Tài liệu ôn thi vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh biên soạn theo chương trình mới có đáp án by Dạy Kèm Quy Nhơn Official

TR N TH ÁI THANH

TÀI LI U ÔN THI VÀO L P 10 MÔN

TI NG ANH - Dành cho HS l p 9 ôn t p và luy n thi vào l p 10 công l - Biên so n theo n ng d n ôn thi m i.

NHÀ XU T B

I H C QU C GIA HÀ N I

CONTENTS A. READING COMPREHENSION B. PRONUNCIATION C. USE OF ENGLISH I. Confusing words II. Vocabulary and grammar III. Word formation IV. Phrasal verbs and prepositions V. Lexical close VI. Structural close VII.Sentence transformation VIII. Error correction PRACTICE TEST 1 PRACTICE TEST 2 APPENDIX (PH L THI C A CĂ C S ANSWER KEY

A. .. .. ... .

.. .. . .. .. ... ..

3 19 20 20 23 30 36 43 43 60 69 79 82 88 146

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and choose the one best answer to each question. Reading test 1 Saturn, last of the planets visible to the unaided eye, is almost twice as far from the sun as Jupiter. It is second in size to Jupiter, but its mass is much smaller. Saturn specific gravity is less than that of water. Its diameter is about 71,000 miles at the equator, its rotational speed spins it completely around in a little more than ten

construction resembles that of Jupiter; it is either all gas, or it has a small dense center surrounded by a layer of liquid and deep atmosphere. bout 7,000 miles above the visible disk of Saturn, lying above its equator and extending about 35,000 miles into space. The diameter of the ring system visible from the Earth is about 170,000 miles; the rings are estimated to be no thicker than ten miles. The ring particles are large chunks of material averaging a meter on each side. 1. A. Saturn C. Jupiter B. the sun D. Earth 2. A. the diameter C. the atmosphere B. the rotational speed D. the temperature 3. A. B. 4. According to the passage, which of the following is not a characteristic of tem? A. It reaches 35,000 miles into space. B. It can be seen from the Earth. C. The rings are more than ten miles thick. D. Most of the ring particles are around a meter thick. Reading test 2 LARGER PAINTINGS AND LARGER ARTISTS Since 1997, the two artists, Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, have been teaching elephants to paint with their trunks, and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney is proud to be able to bring you an exhibition of their orks that are promoted and distributed by the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project. The aim of the project instigators is to raise awareness of the plight of the Asian elephant whose numbers are steadily declining in countries such as Thailand, India and Indonesia. Destruction of habitat, civil unrest and a ban on teak logging in many countries, together with government indifference has put many of the elephants and their mahouts out of work. The situation is perilous and funds are urgently needed for elephant conservation. 3

At the conclusion of the exhibition at the Museum, painting by the elephants will be available for sale in an online auction accessible through the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) website, with the money going to elephant conservation across the Asia-Pacific region. Included in the exhibition area will be a resource room providing information and background on the careers of Komar and Melamid, as well as never-before-seen footage of Asian elephants learning to paint and interviews with supporters of the project, courtesy of the sponsor, Animal Planet. 1. The kind of painting that the elephants have been able to learn produces A. realistic landscapes. B. colorful but formless paintings. C. photographic masterpieces. D. artworks similar to kindergarten children. 2. The numbers of elephants have been steadily declining because of A. the cessation of teak logging. C. lack of government action. B. destruction of wild living areas . D. All of the above. 3. It is hoped the painting will raise much-needed funds by means of A. sale of paintings at the Museum. B. the production of a video. C. combining with the firm, Animal Planet. D. sale over the Internet. 4. Visitors to the exhibition will be treated to A. a spectacular demonstration. B. a rare insight into the training methods employed. C. an informative lecture by the artists. D. a free tour of the exhibition. 5. In Sydney the exhibition is sponsored by A. Animal Planet C. Komar and Melamid. B. the Museum of Contemporary Art D. the WWF 6. A. need for conservation C. uselessness B. sorry condition D. home 7. From the passage, a mahout is likely to be A. a variety of wood . C. an elephant controller. B. a forest worker. D. a forest conservationist. Reading test 3 BUYING A HOUSE What a person earns annually is of prime importance when applying for a housing loan. At the bank, building society, or other lending body, an officer with assess whether you will be able to make the necessary repayments. A new home may be purchased at any stage of its construction, usually through an estate agent. An older house is worth considering because, with the help of qualified tradesmen, these can be restored to your own requirements and budget.

It is usually your solicitor who negotiates with the vendor for the settlement of the purchase of a property to take place. The waiting period while these matters are being attended to, however, tries the patience of most homebuyers. It is unwise to saddle yourself with a huge loan. It does not make good economic sense to be paying out large amounts of interest over long periods. Legal fees and stamp duty have to be taken into consideration. Most lending bodies have a system that allows for mortgage repayment to be taken directly from your bank account. In general it is best to choose a lending body that has a low rate of interest repayments. You will need a Justice of the Peace to witness any financial arrangements that you may make and most banks, building societies and estate agents offer this service. 1. The fitness of a person applying for a housing loan is usually determined by A. His or her marital state C. His or her annual income B. The size of the deposit D. the rate of interest 2. A home can usually be purchased A. B. even though it is not fully completed. C. when the Estate Agent receives his commission. D. without using a solicitor. 3. Purchasing an older home has a number of advantages A. It is usually cheaper and it can be restored to your own specifications. B. There are more of them on the market and they are in better areas. C. Most are close to public transport and it is fun to restore. D. There are no government charges and councils are keen to help. 4. An official loan to buy a house is called a A. bank loan c. repayment schedule B. mortgage d. saddle 5. The government charge that has to be paid when buying a house is A. a mortgage c. stamp duty d. witness fees B. 6. Where can you go to get your signature witnessed by a Justice of the Peace? A. A bank c. An estate agent B. A building society d. Any of the preceding Reading test 4 STORMS OF FURY The largest and strongest of all storms are tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes or typhoons. They form over warm seas in summer and early autumn. They begin near the equator and move south or north depending on the hemisphere they are in they never cross the equator. Tropical cyclones contain vast amounts of energy which they get from the Sun and through evaporation of water from the warm ocean. Most of these huge storms are over 200 kilometres wide. In the centre of the storm there is a small, galeforce winds

with heavy cloud and torrential rain. Near the eye, wind speed may exceed 300 kilometres per hour. The whole system of swirling cloud, wind and rain moves erratically and so it is difficult to predict exactly where a tropical cyclone will go and how fast it will travel. When it moves into an area of cool sea it decays or weakens as it loses its source of energy. If it crosses land it also weakens, but not before it causes great damage with fierce winds, hail and torrential rain. Often a tropical cyclone whips are driven around and much damage is done to coastal areas. 1. The tropical cyclone A. has a number of names C. begins in the Southern Ocean B. usually forms in autumn and winter D. None of the above 2. The necessary conditions for tropical cyclones to develop are A. rain and strong winds. C. wind and vast amounts of energy. B. warm seas and sunlight. D. strong winds and large waves. 3. It is difficult to predict the path of the tropical cyclones because they are A.often cross the equator. C. are surrounded by cloud. B.wander erratically D. move so quickly 4. Tropical cyclones begin to dissipate when A. they have used all their water content. B. the eye has passed C. they cross land or move away from the equator. D. ships send up carbon dioxide rockets. Reading test 5 CORAL The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 2000 kilometres along the Queenland coast. It is not only the largest coral reef complex in the world but it is the biggest construction of any kind made by living animals; nothing made by humans comes close to being as large and extensive. Approximately 2500 separate reefs make up the Great Barrier Reef; combined they would cover an area twice the size of England. The structures of Great Barrier Reef have been built by countless millions of -bodied animals builds an exceedingly small, cup-like home of corallite (lime) to live and to give it support and protection. These limestone apartments are joined together in huge clusters like blocks of flats sometimes tall and pointed and sometimes low and spreading. To thrive, coral polyps need a constant environment of warm water that is clear and shallow with enough movement to carry plankton, the even smaller floating animal food, to the non-moving polyps. The shallow continental shelf off the Queenland coast, particularly along the outer edge, provides ideal conditions for the tiny coral animals. 1. The Great Barrier Reef is located A. off the coast of New South Wales. B. off the coast of Queenland.

C. in central Australia. D. off the coast of Northern Territory. 2. Corallite is a form of A. limestone C. water current B. animal bones D. sandstone 3. To thrive, coral polyps need A. moving water to bring a food supply. B. warm, clear water without sediment. C. shallow depth of sea. D. All of the preceding. 4. Coral polyps are linked to their neighbours by A. muscular material. C. pointed tentacles. B. corallite. D. internal walls. 5. A. growing for a short time C. tiny B. single-celled D. joined in clusters Reading test 6 THE GULF STREAM The Gulf Stream (or North Atlantic Drifts) is the name given to the warm ocean current which flows in a north-easterly direction across the Atlantic Ocean from North America towards Europe. The name would suggest that this current is formed in the Gulf of Mexico, but it is really an extension of the Equatorial Current. The Equatorial Current is formed by strong Trade Winds which blow onto the north-east coast of South America. The current of the Gulf Stream has a temperature of about 28 0C and a speed of about 8 kilometres an hour. It is about 80 kilometres wide at the Equator and 470 metres deep as it passes the tip of Florida. Just north of Florida it is joined by another warm current, the North Equatorial Current. Both flow along the coast of North America until they are diverted to the east by the shape of land and the westerly winds that blow at latitudes around 400. When the combined current reaches the British Isles it divided again, part going north-east through the British Channel and part, the larger part going on to Norway. The warm waters of the Gulf Stream finally peter out in the cold seas of the North Atlantic. Not only are the coastal bays and inlets of Britain, France, Denmark and Norway kept free of ice in winter, but also the westerly winds that blow over the current are warmed by the Gulf Stream. They pock up and carry much more moisture than they would otherwise and so the high rainfalls of Western Europe depend in large part upon the presence of the Gulf Stream. 1. What is the alternate name for the Gulf Stream? A. The Equatorial Current C. The North Atlantic Drift B. The North America Current D. The North Equatorial Current 2. What causes the Gulf Stream to change direction towards Europe? A. The shape of the land. B. The westerly winds. C. Pressure from the Labrado (cold) current.

D. The land direction and the westerly winds. 3. What effect does the Gulf Stream have upon the ports of Western Europe? A. There is very little effect . C. It causes high rainfalls totals. B. It helps to keep them free of ice. D. It helps the fishing industry. 4. What happens to the westerly winds as they blow over the Gulf Stream? A. They become colder. B. They become warmer and driver. C. They lose moisture. D. They become warmer and pick up moisture. 5. What is the most important effect of the Gulf Stream? A. To change the climate of Western Europe. B. To increase rainfall in Western Europe. C. To increase temperature in Western Europe. D. To cause North America to be colder. 6. A. Augment B. Dissipate C. Divert D. Avoid Reading test 7 QUICKSAND If you are a long-time fan of bad, B-grade movies, you will, no doubt, have manage to survive by grabbing hold of a conveniently-placed branch or vine, while ll-deserved death. Nothing remains of them except a few satisfying bubbles and a floating hat. Not really. Quicksand is so much denser than water, fresh or salt, that is impossible for a human body, which is marginally less dense, to sink completely. This

can eventually render mortal damage to internal organs and quite possibly prevent you from breathing. Adventurers planning to travel alone through know quicksand territory should carry a strong pole, not so much to test the sand, but to assist you to get out if need be, the trick is to try to flop backwards on the stick, then, once your rate of sinking has stabilised, try to manoeuver the pole so that it is under your hips. Then slowly try to free your legs fully. Once you achieve this you are as good as out. Carefully roll across the top of the quick sand to the nearest solid ground. Few animals can rescue themselves from quicksand. A dog might if someone is there to encourage it to work towards a given point. A horse will manage too, but quickly becomes exhausted without guidance. Cattle almost always panic and drown in quicksand. The only way to get them out is by getting a rope around y attack you they have no sense of gratitude. 1. The article explains that A. it is quite possible for people to disappear completely in quicksand. B. it is unlikely that a human will disappear beneath the surface of quicksand. 8

C. -grade movies. D. 2. The article explains that A. it is impossible to escape from quicksand. B. the best way to get out is to work towards a point. C. hydrostatic pressure can cause death by suppressing body function. D. to avoid danger you must control your breathing. 3. From the article one can infer that they key to survive is to A. call quickly for help. B. try to get on top of a rope by flopping backwards on it. C. wait until you float back to the surface. D. use a rope to pull yourself out. 4. A. inoperable B. sufficient C. casual D. deadly Reading test 8 SALIVA Saliva, the common name is spit, is produced by glands inside the mouth. Saliva secreted by these glands is injected into the mouth when required by the at has been masticated so that it will pass more easily down the oesophagus to the stomach. A secondary function is to help carry flavour to the taste buds located on the tongue. Saliva also contains enzymes which are chemicals manufactured by the body to assist in the break down and digestion of food, so this is a third function of saliva. If you continued to chew a dry cracker biscuit it would eventually begin to taste sweet. This occurs because the starch in the biscuit is being broken down by the saliva into sugars. Most animals have some form of saliva containing enzymes. The fly, for example, although it is no teeth or jaws to masticate food, secretes saliva directly onto food to liquefy it, then sucks up the resulting mixture. 1. The most important function of saliva is A. enzyme production. C. mastication. B. tasting. D. lubrication. 2. Enzymes are A. manufactured by the bod. C. an aid to digestion. B. found in saliva. D. All of the preceding. 3. The tube connecting the mouth and the stomach is called A. the tongue C. the oesophagus B. the canal D. the neck 4. A. lubricate C. produce enzymes B. split D. chew 5. The enzymes in saliva have the ability to A. make food more slippery . C. convert starches into sugar. B. produce chemicals in saliva. D. transfer flavour to the taste buds. 9

Reading test 9 (*) Read through the following text and choose from the list A F the best phrase to fit each space. The exercise begins with an example (0) THE ROOTS OF DISCIPLINE Humour is strong and flexible. Tragedy is brittle. If we change all our and judged, as before the High Court, they will swiftly feel themselves to be victims of an unyielding system. Soon they feel that not only what they did was , or through laughter, his trust and feeling of parental acceptance is not destroyed. The lesson will, Quite simply, the best way to convey discipline to our children is to discipline ourselves It makes sense to take responsibility for our own actions, and respect and accept

predict that temperatures will have risen by up to 50C by 2100. 4 The desert is a fascinating place but if it grows further, it will badly affect the and that governments take action against the negative effects of global warming on our natural world. A. Another extreme aspect of the climate is strong winds. These are typical in the Sahara Desert where winds can blow for days bringing huge amounts of dust and sand with them. B. One of the results of this increase in heat is desertification the growth of our deserts. Already, in the last 50 years, the Sahara Desert has grown to cover an extra 650,000 square kilometres. C. One of the reasons why survival in the desert is so hard is that the climate is years. For example, at one point there was no rain for forty years. In the Atacama Desert in Chile. D. People also imagine that the desert is simply covered in sand. In reality, sand

an authoritarian mask that is unable to reflect the full range of our feelings. A. and they are always looking to use to see where to go B. but that they are intrinsically bad, too C. learn through the warmth of a cuddle D. seriousness augments it E. before we discipline the child F. they soon learn the unhappiness of existence

stones and massive cliffs. Reading test 11 1. Read the text quickly. Match the descriptions 1-4 to the inventions A-C.

Reading test 10 1. Reading the text and missing paragraphs quickly. Find the names of the two deserts that are mentioned. 2. Reading the text again. Choose from the paragraphs A D, the one which fits each gap 1-4. THE FASCINATION OF THE DESERT The desert is probably the most difficult environment in the world for plants,

a. that saves lives. b. It helps you to do housework. c. d. It makes everything easier. AMAZING NEW INVENTIONS Every year, more and more amazing things are invented. Here are three of our favourites for this year. A. Automatic Door Can you imagine a door that fits around your body as you walk through it?

As well as being dry, the temperatures are extremely high in the desert. They often reach 400C and can even reach 500C. Amazing though, during winter nights, temperatures can fall below freezing, even resulting in frost. 2 The wind also helps from the deserts to be huge, flat places. In fact, the wind can create mountains of sand called sand dunes which can be 1,000 metres high. 3 Yet despite their unique climate and strange landscape, deserts have

Fukada. It automatically identifies movement and only opens just enough to match the shape of the person or object coming through. So, what are the advantages? It saves energy by helping to keep the same temperature in a room. It can also prevent dirt and other materials from being carried inside. As well as people, the Automatic Door works for small objects, like packages delivered to a post office, or for larger things, such as a car coming through a garage door. B. The Hand Roll Piano Travelling musicians will be happy with this invention. The Hand Roll Piano was invented by the Japanese company Yamano Music. What makes it different is that it can be rolled up like a blanket. This makes it easier to carry and easier to store. The keyboard is 100 cm long but weighs just 1 kg. it has 61 very thin keys

The piano can be played for up to 15 hours on standard batteries. It has more than 100 sounds and its own speaker. C. The LifeStraw Today, more than one billion people in the world do not have safe water. iscovered that for the price of a cup of coffee, a life can be saved. The LifeStraw, which costs just $3, is a device for purifying water. It is able to turn dirty water into drinking water. The drinking straw was designed by the Swiss-based company Vestergaard Fradsen. It uses seven types of filter to make water clean enough to drink. It can prevent illnesses and it can also create safe drinking water for victims of hurricanes, earthquakes or other disasters. 2. Read the text again and say which section A-C mentions. an object that is surprisingly light 1 something that was invented in Europe 2 a very cheap invention. 3 a way of keeping a place cleaner. 4 an invention that recognizes size. 5 people who need to carry their equipment. 6 Reading test 12 Reading the article about visiting the UK. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). A. Contrasts in capital B. Places to avoid C. Fascinating variety D. A step in the right direction E. Sensitive to social position F. Shocking cost G. Top cuisine H. Travel troubles I. Moving north STUNNING BRITAIN 0 G The latest edition if the single World Guide declares boldly that Britain is a stunning place to visit in most every day. In addition to positive descriptions of the country in general, there are numerous comments that will comes as a surprise to many who feel this country has little to boast about when it comes to gastronomy. The guide claims that the best of British food is very bit the equal of French cooking. Are those horror stories about overcooked vegetables and tasteless meat a thing of the past? 1 Well, not quite. The guide does mention that a number of cheap cafes still serve unappetising and unhealthy meals that would be virtually tasteless if they two from 12

Britain, four from other countries seem frankly amazed that such establishments still exist, they also note that there are fewer of them than was the case ten years ago, when the last edition of the guide was published. 2 However, many tradition aspects of the country receive favorable reviews in this guide, from traditional pubs servings fine ale and excellent snacks to the magnificent heritage sites, cathedrals and castles. In fact, the inspectors seem most impressed by the blend of the ancient and modern that can be found all over the country, but especially in London, where the traditional and innovative rub shoulders. 3 The guide does, however, mention one side of life in the capital that will be familiar to both visitors and residents: the expense of doing virtually anything here is as staggering as it was ten years ago. Indeed, several aspects of everyday life here, such as the price of tube fares to startle the inspectors more than anything else about the country. 4 Special mention is made of two cities that have emerged relatively recently as vibrant, exciting locations for culture and entertainment, able to rival cities in the south. Manchester and Glasgow are described as warm and energetic, definitely places for the visitor to the UK to see. 5 There are, of course, some words of warming for the traveler to this island. A number of famous tourist attraction are described as over-rated and over-priced, with Buckingham palace prominent in the list of sights that the visitor could well do without seeing, whatever the hype attached to them. 6 The guide makes the point of recommending specific areas of many cities where ethnic diversity can be enjoyed and celebrated, with shops and restaurant offering goods from all over the world. In many cases, these establishments are fun by people who came to Britain as immigrants and have enriched the society with aspects of their own highly interesting cultures. 7 The guide concludes its summary of Britain by mentioning the curious, oldfashioned class consciousness to be found there. Some English still judge each other according to their place of birth, school, accent, family, name and family wealthy, rather than their individual personality and skills. For a small percentage of English people, class remains an important factor. Reading test 13 Reading a newspaper article in which people talk about things they collect. For questions 1-10, choose from the people A-D. The people may be chosen more than once. 13

WHICH COLLECTOR(S) has a system for recording information about the items in their collection? admits to being a compulsive collectors? buy items for their collections from other countries exchange things with other people as well as buying new things? collect things which are made of woods? has bought items for their collection by post? have several thousand items in their collection? prefers old items to their modern equivalents? started to be interested in the items they collected as a child? collects things that occur naturally?

mushroomed from there. My favourite kinds are the one !

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

VERBAL REASONING

ODD COLLECTIONS We asked various people to tell us about unusual things they collect. Here are some of their replies. A. I love the idea of radio, what radio does, how it works, the machines that produce it and the machines that receive it. I suppose a lot of it started with my dad when I was young. He told me stories of his own childhood, sitting next to the family radio listening to great music and thrilling tales. Somewhere along the line I developed an interest in antique radios, particularly wooden-case radios from the nineteen thirties and forties. In those early days, things like -black B. My collection of rocks and fossils contains about 950 specimens. Most of them were found by me or my family during trips to the mountains. It is not easy to solved the problem by sticking a small numbered label to each item. A computer database contains all the items. For each specimen it included its name, the place and date when it was found, and a special code which tells me which shelf the specimen on, so that I can find it quickly whenever I want. C. My collection is composed of ordinary wooden pencils. Altogether I have three thousand- almost all of them were bought new here in the UK, but some come from the US, Europe, South Africa, Australia and even Russia. I am not very focused I buy pretty well every pencil that I see, including souvenir pencils and promotional pencils. As well as many, many new pencils, the Internet has enabled me to get hold of a large number of old pencils mainly by swaps. In like. D. For some reason, I collect weird tissue box covers. So instead of having boring tissue boxes like most people, mine are dressed up in all different kinds of them from mail order catalogues, but I really started getting interested when I realised how many weird covers there were for sale on the Internet. I saw one that I like, then there was another

Read the following passages and choose the one best answer to each question. Passage 1 (*) American attitudes tend to be rather insular, but there is much we can learn from other countries. In Japan, for example, workers set aside sometime each day to exercise, and many corporations provide elaborate exercise facilities for their employees. Few American corporations have such programs. Studies have shown that the Japanese worker is more productive than American worker. Thus it must be concluded that the productivity of American workers will lag behind their Japanese counterparts, until mandatory exercise programs are introduced. The conclusion of the argument is valid if which one of the following is assumed? A. Even if exercise programs do not increase productivity, they will improve B. The productivity of all workers can be increased by exercise. C. Exercise is an essential factor in the Ja productivity. D. American workers can adapt to the longer Japanese work week. E. facilities. Passage 2 (*) The traditional English wooden house was built to insure strength and durability. The house was built on a sturdy frame of heavy timbers about a foot thick. These were held together by cutting down the end of one beam into a tongue which was then fitted into a groove in the adjoining beam. This kind of construction required shaping tongues and grooves, making wooden pegs, and fitting all these neatly together. It can be inferred that traditional English houses A. required the tools and the training of a skilled carpenter B. took as long as a year to complete C. were sturdier and more durable than the houses built today D. are no longer being built Passage 3 (*) About 750 million acres, or one-third of the land in the United States, is covered with forests. All fifty states have forest lands. The forests provide trees for building materials, paper, fuel, and a variety of other uses. They help clean the air, protect water supplies, and make a home for wildlife. They are a major source of recreational opportunities for people and are the basis of hundreds of thousands of jobs. It can be inferred from the paragraph that A. forests in the United States have been replanted B. Americans prefer houses built from wood 15

