Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 2: School talks (Có đáp án)

Unit 2: SCHOOL TALKS
Test 1
Circle the words with underlined letter(s) that are pronounced /a: / (1 pt) 
1. passage
fast
language
headmaster
father
classmate
2. lovely
complain
worry 
wonderful
holiday
month
3. student
subject
study
suffer
during
hundred
4. party
marvellous
markert
marriage
partner
narrow
5. August
laundry
laugh
because
audience
aunt
Give the correct form of the verb in the correct form V-ing or to-V (1.5 pts)
Ann is interested in (teach) _____________ young children.
I finished (read) _____________ the book and went to bed.
The police questioned me at some length, and I didn’t enjoy (question) ________
Dad allowed Dora (go) ______________ to the party.
My teacher always expected me (do) ______________ in the exams.
Will you please stop (change) ______________ TV channels?
I’d like (go) ______________ somewhere different for a change.
He agreed (start) ______________ the job as soon as possible.
My bank manager advised (take) ______________ a loan.
I must go now. I promised (not be) ______________ late.
The children are looking forward to (see) _______________ their grandma again.
I want (play) ______________ volleyball. I hope (choose) ______________ for the team.
Would you like (go) ________________ somewhere for a rest?
Don’t forget (call) ____________ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
I’m sure you’ll have trouble (find) _______________ a new job.
Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs (1.5 pts)
H _ _ _ _ up or you will miss the bus.
If you don’t want to F _ _ _ the examination, you must study harder.
He is a chef and he is good at C _ _ _ _ _ _.
You have to F _ _ _ _ _ all your homework before going to school.
We are accustomed to G _ _ _ _ _ _ up early in the morning.
I am hungry. I would like to E _ _ some bread.
My parents don’t allow me to L _ _ _ _ _ to music at night.
W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ television late at night is not good for children’s health.
I often go F _ _ _ _ _ _ in the lake behind my school on Saturday afternoon.
When I was a student, my father used to T _ _ _ me to school.
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence (4.5 pts)
