UNIT 4 : LIFE IN THE PAST

Name: ………………………………………………
I . Choose the word whose underline part is pronouced differently from the others.
1. A. books B. clubs C. hats D. stamps
2. A. which B. what C. who D. why
3. A. community B. computer C. museum D. custom
4. A. impolite B. night C. tradition D. slight
5. A. education B. question C. pollution D. collection
6.A. populated B. loaded C. wanted D. lived
II . Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.A. people B. enough C . picture D. father
2.A. depend B. begin C .agree D. happen
3. A. father B. enjoy C. attend D. depend
4. A. determine B. pagoda C. fabulous D. convenient
5. A. enjoy B. picture C. develop D. determine
6. A.picture B. people C.agree D. visit
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. We can learn how ______ banh chung at Tet.
A. make B. to make C. making D.made
2. Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.
A. be B. to be C. to being D.to
3. Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?
A. preserve B. act out C. entertain D. open
4. The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot B. bare-footed C. playing around D .played around
5. At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.
A. them B. their C. themselves D. themself
6. There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is
changing so fast.
A. generation B. value C. age D.old
7. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.
A. can do B. could did C. could do D.can done
8. Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.
A. behaviours B. practices C. traditions D.traditonal
9. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far
away from each other.
A. which B. where C. that D.where
10. In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority B. tradition C. generation D.culture
11. I also passed______ on the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.
A. in B. on C. down D. at
12. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ______ in many Asian countries.
A. behavior B. practice C. tradition D. cultural
13. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.
A. to build B. built C. building D.to built
14. I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.
A. don’t have B. doesn’t have C. didn’t have D. didn’t having
15. I have told you many times ______ the door open.
A. not leave B. not to leave C. to not leave D. not to leaving
16. I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
17. The farmers in my home village ______ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.
 A. used to transport B. used to be transported C. didn’t use to transport D. used to transport
18. A ______ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
A. loudspeaker B. radio C. television D.computer
19. I suppose it was a special occasion, ______?
A. was it B. wasn’t it C. don’t I D.doesn’t I
20. He could be f red for his rude ______ towards the VIP guest.
A. behaviour B. practice C. tradition D.practices
IV. Put the correct form of the verb the sentence with “ Wish”.
1.I wish I ( live) ……………. near my school.
2.I wish I ( know) ……………. her address.
3.I wish I ( be ) ……………. taller.
4.I wish I (meet) ……………..her now
5.I wish he (not leave) ………………….here.
6.I wish I ( be )…………………a doctor when I grow up
V. Choose a word/phrase from the box the complete the sentences.

Physical traditions street vendors worry

acting out behaviour loudspeaker imagination

1. He could be fired for his rude ………………………towards the VIP guest.
2. Use your................................. and draw a picture of your dream house.
3. A…………………………………… is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it
from a distance.
4. Women in the past did not have to …………………………. too much about their weight, diets, or obesity.
5. Children love………………………………………….. the stories as they tell them.
6. Every country has its own customs and………………………………….
7. Eating from………………………… is a popular habit of people in big cities in Viet Nam.
8……………………………………………… punishment was common at schools in the past.
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. damage B. event C. behave D. surprise
2. A. develop B. understand C. imagine D. consider
3. A. illiterate B. communicate C. entertainment D. traditional
4. A. programme B. custom C. postman D. personality
5. A. grandparent B. violence C. buffalo D. importance

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and TV.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. would watch
2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I it when I was a child.
A. eat B. used to eat C. would eat D. didn’t use to eat
3. I wish I you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
4. Would you like and visit me next summer?
 A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
5. Rick left class early because he a headache.
A. had B. used to have C. was having D. has
6. Sara didn’t hear the phone. She .
A. sleeps B. slept C. used to sleep D. was sleeping

7. The Marconi family to the United States thirty years ago.

A. comes B. came C. has come D. was coming
8. I’ve been feeling better since .
A. the doctor has come B. the doctor comes
C. the doctor coming D. the doctor came
9. The country now known as Myanmar Burma.
A. used to be called B. be called
C. called D. has called
10. “Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.”
A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

II. Complete each of the following sentences with “used to/ didn’t use to” using the verbs from the box.
travel walk watch write swim
buy climb play shop be

1. In my childhood, there so many high building here. There were parks.

2. People with pen, but now they use computers.
3. My brother football, but an injure stopped him from playing.
4. In my grandfather’s youth, people by car. They rode horses.
5. I to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.
6. My sister when we go to the beach because she was afraid of water.
7. Mr. Lam television in the morning. He did it in the evening.
8. David was a good climber in his youth. He very high mountains.
9. My parents me expensive toys as we were not rich.
10. We in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.

