Tiếng Anh Global Success lớp 12 Unit 1: Life stories

PRACTICE - UNIT 1: LIFE STORIES WE ADMIRE

PART I: PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

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Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

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PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

Question 6. Steve Jobs decided to ______ Reed College after only six months because he found the classes there to be uninteresting.

Question 7. President Ho Chi Minh was a great leader who ______ his entire life to the cause of national liberation and reunification.

Question 8. While on her duty in Quang Ngai, Dang Thuy Tram faithfully ______ her authentic experiences of the war in her personal diary.

Question 9. The movie 'Toy Story' is considered ______ in the animation industry, a film which was produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

Question 10. Queen Elizabeth I is regarded as one of England's most successful monarchs, who famously ______ the Spanish Armada fleet.

Question 11. By the time the American soldier found the diary, Dang Thuy Tram ______ to see it happen with her own eyes anymore.

Question 12. Many young people in my grandparents' generation had to put their education on hold in order ______ and fight in the war.

Question 13. At the precise moment the phone rang, I ______ an extremely interesting biography about the life of President Ho Chi Minh.

Question 14. Steve Jobs is widely known as a ______ in the technology field, who was responsible for creating world-changing products.

Question 15. Catherine the Great was a highly ______ ruler who significantly expanded the territory of the Russian Empire during her reign.

Question 16. General Vo Nguyen Giap, a military genius, ______ in Ha Noi in 2013, at the remarkable age of one hundred and three.

Question 17. While my mother was busy preparing a delicious dinner, my father ______ the living room to welcome the upcoming New Year.

Question 18. Vo Thi Sau was captured and imprisoned by enemy forces while she ______ a critical mission against the French colonialists.

Question 19. He worked very hard and was finally ______ a top-tier university in the country after he graduated from high school last year.

Question 20. At 8 p.m. last night, my family and I ______ a fascinating documentary about the impressive life and career of Walt Disney.

Question 21. My grandfather enlisted in the army at the age of twenty-four, while my grandmother ______ the family's farm at home.

Question 22. Steve Jobs ______ Apple in 1985, and some time after that, he went on to purchase Pixar, another well-known company.

Question 23. The creation of Mickey Mouse is widely considered one of the most ______ in Walt Disney's entire filmmaking career.

Question 24. Her diary ______ in Viet Nam with over 300,000 copies sold and was also translated into many different languages.

Question 25. When Walt Disney died in 1966, his animation studios ______ to grow and were still achieving a great deal of success.

PART III: READING
Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions.

STEVE JOBS' LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

A. Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February, 1955 in San Francisco, USA. His biological parents were not married and gave him up for adoption. He was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. In 1971, Jobs met Steve Wozniak, who was five years older than him, but they bonded over their love of electronics. At the age of 19, Jobs attended Reed College in Oregon, but found the classes boring and dropped out after six months.

B. When Jobs was 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computers in Jobs’ family garage with money they got by selling Jobs’ van and Wozniak's scientific calculator. By making computers smaller, cheaper, and accessible to everyday users, their company became a huge success and Jobs quickly got rich.

C. Although Jobs left Apple in 1985, he returned to his post in 1997 when the company needed new ideas. He helped invent new products such as the iMac, the Book for students, the Pod music player, and iTunes music software. In 2007, he introduced the touch-screen iPhone which changed the mobile phone industry. Apple's products were not only delivered to be cutting-edge technology, but also to be stylish and easy to use.

D. In addition, Jobs contributed to computer animation. In 1986, he bought a small company, which later became Pixar Animation Studios. It produced the first full-length computer-animated film Toy Story, followed by other blockbusters. For several years, and stopped working in August, 2011. Two months later, he passed away. He had four children, three with his wife of 20 years and one from a previous relationship. On an Apple web page, a statement reads, Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.

Question 26. What is the main idea of paragraph B?

Question 27. The word 'cutting-edge' in paragraph C is closest in meaning to ______.

Question 28. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about Steve Jobs?

Question 29. What can be inferred about Steve Wozniak from the passage?

Question 30. According to the passage, what was the primary reason for Apple's success?