ANHVAN-CHoc Entry

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BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH
TEST 1
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
anywhere find like scientists
as soon as frightened look up shake
because how models since
did how many nowhere so
do how much produce which
1. how much are emergency calls? Call us free on 150.
2. which city do you think is Europe’s “fashion capital” today–Milan, Paris or another?
3. scientists in many fields are studying way to increase food production.
4. as soon as we finish eating she takes the plates and glasses to wash them up.
5. do you mind if I smoke? Well, I’d rather you didn’t.
6. Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the Art Gallery, please?
7. Factories and vehicles produce waste which goes into the air and rivers.
8. Fashion has become a big business and the top models have made large
fortunes.
9. I can’t find him anywhere now.
10. I don’t remember much about him. I don’t know what he looks like .
11. People shake hands when they meet for the first time and when they
meet after a long time.
12. She needed to relax so she went on holiday.
13. We don’t understand this word! Let’s look up the word in the dictionary.
14. When I saw a thief in the living room I was really frightened .
15. You missed the beginning of the film because 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, 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?
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It mainly include olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and bread.

17. Does beef have more fat than chicken?
Yes, it does.
18. Which countries do these foods: Aioli and tzatziki come from?
They come from France and Greece
19. What do they all have in common?
They all have a good effect on the heart.
20. According to the passage, what should we eat more often in order to reduce the risk of heart
attack?
We should eat galic in order to reduce the risk of heart attack.
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?
People feel anxious and exhausted when they are stressed.
22. What is the cause of stress?
The cause of stress is the pressures of modern living.
23. How can people avoid stress?
People can avoid stress by physical exercise.
24. What words in the passage mean something that removes a problem?
Words in the passage mean something that removes a problem: “cures”.
25. What words in the passage mean fashion that is not likely to last?
Fad.
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
common?
There are a number of different regional accents in the United Kingdom.
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27. Name some popular accents that belong to different regions in the United Kingdom?
Scottish, Welsh and Irish accents.
28. Which region in the United Kingdom does the Scottish accent belong to?
It belongs to scotland.
29. What does “it” in “Northerners call it the “southern accent” refer to?
“It” refer to “the standard English accent”.
30. Which phrases used in the passage has the same meaning as “many”?
“Many” has the same meaning as “a number of”.
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; 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?
They are women’s magazines.
32. What word in the passage means the average number of magazines/periodicals sold each
day, month, or year?
Circulation.
33. If you are interested in science, which periodical(s) will you read?
New Scientist.
34. Can you find a serious article in Punch?
Yes, I can.
35. Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage. New scientist is suitable for both
kinds of readers – specialist and non-specialists
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) of
the first people to travel through the Channel Tunnel. Now the three-hour journey from London
(37) to 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!”
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Eurostar stewards have to be (38) between 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) field
, but they have to have (40) a lovely personality. You don’t have to have any
qualifications, but you have to (41) have fluent English and French to
communicate with the passengers. Manuel has to wear uniform. The company pays for his meals
(42) when/while he stays abroad, so he doesn’t have to worry about restaurant
bills. “We (43) arrive in Paris at about 11.00 a.m. Sometimes we have to
come back on the next train, (44) but when we don’t have to return until the
next day, (45) we can go shopping or sightseeing.
PART II: WRITING
1. Make all the necessary changes and additions from the following sets of words to make up
complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ ozffer / good job / good prospect.
Answer: After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
46. This / lovely cottage / be / 500 years / old /
This lovely cottage is 500 years old.
47. it / be / country / one mile / village of Parkham Cross /
It is in the country, one mile from the village of Parkham Cross.
48. there / be / post office / small shop /
There is a post office and a small shop.
49. there / be / some good pubs / restaurants / area / too /
There are some good pubs and restaurants in the area, too.
50. cottage / have / big garden / flowers / trees /
The cottage has a big garden with flowers and trees.
51. there / be / two / double bedroom / bathroom / toilet /
There are two double bebrooms, a bathrom and a toilet.
52. living room / have / traditional / antique / furniture /
The living room has some traditional and antique furniture.
53. Paul / Jenny / want / rent / cottage /
Paul and Jenny want to rent the cottage.
54. children / like / garden / very much /
The children like the garden very much.
55. they / plan / stay / there / summer holiday /
They plan to stay there on summer holiday.
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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 “ how long have you studied English? ”
Or: “ Have you studied English for a long time?
57. I don’t take sugar in my tea any more.
I used to take sugar in my tea.
58. I would like you to help me with this difficult homework.
Please help me with this difficult homework.
59. This old man is weak. He can’t walk far.
The old man is not strong enough to walk far.
60. The mother made the son tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
The son was make to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
61. Women drive more carefully than men do.
Men do not drive as carefully as women (do).
62. It is essential that the students are informed of these new changes.
The students must be informed of these new changes.
63. I started working in this company in 1990.
I have been working in this company since 1990.
64. Although the weather was bad, we went out.
Despite the bad weather, we went out.
65. Her job is badly paid so she want to leave the company.
She wants to leave the company because her job is badly paid.
PART III: TRANSLATION
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.
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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.
Ms. Hoa has a lot of work experience.
72. Cô Hoa làm việc ở đây được bao nhiêu lâu rồi?
How long has ms. Hoa worked here?
Cô ấy làm cho công ty chúng tôi từ năm 2001.
She has worked in our company since 2001.
73. Cô Hoa lại rất chịu khó. Cô ấy không ngại làm việc ngoài giờ, kể cả ngày chủ nhật.
She is hard-working. She don’t mind working over time including Sundays.
74. Cô Hoa có biết ngoại ngữ nào không?
Can ms. Hoa use any foreign languages?
Cô ấy sử dụng được cả tiếng Anh và tiếng Pháp.
She can use both English and French.
75. Nhưng cô ấy thành thạo tiếng Anh hơn tiếng Pháp.
But she is more fluent in English than in French.
TEST 2
PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION
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 peculiar to birds.
2. Are you better off than you used to be?
3. Birds have two basic types of sounds : songs and calls.
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4. Computer technology has had a major impact on how people carry out their jobs.
5. Even after six years of sustained economic growth, Americans worry about that
question.
6. I believe that women should have the right to serve in the military.
7. I have no idea what the weather is like in that city.
8. Motorists can be fined for driving recklessly.
9. No one know when the dog was first domesticated.
10. Only once did she ask for help.
11. People attend college or universities for many different reasons.
12. Religion is very important in Saudi Arabia, but it isn’t in Japan.
13. Saudi Arabian society is very different from Japan’s
14. Sociologists study society and how it is organized.
15. The sea has been rising relative to the land for at least 100 years.
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?
Around US$ 800,000 was stolen.
17. When did the robbery occur?
The robbery took place between midnight and 1:00 a.m.
18. Why are the two men being looked for by the police?
Because they were seen getting into a black car near the bank at about 1 o’clock last night.
19. What was Newman’s job?
(He is a) security guard.
20. When did he disappear?
(He disappeared) just before the robbery.
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
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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?
Yes, they do.
22. Why do people move to cities?
Because they want to change and improve their lives.
23. Who has to provide health service for these people?
The governments.
24. What do they do when they have money?
They build nice houses and send their childen to school.
25. Are these hardworking people helpful to the country?
Yes, they are.
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?
Steam engine.
27. What does the word it refer to?
It refers to machinery.
28. How can machinery save time for us?
It can work quickly and accurately.
29. What does the author say about people?
Intelligent and modern.
30. What types of work are mentioned?
Complicated and hard work.
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.
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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?
Scientists in many fields are studying ways to increase food production.
32. How many reasons of limited food production are mentioned?
Three: There is a limited amount of fertile land. The population is increasing, and the distribution of
food supply is poor.
33. If we make maximum use of both land and sea can we triple food production?
No, only doubled.
34. What is discussed in the second paragraph?
World population (is discussed in the second paragraph).
35. Was the passage written before 2000?
No, after 2000.
In some countries as many as nine (36) out of ten adults read at least one newspaper a day.
Why do so many people (37) read newspapers?
There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to comment, to persuade, to instruct (38)
and to entertain. Of the two major categories of newspapers, the popular newspaper and
the quality newspaper, the (39) former has millions of readers while the latter, only
hundreds of thousands. Yet the popular papers seem largely designed (40) for
entertainment. Their new coverage contains a lot of comment. The quality newspapers put a much
higher value on factual information (41) than on entertainment. It is not only in
content that the two types of papers differ, (42) but also in the style in which the articles
are written. The popular papers generally use 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) have a large readership than the more
neutral quality newspapers, it may be fair to conclude (44) that the average readers not
only want to be entertained (45) by a newspaper, but also prefer their reading to be guided
and opinions given to them.
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he/ offer / good job / good prospect.
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46. The / general impression / we / receive / house / be / it / so / huge.

The general impression that we received from the house was it was so huge.
47. This / be / example / natural selection / consequence of / environmental change.
This is an example of natural selection in consequence of environmental change.
48. She / not have / childen / in other words / she / childless / woman.
She doesn’t have any childen, in other works she is a chidless woman
49. Studying / Australia / will give / you / understanding / Australian / way / life.
Studying in Australia will give you an understanding of Australian way of life.
50. Laughter / result of mispronunciation / words / can relax/ children.
Laughter as a result of mispronunciation of words can relax children.
51. Living / foreign culture / however / may / difficult / especially / first.
Living in a foreign culture, however, may be difficult, especially at first.
52. That / he passed / the test / surprise / all of us.
That he passed the test surprised all of us.
53. It / not always / necessary / have / formal education / become / well-educated.
It isn’t always necessary to have formal education to become well-educated.
54. The person / who / read / variety / book / magazine / and / newspaper/ can / well-educated
person.
The person who reads a variety of books, magazine and newspapers can be well-educated person.
55. It / be / essential that / we respect / our own values / and / traditions.
It is essential that we respect uor own values and traditions.
given one.
56. I can’t help you if you don’t know what is happening to you.
Unless you know what is happening to you, I can’t help you.
57. I’ll take everything inside if it rains.
Everything will be taken inside if it rains.
58. “Did they explain how to solve the problem? I asked Rebecca.
I asked Rebecca if/whether they had explained how to solve the problem.
59. Jill acted very badly in the play last night.
Jill gave bad acting in the play night.
60. Why I failed the test is a mystery to me.
I have no idea why I failed the test.
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61. That these ideas are true or not is difficult to demonstrate.

It is difficult to demonstrate if/whether these ideas are true or not.
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?
(If there were no battery, how would you listen to your portable radio?)
Were there no battery, how would you listen to your portable radio.
64. Zippers were invented by W.L Judson in 1891.
Not until 1891 were zippers invented by W.L Judson.
65. Problems of misunderstanding have been realized by those who speak different languages.
People who speak different languages have realized problems of misunderstanding.
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.