III.Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words.
houses variety popular characteristics
historical home unique history

Ha Noi’s Old Quarter was established hundreds of years ago on the east side of the ancient Thang Long
citadel. In the old days, the Old Quarter, a system of narrow streets, alleys and houses, was (1) to
several guilds such as bronze casting, forging, jewelry making, wood carving, silk and clothes trading. Small,
beautifully styled houses built along with a (2) local culture. Streets in the Old Quarter still
have names describing their original goods or craft, for example, Hang Bac or “Silver Street”. The ground-floor
shops of the (3) here now sell handicrafts, fine arts, and food. But the quarter also has a
number of pagodas, temples, (4) relics, and festivals dedicated to the founders of some the local
crafts. Now, many guild streets, like Hang Quat street, don’t make fans anymore, but they are remembered as
craft streets The architecture and lifestyle of the local people reflect typical (5) of traditional
guild streets in Ha Noi.
Write sentences beginning I wish...
1. I don’t know many people in the town.
I wish I knew many people in the town.
2. It would be nice to be able to fly a plane.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. It’s a shame I don’t have a key.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Ann isn’t here and I need to see her.
___________________________________________________________________________
5. I don’t like being so short.
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Unfortunately, I have to work tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Don’t shout all the time. It’s so annoying.
___________________________________________________________________________
8. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party.
___________________________________________________________________________
9. I’d like to get access to the Internet, but I don’t have a computer.
___________________________________________________________________________
10. It’s a pity the weather isn’t better today.
___________________________________________________________________________

III.Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets.
1. No one told me about the change of the plan. (know)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. When I was a child, we lived in Bristol. (used)
___________________________________________________________________________
3. My friend was the winner of the competition. (won)
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Is it a fact that the Romans built this wall? (did)
___________________________________________________________________________
5. She’s sorry she can’t play the piano. (wishes)
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Our trip to Africa was in October. (We)
___________________________________________________________________________
7. It was breakfast-time when Susan rang. (I)
___________________________________________________________________________
8. There were lights on the spacecraft. (had)
___________________________________________________________________________
9. I had my old coat on. (wearing)
___________________________________________________________________________
10. It isn’t true that I made a mistake. (didn’t)
_________________________________________________________________________
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. concentrate B. report C. indicator D. craftsman
2. A. sculpture B. failure C. closure D. cooperate
3. A. wander B. embroider C. embarrass D. preserve
4. A. pasture B. artisan C. lacquer D. surface
5. A. thereby B. emotion C. authentic D. theory
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentences. Use the word given and other words as necessary.
1. Did you always eat sweets when you were small? USE
_______________________________________________________
2. She dreams to spend her vacation in Ho Chi Minh City. WISHES
_______________________________________________________
3. They didn’t use to drink coffee when we lived in America. NEVER
_______________________________________________________
4. He had a lot of money, but now he doesn’t. USED
_______________________________________________________
5. The boys want to win the football match. WISH
_______________________________________________________
6. Latin was an international language. USED
_______________________________________________________
Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
During the First World War, at a time when there was lots of (1) HATE
in the world, one man did more than anyone else to spread (2) . HAPPY
That man was the (3) , Charlie Chaplin. Audiences around COMEDY
the world watched his films and each new one caused a lot of (4) . EXCITED
Chaplin created the character of the little tramp and people (5) SYMPATHY
with this poor man. Up until then, film comedies had been (6) NOISE
and very fast. Although they were fun and (7) , the audiences ENERGY
became (8) with seeing the same situations. Chaplin produced BORE
a different kind of comedy. It was slower and more (9) . His EMOTION
films both made people laugh and touched their (10) . Even FEEL
today, his films are enjoyed by many people of all ages.