1. He has much difficulty _______ Spanish.
A. to learn
B. learning
C. on learning
D. learn
2. The students were made _______ hard.
A. to study
B. studying
C. for studying
D. study
3. What about ________ lunch in the garden?
A. to have
B. having
C. do we have
D. have
4. My sister is looking forward _______ your country.
A. to visit
B. visiting
C. to visiting
D. visit
5. We can’t help _______ he’s still alive.
A. to think
B. thinking
C. with thinking
D. think
6. She finds ________ the guitar interesting.
A. to playing
B. playing
C. that playing
D. play
7. I’d rather ________ at home than go out.
A. to stay
B. staying
C. to staying
D. stay
8. It is very kind of you _________ me with my homework.
A. to help
B. helping
C. for helping
D. help
9. The foreigners are not used _________ the chopsticks.
A. to use
B. using
C. to using
D. useing
10. You must ________ careful when _________ the zebra-crossing.
A. be / cross
B. are / crossing
C. be / to cross
D. be / crossing
11. Linda felt better after _________ some medicine.
A. to take
B. taking
C. she takes
D. take
12. My friends decided _________ on a picnic this Sunday.
A. to go
B. going
C. about going
D. go
13. She loves ________ children.
A. to teach
B. teaching
C. teaches
D. teach
14. Mr. Brown gets a mechanic _________ his car.
A. to repair
B. repairing
C. for repairing
D. repair
15. I prefer ________ football matches to _________ it.
A. watching / play
B. watch / play
C. to watch / play
D. watching / playing
16. He prefers ________ for a walk.
A. to go
B. going
C. to going
D. go
17. Unfortunately, it started _________ while we were walking.
A. rain
B. to rain
C. with raining
D. in raining
18. There’s no need ________ me.
A. to thank
B. thanking
C. thanked
D. thank
19. All he ever did after work was _________ TV.
A. to watch
B. watching
C. to watching
D. that watches
20. She is very good at _________. She makes all her own clothes.
A. to sew
B. sewing
C. sawing
D. saw
21. The thing we liked most was _________ to music.
A. to listen
B. listening
C. hearing
D. listen
22. When his mother entered his room, he pretended ________.
A. to sleep
B. sleeping
C. that slept
D. slept
23. Would you please ________ me your pen?
A. to give
B. giving
C. like to give
D. give
24. Do you mind _________ your car?
A. to move
B. moving
C. for moving
D. move
25. I hate _________ by others.
A. laughing
B. to laugh
C. being laughed
D. being laughed at
26. If I were a bird, I wouldn’t want __________ in a cage.
A. to keep
B. keeping
C. to be kept
D. being kept
27. When _________ a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains.
A. using
B. looking
C. you looking up
D. you are using
28. To avoid _________, the film star wore dark glasses.
A. recognizing
B. to recognize
C. recognizeing
D. being recognized
29. Did you advise him _________ in the talent contest?
A. to join
B. participating
C. joining
D. to take part
30. You had better _________ a rest.
A. to take
B. taking
C. of taking
D. take
31. Let me _________ your test result.
A. to see
B. seeing
C. see
D. about seeing
32. My friend used ________ with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
A. to go to fish
B. going fishing
C. to go for fishing
D. to go fishing
33. After ________ home, they usually take off their uniforms.
A. they will arrive
B. to arrive
C. arriving
D. arriving in
34. In spite of _________ tired, she went to school.
A. to be
B. being
C. are
D. she was
35. He suggested we _________ for a holiday.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. went
36. Would you like me _________ the work tonight?
A. to finish
B. finishing
C. to finishing
D. finish
37. The date of the meeting has _________ again.
A. to change
B. changing
C. to be changed
D. being changed
38. _________ in a spaceship sound interesting to me.
A. To travel
B. Travelling
C. Travel
D. Of travelling
39. This room needs __________ with wall paper.
A. to decorate
B. decorating
C. of decorating
D. decorate
40. I look forward __________ from you soon.
A. to hear
B. hearing
C. to hearing
D. with hearing
41. Were I to have wings, I wouldn’t have _________ an airplane to fly home.
A. to take
B. taking
C. to be taken
D. take
42. People would be able _________ if they have feathers instead of hair.
A. to fly
B. flying
C. fliing
D. fly
43. You can _________ your younger sister to my birthday party.
A. bringing
B. to take
C. bring
D. take
44. I sent a card to congratulate Hoa _________ the first prize in the English speaking contest.
A. to win
B. winning
C. wining
D. on winning
45. Burning oil is an uneconomical way _________ the house. Gas is much cheaper.
A. to heat
B. heating
C. for heating
D. heat
Make up questions for the underlined part in these following sentences (1.5 pts)
Mary plays tennis at the Sport Centre every afternoon.
_____________________________________________________________?
It took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs in the 1960s.
_____________________________________________________________?
Mai is going to lend me her brother’s book.
_____________________________________________________________?
The plane was delayed because of the weather.
_____________________________________________________________?
Uncle Ho was born in Nghe An on May 19th 1890.
_____________________________________________________________?
When I met him, he was talking to the manager.
_____________________________________________________________?
She wanted to learn a foreign language to have a good job.
_____________________________________________________________?
They saved money to buy a new car.
_____________________________________________________________?
This book cost 5 dolars.
_____________________________________________________________?
Mr. Lam is Vietnamese.
_____________________________________________________________?
The biggest building in this city is 327 meters in height.
_____________________________________________________________?
We have known each other for 24 years.
_____________________________________________________________?
Minh gave a rose to her mother last week.
_____________________________________________________________?
He’s written five novels.
_____________________________________________________________?
I play chess with my elder brother in my free time.
_____________________________________________________________?
ANSWER KEYS AND SUGGESTIONS
I. 
1. fast, headmaster, father, classmate.
2. ỉ
3. ỉ
4. party, marvellous, market, partner.
5. aunt 	
II. 
Ann is interested in teaching young children.
* Prepostion + V-ing 
* to be interested in = to be fond of = to be keen on = to like = to enjoy
I finished reading the book and went to bed.
* to finish doing sth: hoàn thành việc gỡ
The police questioned me at some length, and I didn’t enjoy being questioned.
 * to enjoy doing sth / being done sth: thớch làm gỡ / được làm gỡ
Dad allowed Dora to go to the party.
* to allow sb to do sth * to allow doing sth : cho phộp ai làm gỡ
My teacher always expected me to do in the exams.
* to expect sb to do sth * to expect to do sth : mong đợi ai làm gỡ
Will you please stop changing TV channels?
* to stop doing sth: đang làm việc gỡ thỡ dừng lại
* to stop to do sth: dừng lại để làm việc gỡ
I’d like to go somewhere different for a change.
* would like (’d like) to do sth: muốn (tạm thời) làm gỡ 
He agreed to start the job as soon as possible.
* to agree to do sth: đồng ý làm gỡ
My bank manager advised taking a loan.
