UNIT 5: HIGHER EDUCATION
I. PRONUNCIATION. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1.
a. university b. international c. agricultural d. philosophy
2.
a. available b. certificate c. opportunity d. tutorial
3.
a. lecturer b. identity c. socially d. calendar
4.
a. tertiary b. reference c. Insurance d. thoroughly
5.
a. considerable b. engineering c. economics d. academic
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
6.
a. academic b. campus c. apply d. entrance
7.
a. receive b. achieve c. increase d. creative
8.
a. tutor b. subject c. study d. result
9.
a. scary b. challenge c. psychology d. course
10.
a. require b. society c. twice d. applicant
II. VOCABULARY
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box:
optional Applicants her first year Qualified
subject
undergraduate state schools the taken
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1.Sarah lived in campus in_________ at college.
2.Taking part ___________________ the Advanced Engineering project gave me a chance to use my
knowledge to help society.
3.__________must satisfy the requirement for admission to the university.
4.___________applicants should send their completed forms to the personnel office.
5.An _______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
6.Is English a compulsory subject or a(n) ______________________one at high school here?
7.Schools in which all students can attend without paying tuition fees are ………………….
8.A _______ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.
a. degree b. c. level d. vacancy
9.There are two types of higher education in _______ UK: higher general education and higher vocational education.
10.The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is a General Certificate of Education set of exams _______ in the U.K.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1. We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week _______ May.
a. in b. on c. for d. of
2. These are requirements _____ those who want to become a pharmacist.
a. of b. in c. about d. for
3.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
4.Most universities _______ students who want to attend the university to pass three A-Levels.
a. receive b. tell c. require d. ask
5.An _______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
a. undergraduate b. application c. insurance d. exam
6. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying
7.Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _______ courses in the university.
a. compulsory b. optional c. required d. limited
8. 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
9.A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees at all levels in a variety
of subjects.
a. secondary b. optional c. academic d. vocational
10._______ 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
III. GRAMMAR: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Exercise 1: Give the correct form of each verb in bracket
1) If that hat costs much, I _____________( buy) a small one.
2) If you___________ (drive) more carefully, you wouldn’t have had so many accidents.
3) If I____________ (make) that mistake again, my teacher will get angry with me.
4) If I spoke English, my job _________( be) a lot easier.
5) If he__________(go) to London yesterday, he would have met his old friend.
6) It’s too bad Helen isn’t here. If she_________ (be) here, she _______(know) what to do.
7 ) They ________(not, let) you in if you come late.
8) I was busy. If I________ (have) free time. I _________(go) to the cinema with you.
9) Were I you, I __________(love) him
10)Had she worked harder last year, she _______________(fail)the exam
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer
1. _______ 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
2. If I were a little taller, I _____ be able to water the plant on tl.1etop shelf.
a. did b. would c. had d. would have
3. If you hear from Susan today, _______ her to ring me.
a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. will tell
4. She had to have the operation _______.
a. unless she would dies b. if she would die
c. otherwise she will die d. or she would die
5. If the traffic _______ bad, I may get home late.
a. is b. were c. was d. had been
6. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf:
a. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
b. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
c. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
d. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
7. If you _______ to my advice, you _______ in trouble now.
a. listened / were not b. listen / are not.
c. had listened / would not have been d. had listened / would not be
8. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change planes.
a. could not have to b. will not have to
c. had not had to d. would not to have to
9. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.
a. was b. were c. had been d. could be
10. If it _______ an hour ago, the streets _______ wet now.
a. were raining / will be b. had rained / would be
c. rained / would be d. had rained / would have been
11. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.
a. Were Peter b. If were Peter
c. Unless were Peter d. Unless Peter were
13.________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
14. Trees won’t grow_________there is enough water.
a.if b.when c.unless d.as
15.She will acept the offer if you persuade her.
A-unless B-because C-provided that D-otherwise
IV. WRITING: Choose the best answer
1) I regret not studying French when I had a chance.
A. I wish I had studied French when I had a chance.
B. I wish I studied French when I had a chance.
C. I wish I would study French when I had a chance.
D. I wish I study French when I had a chance.
2.People are using computers in almost every field.
A. Computers are using in almost every field.
B. Computers are used in almost every field.
C. Computers are being used in almost every field.
D. Computers being used in almost every field
3.The last time I saw her was a week ago.
A. I haven’t seen her for a week. C. I haven’t seen her since a week.
B. I have seen her for a week. D. A & B are correct.
4. You didn’t work hard. You got bad marks.
A. Had you worked hard, you would have got bad marks.
B. If you had worked hard, you would not have got bad marks.
C. If you worked hard, you would not get bad marks.
D. Did you work hard, you would not get bad marks.
5. Unless you phone me tonight, you won’t get any information.
A. If you didn’t phone me tonight, you won’t get any information.
B. If you don’t phone me tonight, you won’t get any information.
C. You won’t get any information if you phone me.
D. B & C are correct.
V. READING: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage:
If you want to (1)_________your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take
regular breaks even if they are only for a few minutes. During revision time, you (2)__________ take some time off to
go for a walk or play your favorite sport. It is a mistake to take up all physical activity. Exercise can help you to relax.
You should (3)_________ at least twenty minutes doing something difference every day. Parents don’t like it when their
teenage children spend hours on the phone, but, in fact, (4)________ to a friend is very good for you; parents think that
children are (5)________ time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will
make the time you spend studying more effective.
