2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful (1) ________ because they want everyone t (2) __________ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) __________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes aren’t colorful or fancy. They do not want peple to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4) ___________ the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (5) ___________ dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, (6) ___________ do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s (7) __________ to day is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes (8) __________ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (9) ___________ wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (10) __________ nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. a. clothes b. suits c. shirts d. trousers.
2. a. see b. watch c. look d. laugh
3. a. Some b. Few c. The d. Other
4. a. of b. from c. with d. on
5. a. wear b. worn c. wearing d. wore
6. a. children b. women c. men d. students
7. a. and b. but c. from d. with
8. a. are b. were c. will be d. have been
9. a. plastic b. metal c. cotton d. wood
10. a. by b. in c. with d. from
3. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers:
To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it’s fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known didliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the question which would be asked. This was the case of regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them go an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.
Students need to do well in exams________________.
a.in order to do well at school.
b.because they need to do well at school.
c.so that to do well at school.
d.therefore they have to do well at school.
The statement “All students hate exams is _______________”.
a. extremely true. b. completely true c. quite true d. very true
3. Which of the following sentences is not true?
a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.
b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.
c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.
d. All students hate exams is fairly true generalization.
4. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?
a. Because the exam was really difficult.
b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.
c. Because they were dull students.
d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.
5. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _______________.
a. describe the importance of exams.
b. discuss how exams effect on the students.
c. explain the quality in examinations.
d. criticize the exam system.
4. Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage.
CLOTHES
Clothes can tell a lot (1) _______a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) _______ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) ________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) _______ or fancy. They don’t like people (5) _______. Clothes today are very different (6) _______ the clothes of the 1800s. Once different is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) _______dress. The dresses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (8) _______. In the 1800s, clothes ( 9) ______natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk ir linen. But today, there are (10 ) ______kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. a. about b. at c. with d. on
2. a. look b. to look c. looked d. looking
3. a. each other b. another c. others d. other
4. a. color b. colorfully c. colorful d. colored
5. a. to look at them b. to looking at them c. looking at them d. looked at them
6. a. at b. to c. from d. in
7. a. wear b. worn c. wore d. wearing
8. a. cloth b. clothing c. clothe d. clothes
9. a. were made only by c. were made only of
c. were made only in d. were made only from
10. a. many b. much c. any d. a little.
5. Write False (F) , True (T) or no information (N)
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local customof wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.
1. The writer lives in the Middle East now. _____
2. She was constrained to wear national costume. _____
3. She was very annoyed at the costume. _____
4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume. _____
5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day. _____
6. The writer is a Muslim. _____
6. Fill in each nimbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) _________ new in the world of fashion. Annabella was a well-known (2) __________during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ____________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) ___________such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) __________ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) ________Annabella noticed to her (7) __________that seventies styles were fashion again. “ I was planing to throw all my old clothes (8)___________”, she said,” but my daughter (9) ____________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”
1. a. anything b. thing c. everything d. nothing
2. a. writer b. model c. architect d. author
3. a. at b. up c. on d. after
4. a. was wearing b. used to wear c. has worn d. wears
5. a. flaring b. flare c. flared d. to flare
6. a. therefore b. consequently c. moreover d. however
7. a. amusement b. thinking c. humor d. sense
8. a. out b. in c. away d. aside
9. a. has gone b. went c. was going d. goes
10. a. how b. which c. what d. that
VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:
We have learnt English for 4 years.
We ……………………………………………………………
My father started to give up smoking last year.
My father has ………………………………………………………
They have worked in that factory since 2001.
They started ……………………………………………………….
Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.
Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………
He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.
He started …………………………………………………………...
I haven’t seen her for a long time.
I didn’t…………………………………………………………………
How long have you learnt English?
How long ago ……………………………………………………….
When did you start to listen classical music?
How long……………………………………………………………..?
I last saw her 10 years ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………………
How long have you bought this car?