C. the number of jobs in forests is increasing D. industrialized and urbanized states have forests Passage 4 (*) Vegetables, in the proper combinations, can provide all of the nutrients necessary for human life. A mixture of whole grains and legumes, for instance, contains protein, and the major vitamin and mineral groups can easily be represented in an alla little culinary imagination can make a vegetarian feast as varied and interesting as any meal based around meat. domestic livestock and turn to the wider cultivation of high nutrition crops. Which one of the following is a major flaw of the argument above? A. The author does not provide a full definition of the terms used in argument. B. The author bases the conclusion on an inappropriate analogy. C. The evidence provided by the author does not sufficiently support the nutrition crops is feasible. D. The author employs circular reasoning in making the argument. Passage 5 (*) The telephone system makes contacting customers easier, and customers can also phone in orders. Personal computers and the Internet have revolutionized how people buy and sell. The nationwide system old highways, on which large trucks can travel, enables huge quantities of goods to be transported over great distances in a very short time. Sales workers, travelling by road or air, can visit numerous customers every week. Which one of the following can be concluded from the paragraph? A. The telephone will soon be superseded by personal computers and the Internet. B. Improvements in communications and transportation have influenced commerce. C. Changes in technology have made human society more complex. D. Travelling by road is less necessary because of telephones and the Internet. E. None of these. Passage 6 (*) In a study of crime, it was estimated that over 60 percent of all major property crimes-auto thefts, burglaries and robberies in the city during 1986 were committed by a group of 350 persistent offenders. It was also found that over half of the major property crimes were committed by individuals who were addicted to drugs. If the statements above are true, which of the following must also be true? A. Some of the 350 persistent offenders in the city are also drug addicts. B. All of the 350 persistent offenders in the city are also drug addicts. C. Most drug addicts eventually become persistent offenders. D. Persistent offenders and drug addicts do not omit crimes other than major property crimes. Passage 7 (*) 16

that the bride must bring to her husband and his family a certain amount of goods. Sometimes her parents provided her with the goods sometimes the prospective bride made them herself with her spinning wheel and needle and in some places the girls would work for wages with which they would buy the essentials which On the basis of the above information which of the following must be true? A. In bride-price culture, women have greater need to earn wage. B. In dowry cultures the man is the life-long provider of the family. C. In dowry cultures, women might have to wait longer before they are ready for marriage. D. In bride-price cultures, but not in dowry cultures, the woman is considered the property of the man. E. None of these. Passage 8 (*) In the late Middle Ages, England owed its wealth to its very successful wood industry. The makers of wooden textiles included many women. Spinning wool into yam was a major occupation of unmarried girlsGirls would spin to make clothes for themselves and their relatives, for their future martial home, or they would send the yam for money to feed themselves and their family. There is reason to believe that the importance of these girls to textile production explains the relatively late marriage age in England. marriage? A. Wool was associated with cold weather. B. England might have had a man shortage. C. Other countries might have had later marriage. D. Unmarried women could be an economic asset to the family. E. None of these. Passage 9 (*) A survey of a thousand teenagers, which has been conducted this year, discovered an increased in the percentage of Year 8 students who smoke. It seems that unfortunately the smoking rate amongst 13-year-olds is rising. A. There is less cigarette advertising for jobs than there was twenty years ago. B. There is more competition for jobs than in the past and thus teenagers suffer more trees. C. Smoking is declining in the general population. D. Twenty years ago many students left school at fifteen especially those most likely to smoke. E. None of these. Passage 10 (*) To improve the eating and exercise habits of its students, one school introduced 17

essential needs. Then the school took the bold step of prohibiting all artificially sweetened and fatty foods at the school canteen so that the students would have healthy salad rolls and fruit for their lunch. Then they discovered that the students were sneaking out to the local shops to buy sweets and chips. Which of the following best de A. The idea that people eat what they are fed rather than what they desire. B. The idea that advertising induces bad eating habits in teenagers. C. The idea that the school can control what young people eat at home after school hours. D. The idea that parents have raised their children to eat the wrong foods. E. None of these. Passage 11 (*) The purchase of environmentally unfriendly products is caused by consumer demand for such products, not simply the availability of such products. On the basis of this statement, which of the following policies would the speaker support? A. Persuading the local supermarket to stock more environmentally unfriendly detergent. B. Banning all non-biogradable materials and products from the local stores. C. Installing recycling bins for paper, glass and aluminum on her back veranda. D. The introduction of a biodegradable bag as strong and useful as a plastic bag. E. None of these. Passage 12 (*) Teaching is supposed to be a professional activity requiring long and complicated training as well as official certification. The act of teaching is looked upon as a flow of knowledge from a higher source to an empty container. The it. There is a clear distinction assumed between one who is supposed to know (and therefore not capable of being wrong) and another, usually younger person who is supposed not to know. However, teaching need not be the province of a special group of people nor need it be looked upon as a technical skill. Teaching can be more like guiding and assisting than forcing information into a supposed empty head. If you have a certain skill you should be able to share it with someone. You do not have to get certified to convey what you know to someone else or to help them in their attempt to teach themselves. All of us, from the very youngest children to the oldest members of our cultures should come to realize our own potential as teachers. We can share what we know, however little it might be, with someone who has need of that knowledge or skill. Select the statement that best expresses the main idea of the paragraph. A. The author believes that it is not difficult to be a good teacher. B. The author believes that every person has the potential to be a teacher. C. The author believes that teaching is a professional activity requiring special training. 18

D. The author believes that teaching is a flow of knowledge from a higher source to an empty container. E. None of these.

PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. theatre B. that C. with D. the 2. A. heat B. wear C. meat D. seat 3. A. weeks B. thousands C. bags D. years 4. A. these B. complete C. equal D. emblem 5. A. come B. gone C. long D. want 6. A. dove B. world C. money D. love 7. A. walked B. needed C. laughed D. brushed 8. A.exercise B. choose C. because D. increase 9. A.chemistry B. orchestra C. machine D. mechanic 10. A.message B. measure C. gymnastics D. pleasure 11. A.cook B. wood C. look D. soup 12. A.daughter B. cause C. aunty D. autumn 13. A. piece B. guitar C. pretty D. busy 14. A. money B. period C. some D. onion 15. A. climb B.comb C. doubt D. black II. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. answer B. agree C. allow D. attract 2. A. pronounce B. provide C. promise D. prefer 3. A. middle B. minute C. mission D. mistake 4. A. product B. postpone C. postcard D. purpose 5. A. comfortable B. accomplished C. secretary D. necessary 6. A. economics B. education C. economy D. scientific 7 A. tunnel B. arrival C. become D. remove 8 A. excursion B. commercial C. socialize D. attention 9 A. suggestion B. vegetables C. traditional D. existence 10 A. include B. advantage C. replace D. introduce 11 A. childhood B. forgetful C. impossible D. unhappy 12 A. culture B. contribute C. gather D. teenage 13 A. serious B.marriage C. mention D. arrival 14 A. suggestion B. electricity C. independent D. conservation 15 A. reliable B. achieve C. university D. consider III. Choose the word that has the main stress on the first syllable. 1. A. concern B. commercial C. comedy D. comedian 2. A. performance B. advantage C. towards D. playwright 3. A. suggestion B. tragedy C. traditional D. prediction 4. A. frightened B. believe C. develop D. annoy 5. A. execution B. commercial C. audience D. direction 19

6. A. musician B. relation C. economy D. violin 7 A. history B. consider C. achieve D. guitar 8 A. designer B. actor C. include D. replace 9 A. bamboo B. adventure C. menu D. ambition 10 A. gratitude B. delightful C. responding D. expression IV. Choose the word that has the stress pattern provided. 1. ooO A. relation B. romantic C. pessimistic D. entertain 2.ooOo A. investigate B. communication C. scientific D. reliable 3.oOoo A. geology B. economic C. nationality D. mathematics 4.Ooo A. universe B. electric C. musician D. excitement 5.oOo A. produce B. encourage C. wonderful D. government 6. oO A. nation B. public C. describe D. bookshop 7.Oo A. explain B. compete C. introduce D. bedroom 8.Oooo A. celebrate B. photocopy C. authority D. unimportant V. Write the words from the box in the correct column according to their stress pattern. personal human decorate society legal nationality photography entertainment population sociology Oo Ooo oOoo ooOoo ooOo

I. CONFUSING WORDS Exercise 1 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. The train has been (delayed/ postponed) by 10 minutes. 2. Did you (notice/ remark) what he was wearing? 3. Please (bring/ take) that book over here. 4. She loves reading about the (last/ latest) fashion. 5. They were (delighted/ delightful) that she had won. 6. He (laid/ lay) down on the sand and went to sleep. 7. The bus leaves from the (station/ stop) nearest the office. 8. He put up in a big (note/ notice) advertising the concert. 9. We (wait for/ expect) him to arrive tomorrow morning. 10. 1066 is one of the most (historical/ historic) moments in British history. 11. They (robbed/ stole) him of all his money. 12. My teacher (complemented/ complimented) me on my essay. She said it was the best thing she had read for a long time. 13. I find it impossible to sleep because of the (continuous/ continual) noise from the party in the flat above. 14. What I thought was a genuine Van Gogh turned out to be a forgery. As a result, the painting is now quite (worthless/ invaluable). 15.

Exercise 2 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. I bought my (stationary/ stationery) from this shop. 2. Sulin is a member of the student (counsel/ council). 3. Justin is an (eminent/ imminent) figure in the advertising industry. 4. Your handwriting is so (illegible/ eligible). I cannot read what you have written. 5. These images are designed to (illicit/ elicit) sympathy from the viewers of the charity show. 6. In this country, temples are considered very (scared/ scared) places. 7. The government has given their (assent/ ascent) to build a casino on that island. 8. Sorry, I have no (access/ assess) to this room. You may wish to check with the security personnel. 9. Take this painkiller. It can (alleviate/ elevate) your pain. 10. Everything has been ironed (except/ accept) this pair of pants. 11. The residents of Nias have been very much (affected/ effected) by the recent earthquake. 12. Can you please (advice/ advise) as to what I should do regarding this naughty student? 13. The beautiful bride walked down the (isle/ aisle), accompanied by her father. 14. I recorded what happened today in my (diary/ dairy). 15. The manager (misused/ abused) the funds intended for the dental care of her workers. Exercise 3 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. The of Australia are mostly (deserts/ desserts). 2. The burden proved too much for her to (bare/ bear) so she collapsed. 3. This cloth is very (course/ coarse). It would not be suitable for making pajamas. 4. You (ensure/ insure) that everything goes on smoothly, we have to run through the procedure a few times. 5. The birds (migrated/ emigrated) to the warm south to escape the harsh winter. 6. The (allusion/ illusion) of a body being cut into two inside the box is but a trick. 7. I (ransacked/ rummaged) through the drawer to look for the missing key. 8. This oven special digital features, unlike the common (contemporary/ conventional) ones. 9. She was (credited/ rewarded) with a gold pen for her contribution to the project. 10. The (principal/ principle) of this school has arrived. 11. Susie (lies/ lays) her dress on the bed and wonders if she would wear it to the party. 12. Can you please (take/ fetch) her to the bus stop? 13. The rising sun (emerged/ immerged) from the horizon. 14. Dr. Wee is a (human/ humane) physician. He treats the poor for free. 15. Where exactly do you (live/ stay)? Exercise 4 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. When the (brake/ break) of a car is engaged, it will not move.

USE OF ENGLISH

2. The store has a (wide/ big) range of products. 3. Mrs. Husher, an (affirm/ infirm) elderly, is a resident at the Home for the Elderly. 4. I will let you know my decision (later/ latter). 5. 6. The dream was so (clear/ vivid) it seemed real. 7. This species of tropical insects has (adapted/ adopted) well to winder climates. 8. People who (violate/ break) the law should be punished. 9. She was (credible/ credulous) enough to believe his lies. 10. The perfume (diffused/ defused) through the room and left a pleasant fragrance. 11. The only (criteria/ criterion) for entering this cafĂŠ is that you must be formally dressed. 12. An effective couple always (complements/ compliments) each another in strengths and weaknesses. 13. The (current/ currant) trend amongst teenagers today is to own a handphone. 14. When you leave this place, please remember to (take/ bring) this souvenir with you. 15. The police arrived at the accident scene and (disbursed/ dispersed) the crowd. Exercise 5 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. The motorist admitted to (breaking/ passing) the speed limit. 2. Julie is (envious/ jealous) of the doll that Jane has. She has never owned one as exquisite before. 3. The gangsters decided to settle their differences in a (dual/ duel). 4. We do not see eye to eye regarding this matter because our opinions (differ/ vary). 5. We she passed her examination with flying colors, she shouted joyous (exhilaration/ exaltation). 6. Please pass me that (hangar/ hanger) so that I can drape my dress. 7. We need to (instill/ install) good values in our young ones. 8. From the evidence, the detective (inferred/ implied) that the killing took place in the kitchen. 9. martial) status. 10. All the subjects in the school curriculum are taught in the English (medium/ median). 11. So sorry, I must have (overlooked/ overseen) this area of work. 12. Tom climbed to the top of the wall to take a (peep/ peek) at what his neighbors were doing. 13. This tuition centre is constantly expanding the (perimeters/ parameters) of is curriculum. 14. Mali is (persecuted/ prosecuted) by her own parents for choosing Christianity over their family religion. 15. This is a (personal/ personnel) matter, please do not interfere. Exercise 6

Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. ackage/ charter) holiday to Portugal. 2. 3. It was a tough decision to (make/ do). 4. The coach trip to Bruges was fully (booked/ reserved). 5. 6. This (troop/ troupe) of performers are from London and they are good in their craft. 7. We cannot understand Sandra at times because she speaks English with a Japanese (accent/ assent). 8. Are you meeting your (perspective/ prospective) husband today? 9. A sting from this insect can be (fatal/ fateful). 10. Her (empathies/ sympathies) lie with her family and she is bound to take sides with them. 11. To start a business, you would need (capital/ capitol). 12. In (adverse/ averse) circumstances, we must learn to be flexible. 13. Her explanation is so confusing and (ambiguous/ ambivalent) that I have no idea what he is talking about. 14. She bought the hand-carved elephant as a (souvenir/ memory) of the sarafi. 15. Can you help me to pass this (message/ massage) to her? Exercise 7 Choose the correct word for each sentence. 1. The footballer was suspended for (foul/ fowl) play. 2. There will be an (aural/ oral) examination next week. The teacher will give you some tips on how to sharpen your conversation skills. 3. If there is no (cohesion/ adhesion) in the group, it is difficult to forge unity. 4. My wallet was (stolen/ robbed) right under my nose, yet I was not even aware of it. 5. Kevin takes on a holiday job to help his family out financially. He is a very (sensible/ sensitive) boy. 6. This piece of information is extremely (valuable/ invaluable). It has helped me a lot. 7. 8. Do not walk through the dark (alley/ ally) at night alone as it can be dangerous. 9. The counselor has been asked to (mediate/ meditate)a parent-teacher dispute. 10. The dead bird was (laying/ lying) on the floor for the longest time but no one took notice of it. 11. Can you please help me to (sew/ sow) this button onto the skirt? 12. 13. Since Sally did not mention that she is coming for this party, Jane (assumes/ presumes) that she is not coming. 14. Joan has gone (aboard/ abroad) the ship. 15. It is not your (fault/ mistake) that she fell down. It was purely an accident.

II.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Exercise 1

1. Lots of p A. take up B. give up C. practice D. make 2. e information than people in the past. A. excess B. access C. assess D. incest 3. we were in Athens. A. made B. forget C. saw D. had 4. A. mind B. forget C. bother D. worry 5. A. hurt B. wounded C. damaged D. injured 6. ould you? A. reckon B. suspect 7. building. A. in B. in it C. in that D. in which 8. A. mentioned B. persuaded C. reminded D. told 9. A. c 10. A. n B. must C. all D. might 11. A. would B. would have C. would like D. would rather 12. A. better B. good as C. not as good D. so good 13. A. can B. may C. could D. would 14. ere by now. A. must B. must have been C. must be D. must have 15. A. speak

B. discover

C. meet

D. contact

A. doing

B. done

C. which do

D. that does

16. 17. A. delaying B. having delayed C. being delayed D. having been delayed 18. The teachers were talking about the trip to see castles and the students were A. why to go C. when it was

B. where they go D. what were they

19. managed to stay solvent. A. With thanks B. Thank you

C. Thanks

D. Gratefully 24

20. A. is doing B. has been doing C. did D. does Exercise 2 1. A. largest B. one of largest C. one the the largest D. one of the larger 2. A. not enough strong B. enough strong C. strong not enough D. not strong enough 3. open the window for you? A. Should I do B. Shall I C. Do I D. Shall I do 4. A. took B. was taking C. was taken D. had taken 5. A. for B. of C. to D. about 6. ut giving you a pay rise. A. hardly think B. think hard C. hard think D. think hardly 7. remember it. A. of B. in C. to D. for 8. A. sits B. who sit C. sitting D. sat 9. A. To win B. So he wins C. So that he wins D. Winning 10. A. Could B. May C. Ought D. Do 11. A. to build B. building C. over building D. for building 12. A. Serious threatened B. Seriously threaten C. Seriously threatened D. Serious threaten 13. A. doing B. to do C. make D. making 14. The children were completely fasc A. on the story the teacher told them. B. by the story the teacher told them. C. by the teacher told story. D. on the story telling them by the teacher. 15. A. would treat B. will have treated C. am treating D. will treat 16. The A. destroyed B. injured C. broken D. died 17. 25

A. in

B. of

C. on

D. at

16.

18. A. ought 19. A. Being received

B. shall C. must D. will a postcard from my father in England today. B. to be receiving C. receiving D. to receive B. should have done D. must have done

B. as

C. for

D. about

A. after

B. before

C. at

D. until

A. result

B. key

C. solution

D. answer

A. in/on

B. on/off

C. in/down

D. to/down

A. have been

B. are

C. was

D. will be

5. 6. 7. C.

Really?

8. A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike. B. The motorbike is beautiful. C. Where did you buy this motorbike? D. 9. A. keen in

B. keen on

C. fond on

D. interested of

10.

A. apologized

B. regretted

C. admitted

D. denied

11.

10. 11. A. of working overtime last night. C. working overtime last night. 12. A. What

B. How long

D. to manufacture

B. might not

C. must

D. could

A. must not

B. might not

C. ought to

D. can

A. a little

B. too few

C. too much

D. a few

A. t C. ought not to Exercise 4 1. A. show B. do C. give D. win 2. Th A. too little B. so few C. enough D. so much 3. A. to B. of C. about D. in 4. A. B. C. D. would have been 5. A. rained B. could rain D. had rained 6. A. s D. ought not 7. A. so much B. so many C. so little D. a little 8. A. when B. where C. which D. that 9. I think doctors who work in disaster areas are both very unselfish

A. B. I am so happy

C. manufacture

19.

.a secretary for a big company. C. similar D. unlike

B. at

B. manufactured

18.

20. A. should do C. could do Exercise 3 1. A. like 2. A. in 3.

A. manufacturing 17.

B. To work overtime last night. D. I worked overtime last night. C. How D. How often

A. or

B. either

C. neither

D. and

A. nervous

B. shocked

C. unpleasant

D. surprised

A. broke up

B. broke off

D. broke out

A. instead of

B. rather than

C. broke open he screamed. C. other than

A. composes

B. contains

12.

D. more than

13.

C. includes

D. consists

14. A. which

B. where

C. how

A. which

B. where

C. when

D. that Lat is the coldest. D. whose

A. of

B. about

C. at

D. to

14.

a new plan. A. dealt B. removed C. attacked D. overcome 15. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister

15. A. hold 26

B. made

C. take

D. get 27

16.

14. A. get off

B. pick up

C. pull up

D. pull in

17. the office yesterday. A. forgot B. put

you. A. taken

B. take

C. to take

D. taking

home. A. when

B. then

C. did

D. that

C. did he

D. has he

C. that

D. as

15. C. left

D. took

18. universities in the United States of America. A. found B. founded C. was found

16. D. was founded

A. need be 17.

19. A. Since

B. Nevertheless

C. However

D. Consequently

A. although

B. like

20.

18.

A. have they B. do they Exercise 5 1. A. that he realised B. C. did he realise D. 2. e judgment. A. such big mistake B. such a big mistake C. so a big mistake D. so big mistake 3. A. get starting it B. get it started C. get started it D. getting started 4. D. to not ride A. not to ride B. ride not C. do t ride 5. of the fire. A. reason B. cause C. effect D. cease the rain when I came back home yesterday. 6. I was caught A. in B. on C. by D. during 7. .them very well. A. by B. for C. with D. to it out. 8. A. make B. put C. run D. come 9. Although the examination he had passed was not important, his success him in his ambition to become a doctor. A. persuaded B. urged C. promised D. encouraged home. 10. A. w B. we went D. we should 11. After a long walk in the fields I want to drink A. cold something B. some to cold thing C. something cold D. something to make cold 12. , he washed the cup and put it away. A. Having drank the coffee B. Drinking the coffee C. Having drunk the coffee D. After drank the coffee 13. A. as B. because C. if D. unless

regrets. A. urgent B. prompt C. instant D. hasty 19. The mother wa A. to risk climbing B. to risk to climb C. risk climbing D. risk to climb 20. A. for whose B. about whom C. for whom D. about whose Exercise 6 1. Please A. at B. by C. after D. to 2. Can you A. ensure B. guarantee C. assure D. see 3. A. epicentre B. core C. eye D. heart 4. who are suffering from hunger. A. humanitarian B. humane C. human D. humanity 5. A. get over B. get through C. get across D. get by 6. whether there were any suspects. A. denied B. avoided C. refused D. stopped 7. A. supposed B. expected C. calculated D. bargained 8. A. B. Best wishes! C. Well done D. 9. A. Oh dear! B. My dear! C. I regret it! D. Bless you! 10. A. gave B. supplied C. awarded D. offered 11. He sold his car f A. number B. account C. amount D. sum 12. surprised to learn that more students more cheating than ever before.

A. succeed B. succeeding C. success D. to succeed 13. The where no artificial chemicals have been used. A. that growing B. grown C. where growing D. which grown 14. -legged when we arrived. A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Unless 15. A. also B. though C. but D. so 16. A. similar B. alike C. resemblance D. identical 17. A. had taught B. taught C. had been taught D. had been explained 18. A. Aid B. Counsel C. Help D. Relief 19. rvices to the hospital. A. spite B. recognition C. charge D. sight of 20. A. from B. out of C. about D. within

III. WORD FORMATION Exercise 1 Complete the word in each sentence by adding an appropriate prefix. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The rumour 6. 7. debted to you for all the help you have given me. 8. 9. I found t 10. Exercise 2 Complete the word in each sentence with over or under. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It is not 7. present. 8. 9. The garden had been neglected 30

10. Exercise 3 Complete the word in each sentence with either able or ible. Make any necessary spelling changes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The advantage 7. 8. 9. 10. Exercise 4 Complete each sentence with a word ending in er or or. 1. 2. 3. 4. The ticket 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Exercise 5 Complete the word with either in or un-. 1. s problems? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Thank you for your help. 7. 8. 9. 10. Exercise 6 Complete the word in each sentence with an appropriate suffix. 1. 2. 3. 4. village. 31

5. 6. 7. Driving on these mountain roads in winter is a bit hazar 8. . 9. 10. Exercise 7 Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one word ending in ify, -ise or en. The first letter of the word is given. 1. Jim failed to q 2. This road is so jammed with traffic that the council is going to w 3. That was rotten luck! I really s 4. This book is so difficult. Someone should s a d 7. The Board will n candidates of their results within two weeks. 8. Read this note once, m l 10. That is a totally unreasonable decision! How on earth can you j Exercise 8 Complete the word so that it ends in hood, ship or dom. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If lose my 10. -Channel swim. Exercise 9 Replace the words underlined in each sentence with one word ending in ly and beginning with the letter given. 1. The country imports every year over two million tons of rice. a. 2. a great deal. b. 3. By coincidence c. 4. straight away. d. 5. The two sisters were dressed in exactly the same way. e. 6. quite illegible. f. 7. Tim only understands in a hazy manner what is going on. g. 8. I think that this plan is downright ridiculous! h. i. 9. Diana just wants to know the truth. 10. The passengers only just escaped with their lives. j. 32

Exercise 10 (*) Complete each sentence with form word made from the word in capitals. th 1. . We have not had a reply. KNOW 2. DISASTER 3. SEE 4. Jim is SPEAK 5. REQUIRE 6. BRING 7. ASSUME 8. diers who died in the war. MEMORY 9. CONCEIVE 10. QUALIFY Exercise 11 (*) Complete each sentence with form word made from the word in capitals. 1. The villag ACCESS 2. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely BLAME 3. the safe. 4. You do

CONFIDENCE not have to go. Your decision must be entirely VOLUNTEER

5. ACQUIRE 6. EVADE 7. TRIAL 8. COMMERCE 9. COMPROMISE 10. OCCUPY Exercise 12 (*) Complete each sentence with form word made from the word in capitals. 1. Bill was given a medal in RECOGNISE th 2. 1994. APPLY 3. IDENTITY 4. ADMIT 5. UNDERSTAND 6. Going swimming every day would have very BENEFIT 7. ECONOMY 8. SWELL 9. GRACE 10. The meeting adopted a RESOLVE Exercise 13 (*) Complete each sentence with form word made from the word in capitals. 1. RECOGNISE 2. ACQUAINT 3. I thought the test COMPARE 33

4. 5. 6.

COLLIDE ENDURE ADVICE capacity.

7. 8. 9.

CEASE ORGANISE CONTROVERSY motorcycles.

10.