* to advise sb to do sth * to advise doing sth : khuyờn ai làm gỡ
I must go now. I promised not to be late.
* to promise to do sth: hứa làm việc gỡ
The children are looking forward to seeing their grandma again.
* to look forward(s) to doing sth: hỏo hức chờ mong làm việc gỡ
I want to play volleyball. I hope to be chosen for the team.
* to hope sb will do sth: mong ai làm gỡ 
* to hope to do sth / hope to be done sth: mong được làm gỡ
Would you like to go somewhere for a rest?
Don’t forget to call home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
* to forget / to remember to do sth: quờn / nhớ làm việc gỡ đú ở hiện tại
* to forget / to remember doing sth: quờn / nhớ đó làm việc gỡ đú ở quỏ khứ
I’m sure you’ll have trouble finding a new job.
* to have trouble (in) doing sth = to have difficulty (in) doing sth: gặp khú khăn
III.
H U R R Y up or you will miss the bus.
If you don’t want to F A I L the examination, you must study harder.
He is a chef and he is good at C O O K I N G.
You have to F I N I S H all your homework before going to school.
We are accustomed to G E T T I N G up early in the morning.
* to be used to doing sth = to be accustomed to doing sth: quen với việc gỡ
I am hungry. I would like to E A T some bread.
My parents don’t allow me to L I S T E N to music at night.
W A T C H I N G television late at night is not good for children’s health.
I often go F I S H I N G in the lake behind my school on Saturday afternoon.
When I was a student, my father used to T A K E me to school.
* used to do sth: đó từng làm gỡ (thúi quen trong quỏ khứ, nay khụng cũn nữa)
IV.
1. B. learning
2. A. to study
 * to make sb do sth (Active) : bắt ai làm gỡ
 đ sb be made to do sth (Passive) : ai bị bắt làm gỡ
3. B. having
4. C. to visiting
5. B. thinking
 * to help sb do / to do sth / with sth: giỳp đỡ ai làm gỡ
 * to help doing sth: khụng thể ngăn chặn / trỏnh cỏi gỡ
6. B. playing
7. D. stay
 * would rather (’d rather) do sth : muốn làm gỡ
 * would rather (’d rather) sb did sth : muốn ai làm gỡ
 * would rather (’d rather) do sth than do sth = to prefer doing sth to doing sth: 
 muốn làm gỡ hơn làm gỡ
8. A. to help
9. C. to using
10. D. be / crossing
11. B. taking
12. A. to go
 * to decide to do sth = to make up one’s mind to do sth 
 = to be determined to do sth = make a decision to do sth: quyết định làm gỡ
13. B. teaching
14. A. to repair
 * to have sb do sth = to get sb to do sth (Active) : muốn ai đú làm gỡ hộ
 đ to have sth done = to get sth done (Passive) : muốn thứ gỡ đú được làm
15. D. watching / playing
16. A. to go
 * to prefer to do sth 
 * to prefer doing sth to doing sth
17. B. to rain
 * to start to do sth / doing sth = to begin to do sth / doing sth: bắt đầu làm gỡ
18. A. to thank
 * There’s no need to do sth: khụng cần phải làm gỡ
19. B. watching
20. B. sewing
21. B. listening
22. A. to sleep
 * to pretend to do sth: giả vờ làm gỡ
23. D. give
24. B. moving
 * Do / Would you mind doing sth: Muốn ai đú làm gỡ
 * Do you mind if I do sth = Would you mind if I did sth: Yờu cầu được làm gỡ đú
25. D. being laughed at
26. C. to be kept
27. A. using
28. D. being recognized
 * to avoid doing sth / being done sth: trỏnh làm gỡ đú 
29. A. to join
30. D. take
 * had better do sth = should do sth: nờn làm gỡ / tốt hơn là làm gỡ đú
31. C. see
32. D. to go fishing
33. C. arriving
34. B. being
35. C. go
 * to suggest doing sth: yờu cầu làm gỡ đú
 * to suggest (that) sb (should) do sth: đề nghị người khỏc làm gỡ đú
36. A. to finish
37. C. to be changed
38. B. Travelling 
39. B. decorating
 * to need to do sth = to be essential / necessary to do sth (Active): cần làm gỡ 
 * to need doing sth = to need to be done sth (Passive): cỏi gỡ cần được làm gỡ đú
40. C. to hearing
41. A. to take
42. A. to fly
 * to be able to do sth = to be capable of doing sth = can do sth: cú thể làm gỡ
43. C. bring
44. D. on winning
 * to congratulate sb on doing sth: chỳc mừng ai về việc gỡ
45. A. to heat
V.
