Unit 1.

LIFE STORIES
PART 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR EXERCISES
I. Indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following questions.
1. At his first school, Mark Zuckerberg ____ in all subjects and worked hard throughout his classes.
A. interested B. excelled C. engrossed D. involved
2. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for work undertaken in the ____ to overcome
poverty and distress.
A. battle B. struggle C. movement D. proposal
3. Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work in helping to end racial ____ in
South Africa
A. integration B. segregation C. achievement D. exploitation
4. Princess Diana fought for her children on any level so they could reach their full ____ as human beings
and in their public duties.
A. requirement B. condition C. capacity D. potential
5. Steve Jobs might hardly imagine that only a year later the company ____ impressive victory with Apple
II, one of the first highly successful ____ personal computer.
A. attain / massly-produced B. see / mass-produced
C. taste / massive produced D. achieve / mass-producing
6. Theresa May is one of a growing number of women in traditionally ____ British politics rising to the
upper position of leadership.
A. male-dominated B. man-domination C. male-dominating D. man-dominatedly
7. Marilyn Monroe is widely ____ as one of most influential figures in American culture.
A. classified B. depicted C. admired D. regarded
8. Marilyn Monroe was ____ for Golden Globe Best Actress Award for Bus Stop (1956).
A. offered B. nominated C. awarded D. rewarded
9. Their family were wealthy but they encouraged their children to work hard and take nothing ____.
A. for sure B. for good C. for granted D. for charge
10. When Bill Gates saw an opportunity to found his own company, he dropped ____ Harvard without
finishing his course.
A. into B. by C. around D. out of
11. Elvis was ____ shy and as a youngster was not keen on performing in public.
A. relatively B. respectively C. virtually D. almost
12. Elvis Presley was ____ for the idea that rock 'n' roll music was having a negative effect on American
teenagers.
A. accused B. convicted C. criticized D. charged
13. Darwin was ____ a place on the HMS Beagle to act as a natural scientist on a voyage to the coast of
South America.
A. won B. gained C. offered D. admitted
14. Van Gogh played a ____ role in the development of modern art.
A. worthless B. valueless C. key D. minor
15. Oprah Winfrey has played a key role in modern American life, shaping cultural ____ and promoting
various liberal causes.
A. values B. trends C. potentials D. prosperity
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. She has read ____ interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. X
2. You'll get ____ shock if you touch ____ live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an/ the B. x/ the C. a/ a D. an/ the
3. Mr. Smith is ____ old customer and ____ honest man.
A. An/ the B. the/ an C. an/ an D. the/ the
4. ____ youngest boy has just started going to ____ school.
A. a/ x B. x/ the C. an/ x D. the/ x
5. Do you go to ____ prison to visit him?
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6. At first, Microsoft had ____ hyphen in the name "Micro-soft", ____ combination of microcomputer and
____ software.
A. a - the - a B. a - a - X C. the - the - X D. X - a - the
7. ____ Emperor Quang Trung was ____ second emperor of ____ Tay Son Dynasty, reigning from 1788 to
1792.
A. The - a - the B. X - a - the C. X - the - the D. X – the - X
8. Last night at this time, they ____ the same thing. She ____ and he ____ the newspaper.
A. are doing/ is cooking/ is reading B. were doing/ was cooking/ was reading
C. was doing/ has cooked/ is reading D. had done/ was cooking/ read
9. When Carol ____ last night, I ____ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling/ watched C. called/ was watching
B. called/ have watched D. had called/ watched
10. I first met her four years ago when we ____ at a middle school.
A. had been studying B. are studying C. have been studying D. were studying
11. I ____ about him when suddenly he came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
12. The boys broke a window when they ____ football.
A. played B. were playing C. half played D. are playing
13. When I ____ home last night, I ____ that Jane ____ a beautiful candle light dinner.
A. had arrived/discovered/preparing B. was arriving/has discovered/was preparing
C. have arrived/was discovering/had prepared D. arrived/discovered/was preparing
14. While I ____ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
15. When it began to rain, they ____ in the yard.
A. played B. had played C. were playing D. have played

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