Bai Tap Thuc Hanh 626
Transcript of Bai Tap Thuc Hanh 626
BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
TEST 1
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank
of each of the following sentences
anywhere
as soon as
because
did
do
find
frightened
how
how many
how much
like
look up
models
nowhere
produce
scientists
shake
since
so
which
1. are emergency calls? Call us free on 150.
2. city do you think is Europe’s “fashion capital” today – Milan,
Paris or another?
3. in many fields are studying way to increase food production.
4. we finish eating she takes the plates and glasses to wash them
up.
5. you mind if I smoke? Well, I’d rather you didn’t.
6. Excuse me. Can you tell me to get to the Art Gallery, please?
7. Factories and vehicles waste which goes into the air and rivers.
8. Fashion has become a big business and the top have made large
fortunes.
9. I can’t find him now.
10. I don’t remember much about him. I don’t know what he looks .
11. People hands when they meet for the first time and when they
meet after a long time.
12. She needed to relax she went on holiday.
13. We don’t understand this word! Let’s the word in the
dictionary.
14. When I saw a thief in the living room I was really .
15. You missed the beginning of the film you were late.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The ancient Greeks were lucky, it seems. The diet of olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and
bread was very healthy. They ate very little meat, fat, or sugar. The experts today tell us to eat
less meat and more vegetables, fruit, fish, pasta, bread, and potatoes. Chicken is healthier than
beef because it has less fat. Garlic, the basis of French aioli, Spanish gambas al ajillo, Italian
bruchetta and Greek tzatziki, also has a good effect on the heart, as well as other benefits,
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which is perhaps why the ancient Greeks ate so much of it. So, if you love your heart, add a
little more garlic to your diet!
16. What did the diet of the ancient Greeks mainly include?
17. Does beef have more fat than chicken?
18. Which countries do these foods: Aioli and tzatziki come from?
19. What do they all have in common?
20. According to the passage, what should we eat more often in order to reduce the risk of
heart attack?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
A key word in the modern American vocabulary is “stress”. Stress is the feeling of anxiety
and exhaustion that comes from the pressures of modern living. Stress is such a common
problem today that many people are turning to one of its most common cures: physical
exercise. People of all ages and types are exercising: jogging, weight lifting, swimming, and
even just plain walking! Is this just a fad, or will it last?
21. How do people feel when they are stressed?
22. What is the cause of stress?
23. How can people avoid stress?
24. What words in the passage mean something that removes a problem?
25. What words in the passage mean fashion that is not likely to last?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
As in other countries, there are a number of different regional accents in the United Kingdom.
Apart from Scottish, Welsh and Irish accents, the north, east, west and southwest of England,
as well as the Midlands and London, all have their distinctive accents. At the same time there
is an accent which belongs to no particular region. This accent is called the Standard English
accent, and is the accent usually taught to foreigners. Northerners call it the “southern accent”
– with some scorn.
26. According to the passage, what do other countries and the United Kingdom have in
commmon?
27. Name some popular accents that belong to different regions in the United Kingdom?
28. Which region in the United Kingdom does the Scottish accent belong to?
29. What does “it” in “Northerners call it the “southern accent” refer to?
30. Which phrases used in the passage has the same meaning as “many”?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
There are 7,000 periodicals published in the United Kingdom. Of these, women’s magazines
have the largest circulations: Woman (1,300,000) and Woman’s Own (1,200,000). There are
magazines and periodicals for almost every trade, profession, sport, hobby or interest. The
most important periodicals for the more serious readers are: The Economist, which comments
on events of international, political or economic interest; The Spectator, a journal with
conservative views, which publishes articles on many different subjects, including politics;
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New Society, which has articles on social matters; New Scientist, which reports on scientific
matters in language that non-specialists can understand; Punch, a long-established humorous
magazine which also has serious articles.
31. What are Woman and Woman’s Own?
32. What word in the passage means the average number of magazines/periodicals sold
each day, month, or year?
33. If you are interested in science, which periodical(s) will you read?
34. Can you find a serious article in Punch?
35. Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage. New scientist is suitable for
both kinds of readers – specialist and
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
Manual Rodrigues, 24, a steward on the new Eurostar trains, one (36)
the first people to travel through the Channel Tunnel. Now the three-hour journey
from London (37) Paris is all a day’s work for him. He says, “I have to
know both cities really well. I have found some lovely restaurants!”
Eurostar stewards have to be (38) 20 and 35 and physically fit. The
company trains all new stewards, so they don’t have to have experience in this kind of (39)
, but they have to have (40) lovely
personality. You don’t have to have any qualifications, but you have to (41)
fluent English and French to communicate with the passengers. Manuel has to
wear uniform. The company pays for his meals (42) he stays
abroad, so he doesn’t hve to worry about restaurant bills. “We (43) in
Paris at about 11.00 a.m. Sometimes we have to come back on the next train, (44)
when we don’t have to return until the next day, (45)
can go shopping or sightseeing.
TEST 2
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank
of each of the following sentences
appearing fined Japan peculiar the way
at least for Japan’s right used
come from how like senses way
did she I did ask major impact sounds what
domesticated isn’t not sustained with
1. All birds have wings, but wings are not to birds.
2. Are you better off than you to be?
3. Birds have two basic types of : songs and calls.
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4. Computer technology has had a
on how people carry out their jobs.
5. Even after six years of
economic growth, Americans worry about that
question.
6. I believe that women should have the to serve in the military.
7. I have no idea what the weather is in that city.
8. Motorists can be for driving recklessly.
9. No one know when the dog was first
10. Only once ask for help.
11. People attend college or universities many different reasons.
12. Religion is very important in Saudi Arabia, but it in Japan.
13. Saudi Arabian society is very different from
14. Sociologists study society and it is organized.
15. The sea has been rising relative to the land for 100 years.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Nation’s security Bank in downtown San Antonio was robbed last night. A safe was
blown open and around US$ 800,000 was stolen. The robbery took place between midnight
and 1:00 a.m. The police are looking for two men who were seen getting into a black car near
the bank at about 1 o’clock last night. They also want to hear from Mr. Joe Newman, 52, who
worked as a security guard at the bank. Mr. Newman disappeared just before the robbery and
he has not been seen since then.
16. How much money was stolen?
17. When did the robbery occur?
18. Why are the two men being looked for by the police?
19. What was Newman’s job?
20. When did he disappear?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Third world cities are overcrowded. But city workers earn two to ten times as much as
people in the country. So, thousands of more people arrive every year. The governments must
provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house. But poor countries do
not have the money to do it. As cities grow larger the problems increase. However, some
social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless. People move to cities because they
want to change and improve their lives. When they can find jobs they work hard. They build
nice houses when they have money and send their childen to school. These hardworking
people help build a better society for the whole country.
21. Do people in the city earn better than in the country?
22. Why do people move to cities?
23. Who has to provide health service for these people?
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24. What do they do when they have money?
25. Are these hardworking people helpful to the country?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
One of the greatest achievements of modern high technology is the invention of the steam
engine. Machinery is closely linked with our lives .It can do extremely complicated tasks for
man. It can work quickly and accurately; and so it can save time for us and free man from
hard work. Owing to this, production on large scales can be achieved. However, machinery
needs to be controlled by people – intelligent and modern – in the era of machinery
26. What is considered a great invention?
27. What does the word it refer to?
28. How can machinery save time for us?
29. What does the author say about people?
30. What types of work are mentioned?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Scientists in many fields are studying ways to increase food production. Even with new
technology and use of all fertile land, food production from both land and sea can only be
doubled. There are several reasons. There is a limited amount of fertile land. The population
is increasing, and the distribution of food supply is poor.
Besides the limited amount of fertile land, there will be a great increase in the need for food
and agricultural products. In 1980, the population of the world was about four billion. In 2000
the figure was over six billion and in the next twenty years, the world’s population will be
about eight billion.
31. What are scientists in many fields studying?
32. How many reasons of limited food production are mentioned?
33. If we make maximum use of both land and sea can we triple food production?
34. What is discussed in the second paragraph?
35. Was the passage written before 2000?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
In some countries as many as nice (36) of ten adults read at least one
newspaper a day. Why do so many people (37) newspapers?
There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct
(38) to entertain. Of the two major categories of newspapers, the popular
newspaper and the quality newspaper, the (39) has millions of readers
while the latter, only hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely designed
(40) entertainment. Their new coverage contains a lot of comment. The
quality newspapers put a much higher value on factual information (41) on
entertainment. It is not only in content that the two types of papers differ, (42)
also in the style in which the articles are written. The popular papers generally use
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more dramatic language with bigger headlines and more photographs. Their journalists tend to
use shorter sentences and avoid less well-known vocabulary. Since the popular newspapers
(43) a large readership than the more neutral quality newspapers, it may be
fair to conclude (44) the average readers not only want to be entertained (45)
a newspaper, but also prefer their reading to be guided and opinions
given to them.
TEST 3
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank
of each of the following sentences
able gains including on supposing
afford guilty involving pity surprising
apologize held up like pointing take after
awarded herself look see them
called in mind seeing to
1. you were in that situation, what would you do?
2. After the campaign a special medal was to all.
3. Amy’s parents didn’t leave her any money. So she has to support
now.
4. Do you object my sitting here?
5. I must take this watch to be repaired, it twenty minutes a day.
6. I think your suggestion is probably the best one the long
run.
7. If you walk along this lane you will see the signpost to
the
beach.
8. Our flight was by bad weather.
9. She didn’t doing the ironing, as she hadn’t wanted to go
out anyway.
10. The car was so expensive that I couldn’t it.
11. The child was told to for being rude to his father.
12. The judge found him of stealing and sent him to prison.
13. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident
several vehicles.
14. What a you didn’t win the game.
15. When will you see John? – I’m looking forwards to him next
summer.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Uri Geller was born in 1946. When he was only three, he was aware that he had an amazing
ability. In 1969 he gave his first public performance in a school. He gently rubbed a spoon
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with his fingers and it began to bend. Three years later he drove a car blindfolded through the
crowded streets of Munich. Later Uri Geller appeared on television in Britain in front of a
small studio audience of scientists. He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by
touching them gently with his fingers. He also drew pictures of hidden objects. After the
program, however, there were hundreds of telephones calls. People reported that spoons in
their homes bent during the program. Metal objects broke, and watches which had stopped
many years before suddenly started to go again.
16. In what year did Geller discover his special ability?
17. Where did he give his first performance?
18. What did he do in Britain’s TV?
19. Did he drive a car without looking?
20. What happened to watches which had stopped many years before?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Buddhism comes from the word Buddha. Buddha is a person. He lived more than 2500 years
ago in India. His father was King. He lived in a beautiful palace with many servants. One day
as he went out of his house, he saw many unhappy people. He looked at them and asked
himself these questions: “Why are people so unhappy? How can people be happy?” When he
was 29 years old, he left his family, his beautiful wife and son and went out into the world to
find the answers. He tried many ways. He studied with teachers but they could not answer his
questions. He went to live in the forest. He hurt his body. He did not eat anything for many
days. He tried to get away from his body. But this did not give him the answers to his
questions. Then he set down under a tree and thought. He sat for 49 days. After this time, he
learned something from himself. He became the Buddha. His questions were answered.
People were unhappy because they want things. They are looking for food, money and other
things. When a man does not want things, then he will be happy. When a man does not want
things, he will be free. He does not think about himself. He does not think about tomorrow.
He is kind to others.
21. Was Buddha a prince?
22. When did he leave home?
23. How long did he sit beneath the tree?
24. According to Buddha, why were people unhappy?
25. When will people be free?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Man is only just beginning to realize how much he must look to the sea. It can be important
source of food for millions of people in the world. When we know how much and in what
way the oceans influence the weather, we can plan the growing of crops and even work out
the best time to take our holidays. But when we get to the bottom of the sea we find things
that no one dreamed existed recently. Lands which were covered with water when the ice
melted at the end of the Ice Age are rich in minerals. Off the South African coasts, for
example, in a place where there are five times the number of diamonds as in the mines on the
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land. Oil is brought from the bottom of the Caspian Sea. Sand with gold in it has been found
off Thailand and Indonesia. But if man wants to continue gathering riches from the sea, he is
going to have to look after it.
26. How can the sea become important to people in the world?
27. What are the result of knowing how much and in what way the ocean influence the
weather?
28. What do we find when you get to the bottom of the sea?
29. What has been found off the South African coasts?
30. What is man going to do if he wants to continue gathering riches from the sea?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
For many years people believe that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now,
however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes. Although a
dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is, in many ways, like human being.
Dolphins have simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for
man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy because dolphin cannot hear the
kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to
make a third language which both he and the dolphin can understand. Dolphins are also very
friendly towards man. They often follow ships. There are many stories of dolphin guiding
ships through difficult and dangerous waters.
31. Which animal do people think may be the cleverest?
32. What other beings are dolphins like in many ways?
33. What have scientists discovered about dolphins?
34. Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?
35. Are dolphins friends to man?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
People are not so honest (36) they once were. The temptation to steal is
greater (37) ever before especially in large shops. A detective recently
watched a well-dressed woman (38) always went into a large store on
Monday mornings. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop (39)
usual when the woman came in, so it (40) easier for the detective to
watch her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose one of
the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it (41) an assistant (42)
wrapped it up for her as quickly as (43) . Then the
woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop (44) paying.
When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The
girl “gave” her mother a (45) dress once a week!
TEST 4
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1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank
of each of the following sentences
blow destructive knock rude thought
business encouraged low sorrows tiny
cheap high mistakes strong unproductive
dangerous imagination pressures supposed value
decisions intelligent productive terrible weak
1. Crying was and only for women.
2. Desert soil is without water.
3. Heart disease is related to the of a modern society.
4. In the United State, until lately, men were not to cry.
5. People cry when something happens.
6. People in developing countries put a value in education. They
think it is very important.
