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V. Read the following passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
Most people think of computers (1) as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually, the (2) idea for a computer was worked out (3) over two centuries ago by a man (4) called Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and (5) grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (6) he called. 'engines'. But (7) despite the fact that he started building some of these, he never finished any of (8) them. Over the years people have argued whether his machines (9) would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London (10) has finished building an engine (11) based on one of Babbage's designs. It (12)took six years to complete and more(13) than four thousand parts had been specially made. (14) Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (15) remind people of Babbage's work.
1. Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic. (using “so”)
The weather was so cold that they had to cancel their picnic.
2. This book is interesting enough for me to read many times. (using “so”)
This book is so interesting that I have read it many times.
3. This car is too old for me to buy. (using “so”)
This car is so old that I can't buy it.
4. The test was so long that I couldn’t finish it in an hour. (using “so”)
The test was so long that I was unable to finish it in an hour.
(đề bài có bị nhầm lẫn không em?, có chăng đề yêu cầu chuyển đổi câu sử dụng "too" )
The test was too long for me to finish in an hour.
5. The play interests him much.
He finds the play interesting.
The play is interesting to him.
He is much interested in the play.
The play makes him interested.
6. The test was not easy enough for her to do.
The test was so difficult that she couldn't do it.
It was such a difficult test that she couldn't do it.
It was so difficult a test that she couldn't do it.
The test was too difficult for her to do.
7. They bought the car because it was modern.
The car was modern so they bought it.
The car was so modern that they bought it.
It was such a modern car that they bought it.
It was so modern a car that they bought it.
8. It was not until midnight that we went to bed.
We didn’t go to bed until midnight.
9. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting.
It’s very exciting to spend the weekend in the countryside.
10. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys.
The boys felt interested in the journey to the village.
11. I’m sorry I’m not able to go with you.
I wish I could / were able to go with you.
12. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all.
He bought so many books that he couldn't read them all.
13. There is so much rain that we can’t go out.
There is such heavy rain that we can't go out.
14. Don’t shout all the time.
I wish you didn't shout all the time.
15. Mr. Ha has never gone abroad before.
Mr. Ha wishes he had gone abroad before.
16. His parents made him study for the exams.
He was made to study for the exams by his parents.
17. “You shouldn’t give up your job,” Jane told Anne.
Jane advised Anne not to give up her job.
18. It takes me hours to get to work every day.
I spend hours getting to work every day.
19. They have studied English for 3 years now.
They started studying English 3 years ago.
It’s 3 years since they started studying English.
20. This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food.
I have never eaten this kind of food.
1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn't be repaired.
→ The house was too ____badly damaged in the fire to be repaired _____________________________________.
2. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
→ Try _as hard as I might, I couldn't open the door. _____________________________________________________.
3. If Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd have had a teally good time.
→ But ____ for the fact that Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd not have had a really good time __________________________________________________.
4. Three stange boys stole my neighbour's motorcycle.
→ My neighbour's motorcycle was _______stolen by 3 strange boys__________________________________.
5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
→ It came _as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test. __________________________________________________.
1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn't be repaired.
→ The house was too badly damaged in the fire to be repaired
2. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
→ Try as hard as I might, I couldn't open the door.
3. If Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd have had a teally good time.
→ But for the fact that Cathy hadn't been so mean, we'd not have had a really good time.
4. Three stange boys stole my neighbour's motorcycle.
→ My neighbour's motorcycle was stolen by 3 strange boys.
5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
→ It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
Rewite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it .
1. They stayed in a very luxurious hotel last summer .
⇒⇒ The hotel which they stayed in last summer was very luxurious.
2. In spite of living in poverty , they were always admired .
⇒⇒ Although they lived in poverty, they were always admired.
3. It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach .
⇒⇒ The weather was so lovely that we decided to spend the day on the beach.
4. How long have you worked as a designer ?
⇒⇒ When did you start working as a desinger ?
5. If she didn't buy a lot of clothes , she would have money .
⇒⇒ Unless she bought a lot of clothes, she would have money.
A. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
Question 32: They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the cold weather.
A. Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 33: Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.
Question 34: He cannot afford a new computer.
A. So, he would buy a new computer.
B. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.
C. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.
D. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.
Question 35: Because of the interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
We can (41) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of (42) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (43) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (44) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (45) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
Question 41: A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with
Question 42: A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
Question 43: A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
Question 44: A . have B. have had C. are having D. had
Question 45: A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much
1. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time at the campsite.
