UNIT 1: ENGLISH IN THE WORLD – ĐÁP ÁN

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. lyrics B. methods C. careers D. subtitles
2. A. websites B. sentences C. purposes D. languages
3. A. turned B. belonged C. checked D. figured
4. A improved B. practised C. showed D. used
5. A. purpose B. method C. improve D. across
6. A. require B. article C. decide D. type
7. A. double B. above C. country D. though
8. A. method B. another C. than D. clothe
9. A. reason B. phrasal C. understand D. chosen
10. A. essential B. subtitle C. information D. sure
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
1. A. describe B. improve C. forget D. copy
2. A. explain B. express C. combine D. practise
3. A. remember B. subtitle C. favorite D. article
4. A. extremely B. information C. opportunity D. understanding
5. A. together B. overseas C. essential D. important
6. A. career B. abroad C. sequence D. advice
7. A. organize B. attention C. interesting D. challenging
8. A. activity B. communicate C. difficulty D. vocabulary
9. A. dictionary B. somebody C. newspaper D. belonging
10. A. foreign B. online C. series D. language
III. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence:
1. Daddy, I want a new English-English dictionary because I haven’t been able to __________ many
words.
A. look up B. look on C. look in D. look for
2. Interestingly, I __________ an old friend of mine in my childhood when shopping. He’s very rich now.
A. came into B. came across C. came up with D. came around
3. In an exam, examinees should __________ their work before handing it in.
A. go on B. go off C. go for D. go over
4. I don’t think it’s a good idea to __________ many lights for an electric ad sign.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down
5. We can __________ necessary information about a topic you are interested in on the Internet.
A. look at B. look into C. look for D. look up to
6. If you like street food, please __________ some at My Mom’s food shop on D1 Road.
A. check in B. check into C. check out D. check on
7. It’s so difficult. I can’t __________ how to do this.
A. figure among B. figure out C. figure in D. figure on
8. According __________ the passage, the man didn’t turn up, so the woman died.
A. from B. in C. by D. to
9. This exercise focuses __________ relative pronouns and relative adverbs.
A. at B. in C. for D. on
10. The reason __________ my giving you this gift is you have always been nice to me.
A. on B. for C. over D. with
11. I’m not good __________ writing essay, so I think I must improve it.
A. at B. in C. for D. of
12. In class, you must pay attention __________ the explanations or you’ll not do well in tests.
A. at B. on C. over D. to
13. Wikipedia is good for searching __________ information about famous people or events.
A. in B. for C. at D. on
14. I promised not to refer __________ the matter again.
A. as B. to C. with D. from
15. __________ the weather was so fine yesterday, we couldn’t stay inside.
A. Because of B. Owing to C. As D. Due to
16. She has got good marks __________ she has always tried hard to study well.
A. because of B. so C. since D. though
17. We need to learn English __________ its importance to the world.
A. as B. since C. because D. because of
18. I go jogging every day __________ as to stay healthy.
A. such B. same C. so D. that
19. You should often read English passages __________ order to review your vocabulary.
A. in B. for C. as D. than
20. She wore a red dress at the party __________ everybody looked at her.
A. that B. so that C. so as D. as such
21. She is learning Korea __________ for a Samsung company in Vietnam.
A. work B. to work C. working D. to be working
22. He is working hard __________ his big family.
A. support B. to support C. supporting D. to be supported
23. __________ fit, you must practice gym regularly.
A. Keep B. To keep C. Keeping D. Being kept
24. The __________ of the song are very easy to sing along.
A. music B. rhythms C. beats D. lyrics
25. You learn English very well. Can you tell me your __________ of learning it?
A. method B. style C. type D. case
26. Watching films with English __________ can help learn English better.
A. methods B. captions C. subtitles D. careers
27. I’m happy with my teaching __________ as it gives me plenty of new experiences.
A. career B. content C. opportunity D. importance
28. It is __________ that everyone be here on time so we set off as planned.
A. a good idea B. a must C. great D. essential
29. An: “Let’s practice speaking English with any foreigner we meet.” - Gia: “__________”
A. Never mind. B. Yes, let’s. C. No problem. D. Not at all.
30. Nhung: “__________” - Ly: “I stick flash cards around my house so I can learn them many times and
remember them long.”
A. How do you learn new words? C. How do you improve writing skill?
B. How can you listen well? D. How do you learn grammar?
IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign:
1. A. Run into fire.
B. Way to get out of a fire.
C. The fire is over there.
D. Keep away from fire.
2. A. No cars are allowed on this road.
B. No vehicles are allowed on this road.
C. No lorries are allowed on this road.
D. No means of transport are allowed on this road.
3. A. Bike training.
B. You can ride a bike along.
C. Bike parking.
D. Watch out! There are a lot of bikes.
4. A. Wheelchairs are here.
B. Wheelchairs can be used.
C. Wheelchairs for rent.
D. Parking for the disabled.
5. A. Two cars are allowed.
B. Cars must be side by side.
C. You can’t drive past another car.
D. Car racing.
6. A. Run in an emergency.
B. Try to run as quickly as you can.
C. Run very fast, please.
D. Run along this way in case of an emergency.
7. A. Vehicles weighed up to five tons can run.
B. Vehicles with load on weighed up to five tons can run.
C. Vehicles weighed over five tons cannot run.
D. A, B and C are correct.
8. A. Vehicles can’t parked here on odd days.
B. Not a one-way street.
C. Stop for inspection.
D. No Internet.
9. A. Flights on arrival.
B. Flights in departure.
C. Flights landing.
D. Flights taking off.
10. A. Flights on arrival.
B. Flights in departure.
C. Flights landing.
D. Flights taking off.
V. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 1 to 4 are True or False and choose the
correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6:
There are many reasons why English is an international language. The major reason is that English is
used in international politics. English is also widely used in the entertainment industry. Most Hollywood
movies are in English and many of the world’s best-known singers perform in English. English is used
in airport around the world. It’s the main language for airline pilots. They need to be able to read and
speak English so that they can do their jobs. Hotel staff often learn how to speak English so they can
communicate with tourists from around the world. Not only that, English is used by many companies to
communicate with different branches around the world. These are some of the many reasons why
English is an international language.
1. English is an international language. T
2. You can see mostly English on the instruction signs at an airport. T
3. It is important that politicians should know English. T
4. Airline pilots don’t have to speak English. F
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. English is number one.
B. How important English is.
C. One international language.
D. What makes English an international language
6. Which of the following does They refer to?
A. Hollywood movies C. Best-known singers
B. Airline pilots D. Hotel staff

