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UNIT 5

HIGHER EDUCATION

<b>CONDITIONAL SENTENCES</b>

<i><b>I. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form:</b></i>

1.

If I see him I (give) ………. him a lift.

2.

The table will collapse if you (stand) ………on it.

3.

If I had a typewriter I (type) ……….it myself.

4.

If I (know)……… his address I’d give it to you.

5.

If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) ………..you.

6.

If you (arrive)……….. ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.

7.

What you (do) ………..if you found a burglar in your house?

8.

If I find your passport I (telephone)………. you at once.

9.

I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not see) ……….it with my own eyes.

10. If I had more time, I (come)……… ………. to your party yesterday

11. If you hadn’t lost our tickets, we (be) ……….… on our way to Nha Trang now

12. If you ( have) ……….……… dinner right now, I’ll come back later

13. If we (set ) ……….. off earlier , we shouldn’t be in this traffic jam now

14. What should you do if you (accuse) ….………of murder?

15. If she had been sensible, she ( not ask) ………. that question

16. The earthquake (cause) less damage if the houses ( be) of stronger construction

17. Had Laura (not eat )……… so much, she (not put) on weight

18. Were you (see) someone drowning, what you (do) ……….?

19. If the earth suddenly( stop) ………spinning, we all (fly) ……….. off it

20. The exam was much easier than I had expected. If I (know) ……….. it was easy like that, I

(apply) ……… to study in the Faculty of Economics

21. Supposing the computer ( break) ……… down, what you (do) ……….?

22. She had a headache; otherwise she ( come) ……….. with us

<i><b>II. Each sentence below contains an error. Find and correct it:</b></i>

1. If I knew where they were, I would take you there now _______________________

2. If you will pass your examination, we will have a celebration _______________________

3. Had the story not been true, the newspaper wouldn’t print it _______________________

4. Were he worked more slowly, he wouldn’t make so many mistakes _______________________

5. Should he go on telling lies, nobody believed a word he says _______________________

6. I shouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes _______________________

7. Provided that I found your passport, I will telephone you at once _______________________

8. But for his advice, we didn’t buy the house in the suburb _______________________

<b>TYPE</b>

<b>If Clause</b>

<b>Main clause</b>

<b>I/ FUTURE POSSIBLE </b>

(có thể xảy ra ) Simple Present (V / Vs-es) Simple Future (will/can…+V)
<b>II/ PRESENT UNREAL </b>

( không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại ) Past Subjunctive (V2/ Ved) Future in the Past (would/could…+V)
<b>III/ PAST UNREAL </b>

( ( không thể xảy ra ở quá khứ )

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<i><b>III. Word form:</b></i>

<b>1. He is one of the twenty ……… for the manager’s position ( APPLY)</b>

<b>2. The ……… notice will be sent to you if your score meet the requirements of admission (ACCEPT)</b>

<b>3. There will be fewer ………. places left at the universities if your application is late ( VACANCY)</b>

<b>4. Japanese is considered an ………….. subject in some secondary schools in the city ( OPTION)</b>

<b>5. He is applying for an ……… course at Oxford University( GRADUATE)</b>

<b>6. He filled in an ………. Form for the position of clerk ( APPLY)</b>

<b>7. You have no other ……….. but to leave now (CHOOSE)</b>

<b>8. An ……… is a student in a college or university who has not received a degree ( GRADUATE)</b>

<i><b>IV. Rewrite the following sentences:</b></i>

1. You should take more exercise because that’s the way to get fit

 If you

2. Cutting down rainforests caused many unique plants and animals to become extinct

 Many unique plans and animals

3. It’s more important to protect wildlife now or there will be nothing left for future generations

 If we

4. People don’t realize how important it is to conserve energy, so they do nothing about it

 If people

5. The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn’t grow

 The seeds

6. I only got to the top of my class because most of the students were lazy

 If most of the students

7. Liz is tires all the time. She shouldn’t go to bed so late

 If Liz

8. I’m sorry I disturbed you. I didn’t know you were busy

 If I

9. If she doesn’t get promotion soon, she will leave the company

 Unless she

10. She’ll leave unless he arrives in the next ten minutes

 If he

11. It was only because of her help that I managed to do it

 But for

12. You are very tired today because you didn’t go to bed when I told you to

 You wouldn’t

13. They don’t clean the windows so the room looks rather dark

 Were they

14. You won’t pass unless you revise more

 Should

15. He was driving too fast so he crashed

 Had he

16. We won’t go away if the weather is bad

 Unless

17. Tom refused to work overtime. That’s why he didn’t get promotion

 If it

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<b>MULTIPLE CHOICE:</b>

<b>I/ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting.</b>
1. If I had known she was ill, I would go to visit her.