ALLEGE unfounded. Exercise 14 (*) Complete each sentence with form word made from the word in capitals. 1. British Rail apologies CANCEL 2. CONVINCE 3. DEVELOP 4. ACCURATE 5. SUCCESS 6. REVEAL 7. CONSUME 8. SPEECH 9. COME 10. DRAW Exercise 15 (*) Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). TRAFFIC Public opinion surveys show that people are (0) INCREASE

problems associated with traffic. It is clear from simple easing

town

centers.

fact,

most

drivers

OBSERVE

SOLVE ADOPT

of Park-and-Ride schemes by local councils. These work in

PARK

Facilities on the outskirts of town and free bus services to the town center. Another is to stop the building of out-of-

SHOP REDUCE

ailment. It is certainly true that people have tended to DEPEND d of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a HEALTH different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to HELP ENCOURAGE ise, and do this, particularly the young one. CARE If we can educate people at an early age to keep fit and PROBABLE FORTUNATE will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we Exercise 17 Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). PERSONALITY TYPES LIKE y, PSYCHOLOGY we all share one of sixteen distinct personality types, COMBINE personality traits. (3) can be made between COMPARE personality and left-or-right-handedness. Most people PREFER

DRAMA OPERATE CONSIDER WORRY

is the pollution caused by traffic, which causes many health Problems. So what should be done about the problem? One

home. Exercise 16 Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example : (0) A G R E E M E N T KEEPING WELL AGREE idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only LIMIT ADVISE HEAD

of us are born with a personality type. Experts say that TYPICAL RESPOND SURROUND school or work, for EMPHASIS

transport might also help to persuade us to leave our cars at

personality type doe 34

BEHAVE 35

DIFFER

0. FAIL 8. BEHAVE 1. PAIN 9. COMPREHEND 2. CORRECT 10. FRIEND 3. CHILD 11. INTEREST 4. ACCOMPLISH 12. APOLOGY 5. APPRECIATE 13. EMBARRASS 6. ADEQUATE 14. POLITE 7. NECESSARY 15. OFFEND IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS. Exercise 1 Replace the bold words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Put the verb into the correct tense. show off turn up take up set off settle down own up hold on blow up doze off cheer up go out speak up

turn down look in take off 1. Who broke t (admit responsibility). 2. ( stop burning) 3. (arrive) 4. We have a long journey tomorrow. What (begin a journey? 5. (be happier) 6. (boast) 7. Larry had a bit wild at university, but then he got a job, found a lovely wife (have a calmer/ stable life) 8. (fall asleep) 9. We (talk louder) 10. A soldier was injured when the bridge he w (explode) 11. (wait) 12. move away from Hastings. (refuse it) 13. on my way home from work. (pay a short visit) 14. ( imitate) 15. (start a new activity/ hobby) Exercise 2 Replace the bold words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Put the verb into the correct tense. go for turn up look after take after hold up go in for look into go off try out run out of get over do away with call off go along with come up with 1. (arrive) 2. (examine) 3. ith a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. (explode) 4. He was walk (attack) 5. (test) 6. (use up our supply of) 7. (accept)

stress that no personality type is better than another. Exercise 18 AFRAID OF GIVING CROSS-CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDING Just as women are afraid of receiving, Many visitors to Britain find the so men are afraid of giving. To extend himself in giving to others strange and occasionally totally failure correction and disapproval. These complaints is that we are cold and , all we are trying to conseq because deep inside his unconscious is not good enough. This belief was

may

also

make

appear

every time he thought he was expected to do better. When his (4) (5 began forming the belief that he was not good enough. A man is particularly vulnerable to this belief. It generates within him the fear of failing. He wants to give but is afraid bigg naturally going to avoid any (7)

ain, our main concern is to avoid any degree of foreign visitors often appear (unintentionally) Spaniard

wholly

attract attention is highly insulting to a British barworker and practically guarantees a drink-free evening!

8. Because of a heavy downpour, the proposed open(cancel) 9. (enter) 10. (take care of) 11. I wonde (think of) 12. What a lovely baby. He certainly (resemble) 13. (recover from) 14. Because of an accident on the line between Brighton and Victoria, my train was (delay) 15. (kill) Exercise 3 Replace the bold words in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Put the verb into the correct tense. Clear up Go down with Fall off Come into Bring out Come up Come up against Look up to Look back on Butt in Cut down on Call for Grow out of Come across Break down 1. interrupt your father. 2. When my grandmother died, I inherited quite a lot of money. 3. The only teacher I ever admired/ respected at school was Mr. White-side, the English mater. 4. become too big for the

Replace the bold words in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. Put the verb into the correct tense. let (someone) down hold down back (someone) up give up do up keep up with look down on go round take on hold on go through go around with 1. Have a piece of cho be shared among everyone. 2. finish until 11:30 p.m. 3. employing new people. 4. go to bed early in the morning. 5. keep a job. 6. ll the rest of you support me? 7. disappoint me. 8. understand all at once. 9. Y father has always despised working-class people. It you consider that his own father was a coal miner. 10. Oh, darling, would you fasten 11. 12. Arthur

wait keeping company with a very strange crowd of people these days,

5. It was while I was clearing out the attic that I found by accident some old 13. 6. I had never been faced with the problems of loneliness and isolation until I came to Sweden. 7. Although the attendance was excellent at the start of the season, Chelsea played so badly that, by January, the attendance had decreased by as much as 50%. 8. publish 9. Look, something has occurred- usually a problem 10. d to reduce 11.

remember my life and realise what a mess I made of it. 12. I do hope it becomes fine 13. I wonder if you could collect me on your way to the party? 14. become ill with flu. 15. stopped working on the way here, so I had to phone for a taxi. Exercise 4 38

suffered a lot this past year, what with the death of her mother, her divorce and now losing her job. I feel really sorry for her. 14. He had to work very hard to maintain the same standard as the others in the class. 15. stop Exercise 5 Replace the bold words in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. (Make any other necessary changes) call on get down cut up get on for go off do in go down with take to go down get at give away go out 1. kill him- I swear it! 2. turned sour. 3. betrayed him. 4. The house I live in dates from the 15th century. 5. go and visit 6. Clive was really upset when he failed his proficiency exam. 39

making me depressed lately, so a change of air will do me good.

8. 9.

caught a cold.

d better find out its meaning in the dictionary. 10. The power point was behind the piano, which made it very difficult to reach. 11. -skirt, are you, Jane? They stopped being fashionable years ago. 12. nearly 13. If you subtract 75. 14. sunk in her maiden voyage. 15. I tried smoking a pipe once, but I never really liked it. Exercise 6 Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions. A. put up with 1. find by chance B. take in 2. stop/ discourage from doing something C. set off 3. criticize D. turn down 4. have relationship with someone E. tell off 5. give hospitality/ shelter F. fall for 6. put in order/ put right G. come across 7. refuse/ reject H. get on with 8. love/ be attracted to someone I. break up 9. leave on a journey J. put off 10. keep to high standard K. break down of a 11. begin the holidays when school closes at the end term/ come to an end. L. sort out 12. endure/ tolerate M. put down suddenly 13. (of war, fighting or other unpleasant events) start N. break out 14. make somebody feel unimportant O. live up to of a fault 15. (of a machine or vehicle) stop working because Complete the following sentences using one of the phrasal verbs above. 1. school books. 2. She wa 3. has no self-confidence. 4. Why 5. After sh 6. 7. 8. bed for the night.

childish

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. later got married. 14. 15. Exercise 7 (*) Put one suitable word in each space. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It was surprising how quickly that fashion 7. 8. 9. 10. Exercise 8 (*) Complete the sentences below with one of the following adjectives plus a preposition. addicted adequate angry aware bad capable disqualified distracted eligible expert full inspired involved jealous notorious sympathetic 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. success. 7. 8. pruning fruit trees. 9. 10. 11. ise from the traffic. 12. 13. 14. 15. support us officially. 16. 41

Exercise 9 Complete each sentence below with one suitable preposition. 1. 2. 3. Is it possi 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Exercise 10 Put one word in each space. Each word is a form of a verb listed in the box below. distract account pride resort apply succeed appeal confront apologise pay 1. 2. 3. to stealing. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. reaking your electric drill. 10. Exercise 11 Complete each sentence below with one suitable preposition. 1. 2. 3. When I 4. 5. 6. That creep! He is always trying to ingratiate 7. The Prime Mi 8. 9. 10. Exercise 12 Complete these sentences with one suitable preposition from the list. about against between in on to 1. 2. good jobs to be able to work on it. 42

3. 4.

the Project, which was partly funded by lottery money.

5. 6.

on price, which is

7. disease. 8. transport to get the Project. 9. 10.

LEXICAL CLOSE

Exercise 1 Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. The first answer has been given as an example. MOSO MOSO B The surro popular restaurants. good range

in my opinion we thought was very reasonable.

many more lunches! 0. A. went 1. A. revealed 2. A. then 3. A. too 4. A. reality 5. A. achieved 6. A. plate 7. A. fresh 8. A. tasteful 9. A. price 10. A. recommend

B. tried B. noticed B. already B. much B. case B. succeeded B. dish B. new B. tasty B. worth B. propose

Adapted from Manchester Evening News C. tested D. proved C. found D. knew C. even D. still C. more D. enough C. situation D. fact C. managed D. reached C. food D. meal C. recent D. best C. charming D. special C. cost D. value C. suggest D. advise 43

11. A. hardly B. almost C. exactly D. just 12. A. chance B. problem C. doubt D. likelihood Exercise 2 Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. The first answer has been given as an example. EARTH GETTING DARKER AS SUNLIGHT DECREASES C 2001 when flights in the US were grounded for a few days and scientists

mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems, compared with should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a re those who have invested such a big part -time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and isolated. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady

particles created by car fumes, aerosols and aeroplanes. Sci climate from becoming even warmer. They also believe that when anti-pollution

instruments recorded a drop of around per cent in the amount of sunshine which . cent reduction in sunlight is enough to reduce the growth of some crops. The factors that have led to the reduction in sunlight also cause various environment problems, such as air pollution and acid rain. Some scientists believe that the reflection of heat has few years. 0. A. tell B. inform C. claim D. instruct 1. A. came B. became C. got D. made 2. A. noticed B. learnt C. knew D. measured 3. A. guilty B. accused C. suspicious D. responsible 4. A. advise B. alert C. alarm D. warn 5. A. prevented B. avoided C. controlled D. protected 6. A. go B. arrive C. come D. become 7. A. increase B. grow up C. develop D. hurry up 8. A. over B. around C. in D. through 9. A. arriving B. touching C. getting D. reaching 10. A. effect B. result C. change D. consequence 11. A. caused B. resulted C. made D. got 12. A. piece B. part C. effect D. game Exercise 3 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) 0. A. researchers B. studies C. interviews D. questionnaires Example: 0. B WORKING MOTHERS

the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close to help your child settle in. All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more

1. A. view B. idea C. thought D. decision 2. A. percentage B. group C. number D. proportion 3. A. afford B. decide C. hope D. expect 4. A. reason B. duty C. necessity D. task 5. A. made B. cut C. brought D. born 6. A. refers B. concerns C. turns D. comes 7. A. of B. opposite C. across D. next to 8. A. In addition B. In fact C. In reality D. In contrast 9. A. way B. matter C. surprise D. exception 10. A. perfectly B. extremely C. very D. certainly 11. A. people B. adults C. members D. grown-ups 12. A. little B. no C. lots D. plenty of 13. A. used B. attached C. keen D. fond 14. A. make B. give C. have D. do 15. A. quality B. attitude C. behaviour D. manner Exercise 4 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) 0. A. doubt B. reason C. purpose D. motive Example: 0. A A POWERFUL INFLUENCE to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the

in their spare time. Naturally,

Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours

Is there some secret (

a social problem. The numb century and that has increased pension and medical costs. The country could soon

wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should ng and paying taxes to support them.

behaviour. with a teacher. Spending time in y about using the Internet, he or she is probably else to worry about! 1. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever 2. A. worried B. concerned C. curious D. hopeful 3. A. harming B. harmful C. hurting D. hurtful 4. A. starting at B. glancing at C. looking D. watching 5. A. supposed B. occupied C. interested D. absorbed 6. A. do B. have C. make D. create 7. A. word B. promise C. vow D. claim 8. A. holding B. sticking C. following D. accepting 9. A. rules B. procedures C. regulations D. steps 10. A. dealing B. negotiating C. having D. arranging 11. A. widely B. heavily C. seriously D. broadly 12. A. speak B. discuss C. talk D. debate 13. A. possibly B. necessarily C. probably D. consequently 14. A. absolutely B. more C. quite D. a lot 15. A. going B. passing C. travelling D. walking Exercise 5 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) 0. A. life B. living C. alive D. live Example: 0. A OLD AND ACTIVE It is well-

active society and live in harmony with all generations. 1. A. late B. recent C. contemporary D. new 2. A. increase B. progress C. growth D. improvement 3. A. for B. out C. in D. off 4. A. learnt B. gathered C. understood D. gained 5. A. do B. make C. set D. give 6. A. ingredient B. component C. portion D. helping 7. A. helpful B. supportive C. advantageous D. beneficial 8. A. contributing B. helping C. resulting D. causing 9. A. therefore B. actually C. even D. however 10. A. reduced B. added C. doubled D. multiplied 11. A. facing B. meeting C. adopting D. encountering 12.A. for B. after C. over D. out 13. A. Putting B. Moving C. Rising D. Raising 14. A. sense B. sentiment C. feeling D. characteristic 15. A. roles B. posts C. positions D. parts Exercise 6 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) 0. A. live B. lively C. alive D. living Example: 0. C GOING ON A DIET A typical person needs about 1,800 calo

per d diet.

en Japanese people so healthy, and whether changes to our eating habits, for instance, or go jogging each day before breakfast?

ilding a sensible diet and exercise plan is out how many

an consume per day. can burn. Burning 250 or 500 calories You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching TV or you can

firmwhat you are trying to accomplish. 1. A. ticking B. beating C. running D. kicking 2. A. properly B. appropriately C. approximately D. effectively 3. A. adds B. increases C. gains D. puts 4. A. cut off B. take down C. remove D. reduce 5. A. way B. principle C. method D. kind 6. A. Similarly B. Though C. Unfortunately D. Although 7. A. go off B. go on C. go after D. go under 8. A. getting B. measuring C. maintaining D. reserving 9. A. preferably B. actually C. consistently D. eventually 10. A. raise B. go up C. exceed D. grow 11. A. ways B. factors C. functions D. forms 12. A. have B. do C. make D. give 13. A. walk B. climb C. run D. take 14. A. partner B. colleague C. associate D. friend 15. A. Tight B. Loose C. Casual D. Formal Exercise 7 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) 0. A. informed B. told C. shown D. said Example: 0. C SCHOOL LUNCH the day. Britain their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.

1. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly 2. A. give B. provide C. make D. do 3. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose 4. A. finding B. number C. figure D. factor 5. A. standards B. procedures C. conditions D. ways 6. A. piece B. portion C. bowl D. kilo 7. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated 8. A. take B. contain C. consume D. consist 9. A. view B. knowledge C. understanding D. opinion 10. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added 11. A. criticise B. instruct C. order D. tell 12. A. nutritional B. healthy C. positive D. good 13. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect 14. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits 15. A. prevent B. define C. decide D. delay Exercise 8 Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. The first answer has been given as an example. PLANNING AN ADVENTURE TRIP A ects of planning an adventure t he most out

Climate and se

ead of time when doing your destination research. Seasonal popularity and pricing should also be considered if -season crowds and prices. your trip in advance. Over-

healthier than lunches prepared by parents. T one of vegetables, as well as meat a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. sps and lunchtime.

the government cann 48

energy ready for the unexpected. 0. A. make B. do 1. A. take B. get 2. A. insurance B. precautions 3. A. aware B. familiar 4. A. points B. reasons 5. A. Especially B. Exceptionally 6. A. anticipated B. prepared 7. A. accurate B. correct

C. ensure C. find C. warnings C. informed C. factors C. Definitely C. expected C. true

D. have D. set D. information D. knowledgeable D. details D. Necessarily D. planned D. exact 49

8. A. probabilities B. trends C. assessments D. estimations 9. A. keep away from B. keep out C. keep off D. keep up 10. A. needed B. essential C. ideal D. useful 11. A. curious B. performances C. events D. chances Exercise 9 Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. The first answer has been given as an example.

went there. So there are no filing cabinets or piles of mail and no distracting All over the flat and I keep my

propped up on a sofa with lots of cushions and pillows, but that never really worked, so I finally saved up and bought the monster black leather chair. I try not out again 0. A. like B. as C. such D. than 1. A. knowledge B. idea C. understanding D. suggestion 2. A. result B. cause C. mean D. show 3. A. hidden B. covered C. wrapped D. packed 4. A. various B. broad C. general D. widespread 5. A. completely B. especially C. extensively D. primarily 6. A. consider B. dream C. think D. guess 7. A. moment B. place C. date D. occasion 8. A. invent B. suppose C. pretend D. believe 9. A. enjoy B. prefer C. appreciate D. request 10. A. hope B. obligation C. demand D. desire 11. A. let B. allow C. permit D. authorise 12. A. disagree B. refuse C. reject D. deny Exercise 10 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) NEAR MISSES ng more and more crowded -

Heathrow Airport, when a jumbo jet flew so low over the houses that eye! what could have been a disa engines stopped just after the jumbo jet had taken off. Air traffic controllers received an emergency call and then saw the jumbo disappear. Everyone thought a g engines on

incoming flights, however, it was a further thirty minutes before the pilot received d. Although this sort of incident is becoming more and more road. But for how much longer will this remain true? 0. A. crowded B. full C. packed 1. A. spreading B. raising C. developing 2. A. momentarily B. actually C. nowadays 3. A. watch B. see C. notice 4. A. almost B. nearly C. about 5. A. escape B. pass C. miss 6. A. Actually B. Really C. Indeed 7. A. full B. total C. top 8. A. weighty B. strong C. heavy 9. A. let B. managed C. enabled 10. A. allowance B. permit C. permission 11. A. common B. normal C. ordinary 12. A. proof B. fact C. evidence

D. filled D. increasing D. currently D. realise D. closely D. avoid D. Definitely D. complete D. hard D. made D. approval D. general D. truth

Exercise 11 Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) TREES FOR LIFE Trees are amongst the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some

lives. On a world-

also remove other impurities from the air we breathe. Urban trees are especially important because for many people they provide

-miss at trees also provide a home for birds. Small animals and butte 50

trees we would lose the pleasure of seeing these creatures in our cities. Regrettably, ir modern telephone, television and other cables. 0. A. dating B. ageing C. growing 1. A. as far as B. as long as C. as soon as 2. A. play B. show C. act 3. A. scale B. size C. range 4. A. called B. known C. titled 5. A. in B. away C. up 6. A. bring B. make C. take 7. A. turn B. place C. order 8. A. opposite B. close C. next 9. A. junction B. touch C. contact 10. A. more B. else C. most 11. A. Throughout B. Beyond C. Without 12. A. therefore B. whilst C. however 13. A. risk B. threat C. danger 14. A. stand in for B. face up to C. put up with 15. A. concerned B. disturbed C. interfered

D. stretching D. as well as D. serve D. area D. referred D. out D. find D. reach D. nearby D. taste D. other D. Outside D. despite D. warning D. fall back on D. involved

replacing a depressed - which pull mouth up and back to form a smile several times an hour. 0. A. effect B. alter C. arrange 1. A. desperately B. determinedly C. deliberately 2. A. put off B. put down C. put by 3. A. aspects B. looks C. expressions 4. A. laughter B. sadness C. humour 5. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle 6. A. cutting B. starving C. removing 7. A. result B. subject C. research 8. A. advises B. wants C. demands 9. A. even B. only C. ever 10. A. by B. without C. when 11. A. make B. persuade C. allow 12. A. through B. by C. after 13. A. disease B. illness C. infection 14. A. recover B. improve C. benefit 15. A. muscles B. nerves C. veins

the corners of the D. reduce D. decidedly D. put forward D. appearances D. depression D. vortex D. eliminating D. experiment D. suggests D. always D. from D. decide D. with D. ailment D. progress D. bones

VI. STRUCTURAL CLOSE

Exercise 12 (*) Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. The first answer has been given as an example. SMILE POWER The expression on your face can actually dramatically frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first

Exercise 1 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Tuna meat is a popular filling in sandwiches. However, many people xist) between the two. Well, in

from predator sharks. The tuna swim under dolphins because sharks eed) on tuna, but are afraid of dolphins. Unfortunately, the fishermen

different facial (3) affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible er. Perhaps, I should explain how this angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a wooden poles in order to capture the tuna swimming below them. Fishermen in surround) the tuna with circular nets called purse seine

essential fuel.

of neurotransmitters

roduction and synthesis which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He

thrown

back

into

the

sea

severely wounded. This state of affairs ernments to impose a ban on tuna fishing. In response, poor fishermen, whose livelihood has been affected by the ban,

hormonal messages. Zajonc goes on to propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through uplifting neurotransmitters

dolphins after all. The next time you reach for a can of tuna, ensure that it has the

ersonally paid the

us tuna sandwich with a clear conscience. Exercise 2 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Electric eels are not true eels they are only eel-like in appearance. Their bodies are long and slender like snakes, but have fins to (

invitation.

Alexander Stephens -uncertain health

so happy.

electric shock reaching a staggering 500-650 volts. This strong discharge is used to The stru

packed) with guests. They

overflow) on the verandas and many -hung yard.

. Its internal ven-eight of the eel. The electrical shocks,

Exercise 5 Complete the letter with the correct form of the verbs. Dear Mary ecause we

Its body is similar to a battery. The tail end of the eel has a positive charge and the head is negatively charged. animals, it sends electric shocks through the bodies of their prey. Interestingly,

- give him my love! The sky above Hawaii is fantastic. We

Exercise 3 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Sleep deprivation is a commonplace occurrence in modern living. Every day there seems to be twice as much work and only half as much time within which to ease) in sleep over an extended period of time. Many people like to believe that they can train their bodies to not require as much sleep as they once did. This belief is misguided. Sleep is needed to regenerate certain parts of the body, especially the br

muscles, are able to regenerate even when a p long as they are resting. This could involve lying awake but relaxed within a quiet environment. However, this is not so for the brain, as in such cases, the brain does not rest, but rather remains semi-

know) I hed! though of course he me as I write, and he send his regards! Take care, Pat Exercise 6 Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs given. What part of the world would you like to explore and why? Write and tell us. Helen aged 14: In 1963, the Russian astronaut Lalentina Tershkova since which

d the Exercise 4 Put the verb in brackets into the Simple Present, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Simple Future and Future in the Past.

) everyone in town who 54

Yasmin aged 15 di

older really fantastic places such as the

Great Barrier Reef. Max aged 14: I (18 this t interesting! 55

would sit in pairs and read the stories aloud to (12

Paul aged 13 t half an hour, I realised I wanted to be an Exercise 7 Read the text about a safari and complete the spaces using one word only. MY EXPERIENCE ON AN ELEPHANT SAFARI We went on an elephant safari called Camp Jubulani in South Africa. They

Exercise 9 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0. of LEARNING THE LANGUAGE

elephant if you are younger than twelve years old.

g ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field. Computer illiteracy is

beach holiday instead! As I was climbing onto the elephant, I wondered how I was programming languages, the artificial languages used to write instructions that can be executed

on four elephant safaris. We could recommend an elephant safari. Exercise 8 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0. has TELEVISION AND READING television and printed books is not a people to read: for example, when a book is turned into a TV series, One

study

this

link

examined six-year-old children who 5-minute programmes at school. The series

time, reading essential as using a human code- the set of detailed instructions that tell a computer (1 future, survival and professional success will presuppose knowing everything

Exercise 10 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0. there HISTORY AND STORYTELLING been more interest in the subject of attracted

large

viewing

audiences.

Historians

who

often

complain

book appear on the screen, beneath the picture. Whenever a word is read, it is also highlighted on the TV screen. university,

different parts of series were based on.

and

the

number

those

wanting

study history particularly happy

-year students have never read the subject in depth. miliarity with the stories, they 56

as storytelling. Documentaries oversimplify the subject and concentrate sport is needed. All sports require a combination of strength, speed, endurance, agility and flexibility to varying de

audiences. On the

training programme are diet, the importance of avoiding injuries, your general state of health, and the nature and Exercise 11 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0. are THE ORIGIN OF OUR LANGUAGE members

the

Indo-European

language

family

that

have

it can expect to progress to a very reasonable competitive level, cords. Exercise 13 (*) Put one suitable word in each space.

developed

population speaks and Indo-

ause water was

or languages. English, like from French, Greek, Latin and Italian. There is, however, a core of original English o an original shared language. Researchers the core that language. believed

that

tribes

from

central

Asia

the local environment, for water is not only a commodity needed by man for drinking and washing and industrial processes. Many lakes eater and greater demands, the water level of such lakes falls lower and lower, thus depriving

brought

the

language

with environmental problem, there is the economic issue to consider. Who owns the water, and how much should the consumer pay for it? The next time you turn on

-European language ov

agricultural technology. Exercise 12 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0.take FIT FOR SPORTS

have wasted too much water. Exercise 14 Complete the passage using only one word for each gap. For a fortnight each summer overlooking the Channel.

choosing, it is important to remember that excellence in sports results

r, there was just a small space for happened: we would stop at a pub to please my grandfather, we would eat an

natural body type. Many other sports are more dependent following a well-structured and appropriate training programme should do well.

probably he preferably by train. Exercise 15

to d 58

Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) SINGING IN A CHOIR

2.John only understood very little of what the teacher said. 3.He prefers golf to tennis.

from the social; having the opportunity to make new friends, to the physical benefits of learning to breathe properly. Research has also shown that young sing in choirs do be tendency to be healthier.

4.Without this treatment, the patient would have died.

joying rejected.