What’s the secret of successful language learning?

It is important to remember that you really want to learn the language – if not, you won’t get very far.
Imagine yourself using the language in confidence and think, “Yes, I can do that”. There are other
things: working hard, enjoying it, not getting frustrated if making just a little progress. Be realistic!
Learning a language takes time, and you can’t expect to master everything in a few weeks! Also, you
should try to develop an ear for the language: listen and try to use what you’ve listened. Someone can
do this naturally while others can’t. That’s the reason for having a good teacher!
1. If you don’t reSally want to learn the language, you aren’t successful in learning it. T
2. Don’t be angry if you don’t make much progress. T

3. Time is never a problem in learning a language. F

4. Most language learners can listen and use what they’ve listened naturally. F

5. Be realistic here means:

A. Learners really like to learn the language.
B. Learners must be good at learning the language.
C. Learners must recognize how well they are learning the language.
D. Learners themselves try as hard as possible to learn the language as well as possible.
6. What is the reason for having a good teacher in learning languages?
A. Learning languages is very difficult.
B. Learning languages takes time.
C. Learners may be frustrated if they do not make progress.
D. Some learners cannot use what they have listened to.
VI. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
English is the main language (1) __________ 30 countries, and there are about 375 million people who
speak it (2) __________ their first language. It is also used as an official language in over 70 (3)
__________ countries such as Cameroon, Tanzania, India, Pakistan, Malaysia and Fiji, and is a second
language for about 350 million people. One in two Europeans can speak English quite (4) __________
and can have a proper conversation, and in the future even more Europeans (5) __________ to speak it.
All in all, there are about a billion people who can’t speak English, but they’re learning (6) __________.
1. A. on B. in C. for D. at
2. A. like B. as C. with D. by
3. A. other B. another C. different D. various
4. A. good B. fast C. well D. hard
5. A. be able B. are able C. being able D. will be able
6. A. them B. French C. this D. it

