IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS Arrival When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the light goes off and remain in your seat until the plane stop
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Thời gian: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I Choose the best options.
1 I _ to the conclusion, after failing to win any matches, that I would do better to give up playing tennis altogether
2 I _ at the airport so late that my plane had already taken off
3 What are you looking _ in my bag? Get out of here
4 “ Go on, finish the desert It needs _ up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.”
5 Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he _ to them regularly
6 Of course I didn’t break it _ purpose It was an accident
7 You had better write your invitation to the party today _ you want people to reply by next week
8 The twins look so _ their father
9 I changed some of my money into foreign _ and also took some traveller’s cheques
10 She was unhappy _ his childhood
II Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the beginning (11).
A MAP MAKER
The (11 PUBLISH) publication of the first atlas was in 1595 The man who (12 PRODUCT)
this collection of maps was called Gerardus Mercator Born in 1512, he spent his (13 YOUNG) in Flanders where he became known as an (14 EXTREME) talented map-maker and maker of (15 SCIENCE) instruments In 1544 he was briefly imprisoned for his (16 RELIGION) beliefs and, fearing for his family’s (17 SAFE) he went to live in the Rhineland, where he lived for the rest of his life
His atlas was so (18 SUCCEED) that it was translated into a (19 VARY) of European languages However, his map of the world is (20 ACCURACY) because the earth
is round As maps are flat, it is virtually (21 POSSIBLE) to have correct scale, area and direction on one map
III Read the passage carefully, then fill in each numbered blank with suitable word or phrase.
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 It (22) _ like any railway signal of the time , and was operated by gas (23) _, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common
(24) _ traffic lights are an American invention Red-green (25) _ were installed in Cleveland in 1914 Three-colour signals, operated (26) _ hand from a tower in the middle of the street, were installed in New York in 1918 The first lights of this type to (27) _ in Britain was in London, on the junction between St James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925 Automatic signals were installed (28) _ year later
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In the past, traffic lights were (29) _ In New York, some lights had a statue on top In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (30) _ the sleeping motorists
of the 1930s These are gone and have been (31) _ by standards models which are universally adopted
IV Look at the statements below about passengers arriving at an airport Read the text to decide if each statement is correct or incorrect Mark T if you think the notes are right and mark F if you think the notes are wrong.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGERS Arrival
When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your seat belt fastened until the light goes off and remain in your seat until the plane stops moving This is for your own comfort and safety
Leaving the airport
If you are ending your journey at this airport, you should go up to the escalator to passport control and customs If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find an information desk outside the customs hall, as well as a bank where you can change money
Catching another flight
If you are planning to change planes, you should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should check in and wait to board your connecting flight There will be an announcement when your flight is due to take off Our ground staff will be happy to help you
Leaving the plane
All passengers leaving the plane should make sure that they take everything with them If you have checked in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage area inside the airport
Continuing on this flight
We regret that passengers who are continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground
Thank you for flying with us We hope to be able to welcome you on board again soon
TRUE or FALSE?
32 _ All passengers must leave the aeroplane
33 _ You must wait until the light goes out before undoing your seat belt
34 _ Passengers who are leaving the airport must first go to passport control
35 _ Passengers continuing by another plane must go through customs
36 _ You can change money before you go to passport control
37 _ You must go up to the escalator to the waiting lounge if you are changing planes
38 _ Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear an announcement when their plane is ready to leave
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39 _ No one is allowed to smoke in the airport
40 _ The aeroplane is going on to another place after some of the passengers get off
41 _ Passengers who are leaving the plane should check that they have not left anything behind
V Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given There is an example at the beginning (42).
42 Have you got a bed that is cheaper than this one? (LESS)
Have you got a less expensive bed than this one?
43 “Why hasn’t Peter phoned?”, She said to me (WONDERED)
She wondered
44 John began playing the piano ten years ago (FOR)
John has
45 I’ve never been to Paris before (TIME)
This is I’ve been to Paris
46 Fifty years ago, cars were slower than they are nowadays (AS)
Fifty years ago, cars they are nowadays
47 I haven’t had a holiday for nearly a year (SINCE)
It I had a holiday
48 Smoking in the cinema is forbidden (PERMITTED)
You in the cinema
49 How long is it when you travelled abroad? (LAST)
When abroad?
50 It’s not necessary for Pete to get a visa for Canada (NEED)
Pete a visa for Canada
51 Paula spent her childhood in Uruguay (GREW)
Paula
52 I returned the dress to the shop because it was badly made (TOOK)
Because the dress was badly made, I to the shop