7. Several kinds of fish may have commercial also.
8. Some children are very . They break all their toys.
9. Some people are very because different countries are working
together peacefully in Antarctica.
10. Something that is polite in one country may seem in another.
11. Teachers encourage beginning English students to talk even though they make
.
12. The icy cold water of the Antarctic Ocean contains plants that which are eaten
by very small animals.
13. War brings and destruction to the countries that are fighting.
14. Wind could over the oil well equipment.
15. You’re your : Describe what life will be like in a hundreds
years.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Rabindranath Tagore lived in India many years ago. He was a famous Indian. He wrote many
poems, stories and songs. He wrote them in his language, Bangali and in English. Today we
find his literature in other languages, too. People like to read his books because they are good.
Tagore was born in 1861 in Calcutta. His family was rich. When he was still very young he
was already interested in reading, writing and in music. He wrote his first book of poems
when he was only 17. He also liked to watch things around him: the trees, the birds, the
flowers, the grass and so on. All these things were beautiful for him. When he was old enough
to go to school, his father sent him to a school in his own town. But he did not like his school.
He did not like his lessons. He did not like his teacher’s way of teaching. So after some time
he left his school. His father found him a teacher. He then learned at home. A few years later,
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his father sent him to England. He wanted Tagore to study law. But Tagore did not want to.
So he came back to India before he finished his study.
16. What was Tagore’s home town?
17. In which languages did he write?
18. What did he like when he was young?
19. Why did his father sent him abroad?
20. Why did he come home before finishing his study?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Three people jumped out of a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet
this morning. They were just trying to rescue their possessions before the car burst into
flames. Mr. Collins, 25 of West Road, Berinsfields was driving his Avenger estate car home
from work with two friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car. He stopped, but was
unable to open the bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was
coming from, but could not put out the flames. He then ran to get fire extinguishers from a
nearby garage, but those also failed to have any effect. Finally, he telephoned for a fire engine
but by the time it arrived the car was totally burned out.
21. Where did the fire occur?
22. How many people were there in the car?
23. What did Mr. Collins do to stop the fire?
24. What did he ran to the garage for?
25. Did the fire extinguishers work?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Throughout history gold has been important in human society. Men have killed for it. People
have suffered great hardships searching for it. They have gone to the distant corners of the
earth hoping to find a great fortune. A kind of madness seized people when they think about
gold.
For centuries, starting in ancient times, gold was most commonly found mixed with sand in
streams. This is one reason why even early humans used it. They could find it without using
tools to dig it out of the ground. It was also valuable to them because it is very soft. It is one
of the softest metals and also one of the heaviest. It is easy to work into jewellery and other
decorations. It is beautiful and lasts forever. Gold leaf, a thin sheet of gold, can be made so
thin that light shine through it. Remains of ancient gold mines have been found in Egypt.
These are the earliest mines anyone has found so far. After the discovery of America, most of
the world’s gold was produced there. Now South Africa leads the world in gold production.
26. What have people done when they think about gold?
27. How could early humans find gold?
28. Why was gold valuable to early humans?
29. Where was gold produced?
30. Which country produces the most gold of the world today?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
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The Third world cities are overcrowded. But city workers earn two ten times as much as
people in the country. So, thousands of more people arrive every year. The governments must
provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house. But poor countries do
not have the money to do it. As cities grow larger the problems increase. However, some
social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless. People move to cities because they
want to change and improve their lives. When they can find jobs, they work hard. They build
nice houses when they have money and sent their children to school. These hardworking
people help build a better society for the whole country.
31. Why are third world cities overcrowded?
32. What must the governments do to help people?
33. What happens when cities go large?
34. Are some social scientists optimistic about the solution to these problems?
35. What can the hard-working people help do?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met (36) San Francisco and organized the
United Nations (UN). World War II had just ended. Millions (37) people
had died and there (38) destruction everywhere. People hoped they
could build a future of world peace through this new organization. Obviously, the United
Nations has (39) been completely successful (40) its
goals. There have been several wars (41) 1945. However, the organization
has helped bring peace to those countries (42) were at war. It has helped
people who left their countries (43) of war. It has helped bring independence
to colonies.
The United Nations has grown (44) an organization of 51 countries in 1945
to 191 nations in 2004. Today, almost every country in the world is a (45) of
the UN.
TEST 5
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank
of each of the following sentences
cast fundamental is policy voyages
chair grounded leaves related was
chanted had been told make up relatives wild
discovered had told of cycling slaves will miss
fair in on to cycle woke
flour industrial pitched tropical youth
1. “I wish you about our plan earlier,” said Mary.
2. Accuracy is to the skill of typewriting.
3. German and Canada are countries. They have a lot of
factories.
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4. I spent my vacation with my parents and other .
5. Income tax rates are usually to one’s annual income.
6. It has always been the of this company to promote
existing
products.
7. It isn’t to give the girl two presents and her brother only one.
8. Lions and tigers are animals.
9. Many countries bought from Africa before the 20th century.
10. Mr. Johnson has been asked to the next meeting of the
club.
11. People grind wheat to make ten they make bread.
12. Sugar, bananas, and pineapples are plants.
13. They all got off and waited until John ready.
14. They talked about the route through France and the date they would go and finally
decides June 22nd.
15. We thought across France. All three of us.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Nobel prizes, awarded for distinguished works in chemistry, physics, physiology or
medicine, literature and international peace, were made available by a fund given for that
purpose by Swedish philanthropist, Alfred Bernhard Nobel. The prizes, awarded since 1901,
are administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. In 1969, a prize for economics
endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden was added. Candidate for prizes must by nominated
in writing by a qualified authority in the field of competition. Candidates are judged by
Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes on the basic of their contribution to
mankind. The awards are usually presented in Stockholm on December 10th, with the King of
Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute to Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death.
Each prize includes a gold medal, a diploma and a cash award of about one million dollars.
16. What does this passage mainly discuss?
17. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
18. How much is a Nobel cash award?
19. In what country are the Nobel awards given?
20. When were the first Nobel prizes awarded?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
In 1911 a penniless young music-hall artist left England for America. His future was
uncertain, but he did not believe it could be unhappier than his past. He had grown up in the
slums of London’s East End and had experienced great poverty. His mother’s life had been so
hard that she had finally gone mad, and his father had died of drinking. Both parents had been
on the stage and lived in the hope that they would one day be stars. Their son was determined
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to succeed where they had failed. By 1914 his optimism and determination had been justified.
Charles Chaplin was the most talked-about man in America, the King of silent movies. He
was not only admired as a first-class actor and comedian, he was also making his name as a
director. How did he reach the top of the film world in such a short time? He was not an
instant success. His attempts to copy other slapstick comedians who were popular at that time
were a failure. However he gradually began to develop the character of the tramp that will
always be connected with his name. He borrowed ideas from many sources and though he
“stole” most of his clothes from other slapstick comedians of the time, he developed his own
special mannerisms to go with them. He used his bowler hat to signal secret messages and his
walking stick allowed him to cause confusion and punish his enemy from a distance. He got
the idea for his famous flat-footed walk from a London taxi driver who had sore feet.
21. When did Chaplin come to the States?
22. What was the cause of his father death?
23. What was his mother’s job?
24. Did Chaplin make an overnight stardom?
25. What were the two things that Chaplin used successfully when he played the role of a
tramp?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
What kind of car will be driving by the year 2010? It may be rather different from the type we
have today. With the next two decades bringing greater change than the past 50 years, the
people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems
may well accelerate the pace of the car’s development. Today, they are students on the
transport design course at London Royal College of Art. Their vision is a machine with 3
wheels instead of 4, electrically powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself along
intelligent roads, equipped with built in power supplies.
26. What may push the pace of car’s development in the next 20 years?
27. Name THREE differences of the future cars?
28. Where will the cars of the future take their fuel during their long journey?
29. Where is the car of future designed in Britain?
30. What do you think the best title for the passage can be?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
The Sierre Club is an organization whose goals are centered on the protection of the
environment. It was founded in 1892 in San Francisco by the naturalist John Muir, who was
intent on preserving the natural beauty of and harmony of the Sierra Nevada in Eastern
California. Today the Sierra Club boasts almost 200,000 members in all fifty states of the
United States.
31. When was the Sierra Club founded?
32. How many members can the club attract?
33. What is the aim of the Sierra Club?
34. Who is the founder of the Club?
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35. Where is the Sierra Club?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word
I had a terrible experience last Saturday. This is what happened. I left my flat at 2 o’clock
went into (36) to do some shopping. I go shopping most Saturday afternoon.
(37) 4 o’clock, I had finished shopping and went into a (38)
for a cup of coffee. While I was sitting in the café, I saw a friend called Julie Jones
and she (39) me. At around 4:30 Julie and I paid the (40)
and left the café. As we were leaving, I offered to give her a (41)
home in my car. She said she would like a lift so we walked to the car park together. I always
put my (42) in the same car park near the town centre, but when we got to
the park. I had a big (43) . My car was not there! Of course, I immediately
thought that someone had (44) it. I was going to phone the police, but
luckily I didn’t. I suddenly realised the truth. I had (45) driven into town
that day! I had come on the bus instead. Imagine how stupid I felt.
TEST 6
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
always duty his life not to play serious
appoint ever impossible off spreading
book expanding incapable other hand strict
cut off gap interruption other side too much
cut out hand matter out until
don’t play handed necessary question while
1. Add interest to your toasted sandwiches by _______ the outside of the bread with
flavored butter.
2. Apparently, about one in five is left _______
3. Can you explain this _______ of ten years in your job history which you have not
accounted for?
4. How many times have I told you _______ football on the main road?
5. I would like to _______ a double room with a private bathroom for Saturday
September.
6. In some parks visitors are required to keep _______ the grass.
7. In winter this town is often _______ from the outside world by heavy snowfalls.
8. It is said that a true hero is one who is prepared to risk ______ for others.
9. It was not _______ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds.
10. Television has a _______ not only to entertain people but also to inform them.
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11. The forecast for this evening is wind and rain. On the _______ the outlook for
tomorrow
is fine and sunny.
12. This is the most expensive car that I have _______ driven.
13. We have been receiving reports of a rather _______ train crash in India.
14. We regret that it is _______ to meet the revised delivery dates for the goods you
recently ordered from us.
15. We shall bring up the_______ of the new swimming pool at the next committee
meeting.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Under the Medicare insurance policy, people approaching 65 may enroll
during the seven month period that includes three months before the sixty fifth birthday, the
month in which the birthday falls, and three months after the birthday. However, if they wish
the insurance coverage to begin when they reach 65, they must enroll three months before
their birthday. People who do not enroll within their first enrollment period may enroll later,
during the first three months of each year. Those people, however, must pay 10% additional
for each twelve month period that elapsed since they first could have enrolled. The monthly
premium is deducted from social security payments, railroad retirement or civil service
retirement benefits.
16. Who does the policy aim at?
17. When could they first enroll the insurance service?
18. What should they do if they want insurance begin when they reach 65?
19. What happens if they enroll later?
20. From what services could the monthly premium be deducted if they enroll later?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
We had an English upbringing in terms of plenty of fresh air and outdoor games. I didn’t go
to school. My whole formal education consisted of some three hours when I was five. I was
sent to school but came home at noon on the first day and said I didn’t enjoy it. I couldn’t see
the point of a lot of children sitting restlessly while a teacher taught from a big book. My
parents decided, wisely, I think, that school was not for me and I never went back. My mother
then took over my education and brought up my two sisters and me rather in the way of an
educated English lady. The emphasis was on languages and reading rather than sciences and
maths. Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers and we were kept to a
strict routine. About once a week we walked to the Golden Gate Park, and on our walks my
mother taught me to read music. One day I noticed a little windmill in the window of a shop
we passed on our way to the park and I remember now how my heart yearned for it. I couldn’t
roll my ‘r’s when I was small and my mother, who was a perfectionist regarding
pronunciation, said if I could pronounce an ‘r’ well, I’d have the windmill. I practiced and
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practiced and one morning I woke everybody up with my’r’s. I got the windmill. I usually get
things I want in life - but I work hard for them and dream of them.
21. How long was the author at school?
22. Why did he quit school?
23. How often did he learn about music?
24. Why did he keep practising pronunciation of ’r’?
25. Is the author an industrious person?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Six years ago when I was a student, I was short of money. So once a week I used to go home
to see my parents and get a decent meal. Although I had a good relationship with my mother,
I never got on well with my father. One day I did a really terrible thing. I stole some money
from him. I had started of by asking him if he would lend me ten pounds. He refused saying
he had already given me enough and it was time I became more responsible with money. You
know what it is like as a student. I’d run out of money and wanted to take a girl out. When he
refused, I accused him of being mean and we had a terrible row. He left the house and I was
so angry that I stole ten pounds from his wallet.
When he found out that the money had gone, he knew who had stolen it and banned me from
the house. Since then I had returned but he had never really forgiven me and still looked down
on me for what I had done. My mother was very upset and I really wanted to work towards
creating a happy relation with my father. Half of me wanted to say “Sorry, Dad” while the
other half still thought he was ridiculous for having kept this attitude up for so long.
26. Why did the author ask his father for money?
27. What did he do when he was angry?
28. What happened to the author after that?
29. What was the father’s attitude when the author came home?
30. Why did the author want to have a good relationship with his father?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
What makes people get sick on subways? Various and sundry things. One is that they
rush off to work in the morning without having eaten a proper breakfast. Sudden dizziness
attacks them. A second cause is the overcrowding and ensuing feeling of claustrophobia,
which brings on stress and anxiety. In addition, they are so afraid of mechanical failure, fire,
and / or crime that they show signs of panic-men by having chest pains and women by
becoming hysterical. Contributing especially to their stress are other factors: overcrowding of
both sexes, continual increase in the numbers of passengers, and people’s inability to avoid
interacting with strangers.
