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V. Use the correct form of the words given in the brackets to complete the passage.
41. (CONSTRUCT) __Construction___of the Bamboo Organ was begun in 1816 by a Spanish 42. (MISSION) ___missionary__ Diego Cera. Why was bamboo used? 43. (CONSIDER) ___considering___the relative 44. (POOR)___poverty___ of the area, perhaps the need to use 45.(EXPENSE) ___inexpensive___ materials was a factor. Moreover, the 46. (MAKE)___maker___ of the organ no doubt desired to use appropriate 47. (LOCALLY) local materials. In 1916, bamboos were cut and buried under the sand of the seashore for about a year. Those that survived this 48 (EXPOSE) ____exposer__ to insects and the elements were considered of durable quality and used in 49 (BUILD) ___building___ building the organ. Over the next several years, the 50. (VARIETY) ____various___ parts of the organ were put together. When the bulk of it was finished in 1821, it was proclaimed “the finest and the first of its kinds in the country”.
VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.
New Zealand enjoys a (51)___range___of temperatures approximate to (52)__those____experienced by Australia’s eastern seaboard. Free from the influence (53)___of___anydose land mass, yearly temperature variations are smaíỉ approximate 10°c (54)___variation___between winter and summer.The north of the country (55)___tends___to be subtropical and the south, temperate. Mountain ranges (56)___extend___down much of the length of New Zealand, (57) ___with__ the regions lying west of the ranges (58) __experiencing___ much higher rainfall (59)___than___ those to the east. The drier eastern regions average over 2000 hours of sunshine a year and contain the main wine-growing areas and summer resorts.Snow is largely confined to the alpine areas of the central North Island and SouthAlps, though it can fall to (60)___low___level in the deep south for a day or so at a time.
Ten per cent of the population is left-handed. There is a lot of social
(1)..............discrimination........... against left-handed people. How difficult is it for DISCRIMINATE
them to live in a right-handed world?
A number of (2) ................practical......... items such as scissors have been PRACTICE
designed for right-handed people. It can be very (3) .........inconvenient................ CONVENIENT
for lefties” to be sitting next to “righties” during dinner.
(4) ..................Commonly....... used computer keys are on the right of the keyboard. COMMON
Lefties have to use their own sports (5) ............equipment............. . EQUIP
Less (6) ............frequency............... used car controls such as headlight switches FREQUENT
are on the right.
Forcing children to use their right hand can cause (7) .................hatefulness....... HATE
Of school, which can then impact their academic (8) ...........development............. DEVELOP
It can also result in disastrous learning (9) ...........disability..............like dyslexia. ABILITY
Trying to make “lefties” use their right hand can explain their often
rebellious (10) ............behaviour............. at school, their clumsiness and BEHAVE
frustration.
1. Read through the text. Then use the words in capital letters below it to form a word that fits each space.
Like all (0) inventors, Elias Howe had sudden '' flashes of (1) inspiration''. His strange dream is just one example of (2) psychological processes that are still beyond our (3) understanding . This is why there is so much (4) disagreements about dreams and what that really are. Dreams have no (5) meaning at the time we have then. Our (6) interpretation of dreams happens after they are over. Some (7) scientists think that our dreams are partly the (8) products of our unconscious minds. Our memory of the dream my be (9) completely different from the dream we (10) actually had.
0. invent 1. inspire 2. psychology 3. understand 4. disagree 5. mean 6. interpret 7. science 8. produce 9. complete 10. actual
2. Rewrite the second sentence in each pair. Use no more thann five words including the word in bold. Do not change this word.
1.'' I'm very busy'', Tom said to Joe. ( told)
Tom told Joe that he was very busy.
2. ''Would you mind coming to my office?'' Tom said to his partner. (asked).
Tom asked if his partner could come to his office.
3. '' Yes, I have a little money in Switzerland.'' , he said. ( admitted)
Tom admitted having a little money in Switzerland.