7. People think the jewels were stolen by one of the guests. 8.Man continues to take minerals from the earth in immense quantities. 9.I last saw him when I was a student.

develop, probably quite quickly with proper instruction, and may just end up

11. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.

Exercise 16 (*) Complete the following extract by writing each missing word in each space. Use only one word for each space. The exercise begins with an example. was (1 -

Exercise 2 1. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired. 2.You remembered to post the le

ned around 4.30 pm yesterday. The RAF Sea King was flying the injured mountaineers to a rendezvous point from 5.Carol finds it easy to make friends. cl wou

6. Yogurt is supposed to be good for you. 7.The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.

Loch Laggan. The fall was wi

8. 9.He insisted on a full apology.

night-time rescue operation in the Highlands this year.

10.They had waited for twelve hours before their flight left.

VII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Exercise 3 1. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.

Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. Exercise 1 1.He would prefer you to pay him immediately. 60

3.The truth only came out on the publication of the

4.The living-

ainted for many years.

4.The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.

6. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home.

7.Our worrying so much was a waste of time.

7. It is quite pointless to complain. 8.The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the President.

The last pers 10.Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder.

9.As I get older, I want to travel less. Exercise 6 10.He never suspected that the money had been stolen. 2.I think you must have seen a ghost.

Exercise 4 ast went to a football match.

3.In the end Martha went to the police. 2.I am on the tenth page of the letter I am writing. 3.There is a definite improvement in your work. 5.Three policemen came into the room. 4.The dog keeps stealing my socks!

7.You practice a lot, and you will play well. 8.I waited for him until 7.30 and then gave up. I waited for him

7.They said th 8.Nobody had invited Jim to the party, which annoyed him. 9.People say that the company bid fifty thousand dollars for the shares.

Exercise 7 1. You should go to t

10.There is a rumour that the escaped prisoner is living in Italy. Exercise 5

If we take the train, 3.Sally persuaded me not to sell the house. 2.Provided your voice is audible, the audience will get the point of this scene. 4.Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. 5.You could be arrested for not giving a breath sample to the police. 62

1.During my visit to London, I took hundreds of photos.

WHILE

6.I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.

Exercise 8 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0) Example: 0. Fill in this form 0. FILL WISH

ADVISED the concert if this rain continued. 3.Some people have complained about the noise. SEVERAL ..about the noise. 4.City residents are going to organize a campaign to reduce street noise. BE A campaign 5.After the accident Brenda was confused and did not recognize her brother. SO did not recognize her brother. SAW 7.The police said John had stolen the money. the money.

ACCUSED REGRET

nursing as a career. IF

2.Pablo is no longer as frightened of spiders as in the past. USED frightened of spiders than he is now. DIFFICULT our way down the mountain in the dark. 4.You might have a RISK an accident. POINT for a walk today. 6.According to reports, seven firemen were injured in the fire. REPORTED injured in the fire. 7.I have no objection to Paul coming as well. MIND 8.She had no intention of insulting you. s problem at work.

MEAN UNAWARE

clearly. AWAY To for her to see the stage clearly. Exercise 10 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1.I am fed up with his behaviour. ENOUGH his behaviour. NEED a new computer. . MAKES whether we have the meeting. SHOULD about these changes earlier. 5.I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. THANKFUL

afraid of our reaction. 10.The students organized a show but they postponed it due to lack of funds.

QUESTION PUT TRADITIONALLY

Exercise 9 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 64

FEEL out this afternoon. 9.My grandfather started collecting stamps when he was 60.

TOOK 65

collecting stamps when he was 60. 10.The police asked the woman to describe the thief in detail. FULL Exercise 11 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. Example: Henry really knew how to make people laugh. TALENT Henry had a talent for making people laugh. 1. Everyone has heard about the leaning of Pisa. FAMOUS 2. This passport can be used in most countries.

VALID

SECRET

4. Are you and Jennifer related?

RELATIVE

5. Do you want a drink?

CARE

6. A car crashed into a bus this morning.

COLLIDED

DOUBTFUL

8. The painting is worth $25,000.

VALUED

9. She lived just outside the town.

OUTSKIRTS

10.

MOOD

Exercise 12 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. 1. I did not like the way you spoke to your sister. DISGUSTED 2. My boss seems to enjoy humiliating people.

PLEASURE

HABIT

u need to study KEY

8. My best friend is someone I can really trust.

CONFIDENCE

MEMORY at the book.

10. We have run out of the items you want.

STOCK

Exercise 13 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. 1. People say that Mrs Smith was having business difficulties. BEEN 2. If you do have any time free, could you give me a ring?

SHOULD

PITY

ACTS

5. The minister proposed regular meetings for the committee.

MEET

6. It was foolish of you to drive so fast.

THING

7. Not a single house in the street had escaped undamaged.

WHICH

8. There is a risk that he will miss the plane if he waits.

RISKS

9. Calling Jum is pointless, because his phone is out of order.

USE

10. I expect people ate more vegetables in the past.

MUST

Exercise 14 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. 1. Criteria like language or tribe can become the basis for BASED political disintegration. 2. Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation ORIGINATED which gave rise to them.

Irish history. 5.

CRAZY

3. She has been proposed to by several nice young men.

MARRY

6. Henry really knew how to make people laugh.

TALENT

BLAME

7. All my friends have left me.

DESERTED

TOLD

6. You must make allowances for his inexperience.

ACCOUNT

ASSUME

ranted.

5. Julie has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay ENDS her bills.

FAULT

9. As far as I know he is still working in Bristol.

KNOWLEDGE

10. This hotel is inaccessible in winter.

POSSIBLE

Exercise 15 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. 1. Peter always trusts me with his secrets. IN

6. His arrival was completely unexpected.

TOOK

MATTER

o to.

FEAR

9. He said he was anxious about the plight of the homeless.

CONCERN

10. Money is of little value on a desert island.

COUNTS

Exercise 17 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. RATHER 1.

4. There were a lot of people on the bus.

WITH

5. You were in my dreams last night.

ABOUT

3. His arrival was completely unexpected.

TOOK

6. Danny was asked to leave the school for bad behaviour.

FROM

4. Not many people attended the meeting.

TURN OUT

7. This house brings home to mind!

5. Can you tell me where the Midland Hotel is?

DIRECT

8. Tina rewrote the French book in Spanish.

FROM

6. He did the puzzle in two minutes.

SOLUTION

9. Christmas and roast turkey go together in my mind.

WITH

MIND

10. I think a rest would do you good.

FROM

8. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success.

DEPENDS

9. Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave.

WITHOUT

10.

WORTH

novel.

Exercise 16 Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original one using the word in capital letters. 1. Ellen has been unemployed for six months. OUT 2. I would like to thank you from all the staff.

BEHALF

3. Joe gets on very well with his mother-in-law.

TERMS

EYE

supermarket.

essert because I was already full.

EATEN

VIII. ERROR CORRECTION Exercise 1 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00)

Example

0 00 throughout TEA TIME British people living outside the UK have to become accustomed to the image of Britain that appears to exist all throughout round the world. They have to accept that a lot of people will make out jokes about the British food, for instance, and our venerable tradition of having cups of tea first a thing in the morning. In actual fact, many Brits abroad put up with the jokes, but what they find really that hard to accept is the difficulty of getting a d to make a cup of tea! Why do the Brits complain about the tea been ser sorts of fruit teas as well as the basic black tea, which is what is meant when people have use the word in Britain. When you m use the boiling water

people should only have conventional pets, like cats and some dogs. Having an unusual pet can be much more exciting. Exercise 3 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 00 of

LIVING TO 120? The famous musician, Pablo Casals, tells in his autobiography how he once received of a letter from a special orchestra in a village in the mountains of the Republic or Georgia: the letter has invited him to plays with orchestra. The orchestra was had a rule that only people who were over than 100 years old could play with them. Casals w such famous musician, the orchestra decided to make an exception in his case. Casals later found out that the letter was a joke. But who knowsmaybe the time will be soon come when it is possible to have such orchestra? The fact is that the average of life expectancy is rising. For example, in days the very few people lived to be 40. Even as late as 1900, most of people could expect to live only to the age of 50 or so. But a boy born today will probably reach to the age of 75. Women generally live longer than me, so a girl born today will probably live to the age of 80. In the future, people will probably live much more longer than that. So maybe one of us will live long enough to hear an orchestra whose members are over 100.

a cup of warm water brought up with a teabag on a piece of string. Naturally, this tastes nothing even though remotely like real tea, wh Exercise 2 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 00 much MY PET People tend to be surprised when I mention my pet. They are not much surprised at the fact that I have a pet, but the kind of pet she is for Daphane is a pig. Now, of course, I realise that the pigs are perceived as dirty and unpleasant animals, especially known for their bad eating manners. But none of that is not true. Pigs actually keep up themselves very clean or at least they would if they had the chance. The truth is that in most farms pigs are kept in terrible conditions, which can give it the impression that they are naturally dirty. The other one misconception that people have about pigs is that they are solitary animals. Again, this is nothing more than an impression created by the way which we treat them. In the wild pigs live in herds, and also they are very intelligent as well. This is something I have been noticed with Daphne, who learns quickly. She is also highly affectionate. She becomes and sad and depressed if I am away for too long, and when she sees 70

Exercise 4 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 00 with

BECOMING AN INVENTOR 0

I had always dreamt of being an inventor, the sort of eccentric person 71

00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

who thinks up with a new idea and then makes a prototype in his are no more the simple machines left to invent. An individual inventor could hardly ever build a nuclear reactor in a shed at the bottom of his garden. But one day I was heard about a simple but brilliant invention that proved there is still a room for the talented and creative individual. It was a wind-up radio; a radio that works without any of batteries or other supply of electricity; a clockwork generator provides up the power. This is very important in remote areas where there are no shops round about the corner selling batteries. Well, it was an absolute inspiration to me and I decided to develop a windpowered generator. Think of advantages of a small generator that you could fix to the roof of your own house or take with you to a camping trip. Think of the money you could have save while helping reduce pollution. I have been invested hours of hard work in my environmently close!

Exercise 5 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 of 00 On lovely sunny days in the summer, many of people in London go along to one of the beautiful parks. Most of them go there just to sit around and relax themselves with friends, but I prefer something such more active. For me, of the most exciting

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 00 to

WATCH WITH MOTHER? Is there really anything wrong with letting a very small child to watch television for a few hours a day? This is a question t c television in the UK was limited to not much more than an hour a day. But even now that daytime television has become a reality, and many homes have satellite receivers with channels purely for the children, parents have to decide whether too much television harms children or does not. There are those parents who believe that children need for conversation and interaction with real people in order to they develop properly, the other hand, the vast majority of parents feel that when watching lively, bright cartoons or puppet shows on television is fun for One thing is quite clear; being able to place a baby in front of the television in the knowledge that he or she will sit down there quietly for a while gives parents a welcome break up now and then. Exercise 7 Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space provided. If a line is correct, put a tick in the space. Example 0 00 it

can have with a small and piece of material on a long piece of cord. The best thing about kites is that, unless you will want one that can do lots of fancy tricks to impress your friends.

SURPRISINGLY FIT

t flying, you have to unwind a few meters of the cord and then get a friend to hold the kite up while you to get a good grip on the handles. Then, you start running towards the wind, that making sure your friend lets go at the more right moment. As the wind catches the kite, unwind the cord and watch the kite climb by higher

Helen had always been rather plump, even as a child, and it as something that it bothered her a lot, though she had come to accept its At the school her classmates would often make unkind comments, and although she tried out to ignore them, it still upset her. As she got older, she made up her mind to lose a weight b -power required for it. Unfortunately, Helen was not being keen on sports on exercise. As a matter of fact, she has disliked sports intensely. She simply c

Exercise 6 72

best at something that was of no possible use to anyone else, such as tennis, In addition, she had never found a sport that she is actually enjoyed, either. When her old friend Lane, member of a local cycling club, asked for Helen to go to the gym and help her train, she agreed. She could never imagine that three months later on she would look so much slimmer and fitter. Helen had better discovered the pleasure of exercising and was feeling healthier and more happier than ever before. Helen exercises on a dairy basis and has lost over twenty kilos. Exercise 8 In most of the lines of the following text, there is one unnecessary word, it is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-16, find this word and write it in the space to the right of the text. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick ( space. The exercise begins with two example (0) HIBERNATION SYNDROME 0 to 00 g-style ball.

Sleep expert Dr James B.Mass. The reason for we feel drowsy has Much to do with our biochemistry as it does so with wanting to Sniggle up like a couch potato

But as many people find gettin Hardly surprising. When lounging around indoors drinking mugs of

Off, Deepak Chopra Sour essential oils, such as orange, geranium and clove are mixed Exercise 9 In most of the lines of the following text, there is one unnecessary word, it is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. For each numbered line 1-16, find this word and write it in the space to the right space. The exercise begins with two example (0) SOLVING THE ELK PROBLEM Motorists who find themselves driving along the lonely roads t were more relaxed these days. Small plastic bottles which are being hung from the roadside trees had calmed their deepest fear colliding with an elk!

0 00 are

Each bottle contain a pungent b idea is simple because wolves are hunting elks the smell makes the elks to avoid the roads like the plague. Lars Olofson, adding that 25,000 accidents have been caused by e The cost of protecting the roads will have been cut by the new potion, which cost only 2 krona per metre compared with 40 krona per metre for the traditional metal fences used before. The wolf cocktail had been invented two years ago by Mr. it, the elks would soon have become desensitised to it and perhaps they would no longer feared their old enemy the wolf! Exercise 10 In the text below some lines are correct but some have a word that should not be there. Ind write the words that should not be there. IVORY CAVES An archaeological find in a cave in Germany may change the way we think about our the past and our ancestors. The find consists of three small ivory figures, made up from the huge teeth of mammoths, those prehistoric creatures which looks like elephants. One of these figures represent a bird, one a horse and the one a half-man, half-lion. Two things about these figures are of a particular interest. Firstly, were probably created about 33,000 years ago, which must makes them among the earliest s that clearly went into carving them. They must have been made by very skilled and some artistic craftsmen, and the design shows an understanding of form and more perspective that is positively modern in style. Today many archaeologists believe that in about 150,000 years ago new human beings emerged from Africa and have spread to Europe at about the time these and similar objects were made. This clearly means that the culture that produced these sophisticated objects went on, ultimately, to develop our civilization. Exercise 11 Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 1.I really do regret not to learn to play the piano when I had so many opportunities A B C to learn and practise in school. D 75

2.Martin was used to smoke a lot when he was studying, but since he has been A B C working in the bank he as much. D 3. When you will make a promise, you tell someone that you will definitely give A B C them something or that you definitely something. D 4. As we were entering the building, I noticed a sign that someone has put above A B C the door which said D 5. Two metres are about the size of the most doorways. A B C D 6. I take the bus to the university and meet Tom at the sports complex so we can A B C play the tennis. D 7.He took one pair of shoes, two shirts and two trousers, but he forgot to take A B C socks. D 8.We spent a great deal of time looking through a large number of books to help A B C him find a few information about Bermuda. D 9. All their neighbours each gave a little money and some their friends helped too. A B C D 10. According to a recent report, more students are choosing to work in part-time A B jobs instead using their weekends to study during term-time. C D Exercise 12 Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 1.My next door neighbour, who is usually shy and much, is being very A B C friendly this morning and has a big party tonight for all his friends. D to ask for help instead of pretending to know how to do something A B C when you are probably not capable to do it at all. D 3.Martin told me that he wanted to remind that what was important was not the

A B C cost, but how well the job was done. D not the kind of person who goes around thinking of only I have done this or A B C that, I just feel lucky. D 5.Although Mark has been cooking for many years, he still know to A B C prepare French goods in the traditional manner. D he speaks to the dean before leaving for his vacation. A B C D 7.That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in A B C D the test review class. 8.Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital. A B C D 9. professor had him to rewrite his thesis many times. A B C D 10.In spite of the , the apartment manager decided to rise the A B C rent by forty dollars per month. D Exercise 13 Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 1.Most Americans would not be happy without a color television, two cars, and A B C working at an extra job. D 2.It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before A B C attempting to pass the exam. D 3.A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students. A B C D 4.A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped A B C D criminals. 5.The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired. A B C D 6.Like bats, dolphins use echolocation pulses of high-frequency sound both to A C find prey and for explore their environment.

C D 7.The first high school in the United States, which opened in 1821, was the English A B C Classical School, locate in Boston. D 8.Many of the population in the rural areas is composed of manual labourers. A B C D 9.He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year. A B C D 10.The book that you see laying on the table belongs to the teacher. A B C D Exercise 14 Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 1.Visitors were not permitted entering the park after dark because of the lack of A B C D security and lightning 2.He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to A B C give him one. D 3.John has visited Hawaii and Alaska, and he assures me that he likes Alaska the A B C D best. 4.We were pleased to have the opportunity to watch such talented dancers to A B C D perform a highly new ballet. 5.In the chapter two of that book there is really good explanation of my favourite A B C D field. 6.We believe that she already feels very badly about her mistake. A B C D 7.Sally must have called her sister last night, but she arrived home too late to call A B C her. D 8.When canned using proper method, food suffers no loss in vitamins or another A B C D nutritive elements. 9.Beneath the surface of the ocean there lies a hidden world inhabit by plants and A B C animals we rarely see. D 10.Hundreds of houses and other buildings were destroying by the tropical storm. A B C D

Exercise 15 Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 1.Suzy had better to change her study habitats if she hopes to be admitted to a good A B C D university. 2.We wish today were sunny so that we can spend the day in the country. A B C D 3.Does Dr.Brown mind calling at home if his patients need help? A B C D 4.She wishes that we her the candy yesterday because on a diet. A B C D 5.The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience. A B C D 6.At present, about 300 different varieties of dinosaur have been identified from A B bones found on every of the continents. C D 7.Approximate 92 percent of the trading goods are transported by ships. A B C D 8.With the exception of gold, silver is most malleable and ductile of all metals. A B C D 9.Niagara Falls is not only one of tourist attractions but A B C also source of hydroelectricity. D 10.Those homework that the teacher assigned is very difficult. A B C D

PRACTICE TEST 1 Choose the word (or phrase) A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence. 1. -cream with the summer. A. link B. image C. associate D. remind 2. A. forever B. still C. often D. each time 3. A. went B. go C. going D. to go 4. A. was it B. was he C. were they 5. a spider as a pet. A. neither B. both C. either D. nor 6. A. which B. where C. who D. when 7.

A. at

B. to

C. with

D. from

A. to do

B. doing

C. do

D. to be doing

A. took away

B. took out

C. paid in

D. paid off

A. to fall

B. fell

A. for

B. before

C. fallen D. fall he was a young girl. C. when D. since

A. Learning B. Had learned C. To learn D. Having learned Identify the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 27. A. leisure B. pleasure C. useful D. measurement 28. A. hobby B. copy C. shopping D. decoration Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others in the group. 29. A. suppose B. apartment C. customers D. deliver 30. A. estimate B. explain C. animals D. efforts Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one in italics 31. Tim is too young to drive a car. A. Tim is so old that he can drive a car. B. Tim is not young enough to drive a car. C. Tim is old enough to drive a car. D. Tim is not old enough to drive a car. 32. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye. A. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye. B. I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye. C. I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye. D. I wish I would have gone to the airport to say goodbye. 33. A. Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help. B. Peter advised me not to ask the teacher for help. C. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help. D. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help. 34. This is the first time I attend such an enjoyable wedding party. A. I have never attended such an enjoyable wedding party before. B. My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable. C. I had the first enjoyable wedding party. D. The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable. 35. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf. A. B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf. C. D. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf. Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentences. 36. have led A to a great increase in the acreage of the land under cultivation. B C D 37. One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed. A B C D 38. The college that became Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. A. am I 13. A. where did she live C. where she lives

B. where she lived D. where does she live

14. A. in order to miss C. not miss

B. so that not miss D. so as not to miss

15. A. depressing B. depressed

C. depress

D. depression

A. Although

C. However

D. In spite of

A. I have been B. I saw

C. have I seen

D. was I saw

A. who

C. he

D. whom

16. B. Owing

17. 18. B. that

19. A. where i used to stay B. where i used to stay at C. in that i used to stay D. which i used to stay 20. Since he moved to Saigon, we A. lost touch B. have lost touch C. has lost touch D. have lost contact 21. A. d 22. Ma A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to interview D. to have interviewed 23. The equipment in our office needs interviewed A. moderner B. modernization C. modernized D. modernizing 24. A. No matter what he tried hard B. No matter how he tried hard C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried 25. A. almost B. hardly C. not D. nearly 26. 80

A B learning at the United States, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636. C D 39. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his A B C D wallet. 40. He was drink a cup of coffee when the phone rang. A B C D Read the article below and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space. For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others,

considerably safer. It is known, however, that important.

most accidents occur decisions are vitally

passengers the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to omfortable. Indeed for many passengers being

food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music and even video films. 41.A. although B. too C. and D. because 42.A. than B. as C. then D. with 43.A. while B. during C. for D. through 45.A. which 46.A. for 47.A. feel 48. A. given 49. A. Any 50. A. sort

B. whose B. up B. rest B. kept B. No B. kind

C. their C. after C. experience C. shown C. All C. way

D. that D. round D. lie D. taken D. Not D. part

PRACTICE TEST 2 I.PRONUNCIATION Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others. 1. A. ability B. difficulty C. simplicity D. discovery 2. A. pyramid B. atmosphere C. rubbish D. employment 3. A. career B. customer C. habitat D. animal 4. A. criticism B. accomplish C. delicate D. primitive 5. A. divisible B. considerable C. comfortable D. miraculous Identify the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 6. A. food B. blood C. soon D. moon 7. A. dictation B. repetition C. action D. question 82

8. A. chorus B. ache C. charity D. orchestra 9. A. push B. pull C. rush D. butcher 10. A. with B. cloth C. wealth D. marathon II.VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Part 2: Choose the word ( or phrase) A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence. 1. pus life in the university. A. cadets B. freshmen C. undergraduates D. recipients 2. A. labour B. effort C. industry D. work 3. A. cater B. apply C. equip D. organize 4. laze about. A. only B. and C. but D. like 5. A. timetable B. itinerary C. schedule D. programme 6. A. should do B. should have done C. could do D. must have done 7. A. thought B. brought C. written D. caused 8. ound the world. A. pay B. take C. save D. put 9. -courts and an orchard. A. property B. fields C. surroundings D. grounds 10. A. of late B. not long ago C. currently D. by now 11. I have had no regular work during the last year A. because B. owing C. for D. since 12. A. attendants B. spectators C. public D. audience 13. At last, after thre A. could B. succeeded to C. managed to D. can 14. A. interest B. passion C. involvement D. tendency 15. t. A. known B. recognized C. defamed D. celebrated 16. A. go, stay B. went, stay C. went, stayed D. go, stayed 17. A. reputation B. publicity C. notoriety D. rumour 18. A. taken B. fallen C. diagnosed D. considered 19. 83

A. family

B. relation

C. familiar

D. related fortunately. A. meet with B. come up to C. put in for D. fall short of Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word made from the word in capitals. 1. TROUBLE 2. You cannot enter the country without the REQUIRE documents. 3. CIRCUMSTANCE 4. The failure of this scheme would have serious IMPLY 20.

