Lesson 2 - UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES E1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 2) A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor 3) A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single E2. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. experience B. embarrass C. floppy D. embrace 5) A. idol B. video C. birthday D. imagine 6) A. cotton B. happen C. extreme D. quickly E3. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 7) A person or thing that is loved and admired very much is the (A. ideal B. idea C. idol D. Fan) 8) A short part of a film or movie that is shown separately is called a . (A. picture B. clip C. news D. cartoon) 9) She . shyly at him and then lowered her eyes. (A. looked B. stared C. glanced D. sighted) 10) This . girl was disliked by the rest of the class. (A. helpful B. sneaky C. unselfish D. generous) 11) He pulled a(n) of 10 pounds notes out of his pocket. (A. sum B. amount C. piece D. wad) 12) I ve never fallen in such a(n) . situation before.(A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. confused D.’ confusing) 13) The children were about opening their presents. (A. interested B. fond C. keen D. excited) 14) I know from . that he ll arrive late. (A. knowledge B. experience C. understanding D. reality)’ 15) Andrew the test before so he it very easy. A. did/ had found B. had done/ found C. was doing/ found D. did/ was founding 16) You your new hat when I you yesterday. A. were wearing/ had met B. wore/ had met C. wore/ was meeting D. were wearing/ met 17) As I the glass, it suddenly into two pieces. A. cut/ broke B. was cutting/ broke C. cut/ was breaking D. was cutting/ had broken 18) A burglar into the house while we . television. A. broke/ were watching B. broke/ watched C. had broken/ watched D. broke/ had watched 19) When I . home, I . a phone call. A. got/ received B. was getting/ was receiving C. got/ had received D. had got/ had received 20) They . small cups of coffee after they . dinner. A. had drunk/ finished B. drank/ finished C. were drinking/ finished D. drank/ had finished 21) It was midnight. Outside it very hard. (A. rains B. rained C. had rained D. was raining) 22) When he . at the station, his train already . A. arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. had arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left E4. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 23) While I did my homework, I had a good idea 24) Don t make’ so much fusses over the children. 25) John s friends’ had celebrated a farewell party for him last Sunday 26) After she bought herself a new motorbike, she sold her bicycle. 27) She did not know where most of the people in the room are from. 28. When do you often go at holiday? 29. Where do you go last summer? 30. What did you go there? – I went there by train. 31. Did you really have good time there? 32. My most embarrassing experience happened 2 year ago 33. I went to a restaurant and after eat I found out that I had left my wallethome. 34. I felt ashamed and don t know what to do’ 35. Luckily I met a friend he was eating in the restaurant 36.Where did you stayed in Paris? 37. I asked him lend me some money . E5. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense. 38) I suddenly remembered that I (forget) my keys. 39) While Diana (watch) her favourite TV programme, there (be) .a power cut. 40) Who (drive) . the car at the time of the accident? 41) By the time Sheila (get) back, Chris (go) home. 42) David (eat) Japanese food before, so he (know) what to order. 43) I (do) . some shopping yesterday, when I (see) your friend. 44) What you (do) when I (come) . to your office yesterday? 45) Laura (miss) the party because no one (tell) . her about it. 46) I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) . brightly when Tom came in at 7.00. 47) When I arrived, the lecture had been started and the professor (write) . on the overhead projector. 48) I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark. 49) I didn t want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (leave) .’ 50) Unfortunately when I arrived Alice just (leave) , so we only had time for a few words. 51) He (watch) TV when the phone rang. Very unwillingly he (turn) down the sound and (go) . to answer it. 52) He suddenly (realize) . that he (travel) . in the wrong direction. 