UNIT 2: PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I/ Phonology:
A) Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other
three in each question
1) A. mutual B. host C. sight D. taste
2) A. impact B. fragrance C. absent D. adequate
3) A. differentiation B. nation C. solution D. question
4) A. search B. charity C. chemist D. church
5) A. mouths B. outgrowth C. youth D. path
B) Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question
1) A. fragrance B. flavorful C. compare D. present (n)
2) A. comparison B. present (v) C. commence D. comparable
3) A. agricultural B. economical C. differentiate D. adequate
4) A. adequacy B. material C. impersonal D. forgetful
5) A. experience B. imbecility C. inept D. personify
II/ Multiple choice:
1) Have you ever got any ________ experience in which you felt so foolish and just wanted to run away
as quickly as you could?
A. shocking B. embarrassing C. exciting D. sorrow
2) I’m sorry for _______ such a fuss about the noise.
A. doing B. getting C. making D. causing
3) Could you tell me some of your _________ in life?
A. experiencing B. experiences C. experience D. experienced
4) Sorry, I’m late. The car __________ down on my way here.
A. breaks B. was breaking C. broke D. had broken
5) She suddenly remembered that she _________ her keys at home.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. leaves
6) I think all the worry affected my mind. (choose the synonym)
A. impacted on B. effected C. destroyed D. harmed
7) – I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
- Oh, did you? You _________ with Barbara.
A. could have stayed B. could stay
C. would stay D. must have stayed
8) - I left a cookie on the table, but now it’s gone. What happened to it?
- I don’t know. One of the children ___________ it.

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 A. may have eaten B. could eat
C. had to eat D. should have eaten
9) Larry drove all night to get here for his sister’s wedding. He ________ exhausted by the time he
arrived.
A. ought to be B. could be C. must have been D. will have been
10) Tin and Tom ________ married. They are preparing for their wedding.
A. decided getting B. were deciding to get
C. have decided to get D. are deciding to get
11) “Would you mind helping me?” - ________________.
A. No, a problem. B. Sure, no problem. C. No, I wouldn’t. D. Yes, I would.
12) How can you ____________ these two fragrances?
A. differ B. distinguish C. differentiate D. Both B and C
13) The more _________ you are, the more difficult it is for you to make friends.
A. reserved B. funny C. sociable D. social
14) I feel completely _______ to run the company, so I’ve decided to resign from directorship.
A. nervous B. able C. inadequate D. ashamed
15) He _________ have committed the crime because he was with me yesterday.
A. shouldn’t B. couldn’t B. mustn’t D. won’t
16) I put my key on the table but now it’s gone. Someone ___________ it.
A. may take B. would take C. may have taken D. should have taken
17) Tom won the competition last month. He _________ happy then.
A. must be B. could be C. must have been D. can’t have been
18) Joanna _________ the last bus. I’m not sure.
A. must have missed B. should have missed
C. would have missed D. may have missed
19) The cat doesn’t eat fruit. It ___________ your orange.
A. can’t have eaten B. may have eaten B. must have eaten D. may not eat
20) Dan wishes _______ the room. Is she allowed _________?
A. leaving / leaving B. to leave / to leave C. to leave / leaving D. leaving / to leave
21) The director avoided _________ Pam’s phone call. He got his secretary _______ to Pam.
A. to answer / answering B. to answer / to answer
C. answering / answering D. answering / to answer
22) When John _________ Diane for the first time, he _________ that he _________ her somewhere
before.
A. was meeting / new / met B. had met / had known / met
C. met / knew / had met C. met / was knowing / was meeting
23) I can’t help feeling worried about Tom.

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 A. I don’t worry about Tom.
B. I can do nothing to help Tom.
C. I am glad to have someone like John to worry about.
D. I find it impossible not to worry about John.
24) You did not think carefully enough before you decided.
A. You should have thought carefully before you decided.
B. You should think carefully before you decided.
C. Thinking carefully was necessary.
D. You had better think carefully before you decide.
25) The first question must ___________ before you attempt the others.
A. be answered B. have answered C. answer D. to answer
26) He couldn’t afford to ________ his car repaired.