-heated huts and

walk across Antarctica, without any of these modern aids. Th suffer a lot, and after walking for 95 days in temperature below -400C, they were in and

5. SPACE 6. ACCUSE 7. I have told you on NUMBER safe unlocked. 8. EXHAUST asleep as soon as they arrived. 9. DISAPPOINT 10. Although we were i CONCERN Part 3: Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentence. 1.The water of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans make up 70.8 percent to the A B C surface. D 2.The astronaut chosen for fly the first US spacecraft were selected from military A B C D test pilots. 3.In this world of high technology, it is easy to forget that the most important tools A B C ever developed for learning is still the book. D 4.Calcium is essential for blood clothing, for the action of certain enzymes, and for A B C the normal contraction and relax of muscles. D 5.It was to be viewed by many as a threat A B C to the health of live on Earth. D III.READING COMPREHENSION Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) Example: 0.A A. currently B. formerly C. recently D. lately THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE 84

So, why did they do it? One explanation is that some human beings have an the past, such people might have gone off to discover new lands. Today, such being has ever done. 1. A. live B. trust C. count D. claim 2. A. accurately B. severely C. exactly D. properly 3. A.intended B. desired C.drawn D. formed 4. A. appeals B. leads C. attracts D. catches 5. A. set out B. got away C. set up D. got by 6. A.anticipated B. waited C. predicted D. expected 7. A. reach B. cover C. cross D. arrive 8. A. adequate B. able C. capable D. efficient 9. A. put B. kept C. picked D. held 10. A. compete B. attack C. oppose D. combat 11. A. search B. look C. seek D. watch 12. A.win B. touch C. achieve D. make Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0) THE HAPPIEST DAY OF THE YEAR A British psychologist says he can prove that the last Friday in June is the happiest day of the year. formula for find happiness. The research looks

activity, nature, social interaction, positive memories of childhood summers, temperature, and holidays and anticipation of time off.

gatherings with

formula proves t

Part 3: Read the text and choose the best answer. MAKING MUSEUMS INTERESTING In the past museums had a reputation for being dull, dusty places displaying days, things have changed. Our young reporter, Martin Howard, went to Europe and the US to find some of the more interesting places to go! My first stop was Britain and the Science Museum in London. One of the ways in which museums have improved in recent years is through technology and interactive learning: doing fun activities and learning at the same time. The Science Museum has done a fantastic job of this. Some of the highlights were the MotionRide Simulator, which is a rollercoaster type ride, a studio where you can take part in an imaginary radio show and an Imax cinema where you can see 3D films. Another way to make museums more appealing for teenagers is to force on subjects that are really interesting! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, USA is a great place to visit. The new building is a fantastic pyramid shape made of glass and porcelain and the museum itself explores the past, present and future of music. You can listen to music, watch music videos, or look at the massive collection of items from musicians around the world including handwritten lyrics, musical instruments and clothes belonging to artists like Elvis Presley and Madonna. I visited several food museums and my favourite was the Chocolate Museums in Barcelona, in Spain. The museums is in a beautiful fourteenth-century building and has all kinds of information about the history of chocolate. There are also models made our of chocolate including one of the footballer Ronaldinho and others of famous buildings in Barcelona. The chocolate for these models is made at

B. It displays objects given by famous people. C. It only exhibits music from the past. D. It explores the future of music. 4. Visitors to the Chocolate Museum can A. eat the chocolate models. B. make their own chocolates. C. D. create their own models. 5. Why does the writer suggest using the internet? A. to look for cheap ways travelling abroad B. to read about the other museums he visited C. to find out the cost of living certain museums D. to find out about museums that are easy to get to IV. WRITING Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words. 1. Nobody I know likes warm milk. ANYONE SO that I really enjoy the lessons. WANT music lessons. SUCH oing again next week. ORDER my final exam. Part 2: Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

2.Susan felt sick, because she ate four cream cakes. 3.It was only when I left home that I realised how much my father meant to me.

These are just three of the many fantastic museums I visited, but of course ernet and find the best museums near you, or browse through the hundreds of online museums. 1. How does the writer describe museums of the past? A. Annoying B. boring C. imaginative D. exciting 2. What does this refer to in line 8? A. improving information on travel B. using technology to help people learn C. learning about new places D. visiting museums in different countries 3. A. 86

5.People believe that someone murdered Mr. Stone. Part 3: From the following sets of words and phrases, make all the changes and addition necessary to produce the sentences which together make a letter. Write each sentence in the space provided. 45 Bateman Street Oxford Dear Mrs.Brown, 1.I write/ tell/ how much I enjoy/ few hours/ spend/ you and your family/ yesterday evening. 87

2.I be/ England since/ beginning/ October and this be/ first invitation/ dinner/ English family. 3.I find/ conversation most interesting and I be glad/ practise/ English. 4.I also like/ congratulate you/ excellent cooking. 5.I be very grateful/ all/ helpful information you give me/ courses/ English. 6.I hope/ find/ suitable school/ next few days. 7.You give/ best wishes/ husband and children? 8.Thank you again/ extremely pleasant evening. 9.I look forward/ see you next month. Yours sincerely, Maria

APPENDIX PH L

THI C A CÁC S

K THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT CHUYÊN LÊ H NG PHONG TP. H CHÍ MINH C 2007- 2008; KHÓA NGÀY 20-6-2007 MÔN THI: TIÊNG ANH (MÔN CHUYÊN) Th i gian làm bài: 150 phút, không k th A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. 1. A. will be investigated B. had investigated C. is being investigated D. would be investigated 2. There are chances that Manchester United Juventus. A. won B. will win C. has won D. would win 3. A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been 4. o face the problems. A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing 5. A. when B. that C. since D. after 6. 88

A. C. will he D. do I 7. I A. reserving B. to reserve C. having reserved D. to be reserved 8. A. Though excited B. Excited as C. Because of excitement D. Exciting 9. I am lea earlier than usual. A. because B. in case C. so that D. though 10. A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise 11. ther. A. during B. when C. at the time D. for 12. A. than sound is B. as does sound C. than sound D. as sound is 13. A. are used to be B. are often used C. often use D. get used to being 14. Studies indi A. there more people B. more people that are C. that there are more people D. people there are more 15. A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed 16. A. cut B. to cut C. being cut D. cutting 17. A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever 18. A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending 19. people have voiced their support for him. A. a few/ Many B. very few/ Some C. a lot/ Few D. a few/ Very few 20. A. Who B. The person who C. Whoever D. Man who 21. A. on the verge B. under law C. at no time D. without delay 22. to be nothing compared to what people are doing to harm it. A. Poachers B. Industrialists 89

C. Conservationists

D. Producers

42.

23. A. refers

B. instills

C. implies

D. infers

A. parts

B. articles

C. loads

D. items

A. set

B. gone

C. sent

D. burned

A. formula

B. recipe

C. order

D. method

A. specially

B. certainly

C. largely

D. particularly

C. said

D. recommend

C. connector

D. mixture

C. refreshment C. assume

D. half-time es figures. D. accept

C. feel

D. accept

mistakes. A. with a view to B. in view of C. by means of D. in terms of 43. This kin A. by/of B.within/of C. on/on D. on/after 44. A. in B. on C. under D. into 45. The president refused to make any judgment uation. A. on B. with C. for D. of 46. talent we wonder if you can work full time for us. A. Regarding B. In regard of C. With respect to D. On behalf of 47. A. in B. by C. up D. on 48. nging around here with nothing to do. A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by 49. A. with/about B. in / of C. of/ for D. in / with 50. A. On B. For C. At D. In 51. On farms A. in B. down C. up D. away 52. A. Despite B. As for C. Due to D. Instead of 53. heard a cell phone ringing. A. away B. in C. off D. out 54. A. get over B. make out C. see through D. go into 55. A. call on B. break off C. live on D. go by 56. A. in B. about C. up D. on 57. punished. A. off B. out of C. on D. away 58. A. after B. to C. as D. in on 59. A. going B. breaking C. turning D. doing 60. A. put off B. get on C. take to D. do up B.IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE 61.Graham Bell was once a teacher who ran a school for the deaf in A BC D

24. 25. 26. 27. 28. building of the bridge be stopped. A. banned B. complained 29. Police believe that there A. chain B. link 30. A. break B. interval 31. A. get B. acquire 32. A. show B. take 33. A. On my own C. If you ask me 34. A. lost touch with C. made a mention of 35. A. attendance B. intension 36. The jokes Jack tell are as A. the earth B. the mountains 37. A. old B. yellowed 38. A. goes wrong C. is out of luck 39. A. Common B. popular 40. A. promotion C. rearrangement 41. backwards? A. for B. of

B. Out of the ordinary D. Telling the truth B. take for granted D. set an example for C. convention

D. attention

C. the hills

D. the oceans

C. blackened

D. torn

B. comes bad D. loses control C. widespread

D. updated

B. recommendation D. sack

C. with

D. to 90

Massachusetts. 62.Telephoto, a process for sending pictures by wire, has been invented during the A B C 1920s, and the first transcontinental telephoto was sent in 1925. D 63. The immune system is the bodies way of protecting itself against viruses. A B C D 64. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems. A B C D 65. However cheap it is, the poor quality products cannot always appeal to A B C customers. D 66. If you do not keep my secret, I will reveal surely yours. A B C D him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him. A B C D 68. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope A B C D with in the new world. 69. The choice of which restaurant to go to for meal is entirely your. A B C D 70. You seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of A B C D this city. C. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 71. A. chapter B. yatch C. manage D. panel 72. A. example B. feed C. ink D. inhumane 73. A. junior B. humour C. stew D. purify 74. A. hall B. doll C. chalk D. forecast 75. A. recite B. reconcile C. refund D. reproduce Choose the word whose stress pattern is pronounced differently from that of the others. 76. A. relax B. recognize C. realize D. relatively 77. A. permanent B. power C. permission D. carpet 78. A. photography B. minority C. heroic D. amateur 79. A. practicality B. politician C. uncontrollable D. comfortable 80. A. managerial B. determination C. unbelievable D. inability C.VOCABULARY Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets. 81. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young STAND AUTHOR

language examinations. 83. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be ALTERNATE DISTINGUISH 85. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the COMPARE DIE learning. to the GRACEFUL whole company. 88. Panda is 89. Traditional entertainment.

to China only. NATION are a good source of fun and CELEBRATE

to REFUSE tell the truth about the bribery. Fill each blank with an appropriate word formed from one of the words in the list below: similarity suit advise value fit- dispense- predict- water foolish- warn It is astonishing how many people set off to climb Mount Olympus in othing. The weather conditions on the mountain are

Nothing could be further from the truth. Bearing in mind that would, to put it mildly steep climb so it goes without saying that a reasonable E. REWRITE WIHOUT CHANGING MEANING 101. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home along. 102. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

104.The recruited very few young engineers. 105. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning. 106. Jane seems to come to the performance lat. 107. I could ho 108. Success depends on hard work.

109. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working. 110. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.

hacker by asking over 2000 of them to try to hack it. The hackers were given 2 weeks to discover the secret message stored on 2 PCs in offices in New York and persistent hunter who

companies which specialize in writing software that makes computers hacker-proof. One

relieved or perhaps disappointed 121. A. covers B. veils C. masks D. helmets 122. A. supported B. armed C. provided D. tampered 123. A. connect B. link C. combine D. join 124. A. further B. out C. about D. off 125. A. off B. to C. with D. within 126. A. dealt B. progressed C. tackled D. processed 127. A. held B. asked C. kept D. captured 128. A. turn off B. break into C. get into D. come up with 129. A. on the verge of B. with exception of C.in answer to D.in return for 130. A. anything B. everybody C. nothing D. somebody 131. A. able B. capable C. possible D. enabled 132. A. scattering B. dumping C. distributing D. loading 133. A. thinking B. discovering C. devising D. manufacturing 134. A. off all B. in all C. even D. whatsoever 135. A. forget B. notice C. bother D. mention 136. A. about B. out C. off D. away 137. A. read B. is read C. was reading D. had been read 138. A. offers B. reaches C. obtains D. wins 139. A. now and then B. now and again C.sooner or later D.safe and sound 140. A. none B. not any C. neither D. hardly G. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS: KETCHUP The sauce that is today called ketchup (or catsup) in Western cultures is a tomato-based sauce that is quite distinct from Eastern ancestors of this product. A sauce called ke-tjap was in used in China at least as early as the 17 th century, but the Chinese version of the sauce was made of picked fish, shellfish, and spices. The popularity of this Chinese sauce spread to Singapore and Malaysia, where it was called kechap. The Indonesian ketjap derives its name from the same source of the Malaysian sauce but is made from very different ingredients. The Indonesian ketjab is made by cooking black soy beans, fermenting them, placing them in a salt brine for at least a week, cooking the resulting solution further, and sweetening it heavily; this process results in a dark, thick and sweet variation of soy sauce. Early in the 18th century, sailors from the British navy came across this exotic sauce on voyages to Malaysia and Singapore and brought samples of it back to England on return voyages. English chefs tried to recreate the sauce but were unable to do exactly because key ingredients were unknown or unavailable in

F. CLOZE TESTS Supply each blank with one word: The director has overall responsibility for the artistic side of a production an on all the

play

It is their job to

response from them. Some directors let actors decide on their own interpretation p Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank: You can rob a bank without leaving your house these days. Who needs -kid, you

All you have to do is to dial into the networks which like the computers in large organizations together, type in a couple of passwords and you can rummage and of your bank account or the number of tins of baked beans in the stockroom at the supermarket, a computer crime seems set to grow. A couple of months ago a newspaper reported that five British banks were

consider paying just so that they can protect themselves better in the future. -year-old boy er told reporters that he spent up to 14 hours on his computer during the weekend. Prevention is probably easier than detection, and many companies now codes. Of course all this is no use

England; chefs ended up substituting ingredients such as mushrooms and walnuts in an attempt to recreate the special taste of the original Asian sauce. Variations of this sauce became quite the rage in the 18th century England, appearing in a number of recipe books and features as an exotic addition to menus from the period. The English version did not contain tomatoes, and it was not until the end of the 18th century that tomatoes became a main ingredients in the ketchup of the United States. It is quite notable that tomatoes were added to the sauce and that tomatoes had previously been considered quite dangerous to health. That tomato had been cultivated by the Aztecs, who had called it tomalt; however, early botanists had recognized that tomato was a member of the Solanecaea family, which does include a number of poisonous plant. The leaves of the tomato plant are poisonous, though of course the fruit is not. Thomas Jefferson, who cultivated the tomato in his gardens at Monticello and served dishes containing tomatoes at lavish feasts, often receive credit for changing the reputation of the tomato. Soon after Jefferson had introduced the tomato to American society, recipes combining the new fashionable tomato with the equally fashionable and exotic sauce known as ketchap began to appear. By the middle of the 19th century, both of the tomato and tomato ketchup were stables of the American kitchen. Tomato ketchup, popular though it was, was quite time-consuming to prepare. In 1876, the first mass-produced tomato ketchup, a product of GermanAmerican Henry Heizn, went on sale and achieved immediate success, including various sauces, pickles and relishes. 141. It is not stated in paragraph 1 that A. the Chinese sauce was in existence in the 17th century B. the Malaysian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce C. the Chinese sauce was made from seafood and species D. the Indonesian sauce was similar to the Chinese sauce A. a salt brine B. eek C. the resulting solution D. this process 143. What ingredients is not used to make Indonesian sauce? A. soy beans B. sugar C. salt D. mushrooms 144. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that mushrooms and walnuts were A. difficult to find in England B. not part of the original Asian recipe C. not native to England D. transported to England to Asia became quite the rage in paragraph 2 means A. became an anger B. became strange C. became popular D. became a protest 146. The author mention the English version at the beginning at the third paragraph in order to 96

A. indicate what will be discussed in the coming paragraph B. explain why tomatoes were considered dangerous C. make a reference to the topic of the previous paragraph D. provide an example of a sauce using tomatoes 147. According to the paragraph 3, the tomato plant A. was considered poisonous plants B. is related to some poisonous plants C. has edible leaves D. has fruit tat is sometimes quite poisonous staples A. standard elements B. strong attachment C. necessary utensils D.rare alternatives

A. at the beginning of the paragraph 4 iddle of the 19th D. at the end of the paragraph 4 150. Tomato ketchup is closest to the word A. ketchap B. ke-tjap C. ketjab

D. ketchap

THE BEATLES In the 190s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them. 151. The passage is mainly about A. How The Beatles became more successful than other groups B. Why The Beatles split up after 7 years success 152. The four boys of The Beatles A. Came from the same family 97

B. Were at the same age C. Came from a town in the north of England D. Received good training in music sest in meaning to A. Notorious B. Bad C. Shocking D. Popular 154. The first songs of The Beatles were A. Written by themselves B. Broadcast on the radio C.Paid a lot of money D.Written by black Americans 155. What is not true about The Beatles? A. The members had no training in music B. They had a long stable career C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans 156. The Beatles stopped their live performances because A. They had earned enough money B. They did not want to work with each other C. They spent more time writing their own songs D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans 157. The year 1970 was the time when A. They split up B. They changed pop music C.They started their career D. They stopped singing live 158. What the fans of The Beatles often did was A. Sing together with them B. Take their clothes as souvenirs C. Ask them to write more songs D. Ask them why they would separate 159. Some songs of The Beatles now A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing C. are sung by crazy fans D. are the most famous 160. The tone of the passage is that of A. Admiration B. Criticism C. Neutral D. Sarcasm NGH 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. D 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. D

41. B 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. C 51. D 52. C 53. C 54. B 55. A 56. D 57. D 58. A 59. C 60. D 61. D 62. C 63. B 64. B 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. A 69. D 70. A 71. B 72. B 73. D 74. B 75. B 76. A 77. C 78. D 79. D 80. B 81. standing 82. authorized 83. alternatives 84. indistinguishable 85. incomparable 86. deadened 87. disgrace 88. native 89. celebrations 90. refusal 91. unsuitable 92. unpredictable 93. fooled 94. similarity 95. Forewarned 96. Valuable 97. Inadvisable 98. Indispensable 99. Waterproof 100. Fitness 101. You should not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone. 102. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is. 103. Mrs. Green is proud of what her son can contribute/ contributes to the play. 104. Hardly any young engineers were recruited. 105. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning. 106. It looks as if she will come to the performance late. 107. 108. The harder you work, the more successful you are. 109. 110. Competent as/ though Richard is / may be in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client. 111. conduct 112. eye 113. involved 114. strong/ powerful 115. failure 116. hands 117. draw 118. others 119. how 120. take 121. C 122. B 123. A 124. C 125. B 126. D 127. A 128. B 129. D 130. A 131. B 132. C 133. C 134. D 135. A 136. B 137. A 138. D 139. C 140. B 141. D 142. C 143. D 144. B 145. C 146. C 147. B 148. A 149. B 150. A 151. C 152. B 153. C 154. D 155. B 156. D 157. A 158. B 159. A 160. A

K THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT TP. H CHÍ MINH C 2007- 2008; KHÓA NGÀY 20-6-2007 98

A. Are you worried? C. Not all

B. D. Nothing

MÔN THI: TIÊNG ANH Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút, không k th (1-3) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0.6pt) 1. A. set B. head C. heat D. dead 2. A. machine B. inspiration C. exchange D. champagne 3. A. pleased B. erased C. increased D. amused (4-20) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (3.8pts) 4. The examination will A. in B. on C. at D. to 5. the Seder. A. In B. On C. Over D. At 6. Wearing uniforms help poor children A. up B. on C. off D. to 7. The boy A. on B. of C. at D. in 8. Cong Vinh seems to be wellA. in B. by C. for D. of 9. A. C. did he D. ha 10. A. to spend B. spend C. to spending D. spending 11. A. is hold B. is celebrating C. celebrates D. is celebrated 12. A. to be worked B. to working C. will work D. to work 13. A. should travel B. travelled C. could travel D. must travel 14. heavily. A. though B. because C. but D. despite 15. A. if you will pass the exam B. and you will pass the exam C. unless you pass the exam D. or you will pass the exam 16. A. will stay B. could stay C. is staying D. can stay 17. A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. bought 18. A. why B. who C. which D. whose 19. A. B. C. Yes, please D. 20.

23. A. voluntary B. volunteers C. volunteering D. volunteer 24. A. in B. to C. into D. onto 25. A. or B. and C. because D. though 26. A. selected B. chosen C. collected D. elected 27. A. dump B. yard C. area D. place 28.A. happened B. provided C. achieved D. shown 29. A. Them all B. They all C. All them D. All they 30. A. spoiling B. spoil C. spoiled D. spoils (31-34) Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.8pt) 31. tired as you got up too late to watch TV last night. A B C D 32.The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for us to get a lot of A B C informations. D 33.The bus is such an inexpensive means of transport that people take them very A B C D often. 34.She has been playing as a professional tennis player from 1990s. A B C D (35-38) Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (0.8pt) EFFECT DISAPPOINT polluted.

100

101

21. electricity bill. A. accounts 22.

B. applies

C. asks

D. prepares 0 C and 300C

tomorrow. A. experience B. arrive C. achieve D. occur (23-30) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.6pts) now. Today they are ready to make the beach a clean and beautiful place again. groups. Groups I needs to walk along the shore. Group 2 should check the sand,

given a map to find the right

POLLUTE 38.I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of to COURAGE better my knowledge. (39 -42) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (0.8pt) Mrs. Lan:

month. Mrs. Lan: Which counter is installed in your house? Mrs. Linh:The usual mechanical counter was replaced with an electronic counter at the beginning of this month. It is said to run more exactly and be more convenient for the power officials to record monthly electricity numbers. mechanical counter is till used in City about it? Mrs. Linh: Thanks for your advice. I am writing a complaint letter right now. 39.The bill Mrs. Linh received last month was lower than the latest one. 40. Mrs. Linh has spent 550,000 VND on electricity in the last two months. 41. Mrs Lan insisted that the electrical counter is wrong. 42. Electricity numbers are recorded every month. (43-46) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. (1.6pts)

44. The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago. 45. There was too much snow for us to go out. 46.Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class.

1. C 5. B 9. B 13. C 17. A 21. A 25. B 29. B 33. D 37. Unpolluted

2. C 6. D 10. C 14. A 18. C 22. A 26. C 30. C 34. D 38. Encouragement

NGH 3. C 7. B 11. D 15. B 19. D 23. D 27. A 31. C 35. effectively 39. True

4. A 8. C 12. D 16. B 20. B 24. C 28. B 32. D 36. Disappointing 40. True 102

41. False 42. True 43. t be eaten (for fear of bird flu/ so that they could avoid being infected with bird flu). 44. It is 9 months since she (last) went out with him. 45. There was such 46. Nobody in this class is as good as Miss Huong Tram.

K THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT TP. H CHÍ MINH C 2009- 2010; KHÓA NGÀY 24-6-2009 MÔN THI: TIÊNG ANH Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút, không k th I.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5pts) ater is not fit for fish to survive. A. so that B. Although C. Since D. If 2. A. ticket B. attention C. fee D. fine 3. A. No problem B. Yes, he is not at all C. D. 4. A. since B. at C. from D. in 5. the Philippines, erupted in 1991. A. at B. with C. on D. in 6. thing for the poor in our area. A. us to do B. we should do C. we are doing D. we will do 7. A. and neither B. but not C. so does D. neither 8. Vietnam. A. where B. which C. that D. what 9. A. Welcome you! B. C. D. Nothing impossible! 10. A. going on B. looking after C. falling through D. turning up II. Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting. (0.5pt) 1. It is said that tornadoes can suck up anything that is on their paths. 103

A. said that B. can suck C. anything D. on their paths 2. The charity organization provides the poor with a lot of household furnitures. A. charity B. the poor C. with D. furnitures III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5pts) Director L&P Transport Company 79B Nguyen Hue Boulevard Ho Chi Minh City house on their way to the north. When the trucks of your company have a short , the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their sh and a few minutes later there is bad smell and flies all over the place. I myself, tell your drivers to clean up all the trash on the ground before leaving. ing about it and soon, we will have to report this to the local authority.

FASHION PRODUCE DISAPPOINT COST STORM

24.Like beverage cans and b

protect the area. 28.My friend Tuan has been nominated as one of the most ACTIVE VI.

Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1pt)

30. At that t injured woman to the nearest hospital. (go)

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (2pts) 1. 2. They did the work excellently.

from your company. 13.A. produce B. do C. take D. make 14. A. break B. relax C. advertise D. entertain 15. A. crowded B. filled C. fond D. full 16. A. as long as B. as far as C. as soon as D. as well as 17. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Unless 18. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw IV. Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are True or False (1pt) exchange program, and he is now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers from Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children: Peter the elder brother is the same age as Giang, and Sam is the younger one who is in primary school, a

3. Heritage. 4. She is always a better performer than her mother used to.

1. C 5. D 9. B 13. D 17. D 21. False 25. disappointed 29. stopped

2. D 6. B 10. A 14. A 18. C 22. True 26. costly 30. were going

NGH 3. D 7. B 11. D 15. D 19. True 23. Fashionably 27. stormy 31. getting

4. B 8. B 12. D 16. D 20. False 24. product 28. activists 32. has been working

Since his arrival, Giang has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps feed the chickens and collect the eggs. He really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way. 19.Giang is staying with an

33. Ba offered Tung a cup of tea./ a cup of tea to Tung. 34. The work was done excellently. 35. Cultural Heritage. (used to be the capital of Vietnam, is acknowledged as the

21.Peter and Giang

is the former capital of Vietnam). 36. Her mother never used to give as good performances as she (does).

V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5pts) 104

105

KÌ THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT c: 2012 -2012 TP. H CHÍ MINH MÔN: TI NG ANH Khóa ngày 21.06.2012 Th i gian làm bài : 60 phút (không k th

energy in the home will actually save them money. If people use

)

I.Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5pts) A. B. Congratulations! C. Good luck! D. Try harder next time. A. consists

B. contains

C. comprises

D. composes

A. because

B. though

C. because of

D. so

A. working

B. to work

D. can work

A. would help

B. will help

C. should work ork. C. may help

different channels. A. spectators

B. audiences

C. seers

D. viewers

A. On

B. At

C. Since

D. For

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. out of

A. Whom

B. that

C. she

D. whose

3. 4. 5.