English is more multicultural than (1) __________ other language. For centuries it has (2) __________
words from other languages, and today’s international communication (3) __________ that new words
are (4) __________ every day. In fact English contains words from more than 350 other (5)
__________. ‘Goulash’ from Hungarian, ‘algebra’ from Arabic and ‘safari’ from Swahili are just a (6)
__________. Sometimes English even takes (7) __________ phrases. We use ‘la dolce vita’ from
Italian, and ‘c’est la vie’ from French; we even have ‘feng shui’ from (8) __________.
1. A. an B. some C. any D. many
2. A. take B. taking C. took D. taken
3. A. means B. demands C. requires D. says
4. A. growing B. grown C. learned D. learning
5. A. fields B. areas C. regions D. countries
6. A. little B. few C. lot D. number
7. A. all B. complete C. whole D. total
8. A. Korean B. Japanese C. Vietnamese D. Chinese
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence:
1. You need an improvement in writing so your scores will be better. (improve)
2. The weather is favorable for a barbecue outside. (favor)
3. There are more mixed marriages despite linguistic and cultural barriers. (language)
4. She has become very forgetful in recent years. (forget)
5. Nonsense! What an uninformed comment! (inform)
6. It’s no use explaining why that was not acceptable to him. He was so young. (explain)
7. Choices about their future should be made at an early year of their adolescence. (choose)
8. His previous actions made her so expressionless to his situation that she gave no help. (express)
9. Look! They are side by side again, like they are just inseparable. (separate)
10. Interestingly, there were many other people who were from Nha Trang as me. (interest)
11. He studiously avoided answering the question. (study)
12. Films with subtitles in English can help learners practically. (title)
13. Most of her songs have lyrical melodies. (lyric)
14. That girl was reasonably attractive. (reason)
15. I think we shouldn’t follow these unnecessarily complicated instructions. (need)
16. He is a man of great ambition. He want to be internationally famous. (nation)
17. The girl has her own spiritual essence. (essential)
18. Boney M, a music band, is famous worldwide. (world)
19. A monetary donation is necessary at the moment. (money)
20. I’d advise buying your tickets well in advance if you want to travel in August. (advice)
21. Teens are fond of communicating through social networks. (communicate)
22. I couldn’t help laughing as the child looked so funny. (fun)
23. Teaching is a challenging and rewarding career. (challenge)
24. It’s hard to give an exact face description. (describe)
25. We found it purposeless in his speech. We really didn’t understand. (purpose)
26. An MP3 player can relieve the boredom of running. (bore)
27. She couldn’t help her son. She felt a sense of helplessness. (help)
28. I want to overseas study in an English-speaking country. (speech)
29. He was a wonderful companion but hopelessly practical. (practice)
30. Some people like to be a doctor for themselves, so they may abuse/ misuse medicine. (use)
VIII. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences:
1. One good reason / to learn / for people / is work / a foreign language /./
One good reason for people to learn a foreign language is work.
2. Being able / communicate with them / to talk to / their own languages / people in / helps you /./
Being able to talk to people in their own languages helps you communicate with them.
3. It may also / secure contracts / and to negotiate and / to make sales / help you /./
It may also help you to make sales and ro negotiate and secure contracts.
4. of finding a / your chances / Knowledge of a foreign language / may also increase / new job /./
Knowledge of a foreign language may also increase your chances of finding a new job.
5. other languages / Many English-speaking / don’t bother / business people / to learn /./
Many English-speaking business people don’t bother to learn other languages.
6. They believe that / they do business with / most of the people / can speak English / in foreign countries /./
They believe that most of the people they do business with in foreign countries can speak English.
7. The lack of / put the English speakers / at a disadvantage / foreign language knowledge /./
The lack of foreign language knowledge put the English speakers at a disadvantage.
8. by heart / Don’t try / to learn / and texts / all the new words /./
Don’t try to learn all the new words and text by hearts.
9. any other languages / The examiner / asked Lan / if she spoke /./
The examiner asked Lan if she spoke any other languages.
