UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
I. VOCABULARY
A. READING (pages 32-33)
atomic weigh (n) trọng lượng institute (n) học viện
nguyên tử joy (n) niềm vui
award (n) trao giải thưởng obtain (v) đạt được
brillant (adj) th.minh, sáng dạ position (n) vò trí
degree (n) văn bằng (do PhD bằng tiến só
trường ĐH cấp) private tutor (n) gia sư
in spite of (prep) mặc dù(=despite) proffessor (n) giáo sư
ease (v) xoa dòu đi radium (n) ri
founding (n) việc thành lập receive (v) nhận
from then on kể từ đó research (n) nghiên cứu
general education (n) gdpthông specialisation
(n) sự ch.môn hóa
human suffering (n) nỗi đau nhân loại take up (v) tiếp tục
(việcbỏ dở)
B. SPEAKING (pages 34-35)
appearance (n) vẻ bề ngoài journalist (n) phóng viên
experience (n) kinh nghiệm primary school (n) trường tiểu
học
interview (n) phỏng vấn secondary shool trường THCS
C. LISTENING (pages 36-37)
champion (n) nhà vô đòch join (v) gia nhập
congratulations (inter) xin chúc mừng sports teacher
(n) GV thể dục
D. WRITING (pages 37-38)
attend (v) tham dự travel agency (n) VP du lòch
pass (v) (thi) đậu work as (v) làm việc như
là
tourist guide (n) hướng dẫn viên du lòch

telephonist(n) nhân viên điện thoại
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS (pages 38-39)
angry (adj) giận dry (adj) khô
drop (v) làm rớt mat (n) cái chiếu
mess (n) sự lộn xộn torch (n) đèn pin
pan (n) cái chảo turn off (v) tắt (# turn on)
parrot (n) con vẹt vase (n) lọ, chậu
sand (n) cát voice(n) giọng nói
thief (n) tên trộm
II. GRAMMAR
1. The past perfect (Thì quá khứ hoàn thành)
a. Cách thành lập
- Câu khẳng đònh : S + had + v3/ed
- Câu phủ đònh: S + had + not + V3/ed
- Câu hỏi: Had + S + V3/ed
b. Cách dùng chính
Thì QKHT dùng để diễn tả:
- Một hành động xảy ra và hoàn tất trước một thời điểm hoặc một hành
động khác trong quá khứ.
Ex: - We had had dinner before seven o’clock last night.
- Nam had learned English before she came to England.
- Một hành động đã xảy ra nhưng chưa hoàn thành, tính đến một thời
điểm nào đó trong quá khứ.
Ex: By the time I left that school, I had taugh there for seven
years.
(Tới lúc tôi rời ngôi trường ấy, tôi đã dạy được 7 năm)
2. The past perfect vs. the past simple
Để diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra trước sau trong quá khứ, ta dùng
HAD + V3/ed cho hành động trước, V2/ed cho hành động sau.
Ex: After An had finished his homework, he wen t to bed.

UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
1. A. ambitious B. background C. tragic D. humane
2 A. extreme B. telephone C. depend D. went
3 A. happen B. many C. example D. family
4 A. elephant B. enable C. better D. pretty
5. A. eleven B. said C. anyone D. camera
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. November B. diploma C. interrupt D. romantic
7. A. educate B. chemistry C. mature D. obtain
8. A. mathematics B. university C. difficult D. calculate
9. A. private B. atomic C. receive D. professor
10. A. intelligent B. secondary C. appearance D. development
Exercise 3: Hãy chọn thì Quá Khứ Đơn hoặc thì Quá Khứ Hoàn Thành cho các động từ trong ngoặc.
11. When we arrived , the dinner …………….…….(already begin).
12. She …………..……..(cry) after he …………..……….(go).
13. They ……….…..(tell) us we were too late. The train ……….…..(leave).
14. When I …………..….(get) to the theatre , the play …….…..….(already start).
15. John was not at home . He ……….………..…(go) away.
16. The house was very quiet. Everybody ……………….….(go) to bed.
17. They ……………………...(not go) home until they finished their work.
18. We ……….……….(just turn off) the lights when we heard someone at the door.
19. Everyone ………...(eat) dinner by the time we ………(get) to the dining-room.
20. We …………....(ask) the poster where he …………..…(put) our luggage.
21. He ………………………(do) nothing before he saw me.
22. He thanked me for what I ……………………..(do).
23. I ………………(be) sorry that I had hurt him.
24. After they had gone, I …………………(sit) down and …………….(rest).

