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UNIT 3: TEENAGERS
FURTHER PRACTICE EXERCISES
I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. ‘profile B. ‘status C. de’vice (2,1) D. ‘website
2. A. con’nect B. down’load C. in’stall D. ‘forum (1,2)
3. A. ‘concentrate B. pictu’resque (3,1) C. ‘medicine D. ‘harvester
4. A. en’joyable B. ma’turity C. combi’nation (3,2) D. ho’spitable
5. A. ‘teenager B. spe’cific (2,1) C. ‘contribute D. ‘otherwise
II. Fill in the blanks with the words given.
pressure browsed logs forum bully
uploaded checked connects concentrate expectations
1. Our class has a(n) ____ forum _______, and we often post questions there to discuss.
2. I ______ browsed _____ the school website and found pictures of school activities.
3. He is a big_____ bully ______ and scares his weaker classmates.
4. Our teacher___ uploaded ____ a video of our last meeting in our forum for everyone to see.
5. We have ______ pressure _____ from our exams, peers, and parents. This makes us feel
very stressed.
6. She_____ connects ______ with some old friends at the English club.
7. She was chatting with her friends, so she couldn't_____ concentrate ______ on the lesson.
8. Tom______ checked _____ the notifications and saw some new posts.
9. Mi often_____ logs ______ on to her Instagram account to chat with her friends.
10. We try to meet our parents’______ expectations _____, but it is hard.
III. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. Nga eats more UNHEALTHILY than Tung does because she likes fast HEALTHY
food.
2. To meet her parents’ EXPECTATION(S), she spends five hours practising EXPECT
the piano every day.
3. Viet Nam is a MULTICULTURAL country with different peoples, religions CULTURAL
and traditions.
4. Most of the Central Highlands is MOUNTAINOUS. MOUNTAIN
5. I play chess to relax, and I'm now confident enough to enter the COMPETE
COMPETITION.
6. The COMMUNAL houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the COMMUNE
ancestors.
7. To become friendlier, you should SOCIALIZE / SOCIALISE with your SOCIALISATION
teammates.
8. I'm interested in PARTICIPATING in some club activities. PARTICIPATE
9. Tom checked the NOTIFICATIONS and saw some new posts. NOTICE
10. Teenagers receive a lot of encouragement from their parents, and very few ENCOURAGE
feel DISCOURAGED by them.
IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
Social media is a tool that is becoming quite (1) _______ these days because of its user-
friendly features. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more are giving
people a chance (2) _______ each other across distances. In other words, the whole world is at our
fingertips all thanks to social media. The youth is especially one of the (3) _______ dominant users
of social media. All this makes you wonder that something so powerful and with such a (4)
_______ reach cannot be all good. Like how there are always two sides to a coin, the same goes
for social media. Subsequently, different people have different (5) _______ on this debatable topic.
So, when we use Social Media, we will have the advantages and disadvantages of social media.
1. A. excited B. popular C. boring D. interesting
2. A. connected B. connecting C. connect D. to connect
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3. A. more B. many C. most D. much
4. A. massive B. small C. better D. popular
5. A. communication B. think C. opinions D. conclusion
V. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. We’ve listed lots of better things to do instead of surf the internet. Surfing
2. The clothing of one group is quite differently from that of other groups. Different from
3. When you play games online, be careful when you make friends to strangers. with
4. She goes to the dance club with her friends every evening Sunday. Sunday evening
5. Han lives in an cottage house in Cuc Phuong national park. a
6. Playing team sports gives you much fun than individual sports. more
7. They found the games more difficulty to win than they had expected. difficult
8. Wonderful family days out are some of most special memories. of the most
9. Co Tu people love to share with guests about their live and tradition. life / lives
10. Do you know that an average person check Facebook over 30 hours a week? checks
VI. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. By and large,/Despite the fact that/Owing to I'm very pleased with their work on our home.
At any rate/Accordingly/Having said that, I think they could have made a better job of the
painting.
By and large: Nói chung
Owing to = Due to = Because of
At any rate: Bất luận thế nào,
Accordingly: theo đó
Having said that,: Dù đã nói như vậy, (+ điều trái ngược với phía trước)
2. I missed two weeks' training because of flu last month. To put it another way/As a result/To
tell the truth, I'm not expecting to run very well in today's race.
3. She's a girl sociable with lots of friends. Even so/Furthermore/To some extent, she can get
lonely, like anyone else.
4. He comes across as being very full of himself, in contrast/broadly speaking/whereas he's
actually a very nice guy.
5. Nonetheless/On the whole/Hence I agree with what you're saying, but I'm not sure about
your last point.
6. They've got a terrible record over tax and education. Nevertheless/On the other hand/But, I
still think the Democrats will win the election.
7. Balding's 'People in the Sky' is a very disappointing painting. At any rate/In contrast, Rae's
'Beach Scene' really brings this exhibition to life.
8. I would like to complain about the way I was treated in your shop. For one thing/Besides,
the assistant was rude ...
VII. Rewrite the sentence, using the word in the brackets.
1. At this time, we concentrate on students’ ability in reading and writing (stay)
At this time, we stay focused/focusing on students ability in reading and writing.
2. It rained heavily, but the children still went out to play. (raining)
- Despite it(s) raining heavily, the children still went out to play.
3. I was sick, so I went to the doctor.
- Being sick, I went to the doctor.
4. I handed over the flowers to my mom, and then I hugged her.
- Having handed over the flowers to my mom, I hugged her.
5. You should arrive in time, or we will postpone the performance. (event)
- In the event of you not arriving in time, we will postpone the performance.
In the event of = In case of: trong trường hợp
6. Without accepting your mistakes, you will not be able to move forward in life.
- Only if you accept your mistakes, will you be able to move forward in life.
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7. It is too soon to determine the outcome. (so … that)

- It is so soon that the outcome cannot be determined.
8. Stretching itself, the cat crawled into a comfortable position on the couch.
- As the cat stretched itself, it crawled into a comfortable position
on the couch.
9. As soon as all her friends saw the bride, they were moved to tears. (on)
- On seeing the bride, all her friends were moved to tears.
On V.ing = When + SV
10. Besides being a good doctor, zx is also a great artist.
- Not only is Sheena a good doctor but also a great artist. / is Sheena a
good doctor but she is also a great artist.
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