31. Does your sickness on subways result from your big breakfast?
32. What feeling may be brought by overcrowding?
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33. What do overcrowding and claustrophobia brought on?
34. What are the different signs of panic shown by men and women?
35. What are other factors that may causes stress when traveling on subways?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
There are, certain place in the world where people are believe to live much longer than
in most modern (36) . It is no coincidence that most of the places are very isolated
mountain (37) . One study that was carried out has clearly showed that people tend to
live longer in mountainous areas. The mountainous regions of Georgia, in Russia, for (38)
have had 5000 people who are 100 years old or more. It has been found that
these people have been farmers all their (39) and surprisingly, most of them
have continued working till the present day. It has been difficult to discover exactly (40)
the reasons for their old age are, but it seems that an important factor is certainly food.
At the time they were born, (41) of the old people lived on very simple diet,
which contain very little animal fats. They ate most vegetables and even oil they use was
vegetable (42) .
Unfortunately, the answer is not as easy as it seems. In another region that has an
equally high percentage of old people, the (43) includes mild and other diary
foods and most of the people (44) to be fat and even they drink large quantities of
alcohol regularly. One thing that all the people have (45) common is that they have
always worked hard, doing very physical work like farming.
TEST 7
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
about aware going there liked so that
accessed collect he mind suits
agrees despite if more unless
applied did he in spite predicted warning
around going on like so as when
1. _______ of the fact that it rained heavily, we enjoyed our vacation.
2. Because the information was easily ________, we found it immediately.
3. I don’t think that dress ________ her
4. I was just _______ to go out when you telephoned.
5. It is _______ that the price of real estate will continue to rise before it goes down.
6. Just imagine what life was _______ for the early settlers in Australia.
7. Mr. Green has asked his secretary to _______ his car from the garage.
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8. Only once _______ ask for help.
9. People are becoming more _______ of the need for alternative sources of energy.
10. The more I live with him, the _______ I love him.
11. The three friends all _______ for the same job.
12. We are going to lower our prices _______ to compete in today’s markets.
13. What comes to _______ when you think of your family?
14. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was _______
15. You will become ill _______ you stop working so hard.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Rice growing farmers are the only ones who truly understand when it is time to gather
young grains to make Cốm. Then young rice grains are harvested, roasted and ground down to
become Cốm. They are put into a large firing pan under small flames and stirred slowly for a
specific period of time. They are then poured into a rice mortar and slightly pounded with a
wooden pestle, rhythmically and at quick intervals until the husk is removed. Following this,
the young rice is removed from the mortar and winnowed before being poured again into the
mortar and the process repeated. This is then repeated exactly seven times so that all the husk
is removed from
the young sticky grains. If the pounding is done irregularly and in haste, or it is not repeated
for the prescribed seven times, the green colour of the grains will disappear and be replaced
by an unexpected brown colour. Cốm is regarded as a purely pastoral gift. To enjoy Cốm it is
advisable to chew it slowly so that one can feel the stickiness of the young rice and at the
same time enjoy its sweet, fragrant taste. Visitors to Vong village (about five kms from
Hanoi) during the Cốm making season will have a chance to listen to the special rhythmic
pounding of wooden pestles against mortars filled with young rice and see women shifting
and winnowing the pounded young rice.
16. Where is young rice roasted to become Cốm?
17. What do people use to pound rice to make Cốm?
18. How many times the pounding must be repeated?
19. What will happen if the pounding is done improperly?
20. How far is it from Hanoi to Vong village?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Iceland had been called the “land of frost and fire”. This is a very satisfactory name,
for the mountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round,
and there are scores of fiery volcanoes. Contrary to what most people think, however,
Iceland’s climate is not extremely cold. Most days are quite agreeable because of the warm
current of Gulf Stream. When the Vikings began to settle in Iceland in 874 AD. They found
books and crosses that showed the Irish had already been there. It is likely that the Irish and
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Scotch had come to Iceland about 70 years before the Vikings arrived. These explorers,
however, had made no lasting settlements. The first real colonists were Scandinavians who
came directly from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
The people of Iceland have very high educational standards. It is said that more books
are sold in Iceland in relation to its population than in any other country in the world. Since
Iceland is adjacent to one of the most important shipping routes between the United States and
England, it became very important during the Second World War.
21. Why is Iceland so called?
22. Did the Irish come to Iceland before 874 AD?
23. What makes Iceland’s climate agreeable?
24. Is Iceland situated in the Scandinavia?
25. Why did Iceland become important during the World War II?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
The Wright brothers had made use of the knowledge of many people before them. As
early as the fifteenth century an Italian named Leonardo Da Vinci had designed machines that
the thought would fly. Later, men had experimented with balloons that rose high above the
ground. One of them, a Brazilian named Santos Dumont, had flown a dirigible with gasoline
motor and a propeller near Paris in 1899. That was four years before the Wright brothers’
success. Other who had experimented with gliders in the nineteenth century had learned much
about designing airplane bodies. Several plane without passengers had been successfully
tested in Europe and America. But the Wright brothers made the first successful flight of a
heavier-than-air machine that carried a man and flew under its own power.
26. Whose knowledge had the brothers made use of?
27. Who had designed flying machines in the 15th ‘century?
28. Who had flown a dirigible in 1899?
29. What did the dirigible have besides a motor?
30. Why are the Wright brothers famous?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Before the invention of dynamite, such jobs as building roads, digging tunnel and
mining took a lot of people a long time to do. With dynamite, these jobs could be done
quicker and easier. It was for such peaceful purposes that Nobel invented dynamite.
Unfortunately, others used his invention for making bombs and weapons. Nobel felt very sad
because such weapons caused thousands of deaths in wars.
Although dynamite made Nobel a very rich man, he was unhappy and often regretted
his invention. As a result, he decided to use his money to set up a fund. Every year, several
Nobel Prizes are given to people who have done important works in Science and in the Arts,
works that benefit people everywhere. A Nobel prize is also given to the person who has done
the most to promote world’s peace.
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31. Nobles invention of dynamite was of peaceful purpose. In what jobs can dynamite be
used?
32. Why did his invention eventually make him sad?
33. Why did he decide to establish the Nobel Prize?
34. What kind of people were awarded the Nobel Prize?
35. What can you say about Alfred Nobel?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
An Italian was once visiting New York City. He wished to take a walk in ______
(36) to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get _________(37) because he did not
know a word of English. Therefore, _________ (38) leaving the hotel, he stopped at the first
corner and carefully copied _________ (39) his notebook the name of the street on which his
hotel was located. Then he walked _________ (40). Finally, he got lost. Some hours later, he
arrived at a police _________ (41). After the good deal of confused conversation, an
interpreter was called. The Italian explained to the ________(42) that although he didn’t
know the ________(43) of his hotel, he did know the ________(44) on which it was located.
He then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his ________(45). The-words which he
had so carefully copied were “one-way-street”.
TEST 8
1. Choose one of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
carvings essentially films literate question
chance exact guess manufactured represent
change exactly handle museums rolled
climate fail illiterate present weather
essential failure improve prove whales
1. John kicked the soccer ball and it ________ across the grass.
2. A data base lets you look at and _______ around a lot of information quickly.
3. British and American English are not _______ the same. For example, Americans say
elevator and the British say lift.
4. Canada is very cold in the winter. If you live there, it is _______ to have a warm coat
and good boots.
5. Icons _______ programs, folders or files.
6. If there is a power _________ you may lose all your data.
7. If you don’t know the answer to a question in a test, you can always _________
8. If you go to class every day, do your homework every night, and practice with your
friends, then your English will really __________
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9. My grandfather used to make toys for us out of
wood. He made many beautiful wood _______ of
animals and people.
10. Nowadays micro-computers are _______ in
hundreds of thousands and are constantly being
equipped with more and more ingenious device.
11. People who are computer-_______ find these machines easy to use.
12. Saudi Arabia is very hot and dry. It has a desert _______
13. Seals and _______ are two animals that live in northern Canada and Alaska.
14. The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest and most beautiful _______ in the world.
You can see famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa there.
15. Those old plates and glasses can break easily. You must be very careful when you
______ them.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1960, an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments
dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep. He showed that the average
individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movement, some drifting
and slow, others jerky and rapid. People woken during these periods of eye-movement
generally reported that they had been dreaming. When woken at other times they reported no
dreams. If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for several
nights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when they
were not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show, while the others seemed
more or less unaffected. The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance of
sleep that mattered but the disturbance of dreaming.
16. When did William Dement published his experiments with human sleeping?
17. According to William Dement, what do we do during our eye-movement?
18. Should we disturb someone who is exhibiting his or her eye-movements?
19. What can be found in those people who are frequently disturbed from their eye-
movement sleep?
20. Can we infer from the passage that dreams are very important to human health?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Anger, fear, or the shock of sudden sorrow brings physical changes in our bodies. The
digestion is shut down, the blood pressure is raised, the heart speeds up, and the skin becomes
cold. If maintained over a prolonged period, this emergency status makes the body - and the
personality - tight, dry and rigid. In people who are afraid to let themselves pour forth their
painful emotions, doctors find that suppressed tears can trigger such ailments as asthma,
migraine headache, and many others. Weeping, on the other hand, comes as part of the
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reversal of conditions of alarm, shock and anger. Tears do not, therefore, mark a breakdown
or low point, but a transition to warmth, hope and health. So there is a genuine wisdom in
tears. In permitting ourselves to weep instead of repressing the impulse, we help ourselves to
health.
21. How many physical changes that can be brought by anger, fear, or the shock of sudden
sorrow are mentioned?
22. Does the emergency status affect human personality?
23. What are two health problems that can result from suppressed tears?
24. Can weeping cause a breakdown?
25. Regarding health, do people benefit from weeping?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Why are there so many grandmothers and so few grandfathers? In other words, why
do men die younger than women? Is this because men are afraid of getting old and helpless
and so they prefer to die before that happens? Perhaps they fear to be left alone by their
women and so decide to do the leaving first. Many explanations are given for the fact that
men die earlier than women. Men are stronger physically, yet women can hang on longer to
life. Both men and women are emotional creatures but women are not afraid or ashamed to
cry while men refuse to do so.
26. What does the author want to find out?
27. How many assumptions are made by the author?
28. What does the word that in the passage refer to?
29. What are not women afraid of?
30. What do men refuse to do?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
This documentary, which was first shown on BBC2 last year, will be repeated on
BBC1 next week. The golden eagle is now found in only a few remote places in Scotland. In
recent years, nests have been robbed and eggs have been stolen. Eagles are protected by law,
but they are threatened with extinction. Barbara Anfield spent a year making this program.
The everyday habits of the eagles have been recorded for future generations.
31. What is being shown on BBC1 next week?
32. Where can the golden eagle be found now?
33. Why are the eagles protected by law?
34. What may be the main cause for this extinction?
35. What is Barbara Anfield’s aim in the recording of the everyday habits of the eagle?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding
__________ (36) necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some
tips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good ___________ (37) to
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encourage your husband and children to learn to cook few simple meals while you are way.
They will be much happier and probably they will _________(38) the experience. If you will
be eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much
____________(39) for your digestion. You may also find it useful to call the restaurant
___________(40) advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get
better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, ______(41) most importantly,
anticipate your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage
_________ (42) you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding case inside
your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as __________(43) as for
business documents and papers you no _______(44) need on the trip. And make sure you
have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously,
experience helps, but you make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so
_______ (45) right from the start you really can have a good trip!
TEST 9
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
alike complain like programmer undereducated
argue conditions nationalized regret unrecognizable
as expecting of roasted waiting
because for on similar well-educated
commercialized in oversimplification to with
1. Another problem in Third World countries is that most of the people are _______
because they quit school at an early age to get jobs. As a result, they cannot get
good, well-paid jobs.
2. Carl is a computer _______ for a large company. He writes programs for businesses
and industries
3. He _______ some chicken in the oven for dinner.
4. In the beginning, the Internet was used by mainly by universities to provide a free
flow of information and ideas around the planet. Now, however, it has become very
_______ - everybody is trying to make money from it.
5. One student said that his native country had _______ the oil companies because
people were stealing the oil.
6. Philip dressed in strange clothes and wore a mask on his face for a party. He was
completely _______ . No-one knew who he was!
7. That is only part of a very complicated situation. The explanation is an _______ of the
situation.
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8. There are a lot of problems in Third World countries, such as poor living few jobs,
very little medical care, low salaries, and many other problems.
9. Two or three vehicles were involved _________ the accident.
10. Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _________ to the hotel manager.
11. We admire him _________ his profound and vast knowledge.
12. We are _________ him to arrive at any moment
13. We are accustomed _________ bad weather.
14. We are tired __________ English lessons and the teacher.
15. We do not want any more summers _________ the last one.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call
respectively the tough and the gentle. The former method simply consists of setting an
elephant to work and beating him until he does what is expected of him. Apart from any
moral considerations, this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal
who at a later stage may well turn into a man-killer. The gentle method requires more patience
in the early stages, but produces a cheerful, good-tempered elephant who will give many
years of loyal service. The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single
trainer who will be entirely responsible for the job. Elephants like to have one master just as
dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection. There are even stories
of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when, by some
unavoidable circumstance, they have been deprived of their own trainer. Such extreme cases
must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that
the relationship between elephant and trainer is the key to successful training.