A B C D

2. I can’t go with you unless I will get my work finished.
A B C D
3. If she had eaten fewer sweets, she would lose weight.

A B C D

4. You would have met Mary if you came here yesterday evening.
A B C D
5. If they want to increase output, they had to modernize the factory.
A B C D

<b>II/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.</b>

6. George is very keen______ veterinary science and he wishes to apply_____ a job connected with caring for the

health of animals.

A. at / for B. on / to C. on / for D. at / to

7. What’s the minimum entrance requirement________ the English course?

A. in B. on C. for D. at

8. If we don’t hurry, the sun________ before we____________ the top

A. will rise – have reached B. rises – reach C. will have risen – reached D. will have risen – reach
9. Tommy’s cat was so dirty that he looked as if he___________ in the mud.

A. had been laid B. had been lain C. had been lying D. had bee lay
10. If you_________ waiting for a moment, I ________ if the manager________ free.

A. didn’t mind – would see - were B. hadn’t minded – would have seen – were
C. don’t mind – will see – is D. couldn’t mind – would see – were

11. “When____________?” - “In 1928”
A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered

C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover

12. I can’t still believe it! My bicycle_______________ last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole

13. I found him____________ at the door.
A. stood B. standing C. to stand D. is standing

14. They don’t allow us___________ here.

A. parking B. to park C. park D. parking

15. The grass needs___________
A. to cut B. be cut C. being cut D. cutting

16. In the US, the tradition____________ which crowns the college course is of Bachelor of Arts.
A. rank B. grade C. degree D. qualification

17. Everyone should try his best to acquire the highest of education, either by___________ at an educational institution or
by private studies.

A. attendance B. presence C. work D. appearance

18. A ( n )_______ student is an adult who goes to college or university some years after leaving school.
A. good B. intelligent C. fresh D. mature

19. She has few friends, so she often feels ___________.
A. comfortable B. alone C. lonely D. dependable

20. More and more universities and other educational institutions are being opened to ______higher education.
A. give B. provide C. establish D. improve

21. I’m tall enough to be a policeman, but I don’t have enough ____________
A. degrees B. qualifications C. diplomas D. certificates

22. He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _________ good results.
A. object B. last C. consider D. achieve

23. The police provide ___________ for the people in a country.

A. protect B. protective C. protector D. protection

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25. He wrote the letter in half an hour.

A. It took half an hour for him to write the letter. B. It took him half an hour writing the letter.
C. It took him half an hour to write the letter D. It took him in half an hour to write the letter.
26. I will have a good time whether I ______________

A. win or lose B. will win or lose C. have won or lost D. would win or lose

27. _________more carefully, he wouldn’t have had the accident yesterday.
A. If Peter drove B. If had Peter driven

C. Had Peter driven D. Unless Peter had driven

28. My sister used to work to school with her friends.
A. My sister no longer walks to school with her friends.
B. My sister doesn’t walk to school with her friends no longer.

C. My sister is accustomed to walking to school with her friends.
D. My sister hated walking to school with her friends.

29. If the weather were not so cold, we could go swimming
A. Unless the weather were cold we could go swimming
B. The weather is so cold we can’t go swimming
C. Although it was cold, we couldn’t go swimming
D. We will go swimming if the weather is not so cold

30. I wrote down the name of the hotel for future_________
A. memory B. thinking C. information D. reference

<b>III/ READING COMPREHENSION</b>

<b>A/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following passage.</b>

In Britain, the availability of higher education has increase (31)_________ in the second half of the twentieth century.
Nevertheless, (32) __________ a place in a university in Britain is not easy. Universities only take the better students.
(33)_________ this, and also because of the relatively high degree of personal supervision of students, nearly all
universities are not supposed to take a (34)_______ during term time. Unless their parents are rich, students receive a
state grant of money (35) ________ can cover most of their living expenses.