25. He ……………………..(die) after he ………………..(be) ill a long time.
26. As soon as you ……………..(go), I …………….(want) to see you again.
27. Before you ………….(go) very far, we found that we …………(lose) our way.
28. My friend ……………(not see) me for many years when I met him.
29. My father ………………….(tell) me he ………….(give) up smoking.
30. He ………………(be) late because he ………………(have) an accident.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
31. When I was young, I received some ……..training from my father.
A. science B. scientific C. scientist D. scientifically
32. We must send ………….aid to the refugees.
A. human B. humanism C. humane D. humanitarian
33. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university …… .
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
34. The purpose of the test is to ………. The weight of the chemical element.
A. ease B. interrupt C. determine D. receive
35. In the 19
th
century, it was ………… for a woman to become a doctor.
A. unable B. impossible C. couldn’t D. incapable
36. He took …………the position that his father had obtained at the college.
A. on B. to C. up D. in
37. Tran Hieu Ngan was the first Vietnamese athlete ….. an Olympic medal.
A. to win B. winning C. won D. had won
38. After it …………….dry for two months, it rained heavily last night.
A. was B. has been C. had been D. would be
39. Jane had gone to the supermarket ………she got home.
A. as soon as B. after C. when D. before
40. When I ……….to visit him, he ……….to work.
A. came / gone B. came/ had gone C. had come/went D. had come/had
gone

41. When I first ……….abroad to study, I ………. in a dormitory before.
A. travelled - was never lived B. had travelled – never lived
C. travelled - had never lived D. was living – had never lived
42. After the … death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at
the Sorbonne.
A. tragic B. tragedy C. tragical D. tragically
43. Marie Curie was …......…..the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight
of radium.
A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted
44. He was ……….injured in the accident last night.
A. bad B. serious C. seriously D. worse
45. The hall was ……………….students.
A. crowded with B. packed with C. full of D. All are correct
46. ………….her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
A. In spite of B. Despite of C. Although D. However
47. Marie Curie was the first woman ……….. a PhD from the Sorbonne
A. receive B. to receive C. received D. was received
48. Jim, ………… since you got home from football practice.
A. are you eating B. had you eaten C. did you eat D. have you eaten
49. It rained yesterday after it …………..dry for months.
A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being
50. When you phone me, it …………my lunchtime.
A. was B. is C. being D. were
Exercise 5: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
51. She was sad after she reads her boyfriend’s letter.
A B C D
52. He hardly never makes any mistakes in his reports.
A B C D
53. After she had had lunch, she had taken a nap.
A B C D

54. Although our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.
A B C D
55. Because of he was ill, he had to stay at home.
A B C D
Exercise 6: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born
on November 7
th
, 1867. she left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty,
she still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and
married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science
history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the
Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
56. The word “determined” in line 1 means most nearly …………… .
A. resolute B. found out C. brave D. honest
57. What did Marie Curie go to France for?
A. To find a job B. To earn her living
C. To study D. To take up a new hobby
58. How was Marie Curie when she first lived in Paris ?
A. bored B. poor C. rich D. lively
59. How old was Marie Curie When she won the first Nobel Prize?
A. 30 years old B. 36 years old C. 44 years old D. 67 years old
60. Polonium is a …………….
A. country B. science history C. prize D.radioactive elements