16. How may ways of training elephants are mentioned in the passage?
17. In which method do people beat elephants?
18. Which method takes more time?
19. How many masters does an elephant want to have?
20. What is the key to successful elephant training?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1850, during the Gold Rush, a twenty-year-old immigrant from Bavaria named Levi
Strauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco. He had with him a special cloth called Serge de
Nimes, which would later be called denim in America. Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim as
material to make tents and covers for wagons, to the men who were going to the goldfields to
look for gold. “You should have brought pants to sell. In the goldfields we need strong pants
that don’t wear out,” one young miner advised Strauss. So Levi Strauss took some of his
denim to the nearest tailor and had him make the miner a pair of pants. The miner was so
pleased with his pants that he told other miners about the wonderful new Levi’s pants or
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Levis, and soon Levi Strauss had to open a shop to manufacture enough trousers for the
miners. The miners wanted trousers that were comfortable to ride in, that were low-cut so they
could bend over easily to pick up the gold from under their feet, and which had big useful
pockets. One miner complained that the gold in his pockets kept tearing them. So Levi put
metal corners in the pockets to make them stronger. Very soon, miners and cowboys from all
over came to get fitted up with Levi’s pants. Today, more than a hundred years later, Levi’s
pants walk the world as Levi’s blue jeans.
21. How old was Levi Strauss when he came to the USA?
22. What kind of material did Levi Strauss have?
23. Did Levi Strauss use denim to make a pair of pants himself?
24. Why did Levi Strauss have to open a shop?
25. Why did Levi put metal corners in the pockets?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
The Olympic Games originated in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.
Participants in the first Olympiad are said to have run a 200-yard race, but as the Games were
held every four years, they expanded in scope. Only Greek amateurs were allowed to
participate in this festival in honor of the God Zeus. The event became a religious, patriotic,
and athletic occasion where winners were honored with wreaths and special privileges. There
was a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors. They were
banned in 394 A.D. by Emperor Theodosius, after they became professional circuses and
carnivals. The modern Olympic Games began in Athens in 1896 as a result of the initiative of
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator whose desire was to promote international
understanding through athletics. Nine nations participated in the first Games; over 100 nations
currently compete.
26. Where did the Olympic Games originate?
27. Why were the Olympic Games held?
28. Was the event also for religious purpose?
29. What happened to the Games under the Roman emperors?
30. Who initiated the modern Olympiad Games?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problem with diseases, high costs, and politics,
the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by
allowing ship to pass through the fifty-mile canal zone instead of traveling some seven
thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the
trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one-tenth of what it
would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through
its locks each year.
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The French initiated the project but sold their rights to the United States. The latter
controlled it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama took over its duties.
31. When was the Panama Canal officially opened?
32. How long does it take a ship to complete the trip through the Canal?
33. How much does it cost to complete the same trip through the Canal?
34. Was the trip around the Cape Horn less expensive?
35. Who is the original host of the project of building the Panama Canal?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
Computing equipment is getting smaller and __________ (36) sophisticated.
Computers are part _________ (37) many machines and devices __________ (38) once
required continual human supervision and control. Today, computers in security systems
result in safer environments, computers in cars improve energy efficiency, and computers in
phones provide features ________ (39) as call forwarding, call monitoring, and call
answering. These smart machines ________ (40) designed to take over some of the basic
tasks previously performed _________(41) people; by so doing, they make life a little easier
and a little ___________(42) pleasant. Smart cards store vital information such as health
records, drivers’ licenses, bank balances, and __________(43) on. Smart phones, cars, and
appliances with built in computers can ___________(44) programmed to better meet
individual needs. A smart house has a built-in monitoring system that can turn lights
_________ (45) and off, open and close windows, operate the oven, and more.
TEST 10
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
do heals opinion reward take turn
extremely nervous regarded rude though very
have object resignation speaking to talk writing
1. A _______ being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber
2. After a terrible argument with her boss, she handed in her _______
3. Have you finished _______ the essay?
4. He was offered the job _______ his qualifications were poor.
5. I _______ to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.
6. I like to _______ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day.
7. I’ve always__________ you as my best friend .
8. If you are going to Italy next week, could you please _______ this present to my
family.
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9. In Mary’s _______ it is essential to eat a big breakfast.
10. In some countries, it is_______ to ask about other people’s income.
11. My brother is going to _______ his suit dry-cleaned.
12. The cut on my leg is taking a long time to _______
13. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to _______ down.
14. They were very _______ about keeping so much money in the house overnight
15. We can’t understand why he avoided _______ to us.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Animals can be helpful to have around. That’s why wild animals got tamed as pets.
Dogs, especially, can do a lot of things. They can stand guard in the night. Hunter use dog for
fetching. Ranchers use them to help herd sheep or cattle. The police use dogs to sniff for
bombs. Some dog are trained to help blind and deaf people. Cats catch mice. The ancient
Egyptians worshiped cat for keeping their field free of pests. Pet can even be actors. Trained
dogs sometimes appear in movies or television shows. Having a pet can be good for your
health. Pets offer companion and make people feel less lonely. Petting an animal also help
people relax. Pets can cause problems, too. Dogs dig in the garden. They chew up household
objects and can even bite people. Cats like to scratch furniture. Both cats and dogs can make a
mess on the rug. Some people have allergies to animals. But the biggest problem is that there
are more pets than there are
homes for them. Cats and dogs give birth to mere cats and dogs and the number of unwanted
pets is enormous.
16. How many tasks can dogs do?
17. Why did the Ancient Egyptians worship cats?
18. How can pets do good to your health?
19. What is the biggest problem of keeping pets?
20. What is the topic of the passage?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Many people have small aquariums at home. A small aquarium can be a bowl or
a square tank. Some home aquariums are made of glass. Some are made of a strong plastic called
Plexiglas. You can see fish better in a Plexiglas tank. But Plexiglas scratches more easily and
costs more than glass. Some people keep freshwater fish in their aquariums. Some people keep
saltwater fish. Goldfish and tetras live in fresh water. Angelfish and butterfly fish live in salt
water. Most people with aquariums have freshwater fish. Freshwater fish are easier to take care of
and cost less than saltwater fish.
There are fish that live in cold water or fish that live in warm water. Tropical fish,
which live in warm water, come in reds, yellows, blues, purples, and many other colors.
Goldfish, which live in cold water, are mostly golden red. If you have an aquarium, you can
decorate your tank with plants, colorful stones, and objects that the fish can swim through and
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hide under. Find out what to feed your fish and how to keep them healthy. Then have fun
watching the fish in your home aquarium.
21. Why is Plexiglas used to make an aquarium instead of glass?
22. What is the disadvantage of an aquarium made of Plexiglas?
23. What kind of fish are goldfish and tetras?
24. Why do most people keep fresh water fish I their home aquariums?
25. Which kind of fish is more colorful?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Long ago people did not even think about conservation. There were very few people.
They learned that using wood, ores, and other natural resources could make their life easier.
Then people began to live longer and the number of people living on the earth grew. Today,
billions of people live on earth and use more and more natural resources. People are using up
fossil fuels and other natural resources faster than the planet can replace them. People cut
down forests and destroy the homes of many plants and animals. People need to use
renewable resources wisely. It’s important to plant a tree for every tree cut down.
Governments set up national parks where logging, mining, hunting and other activities that
use up natural resources are usually not allowed. Our endless supply of air and water must be
protected. Polluted air can make you sick and you cannot drink polluted water. Factories,
power plants, cars, and trucks give off smoke that pollutes the air. Some factories dump
chemical into lakes and rivers. Some places on earth have plenty of water, but deserts and
other places do not, It is important to conserve water so that everyone has enough to drink and
use for watering crops. Conservationists do a good job by looking for ways to save natural
resources so that people will have enough lumber, fossil fuels, water and food. They also look
for ways to save endangered plants and animals.
26. Why do people have to think about conservation?
27. When did the population of the world increase?
28. What should people do to use renewable resources wisely?
29. What is the source that makes the air polluted?
30. What are conservationists trying to do?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Almost all the energy on Earth comes from the Sun. Heat from the Sun makes Earth
warm enough for life. Plants use the Sun’s energy to live and grow. Plants give off a gas
called oxygen. Animals eat the plants and breathe the oxygen. Animals need plants in order to
live, and plants need the Sun.
You use plants to make heat and energy. You can burn wood from trees. You can burn
fossil fuels called coal, gas, and oil. Fossil fuels formed deep underground from plants and
animals that died millions of years ago.
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The Sun’s energy can also do harm. Too much sunlight can burn your skin, causing
sunburn. Harmful rays from the Sun can also cause a disease called skin cancer. Looking right at
the Sun can harm your eyes. You need to be careful of the Sun. The center of the Sun is called the
core, which is extremely hot. It takes a long time for the energy from the core to reach the surface
of the sun - about 170,000 years.
31. Why is the sun vital?
32. Where do fossil fuels come from?
33. How many physical disadvantages does the sun bring on people?
34. Why aren’t people burned with the heart from the sun’s core?
35. How long does it take for the energy from the core to reach the surface?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
Yesterday John was supposed to take a __________ (36) from London to Pairs. He
got up very early, put his ________ (37) luggage in the boot of his car and tried to start the
engine. It would not _________ (38). John lifted the bonnet but he could not see what the
matter could be. He immediately called his local ________ (39) to ask them to sand mechanic
at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with John within ten minutes. He
quickly saw what the matter was. “You have ______ (40) out of petrol,” he said. John felt
very foolish. ‘Why didn’t I ________ (41) everything last night?” he wondered. Despite all
this, he got to the airport, checked in quite early and then went straight through to the
departure lounge to read a newspaper while he waited. Soon he heard an _________ (42).
“Passengers on flight BA 282 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Pairs are
_________ (43) because of a heavy snowfall last night.” “If only I had decided to go by
train,” John thought. “It would probably have been __________ (44) in the end and even if I
sometimes feel sick on the ferry across the Channel, it can be quite pleasant sitting in a
deckchair on the deck, Watching the seagulls and the other _________ (45). The galleys on a
ship seem to produce much better food than those on an aircraft too.
TEST 11
PART I: READING COMPREHENSION
1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the
following sentences
advertising classified for eating matter requesting subject
avoided convinced for having mislead resulted to have
brushed created gathered piece shelf to avoid
brushing eating have published steal you have
catalogue encyclopedia keeping reference stock
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1. You should find the number of the book from the library __________
2. There are several books by C. K. Croner on this _______
3. Have you got any books on business methods or any similar ___________ ?
4. “Can you tell me where the dictionaries are?’ Yes, they’re over there with all the other
_______ books.”
5. When was that book _______?
6. How are the books in the library _______?
7. Read these sentences about_______ your teeth healthy.
8. Do the following things __________healthy teeth.
9. Avoid_______ a lot of sweets.
10. It’s very important _______ tooth decay.
11. You can also improve your teeth if _______ healthy food.
12. Unfortunately you cannot stop tooth decay simply by ________your teeth.
13. The New Oxford Garage is _______ for more salesmen.
14. One of the new salesmen has_______ me to buy a new car.
15. I hope everything is true and that the salesman isn’t trying to_______ anyone.
2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
People began to use paper money in China, around 600 A.D. The Chinese used paper
money to buy whatever they needed. In the 1200s, Marco Polo, the famous Italian explorer,
noticed this system of payment when he visited the East. Marco Polo explained to the people
of Europe that this was an excellent system. However, European countries did not begin to
use paper money until 1600. At this time, banks printed notes that could be used instead of
silver and gold. Imagine how difficult it was for people to carry heavy bags of silver and gold
everywhere. The new bank notes were much easier to use.
16. When did the Chinese start to use paper money?
17. Who was Marco Polo?
18. What did Marco Polo tell Europeans?
19. When was paper money first used in Europe?
20. Why did banks in Europe begin to print notes?
3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Scientists know that Antarctica is very important to the world’s climate, and they are
trying lo learn why. Much of their research focuses on ozone, a form of oxygen. The ozone
layer protects living things from the dangerous rays of the sun. In the mid-1980s, scientists
discovered that the ozone layer above Antarctica was very thin. They call this the ‘ozone
hole’. Scientists have also discovered that since 1970 the temperature of the air and the water
in Antarctica has been slowly rising. Warmer temperatures result in less sea ice during the
winter months. Scientists think that some kinds of penguins are becoming fewer in number:
these Antarctic creatures don’t have enough ice to survive. Scientists are learning that the
winter sea ice is very important to the chain of life.
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21. What is ozone?
22. Why is the ozone layer important to our life?
23. What is the “ozone hole”?
24. When has the temperature of the air and the water in Antarctica been rising?
25. What is one result of less sea ice?
4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Puerto Rico means “rich port” in Spanish. Christopher Columbus landed there in
1493. Fifteen years later, the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon, settled there with people
from Spain who came to live in the New World. Native Indians had lived on the island of
Puerto Rico for hundreds of years. Tragically, many of them died in wars with the Spanish
and from diseases brought from Europe. People from other places, like Africa, also came to
live in Puerto Rico. Today Puerto Rico is an interesting mix of all these cultures. Visitors will
notice the influence of Spain in the food, music, festivals, and customs of the people. And, of
course, the people in Puerto Rico speak Spanish but they also speak English!
26. What does Puerto Rico mean in Spanish?
27. When did Christopher Columbus arrive in Puerto Rico?
28. What happened to the native Indians?
29. Is Puerto Rico an interesting mix of different cultures?
30. What languages do the people in Puerto Rico speak?
5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.
Today all computers are stored-program computers; that is, they have a processing
unit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory. Computers are getting smaller and smaller,
computing faster and faster. Even in a very large computer, the part that does the actual
computing is about the size of the end of a finger. Computers can also do all kinds of work.