D. helps

7. 8. 9. 10. A. B. Thanks! I had it done this morning. C. Thanks for the curls. D. Never mention it. II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0.5pt) 11. They are reconstructing all the building that was collapsed in the devastating A B C D storm last week. 12. Our teacher of English is very amusing that he easily appeals to us all. A B C D III. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts) and water. Hong Kong is estimated to waste about $5 billion worth of energy a year. This is due to their bad habits. For example, leaving lights, air-conditioners and televisions 106

ways we can use to decrease energy consumption in the home are very simple. The household appliances when they are not in use. 13. A. numbers B. sums C. amounts D. qualities 14. A. explains B. accounts C. provides D. cares 15. A. closing B. reducing C. fixing D. breaking 16. A. which B. there C. whether D. that 17. A. lower B. fewer C. more D. less 18. A. turn off B. turn on C. break down D. break up IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False. (1.0pt) CANADIAN COUNCIL 2nd/F, Ruby Plaza English, German and Chinese evening courses Classes of all levels available Excellent facilities Modern methods of teaching COURSES START ON JULY 15 SMART LEARN Want to be able to speak English with fluency? Exam preparation courses for KET, PET or FCE Well-qualified teachers on offer Courses begin first week every month For more information, visit us at www.smartlearn.edu.vn 19. Immediate learners of English can attend classes at Canadian Council. 20. All courses at Canadian Council begin in mid-July. 21. Learners can prepare for French PET certificate exams at Smartlearn. 22. Smartlearn teaching staff are well-trained and experienced. V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts) DIASTER midnight. INFORM -paid job. DESIGN 26.Geographi SCIENCE POLITE COAST VI.Use the correct tense or form of the verbs given in each sentence. (1.0pt) 107

29. Young pe

5. A. more difficult C. difficult than

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0pts)

A. attention

B. difficult as D. more difficult than B. respect

C. care

D. notice

A. Yes, three years ago C. Yes, since three years

B. Yes, about three years D. Until the 30th of June

8. A. either

B. but

C. so

D. or

9. A. he spent B. so he spent C. but spent D. but he spent Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others. 10. A. picnic B. parade C. blanket D. forecast 11. A. conclusive B. extensive C. wonderful D. commercial Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 12. A. lemon B. son C. bacon D. iron II. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage below. Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our (14)

36.When did she start preparing for her overseas study? NGH 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. TRUE 20. TRUE 21. FALSE 22. TRUE 23. disastrous 24. information 25. designers 26. science 27. politely 28. coastal 29. wearing 30. were watching 31. has had 32. was put 33. faster than her. 34. I wish I could play the piano. 35. They asked the teacher to allow them to use the computer then. 36. How long has she been preparing for her overseas study?

GIÁO D TH A THIÊN HU

Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew

work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building r thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on at

KÌ THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT Khóa ngày 21.06.2012 MÔN: TI NG ANH Th i gian làm bài : 60 phút CHÍNH TH C (không k th )

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1. A. B. have they 2. A. d B. sold C. would not sell 3. A. Which B. who C. whom 4. A. I agree B. No problem C. Not really

D. do they D. will sell D. whose D. Why not? 108

13. A. year B. age C. days 14. A. is B. has C. was 15. A. recognized B. called C. written 16. A. who B. whose C. what 17. A. wanted B. made C. missed 18. A. though B. while C. whether 19. A. some B. that C. an 20. A. One B. It C. He 21. A. than B. when C. then 22. A. for B. so C. as III. Choose the best answer for each question. 23. A. Yes, she does. B. Yes, she is. C. Yes, I do D. Yes, I am

D. times D. had D. known D. which D. started D. until D. the D. They D. therefore D. to

109

24. A. keep at touch C. keep in touch

A B C D Choose the answer that is the closest in meaning to the italic sentence. 45. A. He B. C. He is only interested in getting a good job. D. He is good at getting a good job. 46. I/ think/ we / turn/ light/ before/ leave/ room. A. I think we should turn on the light before leaving the room. B. I think we should turn off the light before leaving the room. C. I think we should turn off the light before leaving room. D. I think we should turn on the light before leaving room. 47. A. He asked her where she is going. B. He asked her where you were going. C. He asked her where was she going. D. He asked her where she was going. 48. I regret going to bed so late last night. A. B. so late last night. C. go to bed early last night. D. I wish I went to bed early last night. 49. I wish my English were good enough to go abroad. A. My English is too good to go abroad. B. If only my English were good enough to go abroad. C. My English is good enough to go abroad. D. My English was good enough and I could go abroad. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 50. A. imagine B. discipline C. valentine D. magazine

B. keep touch D. keep on touch

25. A. growing

B. is grown

C. grew

D. grows

A. since

B. ago

C. for

D. before

A. surprising

B. surprises

C. surprise

D. surprised

A. on

B.over

C. in

D. at

26. 27. 28. 29. A. C. Not yet

B. D.

30. A. C.

B. D.

31. A. met

B. to meet

C. meeting

D. meet

A. a lot

B. a great deal

C. many

D. much

A. polluted

B. polluting

C. to pollute

D. pollute

A. mosque

B. temple

C. shrine

D. church

A. while

B. because

C. although

D. with

A. for

B. of

C. on

D. in

32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. A. will call B. calls C. call D. calling 38. They are very e for a hobby. A. busy B. hurried C. full D. hard 39. A. have gone B. go C. going D. to go 40. A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked Identify the one underlined expression (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect. 41. This chair, that has been broken for weeks must be repaired. A B C D 42. Riding a bicycle to work is not fast as driving a car but it is healthier. A B C D 43. The letter that you typed it has many careless mistakes. A B C D 44. This is the first time I ate Italian food.

1. C 5. D 9. A 13. B 17. D 21. A 25. B 29. C 33. B 37. C 41. A 45. A 110

2. C 6. A 10. B 14. C 18. C 22. D 26. A 30. D 34. A 38. A 42. B 46. B

NGH 3. B 7. B 11. C 15. B 19. C 23. B 27. D 31. C 35. B 39. B 43. B 47. D

4. C 8. B 12. B 16. D 20. B 24. C 28. D 32. D 36. C 40. B 44. C 48. B 111

49. B

50. C

THI MĂ&#x201D;N TI NG ANH TUY N SINH L P 10 CHUYĂ&#x160;N B C GIANG 2009 2010 I.Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (5pts) 1. A. there B. though C. than D. theme 2. A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow 3. A. treasure B. sewage C. save D. campus 4. A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality 5. A. enjoyed B. invited C. mended D. lasted II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (15pts) 1. He (not finish) his work yet. He only (start) an hour ago. 2. I recommend that Bob (study) much more if he wants to pass all his classes. 3. If I (have) a typewriter, I would type it myself. 4. I tried (explain) but he refused to listen. 5. A lot of people (kill) by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die anymore. 6. Only yesterday I (realise) what was going on. 7. George as well as his brothers (not go) to the cinema very often. 8. We are going (have) our house (repaint) next month. 9. After (stop) by the police, the man admitted (steal) the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour. 10. Mary ( not wear) her glasses at that time, so she ( not notice) what kind of car the man (drive). III. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. (10pts) 1. Did tsunami? 2. 3. 4. 5. Shall we go for a picni 6. 7. 112

8. 9. 10. IV. Each sentence has ONE mistake, find and correct it. (10pts) 1. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had locked for from his company. 2. Only when you grow up you will know the truth. 3. d better tell me the reason for he did not turn up. 4. The whole of family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. 5. 6. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time. 7. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon. 8. You are tired although you stayed up too late to watch TV last night. 9. 10. Mary bought her mother a twenty-inches television last night. V. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capitals to complete each sentence. (10pts) STAND 2.The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air POLLUTE is SATISFY rewrite it. SUCCEED CHILD HOPE disappointed. 7.The cos CONSIDER SURPRISE IDENTIFY SCIENCE dangerous. VI.Fill in each blank in the passage with one suitable word to complete the passage. (10pts)

you look down or to the si

However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a

two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child. 113

VII.Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions. (5pts) Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was the greatest British statesman of modern times. During his long, colourful public career, he was a Member of Parliament for 63 years. He also held almost every government post. And most important of all, he led the country to victory in World War II. He also wrote many important books and was a talented painter. In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and travelled many thousands of miles. By courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. In the general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was the leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again when he was seventy-seven. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. 1. When did Churchill first become Prime Minister? 2. By what did he inspire the people of Britain to continue with the flight? 3. How long was he a Member of Parliament? 4. When was his Conservative Party defeated? 5. How old was he when he resigned as Prime Minister? VIII.Read the passage and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question below. (5pts) Ordinary houses are full of hazardous waste. The most important hazardous waste in the homes in batteries. When you throw them out with your other garbage, they break open at the landfill. The poison inside them moves through rainwater and other liquids to the bottom of the landfill. Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground. We should use rechargeable batteries. Another hazardous waste in motor oil on the ground or throw in on the garbage. It poisons the environment. We should recycle motor oil. Paint is another you bring in open, unused blue paint and want red, they give you red. Sometimes they mix the paints together into strange colors. If you paint walls with them, you help save the environment. 1. What is the most important hazardous waste in the homes? A. Motor oil B. paint C. batteries D. garbage 2. How can batteries at the landfill pollute the underground water? A. They break open at the landfill. B. Their poison moves to the bottom of the landfill. C. They move to the underground water. D. They combine with rainwater and other liquids. 3. Why should we use rechargeable batteries? A. To protect the environment. B. They are durable C. They pollute the underground water D. They are convenient. 4. A. It poisons the environment. B. It is a waste of money. C. It pollutes the ground. D. It is dangerous. 5. What should we do with motor oil? 114

A. Sell it. B. Throw it on the garbage. C. Throw it away. D. Recycle IX. Read the passage and choose one word from the box to fill in each gap. (10 pts) retired, promotion, redundant, interview, contract, conference, Pension, applicants, career, training, unemployment, work ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK In these days of high (0) .. unemployment.., it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If they are lucky enough to be asked to go for a(n) job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least well. Before taking up your job, you may have to sign a

will responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made

. . Finally, good luck! Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10pts) 1.Could you tell me the time of the last train to London? X.

2.The film is not interesting to me. 3.The questions were so easy that all the students got them right.

5.I wish I had gone on holiday with you. 6.Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world. 7.I have been studying English for five years. 8.Although Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling.

XI.

Use the words/ phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary. (10pts) 1. Internet/ fast/ convenient/ way/ get/ information/ which/ very undated. 115

2. Linda/ phone/ me/ six times/ this week, / she? 3. Never / her life/ she/ see/ such / tall building. 4. It / take/ two hours/ go/ Ho Chi Minh City/ air. 5. The price/ the holiday/ depend/ when and where/ you / want/ travel. 6. You/ not get/ good marks/ unless/ study/ harder. 7. I / work/ this office/ since/ my friend/ move/ Ho Chi Minh City. 8. He/ one/ best/ students/ class. 9. Last night, after/ he/ do/ homework/ he/ watch/ football match/ TV. 10. All/ us/ accustomed/ work/ eight hours/ day. NGH I.Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (5pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (15pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. started 2. (should) study 3. had 4. to explain 5. have been killed 6. did i realise 7. does not go 8. to have repainted 9. after being stopped stealing/ having 10. was stolen. driving III. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. (10pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. for 2. with 3. off 4. of 5. on 6. Without 7. on 8. until/ till 9. at 10. of

1. look 2. with 3. other 4. what 5. If 6. seem 7. few 8. trying 9. back 10. same VII.Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions. (5pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. (He first became Prime Minister) in May 1940. 2. (He inspired the people of Britain to continue with the fight) by courage and determination expressed in his speeches. 3. (He was a Member of Parliament) for 63 years. 4. (His Conservative Party was defeated) at the end of the war. 5. (He resigned as Prime Minister) at the age of eighty-one/ when he was eightyone (years old). VIII.Read the passage and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question below. (5pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D IX. Read the passage and choose one word from the box to fill in each gap. (10 pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. Interview 2. applicants 3. reference 4. contract 5. training 6. career 7. promotion 8. redundant 9. pension 10. retired

VI.Fill in each blank in the passage with one suitable word to complete the passage. (10pts) (1 point for each correct answer)

Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. Could you tell me when the last train to London leaves? 2. I am interested in the film/ watching the film. 3. They were such easy questions that all the students got them right. 4. Not until Tom comes can we start the meeting. 5. I regret not having gone/ going on holiday with you. 6. No city in the world is as expensive as Tokyo. 7. I started studying / to study English five years ago. 8. Despite (her) being to hide her feeling. / the fact that Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling. 9. If we had had time, we would/ could have visited the museum. 10. He apologized to Daisy for having broken/ breaking her/ his vase. XI. Use the words/ phrases given to make complete sentences. You can add more words if necessary. (10pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. The Internet is a fast and convenient way to get information which is very update/ of getting information which is very update. 2. 3. Never in her life has she seen such a tall building. 4. It takes two hours to go to Ho Chi Minh city by air. 5. The price of the holiday depends on when and where you want to travel. 6. Yo 7. I have worked/ have been working in / for this office since my friend moved to Ho Chi Minh City. 8. He is one of the best students in my class.

116

117

IV. Each sentence has ONE mistake, find and correct it. (10pts) (0.5 point for each correct answer) 1. badly -> bad 2. you will -> will you 3. for -> why/ for which /f 4. The whole of-> The whole 5. be -> being 6. since -> for 7. go some sightseeing -> do some 8. although -> because sightseeing/ go sightseeing 9. not know -> knows 10. twenty-inches -> twenty-inch V. Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in capitals to complete each sentence. (10pts) (1 point for each correct answer) 1. standing 2. unpolluted 3. dissatisfied 4. success 5.childdish 6.hopeless 7. considerably 8. surprising 9.unidentified 10.scientific

9. Last night, after he had done his homework, he watched a football match on TV. 10. All of us are/ get/ become accustomed to working eight hours a day.

S KÌ THI TUY N SINH VÀO L MÔN: TI NG ANH (h s 1) NGÀY THI: 20.06.2009 CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 90 phút, không k th

-2010

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE USAGE & VOCABULARY I.Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank. Circle the letter for your choice. (16 marks) A. repute 2. To k A. sunny

B. reputation

C. reputed

D. reputable

B. sun

C. solar

D. sunlight

A. is cooking

B. was cooking

C. cooked

D. cooks

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

A. consuming

B. consume

C. consumer

D. consumption

A. need

B. needs

C. is needing

D. has needed

C. and

D. even though

C. precious

D. preciousness

in the morning next day. A. but B. so 8. A. preciosity B. preciously A. design

B. designing

C. designer

D. designers

A. hard tried 11. We c

B. hardly tried

C. tried hardly

D. tried hard 118

A. because

B. but

C. however

D. so

A. whose

B. what

C. which

D. who

A. can

B. could

C. will

D. do

A. after

B. till

C. up to

D. in

A. go off

B. take off

C. take up

D. go on iled the exam. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises II. Which word is the odd one out? Write your answer in the blank. (6marks) 1.A. gas B. oil C. pipe D. petrol 2.A. lake B. mountain C. sea D. river 3.A. radio B. television C. cook D. magazine 4.A. destroy B. spoil C. damage D. decorate 5.A. nature B. volcano C. typhoon D. tornado 6.A. mooncakes B. parades C. vegetables D. chocolates III. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (6 marks) 1.A. hate B. cat C. hat D. that 2.A. club B. plumber C. pub D. reduce 3.A. beach B. clean C. instead D. leave 4.A. environment B. littering C. dynamite D. bike 5.A. blood B. school C. tool D. balloon 6.A. switch B. catch C. match D. stomach IV. Choose the best word or phrase to fill the gaps. Circle the letter. (10 marks) 1. month. A. to meet you B. meeting you C. to meeting you D. about meeting you 2. A. walked B. to walk C. walks D. walking 3. A. had just left B. has just left C. is just gone D. was just leaving 4. A. became, had earned B. had become, earned C. became, earned D. had become, had earned 5. A. was B. am C. were D. have been 6. We went there every winter for over ten years but freezing weather. A. accustomed B. get used to C. were use to D. got used to 119

7. A. arrive

B. to arrive

C. arriving

A. who

B. whom

C. whose

9 and 11 am daily. D. be arriving ou recently sued. D. which

9. A. C.

B. D.

10. A. different than B. different with C. different from D. different for SECTION 2. READING Reading Test 1 (10 marks) I.Match the heading with the paragraphs below. There is an extra heading, which one is it? (2 marks) a) Eating b) Conversation c) Staying in an Indian home d) Food e) Dinner gifts II. Read the passage and say whether the following statements are true (T) or False (F). Write T or F in front of each letter. (8 marks) 1. If you stay with an Indian family you are expected to give them a gift. 2. Your choice of gift will depend on who your hosts are. 3. It used to be insulting to take a gift when you are invited for dinner. 4. You can give your hostess flowers. 5. You should always eat with your left hand. 6. Indians keep their left hand on the table. 7. Indians prefer interesting discussions to polite conversation. 8. They avoid talking about religion. -----(Heading 1)----If you stay in an Indian home, bring something from your home country as a gift. Although it is not expected, it would be much appreciated. But find out the social status and religion of your hosts before you choose the gift. A bottle of foreign whisky would be the perfect gift for some, and not at all appropriate for others. If you know the people you are going to stay with, it is a good idea to ask them what they would like. Some things are just not available in India. -----(Heading 2)----It is not necessary to bring a gift when you are invited to dinner. After all, you are the honoured guest. Until recently, it would have been almost insulting to bring sweets or a bottle of wine. But this is not true today. Nowadays it is a custom which is becoming popular with many Indians. Fruit, flowers or a box of sweets are perfect gifts on such occasions, and will offend no one. -----(Heading 3)----In all classes of society, both urban and rural, food is only taken to the mouth with the right hand. This is the most important part of the etiquette of eating in India. Once you have started eating, and have food in your right hand, it is all right to 120

serve yourself, using the serving spoon with the left hand. When you watch Indians eat, you will see that they keep their left hand on their lap. -----(Heading 4)----If you are stuck for a conversation topic in India, talk about families. Another useful subject to start with is criket. But once you get to know a person better, and topic is acceptable. Indians love to talk about politics and religion. They enjoy opinionated discussions and not just polite conversations. Conversation is an art form and people take the time to really talk. Reading Test 2 (14 marks) Part 1: Read the text and match the inventions (A-F) with paragraphs (1-5). (6 marks) A. fridge B. light bulb C. microware oven D. telephone E. television F. vacuum cleaner John S. Thurman was the person who invented this in 1899. He went from door-toused gas for power. William Cullen, a Scotsman was the inventor of this technology which Faraday later used. The first electric model was not invented until 1803. It was not until almost 100 years later that people could buy one to keep their food cool. Both Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the electric version in 1878. It was an invention with a bright future which we still use today. Marconi, who some people think invented this, only made the idea popular. The first working model, which takes its name from Greek March 1876. This was invented by accident in 1946 when Dr Percy LeBaron Spencer found that a chocolate bar which was in his pocket melted while he was working with microwave radiation. Part 2: In your opinion, which of the inventions is 1. the most important/ useful?........................................................................... 2. least useful? .................................................................................................. 3. most expensive? ............................................................................................ 4. going to be replaced by a better invention?.................................................... SECTION 3: WRITING (38 marks) I.Transformation: (8 marks) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1. Could you speak English when you were younger? able speak English? 2. away 121

keen computer games.

asked

II. Write what you think about wearing jeans to school (between 80 -100 words). You MIGHT follow the steps suggested in the table. (30 marks) Parts of your writing Organization Language Introduction Your point of views I Body Explanations and examples Conclusion Summary

7. B to arrive 8. B whom 9. 10. C different from SECTION 2. READING I. Match the heading with the paragraphs below. There is an extra heading, which one is it? (2 marks) d) Food II. Read the passage and say whether the following statements are true (T) or False (F). Write T or F in front of each letter. (8 marks) 1.T 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F Reading Test 2 (14 marks) Part 1: 1. F 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C Part 2: 1. light bulb 2. microwave oven 3. telephone 4. fridge Answers: 1.F 2. A 3.B 4.D 5.C Extra: E (Order: 1803 fridge 1876 telephone 1878 light bulb 1899 vacuum cleaner 1946 microwave oven) SECTION 3. WRITING (38 marks) I.Transformation: (8 marks) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1. When you were younger, were you able to speak English? 2. 3. 4. Maria asked Peter if he had eaten the chocolates. II. Write what you think about wearing jeans to school (between 80 -100 words). You MIGHT follow the steps suggested in the table. (30 marks) Language & Structures: 15 marks Content & Ideas: 15 marks

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE USAGE & VOCABULARY I. 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B II. 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B III. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D IV. 1. C to meeting you 2. D walking 3. B has just left 4. C became, earned 5. C were 6. D got used to

S KÌ THI TUY N SINH VÀO L MÔN: TI NG ANH (h s 1) NGÀY THI: 20.06.2009 CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 90 phút, không k th 122

-2010

123

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE USAGE & VOCABULARY I. VOCABULARY 1: How many differences between British and American English can you find from reading these two short texts? Underline the American English words that are the equivalent of the British English words. (16 marks) British and American English David (York, England) David ( New York, United States) I live in a flat with my mum, my dad and my two older sisters. States, and I have a nice apartment here. My hobbies are playing football However because my job is so busy, the only and watching films on TV, and time I can do stuff like go out to watch a movie, my favourite food is burger with or even just watch a soccer game on TV, is on chips. There is a good film on the weeken TV at the weekend, Titanic, but I to eat properly I just get chicken and fries back to Florida to be closer to mom and my brother . I already visited them twice this year, II. VOCABULARY 2: Complete the American English words that are the equivalent of the British English words in the table below. (20 marks) BRITISH AMERICAN BRITISH AMERICAN 1.trousers p_nts 11.mobile phone _ _ll phone 2. pavement side_ _lk dr_ _store 3.grey gr_y 13.aeroplane _ _ _ plane 4.autumn f_ll 14.cheque ch_ _k 5.queue li_ _ 15.programme progr _ _ 6.rubbish ga_b_ge 16.sweets c _ _dy 7.maths m_ _ _ 17.trainers sn _ _k _ _s 8.petrol g_so _i_ e 18.Metre met _ _ 9.holiday v _ _ _ _ion 19.lift el _ _a_ _r 10.railway rail _ _ _ d 21. nappy dia _ _ III. VOCABULARY 3: For questions 1 -10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) Write your answer in the box. EXCHANGE VISITS EFFECT living in the c s visits for children as young as ten,

CARE ORGANISE

124

to say a language and some experience of foreign travel before they go. Exchange improve their

to pro important to make the guest feel welcome.

MAJOR CULTURE KNOW TEENS CORRESPOND OBLIGE ENTERTAIN BROAD

people experience of a different way of life as well as a different language. IV. GRAMMAR 1: Circle the correct word for your choice. (20 marks) 1. Doris foolishly spent our hours (laying, lying) by the pool and now looks like a radish. 2. The insects are no longer (lying, laying) on the table because every one of them (have fallen, has fallen) onto the carpet. 3. Pauline and a man with a large sheepdog (live, lives) in the apartment above mine. 4. Harry was begging for disaster when he (set, sat) his new TV on a rickety table, (lay, laid) a glass of milk on the TV, and left the cat alone in the room. 5. I 6. Only Rhonda and the man in the black hat (is, are) doing the tango. 7. Either Phyllis or Leticia (is, are) staying up all night to finish the project. 8. I want that pastry so (bad, badly) that I can almost taste it. 9. Wanda correctly (inferred, implied) to (imply, infer) that she should get off the train tracks. 10. The motion of the ship had little (affect, effect) on her, but the sudden appearance of her ex-husband on deck (affected, effected) her dramatically. 11. To win my love you must meet one simple (criteria, criterion): absolute perfection. 12. irregardless, regardless) of what you say. 13. Angela kept a (respectful, respective) distance from the bears and the wolves, (that, which) eventually retreated to their (respectful, respective) dens. 14. The children always find nature programmes (fascinated, fascinating) when they watch them on TV. V. GRAMMAR 2: (10 marks) Read these two paragraphs Find and correct eleven mistakes in the use of gerunds and infinitives. The first one has been done for you. Violence on TV hear that violence on TV causes violence at Hearing 125

home, in school, and on the streets. Almost all young people watch TV, but not all of them are involved in committing crimes! In fact, very few people choose acting in violent way. To watch TV, therefore, is not the cause. Groups like the American Medical Society should stop to try to tell people what to watch. If we want living in a free society, it is necessary having freedom of choice. Children need learn values from their parents. It responsibility deciding what their child can or cannot watch. The government and other interest groups should avoid to interfere in these personal decisions. Limiting our freedom of choice is not the water. If parents teach their children respecting life, children can enjoy to watch TV without any negative effects. SECTION 2. VI. READING A. From field to feast: the journey of the grain For some, rice is simply bought at the market, ready to take home and steam or boil. But have you ever wondered about the journey the grains of rice take before they reach your plate or bowl, or fork or chopsticks? Put the following paragraphs into their correct order. The first one has been done for you. (14 marks) - Distribution and marketing Grains for the local or international markets are placed in bags for shipping via water buffalo, cart, wagon, truck, boat, train, or any other form of transportation imaginable. - Drying the rice Drying is very important because if the moisture content is too high, the freshly harvested grains will spoil easily. In many countries, the grains are laid out to dry wherever space is available, from basket courts to sections of major highways. Affluent farmers may put large quantities of grains into heated air dryers. - Drying the rice When the mature plants are a golden yellow colour, the new grains are ready to harvest. Sometimes farmers use a mechanical reaper, but often they use only a sharp knife or sickle. - Preparation Rice grains are commonly boiled or steamed and eaten alone. But because rice can be part of so many dishes, we will leave the rest of the story to your imagination! - Processing 126

For eating at home, farmers separate the hulls from the grains through pounding. Commonly, this is done by placing the grains in a mortar in which they are pounded with a pestle. The hull debris (or chaff) is separated from the grains by winnowing (or tossing) the pounded mixture into the wind from a shallow basket. Rice grains in commercial mills are polished using a mechanical mill. - Sowing the seeds First, the seeds are sown. Sometimes, they are planted directly in the paddies, but often they are sown in nurseries where they spend their first 30 days sprouting into seedlings. - Threshing Threshing separates the grains from the stalks. This can be done with mechanical threshers or combines, but often the stalks are simply pounded against a hard surface. When threshing is done without machinery, the rice is tied into bundles and dried in the sun first. - Transplanting to the fields. After about 30 days, the seedlings (young rice plants) are transplanted to the fields. Transplanting is exhausting, tiring work that requires standing in water and repeatedly bending over. B.FILM CRITIC (16 marks) Read the following passage then do the questions. Mark Adams looks back over the last ten years of his work as a film critic for a newspaper called The Front Page Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job. Before then I had done bits of reviewing novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio. That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first art editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television. He hired me, but Tom was not primarily as a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff. At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable. It all felt like a bit of a dream at that time: a new newspaper, and I was one of the team. It seemed so unlikely that a paper could be introduced into a crowded market. It seemed just as likely that a millionaire wanted to help me personally, and was pretending to employ me. Such was my lack of self-confidence. In fact, the first time I saw someone reading the newspaper on the London underground, to look.

phone. It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write and extended weekly piece, usually on one film. 127

no time at all. I would soon be sinking into my style of sigh that can often be heard in screening rooms around the world. The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing. But what is my role in the public arena? I assume that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity or the director. There is also such a thing as loyalty to buys a ticket for one after reading a review, or a love story addict avoids a romantic film because of what the papers say.

forward an argument. I am not a judge, and nor would I want to be. 1. What do we learn about Tom Seaton in the first paragraph? A. He encouraged Mark to become a writer. B. He has worked in various area of the media. C. He met Mark when working for television. D. He prefers to employ people that he knows. 2. The weekly lunches were planned in order to A. help the writers get to know each other. B. provide an informal information session. C. distribute the work that had to be done. D. entertain important visitors from the arts. 3. When Mark first started working for The Front Page, he A. doubted the paper would succeed. B. was embarrassed at being recognised. C. felt it needed some improvement. D. was surprised to be earning so much. 4. 31)? A. It was unpopular. B. It wasted too much time. C. D. 5. In the end, the organisation of the team was influenced by A. opinions. B. the availability of writers C. pressure of time. D. the popularity of subjects. 6. Why does Mark refer to his wa A. He can please more readers. B. He is able to make choices. C. His working hours are flexible. D. He is able to see a lot of films. 7. A. are seldom read by film goers. B. are ignored by stars and film directors.