1. A. make B. do C. go D. write
2. A. shall B. will C. should D. have
3. A. spend B. waste C. use D. relax
4. A. saying B. telling C. communicating D. chatting
5. A. wasting B. losing C. spending D. missing
UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS
I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word with main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. a. accompany b. category c. resume d. advice
2. a. retail b. vacancy c. interview d. fantastic.
3. responsibility b. particularly c. electrician d. qualification.
4. a. confident b. impression c. employment d. diploma.
5.a. experience b. suitable c. concentrate d. comment
II .VOCABULARY:
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct words
offer interview look for concentrate prepare
not be do employ advertised create.
1. If you_________well you are unlikely to get the job.
2. I saw the job __________on the Internet.
3. The first step in a job search is__________an up-to-day CV.
4. I prefer to your recent interview and am please_________you the post of editor.
5. A large part of the workforce _______in agriculture.
6. During the interview, you should _______on what the interview is saying and try to answer his questions clearly.
7. He _______lost of part- time job, but this was his first proper job.
8. It’s hoped that the scheme ________ new jobs in the region.
9. He got made redundant, so now he _________work again.
10. He _________in regular work since he left school.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer ( SYNONYMS )
1. It's important to give clear and honest answers
A. frank B. polite C. correct D. interesting
2. Before the interview, you have to send a letter of application and your résumé to the company.
a. recommendation b. reference c. curriculum vitae d. photograph
3. Remember to bring letters of recommendation from your teachers.
A. advice B. reference C. introduction D. suggestion
4. You should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying and make a real effort to answer all the questions.
A. look at B. listen to C. try your best D. focus your attention on
5. Show enthusiasm or keenness when the job is explained to you.
A. interest and eagerness B. reluctance
C. unwillingness D. responsibility and excitement
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer
1.Not all teenagers are well ……………….. for their future job when they are at high school.
A. interested B. satisfied C. prepared D. concerned
2. Qualifications and _______ are two most important factors that help you get a good job.
a. politeness b. experience c. attention d. impression
3.I have just been called _______ a job interview. I am so nervous.
a. for b. in c. over d. with
4.Many children are under such a high _______ of learning that they do not feel happy at school.
a. recommendation b. interview c. pressure d. concentration
5.She likes meeting people and travelling so she wants to apply for a _______ of a receptionist or tourist guide.
a. location b. position c. site d. word
III. GRAMMAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES
Exercise 1: Combine each pair of sentences
1. The woman is my mother. She understands me best.
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2. The park has a lake in it. The park is near our house.
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3. This article praises the national heroes. The history books have forgotten them.
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4. What was the name of the boy ? You borrowed these books from him.
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5. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support for the project is essential.
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Exercise 2 : Reduce re;ative clauses using To-Inf, V-ing or V3/ Ved
1. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon
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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country .
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education .
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4. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress .
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5. They live in a house that was built in 1980 .
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Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with: WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHOSE, THAT
1. Let me see all the letters __________ you have written.
2. Is there anyone __________ can help me do that?
3. Mr. Brown, __________ is only 34, is the director of this company.
4. The chief of Police, ____ work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
5.It was the nurse __________ told me to come in.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer
1.The children, _________.parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A.Whom B. whose C. that D. their
2. Marie Curie,/ discovered/ who/ French/ was/ radium/,/ a/ famous/ physicist/
A. Marie Curie, who was radium, discovered a famous French physicist.
B. Marie Curie, who discovered radium, was a famous French physicist.
C. Marie Curie was a famous French physicist, who discovered radium
D. Marie Curie, who discovered radium was a famous, French physicist.
3.Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well- known throughout the world.
A. Hemingway, his name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style.
B. Hemingway, whose is name well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style
C. Hemingway, whose name is well- known throughout the world, developed a very concise writing style
D. Hemingway, who developed a very concise writing style, his name is well- known throughout the world.
4. a/ professor/ a/ person/ teaches/ who/ university/ at/ the/ is/.
A. A person who teaches at the university is a professor.
B. A person who is at the university teaches a professor
C. A person teaches at the university who is a professor
D. A person teaches who at the university is a professor.
5.Don’t you know the writer ________ wrote this novel?
A. who B. where C. whose D. which
6.She will take us to the town________we can see old temples.
A. which B. when C. where D. whom
7.She doesn’t understand________ I am saying.
A. what B. whose C. that D. where
8.“Is this the dress to ______ you want the package sent?”
A. where B. that C. which D. whom
9.We are going to visit Hanoi,______is the capital of Vietnam.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
10.John Montagu was an English Earl. He invented the sandwich.
A. John Montagu, whose invented the sandwich, was an English Earl.
B. John Montagu, who invented the sandwich, was an English Earl.
C. John Montagu, that invented the sandwich, was an English Earl.
D. John Montagu, invented the sandwich, was an English Earl.
IV. WRITING: Choose the best answer
1.My brother is a factory worker. He talked with you yesterday.
A. My brother, who talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker.
B. My brother, that talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker.
C. My brother, with whom talked you yesterday, is a factory worker.
D. All are correct.
2. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighbourhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighbourhood before.
D. All are correct.
3.Shall we go out for dinner?
A. What about go out for dinner? C. How about going out for dinner?
B. I suggest go out for dinner. D. All are correct.
4. football/next/place/when/match/take/will/the/?
A. When will next football match take the place?
B. When will the next football match take place?
C. When will the football match next take place?