When someone buys something in a department store, a clerk puts information about the sale
into a computer. During the night the computer system works on the information from all the
sales that day. In the morning the manager can print out a report on everything that was sold
and also on everything that must be reordered.
31. What parts do all computers have today?
32. How big is the part that does the actual computing in a very large computer?
33. What can computers do?
34. What does a clerk do when someone buys something in a department store?
35. What does the computer system do during the night?
6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word.
A THREE-MINUTE SUPPLY
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The body of the average adult has in storage __________(36) food to last for several
weeks. It has enough water to last for several days. At any one time, however, the body has
only enough oxygen stored in the __________ (37) to last for three or four minutes!
Fortunately, it is not difficult for us to acquire the oxygen we need. As a rule, we need only to
_________ (38) the air around us for an adequate supply. The amount of oxygen
___________ (39) by a person at any one time depends on his activities. As the activities of
the body increase, the use of oxygen also _________ (40) it begins to breathe deeper and
faster to bring ___________ (41) oxygen into the lungs. More red cells are thrown into the
bloodstream to aid in carrying the added supply of oxygen. Blood ___________ (42) the
stomach and the intestines is transferred into the blood vessels of the muscles ___________
(43) are at work. This blood helps to transfer the added oxygen to the parts of the __________
(44) that need it. If blood is taken from the stomach right after a meal, digestion of food will
be hampered. It is best, therefore, ___________ (45) to exercise strenuously right after eating.
PART II: WRITING
TEST 1
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. This / lovely cottage / be / 500 years / old /
47. it / be / country / one mile / village of Parkham Cross /
48. there / be / post office / small shop /
49. there / be / some good pubs / restaurants / area / too /
50. cottage / have / big garden / flowers / trees /
51. there / be / two / double bedroom / bathroom / toilet /
52. living room / have / traditional / antique / furniture /
53. Paul / Jenny / want / rent / cottage /
54. children / like / garden / very much /
55. they / plan / stay / there / summer holiday /
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years.
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. She wanted to know if I had studied English for a long time.
She asked me “ ”
57. I don’t take sugar in my tea any more.
I used
58. I would like you to help me with this difficult homework.
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Please
59. This old man is weak. He can’t walk far.
The old man is not
60. The mother made the son tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
The son was
61. Women drive more carefully than men do.
Men do not
62. It is essential that the students are informed of these new changes.
The students
63. I started working in this company in 1990.
I have
64. Although the weather was bad, we went out.
Despite
65. Her job is badly paid so she want to leave the company.
She wants to leave the company
TEST 2
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. The / general impression / we / receive / house / be / it / so / huge.
47. This / be / example / natural selection / consequence of / environmental change.
48. She / not have / childen / in orders words / she / childless / woman.
49. Studying / Australia / will give / you / understanding / Australian / way / life.
50. Laughter / result of mispronunciation / words / can relax/ children.
51. Living / foreign culture / however / may / difficult / especially / first.
52. That / he passed / the test / surprise / all of us.
53. It / not always / necessary / have / formal education / become / well-educated.
54. The person / who / read / variety / book / magazine / and / newspaper/ can / well-
educated person.
55. It / be / essential that / we respect / our own values / and / traditions.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years.
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. I can’t help you if you don’t know what is happening to you.
Unless
57. I’ll take everything inside if it rains.
Everything
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58. “Did the explain how to solve the problem? I asked Rebecca.
I asked Rebecca
59. Jill acted very badly in the play last night.
Jill gave
60. Why I failed the test is a mystery to me.
I have no
61. That these ideas are true or not is difficult to demonstrate.
It is
62. With a modern, computers in distant locations can share data.
Owing to
63. How would you listen to your portable radio if there were no battery?
Were there
64. Zippers were invented by W.L Judson in 1891.
Not until 1891
65. Problems of misunderstanding have been realized by those who speak different
languages.
People who
TEST 3
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
Dear Sir,
46. Thank you / letter / 30th October /
47. I / be / pleased / hear / I / be / offer / job / assistant manager /
48. Before / I / accept / position / I / like / receive / further information /
49. Job / carry / pension’s scheme / ?
50. What be / prospects / promotion /
51. How long / holidays / ?
52. You mention / there / be / regular salary increases / perhaps / you / confirm / they / be
automatic / ?
53. I / hope / you / not / mind / ask / additional information.
54. This / important / me / before / I / make / decision /
55. I look forward / receive / early reply /.
Yours faithfully,
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years.
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. She must be kept informed of all these developments. That is of great importance.
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It is
57. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.
Though
58. Tuberculosis and pneumonia are no longer incurable diseases.
No longer
59. Tom is sorry he didn’t watch the games last night.
Tom wishes
60. “Don’t talk while I am explaining the lesson”, the teacher said to his students.
The teacher told
61. Man has never has such efficient servants as computers.
Computers
62. They often see him stand by that gate.
He is
63. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go out this evening.
I’d rather
64. Mary, “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Paul”.
Mary refused
65. Peter is a careless driver. If he doesn’t take more care, he’ll have an accident.
Unless
TEST 4
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. Thank you / much / your letter / arrive / few days ago /
47. I / be / lovely / hear / you /
48. I / sorry / I / not / write / such / long time / but / very busy /
49. As you know / we / buy / new house / September /
50. I / be / very / bad condition / and / it / need / lost / work /
51. We / finish / most / it / now / and / it / look / very / nice /
52. Peter and I / decide / give / house-warming party / May 3rd /
53. You / think / you / able / come / ?
54. Please / give / me / ring / let / know / you / make / it /
55. I / really / look forward / see / you / again /
Love, Jenny.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years.
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
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Bill doubted
57. “I think you should go by train,” he told us.
He advised
58. “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John.
She advised
59. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized
60. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car,” said Bob.
Bob denied
61. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?” Mary asked.
Mary suggested
62. “You were cheating,” said Carol to Jane.
Carol accused
63. A burglar broke into our house last week.
Our house
64. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.
A donkey is not
65. A friend lent Geogre the motorbike he rode in the race.
The motorbike ridden
TEST 5
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. There / a few / thing / that / we / consider /.
47. My cousin / tell / me / your brother / going / England / study /
48. Though untrained / Shilong / learn / very fast / and / prove / good worker. 49. I
think / you / speak / manager /
50. His brother / always / been / easy-going / adventurous / mischievous / boy /
51. Chapters / teach / Dr. Jones / this morning / be / next week’s exam /
52. You / cannot / park / car / no-park zone /
53. make / no difference / whether / she / be / married /
54. Appliance company director / say / last Monday / refrigerator / deliver / soon /
possible /
55. far / I know / nothing / do / so far /
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years.
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
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John
57. After fighting the fire for 12 hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
The firemen managed
58. Small fishing boats continued to sail out though the coastal guards had warned them.
Despite
59. He didn’t find anything though he came very early.
He found
60. Both of his answers are incorrect.
Neither
61. You can do this successfully only with my help.
Only
62. She couldn’t tell you about that because she felt ashamed.
Because of
63. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their
second son.
Only when
64. Alice’s strange ideas astonished everybody.
Alice’s strange ideas made
65. All his suits were made in Paris.
He had
TEST 6
1. Make all the necessaiy changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation/he/offer! good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect
46. Why/French/lucky/?
47. That / be / question / medical researches / want / answer
48. French / eat / more cheese / other Europeans / they / lower rate / heart disease /.
49. Cheese / bad / for / heart / because / like butter /it / have / lot / fat /.
50. results / research / surprising / good news / wine lovers / everywhere /.
51. French / also / biggest wine drinkers / Europe /.
52. Drinking wine / food / reduce / risk / heart attack /.
53. If you / not / wine / lover / daily / aspirin / has same / results /.
54. The ancient Greeks / also lucky /.
55. diet / olive oil / garlic / fish / vegetables / bread / very healthy/.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
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Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticized _______
57. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when _______
58. Allan regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20 pounds.
Allan wished _______
59. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car
before it exploded.
Despite his ________
60. Although I pay him very much, this man is never satisfied.
However_______
61. Amanda finally managed to get a good job.
Amanda finally succeeded _______
62. April is the hottest month in South Vietnam.
No other _______
63. Are they going to demolish these old houses.
Are these_______
64 Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall _______
65. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older _______
TEST 7
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation/ he / offer! good job !good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
Dear Julia,
46. Thank you/lovely letter/which/await/me/I/ return / holiday / yesterday /.
47. I/be/glad / hear/ You/ your husband/ be well / and enjoy/ live/ new house/.
48. I / just / have ! wonderful holiday ! some friends / Northern Ireland /.
49. We / fly/ London ! Belfast / and / visit/ Lots /interesting places /.
50. We / stay / big hotel / look / valley!.
51. We/eat/foods/buy/market/close/hotel/.
52. We / spend / most / time ! fish / walk / mountains /.
53. Now/ I/ready ! go back ! work / Monday /.
54. I/look forward / see / both / you / my brother’s wedding ! September 16th .55.
Let’s hope / weather / be fine /.
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Best wishes,
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991.
I seem _______
57. I had just arrived home when she came.
No sooner _______
58. I want you to cook the dinner now.
I’d rather ________
59. We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number.
If he _______
60. People have talked much but done little about it.
Much _____
61. He was fool to say that.
It was _______
62. As soon as I received her letter, I replied to it.
Upon ______
63. As soon as the bell rang, all the pupils stood up.
No sooner _______
64. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more _______
65. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.
No sooner_______
TEST 8
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he / offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
Dear Mrs. Smith,
46. I / see / your / advertisement I today’s / Oxford News?
47. I/ like / apply / job / look / your two children / morning /.
48. At present / I / be / student / local Technical College / I study / English /.
49. Al though / I / only twenty / year / old / I / have / lot / experience / caring children?
50. I / have / younger / brothers / sisters / myself /
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51. Last year / I work / London Mother’s Help / ten months /
52. During / time / I / responsible / three-year-old boy / his mother / be / at work /
53. If you / think / I / be suitable / please / ring / me / 72386 / we can / arrange / time /
meet /
54. The best time to call / be / 6 p.m. / I? be / always / home / that time /.
55. I / look forward / talk / you /.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. At that time my aunt was looking after the children for us.
At that time our children _______
57. Barbara plays squash better than Mike.
Mike doesn’t _______
58. Because his mother was poor, she couldn’t send him to school.
His mother was too ____________
59. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail.
The rough sea_______
60. Because there was a late frost, much of the maize crop was spoiled.
A frost, ________
61. Before she was 40 she had written 10 novels.
Her 10 novels _______
62. Belinda felt very depressed but she still went to the party.
Belinda went to the party _________
63. Betty is very happy to look after handicapped people.
Betty is devoted _______
64. Betty let Karen keep the kitten.
Karen _______
65. Both she and her father travelled a lot.
She travelled a lot, as _______
TEST 9
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: After graduation/he /offer/good job /good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
Dear Mr. Degama,
46. It / be / my great / pleasure / in form / you /.
47. that / your / entry / to competition / have / be / award / First Prize / the / competition judges /.
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48. Please / accept / our congratulation / for / event /.
49. As / you / known / Prize / be / three-week holiday / Britain /.
50. with / all / expenses / pay / plus / a cash sum / 300 pounds / spending money /.
51. We / should / be / please / if / you / kindly / inform / us / your acceptance / prize /.
52. and / date / be / convenient / your trip /.
53. We / intend / make / occasion / The Journey of Lifetime / and let / you see / much / Britain /.
54. Please / kindly / inform / us / any particular places / sports / activities / you wish / see /.
55. We / do / our best / comply / your wishes / I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
David Markham (Sales Director)
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Exam ple: I have been learning English for six years
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. Brenda had no idea of her next move.
Brenda did not know what _______
57. “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny”.
He told her _______
58. But for his help, I would have gone bankrupt.
If_______________
59. But for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic we would have been stranded there for
hours.
If ______________
60. By the end of the week, Harry was well again.
Harry had got _____________.
61. By the time we arrive, the other guests will have already started the dinner.
The dinner _______
62. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
Peter asked if _______
63. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
Anna asked _______
64. “Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?” Juan asked a passer-by.
Juan asked a_______
65. Carol find it easy to make friends.
Carol has no _______
TEST 10
1. Make all the necessaiy changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
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Example: After graduation / he / offer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. Susan Fisher/ a student / who / about / leave / school.
47. I / would / advise / you / learn / foreign / language.
48. My advice / that / you /continue / study
49. I / would / recommend / you / get / job / as soon as possible
50. If / you / I /would go / night school / learn / profession
51. It / would / seem / me / your best course / to tell them / how / feet
52. From my point / view / I think / you / call / police
53. In / opinion / you / throw / rubbish / back
54. It / would seem / your best course / is to send / letter /complaint
55. As far as / concerned / best thing / to take / them / court
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. The keeper feed the lions at 3 p.m. every day.
The lions _______
57. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
If we _____
58. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked where _______
59. I’d prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather _______
60. Without the sun, there would be no kinds of energy.
If _______
61. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.
Though _______
62. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feeling.
Arthur apologized _______
63. She bought the house in 1973.
She has _______
64. It was such a dull play that she fell asleep.
The play was ______
65. It isn’t necessary to shout.
You needn’t _________
TEST 11
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1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make
up complete sentences.
Example: after graduation! he / offer! good job I good prospect.
Answer After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. He / switch / light / he / could see / what / was doing.
47. We / often / go / library / read books.
48. Mother / make / coffee / kitchen / now.
49. Now / she / dance / beautifully / than / used to
50. There / not / enough / fresh air / big cities.
51. People / continue / smoke / in spite of / fact / know / dangers
52. How long / it / usually / take you / finish / homework?
53. Man / cannot read / newspaper / because he / lose /glasses
54. We / so tired /we / not want / watch / film
55. They / look forward / see / their children / soon / possible
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
Answer: I started to learn English six years ago.