C. have little effect on public viewing habit. D. are more persuasive than people realise. 8. Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work? A. His success varies from year to year. B. He prefers to write about films he likes. C. He can freely express his opinion. D. He writes according to accepted rules.

SECTION 3: VII. WRITING A.TRANSFORMATION (40 marks) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1. We must take as much advantage as possible of any opportunity to most speak English. 2.

holidays.

matter

3. Three hundred students enter the swimming competition last year.

part

last year. 4. The students will finish their English course at the end of June.

have

5. There will be no more oil available in this area in 2030.

run

6. I think 7. While we were going home, we had an accident.

had

9. You should not think that the accident was your fault.

blame

way

10. I am sure Maria finds reading interesting because she has lots of must books.

128

11. Do you know when the race is being held next year?

place

12. Buying those jeans was not a sensible thing for me to do yesterday.

only

13. The owner established the company in 2001.

14. It is difficult for Paul to decide what to do.

mind 129

15. To tell the truth, we need a swimming pool for this school.

what

16. Do you know whose this umbrella is, by any chance?

belongs

17.

came

18. Will your neighbours look after your dog when you go away?

take

Write the key points of your action plan on what you are going to do to persuade your classmates and your teachers to protect the environment. (20 marks) (100-150 words)

go away? B. For questions 01-15, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. (14 marks) If a line is correct, put a tick ( which should not be there, write the word in the box. A LETTER OF COMPLAINT 0 I am writing to complain about our recent holiday, which involves 00 several last minute changes to the arrangements, despite of the fact of 1 that we had made our booking for several months in advance. for 2 The journey to the coast book for hours longer than your brochure 3 suggested. The coach which took us was far too much old 4 and the last part of the journey was terrifying, as if the driver tried to 5 make up for the time we had lost. However, this was nothing 6 compared with our own horror when we arrived at the hotel. Your 7 advertisement promised to us large rooms with colour television. In fact 8 our bedroom was hardly that big enough to lie down in and the only 9 t 10 evening meal, but decided instead to go to the bed straightaway. 11 It was quite clear that we could not enjoy our holiday in this hotel. 12 Your representative was no help at all, so we had to find 13 somewhere else to say at for the rest of the week ourselves. 14 I expect you to return the money we paid for this trip, which it totally 15 failed to live up to the claims made in your brochure. C. EDITING. (20 marks) The following sentences are technically wrong. Write again the correct ones, you can write as many sentences as possible. Use the number suggested for your sentences to be written. 1. The French are good at cooking, the British are good at eating. (3)

SECTION 1: LANGUAGE USAGE & VOCABULARY I. VOCABULARY 1: British and American English David ( New York, United States) David (York, England) favorite city in the I live in a flat with my mum, my dad and my two older sisters. States, and I have a nice apartment here. My hobbies are playing football However because my job is so busy, the only and watching films on TV, and time I can do stuff like go out to watch a movie, my favourite food is burger with or even just watch a soccer game on TV, is on chips. There is a good film on the weekend TV at the weekend, Titanic, but I to eat properly I just get chicken and fries ve already seen it.

2.Many trees shed their leaves. Which happens in writer. (4) II. VOCABULARY 2: 1. pants 2. sidewalk 5. line 6. garbage 9. vacation 10. railroad

3.The moon is bright tonight, however, tomorrow it will be dull. (3) D. Imagine you have bright ideas to protect the environment. 130

back to Florida to be closer to mom and my brother . I already visited them twice this year, not enough. 3. gray 7. math 11. cell phone

4. fall 8. gasoline 12. drug store 131

13. airplane 14. check 15. program 16. candy 17. sneakers 18. meter 19. elevator 20. diaper III. VOCABULARY 3: 1. carefully 2. organisations 3. majority 4. cultural 5. knowledge 6. teenagers 7. correspondence 8. obligation 9. entertainment 10. broaden IV. GRAMMAR 1 1. lying 2. lying, has fallen 3. live 4. set, laid 5. he 6. is 7. is 8. badly 9. inferred, imply 10. effect, affected 11. criterion 12. regardless 13. respectful, which, respective 14. fascinating V. GRAMMAR 2 Key: to act, watching, trying, to live, to have, to learn, to decide, interfering, to respect, watching. SECTION 2. VI. READING A. 1. Sowing the seeds 2. Transplanting to the fields 3. Harvesting 4. Threshing 5. Drying the rice 6. Processing 7. Distribution 8. Preparation B. 1. B 2.C 3. A 4. D 5. A 6.B 7.C 8.C

B. 1. for 3. much 4. if 6. own 7. to 8. that 9. eat 10. the 11. 12. 13. at 14. it 15. C. 1. The French are good at cooking, the British are good at eating. (3) The French are good at cooking, while the British are good at eating. The French are good at cooking, the British at eating. The French are good at cooking; the British are good at eating. 2. Many trees shed their leaves. Which happens in writer. (4) Many trees shed their leaves, which happens in writer. Many trees shed their leaves, and this happens in writer. Many trees shed their leaves. This happens in writer. 3. The moon is bright tonight, however, tomorrow it will be dull. (3) The moon is bright tonight; however, tomorrow it will be dull. The moon is bright tonight. However, tomorrow it will be dull. The moon is bright tonight, but tomorrow it will be dull. D.(Your writing should be around 100-150 words) Language & Structure : 10 marks Content & Ideas: 10 marks

THI TUY N SINH L C 2010 -2011 TP H CHÍ MINH Khóa ngày 21/06/ 2010 MÔN: TI NG ANH (Môn chuyên) CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 120 phút

SECTION 3: VII. WRITING A.TRANSFORMATION 1. to make the most of

I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL IN THE BLANK. (40PTS) 3. took part in 4. will have finished 5. will (have) run out 6. had better go 7. were on our way 8. know if anyone had noticed 9. to blame yourself/ yourselves 10. must be interested in 11. is the race taking place 12. 13. was set up by 14. making/ to make up his mind 15. what we need is 16. who this umbrella belongs to 17. who/ that came up with 18. will take care of 132

A. disinterested

B. indifferent

C. sensitive

D. uncaring

A. with a view to

B. in respect of

C. on behalf of

D. in aid of

A. away

B. separate

C. apart

D. different

A. go

B. start

C. begin

D. now

A. useful B. handy 6. The doctor was unable to A. at B. by

C. practical

D. convenient

C. in

D. on

A. quiet

B. outspoken

C. apologetic

D. broadminded

A. burst

B. fell

C. broke

D. dripped 133

A. generated

B. manufactured

C. promoted

D. brought

A. a breakthrough

B. an outburst

C. a viewpoint

D. an outcome

A. however

B. whatsoever

C. whenever

D. evermore

A. at least

B. at best

C. at worst

D. at will

A. feeling

B. tendency

C. mood

D. opinion

A. Nowhere

B. Somewhere C. Anywhere I would definitely not go. B. Having given C. Given

A.on the same importance B.the same importance as C.of the same importance D. as the same importance as 26. This is the latest news from Timbuktu. TwoA. was destroyed B. have been destroyed C.has been destroyed D. were destroyed A. but

B. but to

C. than to

D. than

A. For all

B. In view of

C. But for

D. Provided with

A. I never enjoy

A. Giving

D. Being given

A. to much time till B. a long time before C. hardly time when D. very soon that 17.Tom: Is your government salary good? A. as I

B. if I would have C. I would if

D. as I would if I

Mary: She would have A.had she have B. have she had C. had she had 19.Tom: I saw you studying at the library last night.

D. have she have

D. have

C. might have

A. Hello! B. Cheer up! D. Goodbye! 31.Tom: Take care of yourself. A. I will B. Yes, I do C. Not bad 32.Tom: Can I have your order, please? A. Two chickens, please. B. Yes, sir. C. Just do whatever you want to. 33.Tom: You really disappointed me with your behaviour. so immaturely yesterday. A. B. C. D. ought not to behave A.where John was brought up. C.that John was brought up.

bout? A.happened B. happening C. happen 21.Tom: Can you wait while I run into the library?

D. has happened

A. even though B. as long as 22.Tom: Do you know where Barb is?

C. when

D. unless

A. may it B. as it may 23.Tom: Who did you invite to dinner?

C. like it may

A.rather B. except C. besides 24.Tom: A lot of money goes for AIDS research.

B. I ever enjoy

D. Everywhere

D. does it

D. other

B.John was grown up. D.which John was grown up at.

A. get by

B. take in

C. cut down

A. turn off

B. look into

C. get over

D. look down es. D. see to

A. go into

B. look for

C. turn over

D. clean out

A. out

B. in

C. off

D. up

problem. A. down

B. to

C. up

D. in

A. with B. up C. about D. on II. CHOOSE THE SUITABLE WORD TO FILL IN EACH BLANK. (30 PTS) Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own

A.a so serious disease B.so serious a disease C.so a serious disease D.such serious that 25.Tom: Which is more important: luck or effort? 134

135

bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. than lunches prepared by parents. and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children The research

Small changes in their

1. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly 2. A. take B. provide C. make D. do 3. A. prefer B. offer C. prepare D. choose 4. A. finding B. number C. figure D. outcome 5. A. standards B. procedures C. conditions D. regulations 6. A. piece B. portion C. helping D. amount 7. A. examined B. eaten C. taken D. investigated 8. A. take B. contain C. consume D. use 9. A. view B. knowledge C. understanding D. opinion 10. A. increased B. expanded C. raised D. added 11. A. criticize B. instruct C. order D. tell 12. A. nutritional B. healthy C. mental D. physical 13. A. kill B. effect C. destroy D. affect 14. A. behaviors B. styles C. attitudes D. habits 15. A. prevent B. cancel C. stop D. delay III. IDENTIFY THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE. (20PTS) 1. They asked me (A) what did happen (B) the last night, but I was (C) unable to (D) tell them. 2. The (A) test administrator ordered (B) that we (C) not to open your books until he told (D) us to do so. 3. (A) Our new neighbours (B) had been living in Arizona (C) for ten years (D) before moving their present house. 4. I (A) would attend (B) the meeting last week, but I had to (C) make a speech at still (D) another meeting. 5. We (A) are supposed to read all of (B) chapter seventh and (C) answer the

7. Science fiction is any (A) fiction dealing with future or with (B) so imaginative subjects as interstellar travel, (C) life on other planets, (D) or time travel. 8. Approximately fifty percent of the (A) package (B) utilized in the United States are for (C) foods and (D) beverages. 9. Studies (A) of either vision and physical optics (B) began almost (C) as early as civilization (D) itself. 10. (A) Because the expense of (B) traditional fuels and the (C) concern that they may run out, many countries (D) have been investigating alternative source of power. IV. SUPPLY THE APPROPRIATE FORMS OF WORDS IN THE BRACKETS. (30PTS) 1. INTEND 2. The scenery along the c BREATHE 3. BREAK time for her flights. 4. POVERTY 5. PLEASE souvenirs from her trips. REDUCE 6. this month. 7. PREFER their teachers. 8. Explosives DIE 9. w. CAPTURE 10. REFUSE 11. EXIST hospital or doctor then. 12. ATTEND 13. The company went bankrupt on accou MANAGE 14. AQUATIC marine life. 15. POWER teenage girls in rural areas.

6. Mexican (A) jumping beans are (B) actually seeds (C) in which contain moth larvae (D) whose activity causes the seeds to jump.

V. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. (20 PTS) The development of jazz can be seen as part of the larger continuum of American popular music, especially dance music. In the twenties, jazz became the hottest new thing in dance music, much as ragtime had at the turn of the century and as would rhythm and blues in the fifties, rock in the fifties, and disco in the seventies. But two characteristics distinguish jazz from other dance music. The first is s inspiration. Like all artists, jazz musicians strive for an individual style, and the

136

137

individuality. In early jazz, musicians often improvised melodies collectively, thus creating a kind of polyphony. There was little soloing as such, although some New Orleans players, particularly cornet player Buddy Bolden, achieved local fame for their ability to improvise a solo. Later the idea of the chorus-long or multichorus solo to extended solos, was a major influence in this development. Even in the early twenties, however some jazz bands had featured soloists. Similarly, show orchestras and carnival bands oft Unimproved, completely structured jazz does exist, but the ability of the best jazz musicians to create music and great cohesion and beauty during performance has been a hallmark of the music and its major source of inspiration and change. The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was departs from strict meter to create a relaxed sense of phrasing that also emphasizes of moderate vibrato also contributed to a hot sound.) Not all jazz is hot, however, many early bands played unadorned published arrangements of popular songs. Still, the proclivity to play hot distinguished the jazz musician from other instrumentalists. 1. The passage answers which of the following questions? A. Which early jazz musicians most influenced rhythm and blues music? B. What are the differences between jazz and other forms of music? C. Why is dancing closely related to popular music in the United States? D. 2. Which of the following appeared before jazz as a popular music for dancing? A. Disco B. Rock C. Rhythms and Blues D. Ragtime 3. According to the passage, jazz musicians are able to demonstrate their individual artistry mainly by? A. creating musical variations while performing B. preparing musical arrangements C. reading music with great skill D. being able to play all types of popular music 4. Which of the following A. Assist the other band members in packing up after performance B. Teach dance routines created for new music C. Lead the band D. Provide solo performances in a band or orchestra 5. Which two types of music developed around the same time? A. jazz/ rock B. dance/ rhythm & blue C. rock/ rhythm & blue D. jazz/ dance 6. Louis Armstrong was mentioned as an influential musician of A. B. chorus-long jazz C. structured jazz D. soloing jazz 7. consciously closest in meaning to 138

A. carelessly B. easily C. periodically D. purposely unadorned A. lovely B. plain C. disorganized D. inexpensive 9. Which of the following terms is defined in the passage? A. ine 4) B. C. D. 10. The topic of the passage is developed primarily by means of A. dividing the discussion into two major areas B. presenting contrasting points of views C. providing biographies of famous musician D. describing historical events in sequence VI.SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD. (30PTS) 8.

i use a computer programming language.

languages the artificial languages used to write instructions that can be executed by percentage of computer users are able to read or write this kind of computer ort to learn a computer language,

w years

code

the set of detailed instructions that tell a computer what to do. In the professional success will presuppose knowing everything

VII. REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THE MEANING. IN SOME QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE TO USE THE GIVEN WORDS WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORMS IN ANY WAY. (30 PTS) 1. 2.

(STANDS)

3. She was just as good as they had thought. 4. 5. (FEAR)

ighbors. 139

6. When you arrive, you will be met by the Head of the Sales Department. 7. People estimate that the company manufactured more than 5,000 small planes last year. More than 5,00 8. There have been fewer people who consume Chinese products. (DECREASE) 9. They brought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. (WHICH)

5. 6. 7. 8.

She was afraid to scream for fear of waking up the neighbors. On arrival, you will be met by the head of the sales department. More than 5,000 small planes are estimated to have been turned out last year. There has been a decrease in the number of people who consume Chinese products. 9. They brought me two laptops, neither of which worked properly. 10. However late it is when you arrive at the airport, do phone me.

10. Do phone

I 1. B 6. D 11. B 16. B 21. B 26. C 31. A 36. D

2. C 7. B 12. B 17. D 22. B 27. B 32. A 37. A

3. C 8. A 13. C 18. C 23. D 28. C 33. B 38. D

4. A 9. A 14. A 19. B 24. B 29. D 34. C 39. D

5. B 10. A 15. C 20. C 25. C 30. D 35. A 40. B

II 1. B 6. B 11. A

2. B 7. A 12. A

3. D 8. C 13. D

4. A 9. C 14. D

5. A 10. A 15. A

13. unless 14. future 15. VII. 1. beauty contest. 2. She stands a very good chance of passing the high school entrance examination. 3. She quite definitely came up to their expectation. 4. Despite what is printed in the label, this product

THI TUY N SINH L P 10 CHÍ MINH Khóa ngày 21/06/ 2010 MÔN: TI NG ANH CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút I.Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5pts) B. Have a good trip C. Great idea! D. Congratulations! TP H

A. locksmith III 1. A 6. C IV. 1. intentionally 4. poor 7. preferential 10. refusal 13. management V. 1. B 6. B VI. 1. unable 4. who 7. make 10.

2. C 7. B

3. D 8. A

4. A 9. A

2. breath-taking 5. pleasantly 8. deadly 11. non-existent 14. aquariums 2. D 7. D

3. A 8. B

5. B 10. A 3. breakdown 6. reductions 9. captives 12. attendance 15. empower

4. D 9. A

2. used 5. nothing/ little/ none 8. yes 11. time

5. C 10. A

B. electrician

C. plumber

D. carpenter

not the capital of the nation. A. so B. however

C. moreover

D. therefore

A. usually divides C. is dividing usually

B. is usually divided D. be divided usually

A. will die

B. would die

A. what

B. who

C. that

D. where

A. Too true!

3. 6. advanced/ developed 9. mercy 12. as 140

D. What a day! 8. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs A. in

B. on

C. to

D. of 141

A. at

B. from

C. on

D. in

A. guess B. estimate C. report D. predict II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0.5pt) 11. Our form teacher is a nice person who often gives us a lot of useful advices. A B C D 12. They told us that they enjoyed to listen to Pop music in their free time. A B C D III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in following passage. (1.5 pts) The Internet has become part of our everyday life. Do you find the Internet useful? What do you use the Internet for? How much time do you spend surfing the web a day XUAN: To my mind, the Internet is a very fast and cheap way for me to get

21. Learners can take courses in the morning. 22. People who want to attend classes there can phone the school to get information. V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts) PROUD schools in this city. DIFFERENT 100 years ago? MODERN DISASTER TRADITION VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1.0pt)

village. adminton for four years now.

have much time. For me, the Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life. It makes our world a small place. However, it is a pity for both me and most of my friends in the country. We cannot the Internet out here. I sometimes pay a visit to

which website is useful for me. 13. A. answer B. ask C. reply D. write 14. A. means B. way C. method D. technique 15. A. so B. although C. if D. because 16. A. get B. benefit C. enjoy D. take 17. A. to B. from C. of D. for 18. A. case B. opportunity C. action D. festival IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False. (10pts) Dear Minh, I am writing to introduce to you a language school when you can improve your English. Instead of learning on your own, as you are doing now, you should learn to speak English with others. The Academy of Language offers you a good and friendly environment to practice your English. They also have well-qualified teachers. There are classes at different levels in the afternoon and evening, and courses begin in the first week this November. If you are interested, you can phone 38765432 for further information. Best of luck! Hoang 19. Minh is now learning English with a tutor. 20. The teachers at the Academy of Language are young and inexperienced. 142

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0pts) 33. Try to recycle things and we will save natural resources. If we 34. Peter is the tallest boy in his class. No one 35. Do they have to look after the school garden every Saturday? 37. It is raining hard, but they still want to go to school.

I. 1. C 2. C 3. B 6. C 7. B 8. B II. 11. D 12. B III. 13. C 14. A 15. D 16.B IV. 19. F 20. F 21. F 22.T V. 23. pride 24. difference 26. interesting 27. disastrous VI. 29. to send 31. Have played/ have been playing VII.

4. B 9. D

17.A

5. A 10. D

18. B

25. modernize 28. Traditionally 30. Had moved 32. Would visit/ was visiting 143

33. If we recycle things, we will save natural resources/ try to recycle things, we will save natural resources.

35. Do they have to take care of the school garden every Saturday. 36. They still want to go to school although it is raining hard/ to go to school though it is raining hard/ to go to school even though it is raining hard.

THI TUY N SINH L P 10 THPT T NG Khóa ngày 21/06/ 2010 MÔN: TI NG ANH CHÍNH TH C Th i gian làm bài: 60 phút I. Circle the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or do as directed. (3 pts) 1. A. a B. many C. much D. a lot A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for they are very hard to dissolve. D. because

A. so 4. My father A. from

B. but

C. or

B. in

C. with

D. at

A. get

B. take

C. make

D. turn

A. look for

B. take care of

C. did they

D. turn off

A. do they

1. This fashion designer wants to modernize the traditional Ao dai. design 2. The forecast stays the weather will be sunny but cold. sun 3. Their children are playing happily on the beach. happy 4. We are looking forward to hearing from you. hear III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. (1pt) 1. improve it. 2. Listen! I think someone (knoc 3. 4. IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2pts) Malaysia is one of the countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). It is divided into two regions, known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. The population in 2001 was religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. The national language is Bahasa Malaysia. English, Chinese, and Tamil are also widely spoken. Bahasa Malaysia is the primary language of instruction in all secondary schools, although some students may continue learning in Chinese or Tamil. 1. How many regions is Malaysia divided into? 2. What is the capital of Malaysia? 3. In which year did Malaysia have a population of over 22 million? 4. Is Bahasa Malaysia the national language of Malaysia? V. Fill in the numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. (1pt) who what love best but You ask me what I think about my dad. Great! Great! I must tell you dad is He is a consid proud of him

C. did they t people have spoiled this area. A. happy B. proud C. disappointed D. excited 9. What would you like to drink? A. Yes, please B. Milk, please C. No, thanks D. OK Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 10. A. bills B. plumbers C. cracks D. showers 11. A. predict B. report C. erupt D. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence. 12. They wish there was many rivers and lakes in their hometown. A B C D II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (1pt)

VI. Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words given or combine the sentences as directed. (2pts) 1. People speak English in almost every corner of the world.

144

145

2. This watch is a gift. The watch was given to me on my 15 th birthday. (Use Relative clause) 3. Nam is 17 years old. Lan is 15 years old. (younger) 4.

1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D 12. A II. 1. designer 2. sunny 3. happily 4. hearing III. 1. practises 2. is knocking 3. have known 5. went IV. 1. Malaysia is divided into two regions. 2. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. 3. Malaysia had a population of over 22 million in 2001. 4. Yes, it is. V. 1. best 2. who 3. but 4. Love VI. 1. English is spoken in almost every corner of the world. 2. This watch, which was given to me on my 15th birthday, is a gift. 3. Lan is two years younger than Nam. 4. The teacher asked me if I was having a wonderful time there.

