to apply for
12. application form
13. applicant
14. impression

['kỉmpəs]
['t∫ỉlindʒ]
['ʧỉlɪndʒɪŋ]
[bleim]
[dɔnt]
['dɔntiη]
['skeəri]
[meit]

[ə'plai]
[ỉplɪ'keɪ∫n fɔrm]
['ỉplikənt]
[im'pre∫n]

(n)
(v)
(n)
(adj)
(v)

khn viên trường đại học
thách thức

(v)
(adj)
(adj)
(n)
(n)
(v)
(n)
(n)
(n)

làm nản chí
nản chí
sợ hãi
bạn bè
bạn cùng phịng
nộp đơn

tờ đơn
người nộp đơn
ấn tượng

kích thích
khiển trách


15. impressive
16. exciting
17. excited
18. to explain to sb for sth
19. explanation
20. to follow
21. existence
22. suddenly
23. to fight back tears
24. all the time = always
25. degrees Celsius
26. to graduate from
27. graduation
28. over and over
29. amazing
30. to be in a place
31. academically
32. throughly
33. engineering
34. the Advanced Engineering
35. opportunity
36. creativity

37. creative
38. knowledge
39. society
40. social
41. socially
42. to make friends
43. calendar
44. rise
45. inflation
46. speed
47. to get on very well with sb

[ɪm'presɪv]
[ik'saitiη]
[ik'saitid]
[iks'plein]
[eksplə'neɪ∫n]
['fɑloʊ]
[ig'zistəns]
['sʌdnli]

(adj)
(adj)
(adj)

[di‟griz 'selsiəs]
['grỉdʒuət]
[grỉdʒʊ'eɪ∫n]

(n)


(n)
(v)
(n)
(adv)

có ấn tượng
hứng thú, lý thú
sơi nổi
giải thích với ai về điều gì
sự giải thích
đi theo
sự tồn tại
đột ngột
gạt nước mắt
ln ln, lúc nào cũng
độ C
tốt nghiệp

(n)

[ə'meiziη]

(adj)

[ækə'demikəli]
['θʌrəli]
[endʒi'niəriη]

(adv)

(adv)
(n)

[ɔpə'tjuniti]
[kriei'tiviti]
[kri'eɪtɪv]
['nɔlidʒ]
[sə'saiəti]
['sou∫l]

(n)
(n)
(adj)
(n)
(n)
(adj)
(adv)

['kælində]
[raiz]
[in'flei∫n]
[spid]

(n)
(n)
(n)
(v)

nhiều lần lặp đi lặp lại
kinh ngạc, sửng sốt

đang ở một nơi
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cơ hội
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sáng tạo
kiến thức, sự hiểu biết
xã hội
(thuộc) xã hội
về mặt xã hội
kết bạn
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