When did ……………………………………………………………...
He would go hunting when he was in Africa.
He used ……………………………………………………………….
It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.
I wish ………………………………………………………………….
His dog is called Tony.
They …………………………………………………………………..
Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.
It is _______________________________________.
I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.
It’s ________________________________________.
I haven’t seen that man here before.
It is ________________________________________.
I have never been to a concert before.
It is ________________________________________.
She has never drunk coke before.
It is ________________________________________.
She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.
The last time ________________________________.
It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.
The last time _________________________________.
Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.
Tom has _____________________________________.
I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.
I have ________________________________________.
My sister started living here.
My sister has ___________________________________.
They bought this computer in 2003.
They have _____________________________________.
She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.
She put on warm clothes in ________________________.
“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.
My teacher said _________________________________.
No one helps me to cook dinner.
I have _________________________________________.
She intents to be home late tonight.
She’s ___________________________________________.
Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.
I think ______________________________________________.
Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.
It is _________________________________________________.
Mary is too weak to say a word.
Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.
We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.
The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.
Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t play with them.
Because _______________________________________________.
Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.
Children ought __________________________________________.
My father doesn’t smoke any more.
My father used __________________________________________.
Tom often flew a kite when he was young.
Tom used _______________________________________________.
VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
A. CAUSATIVE ACTIVE:
1. I asked Jack to polish my shoes.
I had ......................................................................................................................................
2. John will ask the mason to build his house.
John will................................................................................................................................
3. My father will tell the mechanic to repair his car.
My father will ........................................................................................................................
4. They must tell the painter to paint our house soon.
They must .............................................................................................................................
5. She told the police to catch a thief.
She ........................................................................................................................................
6. My father asked me to clean those chairs.
My father ...............................................................................................................................
7. The old man will tell Peter to buy him some food.
The old man will ..................................................................................................................
8. Will you ask her to wash up after dinner?
Will you .................................................................................................................................
9. I asked someone to paint the gate last week.
I ..............................................................................................................................................
10. The family asked someone to paint the house for Tet
The family .............................................................................................................................
B. CAUSATIVE PASSIVE:
1. Mary often asks the postman to mail her letter.
Mary often has ....................................................................................................................
2. The boss has had the servant wash his car.
The boss has had ..............................................................................................................
3. Mr Baker asks the workers to decorate his room.
Mr Baker has .......................................................................................................................
4. Mr green told the electrician to repair his electric-fan.
Mr Green had ......................................................................................................................
5. He had the tailor make a new shirt.
He had .................................................................................................................................
6. They are going to ask the painter to paint the gate.
They’re going to have .......................................................................................................
7. Jack asked his father to fix the ball.
Jack had ..............................................................................................................................
8. He has just had a mechanic check his motorcycle.
He has just had ..................................................................................................................
9. He was told to redecorate this old house by the manager.
The manager ......................................................................................................................
10. The students were told to hand in test paper by the supervisor.
The supervisor ....................................................................................................................
IX. Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given.
Ao Dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.
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Some / designers / modrenized / Ao Dai / print / lines / poetry / it.
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Wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.
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You / be / lucky / have / place / this / close to your home.
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Maryam / bereally impressed / beauty / city / by the friendliness / its peple.
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However, jeans have never / be / of fashion, / today young generation / be / still / fond / wearing them.
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Lan / Maryam / keep / touch / over two years.
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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be proud / school.
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Nowadays / modern clothing / always / wear / work.
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Ao dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.
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Women / usually / wear / especially / special occasions.
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Today / many Vietnamese women / prefer / wear / modern clothing / work.
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The children / be / fond / watch / the fim / television.
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Maryam / I / keep / touch / since our first meeting.
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Century / poets / musician / writers / mention / the Ao Dai / poems / novels / and songs.
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A great number / new collections / introduce / on the fashion show / Zen Plaza / last night.
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The capitals of vietnam / be / and / it /be / also / the largest city / country.