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. I wish I people with the same interests.
A. meet B. can meet C. could meet D. will meet
2. My mother says she used to a diary when she was young.
A. keep B. use C. write D. preserve
3. The between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever.
A. blank B. space C. gap D. distance
4. Our teacher’s is that we set up a project on preservation of our traditional games.
A. offer B. suggestion C. scheme D. order
5. I found the letter in my bag. – I to post it.
A. forgot B. would forget C. was forgetting D. had forgotten
6. Does he tell you how he is getting his new colleagues?
A. on with B. on of C. away with D. out of
7. Unfortunately the new system didn’t our expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
8. The doctors say it’ll take him a long time to get the shock.
A. past B. above C. through D. over
9. I wish you stop interrupting me whenever I speak.
A. will B. would C. could D. might
10. The policeman is happy the kids safe and sound now.
A. finding B. be found C. to find D. have found

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

 1. Lynn wishes she had a bigger apartment and can buy a car.
A B C D
2. As soon as the alarm clock rang, she woke up and was getting out of bed.
A B C D
3. I haven’t heard from the Maria since a long time.
A B C D
4. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
A B C D
5. Mary was drying the dishes when she was dropping the plates.
A B C D
6. When I introduced Tom to Bob, they were shaking hands.
A B C D
7. When she looked out of the window, she saw some boys and girls play in the yard.
A B C D
8. He let the letter failing onto the floor.
A B C D
Put the verb into the correct form to complete the sentences.
1. I’m not tall enough to play volleyball. I wish tall and strong. (I/ be)
2. I’m fed up with this rain. I wish raining. (it/ stop)
3. My grandparents don’t like living in the city. They wish in the countryside.
(they/ live)
4. It’s a difficult question. I wish the answer. (I/know)
5. I wish here. She’d be able to help us. (Ann/ be)
6. Aren’t they ready yet? I wish . (they/ hurry up)
7. It would be nice to stay here. I wish go now. (we/ not have to)
8. It’s freezing today. 1 wish so cold. I hate cold weather. (it/ not be)
9. What’s her name again? I wish remember her name. (I/ can)
10. You’re driving too fast. I wish a bit. (you/ slow down)
11. What I said was stupid. I wish anything. (I/ not say)
12. I should have listened to you. I wish your advice. (I/ take)
13. I’m really sleepy today. I wish take Bob to the airport last night. (I/ not have to)
14. It was a terrible film. I wish to see it. (we/ not go)
15. It was so hot that I wish to the beach. (I/ go)
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. They like playing tug-of-war and cat and mouse game because playing these games with the friends is
.
A.almost - funny B.almost - fun C.most - fun D.most - funny
7. Traditional games an important role in children’s intellectual life.
A.play B.take C.bring D.make
 8. Whenever Vietnamese village festivals, you will have a chance to watch a traditional game - human
chess - which is the favourite to a great deal of Vietnamese people.
A.participating B.taking place C.taking part D.taking part in
9. Traditional games as an effective but simple educational method for centuries.
A.were used B.used to used C.had used D.have been used
10. Raising roosters for cockfighting heavy investments in time and labour.
A.requests B.requires C.satisfies D.asks
11. The folk of top spinning still attracts city children despite the popularity of modern games
such as bowling, skateboarding, billiards and video games.
A.pastime B.ceremony C.activity D.enjoyment
12. Although spinning tops are among the simplest of toys, children it one of the most vivid and
exciting games.
A.allow B.let C.make D.keep
13. Women have walked dozens of kilometres to market twenty- or thirty-kilogram loads in
shoulder poles for generations.
A.carry B.to carry C.to be carried D.carrying
14. Cyclo, a sort of tricycle rickshaw, the most popular means of transport in Viet Nam in the past.
A.was B.used to C.used to be D.would be
15. We wish LCD projectors still expensive.
A.haven’t been B.are not C.were not D.hadn’t been
IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There are some extra words.
unique history characteristics historical
home houses variety popular

Ha Noi’s Old Quarter was established hundreds of years ago on the east side of the ancient Thang Long citadel.
In the old days, the Old Quarter, a system of narrow streets,alleys and houses, was (16) to several
guilds such as bronze casting,forging, jewelry making, wood carving, silk and clothes trading. Small, beautifully
styledhouses built along with a (17) local culture. Streets in the Old Quarterstill have names
describing their original goods or craft, for example, Hang Bac or “SilverStreet”. The ground-floor shops of the (18)
here now sell handicrafts,fine arts, and food. But the quarter also has a number of pagodas, temples,
(19) relics, and festivals dedicated to the founders of some of the local crafts. Now, many
guild streets, like Hang Quat street, don’t make fans anymore, but they are remembered as craft streets. The
architecture and lifestyle of the local people reflect typical (20) of traditional guild streets in Ha Noi.

