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Ex1 Choose A, B, C or D He said he wished to —— the opportunity to thank us for our work A take B gain c fetch D turn The Queen of England is Elizabeth II, but how you say “II”? A two B second C the second D the eleventh Whenever he writes to his parents, he _ A encloses a cheque with his letter B contributes c reserves D contains The doorway is low, so _ _ your head when you go in A mind B attend c mark D take care She is a cheerful girl, with a _ laugh A solid B bodily c thrilling D hearty She gave him some money, just enough to buy a _ of cigarettes A bundle B packet c parcel D case He wrote his name _ and carefully at the top of the paper A seriously B largely c clearly D attentively He _ spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goes to seaside instead A usually B invariably c constantly D always it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat A In spite B In spite of c However D Although 10 If it _ fine, I shall go out A was B is c were D will be 11 If you're not too tired we could have a _ of tennis after lunch A match B play c game D party 12 The soldier was punished for _ to obey his commanding officer's orders A refusing B regretting c objecting D resisting 13 Phone me before ten; _ I'll be too busy to talk to you A unless B whether c otherwise D if 14 She _ drive to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead A was used to B had used to c was using to D used to 15 You're _ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never help you A wasting B spending c losing D missing 16 Drug taking has become a major _ in sport A argument B view c issue D case 17 We have those hats in a full _ of colours A range B list c total D variety 18 Have you taken out _ on your new flat? A safety B insurance c assurance D protection 19 The doctors say he'll take a long time to get _ the shock A past B above c through D over 20 Everyone _ Alan was invited to the party A not B apart c but D though Ex2 The passage below contains 10 errors Underline and correct them The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as Eg: ever never ever before Countries all across the world are active promoting their 'wilderness' regions – such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlands – to highly spending tourists The attraction of these areas is obvious: by defining, wilderness tourism requires little or no initial investment But that does not mean that there is no cost Like the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized, these regions are fragile (i.e highly vulnerable of abnormal pressures) not just in terms of the culture of their inhabitation The three most significant types of fragile environment in these respects are deserts, mountains and Arctic areas An important character is their marked seasonality Consequently, most human acts, including tourism, are limited to clearly defined parts of the year Tourists are drawn to these regions by their natural beauty and the unique culture of its people And poor governments in these areas have welcomed the 'adventure tourists', grateful for the currency they bring For several years, tourism is the prime source of foreign exchange in Nepal and Bhutan Tourism is also a key element in the economic of Arctic zones such as Lapland and Alaska and in desert areas such as Ayres Rocks in Australia and Arizona’s Monument Valley Ex Fill in each blank with a particle or preposition I'm indebted my husband for his support in my new business venture The computer in the reception is inferior the one in my office She wasn't allowed in the cinema because she was age Several flights were delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed angry travelers Many vegetarians argue that there is no justification eating meat in this day and age When I was abroad I longed a traditional English Sunday lunch My husband's always lazing while I'm always busy You’ll have to move these filing cabinets (tủ đựng hồ sơ) They take too much space If you don’t want the neighbour to complain, you’d better turn your stereo 10 Sam makes a lot of effort but he finds it hard to keep up the most talented members of the group Ex Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets Peter's got worse as he returned to wear glasses (eye) I'm not used to smoking A few puffs on a cigarette make me feel quite (light) Apparently, eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life (expect) The main of working freelance is the lack of paid holidays (draw) The local TV company was stopping to ask their opinion about the new shopping centre (pass) Low of animal fats generally means a low risk of heart disease (consume) A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio (broad) You'd better read the government on setting up a business abroad (guide) Global , or 'the greenhouse effect', is due to a build up of gasses in the stratosphere (warm) 10 I was born at home but most babies are born in hospitals (now) Ex Use the correct form of the words in brackets in the passage How music was written down The familiar western system of notation - writing down music using symbols - has taken thousands of years to develop In ancient times, elaborate music was in (1 exist) , even though it was never written down Eventually, however, (2 civilize) felt the need to record their music, and so the search began for a system of symbols that could (3 rely) denote the exact pitch of the note