UNIT 13 : HOBBIES
PART 1. PHONETICS
Exercise 1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1.A. boat B. road C. broad D. coat
2.A. athlete B. thoughtful C. thin D. their
3.A. most B. host C. lost D. frost
4.A. sun B. sure C. success D. sort
5.A. new B. sew C. few D. nephew
Exercise 2. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B , C or D.
6.A. accomplished B. accompany C. continual D. fascinating
7.A. gigantic B. ignorant C. avid D. profitable
8.A. indulge B. discard C. devastate D. release
9.A. infinite B. renewable C. indeed D. official
10.A. arrive B. advance C. comment D. respect
PART 2. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
Choose from the four given options marked A, B , C or D one best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A , B , C or D.
11. It was the doctor who was to blame ___ Tom’s wife’s death
A. for B. on C. about D. at
12. It ____ Lan who always helps him in his trouble
A. was B. is C. has been D. will be
13. It was the red car _______ crashed into mine yesterday.
A. who B. that C. what D. whose
14. It _____ Lan and Hoa who have to be responsible for this work
A. is B. was C. are D. were
15. It was ______ who broke my glass window
A. he B. him C. his D. he’s
16. It _____ Linda who will contact you.
A. will be B. was C. is D. are
17. It ____ the secretary who has informed me of the president’s arrival.
A. has been B. will be C. is D. was
18. It _____ the gloves that the robber wore.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
19. It _____ the patients that I have to look after.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
20. It is this book that I have been looking ____ .
A. for B. after C. up D. at
21. It is Mr. Brown that this nurse cares _______.
A. of B. for C. about D. with
22. It _____ this letter that Linda gave me yesterday
A. is B. was C. are D.were
23. It _____ who saw the ghost.
A. is us B. was us C. was we D. were we
24. It ______ in 1972 that we liberated Sai Gon which is called Ho Chi Minh City now.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
25. It _____ tomorrow that they are going to open the new hospital
A. will be B. is C. was D. were
26. It _____ Hanoi that I was born and grew up
A. was in B. was C. is in D. is
27. It _____ September 2nd 1845 that President Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Viet Nam to the world people
A. is in B. was in C. is on D. was on
28. It is in 2 days my boss___ home from his business trip
A. returns B. will return C. returned D. to return
29. It was the director who I _____ permission to suspend our work
A. required B.