56. It isn’t necessary to be over 18 to get married.
You don’t _______
57. My girlfriend can’t speak Russian and I can’t either.
Neither _______
58. It is said that he is a millionaire.
He is ______
59. “I’ve seen the film three times. Alice” said John.
John told _______
60. I don’t really want to go to the cinema.
I’d rather _______
61. John missed the train because he got up late.
If _______
62. Jane is a more careful driver than Robert.
Robert doesn’t _______
63. The river is too dirty for me to swim in.
The river is not _______
64. “I could carry the bags upstairs for you,” he said to her.
He offered _______
65. Listening to records isn’t as exciting as listening to live music.
Listening to live music _______
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PART III: TRANSLATION
TEST 1
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. Britain is too small and crowded to produce all the food its people need. In fact, more
than half of Britain’s foodstuffs are bought abroad.
67. Every British citizen who is employed has to pay a weekly contribution to the national
insurance and health schemes.
68. An employer also makes a contribution for each of his employees.
69. Today more of Britain’s workers belong to a trade union than in any other major
Western country,
70. But this may not be true for much longer because during 1980s the unions lost much of
their strength and popularity.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Cô Hoa có nhiều kinh nghiệm công tác.
72. Cô Hoa làm việc ở đây được bao nhiêu lâu rồi?
Cô ấy làm cho công ty chúng tôi từ năm 2001.
73. Cô Hoa lại rất chịu khó. Cô ấy không ngại làm việc ngoài giờ, kể cả ngày chủ nhật.
74. Cô Hoa có biết ngoại ngữ nào không?
Cô ấy sử dụng được cả tiếng Anh và tiếng Pháp.
75. Nhưng cô ấy thành thạo tiếng Anh hơn tiếng Pháp.
TEST 2
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. Environmental problems are often particularly difficult to resolve because they are
interrelated with other social issues such as employment levels, profits, and environmental
quality.
67. Often solutions to one problem create other problems just as difficult to solve. So
solutions frequently involve compromise.
68. Women want their independence years ago. After a long, bitter struggler they now
enjoy the same education and job opportunities as men.
69. Building a new factory in this area brings many good things to the community. Two
examples are more job opportunities for the local residents and better infrastructure.
70. Were I to live my life again, I should live just as I have done. I neither complained the
past nor fear the future.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Điều kiện sống (living conditions) ở châu Âu bây giờ khá hơn rất nhiều so với trước
đây. Do vậy mà người châu Âu không muốn rời bỏ quê hương mình.
72. Nền kinh tế của chúng ta chịu ảnh hưởng nhiều của yếu tố xã hội (social factors).
73. Rõ ràng rằng, những khó khăn mà chúng ta gặp phải đều do thiếu vốn (lack of capital).
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74. Chi phí cho việc chữa bệnh do thuốc lá gây nên (treatment of smoking-induced
disease) ngày càng tăng. Vì vậy chính phủ đánh thuế thuốc lá rất cao (set high tax on
cigarettes).
75. Canada và Mỹ chiếm một vùng đất rộng lớn (cover large teritoties). Giữa các miền có
nhiều sự khác biệt rõ rệt (distinctive differences).
TEST 3
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. Eating and drinking insufficiently or abundantly is both harmful to our health.
67. The vitamin necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet,
including a variety of fruit and green vegetables.
68. That was nearly impossible for a man in the middle of the nineteenth century to
become a doctor.
69. Although fire and hot water cause most accidents in the home, many children cut
themselves with knives..
70. In questions of preserving peace and saving mankind from the threat of nuclear war,
let no one remain indifferent or stand aloof.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Margaret xin lỗi anh bạn đồng nghiệp (colleague) vì đã cầm nhầm (takes something by
mistake) cái ô của anh ấy.
72. Thấy có phiền không nếu em ngồi sang cạnh cửa sổ kia.
73. Trước khi trở thành giám đốc công ty đó, Mike đã làm rất nhiều nghề, từ thợ mộc, bán
báo cho đến thiết kế y phục (clothes designer).
74. Khoa học đã cho ta biết nhiều về mặt trăng (the moon surface) đến nỗi thật dễ dàng
tưởng tượng (imagine) ra lên đó sẽ như thế nào.
75. Có quá nhiều xe máy trong thành phố là nguyên nhân chủ yếu dẫn đến những tai nạn
nghiêm trọng (serious accidents) và nạn kẹt xe thường xuyên (frequent congestions / traffic
jams) trên đường phố.
TEST 4
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. By the end of this century the computer will touch the lives of everyone, even people
in distant villages. It is a revolutionary invention.
67. The UN has a family of other organizations which try to provide a better life for
everyone. For example, UNICEF provides food, medical care, and many other services to
poor children.
68. Perhaps men suffer fore from heart diseases and some other diseases related to the
pressures of living and working in a modern society because they do not cry enough.
69. The Mediterranean has been described as the world’s largest swimming pool.
However, it can also be described now as the world’s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil and
waste of all kinds.
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70. For centuries countries have fought each other, and powerful countries have taken
control of weaker ones. Nevertheless, the UN is attempting to persuade nations to live
together in peace.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Học ngoại ngữ đòi hỏi kiên nhẫn (requires patience) và thực hành đều đặn.
72. Có thể học được ngoại ngữ trong một thời gian ngắn, nhưng bạn chỉ nói và viết được
một ít câu thường dùng (commonly-used sentencces).
73. Mua hàng qua mạng internet (internet shopping) đang trở nên ngày càng phổ biến..
74. Khoa học đã cho ta biết nhiều về mặt trăng (the moon surface) đến nỗi thật dễ dàng
tưởng tượng (imagine) ra lên đó sẽ như thế nào.
75. Có quá nhiều xe máy trong thành phố là nguyên nhân chủ yếu dẫn đến những tai nạn
nghiêm trọng (serious accidents) và nạn kẹt xe thường xuyên (frequent congestions / traffic
jams) trên đường phố.
TEST 5
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into
the road.
67. Cars will automatically be controlled by a computer.
68. All the driver will have to do is say where to go and the computer will do the rest.
69. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another
70. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Sau khi phát minh ra thuốc nổ (invent dynamite) Alfred Nobel trở nên rất giàu có.
72. Tin học ngày nay càng trở nên phổ biến không chỉ với người lớn mà còn cả trẻ em.
73. Báo cáo này sẽ được trình bày (present) tại một hội nghị quốc tế (conference) tổ chức
tại BangKok vào tháng sáu tới.
74. Nếu bạn cần sự giúp đỡ của chúng tôi, xin hãy cho chúng tôi biết.
75. Ngày càng có nhiều người học tiếng Anh hơn tại Việt Nam.
TEST 6
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. In most cases, occasional feelings of mild dizziness are no cause for alarm, but are
related to a sudden change in position.
67. However, if you feel dizzy frequently, the dizziness lasts for a long period of time, or
you have dizziness with other symptoms, see your doctor immediately.
68. Your doctor may simply recommend that you lie down for a few minutes until the
dizziness passes.
69. People who are prone to dizziness because they take medications for heart conditions
or high blood pressure should avoid sudden changes of position.
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70. If infection is suspected, your doctor will take a sample of fluid from the ear or sinuses
for further study.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Giá mà anh ấy đi khám bác sĩ sớm hơn thì anh ấy đã không ở trong tình trạng xấu như
thế này.
72. Ngoài giá trị dinh dưỡng (nutritional values) như sữa tươi, các nhà khoa học còn cho
rằng (yoghurt) giüp kéo dài tuổi thọ con người (life-span / longevity).
73. Cây cỏ không những là nguồn thức ăn vô tận của con người mà nhiều loại thuốc quý
(precious medicines) của chúng ta cũng được chiết xuất (extract) từ đó.
74. Chóng mặt có thể xảy ra ở trẻ em và người lớn nhưng phổ biến hơn ở trẻ trong tuổi vị
thành niên (during adolescence).
75. Chóng mặt cũng có thể gây ra do các rối loạn của hệ thần kinh trung ương (central
nervous system), hay bệnh của hệ tuần hoàn (circulatory system).
TEST 7
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. Each year, nearly 3 million migrants move from poor developing countries such as
Bangladesh, India, Yemen and Persian Gulf States to wealthier ones.
67. As long as high birth rates and poverty continue to place pressure on populations,
migrants will continue to move to countries with more resources and greater opportunities.
68. While the sending countries may miss the migrants’ contributions, countries such as
the United States and the United Kingdom can benefit from migrants with much-needed talent
69. Population growth in some developing countries, such as South Korea, is slowing
dramatically, while others continue to grow. Therefore, migration across the borders of these
developing countries may increase.
70. Most European countries face the challenge of raising their extremely low birth rates
or developing immigration policies that benefit both their country and its immigrants.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Ô nhiễm môi trường là một trong những vấn đề nghiêm trọng mà nhân loại đang phải
đối mặt (face).
72. Không khí, nước và đất là cần thiết cho sự sống còn (survival) của tất cả sinh vật
(living things).
73. Không khí ô nhiễm nặng (badly-polluted) có thể gây bệnh tật, thậm chí tử vong.
74. Nước ô nhiễm giết chết nhiều loại động thực vật hoang dã và các sinh vật biển (marine
life).
75. Ô nhiễm đất (soil) làm giảm lượng đất đai dành cho sản xuất thực phẩm
TEST 8
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1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. The UN General Assembly is made up of representatives from each member country,
who discuss issues related to peace and security and make recommendations.
67. The 15-member Security Council has the main responsibility for maintaining
international peace.
68. Five members - Britain, China, France, the Russian Federation, and the United States -
are permanent members of the Security Council.
69. The remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly and serve two -year
terms
70. A third organ of the UN, the Economic and Social Council, is responsible for the
social and economic work of the UN.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Liên Hiệp Quốc cũng tổ chức các hội nghị quốc tế lớn, tại đó người ta gặp nhau để
thảo luận các vấn đề thế giới quan trọng (world issues)
72. Nhiều người tin rằng cách thức tốt nhất để Liên Hiệp Quốc hoạt động cho hòa bình thế
giới là thông qua các hoạt động nhân đạo của mình (humanitarian activities.)
73. Liên Hiệp Quốc cũng giúp các nước kiểm soát dân số của mình
74. Năm 1988 các lực lượng gìn giữ hòa bình của Liên Hiệp Quốc(UN peace-keeping
forces) đã nhận được giải Nobel Hòa Bình (Nobel Peace Prize)
75. Nhờ các nỗ lực của UNICEF, tỷ lệ tiêm chủng (immunization rate) của trẻ em ở các
nước đang phát triển (developing countries) đã tăng từ 5% năm 1974 lên đến hơn 89% ngày
nay.
TEST 9
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. What do lasers, leaches, tree bark, and old bread have in common? They are all things
that people use to make medicine or to help sick people feel better.
67. Throughout history people have searched for ways to live healthier and better lives.
68. As early as 8000 B.C., people began to experiment with methods of helping sick
people.
69. Today we have the newest technology, yet we continue to look for ways to
improve medicine and our system of health care.
70. Scientists have found evidence that prehistoric people experimented with surgery in
order to help sick people feel better.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Vào năm 410 trước CN, ở Hy lạp cổ đại, một thầy thuốc có tên là Hippocrates đã nhận
thức rằng người ta bị ốm là vì những lý do tự nhiên chứ không phải do Thượng đế nổi giận.
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72. Trong thế kỷ trước nhiều phát minh quan trọng đã được thực hiện trong lĩnh vực y
học.
73. Những phát minh này đã cứu sống sinh mạng của hàng triệu người khắp thế giới.
74. Nhà khoa học người Anh Alexander Flemming đã khám phá ra penicillin, kháng sinh
đầu tiên, năm 1928.
75. Ngày nay, các bác sĩ có thể cứu sống sinh mạng của bệnh nhân bằng cách cho họ một
trái tim hay quả thận mới
TEST 10
1. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
66. The quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in the process
of recovery from illness.
67. People who are fascinated can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty
reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length.
68. A lot of modern medicines are made from plants that were used by medicine men
hundreds of years ago.
69. Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it
may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract.
70. When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Lời nói là một trong những cách giao tiếp quan trọng nhất.
72. Cách đây 880 năm, Cambridge đã là một thành phố đang phát triển rất lâu trước khi
những sinh viên và giáo viên đến.
73. Câu hỏi thực sự là liệu máy vi tính có chấm dứt việc làm của chúng ta hay không mà
là máy sẽ thay đổi công việc của chúng ta như thế nào.
74. Bởi vì chúng ta sử dụng công nghệ vi tính một cách rộng rãi, chúng ta có thể tăng tốc
(speed up) nhịp độ sản xuất. (pace of production)
75. Trong một cuộc thăm dò (survey) gần đây, ba phần tư người được hỏi (respondent)
cho biết máy tính đã làm cho cuộc sống của họ tốt hơn.
TEST 11
1. Translate the following sentences into Wetnamese.
66. No matter what others say, I like Vietnamese films.
67. It is a six-hour drive from the suburb to the shopping center in the city.
68. They should ban some kinds of foreign products to help our domestic industry.
69. We must remember that women frequently succeed brilliantly in all these fields in
addition to bearing and rearing children.
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70. Before stamps were invented, people paid money to the postman for every letter that
they received.
2. Translate the following sentences into English.
71. Đội ngũ nhân viên bệnh viện được trang bị đầy đủ để đối phó với nạn dịch.