3. Complete the sentence below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Last night I (have) had a very strange dream. In this dream, I was in a restaurant. I ( sit) sat alone and (read) read a book. Suddenly I (look) looked up and (see) saw a man (stare) staring at me. I (look) looked around and (see) saw a lot of other people (sit) sitting at tables near him. They (laugh) laughed and (smile) smiled about something. The waiter (come) came over to me. He (begin) began to smile. I (ask) asked him why he (smile) smiled . The other people (begin) began to laugh even louder. The waiter (point) pointed to my legs. Then I (understand) understood why everybody (laugh) laughed . I (not wear) didn't wear any trousers.
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- It is crucial that Dido (stop)should stop using Quang Ha.
- I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer)doesn't answer,I think he must(go) have gone out
- I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)were having a party.
- The man who (rescue)were rescured had been in the sea for ten hours.
- A great deal of time (be) is spent for his exercise.
- We want (pay)to be paid better wages.
- People are always (blame)blaming their circumstances for what they are.
- You (stop)will be stopped by a policeman if you (try) try to cross the road now.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the....REFUSAL.....(1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of.....COMMUNICATION....(2-communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise...POLLUTION.....(3 - pollute). Every evening, the......THOUGHTLESS...(4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the NEIGHBORHOOD (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what...ACTION...(6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any....SUGGESTIONS.....(7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them.....POLITELY....(8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be...SUCCESSFUL...(9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the.....ADVICE.....(10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable wordWhen you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A....PLACE....(1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of.....THESE.....(2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have....MORE....(3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out...WHICH.(4) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on.....TWO...(5) things. First, it depends on the words and...SENTENCES...(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues...SECONDLY...(7), the meaning depends on how the word is...USED..(8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb,..AN.....(9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will...HELP..(10) you discover the word's precise meaning.
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.
1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?
a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
d. All rich people bought books.
2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?
a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.
c. Because books were dear and magical.
d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.
3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
a. They were only for intelligent people.
b. They were too expensive to buy.
c. They were large and expensive at first.
d. Only people who could use them buy them.
4. What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers
b. A lot of computers are sold
c. Even children can use a computer
d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Question 6: Do as directed
1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too.
(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)
MY FRIEND NOT ONLY HAD EXCELLENT IDEAS BUT HE ALSO DID A GOOD JOB
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
NEITHER HIS EXPLANATION NOR THE EXAMPLES HE GIVE ARE CLEAR(join into one sentence, using: neither...............nor)
3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)
THE PRICE OF GOLS IS SAID TO BE GOING UP
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?"(change into Reported speech)
HE ASKED ME When I WOULD give THAT book back to HIM
5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago.(Use the ordinary word order)
PEOPLE SELDOM TRAVELLED far from home years ago
6. He was given a gift. So were you.(Join into one sentence, using "as well")
HE AS WELL YOU WAS GIVEN A GIFT
7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"
No matter how intelligent you MAY BE, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.(Combine into one sentence)
He was very proud of MAKING A GREAT DISCOVERY
9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)
LAN HAD DIFFICULTY IN ACCEPTING THE SITUATION
10. The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
(Combine with: Thanks to...........which............)
THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH The farmers had applied in their fields, The output of rice was raised.
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido stops using Quang Ha
2. I will ring the bell one more time. If he doesn't answer, I think he must have gone out
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We were having a party
4. The man who was rescued had been in the sea for ten hours
5. A great deal of time is being spent on his exercis
6. We want to be paid better wages
7. People always blame their circumstances for what they are
8. You will be stopped by a policeman if you try to cross the road now
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
1. refusal 2. communication 3. pollution 4. thoughtless 5. neighborhood
6. action 7. suggestions 8. politely 9. successful 10. advice
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
1. place 2. these 3. more 4. which 5. several
6. phrases 7. Second 8. used 9. an 10. help
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
1B 2C 3C 4D
Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.