How often does Mary play tennis at the Sport Centre?
How long did it take pop and rock groups to record their songs in the 1960s?
Whose book is Mai going to lend you?
 (Who does the book which / that Mai is going to lend you belong to?
 = Who is the owner of the book which / that Mai is going to lend you?)
Why was the plane delayed?
Where and when was Uncle Ho born?
To whom was he talking when I met him? 
 (Who was he talking to when I met him?)
What language did she want to learn to have a good job?
What did they do to buy a new car?
How much did this book cost?
What is Mr. Lam’s nationality?
 (What nationality is Mr. Lam?)
How high is the biggest building in this city?
 (What is the height of the biggest building in this city?)
How long have you known each other?
To whom did Minh give a rose last week?
 (Who did Minh give a rose to last week?)
How many novels has he written?
What do you do in your free time?
TEST 2
Underline the word which has the letter(s) that are pronounced /Λ/ (1 pt)
My counsin is such a lovely girl that many boys love her.
Don’t worry! Everything will be alright.
He likes hunting in that place.
Is August the eighth month of a year?
We had a lot of funs at the fair today.
The government should not waste much money supporting lame ducks.
A favourite occupation among children is building sandcastles.
Suddenly, the electricty was cut off. Everyone was in a panic.
I like sunbathing on the beach very much.
Early in the morning, Mr. Quan drove his truck to the market.
Put the verbs in brackets into gerunds or infinitive (5 pts)
She apologized for (borrow) _____________ my dictionary without (ask) _____________ for permission and promised never (do) ____________ it again.
Most people prefer (spend) ___________ money to (earn) _____________ it.
He made me (repeat) ____________ his instructions (make) _____________ sure that I understood what I was (do) _____________ after he had gone.
I didn’t feel like (work) _____________ so I suggested (spend) ______________ the day in the garden.
Why do you keep (look) _____________ back? Are you afraid of (be) ______________ followed?
He decided (put) _____________ broken glass on top of his wall (prevent) _____________ boys from (climb) ______________ over it.
His father has saved him from (drown) ______________.
You still have a lot (learn) ___________ if you forgive my (say) __________ so.
It’s no use (try) ______________ (interrupt) _______________ him. You’ll have (wait) ______________ till he stops (talk) ______________.
He didn’t like (leave) _______________ the children alone in the house but he had no alternative as he had (go) _______________ out to work.
We got tired of (wait) _______________ for the weather (clear) _____________ and finally decided (set) _______________ in the rain.
My sister is keen on (join) _______________ the English Club.
There is no point in (punish) ______________ the child now. What is done is already done.
We couldn’t stop that dog from (follow) ______________ us wherever we went.
He insisted on (do) _______________ the job himself.
The little boy’s favourite game was (pretend) ______________ to be an emperor.
A popular sport in this place is (hunt) _______________ wild bears.
The doctor advised him to give up (drink) ________________.
His latest hobby is (collect) _______________ seashells.
When you wade in the stream, you must be aware of (step) ______________ on sharp stones.
While (walk) ______________ home from school one afternoon, I spot a house on fire.
Stop (make) _______________ much noise! I am trying (study) _____________.
You (can / always / hear) _______________ her voice above everybody else’s.
What would be the most effective means of (advertise) __________ our product?
He stopped (read) ______________ book (go) ______________ to bed.
I hate (keep) _____________ (wait) ______________ by others.
(Swim) ______________ is a good form of exercise.
He left the house without (say) _______________ a word.
Somebody (might / steal) ______________ your car if you had left the keys in it.
Somebody told me (wait) ___________ outside and (stand) __________ silently.
Complete the story using the correct form of verbs in the box (1.5 pts)
 decide reach head rain go think
gather become be jog leave continue
 Early this morning, Mr. Robinson ________________ to go for a run. He _______________ the house and started ________________ in the direction of Bay Mau Lake. He _______________ he might ________________ around the lake three times before _______________ home.
 Unfortunately, after 10 minutes, dark cloud began ________________ and it started _________________. Mr. Robinson tried _________________ the shelter. But within a few minutes, he _________________completely wet. So he decide ________________ his run becase he couldn’t _________________ wetter.
Complete the following conversations by selecting the suitable sentences from the box (1.5 pt)
 Both of you play very well. Good evening, Madam.
 Perhaps we could study together. Nam’s right.
 Have you finished revising yet? $20! That’s too expensive!
I
Salesgirl: (1) ________________________. Can I help you?