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.
Living conditions are now better in Europe so Enropean people don’t want to leave their homeland.
72. Nền kinh tế của chúng ta chịu ảnh hưởng nhiều của yếu tố xã hội (social factors).
Our economy is under the influence of several social factors.
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73. Rõ ràng rằng, những khó khăn mà chúng ta gặp phải đều do thiếu vốn (lack of capital).
Clearly the difficulties (that) we encounter result from lack of capital.
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).
Expenses on the treatment of smoking-induced disease are increasing so the government has 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).
Canada and the United States cover large teritoties, and between the regions there are distinctive
differences.
TEST 3
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. Supposing you were in that situation, what would you do?
2. After the campaign a special medal was awarded to all.
3. Amy’s parents didn’t leave her any money. So she has to support herself now.
4. Do you object to my sitting here?
5. I must take this watch to be repaired, it gains twenty minutes a day.
6. I think your suggestion is probably the best one in the long run.
7. If you walk along this lane you will see the signpost pointing to the beach.
8. Our flight was held up by bad weather.
9. She didn’t mind doing the ironing, as she hadn’t wanted to go out
anyway.
10. The car was so expensive that I couldn’t afford it.
11. The child was told to apologize for being rude to his father.
12. The judge found him guilty of stealing and sent him to prison.
13. The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident
involving several vehicles.
14. What a pity you didn’t win the game.
15. When will you see John? – I’m looking forwards to seeing him next summer.
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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 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?
In 1949.
17. Where did he give his first performance?
In a school.
18. What did he do in Britain’s TV?
He bent spoons and broke metal objects simply by touching them gently with his fingers. He also
drew pictures of hidden objects.
19. Did he drive a car without looking?
Yes, he did.
20. What happened to watches which had stopped many years before?
They started to go again.

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.
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21. Was Buddha a prince?

Yes, he was.
22. When did he leave home?
When he was 29 years old.
23. How long did he sit beneath the tree?
(He sat beneath the tree) for 49 days.
24. According to Buddha, why were people unhappy?
People were unhappy because they want things.
25. When will people be free?
When people do not want things.
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 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?
It can be important source of food for millions of people in the world.
27. What are the result of knowing how much and in what way the ocean influence the weather?
We can plan the growing of crops and even work out the best time to take our holidays.
28. What do we find when you get to the bottom of the sea?
We find things that no one dreamed existed recently.
29. What has been found off the South African coasts?
Diamonds.
30. What is man going to do if he wants to continue gathering riches from the sea?
He is going to have to look after 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
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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?
Dolphins.
32. What other beings are dolphins like in many ways?
Human being.
33. What have scientists discovered about dolphins?
Dolphins have simple language.
34. Why is a third language necessary if man wants to talk to dolphins?
Because dolphin cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make.
35. Are dolphins friends to man?
Yes, they are.
People are not so honest (36) as they once were. The temptation to steal is greater (37)
than ever before especially in large shops. A detective recently watched a well-
dressed woman (38) who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.
One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop (39) than usual when the woman
came in, so it (40) was 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) to an assistant (42) who wrapped it up for her as quickly
as (43) possible . Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop
(44) without paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop
assistant was her daughter. The girl “gave” her mother a (45) free dress once a week!
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Dear Sir,
46. Thank you / letter / 30th October /
Thank you for your letter dated on 30th October.
47. I / be / pleased / hear / I / be / offer / job / assistant manager /
I am pleased to hear that I have been offered a job as an assistant manager.
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48. Before / I / accept / position / I / like / receive / further information /

Before I accept the position, I’d like to receive further information.
49. Job / carry / pension’s scheme / ?
Will the job carry on my pension’s scheme?
50. What be / prospects / promotion /
What will my/the prospects of promotion be?
51. How long / holidays / ?
How long will my/the holidays be?
52. You mention / there / be / regular salary increases / perhaps / you / confirm / they / be
automatic / ?
You mention that there will be regular salary increases; perhaps, can/could you confirm if they will
be automatic.
53. I / hope / you / not / mind / ask / additional information.
I hope you don’t my mind asking for the additional information.
54. This / important / me / before / I / make / decision /
This is important to me before I make a decision.
55. I look forward / receive / early reply /.
I look forward to receiving your early reply.
Yours faithfully,
given one.
56. She must be kept informed of all these developments. That is of great importance.
It is very important that she should be kept informed of all there developments.
57. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.
Though the weather is bad, the pilot will bring plane down safely.
58. Tuberculosis and pneumonia are no longer incurable diseases.
No longer are tuberculosis and pneumonia incurable diseases.
59. Tom is sorry he didn’t watch the games last night.
Tom wishes he had watch the games last night.
60. “Don’t talk while I am explaining the lesson”, the teacher said to his students.
The teacher told his students not to talk while he was explainingthe lesson.
61. Man has never has such efficient servants as computers.
Computers are the most efficient servants (that) man has ever had.
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62. They often see him stand by that gate.

He is often seem to stand by that gate.
63. I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go out this evening.
I’d rather you didn’t go uot this evening.
64. Mary, “You can’t borrow my motorbike, Paul”.
Mary refused to lend her motorbike to Paul.
65. Peter is a careless driver. If he doesn’t take more care, he’ll have an accident.
Unless he takes more care, he’ll have an accident. Peter is a careless driver.
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.

71. Margaret xin lỗi anh bạn đồng nghiệp (colleague) vì đã cầm nhầm (takes something by
mistake) cái ô của anh ấy.
Margaret apologized her colleague for taking his umbrella by mistake.
72. Thấy có phiền không nếu em ngồi sang cạnh cửa sổ kia?
Do you mind if I sit by that window?
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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).
Before becoming the company’s director, Mike had been in several jobs from carpenter, newsagent
to 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.
Science had provided us with so much information about the moon surface that it is easy to imagine
what it it like to be there.
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.
Too much motorbikes in the city is the major cause of serious accidents and traffic jams in the
streets.
TEST 4
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 weak and only for women.
2. Desert soil is unproductive without water.
3. Heart disease is related to the pressures of a modern society.
4. In the United State, until lately, men were not to supposed cry.
5. People cry when something terrible happens.
6. People in developing countries put a high value in education. They think
it is very important.
7. Several kinds of fish may have commercial value also.
8. Some children are very destructive . They break all their toys.
9. Some people are very encouraged 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 mistakes. .
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12. The icy cold water of the Antarctic Ocean contains tiny plants that which are
eaten by very small animals.
13. War brings sorrows and destruction to the countries that are fighting.
14. Wind could blow over the oil well equipment.
15. You’re your imagination : Describe what life will be like in a hundreds
years.
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, 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?
Calcutta, Indian.
17. In which languages did he write?
Bangali and in English
18. What did he like when he was young?
He liked reading, writing, music and watch things around him: the trees, the birds, the flowers, the
grass and so on.
19. Why did his father send him abroad?
(His father sent him abroad) to study law.
20. Why did he come home before finishing his study?
Because he didn’t want to become a lawyer.
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
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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?
On a busy Oxford road.
22. How many people were there in the car?
Three (or: there were three people in the car).
23. What did Mr. Collins do to stop the fire?
He poured a bottle of water over the radiator.
24. What did he ran to the garage for?
To get fire extinguishers.
25. Did the fire extinguishers work?
No, they didn’t.
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?
A kind of madness seized people when they think about gold.
27. How could early humans find gold?
Gold was most commonly found mixed with sand in streams.
28. Why was gold valuable to early humans?
Because it is very soft. It is easy to work into jewellery and other decorations. It is beautiful and
lasts forever.
29. Where was gold produced?
In Egypt, in America, In South Africa
30. Which country produces the most gold of the world today? South Africa.
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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?
Because city workers earn two ten times as much as people in the country. So, thousands of more
people arrive every year.
32. What must the governments do to help people?
The governments must provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house.
33. What happens when cities go large?
As cities grow larger the problems increase.
34. Are some social scientists optimistic about the solution to these problems?
Yes, they are.
35. What can the hard-working people help do?
They help build a better society for the whole country.
In 1945 leaders from 51 countries met (36) in San Francisco and organized the
United Nations (UN). World War II had just ended. Millions (37) of people had died
and there (38) was destruction everywhere. People hoped they could build a future of
world peace through this new organization. Obviously, the United Nations has (39) never/not
been completely successful (40) in its goals. There have been several wars
(41) since 1945. However, the organization has helped bring peace to those countries (42)
that/which were at war. It has helped people who left their countries (43) because
of war. It has helped bring independence to colonies.
The United Nations has grown (44) from an organization of 51 countries in 1945 to 191 nations
in 2004. Today, almost every country in the world is a (45) member of the UN.
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
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46. Thank you / much / your letter / arrive / few days ago /
Thank you very much for your latter arriving a few days ago.
47. It / be / lovely / hear / you /
Is is lovely to hear from you.
48. I / sorry / I / not / write / such / long time / but / very busy /
I’m sorry I didn’t write for such a long time but I was very busy.
49. As you know / we / buy / new house / September /
As you know we bought a new house in September.
50. It / be / very / bad condition / and / it / need / lots / work /
It was very bad condition and it needed lots of work.
51. We / finish / most / it / now / and / it / look / very / nice /
We have finish most of it now and it looks very nice.
52. Peter and I / decide / give / house-warming party / May 3rd /
Peter and I have decided to give a house-warning party on May 3rd.
53. You / think / you / able / come / ?
Do you think if you will be able to come?
54. Please / give / me / ring / let / know / you / make / it /
Please give me a ring and let me know if you’ve make it.
55. I / really / look forward / see / you / again /
I really look forward to seeing you again.
Love, Jenny.
given one.
56. “I don’t think John will come,” said Bill.
Bill doubted that John would come.
57. “I think you should go by train,” he told us.
He advised us to go by train.
58. “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter,” she told John.
She advised John not to trust Peter.
59. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized for breaking the glass.
60. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car,” said Bob.
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Bob denied taking my car (or: having taken my car).

61. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend, John?” Mary asked.
Mary suggested to John that they should go to Paris for the weekend.
62. “You were cheating,” said Carol to Jane.
Carol accused Jane of cheating.
63. A burglar broke into our house last week.
Our house was broken into (by a burglar) last week.
64. A donkey is less beautiful than a horse.
A donkey is not as beautiful as a horse.
65. A friend lent Geogre the motorbike he rode in the race.
The motorbike ridden by Geogre in the race was lent by a friend.
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 more 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.
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.

71. Học ngoại ngữ đòi hỏi kiên nhẫn (requires patience) và thực hành đều đặn.
Learning a foreign language requires patience and regular practise.
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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).
It is possible to learn foreign language in a short time but can you speak and write (only)
commonly-used sentencces.
73. Mua hàng qua mạng internet (internet shopping) đang trở nên ngày càng phổ biến..
Internet shopping is becoming more and more popular.
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.
Science has provided us with so much information about the moon surface that it is easy to imagine
what it is like to be there.
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.
Too many motorbike in the city is the major cause of serious accidents and frequent congestions in
the streets.
TEST 5
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 had been told about our plan earlier,” said Mary.
2. Accuracy is fundamental to the skill of typewriting.
3. German and Canada are industrial countries. They have a lot of
factories.
4. I spent my vacation with my parents and other relatives .
5. Income tax rates are usually related to one’s annual income.
6. It has always been the policy of this company to promote existing
products.
7. It isn’t fair to give the girl two presents and her brother only one.
8. Lions and tigers are wild animals.
9. Many countries bought slaves from Africa before the 20th century.
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10. Mr. Johnson has been asked to chair the next meeting of the club.
11. People grind wheat to make flour ten they make bread.
12. Sugar, bananas, and pineapples are tropical plants.
13. They all got off and waited until John was ready.
14. They talked about the route through France and the date they would go and finally decides
on June 22nd.
15. We thought of cycling across France. All three of us.
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?
The Nobel prizes.
17. How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
Every year.
18. How much is a Nobel cash award?
About one million dollars.
19. In what country are the Nobel awards given?
In Sweden.
20. When were the first Nobel prizes awarded?
In 1901.
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 to succeed where they had failed.
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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?
(Chaplin come to the States) In 1911.
22. What was the cause of his father death?
His father had died of drinking.
23. What was his mother’s job?
She was an actress.
24. Did Chaplin make an overnight stardom?
No, he didn’t.
25. What were the two things that Chaplin used successfully when he played the role of a
tramp?
His bowler hat and his walking stick.
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?
Environmental problems (may push the pace of car’s development in the next 20 years).
27. Name THREE differences of the future cars?
3 wheels instead of 4, electrically powered, environmentally clean.
28. Where will the cars of the future take their fuel during their long journey?
From power supplies along intelligent roads.
29. Where is the car of future designed in Britain?
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At London Royal College of Art.

