EXERCISE ON VOCABULARY UNIT 1

I- Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.      A. hospital           B. mischievous         C. supportive                        D. special

2.      A. family              B. whenever              C. obedient                            D. solution

3.      A. biologist          B. generally               C. responsible                      D. security

4.      A. confident        B. important              C. together                             D. exciting

5.      A. possible.         B. university             C. secondary                                     D. suitable

II-  Complete the sentences

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caring                      responsibility                          mending                        attemp         

mischievous              obedient                       supportive                   confidence

1.      She revised her lessons well and could answer all the questions with ____.

2.      My brother is quite good at ____ electrical appliances such as TV and fridge.

3.      Our neighbors have been very _________ since we moved to this village.

4.      If you still decide to do it, you should take __________ for all the consequences.

5.      I don’t think _________ children are less creative than those who are naughty and stubborn.

6.      Young children need a __________ environment in which they can feel the love and care of their parents.

7.      My little brother is very naughty; our grandparents always say he’s as _________ as a monkey.

8.      Hurry up! We must _______ to reach the top of the hill before it gets dark.

III – Choose the best answer:

1 The nurse is always kind and gentle to us. She is a very ________ person.

      A. caring              B. careful                               C. careless                 D. care

2. Tam is willing to help his mother with the house hold ________.

      A. chores             B. chord                                 C. jobs                        D. choir

3.  My sister often feels exhausted because her children are always active and _______.

A. obedient             B. close-knit                        C. mischievous          D. marvelous

4. My mother _________ the responsibility for runiing the household.

            A. holds         B. takes                                  C. runs                        D. bears

5. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _______ families and in preserving their cultures.

A. wealthy           B. secure                                C. safe                        D. close-knit

6. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.

A. happiness       B. household chores            C. responsibility       D. employment

7. He was very respectful at home and _______ to his parents.

A. responsible     B. caring                                C. obedient                D. lovely

8. He was _______ when I had those problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.

A. supportive      B. exciting                             C. busy                       D. dull

IV – Choose  the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) :

1. Dad is always willing to give a hand with cleaning the house.

A. help                 B. give part of his body       C. use his hand         D. shake hands

2. My mother takes the responsibility for running the household.

      A. moving quickly                                             B. making the house run                

     C. managing                                                         D. doing

3. In my attemp to win a place at university, I am  under a lot of pressure.

      A. difficulties      B. force                                  C. strong influence      D. problem

4. We are in  a very close – knit family.

      A. happy                                                              B. having a close relation  

     C. knitting                                                             D. supportive

5. Whenever problems come up, we discuss frankly and find solutions quickly.

    A. happen              B. encounter                          C. clean                                  D. arrive

V- Choose  the  most  suitable  response  to complete each of the following exchanges.

1. Thang and Huong are talking about the novel.

     Thang: “What do you think about the novel?”                                           à Huong: “_____”

      A. The best I’ve ever read!      B. Yes, let’s.        

     C. I wish I could.                      D. I can’t agree with you more.

2. Tom and Susan are talking about going shopping.

    Tom: “________?”          à  Susan: “Once a week.”

   A. How often do you go shopping  B. How much do you want 

   C. Are you sure                             D. When will you get there

3. Alice and Carol are talking about the plan for the evening.

   Alice: “ What shall we do this evening?” – Carol: “ ____________”

   A. Let’s go out for dinner.           B. Oh, that’s good!      

   C. No problem                             D. I went out for dinner

4. Two students meet each other in schoolyard.

     “Hello! My name is Minh. Nice to meet you.” – “Hello! __________”

    A. I’m fine                                     B. Really?                 

    C. Good                                          D. I’m Jane. Glad to see you.

5. Lan is in difficult situation and she asks Mai for advice.

Lan: “ What do you think I should do in this situation?”          - Mai: “ ………”

    A. That’s not the way I think      B. Sorry  to interrupt you  

    C. Don’t mention it                      D. If I were you, I would ignore it