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Tom / not send / us / letter / since / he / return / USA.
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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / proud / be students / their school.
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I wish / can / go / your party.
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Review a few , few , a little or little:
I don’t think I can’t lift this box on my own. I need ___________ help.
__________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.
The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ___________ letters.
The snow was quite deep. There seemed _________ hope of completing our journey.
Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ___________ trouble.
Sarah is exhausted. She’s having __________ days’ holiday next week.
David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.
I can speak ___________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.
Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ___________ advice.
“Have you ever been to Paris?” “Yes, I’ve been there ________ times.”
mình cũng chả biết nữa thử viết bài này đại đại thôi rồi mình dịch cho
As is known to all, everybody has his or her own view on selecting clothes. The clothes somebody likes very much may be very ugly in others' opinion. Some People say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person's culture and character from their choice of clothes. I agree with that because I think culture and character are two vital factors for a person to choose their dress.
Firstly culture is key factor on people selecting dress. Culture is related to people's religion closely. There are Christian, Muslim and Hindu in the world. And their dressings are quite different. Christian likes to wear suits, shirts and skirts, while Muslim prefer a Arabian traditional gowns. And female Hindu would like to wear the Indian mass. Therefore, you can know a person's culture from their clothes easily. Because people from different culture will choose different style of clothes.
Secondly, character is another important factor for a person to choose their clothes. For example, a person with bad temper would like some tight suits because they want to keep stress and refreshing at all times. However, a person with gentle temper prefers some loose clothes. So they can relax themselves and keep calm at any time.
In conclusion, everyone's clothes are related to the combination of culture and character. So we can know his or her culture, religion and even where he or she comes from. In other way, we can also tell a lot what his or her character is. And we can even find a right way to talk to a stranger according to his or her dresses.
Dịch :
Như mọi người đều biết, mọi người đều có quan điểm riêng của mình về việc lựa chọn quần áo. Quần áo ai đó thích rất nhiều có thể rất xấu xí trong ý kiến của người khác. Một số người nói rằng có thể nói rất nhiều về văn hoá và nhân cách của một người từ việc họ lựa chọn quần áo. Tôi đồng ý với điều đó vì tôi nghĩ văn hoá và nhân vật là hai yếu tố quan trọng để một người chọn trang phục của họ.
Thứ nhất, văn hoá là nhân tố chủ chốt trong việc lựa chọn trang phục. Văn hóa có liên quan đến tôn giáo của người dân chặt chẽ. Có Christian, Hồi giáo và Hindu trên thế giới. Và băng của chúng khá khác nhau. Christian thích mặc trang phục, áo sơ mi và váy, trong khi người Hồi giáo thích áo dài truyền thống của người Ả Rập. Và nữ Hindu muốn mặc quần áo Ấn Độ. Vì vậy, bạn có thể dễ dàng biết được văn hóa của một người từ quần áo của mình. Bởi vì những người từ nền văn hoá khác nhau sẽ chọn phong cách khác nhau của quần áo.
Thứ hai, nhân vật là một nhân tố quan trọng khác để một người chọn quần áo của mình. Ví dụ, một người có tính khí xấu sẽ thích một số phù hợp chặt chẽ bởi vì họ muốn giữ căng thẳng và luôn luôn làm mới mẻ. Tuy nhiên, một người có tính khí dịu dàng thích một số quần áo rộng rãi. Vì vậy, họ có thể thư giãn và giữ bình tĩnh bất cứ lúc nào.
Tóm lại, quần áo của mọi người có liên quan đến sự kết hợp của văn hoá và tính cách. Vì vậy, chúng ta có thể biết văn hoá, tôn giáo của mình và thậm chí từ nơi mà họ đến. Bằng cách khác, chúng ta cũng có thể nói nhiều về nhân vật của mình. Và thậm chí chúng ta có thể tìm được cách nói chuyện với người lạ theo trang phục của mình.