30. What do you think the best title for the passage can be?
The car of future.
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?
In 1892.
32. How many members can the club attract?
Almost 200,000 members.
33. What is the aim of the Sierra Club?
The aim of the Sierra Club is to protect environment.
34. Who is the founder of the Club?
The naturalist John Muir.
35. Where is the Sierra Club?
In San Francisco.
I had a terrible experience last Saturday. This is what happened. I left my flat at 2 o’clock went into
(36) town to do some shopping. I go shopping most Saturday afternoon. (37)
at 4 o’clock, I had finished shopping and went into a (38) café for a cup
of coffee. While I was sitting in the café, I saw a friend called Julie Jones and she (39) greeted
me. At around 4:30 Julie and I paid the (40) bill and left the café. As we were leaving, I
offered to give her a (41) lift home in my car. She said she would like a lift so we walked
to the car park together. I always put my (42) car in the same car park near the
town centre, but when we got to the park. I had a big (43) surprise . My car was not
there! Of course, I immediately thought that someone had (44) stolen it. I was going to
phone the police, but luckily I didn’t. I suddenly realised the truth. I had (45) not driven
into town that day! I had come on the bus instead. Imagine how stupid I felt.
PART II: WRITING
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46. There / a few / thing / that / we / consider /.

There are a few things that we must/have to/should consider.
47. My cousin / tell / me / your brother / going / England / study /
My cousin told me that your brother was going to England to study.
48. Though untrained / Shilong / learn / very fast / and / prove / good worker.
Though he is untrained, Shilong can learn very fast and prove to be a good worker.
49. I think / you / speak / manager /
I think you should speak to the manager.
50. His brother / always / been / easy-going / adventurous / mischievous / boy /
His brother has always been an easy-going, adventurous and mischievous boy.
51. Chapters / teach / Dr. Jones / this morning / be / next week’s exam /
The chapters taught by Dr. Jones this morning will be his next week’s exam.
52. You / can not / park / car / no-parking zone /
You can not park your car in a no-parking zone.
53. make / no difference / whether / she / be / married /
It makes no difference whether she is married.
54. Appliance company director / say / last Monday / refrigerator / deliver / soon / possible /
Appliance company director said(or: not say) last Monday that refrigerator would be deliver as soon
as possible.
55. far / I know / nothing / do / so far /
As far as I know, nothing has been done so far.
given one.
56. The store was opened in 1932 by John.
John opened the store in 1932.
57. After fighting the fire for 12 hours the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
The firemen managed to put the fire uot after fighting it for 12 hours.
58. Small fishing boats continued to sail out though the coastal guards had warned them.
Despite the fact that the coastal guards had warned them, small fishing boats
continued to sail out.
59. He didn’t find anything though he came very early.
He found nothing though he came very early.
60. Both of his answers are incorrect.
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Neither of his answers is incorrect.

61. You can do this successfully only with my help.
Only with my help can you do this successfully.
62. She couldn’t tell you about that because she felt ashamed.
Because of feeling ashamed, she couldn’t tell you about that.
63. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their
second son.
Only when their second son was born did Alice and Charles decide to move to a
bigger house.
64. Alice’s strange ideas astonished everybody.
Alice’s strange ideas made everybody astonished.
65. All his suits were made in Paris.
He had all his suit made in Paris.
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.

71. Sau khi phát minh ra thuốc nổ (invent dynamite) Alfred Nobel trở nên rất giàu có.
After inventing dynamite, Alfred Nobel become very rich.
72. Tin học ngày nay càng trở nên phổ biến không chỉ với người lớn mà còn cả trẻ em.
Information technology (or:IT) is becoming popular not only with adults but also with children.
73. Báo cáo này sẽ được trình bày (present) tại một hội nghị quốc tế (conference) tổ chức tại
BangKok vào tháng sáu tới.
This report will be presented at an international conference held in BangKok in upcoming June.
74. Nếu bạn cần sự giúp đỡ của chúng tôi, xin hãy cho chúng tôi biết.
If you want help from us, please let us know.
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75. Ngày càng có nhiều người học tiếng Anh hơn tại Việt Nam.
More and more people learn/study English in Viet Nam.
TEST 6
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 ___spreading____ the outside of the bread with
flavored butter.
2. Apparently, about one in five is left _-handed.______
3. Can you explain this ____gap___ of ten years in your job history which you have not
accounted for?
4. How many times have I told you __not to play_____ football on the main road?
5. I would like to ___book___ a double room with a private bathroom for Saturday September.
6. In some parks visitors are required to keep ___off____ the grass.
7. In winter this town is often ___cut off____ from the outside world by heavy snowfalls.
8. It is said that a true hero is one who is prepared to risk __his life____ for others.
9. It was not ___until____ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds.
10. Television has a ____duty___ not only to entertain people but also to inform them.
11. The forecast for this evening is wind and rain. On the ___other hand (Mặt khác, ngoài ra)___
the outlook for tomorrow is fine and sunny.
12. This is the most expensive car that I have ___ever____ driven.
13. We have been receiving reports of a rather ___serious____ train crash in India.
14. We regret that it is ___impossible____ to meet the revised delivery dates for the goods you
recently ordered from us.
15. We shall bring up the____matter___ 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
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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?
People approaching 65.
17. When could they first enroll the insurance service?
Three months before the sixty fifth birthday, the month in which the birthday falls, and three
months after the birthday.
18. What should they do if they want insurance begin when they reach 65?
They must enroll three months before their birthday.
19. What happens if they enroll later?
They must pay 10% additional for each twelve month period that elapsed since they first could have
enrolled.
20. From what services could the monthly premium be deducted if they enroll later?
The monthly premium is deducted from social security payments, railroad retirement or civil
service retirement benefits.
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 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?
Three hours.
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22. Why did he quit school?