to be sung or played, and at the same time tell the (4 perform) how long that note should be held The ancient Greeks and Romans did this by using their alphabetical letters in a (5 vary) of ways, but the slow development of notation could not keep pace with (6 increase) complex musical developments The 13th century saw the introduction of colours to represent more complex note values With the invention of printing in the 15th century, the writing of notes was (7 standard) to black and white and the number of lines became fixed at five By the middle of the 18th century, musical notation had settled down to its modern usage The main (8 Add) to this system has been the adoption of expression marks, which multiplied (9 signify) in the 19th century These convey the composer's intentions as regards speed, (10 intense) and so on, to the player or singer Ex Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space CHILD LABOUR Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile (1) _ in conditions described as close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for one of the major high street (2) _ _ Speaking to a British newspaper, the children described long hours of (3) _work and threats and beatings The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its (4) _ had been improperly (5) _ to a (6) that used child labour It further announced it had withdrawn the garments involved until it had investigated the alleged (7) _ of the (8) _ code it imposed on manufacturers three years ago The discovery of these children working in appalling conditions in the Shahpur Jat area of Delhi has renewed concerns about the (9) by some large retail chains of their (10) _ production to India, recognised by the United Nations as one of the world's hotspots for child labour According (11) _ one (12) _ , over 20 per cent of India's economy is (13) _ on children, which comes to a total of 55 million youngsters under 14 working (14) _ in the West should not only be demanding answers from retailers about how their (15) _ are produced but also should be looking into their consciences at how they spend their money and whether cheap prices in the West are worth the suffering caused to so many children A office B facility C factory D bureau A warehouse A impaid A stores A outsource A association A errors A ethical A outsources 10 A garments 11 A to 12 A estimated 13 A depends 14 A Consumer 15 A goods B warehouses B unpaid B branch B outsourcing B closed shop B breaches B ethnic B outsource B garment B by B estimating B dependent B Consumption B ware C retailers C without pay C outlet C outsources C retailer C mistakes C ethnical C outsourcing C raiment C of C estimates C dependant C Consumers C stuff D retailer D without payment D warehouses D outsourced D sweatshop D wrongdoings D ethic D outsourced D raiments D from D estimate D dependence D Consume D garment Ex Choose the most suitable option to complete the passage Hundreds of thousands of fans travel worldwide to watch (1) _ favorite sport - an international match, a tennis championship, a Formula One Grand Prix In recent years there has been a huge increase in sports tourism (2) _ longer are people content to sit in an armchair to watch their teams or sporting stars on television They want to be (3) _ the action is, (4) _ pack their bags and head straight for the airport In (5) _ to the usual sporting events, the Olympic Games are held (6) four years The Olympics may only last a couple of weeks, but they affect the city for several years before New facilities (7) _ to be built, not just for Games themselves but also for the thousands of international visitors (8) _ come to stay The effects are also felt outside the host city as many visitors choose to explore the surrounding region, and this has a lasting effect (9) _ tourist in the country For example, (10) _ the 1992 Olympic Games were held in Barcelona, in Spain, the city has become an extremely popular tourist destination Ex Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur." What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles Women are still excluded from most executive suites Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own." In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields - cosmetics and clothing, for example But this is changing Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-milliona year computer software business It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers - and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer - science graduates to develop additional programs When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard Most businesses owned by women are still quite small But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzig in the years ahead What is the main idea of the text? a Women today are opening more businesses of their own b Women are better at small businesses than men are c The computer is especially lucrative for women today d Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s _ a were unable to work hard enough to succeed in business b had fewer obstacles in business than they today c were still more interested in education than business opportunities d were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management The author mentions the "shoebox under the bed" in order to _ a suggest that the company needed to expand b show the frugality of women in business c show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig d point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig's business were limited The expression"keeps tabs on" is closest in meaning to _ a pay the salaries of b provide transportation for c keep records of d recognize the appearance of The word "hurdles" can be best replaced by _ a small groups b fences c obstacles d questions The author's attitude about the future of women in business is _ a skeptical b optimistic c frustrated d negative The word"excluded" is closest in meaning to _ a often invited to b not permitted in c decorators of d charged admissions to All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT _ a women were not trained in business b women faced discrimination in business c women lacked ability to work in business d women were required to stay at home with their families The word"that" in the passage refers to _ a women working hard b women achieving advanced degrees c a woman becomes chairman of the board d women believing that business is a place for them 10 It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because _ a women can't deal with money b many women fail at large businesses c women prefer a small intimate setting d women are not able to borrow money easily Ex Read the following passage and the tasks that follow ADAM'S WINE A Water is the giver and, at the same time, the taker of life It covers most of the surface of the planet we live on and features large in the development of human race On present predictions, it is an element that is set to assume greater significance B Throughout history, water has had a huge impact on our lives Humankind has always had a rather ambiguous relationship with water, on the one hand receiving enormous benefit from it, not just as a drinking source, but as a provider of food and a means whereby to travel and to trade But forced to live close to water in order to survive and to develop, the relationship has not always been peace or beneficial In fact, it has been quite the contrary What has essentially been a necessity for survival has turned out in many instances to have a very destructive and life-threatening side C Through the ages, great floods alternated with long periods of drought have assaulted people and their environment, hampering their fragile fight for survival The dramatic changes to the environment that are now a feature of our daily news are not exactly new: fields that were once lush and fertile are now barren; lakes and rivers that were once teeming with life are now long gone; savannah has been turned to desert What perhaps is new is our naive wonder when faced with the forces of nature D Today, we are more aware of climatic changes around the world Floods in far-flung places are instant news for the whole world Perhaps these events make us feel better as we face the destruction of our own property by floods and other natural disasters E In 2002, many parts of Europe suffered severe flood damage running into billions of euros Properties across the continent collapsed into the sea as waves pounded the coastline wreaking havoc with sea defences But it was not just the seas Rivers swollen by heavy rains and by the effects of deforestation carried large volumes of water that wrecked many communities F Building stronger and more sophisticated river defences against flooding is the expensive short-term answer There are simpler ways Planting trees in highland areas, not just in Europe but in places like the Himalayas, to protect people living in low-lying regions like the Ganges Delta, is a cheaper and more attractive solution Progress is already being made in convincing countries that the emission of carbon dixide and other greenhouse gases is causing considerable damage to the environment But more effort is needed in this direction G And the future? If we are to believe the forecasts, it is predicted that two-thirds of the world population will be without fresh water by 2025 But for a growing number of regions of the world the future is already with us While some areas are devastated by flooding, scarcity of water in many other places is causing conflict The state of Texas in the United States of America is suffering a shortage of water with the Rio Grande failing to reach the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in 50 years in the spring of 2002, pitting region against region as they vie for water sources With many parts of the globe running dry through drought and increased water consumption, there is now talk of water being the new oil H Other doom-laden estimates suggest that, while tropical areas will become drier and uninhabitable, coastal regions and some low-lying islands will in all probability be submerged by the sea as the polar ice caps melt Popular exotic destinations now visited by countless tourists will become no-go areas Today's holiday hotspots of southern Europe and elsewhere will literally become hotspots - too hot to live in or visit With the current antic behaviour of the weather, it is difficult not to subscribe to such despair I Some might say that this despondency is ill-founded but we have had ample proof that there is something not quite right with the climate Many parts of the world have experienced devastating flooding As the seasons revolve, the focus of the destruction moves from one continent to another The impact on the environment is alarming and the cost to life depressing It is a picture to which we will need to become accustomed