ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ( SỐ 1) I. NGỮ ÂM Exercise 1. Chọn từ mà phần in nghiêng đậm gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại. 1. a. corn b. cat c. cease d. cut 2. a. why b. myth c. dyke d. shy 3. a. bound b. cough c. bounce d. ground 4. a. prefer b. better c. worker d. teacher 5. a. few b. sew c. dew d. new 6. a. turn b. burn c. curtain d. bury 7. a. alone b. froze c. woman d. open 8. a. comfortable b. come c. some d. comb 9. a. natural b. nature c. native d. nation 10. a. easy b. please c. pleasure d. teacher II. NGỮ PHÁP Exercise 1. Cho dạng đúng của động từ 1. The number of students who (1 – be)______ absent from class yesterday (2 – be)______ appalling. 2. It’s no use crying over ( 3 – spill)______ milk 3. No one is opposed to (4 – reduce)______ taxes. 4. Your request that the test ( 5 – delay)______ has been denied 5. The boy was ashamed ( 6 – admit)______ his fault. ( = did not want to admit it) 6. The boy was ashamed (7 – admit)______ his fault. ( because he had just admitted it). 7. She forgot ( 8 – remind)___ you ( 9- give)____ the servants orders ( 10 – prepare)______ for their arrival. 8. I ( 11 – bear ) _______ in North Carolina and at an early age (12 – move ) ______ to Virginia where I ( 13 – grow ) ________ up on a dairy farm. I’m in my thirties , and ( 14 – have ) _______ a young daughter, Shamon, aged six. Presently I ( 15 – be ) _________ a teacher at the elementary school at Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, where I ( 16 – teach ) _______ fourth grade, which ( 17 – be ) _____ boys and girls aged nine and ten years old. I ( 18 – attend ) ________ school at Virginia Institute in Blackberg, Virginia, where I ( 19 – meet ) _______ my husband who ( 20 – be ) _______ a senior engineer student. Exercise 2. Điền giới từ thích họp vào ô trống dưới đây 1. The Rogers certainly believe _______ having a good time. 2. Subtract this firgure _______ the total. 3. Are you disappointed _______ the results of the elections? 4. Professor Keys is an authority _______ labor relations . 5. His father doesn’t have much influence ________ him. 6. It would be a good idea to look _______ the business further. 7. We picked _______ some new ideas at the conference. 8. Shall I put _______ the coffee now? 9. We’ll take the problem ________ again tomorrow. 10. Why don’t you bring _______ your proposal at the meeting? Exercise 3. Viết lại câu bắt đầu bằng từ đã cho sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi 1. The war with the French didn’t end as early as we had expected; so not many children were sent to school If ____________________________________________________________________. 2. He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lessons. So _____________________________________________________________________ 3. After the beginning of the opera, late- comers had to wait before taking their seats. Once ___________________________________________________________________. 4. There was never any answer when we rang. Every time _______________________________________________________________. 5. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected The patient made __________________________________________________________. 6. It isn’t necessary for you to finish by Saturday. You ____________________________________________________________________. 7. The poor should not be despised Do ______________________________________________________________________. 8. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error. The accident is ____________________________________________________________. 9. He did not pass his driving test until he was nearly 30 It _______________________________________________________________________. 10. It was the weakness of the foundations that led to the collapse of the building. If _______________________________________________________________________ Exercise 4. Viết lại câu có sử dụng các từ in hoa ( không nhất thiết bắt đầu câu bằng từ đó) sao cho nghĩa câu không đổi. 1. Everyone has heard about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. FAMOUS ______________________________ 2. This passport can be used in most countries. VALID ______________________________ 3. The painting is worth 25.000 $ VALUED ______________________________ 4. My bank manager and I get on together very well. TERMS ______________________________ 5. John knows a great deal about organic farming. EXPERT ______________________________ III. TỪ VỰNG Exercise 1. Cho dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc 1. The Dolphin Centre has a top class pool and excellent facillities for (1 – able)______ swimmers. 