He didn’t enjoy it.
23. How often did he learn about music?
About once a week.
24. Why did he keep practising pronunciation of ’r’?
If he could pronounce an ‘r’ well, he’d has the windmill.
25. Is the author an industrious person?
Yes, he is.
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?
Because he ran out of money and wanted to take a girl out.
27. What did he do when he was angry?
He stole ten pounds from his father’s wallet.
28. What happened to the author after that?
His father banned him from the house.
29. What was the father’s attitude when the author came home?
His father looked down on him.
30. Why did the author want to have a good relationship with his father?
Because his mother was very upset.
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.
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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?
No, it doesn’t.
32. What feeling may be brought by overcrowding?
Feeling of claustrophobia.
33. What do overcrowding and claustrophobia brought on?
Stress and anxiety.
34. What are the different signs of panic shown by men and women?
They show signs of panic-men by having chest pains and women by becoming hysterical.
(Or: Chest pains in men and hysteria in women.)
35. What are other factors that may causes stress when traveling on subways?
Overcrowding of both sexes, continual increase in the numbers of passengers, and people’s inability
to avoid interacting with strangers.
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) cities . It is no coincidence that most of the places are very isolated
mountain (37) villages . 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)example have had 5000 people who are 100 years old or more. It has been found that these
people have been farmers all their (39) life and surprisingly, most of them have continued
working till the present day. It has been difficult to discover exactly (40) what the reasons for
their old age are, but it seems that an important factor is certainly food. At the time they were born,
(41) all 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) oil .
Unfortunately, the answer is not as easy as it seems. In another region that has an equally
high percentage of old people, the (43) diet includes milk and other dairy foods and most
of the people (44) tend to be fat and even they drink large quantities of alcohol regularly.
One thing that all the people have (45) in common is that they have always worked hard,
doing very physical work like farming.
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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/?
Why are the French lucky?
47. That / be / question / medical researches / want / answer
That is question which/that medical researches want to answer.
48. French / eat / more cheese / other Europeans / they / lower rate / heart disease /.
The French eat more cheese than any other Europeans but they have lower rate of heart disease.
49. Cheese / bad / for / heart / because / like butter /it / have / lot / fat /.
Cheese is bad for heart because like butter, it has a lot of fat.
50. results / research / surprising / good news / wine lovers / everywhere /.
Results of research are surprising; this is good news for wine lovers everywhere.
51. French / also / biggest wine drinkers / Europe /.
The French are also the biggest wine drinkers in Europe.
52. Drinking wine / food / reduce / risk / heart attack /.
Drinking wine with food may reduce risks of heart attack.
53. If you / not / wine / lover / daily / aspirin / has same / results /.
If you aren’t wine lover, daily aspirin has the same results.
54. The ancient Greeks / also lucky /.
The ancient Greeks were also lucky.
55. diet / olive oil / garlic / fish / vegetables / bread / very healthy/.
The diet of olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and bread was very healthy.
given one.
Example: I have been learning English for six years
56. “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.
The team leader criticized ___John for not waiting for them.____
57. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when __they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed._____
58. Allan regretted asking Arthur to lend him 20 pounds.
Allan wished ___he hadn’t asked Arthur to lend him 20 pounds.____
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59. Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it
exploded.
Despite his _ broken legs, he managed to get uot of the car before it exploded.____
60. Although I pay him very much, this man is never satisfied.
However__much I pay him, this man is never satisfied._____
61. Amanda finally managed to get a good job.
Amanda finally succeeded __in getting a good job._____
62. April is the hottest month in South Vietnam.
No other __month in South Vietnam is as hot as April._____
63. Are they going to demolish these old houses.
Are these___old houses going to be demolished.____
64 Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall ___enough to reach that picture?____
65. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older ___ I get, the less I want to travel.____
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.
70. If infection is suspected, your doctor will take a sample of fluid from the ear or sinuses for
further study.
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71. Giá mà anh ấy đi khám bác sĩ sớm hơn thì anh ấy đã không ở trong tình trạng xấu như thế
này.
If he had gone to the doctor earlier, he wouldn’t have been in such a bad condition.
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).
Besides nutritional values as in fresh milk; yoghurt, according to scientists, helps to prolong human
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.
Vegetation is not only an inexhaustible source of human food but also a valuable source of medical
extract.
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).
Dizziness can occur in children and adults but is more common in children 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).
Dizziness can be caused by disorders of the central nervous system or circulatory system.
TEST7
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. ___In spite____ of the fact that it rained heavily, we enjoyed our vacation.
2. Because the information was easily ___accessed_____, we found it immediately.
3. I don’t think that dress ___suits_____ her
4. I was just __about_____ to go out when you telephoned.
5. It is ____predicted___ that the price of real estate will continue to rise before it goes down.
6. Just imagine what life was ___like____ for the early settlers in Australia.
7. Mr. Green has asked his secretary to ____collect___ his car from the garage.
8. Only once __did he_____ ask for help.
9. People are becoming more ___aware____ of the need for alternative sources of energy.
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10. The more I live with him, the __more_____ I love him.
11. The three friends all ___applied____ for the same job.
12. We are going to lower our prices ___so as____ to compete in today’s markets.
13. What comes to ___mind____ when you think of your family?
14. When he heard the terrible noise he asked me what was __going on._____
15. You will become ill ___unless____ you stop working so hard.
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?
In a large firing pan.
17. What do people use to pound rice to make Cốm?
A mortar and a wooden pestle.
18. How many times the pounding must be repeated?
Seven times.
19. What will happen if the pounding is done improperly?
The green colour of the grains will disappear and be replaced by an unexpected brown colour.
20. How far is it from Hanoi to Vong village?
About five kms from Hanoi.
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
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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 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?
Because the mountains on this island in the North Atlantic are capped with snow the year round,
and there are scores of fiery volcanoes.
22. Did the Irish come to Iceland before 874 AD?
Yes, they did.
23. What makes Iceland’s climate agreeable?
Because of the warm current of Gulf Stream.
24. Is Iceland situated in the Scandinavia?
No, it isn’t.
25. Why did Iceland become important during the World War II?
Since Iceland is adjacent to one of the most important shipping routes between the United States
and England.
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?
The Wright brothers had made use of the knowledge of many people before them.
27. Who had designed flying machines in the 15th ‘century?
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Leonardo Da Vinci.
28. Who had flown a dirigible in 1899? Santos Dumont.
29. What did the dirigible have besides a motor?
A propeller.
30. Why are the Wright brothers famous?
Because the Wright brothers made the first successful flight of a heavier-than-air machine that
carried a man and flew under its own power.
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.
31. Nobles invention of dynamite was of peaceful purpose. In what jobs can dynamite be used?
Building roads, digging tunnel and mining.
32. Why did his invention eventually make him sad?
Others used his invention for making bombs and weapons.
33. Why did he decide to establish the Nobel Prize?
Because he was unhappy and often regretted his invention.
34. What kind of people were awarded the Nobel Prize?
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.
35. What can you say about Alfred Nobel?
A peace-loving person.
An Italian was once visiting New York City. He wished to take a walk in ___order___
(36) to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get ___lost______(37) because he did not know
a word of English. Therefore, ____after_____ (38) leaving the hotel, he stopped at the first corner
and carefully copied _____in/into____ (39) his notebook the name of the street on which his hotel
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was located. Then he walked ____on_____ (40). Finally, he got lost. Some hours later, he arrived at
a police ___station______ (41). After the good deal of confused conversation, an interpreter was
called. The Italian explained to the ____interpreter____(42) that although he didn’t know the
___name_____(43) of his hotel, he did know the ___street_____(44) on which it was located. He
then showed the interpreter what he had copied in his ___notebook_____(45). The-words which he
had so carefully copied were “one-way-street”.
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Example: after graduation/ he / offer! good job !good prospect.
Dear Julia,
46. Thank you/lovely letter/which/await/me/I/ return / holiday / yesterday /.
Thank you for your lovely letter which had been awaiting me until I returned from holiday
yesterday.
47. I/be/glad / hear/ You/ your husband/ be well / and enjoy/ live/ new house/.
I am glad to hear that you and your husband are well and enjoying living in the new house.
48. I / just / have ! wonderful holiday ! some friends / Northern Ireland /.
I have just had a wonderful holiday with some friends in Northern Ireland.
49. We / fly/ London ! Belfast / and / visit/ Lots /interesting places /.
We flew from London to belfast ang visited lots of interesting places.
50. We / stay / big hotel / look / valley!.
We stayed in big hotel which looked out a valley.
51. We/eat/foods/buy/market/close/hotel/.
We ate foods bought which we from a market close to the hotel.
52. We / spend / most / time ! fish / walk / mountains /.
We spent most of the time fishing and walking in the mountains.
53. Now/ I/ready ! go back ! work / Monday /.
Now I am ready to go back to work on Monday.
54. I/look forward / see / both / you / my brother’s wedding ! September 16th .55. Let’s
hope / weather / be fine /.
I looking forword to seeing both of you at my brother’s wedding on September September 16th .55.
Let’s hope the weather will be fine.
Best wishes,
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given one.
56. It seems to me that I met you in Cardiff in 1991.
I seem ___to have met you in Cardiff in 1991.____
57. I had just arrived home when she came.
No sooner ___had I just arrived than she came.____
58. I want you to cook the dinner now.
I’d rather ___you cooked the dinner now._____
59. We could not contact him because he gave us the wrong number.
If he ___hadn’t given us the wrong number, we could have contacted him.____
60. People have talked much but done little about it.
Much __as people have talked, they have done little about it.___
61. He was fool to say that.
It was __foolish of him to say that._____
62. As soon as I received her letter, I replied to it.
Upon __ receiving her letter, I replied to it.____
63. As soon as the bell rang, all the pupils stood up.
No sooner __had the bell rung than all the pupils stood up._____
64. As television programs become more popular, they seem to get worse.
The more __popular television programs become, the worse they seem to get._____
65. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking.
No sooner___had the teacher come in than they stopped talking.____
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
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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.

71. Ô nhiễm môi trường là một trong những vấn đề nghiêm trọng mà nhân loại đang phải đối
mặt (face).
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind to day.
72. Không khí, nước và đất là cần thiết cho sự sống còn (survival) của tất cả sinh vật (living
things).
Air, water and soil are nesessany to the survival of all the living things.
73. Không khí ô nhiễm nặng (badly-polluted) có thể gây bệnh tật, thậm chí tử vong.
Badly-polluted air can cause illness and even death.
74. Nước ô nhiễm giết chết nhiều loại động thực vật hoang dã và các sinh vật biển (marine life).
Polluted water kills many kinds of wild animals and plants and marine life.
75. Ô nhiễm đất (soil) làm giảm lượng đất đai dành cho sản xuất thực phẩm
Polluted soil reduces the amount of land for growing food.
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 ___rolled_____ across the grass.
2. A data base lets you look at and ___change____ around a lot of information quickly.
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3. British and American English are not ____exactly___ 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 ___essential____ to have a warm
coat and good boots.
5. Icons ___represent____ programs, folders or files.
6. If there is a power ____failure_____ you may lose all your data.
7. If you don’t know the answer to a question in a test, you can always ____guess._____
8. If you go to class every day, do your homework every night, and practice with your friends,
then your English will really ____improve______
9. My grandfather used to make toys for us out of wood. He made many beautiful wood
___carvings____ of animals and people.
10. Nowadays micro-computers are ___manufactured____ in hundreds of thousands and are
constantly being equipped with more and more ingenious device.
11. People who are computer-__literate_____ find these machines easy to use.
12. Saudi Arabia is very hot and dry. It has a desert __climate._____
13. Seals and __whales_____ are two animals that live in northern Canada and Alaska.
14. The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest and most beautiful ___museums____ 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
__handle____ them.

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?
In 1960.
17. According to William Dement, what do we do during our eye-movement?
We are dreaming.
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18. Should we disturb someone who is exhibiting his or her eye-movements?

No, we shouldn’t.
19. What can be found in those people who are frequently disturbed from their eye-movement
sleep?
They are dreaming.
20. Can we infer from the passage that dreams are very important to human health?
Yes, we can.
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 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?
Four: The digestion is shut down, the blood pressure is raised, the heart speeds up, and the skin
becomes cold.
22. Does the emergency status affect human personality?
Yes, it does.
23. What are two health problems that can result from suppressed tears?
Asthma and migraine.
24. Can weeping cause a breakdown?
No, it can’t.
25. Regarding health, do people benefit from weeping?
Yes, they do.
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.
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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?
why do men die younger than women.
27. How many assumptions are made by the author?
Two.
28. What does the word that in the passage refer to?
Men are afraid of getting old and helpless.
29. What are not women afraid of?
Women are not afraid of crying.
30. What do men refuse to do?
Men refuse to cry.
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?
This documentary which was first shown on BBC2 last year.
32. Where can the golden eagle be found now?
The golden eagle is now found in only a few remote places in Scotland.
33. Why are the eagles protected by law?
Because they are threatened with extinction.
34. What may be the main cause for this extinction?
Nests have been robbed and eggs have been stolen.
35. What is Barbara Anfield’s aim in the recording of the everyday habits of the eagle?
For future generations.
As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding
_____it_____ (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 ___idea________ (37) to
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 ____enjoy_____(38) the experience. If you will be
eating alone a good deal, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much
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____better________(39) for your digestion. You may also find it useful to call the restaurant
_____in______(40) advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better
service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, __and____(41) most importantly, anticipate your
travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage __which_______ (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 ______well____(43) as for business documents and papers
you no ___longer____(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 ____that___ (45) right from the start you really can
have a good trip!
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Example: after graduation / he / offer / good job / good prospect.
Dear Mrs. Smith,
46. I / see / your / advertisement in today’s / Oxford News?
I saw your advertisement in today’s Oxford News.
47. I/ like / apply / job / look / your two children / morning /.
I’d like to appy for the job of looking after your two children in the morning.
48. At present / I / be / student / local Technical College / I study / English /.
At present I’m a student at the local Technical College where I study English.
49. Al though / I / only twenty / year / old / I / have / lot / experience / caring children?
Al though I am only twenty years old I have a lot of experience in caring children.
50. I / have / younger / brothers / sisters / myself /
I have younger brothers and sisters myself.
51. Last year / I work / London Mother’s Help / ten months /
Last year I worked at London Mother’s help for ten mounths.
52. During / time / I / responsible / three-year-old boy / his mother / be / at work /
During that/the time I was responsible for a three-year-old boy whose mother was at work.
53. If you / think / I / be suitable / please / ring / me / 72386 / we can / arrange / time / meet /
If you think I am suitable, please ring me at 72386 so that we can arrange a time to meet.
54. The best time to call / be / 6 p.m. / I? be / always / home / that time /.
The best time to call is 6 p.m, I am always at home at that time.
55. I / look forward / talk / you /.
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I am looking forwark to talking with/to you.

given one.
56. At that time my aunt was looking after the children for us.
At that time our children ___were being looked after (by my aunt).____
57. Barbara plays squash better than Mike.
Mike doesn’t ____play squash as well as Barbara.___
58. Because his mother was poor, she couldn’t send him to school.
His mother was too ____poor to send him to school.________
59. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail.
The rough sea___prevented the ferry from sailing.____
60. Because there was a late frost, much of the maize crop was spoiled.
A frost, ___which occurred, spoiled much of the maize crop._____
61. Before she was 40 she had written 10 novels.
Her 10 novels ___had been writing before she was 40.____
62. Belinda felt very depressed but she still went to the party.
Belinda went to the party __although she felt very depressed._______
63. Betty is very happy to look after handicapped people.
Betty is devoted ___to the case of handicapped.____
64. Betty let Karen keep the kitten.
Karen ___was to keep the kitten.____
65. Both she and her father travelled a lot.
She travelled a lot, as ___did her father.____
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.
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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.