A. pay B. make C. get D. do
27) Just take a look at ___________________ girls.
A. all pretty those young B. all those pretty young
C. those all pretty young D. those young pretty all
28) The construction of the new road is _________ winning the support of local presidents.
A. thanks to B. reliant on C. responsible for D. dependent on
29) __________ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. As B. Thus C. So D. For
30) _________ an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road.
A. Because B. Though C. Despite D. Owing to
III/ Prepositions:
1) She tried to search FOR the needed information IN vain.
2) A falcon can see FROM a long distance.
3) When he passed BY, a group of boys laughed AT him because of his ridiculous hairstyle.
4) Seeing that he could not take part IN the game, he retreated TO his bedroom.
5) That experience left a long-lasting impact ON them.
6) Once you can grow OUT OF your shyness, you will have a lot of friends.
7) Knowing that he was inept AT making speeches, we prepared a whole speech for him to address the
meeting.
8) He was really ashamed OF his carelessness that led to his team’s failure.
9) When I arrived AT the stadium, it was full OF soccer fans.
10) Can you differentiate BETWEEN Lan AND Mai? They look pretty much the same.
IV/ Word form:
1) She used to be DISPIRITED because of her long illness, but her friend cheered her up. (SPIRIT)
2) She tried her best to overcome her SHYNESS and started a conversation with the girl nest to her.
(SHY)
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 3) I am writing to complain about FLAVORLESS meals we were served during our trip to Paris.
(FLAVOR)
4) The river was PERSONIFIED as a goddess. (PERSONAL)
5) Her latest book is INCOMPARABLY better than her earlier one. There are a lot of mistakes in it.
(COMPARE)
6) In order to solve this problem, we have to use not only information from books but also
EXPERIENTIAL knowledge. (EXPERIENCE)
7) Nowadays, there is a lack of SPIRITUAL values in this modern life. What people concern is only
material. (SPIRIT)
8) After having a discussion, each group will send two REPRESENTATIVES to share their ideas in front
of the class. (PRESENT)
9) It’s difficult to make a DIFFERENTIATION between the two varieties as they have so many things
in common. (DIFFER)
10) I am so excited because tomorrow is my COMMENCEMENT day. (COMMENCE)
11) The police were asking him some SEARCHING questions. (SEARCH)
12) The demolition of Berlin Wall led to the UNIFICATION of West and East Germany to make a
UNITED Germany. (UNITE / UNITE)
13) The meeting was INADEQUATELY prepared so nothing went smoothly at all. (ADEQUATE)
14) Remember to phone him to remind him of the party. He’s been so ABSENT-MINDED recently.
(MIND)
15) Dior is about to launch a potential new FRAGANCE for men. (FRAGRANT)
16) She decided to take a course on PRESENTATIONAL skills every Tuesday. (PRESENT)
17) It was SHAMEFUL of her to treat homeless people cruelly like that. (SHAME)
18) INEXPERIENCED workers can still be employed if they are willing to learn new things.
(EXPERIENCE)
19) The concert was a success as there was the presence of some PERSONALITIES. (PERSONAL)
20) This software is COMPARATIVELY easy to install and cheap to operate. (COMPARE)
V/ Error identification
1) While Tina looked for a flashlight, the lights came back on.
A B C D
Correct: WAS LOOKING
2) I saw her talking to that man many times before so she must know him very well.
A B C D
Correct: MUST HAVE KNOWN
3) A few years ago, it was the tallest building that has ever been built.
A B C D
Correct: HAD
4) Before he retired last month, our headmaster has been working for thirty years here.
A B C D
Correct: HAD WORKED
5) The villagers didn’t believe in the boy’s story since he told them many lies before.
A B C D
Correct: 
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VI/Guided cloze:
A woman was (1) _________ an airport in Canada, in a (2) ________ to catch her plane. When she
went through a metal (3) _________, it made a noise. Airport officials carefully (4) _________ her. There
were no coins in her pockets and (5) ________ metals in her shoes. They told her to walk through (6)
_______ and it still rang. The officials searched her once again. There was nothing! Finally, they let her (7)
________ and board the plane.
Several days (8) ________, the woman had a stomachache. She went to her doctor and got an X-
ray. There was a 30-centimeter-long (9) _________ instrument in her stomachache from an operation. She
was really surprised and angry. So that was why she had a stomachache and all the trouble at the airport.