2. His main (2 – occupy)_______ at that time was getting enough to eat. 3. The size of the crop depends on the ( 3 – product)_______ of the soil. 4. His record as a show- jumper is ( 4 – equal)_______. 5. The museum does not charge for ( 5 – admit ) ________ on Sundays. 6. Erosion and flooding also tend to follow (6 – forest)_______. 7. The lack of security shows the ( 7 – able)____ of the government to apply and (8 – force)___ its own laws. 9. Do you think Ishould do a good ( 9 – do)______? 10. With the trees ( 10 – go)______, soil (11 – erode)______ begins to take place. 11. It’s suggested that when a mother works, her children are deprived of the loving care and ( 12 – bring)__. Exercise 2. Chọn đáp án đúng 1. What do you suppose ______? a. to happen b. happened c. happening d. it happens 2. Will you _______ me a favor? a. make b. do c. give d. call 3. Who will go with us? – The man _______ to Mary. a. talking b. to talk c. talks d. is talking 4. The price runs ________ sixty dollars. a. high not than b. so high as c. as high as d. as high like 5. Neither heat nor cold ________ the postman. a. daunts b. daunt c. daunting d. to daunt 6. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not _______ have happened. a. possibly b. likely c. certainly d. potentially 7. Christine’s face _______ up when she heard the good news. a. showed b. cleared c. warmed d. lit 8. A part time job gives me the freedom to ________ my own interests. a. pursue b. chase c. seek d. catch 9. Computer technology will bring ________ a revolution in business administration. a. over b. across c. up d. about 10. When the police examined the house, they found that the lock had been ______ with a. touched b. tampered c. broken d. hindered 11. _______ rain at all falls in the dry season in the savannaregions of Africa. a. not b. without c. no d. neither 12. Regular radio broadcasting to inform and entertain the general public ______ in 1920s. a. started b. starting c. a start d. to start 13. A desert is described as a region ________ an average of less than ten inches of rain fall in a year. a. there is b. which has c. in which is d. in which 14. Tears not only _______ foreign substances from the eyes, but also contain chemicals that fight many common pathogens. a. for washing b. are washing c. washing d. wash 15. _______ forms of life , the most varied are the insect. a. All are b. All c. They are all d. Of all 16. Animals were first domesticated as a source of food and later as a source of clothing and transportation. a. raised b. bought c. found d. tamed 17. It is not clear _______ the form of human known as a limerick started. a. if b. how c. which d. whenever 18. ______ only U.S state that is not situated on the mainland of North America. a. Hawaii, the b. It is Hawaii the c. Hawaii is the d. Because Hawaii is the 19. ______ travels 5.8 trillion miles in one year has been scientifical proven. a. That light b. Light c. For light to d. When light 20. The human body acquires nutrients from food particles _______ the blood. a. carrying b. carried in c. carrying by d. has carried IV. ĐỌC HIỂU Exercise 1. Đọc đoạn văn và chọn câu trả lời thích hợp nhất ở bên dưới. Astronomers can tell just how hot the surfaces of the moon gets. The side of the moon toward the sun gets two degrees hotter than boiling water. The night side reaches 243 degrees below zero. In an eclipse, the earth’s shadow falls on the moon. Then the moon’s temperature may drop 300 degrees in a very short time. A temperature change like this cannot happen on the earth. Why does it happen on the moon ? Astronomers think that the surface of the moon is dust. On the earth, rocks store heat from the sun. When sun goes down, the rocks stay warm. But the dust of the moon cannot store heat. So when the moon gets dark, the heat escapes quickly. The moon gets very cold. 1. Astronomers have found that the moon’s surface is a. always hotter than boiling water b. either very hot or very cold c. usually many degrees below zero d. about the same as that of the earth 2. During an eclipse, the moon is 3. Temperatures on the moon change a. turned away from the sun a. very quickly b. in the shadow of the earth b. by only a few degrees c. in the shadow of the sun c. very slowly d. in direct sunlight d. only wheb there is an eclipse 4. Temperatures on the earth change 5. The surface of the moon is probably a. less than those on the moon a. rock that stores heat b. more slowly than those on the moon b. dust that stores heat c. more quickly than those on the moon c. dust that cannot store heat d. both A and B d. rock that cannot store heat Exercise 2. Điền từ thích hợp vào ô trống In the United States of America the national language is also English. Four hundred years ago some English people (1) _______ to