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)
The UN also organizes large international conferences, where people meet to discuss important
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.)
Many people believe that the best way the UN to work for world peace is through its humanitarian
activities.
73. Liên Hiệp Quốc cũng giúp các nước kiểm soát dân số của mình
The UN also helps countries (to) control their population growth.
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)
In 1988 the Un peace-keeping forces got/received the 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.
Thanks to the efforts of UNICEF the immunization rate of children in developing countries has
jumped from 5% in 1974 to over/(more than) 89% today.
TEST 9
following sentences
alike complain like programmer undereducated
argue conditions nationalized regret unrecognizable
as expecting of roasted waiting
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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
__undereducated_____ 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 __programmer_____ for a large company. He writes programs for
businesses and industries
3. He ___roasted____ 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
____commercialized___ - everybody is trying to make money from it.
5. One student said that his native country had __nationalized_____ 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
____unrecognizable___ . No-one knew who he was!
7. That is only part of a very complicated situation. The explanation is an
__oversimplification_____ of the situation.
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 ____in_____ the accident.
10. Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to _____complain____ to the hotel manager.
11. We admire him ____for_____ his profound and vast knowledge.
12. We are ____expecting_____ him to arrive at any moment
13. We are accustomed ____to_____ bad weather.
14. We are tired ____of______ English lessons and the teacher.
15. We do not want any more summers ___like_____ the last one.
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.
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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?
Two: The tough and the gentle.
17. In which method do people beat elephants?
The tough.
18. Which method takes more time?
The gentle.
19. How many masters does an elephant want to have?
One master.
20. What is the key to successful elephant training?
The relationship between elephant and trainer
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 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?
He was 20 years old.
22. What kind of material did Levi Strauss have?
Denim.
23. Did Levi Strauss use denim to make a pair of pants himself?
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No, he didn’t.
24. Why did Levi Strauss have to open a shop?
To manufacture enough trousers for the miners.
25. Why did Levi put metal corners in the pockets?
Levi put metal corners in the pockets to make them stronger.
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?
In Greece.
27. Why were the Olympic Games held?
In honor of the God Zeus.
28. Was the event also for religious purpose?
Yes, it was.
29. What happened to the Games under the Roman emperors?
There was a profound change in the nature of the Games under the Roman emperors.
30. Who initiated the modern Olympiad Games?
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
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.
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.
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31. When was the Panama Canal officially opened?

In 1920.
32. How long does it take a ship to complete the trip through the Canal?
Eight hours.
33. How much does it cost to complete the same trip through the Canal?
Fifteen thousand dollars.
34. Was the trip around the Cape Horn less expensive?
No, it wasn’t.
35. Who is the original host of the project of building the Panama Canal?
The French.
Computing equipment is getting smaller and ___more_______ (36) sophisticated.
Computers are part ___of______ (37) many machines and devices ___which/that_______ (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 ____such____ (39) as call forwarding, call monitoring, and call answering. These smart
machines ____are____ (40) designed to take over some of the basic tasks previously performed
_____by____(41) people; by so doing, they make life a little easier and a little
___more________(42) pleasant. Smart cards store vital information such as health records, drivers’
licenses, bank balances, and _____so_____(43) on. Smart phones, cars, and appliances with built in
computers can ______be_____(44) programmed to better meet individual needs. A smart house has
a built-in monitoring system that can turn lights ____on_____ (45) and off, open and close
windows, operate the oven, and more.
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Example: After graduation/he /offer/good job /good prospect.
Dear Mr. Degama,
46. It / be / my great / pleasure / in form / you /.
It is my great pleasure to in form you.
47. that / your / entry / to competition / have / be / award / First Prize / the / competition judges /.
That your entry to the competition has been awarded the First Prize by the competition
judges.
48. Please / accept / our congratulation / for / event /.
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Please accept our congratulation for this/the event.

49. As / you / know / Prize / be / three-week holiday / Britain /.
As you know the Prize is three-week holiday in Britain.
50. with / all / expenses / pay / plus / a cash sum / 300 pounds / spending money /.
With all expenses will be paid plus a cash sum of 300 pounds as spending money.
51. We / should / be / please / if / you / kindly / inform / us / your acceptance / prize /.
We should be pleased if you kindly inform us about your acceptance of prize.
52. and / date / be / convenient / your trip /.
And the date which will be convenient for your trip.
53. We / intend / make / occasion / The Journey of Lifetime / and let / you see / much / Britain /.
We intend to make this occasion The Journey of Lifetime and let you see as much of Britain
as possible.
54. Please / kindly / inform / us / any particular places / sports / activities / you wish / see /.
Please kindly inform us of any particular places, sports, activities that you wish to see.
55. We / do / our best / comply / your wishes / I look forward to hearing from you.
We will do our best to comply with your wishes. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
David Markham (Sales Director)
given one.
Exam ple: I have been learning English for six years
56. Brenda had no idea of her next move.
Brenda did not know what __to do next._____
57. “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny”.
He told her ___to bring her swimming things in case it’s sunny.____
58. But for his help, I would have gone bankrupt.
If____it hadn’t been for his help, I would have gone bankrupt. __________
59. But for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic we would have been stranded there for
hours.
If ___I hadn’t been for your unsuspected talents as a mechanic, we would have been
stranded there for hours.__________
60. By the end of the week, Harry was well again.
Harry had got ____better by the end of the week_________.
61. By the time we arrive, the other guests will have already started the dinner.
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The dinner __have been started by the time we arrive._____

62. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
Peter asked if ___Janet would lend him her typewriter.____
63. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Anna to her mother.
Anna asked __her mother to buy her a new bicycle._____
64. “Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?” Juan asked a passer-by.
Juan asked a___passer-by the way to the railway station.____
65. Carol find it easy to make friends.
Carol has no ___difficulty making friends.____
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.

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.
In 410 B.C, in ancient Greece, a physician named Hippocrates realized that people became sick for
natural reasons not because the Gods were angry.
72. Trong thế kỷ trước nhiều phát minh quan trọng đã được thực hiện trong lĩnh vực y học.
In the last century many important inventions were made in medicine.
73. Những phát minh này đã cứu sống sinh mạng của hàng triệu người khắp thế giới.
The inventions have saved the lives of millions of people around the world.
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74. Nhà khoa học người Anh Alexander Flemming đã khám phá ra penicillin, kháng sinh đầu
tiên, năm 1928.
The English Scientist Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic in 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
Today, doctors can save people’s lives by giving them a new heart or kidney.
TEST 10
following sentences
do heal opinion reward take turn
extremely nervous regarded rude though very
have object resignation speaking to talk writing
1. A ___reward____ being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber
2. After a terrible argument with her boss, she handed in her __resignation_____
3. Have you finished ___writing____ the essay?
4. He was offered the job ____though___ his qualifications were poor.
5. I _object______ to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them.
6. I like to ___do____ the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day.
7. I’ve always______regarded____ you as my best friend .
8. If you are going to Italy next week, could you please ____take___ this present to my family.
9. In Mary’s ___opinion____ it is essential to eat a big breakfast.
10. In some countries, it is____rude___ to ask about other people’s income.
11. My brother is going to ____have___ his suit dry-cleaned.
12. The cut on my leg is taking a long time to __heal_____
13. The job offer was too good for Jennifer to ____turn___ down.
14. They were very __nervous_____ about keeping so much money in the house overnight
15. We can’t understand why he avoided _____speaking__ to us.
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
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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?
Six: stand guard, fetching, herd sheep or cattle, sniff for bombs, help blind and deaf people, actors.
17. Why did the Ancient Egyptians worship cats?
Because they kept their field free of pests.
18. How can pets do good to your health?
Pets offer companion and make people feel less lonely. Petting an animal also help people relax.
19. What is the biggest problem of keeping pets?
The biggest problem is that there are more pets than there are
homes for them.
20. What is the topic of the passage?
Dogs and cats as pets.
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 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?
People can see fish better in a Plexiglas tank.
22. What is the disadvantage of an aquarium made of Plexiglas?
Plexiglas scratches more easily and costs more than glass.
23. What kind of fish are goldfish and tetras?
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They are fresh water fish.

24. Why do most people keep fresh water fish I their home aquariums?
Freshwater fish are easier to take care of and cost less than saltwater fish.
25. Which kind of fish is more colorful?
Tropical fish.
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?
People are using up fossil fuels and other natural resources faster than the planet can replace them.
27. When did the population of the world increase?
When people began to live longer.
28. What should people do to use renewable resources wisely?
They should plant trees, set up national parks, protect andless supply of air and water.
29. What is the source that makes the air polluted?
Factories, power plants, cars, and trucks give off smoke that pollutes the air. (Some factories dump
chemical into lakes and rivers.)
30. What are conservationists trying to do?
They are 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.
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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.
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?
Because almost all the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.
32. Where do fossil fuels come from?
Fossil fuels formed deep underground from plants and animals that died millions of years ago.
33. How many physical disadvantages does the sun bring on people?
Three: sunburn, skin cancer, harm the eyes.
34. Why aren’t people burned with the heart from the sun’s core?
Because It takes a long time for the energy from the core to reach the surface of the sun.
35. How long does it take for the energy from the core to reach the surface?
About 170,000 years.
Yesterday John was supposed to take a ____flight/trip______ (36) from London to Pairs. He
got up very early, put his __our______ (37) luggage in the boot of his car and tried to start the
engine. It would not ____start_____ (38). John lifted the bonnet but he could not see what the
matter could be. He immediately called his local ____garage____ (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 ___run___ (40) out of petrol,” he said. John felt
very foolish. ‘Why didn’t I ___check_____ (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 ___announcement______ (42).
“Passengers on flight BA 282 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Pairs are
___delayed______ (43) because of a heavy snowfall last night.” “If only I had decided to go by
train,” John thought. “It would probably have been _____faster_____ (44) in the end and even if I
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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 _____passengers____ (45). The galleys on a ship
seem to produce much better food than those on an aircraft too.
PART II: WRITING
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.
46. Susan Fisher/ a student / who / about / leave / school.
Susan Fisher is a student who is about to leave school.
47. I / would / advise / you / learn / foreign / language.
I would advise you to learn a foreign language.
48. My advice / that / you /continue / study
My advice is that you should continue to study.
49. I / would / recommend / you / get / job / as soon as possible
I would recommend that you should get the/this/that job as soon as possible.
50. If / you / I /would go / night school / learn / profession
If I were you, I’d go to night school to learn a profession.
51. It / would / seem / me / your best course / to tell them / how / feet
It would seem to me that your best course is to tell them how you feet.
52. From my point / view / I think / you / call / police
From my point of view I think you should call the police.
53. In / opinion / you / throw / rubbish / back
In my opinion you should throw the rubbish back.
54. It / would seem / your best course / is to send / letter /complaint
It would seem that your best course is to dend a letter of complaint.
55. As far as / concerned / best thing / to take / them / court
As far as I’m concerned the best thing to do is to take them to the court.
given one.
56. The keeper feed the lions at 3 p.m. every day.
The lions ___are fed at 3 p.m. everyday.____
57. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
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If we __had had a map, we wouldn’t have lost.___

58. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked where ___the station car park was.____
59. I’d prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather __you delivered the sofa on Friday._____
60. Without the sun, there would be no kinds of energy.
If ___there were no sun, there would be no kinds of energy.____
61. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.
Though ___the weather is bad, the pilot will bring the plane down safely.____
62. Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feeling.
Arthur apologized __her for hurting her feeling._____
63. She bought the house in 1973.
She has ___had the house since 1973____
64. It was such a dull play that she fell asleep.
The play was ___so dull that she fell asleep.___
65. It isn’t necessary to shout.
You needn’t ____shout._____
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.
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70. When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear.

