UNIT 3: AT HOME
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. lamp B. pan C. match D. table
2. A. about B. outside C. cousin D. countless
3. A. bread B. steamer C. bead D. meet
4. A. injure B. knife C. picture D. sink
5. A. chemical B. chores C. reach D. match
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. tonight B. dinner C. sorry D. problem
7. A. saucepan B. steamer C. beside D. object
8. A. lighting B. refrigerator C. fixture D. safety
9. A. destroy B. remember C. forget D. injure
10. A. chemical B. medicine C. calendar D. precaution
III. Choose the word or the phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
They put the _______ on the floor, between the armchair and the couch.
A. picture B. shelf C. cushion D. rug
The woman _______ the floor of the office three times a day.
A. destroys B. injures C. sweeps D. feeds
Young children do not understand that many _______ objects are dangerous.
A. home B. house C. homework D. household
Don’t let your little brother play with ball point pens. They can _______ him.
A. injure B. dust C. destroy D. move
It’s easy to find my school. It’s The AC Bank.
A. under B. opposite C. next D. between
The children are old enough to take care of _______.
A. himself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
You’ll _______ cook dinner yourself.
A. have to B. ought to C. must D. should
The lighting fixture is _______ the dinner table.
A. on B. above C. under D. beneath
_______ the kitchen there is a table and four chairs.
A. Between B. On the other side C. On the right D. In the middle of
He worked hard _______ he could pass the final exam.
A. so as to B. in order to C. so that D. as a result
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. She is always worried about the ____________ of her family. (Safe)
2. Don’t leave the light on. It wastes ____________. (Electric)
3. It’s ____________ to swim in this river. (Danger)
4. The ____________ of atom bomb is very terrible. (Destroy)
5. You must put all medicines in ____________ cupboards. (Lock)
6. Hard work always brings ____________. (Succeed)
7. There were no ____________ in the crash. (Injure)
8. These thin clothes are ____________ for cold weather. (Suit)
9. You must be careful when handing ____________. (Chemistry)
10. As a student he tried____________ living for a few years. (Community)
V. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form in the following passage.
Although I have a car, I prefer (1. travel) __________ by train, especially if I have to (2. make) __________ a long journey. AS the train (3. travel) __________ at full speed through the countryside, I can (4. relax) __________, drink a coffee, read a book, or just (5. look) __________ out of the window, sometimes the movement of the train (6. keep) __________ me asleep, something you couldn’t do while (7. drive) __________ a car. The trouble (8. be) __________ that I hate (9. wait) __________ in cold stations and I get angry when I have to waste time on (10. look) __________ for a taxi or a bus at the beginning or the end of my journey.
VI. Make the question in column A with the appropriate answer in B using Why – Because.
A
B

Why is Nam absent today?
Why does Miss Huong want to be a teacher?
Why did Lan get good marks?
Why did Mr. Long get upset?
Why