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English Practice 2
English Practice 2
English Practice 2
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5p):
1. A. photograph B. photographer C. photographic D. photogenic
2. A. small B. supply C. sure D. species
3. A. chaos B. scheme C. machine D. chorus
4. A. produced B. practiced C. promised D. advised
5. A. coughs B. ploughs C. laughs D. walks
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (5p):
6. A. challenge B. marine C. remain D. device
7. A. photography B. priority C. vulnerable D. potential
8. A. supportive B. mischievous C. hospital D. special
9. A. promise B. forgive C. succeed D. survive
10. A. approach B. respect C. particular D. property
Read the text below and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best
according to the text (10p):
Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this
discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to
drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air
was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine.
Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability.
On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful
voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and
from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a
doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat
a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee.
Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the
greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted.
It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied
instantly over vast distances.
To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use
coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the
turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in
several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at
Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked,
which caused many deaths through radiation.
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Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to
the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly,
they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as
yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this
happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by
trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels.
21. The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first
paragraph to ______.
A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy
B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity
C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy
D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity
22. Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms?
A. Gas. B. Petrol. C. Steam. D. Hot wind.
23. What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible?
A. It is cheap and easy to use. B. It is used to drive motor engines.
C. It can be adapted to various uses. D. It can be made with ease.
24. What do we call machines that make electricity?
A. Voltages. B. Electric magnets.
C. Generators or turbines. D. Pipes and radiators.
25. The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ______.
A. atomic power and water B. water and coal
C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas
26. The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. harmful effects B. the tides
C. scientists D. new ways
27. Electric magnets are used in steel works to ______.
A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons B. test the steel for strength
C. heat the molten steel D. boil a jug of water
28. The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is
that they ______.
A. do not pollute the environment B. are more reliable
C. are more adaptable D. do not require attention
29. Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases?
A. Sunlight. B. Petrol. C. Water. D. Wind.
30. The best title for this passage could be ______.
A. “Types of Power Plants” B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life”
C. “How to Produce Electricity” D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable”
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few hours of practice you can work with (40) ______. You may not be an expert, but you can
have fun.
Each sentence below has ONE mistake. Find and correct the mistake (5p):
61. Nuclear reactors produce energy by split the atom in the target material into two nearly
equal parts.
62. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
63. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
64. Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to destroy disease-caused organisms and
bacteria.
65. We thought our cameras were the same, but his is different than the one that I bought.
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Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (20p):
66. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
On........................................................................................................................................
67. Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
No sooner............................................................................................................................
68. Neil wishes he hadn’t sold the car.
Neil regrets...........................................................................................................................
69. He couldn’t come to the party because of his illness.
His illness.............................................................................................................................
70. He is having someone mend the window.
He is getting.........................................................................................................................
71. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us.
Were.....................................................................................................................................
72. The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down.
It was....................................................................................................................................
73. I’m on the tenth page of the report I am writing.
So far I..................................................................................................................................
74. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
It was not..............................................................................................................................
75. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late.
Gary prides...........................................................................................................................
Write a paragraph (from 150 to 200 words) about your hobby (10p).
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KEYS
1. B (0,1p)
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. Will have left
12. Produced
13. Having been told
14. Would be killed
15. (should) complete
16. Were
17. Having
18. Being called
19. To leave
20. Has been
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. C
25. B
26. B
27. A
28. A
29. B
30. D
31. Second
32. same
33. information
34. to
35. perfect
36. it
37. learn
38. night
39. from
40. computers
41. D
42. C
43. A
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. C
48. D
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49. A
50. B
51. personified
52. products
53. historic/historical
54. hunters
55. consumption
56. valueless
57. unbelievable
58. deadly
59. confidential
60. overslept
61. split splitting
62. highest higher
63. five-thousand-dollars five-thousand-dollar
64. disease-caused disease-causing
65. than from
66. On being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment. (0,2p)
67. No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the alarm.
68. Neil regrets having sold the car./ Neil regrets selling the car.
69. His illness prevented/stopped him from coming to the party.
70. He is getting someone to mend the window./ He is getting the window mended.
71. Were you to change your mind, you’d be welcome to join us.
72. It was such an interesting book that people couldn’t put it down.
73. So far I have written/have been writing 10 pages of the report.
74. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
75. Gary prides himself on being never late./Gary prides himself on the fact that he is never late.
76. A. in (0,1p)
77. B. on C. of
78. D. about
79. E. for
(10p)
- Yêu cầu viết đúng ngữ pháp, đảm bảo tính logic, kết nối giữa các ý.
- Nội dung gồm các ý sau:
+ Your hobby
+ When your hobby started.
+ Why do you took up this hobby
+ How your hobby has been built up
+ Your feelings about your hobby.
Điểm bài thi = (Tổng những từ điền đúng, câu viết đúng) : 5
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