71. Lời nói là một trong những cách giao tiếp quan trọng nhất.
Speech is one of the most important means of communication.
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.
880 years ago, Cambridge was a developing city long before students and teachers arrived.
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.
The real question is if computer will end our work buthow they will change our work.
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)
Because we use computer technology widely, we can speed up the 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.
In a recent survey three-quarters of respondent said that computer have made their lives better.
TEST 11
PART I: READING COMPREHENSION
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
1. You should find the number of the book from the library ___catalogue_______
2. There are several books by C. K. Croner on this __shelf_____
3. Have you got any books on business methods or any similar ____subject_______ ?
4. “Can you tell me where the dictionaries are?’ Yes, they’re over there with all the other
__reference_____ books.”
5. When was that book ___published____?
6. How are the books in the library ____classified___?
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7. Read these sentences about___keeping____ your teeth healthy.

8. Do the following things ____to have______healthy teeth.
9. Avoid____eating___ a lot of sweets.
10. It’s very important ___to void____ tooth decay.
11. You can also improve your teeth if ____you have___ healthy food.
12. Unfortunately you cannot stop tooth decay simply by ____brushing____your teeth.
13. The New Oxford Garage is ___advertising____ for more salesmen.
14. One of the new salesmen has___convinced____ me to buy a new car.
15. I hope everything is true and that the salesman isn’t trying to___mislead____ anyone.
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?
Around 600 A.D.
17. Who was Marco Polo?
He was the famous Italian explorer.
18. What did Marco Polo tell Europeans?
Marco Polo explained to the people of Europe that this was an excellent system.
19. When was paper money first used in Europe?
In 1600.
20. Why did banks in Europe begin to print notes?
Because the new bank notes were much easier to use.
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
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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.
21. What is ozone?
It is a form of oxygen.
22. Why is the ozone layer important to our life?
Because the ozone layer protects living things from the dangerous rays of the sun.
23. What is the “ozone hole”?
The ozone layer above Antarctica was very thin.
24. When has the temperature of the air and the water in Antarctica been rising?
Since 1970.
25. What is one result of less sea ice?
Warmer temperature.
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?
Puerto Rico means “rich port” in Spanish.
27. When did Christopher Columbus arrive in Puerto Rico?
In 1493.
28. What happened to the native Indians?
Many of them died in wars with the Spanish and from diseases brought from Europe.
29. Is Puerto Rico an interesting mix of different cultures?
Yes, it is.
30. What languages do the people in Puerto Rico speak?
Spanish and English.
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
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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?
They have a processing unit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory.
32. How big is the part that does the actual computing in a very large computer?
It is about the size of the end of a finger.
33. What can computers do?
Computers can do all kinds of work.
34. What does a clerk do when someone buys something in a department store?
A clerk puts information about the sale into a computer.
35. What does the computer system do during the night?
The computer system works on the information from all the sales that day.
A THREE-MINUTE SUPPLY
The body of the average adult has in storage _____enough_____(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 ____lungs______ (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 ____breathe_____
(38) the air around us for an adequate supply. The amount of oxygen _____breathed______ (39) by
a person at any one time depends on his activities. As the activities of the body increase, the use of
oxygen also ___increases______ (40) it begins to breathe deeper and faster to bring
___enough________ (41) oxygen into the lungs. More red cells are thrown into the bloodstream to
aid in carrying the added supply of oxygen. Blood ____in_______ (42) the stomach and the
intestines is transferred into the blood vessels of the muscles ____that/which_______ (43) are at
work. This blood helps to transfer the added oxygen to the parts of the ____body______ (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, _____not______ (45) to exercise strenuously right after eating.
PART II: WRITING
complete sentences.
Example: after graduation! he / offer! good job I good prospect.
Answer After graduation he was offered a good job with good prospect.
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46. He / switch / light / he / could see / what / was doing.

He switch the light off so he could not see what she was doing.
47. We / often / go / library / read books.
We often go to the library to read books.
48. Mother / make / coffee / kitchen / now.
My mother is making coffee in the kitchen now.
49. Now / she / dance / beautifully / than / used to
Now she dances more beautifully than she used to.
50. There / not / enough / fresh air / big cities.
There isn’t enough fresh air in big cities.
51. People / continue / smoke / in spite of / fact / know / dangers
People continue smoking in spite of fact that they know about it dangers.
52. How long / it / usually / take you / finish / homework?
How long does it usually take you to finish your homework?
53. Man / cannot read / newspaper / because he / lose /glasses
The man can’t read a newspaper because he lose his glasses.
54. We / so tired /we / not want / watch / film
We are so tired that we don’t want to watch the film.
55. They / look forward / see / their children / soon / possible
They look forward to seeing their children as soon as possible.
given one.
56. It isn’t necessary to be over 18 to get married.
You don’t __need to wait until 18 to get married._____
57. My girlfriend can’t speak Russian and I can’t either.
Neither __my girlfriend nor I can speak Russian._____
58. It is said that he is a millionaire.
He is __said to be a millionaire.____
59. “I’ve seen the film three times. Alice” said John.
John told ___Alice that he had seen the film three times.____
60. I don’t really want to go to the cinema.
I’d rather ___not to go to the cinema.____
61. John missed the train because he got up late.
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If ___John had got up early he wouldn’t have missed the train.____

62. Jane is a more careful driver than Robert.
Robert doesn’t __driver as carefully as Jane._____
63. The river is too dirty for me to swim in.
The river is not ___clean enough for me to swim in.____
64. “I could carry the bags upstairs for you,” he said to her.
He offered __to carry the bags upstairs for her._____
65. Listening to records isn’t as exciting as listening to live music.
Listening to live music __is more exciting than listening to records._____
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.
70. Before stamps were invented, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they
received.

71. Đội ngũ nhân viên bệnh viện được trang bị đầy đủ để đối phó với nạn dịch.
The hospital staff is well-equipped to face epidemic.
72. Chúng tôi có nhiệm vụ phải kết thúc dự án này càng sớm càng tốt.
Our duty is to finish the project as soon as possible.
73. Tôi lấy làm tiếc phải thông báo với chị rằng năm nay chị không được tăng lương.
I regret to inform you that you can’t have a pay rise this year.
74. Kiểu thi này sẽ được thực hiện hàng năm tại các cơ sở đào tạo.
This kind of exam will be carried out at the training centres every year.
75. Nếu anh muốn có thêm thông tin thì đầu tháng tới mời anh quay lại đây.
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If you want further/additional information please be back early next month.
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 picked out pollutes catch invented
listening out of order chimney go opponent
long revised environment comfortable foreign languages
designed violent a well a while children
listen clean place a sea gets
short out of work moon blend home
1. Some farmers have to dig...................a well......................... to get water.
2. Air, water, and soil are all part of our ........environment............................... .
3. Dirty water from rivers in big cities ................pollutes.................... the ocean.
4. A swimming pool can be a dangerous......................place..................... for small children.
5. University students are not…children……... They are adults.
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6. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was ............out of order.……….......
7. Children usually pick up...………foreign language……................. very quickly.
8. Tom was …....short............. of money, so he borrowed $200 from me.
9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for .......a while.................
10.Sometimes I watch TV or ........go.............. out with friends after dinner.
11.The dictionary was ……revised……….. and then published in a more expensive edition
12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very ……violent.……………
13. The chess player underestimated his ……opponent…………. and lost.
14. The colours of the rainbow ……………blend…………….. into one another.
15. I can't stand ……………listening…………….. to his complaints any longer.
of picked within possible depend
from made on revised opponent
from /to did capable out of order about whom
to/ until whom defer for which violent
of / for by /on cheaters short came
children by / at thought a while foreign languages
1.He climbed the tree and picked all the fruit ..............within........................... reach.
2.Has the committee ..............made........................ a decision yet?
3. Do you think he is .............capable...................... of doing the job?
4. We will have to ....................defer................. the decision until Mr. Johnson gets back from
holiday.
5. She has been banned ……from….. driving for six months.
6.There is a wide range of nutritious food in the world. However, eating habits
differ…from….. country……to…….. country.
7. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened …of…….. applying …for…….. a job.
8. The chess player underestimated his ………opponent……. and lost.
9. University students are not……childrent…... They are adults.
10. We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was ......out of order……..
11.Children usually pick up...……foreign language………................. very quickly.
12. Tom was ........short........... of money, so he borrowed $200 from me.
13.When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for .........a while.................
14.The dictionary was ………revised……….. and then published in a more expensive edition
15. When some animals are not fed on time they become very ………violent…………….
of /for pick out terms comfortable melts/ floods
for/on revised vivid a while ranks
pick up violent expired when children
designed out of work cure compared convince
short blurred semesters underestimated understood
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advised happy cancel

thunder phrase
prevention
1. They always kept on good …….. terms…………with their next door neighbours.
2.He couldn’t …………convince………….his father that he was telling the truth.
3.Children usually...………pick up……................. foreign languages very quickly.
4.. ..............Compared.........………….. 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…………ranks…………. of the medical
profession women are in minority.
6. I've had so many refusals. Now I'm frightened ……of………. applying……for….. ..a job.
7.When there are lightning and ……thunder…………during a storm, it is called an electrical
storm.
8.When snow…… …melts…………….in the mountains, it can cause ……floods……….in the
lowlands.
9. When Mary gets home she likes to listen to music for ............a while..........…….
10. To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things,a very………vivid………….
imagination.
11.The dictionary was ……revised……….. and then published in a more expensive edition.
12. When some animals are not fed on time they become very ………violent…………
13. The chess player ……………underestimated……………….his opponent and lost.
14. My passport ………expired………….. last month , so I will have to get a new one.
15. People say that prevention is better than ………cure…………………….
tailor traitor so
shepherd absent-minded less
plumber thoughtless kind
substitute would have visited
understudy would visit appreciate
be are take on
getting had being stung reduce
going had been stung
1. The ...........shepherd............. took his sheep up the mountain.
2. She got a ............plumber...................... to mend the leaking pipe.
3. After forgetting his keys three days running, Adrian began to worry about how ....absent-
minded... he was getting.
4. Had I known she was sick, I .............would have visited.......................... her.

5. For the first night‘s performance, the ____understudy_____ had to be called to take the part,
because the leading actor was ill.
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6 People are not so honest as they once were. They are ___less_____ honest.
7. I would___appreciate___it if you make a booking for me I am too busy .
8.. It is imperative that you __be____ there in person.

9. Either we’ll have to increase overtime working or………take on………. new staff.
10. When he heard a terrible noise, he asked me what was ………going………….. on.
11.The child's arm was swollen because he ………had been stung…………… by a bee.
SECTION B: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow.
Passage 1
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, alcohol or smoking.
Parents need to watch for any signs 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?