0. for 1. for 2. much 3. time 4. today 5. lot
6. with 7. more 8. it 9. have 10. able
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling
2. We stopped everyone from leaving the building
3. Admission to university depends on examination results
4. Don't use that dictionary. It is out of date. Find one that is up to date
Question 6: Do as directed
1. Not only did my friend have excellent ideas, but he did a good job as well
2. Neither his explanation nor the examples he gives are clear
3. It is said that the price of gold is going up
4. He asked me when I would give that book back to him
5. Seldom years ago did people travel far from home
6. He was given a gift, and you were as well
7. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery and was very proud of it
9. Lan found difficulty in accepting the situation
10. Thanks to the new technology applied in their fields, the farmers raised the output of rice
I. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco lies on the coast of Northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the area were led by a Spanish explorer (1)______ name was Gaspar de Portola.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (2)_____ San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land rather than by sea. In 1849, people (3)_____ in San Francisco in their thousands hoping to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people (4)_____ their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills. This was known as Nob Hill.
Nowadays, tourists are attracted to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even (5)_____ the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison.
1. a. who b. whose c. what d. which
2. a. if b. unless c. although d. despite
3. a. reached b. arrived c. entered d. approached
4. a. did b. became c. made d. brought
5. a. take b. spend c. go d. travel
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits eacl space. Use only ONE word in each space. There is an example a the beginning (0)
Example: (0) ...role...
Computers play a (0) role in our everyday lives, sometimes without even realizing it. Consider the use (1)__of___ computers in both shop and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches (2)__all___ over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make (3)___sure__ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before stocks (4)__run___ out, to decide which things are selling well and so on. All these processes (5)_____are performed quickly and efficiently by computers.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between TWO and FIVE word including the word given.
1. The bread was too stale to eat. fresh
The bread wasn't fresh enough to eat
2. The thief suddenly realized that the police were watching him. watched
The thief suddenly realized that he was beingwatched by the police
3. Andrew set off for the supermarket despite the heavy rain. though
Andrew set off for the supermarket, even though it was raining heavily
4. Nobody apart from my mother throught I would win the race. person
My mother is the only person who thought I would win the race
5. " Would you prefer to have a table by the window?" the waiter asked. we
The waiter asked us if we would prefer to have a table by the window
6. He managed to make some extra money by writing stories. so
He wrote stories so as to make some extra money
7. Be careful or you'll hurt yourself. if
You'll hurt yourself if you aren't careful
8. I'd rather you didn't use that red pen. mind
Would you mind not using that red pen?
9. I'm afraid these jeans have a hole in them. there
I'm afraid that there is a hole in these jeans
10. I've never seen a match as good as this before. match
This is the best match i have ever seen
IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition.
1. Am I expected to know all the telephones__by__heart?
2. You can find details of all our products__on__our website
3. The train will be leaving_in___ a few minutes
4. Hanh can't go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to look___after__her little sister
V. Choose the letter A,B,C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
1. Mary suggests that(a) he go out(b) for a walk(c) although(d)=>BUT he doesn't want to
2. In(a) Western countries(b) people usually celebrate(c) New Year in(d)=>ON January 1st
3. She finds the work(a) she has to do quite easily(b)=>EASY; boredom(c) is her biggest(d) problem
4. The biologist found some pollutants, a little(a)=>A FEW of which can be considered(b) very harmful to fish(c) and other living(d) organisms
5. I used to like reading(a) books about unexplained(b) things like(c) ghosts and UFOs because(d)=>BUT I have never read any recently
VI. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb
1. He (be)__HAS BEEN__ to the theater three times this month
2. I'll walk along the beach while you (bathe)____ARE SUNBATHING_____
3. Just as I (leave) ____WAS LEAVING_____ home for school the telephone rang
4. The only thing I haven't got is a garden. If I (have)___HAD_______ one, I would grow a lot of flowers
5. Avoid (use)_____USING____ the infinitive after the expression "it's no use"
VII. Pronunciation
A. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1. A.throughout B. advance C. sewage D. typhoon
2. A. gemstone B. considerate C. ultimately D. profitable
B. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
3. A. object B. solar C. logical D. geography
4. A. charged B. replaced C. laughed D. watched
5. A. plaid B. plain C. main D. maid
VIII. 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
WEATHER FORECASTING
before the (invent)____INVENTION___ of instruments to measure weather conditions, people relied on their own observations of the wind and the sky as well as the (behave)___BEHAVIOR______ of birds and animals in connection with different types of weather. Many rhymes that have an association with the weather have become popular over the centuries. In the short term, a saying like " red sky in the morning, sailor's warning'', often proves to be (surprise)___SURPRISINGLY____ accurate. However, is is very unlikely that next year's summer can be predicted from this year's winter. Such predictions can't be considered (use)____USEFUL___ in precise weather forecasting. Proof of this can be (find)_____FOUND__ in past records.