53) He (play) . the guitar outside his house when someone (open) the window and (throw) . out a bucket of water. 54) When I (look) . for my passport, I (find) this old photograph. 55) As I (cross) the street, I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily. 56) He (sit) .on the river bank fishing when he (see) a man s hat floating down the river.’ 57) It (snow) . heavily when he (wake) . up. 58) When I (reach) . the street I (realise) that I (not know) . the number of Tom s house.’ 59) I (look) . through the classroom window. A geometry (h×nh häc) lesson (go) . on. The teacher (draw) diagrams on the board. 60) I (meet) Paul at the university. We (be) . both in the same year. He (study) . law, but he (spend) most of his time practising the violin. 61) What you (do) .between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday? I (clean) . my house. 62) . The dentist s waiting room was full of people. Some (read) . magazines, others just’ (turn) over the pages. A woman (knit) , a child (play) . with a toy car. 63) . She (work) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (open) and her daughter (rush) . in. 64) . He (stand) . up, (walk) across the room and (close) the window. 65) . A strange man (walk) . into the room. He (wear) red trousers and a pink shirt. 66) . You (not meet) . your sife while you (work) . in England? 67) . I (see) .you in the park yesterday. You (sit) on a bench with your arm wround Tom. 68) . As soon as I (walk) . into the room, he (hand) me a letter. 69) . His father was really angry with him because he (listen) . to music while he (do) his homework. 70) . Why they (not visit) . me while they (stay) in London? 71) . As he (pass) . the bank, a man in a mask (knock) him onto the ground. 72) . What you (write) when your computer (crash) ?(crash: næ) 73) Jill (buy) a new car two weeks ago. 74) His hair is very short. He (have) a haircut. 75) Last night I . (arrive) home at half past twelve. I (have) a bath and then I (go) to bed. 76) (you/visit) many museums when you were in Paris? 77) My bicycle isn t here anymore. Somebody (take) it?’ 78) I They just (decide) to buy a new house. 79) They (do) nothing since they (get) up. 80) My brother (join) the army when he (be) 18. He (serve) in the army for 3 years and then (go) to university. 81)My sister (finish) school in 1997 and . (be) a student at the National University since then. 82)I (not/eat) anything yesterday because I . (not/feel) hungry. 83)“Gone With the Wind is the most interesting film we (see) recently.” 84) - A: You (see) Nam last Sunday? - B: Oh, no. I (not to see) him for many days now. 85) - A: Since when you . (learn) English? - B:I (learn) it since I . (be) a girl of twelve. 86) - A: you ever (be) to Ho Chi Minh City? - B: No, I . (not to be) there yet. But my parents . (be) there twice this year. 87) - A: How long you (live) in this town?- B: I (live) in this town for ten years. 88) - A :Have you some more rice? - B: No. Thanks. I (eat). 89) - A: your hair look different. (you.have) a haircut? - B:Yes. 90) - A: Did you hear about Ben? He (break) his leg.- B: Really? How . (that/happen?). - A: He (fall) off a ladder. Arrange these words or groups of words in the correct order. 91) to/ play/ five/ He/ piano/ started/ the/ years/ ago . 92) he/ was/ not/ hungry/ all/ had/ day/ Tim/ because/ eaten 93) letter/ the/ ,/ opening/ the/ was/ telephone/ I/ rang/ While  94) the/ during/ quite/ Britain/ much/ winter/ It/ snows/ in  . 95) seen/ were/ the/ ever/ They/ poorest/ people/ I/ had/ 96. when/ first/ I/ met/ he/ him/ was/ painting/ studying.--> 97. I/ arrive/ the/ at/ station/ train/ the/ had/ left/ when.--> 98. the/ children/ frightened/ were/ it/ got/ because/ dark.--> . 99) She has been in Italy for the last three months. --> She went . 100) I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. --> While 101) How long is it since they went to Nairobi? --> When . 102) Could you deliver the goods to my house? --> Could the goods . 103) In the middle of our dinner, there was a knock at the door. --> When . . A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band 2) A. money B. month C. monkey D. monitor 3) A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single E2. Choose the word that has stress. Lesson 2 - UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCES E1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of