Because They often seem to dislike being questioned.
2- Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?
Because they are trying to be adult.
3- What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean?
It’s means “manners”.
4- When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?

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.
5- How should parents deal with their teenage children?
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Parents should 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 signs of unusual;
behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
Passage 2
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.
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.
Questions
1. What have people always dreamed of?
People have always dreamed of living forever.
2. What is the disadvantage of living a long life in the first place?
Many people become ill and consequently have to spend time in hospital or become
dependent on their children and friends.
3. Why do some people look forward to a long, relaxing retirement?
Because they can do all the things they have never had time for.
4. What are the advantages of living a long life?
In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends.
5. For whom is living to a very old age worthwhile?
for people who stay healthy enough to remain independent and enjoy life.
Passage 3
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
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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."
Questions
1. When and where was Bell born?
In Scotland in 1847.
2. How old was he when he moved to Canada.
twenty-three.
3. What kind of man was Bell?
Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action.
4. What did he do in Boston?
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.
5. What did he write in the letter?
"The more I explore the wonderful subject of electricity, the more boundless seem the prospects
before me."
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 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.
Questions
1. What does the food we eat have effects on?
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.
2. What are the human illnesses related to?
human illnesses are related to diet.
3. How has science done a disservice to mankind?
It has made many foods unfit to eat.
4. Why are different cultures more prone to contract certain illnesses?
because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures.
5. Is the food related to illness a new discovery?
No, is isn’t.
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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.
Questions
1. What are the scientists learning?
They are learning how to make use of radio waves.
2. What nationality was Macroni ?
He was Italian.
3. What did he install in ships?
wireless sets.
4. Why were radio waves a mystery ?
Though scientists assume that they are a form of electric energy, no one as yet has been able to prove
it.
5. How could the light ship get help ?
A light ship radioed a nearby station and got help in time to prevent loss of life.
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.
Questions
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1. How many species of living things have been described and named?
More than 1.5 million
2. Who was better adapted to climatic conditions near the equator when people first evolved?
Dark-colored skin people.
3. According to the passage , why is geographic variation in our species irrelevant now ?
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.
4. Do many human beings now live under natural conditions?
No, they don’t.
5. What have the technological advances assured?
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
Passage7
Traditionally, 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?
To distinguish between achievement and aptitude tests.
2.How many types of the mental tests are there and what are they?
Two types: achievement and aptitude tests.
3. What are achievement tests designed to measure?
Achievement tests are designed to measure acquired skills and knowledge, particularly those that
have been explicitly taught.
4. What are aptitude tests designed to measure?
Aptitude tests are designed to measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills or knowledge.
5. What is the difference between aptitude and achievement tests?
The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is one of degree and intended use.
Passage 8.
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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, 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 : (as: Passage1)
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?
4.When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?
5.How should parents deal with their teenage children?

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
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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?

To be successful, a business traveler must be able to maintain contact with the office, no matter
what the time or place.
2.. How many mobile cellular phones in use are there today?
Over two million.
3. .What is the best title for this passage?
Advantages of technology.
4..According to the passage, why so business travelers need to keep in touch with the office?
To get the latest figures.
5.Pocket-sized computers are especially useful for businessmen who…..
Want to keep track of clients.
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?
A recent international meeting held in Washington explored the health effects of drinking tea.
2. According to the scientists, what does tea contain?
Scientists say tea contains natural chemicals.
3. How useful are the natural chemicals in tea ?
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They say tea contains the same substances in fruits and vegetables which are now being studied for
possible use in fighting cancer .
4. How many patients were treated by a professor at the Chinese Academy of Preventive
Medicine?
59 people.
5. What was the result of the treament with tea at the Chinese Academy of Preventive
Medicine?
The area of cell growth was reduced 38% in the treated patients.
1.SECTION C
Fill 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 ____as____(1) a dancer and a singer. Neither of them were very successful, however, and
the family had very ___little_____(2) money; at one time they were so poor that he and his brother
had only one pair of shoes ___between_____(3) them and they had to take turn wearing them. The
first time he himself earned any money, ____from____(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.
___when_____(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 ___untill___(6) he was finally satisfied
with it.
Many people found ___him_____(7) difficult and some accused him of being mean, but it
was really his early experiences of poverty ____that____(8) made him careful with his money.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, ___as_____(9) the age of 88. ___there_____(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 C
space.
The ecosystems of the Earth provide an array of free public services that are
……essential…………(1) for the support of civilizations. ......they....... (2) maintain the quality of
the atmosphere, provide food from the sea, manufacture ........and............ (3) replenish soils, recycle
wastes and nutrients, control the overwhelming majority of crop pests and disease vectors,
......and........... (4) so on. People have no idea..............how.......... (5) to take over these activities
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satisfactorily. They do know, however, that the theory once advanced in the nineteenth
......century............. (6) – that the productivity of the land can be infinitely
increased.............by............ (7) the application of capital, labour, and science- is wrong. History has
........shown............. (8) that once the natural life-support systems of a civilization have been
sufficiently damaged, they cannot usually .........be.......... (9) repaired. The ancient deforestation or
overgrazing of the Mediterranean region is a famous example. And today, a global civilization
is………ruining/damaging/destroying……….. ( 10) the global environment.
3.SECTION C
space.
There is really no such thing as “London is such a huge___city____(1), and so many people
live there that the life of the city is made____up___(2) of many different elements. There are small
village communities, working ___class____(3) communities, “trendy” areas such as Chelsea and
Fulham, quiet residential districts-all___varieties____(4) of ways of live are encompassed by the
great metropolis. Let’s start____with___(5) life in the city. Just___about____(6) half a million
people commute into the city of London each ___day____(7) to work in this great financial centre.
This is famous “rush___hour____(8).”
On the 07.25 train from Warlinghani or Bromley, or perhaps___from____(9) Brighton on
the south coast is the familiar sight___of____(10) the “citygent” on his___way____(11) to work,
regular as clockwork. Dressed in bowler hat, white-collar shirt and dark, sometimes pin-striped suit,
he silently___reads____(12) the pink Financial Time, occasionally nodding___at____(13) some
regular fellow travelers Some older members of bowler-hat bridage even___sit____(14) on their
special seats, on the train, perhaps occupied____for___(15) twenty five years.
4.SECTION C
space.
My mother and my father are very __different_____ (1). Mum is always very
___calm___(2), not exactly___easy-going____(3), because she does take everything seriously
sometimes, but she doesn’t get excited. When we were small she almost never___shouted____(4) at
us. When we did something wrong, she___talked____(5) to us about it very firmly, but in a calm
tone of voice. If we shouted and ___dried____(6), she made us go and sit by__ourselves_____(7)
in her sewing room until we calmed down. So when the news came, she acted in
her____usual___(8) way, quietly seeing what she could do to prepare for the____changes___(9)
that were coming.
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Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and____went___(10) for a long walk to try
and cool off. During the next few days he was ___pleased____(11) with us a lot of time,
which___surprised____(12) us, as nothing was our fault. All of us kids were ___worried____(13)
about what was going to happen, and a bit afraid, but we didn’t talk to our parents much. Most of all
we were___sad____(14) about having to____leave___(15) all of our school friends.
5.SECTION C
space.
After___inventing____(1) dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man.
However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers___too____(2) late. Nobel preferred not
to____be___(3) remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before
his____death___(4) he created a fund to be used for awarding___prizes____(5) to people who had
made worthwhile contributions___to____(6) mankind. Originally there were___five____(7)
awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was___added____(8) in
1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million__dollars_____(9) was invested, and the interest of
this sum is used for the awards which vary___from____(10) 30,000 dollars to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the___day____(11) of Nobel’s death, the awards (gold medal,
illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the___winners____(12). Sometimes politics plays
an important____role/part___(13) in the judges’decisions. Americans have ___won____(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_____shared__(15) their prizes.
6.SECTION C
space.
The country is____more___(1) beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people
think so and go to the country___for____(2) the summer holidays though they can’t
live___there____(3) all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village___field____(4) that
they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but___in____(5) some ways they are not very
different___from____(6) each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower
of__which_____(7) can be seen many miles around. Surrounding ____the___(8) church is the
churchyard____where___(9) people are buried.
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The village green___has____(10) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are
__close/next_____(11) to it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many
villages___get____(12) water brought through pipes each___day____(13).
Most villages are so close to some small towns___and____(14) people can go there to
buy___what____(15) they can’t find in the village shop.
7.SECTION C
space.
My day usually___begins/starts____(1) at six thirty. I get up and ___do____(2) some

exercises__for_____(3) about fifteen minutes. ___then____(4) I take my shower. After that I
____get___(5) dressed and have breakfast with my family. I usually have a___light____(6)
breakfast, consisting___of____(7) toast and coffee. At seven thirty I leave___for____(8) school. I
generally___catch/take____(9) the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then
walk___from____(10) the bus stop to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I
usually___finish____(12) school at three. Sometimes I stay__there_____(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 home I
like to watch TV for a____while___(14). Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven
o’clock. After that I often have___some____(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 C
space.
A recent experiment has shown that the British postal service is less efficient ___than___(1)
it was 150 years ____ago___(2). A national newspaper sent a letter to Eristol ___that_____(3) is in
the south-west of England. They posted the letter in London ___on_____(4) Tuesday the 4th April,
using a first class stamp, ___which_____(5) means that it should arrive the ___next_____(6) day.
On the same day, they hire a horse and carriage, and ____gave____(7) another letter to the driver.
___Then_____(8) they sat back to see what would happen.
___The_____(9) letter which was taken by horse and carriage arrived after three days. It
was impossible for the horse to____reach____(10) Eristol in a single day, so both the horse and
driver stayed overnight in a hotel – not in the same room, we hoped!
___However_____(11) the letter which went by Royal Mail didn’t arrive until six days later.
Naturally, the Post Office was very embarrassed, and ____said____(12) that the vast majority of
first class letters would arrive the next day; this one was ____just____(13) an unfortunate mistake
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but so ____many____(14) people have had the same experience with the post that you begin to
wonder if we ___would_____(15) be better off transporting all the post by host again.
9.SECTION C
space.
My town, Santo Tomas is about 180 kilometers north of Manila. When I was a ___child___
(1), we used to say how ____long____(2) in minutes or hours to a place, but life is changing. If
you ____drive___(3) along main road going north you pass endless miles of rice ___field_____(4)
before you enter Santo Tomas. The first thing you ___think_____(5) of the town is the cemetery
____where____(6) my ancestors are ___buried_____(7). It’s on the left next to a church. The next
place of ___interest_____(8) as you go towards the town centre is Santo Tomas High School
___where_____(9) comes the junction at the Mola road, and on the left corner is Pinipig Transport
where you can __take______(10) a bus. The junction ___at_____(11) the Beverly road is on the
right ___and_____(12), PLDT on the corner. If you go over the river bridge and
___drive_____(13) again you’re out to the open country. But this time you’re____going____(14)
up between two steep mountains to the ____next____(15) province.
10.SECTION.C
Agriculture is the world’s most important industry. It provides us with___almost____(1)all
our food. It also____provides____(2)materials for two other basic human needs-clothing and
shelter. ____Additionally_____( 3), agriculture provides materials ___used_____ (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 ____another______(5)industry.
Agriculture is one of the world’s oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in the
Middle East. ___As_____(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, ___which_____(7) left them little
time for other activities. But as agriculture developed and farm ___output____(8) increased, fewer
people were needed to produce food. The non-farmers could then develop the arts, crafts, trades,
and other activities of civilized –life. Agriculture ___therefore___(9) not only
greatly___affected_____(10) food supply but also made civilization possible.
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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.

