promotion III .Put one suitable word into each space.. One possible task is ‘problem3……’ ,which means you have to look at some 4…….. While you are doing the task ,the examiner will proba
Trang 1ĐỀ LUYỆN THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN - TIẾNG ANH ( Số 24 )
I Choose the best answer to fill in the gap
Have you ever asked yourself what you are doing for ? If you have ever had the time to (1) this taboo question , or put it to others in moments of weakness or
confidentiality , you (2) well have heard some or all of the (3) It’s the money of course , some say with a smote , as if explaining something to a small child Or it is the satisfaction of (4) well done , the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an important (5) I worked as a bus conductor once , and I can’t say I (6) the same as
I staggered along the swaying way trying to (7) out tickets without falling over into someone’s lap It is the company of other people perhaps , but if that is the (8) , what about farmers ? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job ? Work is power and a sense of status say those (9) have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership (10)
Or we can blame it all on someone else , the family or the taxman I suspect , and I say this under my (11) , that most of us work rather as Mr Macabre lived , hoping for something to (12) up We’ll win the pools , and tell the boss what we really think We’ll scrape together the (13) and open that little shop we always dreamed of , or go (14) the world , or spend more time in the garden One day we’ll get that (15) we deserve , but until then at least we have something to do And we are so busy doing it that we won’t have time to wonder why
1 A propose B meditate C consider D launch
3 A below B rest C following D latter
4 A a work B a job C a task D an effort
6 A enjoyed B wished C hoped D felt
10.A qualities B status C property D requirements 11.A oath B suspicion C breath D pressure
13.A resources B opportunities C rest D money
15.A ambition B station C vocation D promotion
III Put one suitable word into each space
Exam advice
In Part Thee of FCE Speaking you work together with a partner You have to do a (1)… task which usually (2)… about 3 minutes One possible task is
‘problem(3)……’ ,which means you have to look at some (4)…… information and then (5)…….the problem with your partner You may be shown
photos , drawing, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it (6)……that you study them carefully If necessary ,check you know exactly what to do
by (7)……asking the examiner to(8)…….the instructions or make them clearer
Trang 2While you are doing the task ,the examiner will probably very(9)…….and you should ask your partner questions and make(10)……if she or he not saying much If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (11)…….Normally , however ,you will find plenty to say ,which helps the (12) … to give you a fair mark This mark depends on you success in doing the task by (13)……with your partner ,which includes taking (14)………in giving opinions and replying appropriately ,although in the end it may be possible to ‘agree to (15)……….’
1 A general B dangerous C game D engine
2 A space B musician C center D importance
4 A question B nation C correction D pollution
III Choose the word with the main stress placed differently that of the others in each group Circle it
1 A national B complain C alone D accept
2 A success B amount C system D receive
3 A community B protection C develop D company
4 A social B electric C contain D important
5 A provide B service C combine D account
a Fill in the gap with one suitable word
Stephen arrived in Bluff Ville (1) the early morning , and walked (2)
the bus station through the town centre, looking for somewhere to stay There was
a huge old-fashioned hotel ,(3) it was obviously closed The windows
(4) street level were covered (5) sheets of corrugated iron
(6) there must have been many travellers passing (7) Bluff Ville , but now the motorway (8) the south passed the town several miles (9) and
so very few people stopped Stephen found the telephone (10) a run-down bar ,and called the nearest motel , (11) turned out to be seven miles away on the motorway He asked the barman , (12) was reading a comic book , how
(13) a taxi would cost to take him (14) the motel The man stared hard
at Stephen (15) he said ,‘No taxi here , haven’t been any (16) more than ten years ’ Stephen suddenly realised that he should have listened (17) the bus driver’s warning about the town In (18) of his curiosity to find the person (19) had sent him the mysterious letter Stephen felt (20) miserable that
if there had been a bus back to New York, he would have taken it
ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN LUYỆN THI TIẾNG ANH ( SỐ 24 )
I Choose the best answer to fill in the gap
Have you ever asked yourself what you are doing for ? If you have ever had the time to (1) this tabbo question , or put it to others in moments of weakness or
confidentiality , you (2) well have heard some or all of the (3) It’s the money of course , some say with a smote , as if explaining something to a small child Or it is the satisfaction of (4) well done , the sense of achievement behind the clinching of an
Trang 3important (5) I worked as a bus conductor once , and I can’t say I (6) the same as