72. Chúng tôi có nhiệm vụ phải kết thúc dự án này càng sớm càng tốt.
73. Tôi lấy làm tiếc phải thông báo với chị rằng năm nay chị không được tăng lương.
74. Kiểu thi này sẽ được thực hiện hàng năm tại các cơ sở đào tạo.
75. Nếu anh muốn có thêm thông tin thì đầu tháng tới mời anh quay lại đây. More Practice SECTION A : From the list of words and phrases given, choose the most suitable one for each blank. Write it in each blank. Use each word or phrase ONCE ONLY.
on listening long designedlistenshort
picked out out of orderrevisedviolentclean out of work
pollutes chimney environment a well placemoon
catch go comfortable a while a seablend
invented opponentforeign languageschildrengets home
1. Some farmers have to dig............................................ to get water.2. Air, water, and soil are all part of our ....................................... .3. Dirty water from rivers in big cities .................................... the ocean.4. A swimming pool can be a dangerous........................................... for small children.5. University students are not………... They are adults.6. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was ............………….......7. Children usually pick up...……………................. very quickly.8. Tom was …................. of money, so he borrowed $200 from me.9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for ........................ 10.Sometimes I watch TV or ...................... out with friends after dinner. 11.The dictionary was …………….. and then published in a more expensive edition12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very …………………13. The chess player underestimated his ………………. and lost.14. The colours of the rainbow ………………………….. into one another.15. I can't stand ………………………….. to his complaints any longer.
of fromfrom /to to/ untilof / for children
picked made did whom by /on by / at
within on capable defercheatersthought
possible revised out of order for which shorta while
dependopponentabout whom violentcameforeign languages
1.He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit ......................................... reach. 2.Has the committee ...................................... a decision yet?3. Do you think he is ................................... of doing the job?4. We will have to ..................................... the decision until Mr. Johnson gets back from
holiday.
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5. She has been banned ……….. driving for six months. 6.There is a wide range of nutritious food in the world. However, eating habits
differ…….. country………….. country. 7. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened ……….. applying ……….. a job. 8. The chess player underestimated his ……………. and lost. 9. University students are not………... They are adults.
10. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was ......…….. 11.Children usually pick up...……………................. very quickly. 12. Tom was .................... of money, so he borrowed $200 from me. 13.When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for .......................... 14.The dictionary was ……………….. and then published in a more expensive edition 15. When some animals are not fed on time they become very …………………….of /for for/on pick up designedshortadvised
pick out revisedviolentout of workblurredhappy
termsvividexpiredcuresemesterscancel
comfortable a while when comparedunderestimatedthunderprevention
melts/ floodsrankschildren convinceunderstoodphrase
1. They always kept on good …….. …………with their next door neighbours. 2.He couldn’t …………………….his father that he was telling the truth. 3.Children usually...……………................. foreign languages very quickly.4.. .......................………….. with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. 5. The majority of nurses are women, but in the high……………………. of the medical profession women are in minority.6. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened ……………. applying……….. ..a job.7.When there are lightning and ………………during a storm, it is called an electrical storm.8.When snow…… ……………….in the mountains, it can cause …………….in the lowlands.9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for ......................……. 10. To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things,a very…………………. imagination. 11.The dictionary was …………….. and then published in a more expensive edition.12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very …………………13. The chess player …………………………….his opponent and lost.14. My passport ………………….. last month , so I will have to get a new one. 15. People say that prevention is better than …………………………….
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traitor absent-minded thoughtlesswould have visited would visit are had being stung
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1. The ........................ took his sheep up the mountain.
2. She got a .................................. to mend the leaking pipe.
3. After forgetting his keys three days running, Adrian began to worry about how ....................................... he was getting.
4. Had I known she was sick, I ....................................... her.5. For the first night ‘s performance, the _________ had to be called to take the part, because the leading actor was ill.6 People are not so honest as they once were. They are ________ honest.7. I would______it if you make a booking for me I am too busy .
8.. It is imperative that you ______ there in person.9. Either we’ll have to increase overtime working or…………………. new staff. 10. When he heard a terrible noise, he asked me what was ………………….. on.11.The child's arm was swollen because he …………………… by a bee.
SECTION B: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.Passage 1During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any sighs of unusual; behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
Questions:
1- Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2- Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean? ………………………………………………………………………
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4- When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?…………………………………………………………………………
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5- How should parents deal with their teenage children?…………………………………………………………………………
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People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will not happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long life.
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In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long; relaxing retirement when they can do all the things they have never had time for.
On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to spend time in hospital or become dependent on their children and friends. Many of them find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often difficult to make new friends.
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy enough to remain independent and enjoy life.
Questions1. What have people always dreamed of?
………………………………………………………………………………2. What is the disadvantage of living a long life in the first place?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………3. Why do some people look forward to a long, relaxing retirement?
………………………………………………………………………………4. What are the advantages of living a long life?
………………………………………………………………………………5. For whom is living to a very old age worthwhile?
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Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of sound. "You can't make an owl sleep at night," he once wrote in a letter. "The more I explore the wonderful subject of electricity, the more boundless seem the prospects before me."
Questions1. When and where was Bell born? ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. How old was he when he moved to Canada. ………………………………………………………………………………3. What kind of man was Bell? ………………………………………………………………………………4. What did he do in Boston? ………………………………………………………………………………5. What did he write in the letter?…………………………………………………………………………………… Passage 4
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancers are related to the diet as well, especially cancer
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of the colon. Different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food related to illness is not a new discovery.
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1. What does the food we eat have effects on?……………………………………………………………………………… 2. What are the human illnesses related to? ………………………………………………………………………………3. How has science done a disservice to mankind? ………………………………………………………………………………4.Why are different cultures more prone to contract certain illnesses?………………………………………………………………………………5.Is the food related to illness a new discovery?………………………………………………………………………………
Passage 5. Radio waves are a mystery. Though scientists assume that they are a form of electric
energy, no one as yet has been able to prove it. But even though scientists are not quite sure what radio waves are, they are constantly learning how to make use of them.
One of the first scientists to experiment with their use was an Italian named Macroni. In 1897 he formed a wireless company to install wireless sets in ships at sea, in light ships, and in lighthouses along the coast of England. With such equipment, he believed that a ship in danger of sinking could radio for help. Two years later he was proved right. A light ship, pounded and damaged by heavy seas, radioed a nearby station and got help in time to prevent loss of life. Questions1. What are the scientists learning? ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. What nationality was Macroni ?………………………………………………………………………………3. What did he install in ships?
………………………………………………………………………………4. Why were radio waves a mystery ? ………………………………………………………………………………5. How could the light ship get help ? ………………………………………………………………………………Passage 6
Among the more than 1.5 million species of living things that have been described and named, the human species is unique in that its members adapt to the environment primarily by a complicated form of learned behavior called culture, which is transmitted from generation to generation by the symbol system of language. For all practical purposes, geographic variation in our species is now irrelevant because people adapt to the environment primarily by means of behavior, whose biological basis is in the brain and is not reflected in superficial differences in body surfaces. When they first evolved, people who had dark-colored skin were better adapted to climatic conditions near the equator than those who had light-colored skins, but few human beings now live under natural conditions. Also, technological advances have assured that at the present time, human beings of various races are as likely to reproduce in one environment as in another. The superficial differences between existing human races are thus largely relics of the past and are not of much functional significance today.
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Questions1. How many species of living things have been described and named?………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Who was better adapted to climatic conditions near the equator when people first evolved?……………………………………………………………………………… 3. According to the passage , why is geographic variation in our species irrelevant now ?
………………………………………………………………………………4. Do many human beings now live under natural conditions? ………………………………………………………………………………
5. What have the technological advances assured?……………………………………………………………………………………Passage7Traditionally, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are designed to measure acquired skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitly taught. The proficiency exams required by some states for high school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed to measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills or knowledge. For example, vocational aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better as a mechanic or musician . However,All mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assume some sort of past learning or experience with certain objects, words or situations . The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is one of degree and intended use.Questions
1.What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
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2.How many types of the mental tests are there and what are they?
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3. What are achievement tests designed to measure?
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4. What are aptitude tests designed to measure?
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5. What is the difference between aptitude and achievement tests?
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During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs : some young people trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs,
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alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any sighs of unusual, behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
Questions :
1.Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean? ……………………………………………………………………………
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4.When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?…………………………………………………………………………
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Passage 9.To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the office, no matter what the time or place. Negotiations often involve decisions based on the latest figures. New telecommunications products and services now on the market make staying in touch easier than ever before.The most widespread device is the cellular telephone, the price of which has dropped from several thousand dollars to a few hundred, including installation. There are over two million mobile cellular phones in use today, including both car phones and cordless transportable units. Car phones have proven indispensable for road emergencies as well as routine business transactions. Phone service is also available on airplanes and on the rails.Recently introduced pocket- side organizers help business travelers with heavy schedules keep track of clients. These are tiny computers that can store all kinds of information. They can serve as phone and address directories, calendars, electronic memo pads, and calculators, among other uses.Another invaluable telecommunications tool is smaller, lighter fax machines that plug into any standard electrical outlet and phone line. The devices allow instantaneous transmission of hard copy to any location having a compatible fax machine. It is expected that faxing will soon become the primary means of sending and receiving short documents requiring prompt attentions.
1.. what should a business traveller do to be successful?………………………………………………………………………………2.. How many mobile cellular phones in use are there today?………………………………………………………………………………3. .What is the best title for this passage?………………………………………………………………………………
4..According to the passage, why so business travelers need to keep in touch with the office?………………………………………………………………………………5.Pocket-sized computers are especially useful for businessmen who…..………………………………………………………………………………
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Passage 10. Health Effects Of Tea
A recent international meeting held in Washington explored the health effects of drinking tea . Researchers from the United States, Japan, China, Britain and the Netherlands presented the latest studies about the effects of tea on health. Scientists say tea contains natural chemicals.These chemicals block the action of some substances produced in the body that cause cancer.They say tea contains the same substances in fruits and vegetables which are now being studied for possible use in fighting cancer . This means that drinking tea could protect people’s health .
Our scientists at the meeting presented a study that was done in Beijing, China. A professor at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine studied 59 people with growths in their mouth which were expected to become cancers. About 30 received 6 months of treatment with a mix of green tea and black tea . The others received a neutral substance. The area of cell growth was reduced 38% in the treated patients. The area of cell growth was reduced 10% in the patients who were not treated with tea . Questions:
1. What did the international meeting in Washington mention?
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2. According to the scientists, what does tea contain?
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3. How useful are the natural chemicals in tea ?
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4. How many patients were treated by a professor at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine?
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5. What was the result of the treament with tea at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine?1.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked ________(1) a dancer and a singer. Neither of them were very successful, however, and the family had very ________(2) money; at one time they were so poor that he and his brother had only one pair of shoes ________(3) them and they had to take turn wearing them. The first time he himself earned any money, ________(4) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved most was working in the theatre.
________(5) he was about 15 he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes made the other actors repeat a scene many times ________(6) he was finally satisfied with it.
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Many people found ________(7) difficult and some accused him of being mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty ________(8) made him careful with his money.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, ________(9) the age of 88. ________(10) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.2.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
The ecosystems of the Earth provide an array of free public services that are ………………(1) for the support of civilizations. ............. (2) maintain the quality of the atmosphere, provide food from the sea, manufacture .................... (3) replenish soils, recycle wastes and nutrients, control the overwhelming majority of crop pests and disease vectors, ................. (4) so on. People have no idea........................ (5) to take over these activities satisfactorily. They do know, however, that the theory once advanced in the nineteenth ................... (6) – that the productivity of the land can be infinitely increased......................... (7) the application of capital, labour, and science- is wrong. History has ..................... (8) that once the natural life-support systems of a civilization have been sufficiently damaged, they cannot usually ................... (9) repaired. The ancient deforestation or overgrazing of the Mediterranean region is a famous example. And today, a global civilization is……………….. ( 10) the global environment.3.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
There is really no such thing as “London is such a huge_______(1), and so many people live there that the life of the city is made_______(2) of many different elements. There are small village communities, working _______(3) communities, “trendy” areas such as Chelsea and Fulham, quiet residential districts-all_______(4) of ways of live are encompassed by the great metropolis. Let’s start_______(5) life in the city. Just_______(6) half a million people commute into the city of London each _______(7) to work in this great financial centre. This is famous “rush_______(8).”
On the 07.25 train from Warlinghani or Bromley, or perhaps_______(9) Brighton on the south coast is the familiar sight_______(10) the “citygent” on his_______(11) to work, regular as clockwork. Dressed in bowler hat, white-collar shirt and dark, sometimes pin-striped suit, he silently_______(12) the pink Financial Time, occasionally nodding_______(13) some regular fellow travelers Some older members of bowler-hat bridage even_______(14) on their special seats, on the train, perhaps occupied_______(15) twenty five years.4.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
My mother and my father are very _______ (1). Mum is always very _______(2), not exactly_______(3), because she does take everything seriously sometimes, but she doesn’t get excited. When we were small she almost never_______(4) at us. When we did something wrong, she_______(5) to us about it very firmly, but in a calm tone of voice. If we shouted and _______(6), she made us go and sit by_______(7) in her sewing room until we calmed down. So when the news came, she acted in her_______(8) way, quietly seeing what she could do to prepare for the_______(9) that were coming.
Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and_______(10) for a long walk to try and cool off. During the next few days he was _______(11) with us a lot of time, which_______(12) us, as nothing was our fault. All of us kids were _______(13) about what
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was going to happen, and a bit afraid, but we didn’t talk to our parents much. Most of all we were_______(14) about having to_______(15) all of our school friends.