V.Read the situations and write wishes you want to make for them.
1.Many schools are overcrowded because there are so many children in Viet Nam.
I wish___________________________________________________________________________________.
2.My school has no playground equipment or extra activities.
I wish___________________________________________________________________________________.
3.In the Mekong Delta, small children go through some foot bridges in order to get to school.
I wish___________________________________________________________________________________.
4.Kindergarten teachers don’t have training courses in making handmade teaching materials.
I wish___________________________________________________________________________________.
5.Children from poor families can’t go to school because they have to earn money
to support their families.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4.A.facility B.traditional C.historical D.television
5.A.tuberculosis B.seniority C.possibility D.technological
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. Despite changes brought on by industrialisation and modernisation, shoulder poles the main
carriers of 80 percent of the rural population.
A.continue B.exist C.stay D.remain
7. The image of an old lady with the traditional ao dai on a rickshaw on her way back from market is still
so for Vietnamese people.
A.meaning B.meaningful C.meaningless D.meaningfulness
8. Furthermore, traditional help to develop their senses, memory, thoughts, imagination,
linguistic capacity and basic concepts about the national culture.
A.habits B.games C.customs D.practices
9. Working as street vendors has created countless jobs, and it has become in Ha Noi.
A.part of life B.parts of life C.part of lives D.life parts
10.“Quang ganh” is two baskets hung from either end of a bamboo pole the shoulders.
A.across B.at C.on D.above
11. Viet Nam’s tug-of-war game was also as a UNESCO cultural intangible heritage of
humanity in December 2015.
A.realised B.recognised C.allowed D.seen
12. People in Bac Ninh province believe that if the tug-of-war team facing the east wins, itwill bring bumper
crops and good luck, and that the situation will be just the if the team facing the west wins.
A.different B.same C.other D.opposite
13. The first university that the western educational system was built in Ha Noi, in 1919 with
the medicine school and 1933 with the law school.
A.requested B.applied C.applied to D.related
14. In the past, white, or violet ao dai by Vietnamese female students as their uniforms.
A.wore B.used to wear C.was worn D.would be wear
15. We all wish there a smart board in our classroom.
A.is B.was C.has been D.had been

Read the situations and write wishes you want to make for them.
21.The school authorities can’t set holidays based on local weather conditions.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
22.That university often doesn’t attract enough enrolments for the new school year.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
23.We can’t study the books written by famous scholars in the Ly and Tran dynasties because
Chinese Ming aggressors took them to China.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
24.Many small children don’t learn how to swim so they often suffer from drowning.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
25.Many graduates from college don’t have enough skills to meet the requirements of their jobs.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings.

1. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice.

I wish …………………………………………………………..

2. The bread is so hard. We can’t eat it.

The bread isn’t …………………………………………………

3. She isn’t accustomed to life in London.

She’s not used to ………………………………………………..

4. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.

She reminded ……………………………………………………

5. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you.

I wish ……………………………………………………………..

Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.

During the First World War, at a time when there was lots of (1)__________ (HATE) in the world, one man did
more than anyone else to spread (2) __________ (HAPPY). That man was the (3) __________ (COMEDY),
Charlie Chaplin. Audiences around the world watched his films and each new one caused a lot of (4)
__________ (EXCITED). Chaplin created the character of the little tramp and people (5) __________
(SYMPATHY) with this poor man. Up until then, film comedies had been (6) __________ (NOISE) and very
fast. Although they were fun and (7) __________ (ENERGY), the audiences became (8) __________ (BORE)
with seeing the same situations. Chaplin produced a different kind of comedy. It was slower and more (9)
__________ (EMOTION). His films both made people laugh and touched their (10)__________ (FEEL). Even
today, his films are enjoyed by many people of all ages.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. We can learn how ______ banh chung at Tet.