I staggered along the swaying way trying to (7) out tickets without falling over into someone’s lap It is the company of other people perhaps , but if that is the (8) , what about farmers ? Is it the conversation in the farmyard that keeps them captivated by the job ? Work is power and a sense of status say those (9) have either attained these elusive goals, or feel aggrieved that nobody has yet recognized their leadership (10)
Or we can blame it all on someone else , the family or the taxman I suspect , and I say this under my (11) , that most of us work rather as Mr Macabre lived , hoping for something to (12) up We’ll win the pools , and tell the boss what we really think We’ll scrape together the (13) and open that little shop we always dreamed of , or go (14) the world , or spend more time in the garden One day we’ll get that (15) we deserve , but until then at least we have something to do And we are so busy doing it that we won’t have time to wonder why
1 A propose B meditate C consider D launch
3 A below B rest C following D latter
4 A a work B a job C a task D an effort
6 A enjoyed B wished C hoped D felt
10.A qualities B status C property D requirements 11.A oath B suspicion C breath D pressure
13.A resource B opportunities C rest D money
15.A ambition B station C vocation D promotion III Put one suitable word into each space
Exam advice
In Part Thee of FCE Speaking you work together with a partner You have to do a (1)… task which usually (2)… about 3 minutes One possible task is
‘problem(3)……’ ,which means you have to look at some (4)…… information and then (5)…….the problem with your partner You may be shown
photos , drawing, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it (6)……that you study them carefully If necessary ,check you know exactly what to do
by (7)……asking the examiner to(8)…….the instructions or make them clearer
While you are doing the task ,the examiner will probably very(9)…….and you should ask your partner questions and make(10)……if she or he not saying much If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (11)…….Normally , however ,you will find plenty to say ,which helps the (12) … to give you a fair mark This mark depends on you success in doing the task by (13)……with your partner ,which includes taking (14)………in giving opinions and replying appropriately ,although in the end it may be possible to ‘agree to (15)……….’
1 A general B dangerous C game D engine
Trang 46 A space B musician C center D importance
8 A question B nation C correction D pollution
III.Choose the word with the main stress placed differently that of the others in each group Circle it
1 A national B complain C alone D accept
2 A success B amount C system D receive
3 A community B protection C develop D company
4 A social B electric C contain D important
5 A provide B service C combine D account
a Fill in the gap with one suitable word
Put one suitable word in each space
Stephen arrived in Bluff Ville (1)in the early morning , and walked (2)from the
bus station through the town centre, looking for somewhere to stay There was a huge
old-fashioned hotel ,(3)although it was obviously closed The windows (4)at street level were covered (5)in/with sheets of corrugated iron (6)once there must have been many travellers passing (7)through Bluff Ville , but now the motorway (8)to the south
passed the town several miles (9) and so very few people stopped Stephen found
the telephone (10) in a run-down bar ,and called the nearest motel , (11)which turned out
to be seven miles away on the motorway He asked the barman , (12)who was reading a comic book , how (13) much a taxi would cost to take him (14) to the motel The man stared hard at Stephen (15) before/as/and he said ,‘No taxi here , haven’t been any (16)for more than ten years ’ Stephen suddenly realized that he should have listened (17)
to the bus driver’s warning about the town In (18)spite of his curiosity to find the person (19) who had sent him the mysterious letter Stephen felt (20)so miserable that if
there had been a bus back to New York, he would have taken it
* thành ngữ corrugate
corrugated iron - tôn múi
* sheet (n) - tấm
* run-down ['rʌn'daun] - tính từ - trong t́nh trạng tồi tệ; đổ nát, xiêu vẹo, ọp ẹp
a run-down area - một khu vực tồi tệ
a run-down house - một ngôi nhà đổ nát
bị sao lăng, bị bỏ quên
kiệt sức (nhất là do công việc)
be run-down - bị kiệt sức
* motel [mou'tel] (n) (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) khách sạn cạnh đường cho khách có ô tô
* comic - danh từ - (thông tục) diễn viên hài
a popular TV comic - một diễn viên hài nổi tiếng trên truyền h́nh
comic book - tạp chí dành cho trẻ em đăng những chuyện kể chủ yếu bằng h́nh vẽ
* curiosity [,kjuəri'ɔsiti] danh từ - sự ham biết; tính ham biết
curiosity about distant lands - sự ham t́m hiểu về những vùng đất xa lạ
sự ṭ ṃ; tính ṭ ṃ, tính hiếu kỳ
he gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to his sister - nó không kiềm được tính ṭ ṃ và đă mở bức thư gửi cho chị nó
Trang 5* out of curiosity - v t ṃ́ ̣
vật kỳ lạ, vật hiếm, vật quư, cảnh lạ
the curiosities of the town - những cảnh lạ ở thành phố
curiosity shop - hiệu bán đồ cổ, hiệu bán những đồ quư hiếm
* curiosity killed the cat - (được nói ra với ai để anh ta khỏi ṭ ṃ nữa)
* mysterious [mis'tiəriəs] (adj) - thần bí, huyền bí ; khó giải thích, khó hiểu, bí ẩn