Nowadays, all aspect of the weather such as hours of snshine and rainfall are observed on a daily basic by meteorological stations with specialized equipment
BÀi 1:Give the correct form of the CAPITALS to complete each of the following sentences.
1. You have to use your ........imagination......(IMAGINE) when you read the story.
2. I think corporal ........punishment...(PUNISH) is now prohibited in schools.
3. .....traditionally........(TRADITION), we used to cook five-colour sticky rice on the first day of the lunar month.
4. Tom says he can't put up with Mary's ........behavior......(BEHAVE) any longer.
5. Those ....attendants.........(ATTEND) over there are friends of both then bride and groom.
6. The photo brought back many happy memories of my......childhood.........(CHILD)
7. I think riding a bicycle is ........inconvenient.........(CONVENIENCE), especially when it rains.
8. She said that in her village ......marriage.........(MARRY) used to be arranged by parents .
9. Thirty years ago only ......wealthy.............(WEALTH) people in the city had the TV.
10. We used to ......think..........(THOUGHT) of our home village when we lived overseas.
BÀi 2: Complete each of the following sentences with used to / didn't use to using the verbs from the box.
| be | buy | climb | play | shop |
| swim | travel | walk | watch | write |
1. On my childhood, there........didn't use to be...... so many high buildings here. There were parks.
2. People .......used to write...... with pen, but now they use computers.
3. My brother ........used to play......... football, but an injure stopped him from playing.
4. In my grandfather's youth, people .....didn't use to travel....... by car. They rode horses.
5. I .......used to walk..... to school, but two weeks ago I got a bike so now I ride it every day.
6. My sister ........didn't use to swim.......... when we go to the beach because sshe was afraid of water.
7. Mr. Lam .........didnt use to watch...... television in the morning. He did it in the evening.
8. David was a good climber in his youth. He .......used to climb...... very high mountains.
9. My parents ..........didn't use to buy....... me expensive toys as we were not rich.
10. We ...used to shop...... in the town market. We bought fish, fruit and vegetables.
B. 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. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
TEXT 1
(1)_____Contruction_________________ of this bamboo organ was begun in 1816 by a Spanish (2)______________ missionary________ , Diego Cera. Why was bamboo used? (3)_________ Considering________________ the relative (4)____________poverty__________ of the area, perhaps the need to use (5)__________inexpensive____________ materials was a factor. Moreover, the (6)___________maker __________ of the organ no doubt desired to use appropriate (7)_________local____________ materials.
In 1816, bamboos were cut and buried under the sand of the seashore for about a year. Those that survived this (8)_______exposure___________ to insects and the elements were considered of durable quality and used in (9)__________building________ the organ. Over the next several years, the (10)______various____________ parts of the organ were put together. When the bulk of it was finished in 1821, it was proclaimed “the finest and the first of its kind in the country.”
CONTRUCT
MISSION
CONSIDER
POOR
EXPENSE
MAKE
LOCALLY
EXPOSE
BUILD
VARIETY