Mary doesn’t speak to me today because yesterday I said she was stupid.
2. I /remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.
I remembered locking the car door before leaving.
3. It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory.
It takes them half an hour to go to the factory.
4. accident/ happen / while / drive / highway.
The accident happened while they were driving on the highway.
5. doctor / whom / see / party-friends.
The doctor whom you saw at party-friends is one of my friends.
6. you hear / news / radio this morning?
Did you hear the news on the radio this morning?
7. Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.
Nowhere else do these plants grow so fast.
8. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.
Farmers have to irrigate if it doesn’t rain.
9. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.
Because of heavy rain, students were late for school.
10. you know / Mary / engaged / friend / mine ?
Do you know that Mary is engaged to a friend of mine?
11. When I / to station / train / already left.
When I got to the station, the train had already left.
12.There be / three accidents / road this week.
There have been three accidents on the road this week.
13.She dance / beautiful now than / used to.
She dances more beautifully now than she used to.
14.Mary / not old / get married.
Mary is not old enough to get married.
15.Nowhere else/ these plants/ grow /so fast.
…………………………………………………………………………
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16. Mary/ not speak/ me/ today/ yesterday/ I / say/ she/ stupid.
………………………………………………………………………………
17.I / remembered/ lock / car door/ before leaving.
…………………………………………………………………………
18.It / take / them / half / an hour / go / factory / .
………………………………………………………………………….
19.accident happen / while / drive / highway.
………………………………………………………………………………..
20.doctor / whom / see / party friends.
………………………………………………………………………………
21. Farmers/ have/ irrigate/ if/ not rain.
……………………………………………………………………………
22. Because / heavy rain / students / late / school.
……………………………………………………………………………
23.I/ not mind help/ you.
I don’t mind helping you.
24.He / wait / her / hour.
He waited for her for an hour.
25.He / leave Sydney/ Canberra / Sunday morning.
He left Sydney for Canberra on Sunday morning.
26.worker try/ put/ fire/ control.
The worker tried to put the fire under the control.
27.Someone/ knock / door.
Someone is knocking at the door.
28. I sit / late / night.
I sit late at night.
29.Jane / beautiful / her sister.
Jane is as beautiful as her sister.
30.They/ try/ look/ job/ since June.
They have tried to look for a job since June.
Dear John,
1. Thank /letter, I/sorry /not write/ two weeks,
Thank you for your latter, I sorry haven’t written to you for two weeks.
2. but/ have/ to do /lot/ homework.
But I have to do a lot of homework.
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3. My exam/ four weeks and/ can’t speak French well enough yet,
My exam is in four weeks and I can’t speak French well enough yet,
4. I/ very glad/ you /able/come/ Paris.
I am very glad you are able to come to Paris.
5. You be able/ come soon?
Are you able to come soon?
6. I want/ show you round and/ meet all/ my friends.
I want to show you round and meet all of my friends.
7. I/ made/ lot/ friends since/ come/ here.
I have made a lot of friends since I came here.
8. You must speak French because some / them can’t/ English very well.
You must speak French because some of them can’t speak English very well.
9. It/ be too difficult/ you, will it?
It will be too difficult to you, will it?
10. Write/ me soon.
Write to me soon.
Love,
Mary
Dear Carol,
1. I be / glad/ receive/ letter.
I am glad to receive your letter.
2. I / just / wonderful news.
I have just got wonderful news.
3. I/ pass/ final examination/ university.
I passed the final examination at university.
4. My father/ be very please/ when / he hear this.
My father was very pleased when he hear this.
5. He/ already promise/ pay/ holiday abroad if I pass.
He has already promised to pay for my holiday abroad if I pass.
6. So I/ come/England.
So I will come to England.
7. I / like study English/ school near/ home.
I like studying English at a school near my home.
8. I/ look for/ advanced course/ perhaps/ three/ four/ hours/ day.
I am looking for an advanced course, perhaps three or four hours a day.
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9. You help me/ find one?

Can you help me to find one?
10. I/ look forward/ see/ you soon.
I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours, Alan
SECTION 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 hasn’t visited his parents for ages.
2. Mrs. Taylor does not like living in such a small house.
Mrs. Taylor wishes to live in a bigger house.
3. I couldn’t understand why he refused to come to my party.
His refused to my party made me not understand.
4. People often argue about things that are happening at the present.
Things………that are happening at the present are often argued…….
5. Someone brought tea into England in the seventeenth century.
Tea …………was brought into England in the seventeeth century. ……
6. Drinking too much at his girlfriend’s birthday party, he found it difficult to drive home.
As ..........he had drunk too much, he couldn’t drive home………..
7. I can meet you if you arrive before eleven.
So………as long as you arrive before eleven I can not meet you………
8. When I picked up my pen I found that the nib had broken.
On…………picking up my pen I found that the nib had broken.……………
9. He has to pay the bills before the fifth of the month.
The bills ………have to be paid before the fifth the month.…………………
10. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
I apologise…………for being rude yestuday.……………………
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.
Things…………………………………………………………………
13.Elizabeth got a bad cough because she started smoking cigarettes.
If Elizabeth ………hadn’t smoked she wouldn’t have got a bad cough……………….
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14.Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the car.
In spite ………of his broken leg he managed to get out of the car.………………….
15.Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop.
All the switches ……….must be turned off before leaving the workshop………….
16. I ‘ve warned you not to go near that dog.
I ‘ve warned you about ………...your going near that dog……………….
17.I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
If …………I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you..…………..
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 ………falling from the verandah. ...................................
20.He is a man of extreme honesty.
He is an ………..extreme honesty man.............................................................
21.If I had not had help, I should not have been able to find my way.
Without …………help I should not have been able to find my way.................
22.Phillippa asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
Phillippa said, “ Olive ………,can you remember where you put the camera.............
23.It is a six hour drive from London to Edinburgh.
It takes …………six hour to drive from L to E…………….
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 ……………nearly knocked down when crossing the road…………..
30.The flat is too small for us to live in.
It ……………is such a small flat that we can’t live in……….
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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 ……….had her car repaired yesterday…………..
33.You must see the manager tomorrow morning.
You ‘ve ……………..got to see the manager tomorrow morning. .............................
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 ………….time he rang, there was not any answer. ..........................................
37.Jane is a brilliant swimmer. She represented Britain in the Olympic Games.
Jane, a …………..brilliant swimmer, represented Britain in the Olympic Games ......
38.The girl living next door to me is getting married next year.
The girl that ………is living next door to me is getting married next year. ................
39.This mountain is very high; we can’t climb it.
This mountain is too high to climb.
40.Are you very tall? Can you reach that picture?
Are you tall enough to reach that picture?
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.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
2. Carbohydrates provide the main source of energy for the body, and they also function to flavor
and sweeten foods.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
5. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, (commonly used to preserve
color in metals), and other food additives, caused cancer
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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."
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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.
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……………………………………………………
12.In the first place, people who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………
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 .
Computer is one of the most important invention of the 20th century.
2. Ngày nay máy tính càng ngày càng nhỏ hơn nhưng lại làm việc với tốc độ nhanh hơn.
Today computer is becoming smaller but it work with higher speed.
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.
In the world there are over 400 million people who speak English as a mother tongue, and over 600
million people use English as a foreign language.
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.
English is an international communicative language. It is also a language of commerce, science
computer and sport.
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.
In Vietnam today, the youth are trying to become responsible citizens for the country.
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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.
If Vietnam has a lot of talented and moral citizens, we hope to have a good future.
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.
We all know that health is the most important thing. However, not all of us know how to keep it.
8. Càng ngày càng có nhiều người mắc bệnh ung thư, một căn bệnh chưa tìm ra thuốc chữa.
More and more people suffer from cancer, that can not be treated.
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.
The earth-our home-is being destroyed everyday. We have to protect it together before being late.
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.
Many Vietnamese people and foreigners said that NTU is one of the nicest universities in Vietnam.
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 .
At present NTU is carrying out a lot of necessary activities to improve the quality of education and
training.
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.
One of the most efficient ways of learning English is practicing the skills listening, speaking,
reading and writing as much as possible.
13. Học ngoại ngữ không khó nếu chúng ta thưòng xuyên thực hành.
It is not difficult to learn a foreign language if we practise it regularly.
14. Trước kì thi mọi người thường lo lắng và hôì hộp.
Before exams everybody is often worried and nervous.
15. Nếu chúng ta chuẩn bị tốt cho kì thi thì chúng ta sẽ rất tự tin khi làm bài.
If we prepare well for the exams we will be confident to do the tests.
16. Chúc may mắn trong kì thi sắp tới.
Ai tham khảo tài liệu này thi đậu cao học rồi nhớ mời tôi đi uống café(nếu là
girl), nhậu(nếu là boy) nhé…
Mọi thắc mắc liên hệ sđt nếu có hoặc qua gmail.
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BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH

It mainly include olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and bread.

68. An employer also makes a contribution for each of his employees.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

46. The / general impression / we / receive / house / be / it / so / huge.

61. That these ideas are true or not is difficult to demonstrate.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it

3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it

21. Was Buddha a prince?

48. Before / I / accept / position / I / like / receive / further information /

62. They often see him stand by that gate.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it

Bob denied taking my car (or: having taken my car).

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

At London Royal College of Art.

46. There / a few / thing / that / we / consider /.

Neither of his answers is incorrect.

67. Cars will automatically be controlled by a computer.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

22. Why did he quit school?

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.

18. Should we disturb someone who is exhibiting his or her eye-movements?

I am looking forwark to talking with/to you.

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

because for on similar well-educated

31. When was the Panama Canal officially opened?

Please accept our congratulation for this/the event.

The dinner __have been started by the time we arrive._____

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

They are fresh water fish.

If we __had had a map, we wouldn’t have lost.___

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

7. Read these sentences about___keeping____ your teeth healthy.

46. He / switch / light / he / could see / what / was doing.

If ___John had got up early he wouldn’t have missed the train.____

2. Translate the following sentences into English.

If you want further/additional information please be back early next month.

advised happy cancel

2. She got a ............plumber...................... to mend the leaking pipe.

4. Had I known she was sick, I .............would have visited.......................... her.

8.. It is imperative that you __be____ there in person.

1- Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to?

2- Why do some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking?

Because they are trying to be adult.

3- What does the word “behaviour” in the passage mean?

It’s means “manners”.

4- When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?

5- How should parents deal with their teenage children?

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?

4.When can we expect young people to be more talkative than usual?

5.How should parents deal with their teenage children?

The dinner have been started by the time we arrive.___

If we had had a map, we wouldn’t have lost._

7. Read these sentences about_keeping__ your teeth healthy.

If _John had got up early he wouldn’t have missed the train.__

8.. It is imperative that you be__ there in person.

My day usually_begins/starts(1) at six thirty. I get up and _do____(2) some