America to live there, and they brought the (2) _______ language to this new country. Now in the United States of America people speak (3) _______ English. Most of the words are the (4) _______ in American and in British English, but the American people say some English words not like people (5) ________ in England. Canada is to the north of the United States of America. It is larger than the United States. In Canada many people speak (6)________ because they also came from England many years ago. But in some (7)_______ of Canada, they speak (8) ________ . The people living in these parts came from France. Exercise 3. Tìm và sửa lỗi sai ở những câu trong đoạn văn dưới đây. Having a bad memory can be dangerous. Have you ever left from the house without _______ remembering to turn off the gas and almost caused a fire ? I have. And more than once _______ time as well. Now even when I remember to do it I convince myself that I have forgotten _______ . The picture in my mind is so vivid that I rush home inmagining the fire engines outside _______ of and flames pouring through the window. But of course I find everything in order. _______ Forgetting things can be too embarrassing as well. It may seem like incredible _______ but on one occassion I actually forgot the name of my flat – mate. We had known us each _______ other for two years. I didn’t dare ask her that – she would have thought I was mad – and _______ two whole days had passed before I finally remembered. If I’m honest, I have to admit that _______ it was embarrassing both and worrying. However there are advantages. You can avoid _______ unpleasant experiences like the trips to the dentist simply by forgetting you had an appointment ______ 1. Bricks can be made from many difference types of clay. 2. Despite most mushrooms are edible, some species cause serious poisoning. 3. The game backgammon has been playing since ancient times. 4. One of the greatest of American automobile designer was Harley Earl. 5. Before the late eighteenth century, most textiles were dome at home. 6. Political science, alike the other social sciences, is not an exact science. 7. Storks constantly rearrange their nests to keep their egg safety, dry and warm. 8. Many folk songs have been written about railroads and railroads workers. Exercise 4. Chọn đáp án đúng “ Thank you for your letter, which (1) ____ here yesterday. It is a pity the weather in Scotland was so bad : We had not had (2) ____ weather here, (3) ______. My mother says it is the (4) _____ summer she (5) ___. While I (6) ______ along the coast road the other day, there was a terrible storm. I could not see and afraid I ( 7) _______ an accident, so I stopped the car and waited (8) ______. Some people say men drive (9) _______ than women but I don’t agree. It (10) _______ me a long time to get home, but at least I arrived safely. 1. a. arrived b. arrived to c. has arrived d. arrived at 2. a. a good b. good c. one good d. some good 3. a. also b. too c. either d. neither 4. a. more bad b. most bad c. worse d. worst 5. a. can remind b. can remember c. may remember d. recalls 6. a. drive b. drove c. have driven d. was driving 7. a. would have b. had had c. had d. will have 8. a. for the storm passing b. for the storm to pass c. the storm passing d. the storm having passed 9. a. more carefully b. most care c. caring d. the most careful 10. a. taking b. having taken c. took d. was taking V. VIẾT Exercise 1. Dựng những từ cho sẵn dưới đây thành câu văn hoàn chỉnh. Dear Ms Salt. 1. I / very / interested / read / your article / global warming / the newspaper. 2. I / afraid / I / not / agree / you / a number / points. 3. Firstly / you say / some / scientists / not / believe / theory. 4. Who / be / these scientists ? / I / never / hear / them. 5. Secondly / it / not / true / global / warming / receive / too much / publicity. 6. On / contrary / we / need / make / public / aware / such / dangers. 7. We / must / all / put / pressure / authorities / if / we / want / something / do. 8. Lastly / you / seem / suggest / do / nothing / case / scientists / wrong. 9. Well / if / they / right / it / too late / by / time / we / find out. Your sincerely. Dr. Pepper. . (1 ) ____ here yesterday. It is a pity the weather in Scotland was so bad : We had not had (2 ) ____ weather here, (3 ) ______. My mother says it is the (4 ) _____ summer she (5 ) ___. While I (6 ). shows the ( 7 – able)____ of the government to apply and (8 – force)___ its own laws. 9. Do you think Ishould do a good ( 9 – do)______? 10. With the trees ( 10 – go)______, soil (1 1 – erode)______. ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ( SỐ 1) I. NGỮ ÂM Exercise 1. Chọn từ mà phần in nghiêng đậm gạch chân có cách phát âm khác