A. make B. to make C. making D. made

2. Men used ______ the bread winner of the family.

A. be B. to be C. to being D. to

3. Should we try to ______ every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?

A. preserve B. act out C. entertain D. open

4. The children in my home village used to go ______, even in winter. Now they all have shoes.
A. on foot B. bare-footed C. playing around D. played around

5. At night they used to entertain ______ by telling and acting out stories.

A. them B. their C. themselves D. themself

6. There is usually a ______ gap between the old and the young, especially when the world is changing so fast.
A. generation B. value C. age D. old

7. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I ______ it.

A. can do B. could did C. could do D. can done

8. Every nation has respect for their long-preserved ______.

A. behaviours B. practices C. traditions D. traditional

9. Once a month I went downtown to collect the post and then walked from village to village, ______ were far
away from each other.

A. which B. where C. that D. where

10. In Viet Nam, ______ often refers to age and social position, not to wealth.
A. seniority B. tradition C. generation D. culture

11. I also passed______ the news I had heard from the town and the other villages.

A. in B. on C. down D. at

12. Giving lucky money to the young and the old at Tet is a common ______ in many Asian countries.

A. behavior B. practice C. tradition D. cultural

13. She used to live in an igloo: a domed house ______ from blocks of ice.
A. to build B. built C. building D. to built

14. I wish people in the world ______ conflicts and lived in peace.

A. don’t have B. doesn’t have C. didn’t have D. didn’t having

15. I have told you many times ______ the door open.

A. not leave B. not to leave C. to not leave D. not to leaving

16. I wish my friends spent less time ______ computer games and more time outdoors.

A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

17. The farmers in my home village ______ rice home on trucks. They used buffalo-driven carts.

A. used to transport B. used to be transported

C. didn’t use to transport D. used to transport

18. A ______ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.

A. loudspeaker B. radio C. television D. computer

19. I suppose it was a special occasion, ______?

A. was it B. wasn’t it C. don’t I D. doesn’t I

20. He could be fired for his rude ______ towards the VIP guest.

A. behaviour B. practice C. tradition D. Practices

Give the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You have to use your ___________________ when you read the story.(IMAGINE )
2. I think corporal_________________ is now prohibited in schools. (PUNISH)
3_____________ . , we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of the lunar month.(TRADITION)
4. Tom says he can’t put up with Mary’s ____________ any longer.(BEHAVE)
5. Those ___________________ over there are friends of both the bride and groom.(ATTEND)
6. The photo brought back many happy memories of my__________________ (CHILD)
7. I think riding a bicycle is ________________ , especially when it rains.(CONVENIENCE)
8. She said that in her village ____________________ used to be arranged by parents.(MARRY)
9. Thirty years ago only_________________ people in the city had the television. (WEALTH)
10. We used to___________________ of our home village when we lived overseas.(THOUGHT)
III. Complete each of the following sentences with used to / didn’t use to using the
verbs from the box.
be; buy; climb; play; shop;
swim; travel; walk; watch; write;
1. In my childhood, there _______________________ so many high buildings here. There were parks.
2. People ______________________________with pen, but now they use computers.
3. My brother ________________________ football, but an injure stopped him from playing.
4. In my grandfather’s youth, people _________________________ by car. They rode horses.
5. I ______________________ to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.
6. My sister _____________________when we went to the beach because she was afraid of water.
7. Mr. Lam ____________________television in the morning. He did it in the evening.
8. David was a good climber in his youth. He ________________________ very high mountains.
9. My parents____________________me expensive toys as we were not rich.
10. We __________________in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given
word.
1. He had a lot of money, but now he doesn’t.( USED)
_________________________________________________________________________
2. The boys want to win the football match. (WISH)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Did you always eat sweets when you were small? (USE)
_________________________________________________________________________
4. She dreams of spending her vacation in Ha Long Bay. (WISHES)
_________________________________________________________________________
5. They didn’t use to drink coffee when they lived in Japan. (NEVER)
_________________________________________________________________________