10. every day / and then / revise some old English vocabulary / learn five new English words / Why
not /?/
Why not revise some old English vocabulary and then learn five new English words every day?
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it:
1. She thinks she must have a prize because she is beautiful.
→ She thinks she is beautiful, so she must have a prize.
2. They had to move because the city was crowded and polluted.
→ The city was crowded and polluted, so they had to move.
3. Ba said he could pass the exam because he worked very hard.
→ Ba said he worked very hard, so he could passed the exam.
4. The countryside became empty because the inhabitants moved to the city.
→ The inhabitants moved to the city, so the countryside became empty.
5. It rained, so we stopped traveling.
→ We stopped traveling because it rained.
6. She worked very hard, so she passed her exams.
→ She passed her exams because she worked very hard.
7. It was so hot and therefore many trees died.
→ Many trees died because it was so hot.
8. He is so fat and therefore easily gets sick.
→ He easily gets sick because she worked very hard.
9. She was late because she didn’t hurry.
→ She was late because of (her) not hurrying.
10. I couldn’t come to help them because all the streets were heavily flooded.
→ I couldn’t come to help them because of all the heavily flooded streets/ all the streets being heavily
flooded/ the heavy flood in all the streets.
11. Because it became dangerous, they had to stop the project.
→ Because of (its) danger, they had to stop the project.
12. As Mai arrived early, her friends didn’t have to wait for her as usual.
→ Because of Mai arriving early/ Mai’s early arrival, her friends didn’t have to wait for her as
usual.
13. Since the airport was so crowded, I had difficulty finding Mr. Besson.
→ Because of the crowded airport/ the airport being crowded, I had difficulty finding Mr. Besson.
14. She becomes a model because of her impressive beauty.
→ She becomes a model because she is impressively beautiful/ has impressive beauty.
15. We had to wait for the next flight because of the snowy weather.
→ We had to wait for the next flight because the weather was snowy.
16. Because of a shortage of money, the journey was canceled.
→ Because there was a shortage of money, the journey was cancelled.
17. Because of his wife’s appearance, I said nothing about it.
→ Since his wife appeared/ there was his wife’s appearance, I said nothing about it.
18. Because of his broken leg, he walked slowly.
→ As his leg was broken/ he had a broken leg, he walked slowly.
19. I want to play with my three-year-old nephew, so I go home right after work.
→ I go home right after work so as to play with my three-year-old nephew.
20. She needed to take the first train, so she got up very early.
→ She got up early in order to take the first train.
21. Her intention is to live in the USA, so she has learned English.
→ She has learned English so as to live in the USA.
22. My plan is to work for a Korean company, so I have seen lots of Korean films.
→ I have seen lots of Korean films so that I (can) work for a Korean company.
23. He has practiced badminton a lot because he wants to be a badminton champion.
→ He has practiced badminton a lot so that he becomes a badminton champion.
24. They will move to an apartment near their office as they don’t want to be late for work.
→ They will move to an apartment near their office in order not to be late for work.
25. Nam has saved money for his studying abroad.
→ Nam has saved money so as to study abroad.
26. Putting garbage bins along the streets can help prevent littering.
→ In order to prevent littering, we/ they put garbage bins along the streets.
27. Painting the gate every year can keep it in long use.
→ In order to keep it in long use, we/ they paint the gate every year.
28. Don’t walk on the grass or you kill it.
→ So as not to kill the grass, you shouldn’t walk on it/ please don’t walk on it.
29. Eat less or you will be very fat.
→ You should eat less in order not to/ so as not to be very fat.
30. Water the trees regularly and they will have flowers.
→ In order that they will have flowers, they should water the trees regularly.
31. Your hard work makes your parents happy.
→ In order to make your parents happy, you should work hard.
32. Your teachers will be sad if you are naughty.
→ Don’t be naughty so that your teachers won’t be sad/ so as not to make your teachers sad.
33. Facebook connects your friends and relatives.
→ In order to connect your friends and relatives, please use Facebook.
34. Don’t make me angry with your bad behavior.
→ In order not to make me angry, please don’t behave badly/ have bad behavior.