1. a. C c. A d. B 2. 1. B 2.C 3.C 4.A Reading test 12 1. D 2.A 3.F 4. I VERBAL REASONING Passage 1: C Passage 2: A Passage 4: B Passage 5: B Passage 7: C Passage 8: D Passage 10: C Passage 11: B

6. B

5. C

6. D

6.C

7.E

Passage 3: D Passage 6: A Passage 9: E Passage 12: B

1. A 6. B 11. D

2. B 7. B 12. C

3. A 8. D 13. A

4. D 9. C 14. B

5. A 10. C 15. D

1. A 6. C 11. A

2. C 7. A 12. B

3. D 8. C 13. D

4. B 9. B 14. A

5. B 10. D 15. C

III. 1. C 6. D

2. D 7. A

3. B 8. B

4. A 9. C

5. C 10. A

2. C 7. D

3. A 8. B

4. A

5. B

oOoo society photography

ooOoo sociology nationality

II.

7.C

IV. 1. D 6. C V. Oo human legal

Ooo personal decorate

ooOo entertainment population

C. USE OF ENGLISH

5. C 5. B

5. B

5. A

6.B

B. PRONUNCIATION

ANSWER KEY READING COMPREHENSION Reading test 1 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C Reading test 2 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B Reading test 3 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B Reading test 4 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C Reading test 5 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B Reading test 6 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D Reading test 7 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D Reading test 8 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D Reading test 9 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A Reading test 10 1. The Atacama Desert; the Sahara Desert 2. 1. C 2. A 3. D Reading test 11

5.A

I.CONFUSING WORDS Exercise 1 1. delayed 2. notice 5. delighted 6. lay 9. expect 10. historic 13. continuous 14. worthless Exercise 2 1. stationery 2. council 5. elicit 6. sacred 9. alleviate 10. except 13. aisle 14. diary Exercise 3

6. B

5. B 5. E

4. B

146

3. bring 7. stop 11. robbed 15. shade 3. eminent 7. assent 11. affected 15. misused

4. latest 8. notice 12. complimented

4. illegible 8. access 12. advise

147

1. deserts 5. migrated 9. rewarded 13. emerged Exercise 4 1. brake 5. accede 9. credulous 13. current Exercise 5 1. breaking 5. exhilaration 9. marital 13. parameters Exercise 6 1. package 5. yolk 9. fatal 13. ambiguous Exercise 7 1. foul 5. sensible 9. mediate 13. assumes

2. bear 6. illusion 10. principal 14. humane

3. coarse 7. rummaged 11. lays 15. live

4. ensure 8. conventional 12. take 16.

2. wide 6. vivid 10. diffused 14. take

3. infirm 7. adapted 11. criterion 15. dispersed

4. later 8. break 12. complements

2. envious 6. hanger 10. medium 14. persecuted

3. duel 7. instill 11. overlooked 15. personal

2. suit 6. troupe 10. sympathies 14. souvenir

3. make 7. accent 11. capital 15. message

2. oral 6. valuable 10. lying 14. aboard

3. cohesion 7. past 11. sew 15. fault

16. B Exercise 5 1. C 6. A 11. C 16. A Exercise 6 1. C 6. C 11. C 16. D

4. differ 8. inferred 12. peek

2. B 7. A 12. C 17. C

3. B 8. A 13. B 18. C

4. C 9. A 14. D 19. C

Exercise 1 1. dis 6. dis

4. booked 8. prospective 12. adverse

5. C 10. D 15. D 20. B

3. B 8. C 13. A 18. C

4. D 9. A 14. B 19. D

5. A 10. A 15. A 20. B

2. D 7. D 12. D 17. C

3. D 8. A 13. B 18. B

4. C 9. B 14. C 19. A

5. C 10. A 15. D 20. D

2. C 7. B 12. B

3. C 8. B 13. D

4. A 9. D 14. A

5. C 10. A 15. C

19. A

20. C

2. B 7. C 12. C 17. D

3. B 8. A 13. A 18. D

4. D 9. D 14. B 19. C

5. B 10. B 15. D 20. A

2. D 7. D 12. D 17. C

3. A 8. C 13. B 18. D

4. A 9. A 14. A 19. B

5. B 10. B 15. B 20. B

3. re 8. de

4. over 9. mis

5. un 10. sub-

2. en 7. in

Exercise 2 1. underlying 4. undercoat 7. understaffed 10. overdone Exercise 3 1. able 5. able 9. responsible Exercise 4 1. author/ writer 5. plumber 9. solicitor Exercise 5 1. in 2. 6. in 7. Exercise 6 1. isation 2. 6. ation 7. Exercise 7 1. qualify 5. advertise 9. loosen Exercise 8 1. freedom 5. stardom 9. livelihood Exercise 9

4. stolen 8. alley 12. wandered

2. D 7. B 12. C 17. D

18. D

III. WORD FORM

II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Exercise 1 1. A 6. D 11. D 16. B Exercise 2 1. C 6. A 11. B 16. B Exercise 3 1. B 6. A 11. C 16. B Exercise 4 1. A 6. A 11. D

17. C

148

2. overrated 5. overflowed 8. underpass

2. likable 6. collapsible 10. able 2. conductor 6. director 10. farmer

3. overbalanced 6. oversimplifying 9. overgrown

3. ible 7. able

4. ible 8. sensible

3. manager 7. waiter

4. inspector 8. cleaner

un un

3. un 8. in

4. in 9. in

5. in 10. un

able ous

3. less 8. less

4. al 9. ation

5. able 10. ful

2. widen 6. deafen 10. justify

3. sympathise 7. notify

4. simplify 8. memorise

2. friendship 6. childhood 10. sponsorship

3. likelihood 7. relationship

4. salesmanship 8. neighbourhood

149

1. annually 2. considerably 3. Coincidentally 4. directly 5. identically 6. absolutely 7. vaguely 8. totally 9. merely 10. barely Exercise 10 1. acknowledge 2. disastrous 3. foreseeable 4. outspoken 5. requirements 6. upbringing 7. assumptions 8. commemorates 9. misconception 10. qualification 11. 12. Exercise 11 1. inaccessible 2. blameless 3. confidential 4. voluntary 5. acquisition 6. evasive 7. tried 8. commercialized 9. uncompromising 10. preoccupied 11. 12. Exercise 12 1. recognition 2. application 3. identical 4. admission 5. misunderstanding 6. beneficial 7. economical 8. swollen 9. graceful 10. resolution Exercise 13 1. unrecognisable 2. acquaintance 3. comparatively 4. collision 5. unendurable 6. advisory 7. ceaseless 8. disorganisation 9. controversial 10. allegations Exercise 14 1. cancellation 2. unconvincing 3. developments 4. inaccuracies 5. succession 6. revelations 7. consumption 8. Speechless 9. forthcoming 10. withdraw Exercise 15 1. observation 2. dramatically 3. operation 4. considerably 5. worrying 6. solution 7. adoption 8. parking 9. shopping 10. reduction Exercise 16 1. limited 2. advisable 3. headache 4. dependent 5. unhealthy 6. helpful 7. encouragement 8. carefully 9. probability 10. unfortunately Exercise 17 1. psychological 2. combinations 3. Comparisons 4. preference 5. typically 6. response 7. surroundings 8. emphasise 9. behaviour 10. different Exercise 18 1. painful 2. incorrect 3. childhood 4. accomplishments 5. unappreciated 6. inadequacy 7. unnecessary 8. behaviour 9. incomprehensible 10. unfriendly 11. uninterested 12. apologetic 150

13. embarrassment

14. impolite

15. inoffensive

IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS Exercise 1 1. owns up 4. set off 7. settled down 10. blew up 13. look in

2. went out 5. Cheer up 8. dozed off 11. Hold on 14. take of

3. will turn up 6. showing off 9. Speak up 12. turned it down 15. take up

Exercise 2 1. turns up 4. went for 7. go along with 10. look after 13. got over

2. look into 5. try out 8. called off 11. came up with 14. held up

3. went off 6. run out of 9. go in for 12. takes after 15. do away with

Exercise 3 1. butt in 4. grown out of 7. fallen off 10. cut down on 13. call for

2. came into 5. came across 8. bring out 11. look back on 14. gone down with

3. looked up to 6. come up against 9. come up 12. clears up 15. broke down

2. break up 5. hold down 8. take in 11. hold on 14. keep up with

3. taking on 6. back me up 9. looked down on 12. going around with 15. give up

2. gone off 5. call on 8. gone down with 11. went out 14. gone down

3. gave him away 6. cut up 9. look it up 12. get on for 15. took to

Exercise 4 1. go round 4. turn in 7. let me down 10. do up 13. gone through Exercise 5 1. do him in 4. goes back to 7. getting me down 10. get at 13. take away Exercise 6 A. 12 B. B G.1 H.4 M.14 N.13 1. came across 7. 10. get on with

C.9 I.11 O.10 2. live up to 5. set off 8. 11.

D. 7 J.2

E.3 K.15

F.8 L.6

6. put up with 9. breaking down 12. break up 151

13. fell for

14. broke out

15. turned down

Exercise 5 1. B 6. A 11. A Exercise 6 1. B 6. C 11. D Exercise 7 1. B 6. B 11. A Exercise 8 1. B 6. B 11. D Exercise 9 1. B 6. C 11. A Exercise 10 1. D 6. A 11. A Exercise 11 1. D 6. A 11. C Exercise 12 1. C 6. B 11. B

Exercise 7 1. away 2. off 3. up 4. down 5. off 6. on 7. out 8. off 9. off 10. off Exercise 8 1. capable of 2. bad at 3. inspired by 4. adequate for 5. addicted to 6. jealous of 7. disqualified from 8. expert at 9. involved in 10. aware of 11. distracted by 12. full of 13. notorious for 14. angry with 15. sympathetic to 16. eligible for Exercise 9 1. to 2. with 3. against 4. from 5. at 6. for 7. with 8. about 9. with 10. from Exercise 10 1. appeal 2. succeeded 3. report 4. accounted 5. confronted 6. apply 7. prides 8. distracted 9. apologise 10. paid Exercise 11 1. with 2. for 3. to 4. from 5. in 6. with 7. on 8. to 9. with 10. to Exercise 12 1. to 2. in 3. on 4. to 5. in 6. about/ to 7. against 8. on 9. to/ between 10. to

V. LEXICAL CLOSE Exercise 1 1. C 6. B 11. D Exercise 2 1. B 6. C 11. C Exercise 3 1. A 6. D 11. C Exercise 4 1. D 6. C 11. C

2. D 7. A 12. C

3. A 8. B

4. B 9. D

5. C 10. A

2. A 7. A 12. B

3. D 8. B

4. D 9. D

5. A 10. A

2. C 7. C 12. D

3. A 8. C 13. B

4. C 9. B 14. D

5. B 10. A 15. A

2. C 7. A 12. B

3. B 8. A 13. B

4. A 9. D 14. A

5. D 10. B 15. A

2. D 7. D 12. B

3. B 8. A 13. D

4. A 9. B 14. A

5. B 10. C 15. A

2. A 7. A 12. C

3. C 8. C 13. D

4. D 9. B 14. A

5. B 10. A 15. A

2. B 7. A 12. A

3. D 8. C 13. D

4. A 9. C 14. D

5. A 10. A 15. A

2. B 7. D 12. C

3. A 8. B

4. C 9. A

5. A 10. B

2. C 7. A 12. B

3. A 8. C

4. A 9. B

5. D 10. D

2. D 7. A 12. B

3. B 8. C

4. B 9. C

5. D 10. C

2. A 7. A 12. C

3. A 8. D 13. B

4. B 9. C 14. B

5. D 10. A 15. B

2. D 7. C 12. D

3. C 8. D 13. B

4. A 9. B 14. C

5. C 10. A 15. A

VI. STRUCTURAL CLOSE Exercise 1 1. are protecting 5. protecting 9. protecting 13. surround 17. have adopted Exercise 2 1. help 5. are arranged 9. touching Exercise 3 152

2. exist 6. feed 10. ensnared 14. catching 18. jumped

3. found 7. are aware 11. occurs 15. bludgeoned 19. appears

4. looking 8. highlights 12. are clubbed 16. has prompted 20. enjoying

2. suggests 6. are clustered 10. is generated

3. deliver 7. comprising

4. ward 8. situated

153

1. extended 2. decrease 3. optimally 4. wakefulness 5. affecting 6. sleeping 7. regeneration 8. forming 9. deprivation 10. proven Exercise 4 1. was 2. was giving 3. knew 4. knew 5. was 6. had been invited 7. had accepted 8. said 9. would be 10. permitted 11. had never been 12. has not had 13. came 14. works 15. is 16. gets 17. will be 18. comes 19. blazed 20. was packed 21. overflowed 22. were sitting Exercise 5 1. 2. 3. know 4. 5. are you enjoying 6. believe 7. 8. start 9. finish 10. 11. know 12. 13. is working 14. lives 15. Exercise 6 1. was 2. have travelled 3. will walk 4. 5. 6. going to be 7. 8. 9. 10. visited 11. were walking 12. Exercise 7 1. the 2. let 3. should 4. not 5. make 6. lot 7. would 8. have 9. for 10. gone Exercise 8 1. however 2. cases 3. its 4. were 5. well 6. and/ while/ as 7. that 8. from 9. which/ that 10. greater/ more/ some 11. their 12. each 13. one 14. had 15. on Exercise 9 1. to 2. the 3. who 4. how 5. about 6. by 7. able 8. these/ they 9. is 10. at 11. on 12. as 13. not 14. what 15. with Exercise 10 1. on 2. about 3. they 4. for 5. has 6. not 7. about 8. their 9. to 10. as 11. on 12. to 13. how 14. have 15. why Exercise 11 1. from 2. as 3. an 4. from 5. has 6. be 7. another 8. to 9. who 10. them 11. than 12. have 13. before 14. were 15. The Exercise 12 1. from 2. which 3. who 4. on 5. is 6. and 7. this 8. the 9. What 10. in 11. taken 12. of 13. these 14. on 15. if Exercise 13 1. the 2. the 3. the 4. just/ simply 5. have

6. cities 7. to 8. of 9. which 10. as 11. an 12. make 13. of 14. quite 15. worth Exercise 14 1. used 2. whose 3. although 4. from 5. would/ could 6. taken 7. all 8. themselves 9. under 10. after/ when/ once 11. things 12. enormous 13. feel 14. these 15. on Exercise 15 1. They 2. who/ that 3. in 4. if/ when 5. It/ this 6. there 7. Each/ Every/ the 8. going/ likely 9. be 10. and 11. your 12. why Exercise 16 1. after/ when 2. state/ say/ indicate 3. to 4. which 5. where 6. them 7. to 8. of 9. other 10. together 11. lies/ is 12. another 13. who 14. along/ together 15. out 16.

VIII.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

Exercise 1 1. 2. John could hardly understand what the teacher said. 3. 4. ould have died. 5. 6. 7. One of the guests is thought to have stolen the jewels. 8. Minerals continue to be taken from the earth in immense quantities. 9. 10. All the switches must be turned off/ able to be turned off before leaving the workshop. Exercise 2 1. That old typewriter is not worth repairing. 2. 3. I d 4. 5. Carol has not difficulty / problem(s) in making friends. 6. Yogurt is supposed to do you good. 7. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped. 8. 9. Nothing but a full apology would satisfy him. 10. Only after a delay of twelve hours did their flight leave. Exercise 3 1. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish. 2. Try as hard 3. 154

155

4. Not until the refugees had crossed the border did they feel safe. 5. 6. s no point in complaining. 7. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home. 8. Had it not been for the death of the President, the bill would have been passed. 9. The older I get, the less I want to travel. 10. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen. Exercise 4 1. 2. So far I have written ten pages of my letter. 3. Lately your work has definitely improved/ has de definitely been improving. 4. The dog is always stealing my socks. 5. we are at your house. 6. 7. Alice was told not to listen to music at work. 8. As he had not been invited to the party, Jim was annoyed. 9. The company is said to have bid fifty thousand dollars for the shares. 10. The escaped prisoner is rumoured to be living in Italy. Exercise 5 1. promotion. 2. As long as the audience can hear you, they will get the point of this scene. 3. . 4. 5. 6. He suggested that we should go and look at the cathedral. / He suggested our going and looking at the cathedral. 7. 8. The cat 9. The last person to leave might not have locked the door. 10. Not only did Harry break his leg, but he also injured his shoulder. Exercise 6 1. Day in day out my job is the same. 2. It must have been a ghost (that) you saw. 3. What Martha did in the end was go to the police. 4. You might have told me you were ill. 5. Into the room came three policemen. 6. She reminded us to bring our passports with us. 7. The more you practice, the better you play. 8. I waited for him until 7.30, at which point I gave up. 9. I appreciate your giving me a lift. 10. I dare you to ask Jean to come with you to the party. Exercise 7 1. 2. If we take the train, it will mean/ means changing in Paris.

3. Sally talked me out of selling the house. 4. Without absolute secrecy, the mission would not have succeeded/ been successful. 5. Refusal to give a breath sample to the police could lead to your arrest. 6. 7. Not a soul did we see all day. 8. So quietly did 9. 10. This is the last time I tell you. Exercise 8 1. I wish i could 2. advised harry to cancel 3. have been several complaints 4. is going to be organised 5. was so confused that she 6. years since peter saw 7. accused john of having stolen 8. 9. 10. they put it off because Exercise 9 1. while I was visiting London 2. used to be more 3. it difficult to find 4. you risk having 5. not point (in) going 6. were reported to have been 7. not mind if Paul comes 8. did not mean to insult 9. was (completely/ totally) unaware of 10 too far away Exercise 10 1. I have enough of his behaviour. 2. What I really need to get is a new computer. 3. It makes no difference to me whether we have the meeting. 4. I should have been told about these changes earlier. 5. 6. This solution is out of the question as far as we are concerned. 7. 8. I do not feel like going out this afternoon. 9. My grandfather took up stamp collecting when he was 60. 10. The police asked the woman to give them a full description of the thief. Exercise 11 1. Pisa is famous for its leaning tower. 2. This passport is valid for most countries. 3. They got married in secret. 4. Is Jennifer a relative of yours? 5. Would you care for a drink? 6. A car collided with a bus this morning. 7. We are doubtful about the chances of passing the exam. 8. The painting had been valued at $25.00. 9. She lives on the outskirts of the town. 10. out tonight. Exercise 12

156

157

1. I was disgusted at/ by the way you spoke to your sister. 2. My boss takes great pleasure out of / from humiliating people. /My boss gets a lot of pleasure out of/ from humiliating people. 3. 4. 5. John is crazy about sports cars. 6. Henry had a talent for making people laugh. 7. I have been deserted by all my friends. 8. I have confidence in my best friend. 9. 10. The items you want are out of stock/ no longer/ not in stock. Exercise 13 1. Mrs. Smith is said to have been having business difficulties. 2. If you should have any time free, could you give me a ring? 3. 4. He acts as if he knew all the answers. 5. The minister proposed that the committee should meet regularly. 6. Driving so fast was a foolish thing to do. 7. There was not a single house in the street which had escaped undamaged. 8. He risks missing the plane if he waits. 9. 10. People must have eaten more vegetables in the past. Exercise 14 1. Political disintegration can be caused on criteria like language or tribe. 2. Language group conflicts may persist beyond the situation which they originated. 3. Several nice young men had asked her to marry them. 4. 5. You should have told me I was wrong. 6. You must take his experience into account./ You must take account of his experience. 7. You should/ do not assume (that) he will help you. 8. The accident was not his fault. 9. To (the best) of my knowledge, he is still working in Bristol. 10. Exercise 15 1. Peter always confides in me. 2. 3. 4. The bus was crowded / packed with them. 5. I dreamed about you last night. 6. Danny was expelled from school for bad behaviour. 7. This house reminds me of home. 8. Tina translated the book from French into Spanish. 9. I associate Christmas with roast turkey.

10. I think you would benefit from a rest. Exercise 16 1. Ellen has been out of work for six months. 2. I would like to thank you on behalf of all the staff. 3. Joe is on good terms with his mother-in-law. 4. 5. Julie has to work very hard to make both ends meet. 6. His arrival took us (completely) by surprise. 7. 8. 9. He showed concern for the plight of the homeless. 10. Money counts for little/ nothing on a desert island. Exercise 17 1. d prefer to eat at home rather than go/ going out. 2. 3. His arrival took us completely by surprise. 4. There was a poor turnout at the meeting. The turnout at the meeting was poor. 5. Could you direct me to the Midland Hotel? 6. He found the solution to the puzzle in two minutes. 7. Would you mind checking these accounts for me?/ I wonder if you mind checking these accounts for me? 8. Whether or not you succeed depends on your working hard now./ You only chance of success depends on your working hard now. 9. Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother. 10. VIII.ERROR CORRECTION Exercise 1 1. out 2. the 3. a 4. 5. that 6. at 7. 8. been 9. 10. have 11. the 12. 13. up 14. though 15. is Exercise 2 1. the 2. 3. not 4. up 5. 6. it 7. one 8. 9. which 10. also 11. been 12. and 13. 14. a 15. some Exercise 3 1. has 2. was 3. than 4. a 5. 6. 7. be 8. of 9. the 10. of 11. to 12. 13. 14. more 15. Exercise 4 1. in 2. the 3. ever 4. was 5. a 6. 7. of 8. up 9. about 10. 11. 12. own 13. have 14. been 15. Exercise 5 1. themselves 2. such 3. 4. and 5. will 6. 7. very 8. it 9. 10. to

158

159

11. that 12. more Exercise 6 1. since 2. 6. does 7. for 11. 12. bit Exercise 7 1. the 2. out 6. has 7. much 11. for 12. on Exercise 8 1. being 2. not 6. 7. with 11. up 12. Exercise 9 1. have been hung/ are hung 4. hunt 7. are caused 10. costs 13. stop elks eating 16. fear Exercise 10 1. 2. the 6. the 7. a 11. some 12. more Exercise 11 1. A 2. A 6. D 7. C Exercise 12 1. D 2. D 6. B 7. A Exercise 13 1. D 2. B 6. C 7. D Exercise 14 1. B 2. A 6. B 7. A Exercise 15 1. B 2. C 6. B 7. A

13. by

14.

15. be

3. even 8. they 13.

4. 9. 14. down

5. the 10. when 15. up

3. a 8. 13. better

4. 9. is 14. more

5. being 10. 15.

3. 8. 13. the

4. for 9. as 14. are

5. so 10. when 15. it

11. D 16. D 21. C 26. D 31. D 36. A 41. A 46. C

3. contains

5. makes the elks avoid 8. 11. 14.

6. excited 9. will be cut 12. was invented 15. would soon become

4. 9. so 14. have

5. 10. 15.

3. A 8. D

4. C 9. D

5. B 10. C

3. B 8. A

4. C 9. B

5. C 10. C

3. C 8. A

4. B 9. A

5. D 10. C

3. D 8. D

4. D 9. C

5. A 10. C

3. C 8. C

4. A 9. D

5. B 10. A

2. A 7. C

3. B 8. A

4. C 9. B

I. PRONUNCIATION 1. B 2. D 3. A 6. B 7. D 8. C II. VOCABULARY GRAMMAR Part 1 1. B 2. D 3. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 11. B 12. D 13. C 16. C 17. A 18. A Part 2 1. troublesome 2. requisite 5. spacious 6. accusation 9. Disappointed 10. unconcerned Part 3 1. B 2. A 3. C III. READING COMPREHENSION Part 1 1. C 2. D 3. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 11. C 12. C Part 2 1. has 2. at/ into 3. to 6. When 7. be 8. or 11. of 12. with Part 3 1. B 2. B 3. C IV. WRITING Part 1 1. anyone who likes 3. 5. in order not to fail Part 2

PRACTICE TEST 1 1. C 6. D

13. B 18. A 23. D 28. D 33. B 38. C 43. B 48. D

14. D 19. A 24. B 29. C 34. A 39. A 44. D 49. B

15. B 20. B 25. B 30. B 35. D 40. A 45. B 50. C

4. B 9. C

5. C 10. A

4. C 9. D 14. B 19. D

5. A 10. A 15. D 20. B

PRACTICE TEST 2

2. have calmed

3. up 8. must 13. in

12. D 17. C 22. A 27. C 32. C 37. B 42. A 47. A

5. C 10. D 160

3. circumstantial 7. innumerable/ numerous

4. implications 8. exhausting

4. D

5. D

4. C 9. C

5. A 10. A

4. on 9. one

5. there 10. was

4. C

5. D

2. is so talented 4. such a fantastic karate class 6.

161

1. The sales manager asked me why I had applied for that job. 2. ck. 3. Not until I (had) left home did I realise how much my father meant to me. 4. I have no intention of apologising to either of them. 5. Mr. Stone is believed to have been murdered. Part 3 45 Bateman Street Oxford Dear Mrs. Brown, 1. I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the few hours I spend with you and your family yesterday evening. 2. I have been in England since the beginning of October and this was my first invitation to dinner with an English family. 3. I found our (the) conversation most interesting and I was glad to practise my English. 4. I would like to congratulate you on your excellent cooking. 5. I am very grateful to you for all the helpful information you have given (to) me about courses of English. 6. within) the new few days. 7. Would you (please)/ Will you (please) / Could you (please) give my best wishes to your husband and children? 8. Thank you again for an extremely pleasant evening. 9. I look forward to seeing you next month. Yours sincerely, Maria

162