Mrs. Lan: Yes. How much is this hat?
Salesgirl: $20, Madam.
Mrs. Lan: (2) ________________________. It’s only a cotton hat and shouldn’t cost more than $12.
Salesgirl: We have to earn a living, too. But if you take it, I’ll sell it to you for $15.
II
Lan: Our examination is just three weeks away. (3) ______________________.
Tam: No, I haven’t, actually. Whenever I sit down to study, I seem not to concentrate.
Lan: It’s the same with me. (4) _______________. That might help both of us.
Tam: Yes! That’s a good idea. When shall we start?
III
Mr. Lai: Congratulations, Nam and Quang! (5) _____________________.
Nam: Thank you, Mr. Lai. That is because you are such a good coach.
Quang: (6) _____________________. We are what we are because of you, Sir.
Write about your school, using these cues (1 pt)
What is your name? How old are you?
What school are you studying at? How do you go to school everyday?
How many students are there in your school? 
Which class are you in? Who teaches you? How are your friends and teachers?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
ANSWER KEYS AND SUGGESTIONS
I.
My counsin is such a lovely girl that many boys love her.
Don’t worry! Everything will be alright.
He likes hunting in that place.
Is August the eighth month of a year?
We had a lot of funs at the fair today.
The government should not waste much money supporting lame ducks.
A favourite occupation among children is building sandcastles.
Suddenly, the electricty was cut off. Everyone was in a panic.
I like sunbathing on the beach very much.
Early in the morning, Mr. Quan drove his truck to the market.
II. 
She apologized for borrowing my dictionary without asking for permission and promised never to do it again.
* to apologize to sb for doing sth: xin lỗi ai, về việc gỡ
Most people prefer spending money to earning it.
He made me repeat his instructions to make sure that I understood what I was to do after he had gone.
I didn’t feel like working so I suggested spending the day in the garden.
Why do you keep looking back? Are you afraid of being followed?
He decided to put broken glass on top of his wall to prevent boys from climbing over it.
* to prevent sb / sth from doing sth: ngăn khụng cho ai / vật gỡ làm gỡ
His father has saved him from drowning.
* to save sb from drowning: cứu ai khỏi chết đuối
You still have a lot to learn if you forgive my saying so.
It’s no use trying to interrupt him. You’ll have to wait till he stops talking.
* It is no use doing sth: khụng cú tỏc dụng gỡ khi làm việc gỡ
He didn’t like leaving the children alone in the house but he had no alternative as he had to go out to work.
We got tired of waiting for the weather to clear and finally decided to set in the rain.
* to be / to get tired of doing sth: mệt mỏi khi làm việc gỡ
My sister is keen on joining the English Club.
There is no point in punishing the child now. What is done is already done.
* There is no point in doing sth: khụng cú giỏ trị gỡ khi làm việc gỡ
We couldn’t stop that dog from following us wherever we went.
* to stop sb / sth from doing sth: ngăn ai / cản trở ai / thứ gỡ làm gỡ
He insisted on doing the job himself.
* to insist on doing sth: khăng khăng đũi làm gỡ
The little boy’s favourite game was pretending to be an emperor.
A popular sport in this place is hunting wild bears.
The doctor advised him to give up drinking.
His latest hobby is collecting seashells.
When you wade in the stream, you must be aware of stepping on sharp stones.
While walking home from school one afternoon, I spot a house on fire.
Stop making much noise! I am trying to study.
You can always hear her voice above everybody else’s.
What would be the most effective means of advertising our product?
He stopped reading book to go to bed.
I hate being kept waiting by others.
Swimming is a good form of exercise.
He left the house without saying a word.
Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it.
Somebody told me to wait outside and stand silently.
III.
 Early this morning, Mr. Robinson decided to go for a run. He left the house and started going in the direction of Bay Mau Lake. He thought he might jog around the lake three times before heading home.
 Unfortunately, after 10 minutes, dark cloud began gathering and it started raining. Mr. Robinson tried to reach the shelter. But within a few minutes, he was completely wet. So he decide to continue his run becase he couldn’t become wetter.
IV.
Good evening, Madam. (4) Perhaps we could study together.
$20! That’s too expensive! (5) Both of you play very well.
Have you finished revising yet? (6) Nam’s right.
V. (students’ answers)
TEST 3
(Advanced Level)
Read the passage and put a tick (ỹ) in the right column (1.5 pts)
Meeting and Greeting Customs
There are many different greeting customs around the world. Here are some.