5.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
After_______(1) dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers_______(2) late. Nobel preferred not to_______(3) remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his_______(4) he created a fund to be used for awarding_______(5) to people who had made worthwhile contributions_______(6) mankind. Originally there were_______(7) awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was_______(8) in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million_______(9) was invested, and the interest of this sum is used for the awards which vary_______(10) 30,000 dollars to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the_______(11) of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the_______(12). Sometimes politics plays an important_______(13) in the judges’decisions. Americans have _______(14) numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; other have_______(15) their prizes.
6.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
The country is_______(1) beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people think so and go to the country_______(2) the summer holidays though they can’t live_______(3) all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village_______(4) that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but_______(5) some ways they are not very different_______(6) each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of_______(7) can be seen many miles around. Surrounding _______(8) church is the churchyard_______(9) people are buried.
The village green_______(10) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are _______(11) to it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages_______(12) water brought through pipes each_______(13).
Most villages are so close to some small towns_______(14) people can go there to buy_______(15) they can’t find in the village shop.7.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
My day usually_______(1) at six thirty. I get up and _______(2) some exercises_______(3) about fifteen minutes. _______(4) I take my shower. After that _______(5) dressed and have breakfast with my family. I usually have a_______(6) breakfast, consisting_______(7) toast and coffee. At seven thirty I leave_______(8) school. I generally_______(9) the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then walk_______(10) the bus stop to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually_______(12) school at three. Sometimes I stay_______(13) to have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually reach home at round four o’clock. When I get
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home I like to watch TV for a_______(14). Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often have_______(15) homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go out with friends after dinner. I generally go to bed around ten thirty.8.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
A recent experiment has shown that the British postal service is less efficient ________(1) it was 150 years ________(2). A national newspaper sent a letter to Eristol ________(3) is in the south-west of England. They posted the letter in London ________(4) Tuesday the 4th April, using a first class stamp, ________(5) means that it should arrive the ________(6) day. On the same day, they hire a horse and carriage, and ________(7) another letter to the driver. ________(8) they sat back to see what would happen.
________(9) letter which was taken by horse and carriage arrived after three days. It was impossible for the horse to________(10) Eristol in a single day, so both the horse and driver stayed overnight in a hotel – not in the same room, we hoped! ________(11) the letter which went by Royal Mail didn’t arrive until six days later. Naturally, the Post Office was very embarrassed, and ________(12) that the vast majority of first class letters would arrive the next day; this one was ________(13) an unfortunate mistake but so ________(14) people have had the same experience with the post that you begin to wonder if we ________(15) be better off transporting all the post by host again.9.SECTION CFill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE word in each space.
My town, Santo Tomas is about 180 kilometers north of Manila. When I was a ________ (1), we used to say how ________(2) in minutes or hours to a place, but life is changing. If you ________(3) along main road going north you pass endless miles of rice ________(4) before you enter Santo Tomas. The first thing you ________(5) of the town is the cemetery ________(6) my ancestors are ________(7). It’s on the left next to a church. The next place of ________(8) as you go towards the town centre is Santo Tomas High School ________(9) comes the junction at the Mola road, and on the left corner is Pinipig Transport where you can ________(10) a bus. The junction ________(11) the Beverly road is on the right ________(12), PLDT on the corner. If you go over the river bridge and ________(13) again you’re out to the open country. But this time you’re________(14) up between two steep mountains to the ________(15) province.
10.SECTION.CAgriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides us with_______(1)all
our food. It also________(2)materials for two other basic human needs –clothing and shelter. _________( 3), agriculture provides materials ________ (4) in making many industrial products, such as paints and medicines. About half the world’s workers are employed in agriculture – far more than in __________(5)industry.
Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East. ________(6) that time, certain Middle Eastern tribes had discovered how to grow plants from seeds and how to raise animals in capacity. Having mastered these skills, they could begin to practice agriculture.
Before the development of agriculture, people got all their food by gathering wild plants, hunting, and fishing. They had to search for food continually, ________(7) left them little time for other activities. But as agriculture developed and farm _______(8) increased, fewer people were needed to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts,
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crafts, trades, and other activities of civilized –life. Agriculture ______(9) not only greatly________(10) food supply but also made civilization possible.
PAPER 2: WRITING
SECTION A Make all changes and additions necessary to produce correct sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. (15 marks)
1.Mary/ not speak/ me/ today/ yesterday/ I / say/ she/ stupid.……………………………………………………………………………
2. I /remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.………………………………………………………………………….
3. It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory.………………………………………………………………………….
4. accident/ happen / while / drive / highway.………………………………………………………………………….
5. doctor / whom / see / party friends.……………………………………………………………………………
6. you hear / news / radio this morning?………………………………………………………………………………
7. Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.……………………………………………………………………………… 8. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.
……………………………………………………………………………9. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.……………………………………………………………………………10. you know / Mary / engaged / friend / mine ?…………………………………………………………………………… 11. When I / to station / train / already left.……………………………………………………………………………
12.There be / three accidents / road this week.……………………………………………………………………………
13.She dance / beautiful now than / used to.……………………………………………………………………………
14.Mary / not old / get married.……………………………………………………………………………
15.Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.
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17.I / remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.
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18.It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory / .
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19.accident happen / while / drive / highway.
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20.doctor / whom / see / party friends.
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21. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.……………………………………………………………………………
22. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.……………………………………………………………………………
23.I/ not mind help/ you. .......................................................................................................................................24.He / wait / her / hour. .......................................................................................................................................25.He / leave Sydney/ Canberra / Sunday morning. .......................................................................................................................................26.worker try/ put/ fire/ control. .......................................................................................................................................27.Someone/ knock / door. ........................................................................................................................................28. I sit / late / night. ........................................................................................................................................29.Jane / beautiful / her sister. ........................................................................................................................................
30.They/ try/ look/ job/ since June. ........................................................................................................................................Dear John,1. Thank /letter, I/sorry /not write/ two weeks, ....................................................................................................................................... 2. but/ have/ to do /lot/ homework. .......................................................................................................................................3. My exam/ four weeks and/ can’t speak French well enough yet, .......................................................................................................................................4. I/ very glad/ you /able/come/ Paris. ......................................................................................................................................5. You be able/ come soon? .....................................................................................................................................6. I want/ show you round and/ meet all/ my friends. ....................................................................................................................................7. I/ made/ lot/ friends since/ come/ here. ....................................................................................................................................8. You must speak French because some / them can’t/ English very well. ....................................................................................................................................9. It/ be too difficult/ you, will it? ....................................................................................................................................10. Write/ me soon.
....... ........................................................................................................................... Love, MaryDear Carol,1. I be / glad/ receive/ letter.
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........................................................................................................................................2. I / just / wonderful news. ........................................................................................................................................3. I/ pass/ final examination/ university. ........................................................................................................................................4. My father/ be very please/ when / he hear this. ........................................................................................................................................5. He/ already promise/ pay/ holiday abroad if I pass. ........................................................................................................................................6. So I/ come/England. ........................................................................................................................................7. I / like study English/ school near/ home. ........................................................................................................................................8. I/ look for/ advanced course/ perhaps/ three/ four/ hours/ day. ........................................................................................................................................ 9. You help me/ find one? .......................................................................................................................................10. I/ look forward/ see/ you soon. ....................................................................................................................................... Yours, AlanSECTION B
Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
1. It is ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan ........................................................................................................................2. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house. Mrs. Taylor wishes .................................................................................................3. I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party. His ...........................................................................................................................4. People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
Things……………………………………………………………………………5. Someone brought tea into England in the seventeenth century.
Tea …………………………………………………………..6. Drinking too much at his girlfriend’s birthday party, he found it difficult to drive
home. As .....................................................................................................7. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
So………………………………………………………………………
8. When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
On……………………………………………………………………………9. He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
The bills ………………………………………………………………… 10. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday. I apologise…………………………………………………………………. 11.I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party.
His ........................................................................................................................... 12.People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
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Things………………………………………………………………… 13.Elizabeth got a bad cough because she started smoking cigarettes.
If Elizabeth …………………………………………. 14.Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car. In spite …………………………………………………………. 15.Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.
All the switches ............................................................................................................ 16. I ‘ve warned you not to go near that dog. I ‘ve warned you about .................................................................................................. 17.I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
If …………………………………………………………………….. 18.When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
On ........................................................................................................................ 19.There is no danger that you will fall from the verandah.
There is no danger of ...........................................................................................20.He is a man of extreme honesty.
He is an ................................................................................................................21.If I had not had help, I should not have been able to find my way.
Without ................................................................................................................22.Phillippa asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
Phillippa said, “ Olive ...................................................................................................23.It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It takes ...........................................................................................................................24.Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.
All the switches ............................................................................................................25.It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
Alan ..............................................................................................................................26.Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.
Mrs. Taylor wishes .......................................................................................................27.I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party.
His .................................................................................................................................28.People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
Things ...........................................................................................................................29.He crossed the road without looking at both sides and was nearly knocked down.
He was ..........................................................................................................................30.The flat is too small for us to live in.
It ....................................................................................................................................31.Drinking too much at his girlfriend’s birthday party, he found it difficult to drive home.
As ..................................................................................................................................32.Somebody repaired her car yesterday.
She ................................................................................................................................33.You must see the manager tomorrow morning.
You ‘ve .........................................................................................................................34.I ‘ve warned you not to go near that dog. I ‘ve warned you about ..................................................................................................35.She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.
So ..................................................................................................................................36.There was never any answer when he rang.
Every .............................................................................................................................37.Jane is a brilliant swimmer. She represented Britain in the Olympic Games.
Jane, a............................................................................................................................
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38.The girl living next door to me is getting married next year.The girl that ..................................................................................................................
39.This mountain is very high; we can’t climb it.This mountain is too .....................................................................................................40.Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?Are you tall ...................................................................................................................?
SECTION C A.Translate into Vietnamese (7.5 marks)1. Human memory, formerly believed to be rather inefficient, is really more sophisticated than that of a computer.
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2. Carbohydrates provide the main source of energy for the body, and they also function to flavor and sweeten foods.
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3. Two weeks before his death, Alfred Nobel created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind.
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4. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.
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5. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, (commonly used to preserve color in metals), and other food additives, caused cancer
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6. Ocean water is too salty to be used for drinking, agriculture or industry. Rivers and lakes contain only about on- fiftieth of 1 percent of the earth’ s water.
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7. Alexander Graham Bell once wrote in a letter. "The more I explore the wonderful subject of electricity, the more boundless seem the prospects before me."
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8. Radio waves are a mystery. Though scientists assume that they are a form of electric energy, no one as yet has been able to prove it. But even though scientists are not quite sure what radio waves are, they are constantly learning how to make use of them.
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9. One of the first scientists to experiment with their use was an Italian named Macroni. In 1897 he formed a wireless company to install wireless sets in ships at sea, in light ships, and in lighthouses along the coast of England. With such equipment, he believed that a ship in danger of sinking could radio for help. Two years later he was proved right.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. A light ship, pounded and damaged by heavy seas, radioed a nearby station and got help in time to prevent loss of life.
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………11.People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will not happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long life. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12.In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long; relaxing retirement when they can do all the things they have never had time for.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13.On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to spend time in hospital or become dependent on their children and friends. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………14.Many of them find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often difficult to make new friends.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15.To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy enough to remain independent and enjoy life.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………B.Translate into English (7.5 marks)
1. Máy tính là một trong những phát minh quan trọng nhất của thế kỉ 20. Ngày nay máy tính đóng vai trò rất quan trọng trong khoa học, công nghiệp, thương mại, y học và giáo dục .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2. Ngày nay máy tính càng ngày càng nhỏ hơn nhưng lại làm việc với tốc độ nhanh hơn. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3. Trên thế giới có hơn 400 triệu người nói tiếng Anh như tiếng mẹ đẻ và hơn 600 triệu
người sủ dụng tiếng Anh như một ngoại ngữ.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4. Tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ giao tiếp quốc tế, là ngôn ngữ của thưong mại, ngôn ngữ của khoa học, ngôn ngữ máy tính và là ngôn ngữ của thể thao.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5. Ở Việt Nam ngày nay thế hệ trẻ đang cố gắng phấn đấu trở thành những công dân có trách nhiệm hơn đối với đất nước.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. Nếu Việt Nam có nhiều công dân có đức và có tài thì người dân Việt nam chúng ta có quyền hy vọng vào một tương lai tốt đẹp. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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7. Tất cả chúng ta đều biết sức khoẻ là quan trọng nhất, tuy nhiên không phải tât cả mọi người đều biết cách bảo vệ sức khoẻ.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. Càng ngày càng có nhiều người mắc bệnh ung thư, một căn bệnh chưa tìm ra thuốc chữa.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9. Trái đất ngôi nhà chung của chúng ta đang bị huỷ diệt hàng ngày. Chúng ta hãy cùng nhau bảo vệ nó trước khi qúa muộn.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. Nhiều người Việt Nam và khách nước ngoài cho rằng trường Đại học Nha Trang là một trong những trưòng Đại học đẹp nhất Việt nam.………………………………………………………………………………11. Hiện nay trường đại học Nha Trang đang tiến hành rất nhiều hoạt động thiết thực để nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục và đào tạo .………………………………………………………………………………12. Một trong những phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả nhất là phải luyện tập các kĩ năng nghe, nói ,đọc, viết thật nhiều. ………………………………………………………………………………13. Học ngoại ngữ không khó nếu chúng ta thưòng xuyên thực hành.………………………………………………………………………………14. Trước kì thi mọi người thường lo lắng và hôì hộp.………………………………………………………………………………15. Nếu chúng ta chuẩn bị tốt cho kì thi thì chúng ta sẽ rất tự tin khi làm bài.………………………………………………………………………………16. Chúc may mắn trong kì thi sắp tới.
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