31. A. great B. greatly C. greatness D. greaten
32. A. participating B. going C. finding D. winning
33. A. because B. in spite of C. though D. because of

34. A. job B. test C. break D. absence

35. A. whose B. that C. what D. of which
<b>B/ Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question . </b>

There are more and more challenges for school children today at their early age. For example elementary pupils have
to work harder to finish many types of homework. Teachers and parents can help them in many ways. Teachers should
be more ready to give timely comments and feedbacks to encourage their pupils. At home parents also need to care more
about the place and time for their children to do homework. There should be enough space to work comfortably, good
light, and no distractions such as television or phone calls.

Taking tests is another challenge for school children. Some parents worry that their children will become stressed

over the tests. However, teachers can help them prepare more carefully for the tests and more confident to pass them.
Teachers try to make sure that the pupils really enjoy the experience, so that they are able to do their best. Parents can
help by not taking them too seriously. The more relax parents are, the better children can perform in the tests.

36. Which of the followings is used as an example to show how hard children have to study today?
A. They have to finish a lot of homework. B. They have to get good marks.

C. They have to neglect many types of homework. D. They have to take many kinds of exams.
37. According to the reading passage, what DON’T parents need to care more about when their children do the

homework?

A. Distraction B. Time C. Space D. Position
38. How do parents feel about their children’s taking tests?

A. They worry that their children will become stressed. B. They think it is a challenge for them.
C. They help them to prepare for the test. D. They care about them.

39. Why do teachers have to make school children feel that taking tests is an enjoyable experience?

A. so that they are confident to take the tests. B. so that they prepare more carefully.
C. so that they are able to do their best D. so that they are more worried about taking tests.

40. What kind of attitude should parents show towards children’s taking tests?

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<b>KEY</b>

10. If I had more time, I (come)…WOULD HAVE COME………. to your party yesterday

11. If you hadn’t lost our tickets, we (be) WOULD BE… on our way to Nha Trang now

12. If you ( have) ARE HAVING……… dinner right now, I’ll come back later

13. If we (set ) HAD SET……….. off earlier , we shouldn’t be in this traffic jam now

14. What should you do if you (accuse) WERE ACCUSED………of murder?

15. If she had been sensible, she ( not ask) WOULDN’T HAVE ASKED…. that question

16. The earthquake (cause)WOULD HAVE CAUSED less damage if the houses ( be) HAD BEEN of stronger

construction

17. NOT EATEN – WOULDN’T HAVE PUT

18. TO SEE – WOULD YOU DO

19. STOPPED – WOULD ALL FLY

20. HAD KNOWN – WOULD HAVE APPLIED

21. BROKE – WOULD YOU DO

22. WOULD HAVE COME

II.

1. knew - had known

5. believed  will believe

2. will pass  pass

6. didn’t see  hadn’t seen

3. wouldn’t print  wouldn’t have printed

7. found  find

4. worked  to work

8. didn’t see  hadn’t seen

III. 1. applicants

3. vacant

5. undergraduate

7. choice

2. acceptance

4. optional

6. application

8. undergraduate

IV.

1. take more exercise / will get fit

2. wouldn’t have become extinct

3. don’t protect wildlife now / will be nothing left

4. realized how important it is to conserve energy / might (would ) do

5. wouldn’t have died/ had remembered to water them

6. hadn’t been lazy / wouldn’t have got

7. didn’t go / wouldn’t be tired

8. had known / wouldn’t have disturbed

9. gets / will leave

10. doesn’t arrive in the next … / she’ll leave

11. her help / I wouldn’t have managed to do it

12. feel tired today / if you have gone to bed when ….

13. to clean the windows, the room would look brighter

14. you not revise more, you won’t pass

15. not been driving so fast, he wouldn’t have crashed

16. the weather is good, we won’t go away

17. hadn’t been for Tom’s refusal to work overtime, he wouldn’t have got promotion

18. had had enough money, we would have bought the house

<b>MULTIPLE CHOICE:</b>

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