Despite___the terribe weather, we had a good time at the campsite. _______________________________________________________________________________
2. I regret telling him the news.
I wish _________I hadn't told him the news__________________________________________________________________________
3. 'Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow morning, Tim!” she said.
She told ______Tim not to be late for the meeting the next morning___________________________________________________________________________
4. The school I went to last year was better than this one.
This school ________is not as good as the school I went to last year_______________________________________________________________________
5. I’d rather you stayed home tonight than went out with those people.
I’d prefer___you to stay home home tonight rather than go out with those people.______________________________________________________________________________
6. People think that Mr Smith took bribes from a mafia group.
Mr Smith _________is though to have taken bribes from a mafia group. ________________________________________________________________________
7. I’ve never seen such a long bridge before.
This ______is the first time I have seen such a long bridge _______________________________________________________________________________
8. Thanks to Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early.
If it ________hadn't been for Paul’s encouragement, I finished the work so early. ______________________________________________________________________________
9. How much does this camera cost?
What_______is the price of this camera_____________________________________________________________________________
10. The work is very hard and he can’t do it.
The work is too_______hards for him to do_____________________________________________________________________
1. We haven’t been to our hometown for many years.
® The last time we .....went to our hometown........................................................ was many years ago.
2. Your 18th birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.
® I ........haven't really enjoyed myself .............................................................. since your 18th birthday party.
3. It’s nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother.
® My father ........hasn't seen his brother............................................................. for nearly 20 years
4. James went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.
® James ......hasn't gone ..................................................................... to Scotland since Friday.
5. When did you learn to play the piano?
® How long is it ......since you learned...................................................... to play the piano?
6. The last time I spoke French was when we were in Canada.
® I haven’t ............spoken French since....................................................................... we were in Canada.
7. You haven’t redecorated our rooms for a year.
® It’s ..........a years since you last redecorated ........................................................................... our rooms.
8. I started looking for my keys an hour ago and I’m still looking.
® I .....have been looking for........................................................................... my keys for an hour.
9. I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant before.
® This is ......the first time I have been to.............................................................. a Chinese restaurant.
10. My father gave up smoking three months ago.
® My father …………has given up smoking…………………………………… for three months.
Most people think of the computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1)………..(has/ was/ had/ is) worked out over two centuries ago by a man (2) …………(known/ recognized/ written/ called) Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born (3)………(on/ by/ in/ for) 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans………..(for/ of/ with/ on) several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) …………(wanted/ made/ started/ missed) building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6)……….(until/ whether/ while/ though) his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)………….(some/ the/ an/ that) engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (8)…………….(One/ He/ They/ It) has taken six years to complete and more (9)…………….(than/ therefore/ when/ then) four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be shown at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10)…………….(to/ as/ for/ so) remind people of Babbage’s wor
III- WRITING
A. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
Question 32: They decided to go for a picnic in spite of the cold weather.
A. Although the weather was cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 33: Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.
A. It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.
B. Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.
C. However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.
D. Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.
Question 34: He cannot afford a new computer.
A. So, he would buy a new computer.
B. The new computer is so expensive but he can buy it.
C. The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it.
D. Therefore, he would buy a new computer.
Question 35: Because of the interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
We can (41) __________other people in many different ways. We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces. There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail. Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas.
Animals have ways of (42) __________ information, too. Bees dance and tell other bees where to find food. Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear. Whales sing songs. Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love. But this is nothing (43) __________ to what people can do. We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact. We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies. And we have a sense of past and future, not just present.
Radio, film, and television (44) __________ a huge influence on society in the last hundred years. And now we have the Internet, which is infinite. But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly. But there is (45) __________ information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day.
Question 41: A. talk to B. talk with C. communicate to D. communicate with
Question 42: A. changing B. transferring C. exchanging D. giving
Question 43: A. compare B. comparing C. is compared D. compared
Question 44: A . have B. have had C. are having D. had
Question 45: A. so much B. such much C. so many D. too much
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that its meaning the same as the sentences printed above
1.Most people think of computers as very modern inventions of our new technology age
-> Computers are thought to be very modern inventions of our new technology age
2.Their life was very poor but they lived happily
->In spite of being poor, they lived happily
3.The weather was so beautiful that we decided to go to the beach
->It was such beautiful weather that we decided to go to the beach
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