Everyone (10) ________ mistakes, a hospital official explained, but severe mistake can be a troublemaker to
many people related.
1) A. on B. by C. in D. at
2) A. hurry B. worry C. nervous D. speed
3) A. sensor B. finder C. detector D. checker
4) A. looked at B. stopped C. asked D. examined
5) A. some B. any C. no D. not
6) A. out B. more C. again D. next
7) A. check B. leave C. stay D. pass
8) A. finally B. later C. after D. then
9) A. metallic B. dangerous C. strange D. medical
10) A. finds B. does C. makes D. has
VII/ Reading comprehension:
I believe that everyone has had embarrassing experiences in their life. I had one not so long ago and
I think it is the most embarrassing experience that I have ever had! It happened to me in the winter
vacation. I joined 4-day winter camp with my friends, Denise and Cheri. We didn’t live too far from the
place, so in order to arrive on time at 8 o’clock, we left at 7.30. The sun was shining, flowers were blooming
and the birds were singing. What a beautiful day! Everything seemed so nice until I noticed that I had
forgotten to wear my nylons. The rules at the camp were such that ladies needed to wear nylons. So I asked
Denise to drive me to a convenience store. She parked her car in front of the store and I ran in to buy a pair
of nylons. When I got out of the store, I ran towards the car parked in front and got inside. Suddenly, I
found it was not Denise’s car and the driver was taken aback. I felt so embarrassed at that time. I kept
apologizing and ran with shame and blush on my face to Denise’s car. And you know what? My friends had
seen the whole ordeal from the rear view mirror and they were laughing with all the energy of their hearts…
1) She had her most embarrassing moment ______________.
A. long ago B. last winter
C. in a 4-day winter camp D. on the way to the winter camp

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 2) The participant of the camp were requested to be present at _________
A. 8 am B. 8 pm C. 7.30 am D. 7.30 pm
3) What made this experience the most embarrassing?
A. She forgot to wear nylons. B. She got into the wrong car.
C. She wore nylons and got in the car. D. She saw the ordeal from the mirror.
4) The driver was __________ when the author got into the car.
A. embarrassed B. astonished C. angry D. afraid
5) Which one of these things DIDN’T indicate her embarrassment?
A. red face B. keeping apologizing C. laughing D. running with shame
VIII/Sentence transformation:
1) The student probably went to the sports ground.
 The student might HAVE GONE TO THE SPORTS GROUND.
2) It’s bad you spent your past years following such a boring career.
 You shouldn’t HAVE SPENT YOUR PAST YEARS FOLLOWING SUCH A BORING CAREER.
3) I’m sure you lost your wallet at the bus stop. (use modal perfect to rewrite)
 You MUST HAVE LOST YOUR WALLET AT THE BUS STOP.
4) Emma was wrong not to tell you the truth.
 Emma should HAVE TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.
5) Last summer, Julia got up early every morning. (rewrite with used)
 Last summer, JULIA WAS USED TO GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
6) Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
 After TAKING A DEEP BREATH, MICHAEL DIVED IN TO THE WATER.
7) Buying a yellow car was a mistake – everyone thinks I drive a taxi! (use modal perfect to rewrite)
 I SHOULDN’T HAVE BOUGHT A YELLOW CAR – EVERYONE THINKS I DRIVE A TAXI.
8) I would suggest seeing a doctor if you don’t feel any better.
 You had BETTER SEE A DOCTOR IF YOU DON’T FEEL ANY BETTER.
9) It’s highly likely that Stephen was listening. (use modal perfect to rewrite)
 Stephen MIGHT / MAY HAVE BEEN LISTENING.
10) I’m sure Josh wasn’t watching TV at that time because he was upstairs playing with his daughter.
(use modal perfect to rewrite)
 Josh COULDN’T HAVE BEEN WATCHING TV AT THAT TIME BECAUSE HE WAS UPSTAIRS
PLAYING WITH HIS DAUGHTER.