Chile: People usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometimes give one kiss on the cheek. (They actually “kiss the air”). Women also greet both male and female friends with a kiss. Chilean men give their friends warm hugs or sometimes kiss women on the cheek.
Finland: Finns greet each other with a firm handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family. 
The Philippines: The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on back.
Korea: Men bow slightly and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. To address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first, then the first name.
The United States: People shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men.
Chile
Finland
The Philippines
Korea
The US
1. People shake hands everytime they meet.
2. Women do not shake hands.
3. Women kiss at the first meeting.
4. Men hug or pat each other on the back.
5. Women kiss male friends.
6. The family name comes first.
Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form (1.5 pts)
The ice was thick enough for us (walk) _______________ on.
Last year, we had an opportunity (play) _______________ for the school team.
He has the capability of (do) _____________ this job well.
Hunger and poverty are worldwide problems to which solutions (must / find) _______________.
People who fear flying avoid (travel) _______________ by plane.
We were just about (leave) _______________ when Jerry arrived.
He had three tries at (mend) _______________ the lock and gave up.
She was watched (eat) _______________ the sandwich.
We are considering (go) _______________ for a holiday.
He fancies (hear) _______________ footsteps behind him.
It took me three hours (finish) ________________ our test.
They are thinking of (import) ________________ flowers from Viet Nam.
He is practising (throw) ________________ the ball into the net.
The goalkeeper just missed (stop) ________________ the ball.
This bread is too stale (eat) _________________.
Read the passage and then complete the summary below it (2 pts)
Conversation Turns
Probably the most widely recognised conversational convention is that people take turns speaking. But how do people know when it is their turn? Some rules must be present, otherwise conversations would be continually breaking down into a disorganised jumble of interruptions and simultaneous talk.
Turn-taking cues are usually quite subtle. People do not simply stop talking when they are ready to yield the floor. They usually signal in advance that they are about to conclude. The clues may be semantic (“So anyway,” or “Last but not least,”); but more commonly the speech itself can be modified to show that a turn is about end − typically, by lowering its pitch, loudness, or speed.
Body movements and patterns of eye contact are especially important. While speaking, we look at and away from our listener in about equal proportions; but as we approach the end of a turn, we look at the listener more steadily.
Listeners are not passive in all of this. Here too there are several ways of signaling that someone wants to speak next. One way is through an observable increase in body tension − by learning forward or producing an audible intake of breath. A less subtle approach is simple to interrupt − a strateegy that may be tolerated, if the purpose is to clarify what the speaker is saying, but that more usually leads to social disapproval.
SUMMARY
Turn-taking is a way of organising (1) _________________ so that people do not (2) _________________ each other or (3) __________________ at the same time. Some ways of signaling when you are about to stop talking are using specific (4) _________________, changing (5) _________________, loudness or speed, and looking more (6) __________________ at the listeners. Listeners may show they want to talk by (7) _________________ up, leaning forward or simply (8) _________________ which people disapprove of unless it is done for clarification.
Choose the suitable words or phrases to complete the sentences (1.5 pts)
1. I am very thankful to you ________ me feel happy tonight.
A. to make
B. making
C. about making
D. for making
2. It’s time for us ________, Charles.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. of going
3. Everybody fails ________ him change his mind.
A. to make
B. making
C. about making
D. that doesn’t make
4. She prides ________ the first prize in that competition.
A. to win
B. winning
C. on winning
D. of winning
5. It is very kind of you ________ so.
A. say
B. to say
C. saying
D. that saying
6. Who was awarded a Nobel Prize for _________ the atomic weight of Radium?
A. to determine
B. determining
C. determineing
D. determined
7. I really hate ________ at by other people.
A. staring
B. to stare
C. stareing
D. being stared
8. We have a lot of difficulties ________ an accommodation in this town.
A. to find
B. finding
C. on finding
D. found
9. He promises to make an effort ________ well.
A. to study
B. studying
C. studiing
D. of studying
10. Ann always pays attention ________ to the teacher.
A. to listen
B. listening
C. listenning
D. to listening
11. Everyone in my family is aware of ________ energy, especially electricity.
A. to save
B. saving
C. saveing
D. save
12. The dentist reminded me _________ my teeth at least twice a day.
A. to brush
B. brushing
C. about brushing
D. brushed
13. The recent changes in the Earth’s climate are beginning _________ scientists.
A. to be worried
B. worrying
C. being worrying
D. to make worry
14. Her favorite hobby is ________. She spends most of her free time in the garden.
A. gardening
B. gardenning