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Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh PRACTICE GRAMMAR I. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the following verbs 1. When we (arrive) ………1………in London tonight, it probably (rain) ………2……… 2. Only 25 new students (admit) ……3…………into the department in 1994. 3. Is it important that we (be) ………4………on time for the meeting tonight 4. We had better wait till the end of the week, he (have) ………5………his exam 5. Look! The rain (spoil) ………6……… our furniture .You (close) ………7………all the windows last night 6. I’m terribly sorry. I seem (leave) ………8………my book at home 7. Come in, Clive. Arnold and I (have)………9………such an interesting talks. 8. Scarcely they (move) ………10………into the new house when their friends came in II. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the list. Use each one once only. There is one extra phrasal verb that you do not need. catch up with get on with look forward to come in for cut down on keep up with run out of let in on drop in on (not) live up to look up to 1. The book you lent me …………. my expectations. 2. Any time you’re in the area, feel free to …………. us 3. Sorry, we have ………….orangeade. Would you like some water? 4. Unfortunately Susie doesn’t ………….her new neighbors. 5. Bill left before I did, but I ran and ………….him. 6. I’m really …………. my holiday in Italy next weekend. 7. It was a difficult class, and I couldn’t ………….the other students. 8. You should………….smoking if you can’t stop completely. 9. Most of his patients………….Dr.Hickman for his kindness. 10. They are going to……….a lot of criticism for increasing bus fares by so much VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 1/. Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. The government had ………… them permission to leave the country. A. promised B. attributed C. granted D. qualified 2. They were ………… to sell their house in order to pay their debts. A. imposed B. necessary C. indispensable D. obliged 3. You may have to stay the night, so take a toothbrush just in _________ A.case B.time C. order D.preparation 4. After a thorough search, the police __________ most of the stolen jewels. A retreated B. refreshed C. recorded D.recovered 5. During the war, the shipping planes proved vulnerable to attack. A. futile B. feasible C. susceptible D.dangerous 6. Andrew couldn’t …………… himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face A.help B.stop C. escape D. avoid 7. There were bad days,but it wasn’t a pleasant summer,……………… A. in particular B.by all means C. by and largeD. by and by 8. What a heavy fog we have! I’m sure our flight will surely behind………… A.time B.plan C.schedule D.shipment 9. If this flood had occurred in the old days, the peasants would have had nothing to………… A.fall back on B.take notice of C.get rid of D.put up with 10. They took the baby to church to be……… A. named B.christening C.christened D.baptism. II/.Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals. 1. TERROR → Some people are………………….by any from of technology 2. LARGE → My mother wants me to have this photgraph………… Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh 3. TRUTH →Answer the detective’s question……………………and no one will harm you 4. FUR → My cat has green eyes and a long ………tail 5. AMBITION → The athlete………….decided to aim for three gold medals 6. CHAOS  The situation is so …………in some cities now that it is difficult to see any solution. 7. EXPLORE  There are very few…………places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere. 8. POUR  There was a heavy …………yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the church Garden Party. 9. ADMISSION  She was the only visitor…………into the sickroom 10. SUSPECT  He examined the parcel…………, as he had no idea what it could be. READING COMPREHENSION Choose the best correct answer: Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity , compressed natural gas , methanol , steam , hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available. Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles . Entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys. As automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commerical lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighbor-hood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars,or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips , which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handing five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today. 1.The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in passage EXCEPT (A) vans (B) trains (C) planes (D) trolleys 2.The author’s purpose in the passage is to (A) Criticize conventional vehicles (B) support the invention of electric cars (C) narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles (D) describe the possibilities for transportation in the future 3.The passage would most likely be followed by details about (A) automated freeways (B) pollution restrictions in the future (C) the neighborhood of the future (D) electric shuttle buses 4. The word “compact” in line 7 is clostest in meaning to (A) long-range (B) inexpensive (C) concentrated (D) square 5. In the second paragraph the author implies that (A) a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed (B) everyday life will stay much the same in the future (C) a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation (D) electric vehicle are not practical for the future 6. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be (A) more convenient than are today (B) equipped with charging devices (C) much larger than they are today Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh (D) as common as today’s gas stations 7. This passage would most likely be found in a (A) medical journal (B) history book (C) popular psychology periodical (D) textbook on urban planning 8. The word “charging” in this passage refers to (A) electricity (B) credit cards (C) aggression (D) lightening 9. The word “ foresee” in line 17 could bet be replaced with (A).count on (B) invent (C) imagine (D) rely on 10. The word “ hybrid” in line 20 is closest in meaning to (A) combination (B) hazardous (C ) futuristic (D ) automated II. Fill each gap with an appropriate word A lot of language teachers are still don’t (1) ___________ American English in the classroom , (2) __________parents often complain that in the (3)___________their children do at school American spelling is (4)__________as a mistake most learner agree that ,for the (5) ___________ of teaching ,the two kinds of English should not be mixed ,but teacher should not split hairs, there has been an (6)___________ of words and phrases(7) _________ the Atlantic going on for quite time ,and modern British English contains so many “Americanisms” that is often difficult to draw a sharp line. Technical (8)__________ as well as some slang expression from TV films have been taken over and have (9) ___________ in British English ,and often the British are not even aware that these words did not exist in their language (10) _________ . WRITING I. Find out and correct ten mistakes in the following passage English has for more than a century and a half been called a world language.The number of people who speak it as for their mother tongue has been estimating at between three hundred million and four hundred million .It is recognised as an official language in countries where 1,5 billion people live.In China, the importance which attached to learning English is such that a televised teaching course drew audiences of up to 100 million But this spread of English throughout the word is relative recent. In the late sixteenth century English was spoken by just under five millions peopleThe arrival of English in North America has been the key step in its world-wide expansion. The United States is a huge commercial market and this has had a tendency in promote the English language in many of other nations. About eighty per cent of the data stored on the world’s computers is believed to be in English and nowadays insufficient knowledge in English can be a problem in business II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it. 1. Most people can understand him when he speaks English . → He can ……………………………………………………………………………. 2. He appears to be running away from your fierce dog → It looks …………………………………………………………………………… 3. Attendances at the exhibition has been down this year → The exhibition……………………………………………………………………… 4. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected → There were far …………………………………………………………………… Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh 5. She was not only bad-tempered but very lazy → As well………………………………………………… 6. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years → There……………………………………………………………………… 7. Does he know enough French to work as a translator ? → Is his……………………………………………………………… 8. We must continue our efforts, whether there are problems or not → Regardless…………………………………………………………………………. 9. “ Please, don’t drive so fast ” Ann begged her boyfriend → Ann pleaded…………………………………………………………………………. 10. The drama critic of the “ Daily News ” regards the new play as a major breakthrough → According to…………………………………………………………………………. III.For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given in capital letters. These words must not be altered in any way. 1. The disagreement is a lot of fuss about nothing. TEACUP _________________________________________________________ 2. Organic vegetables are said to be very healthy. WONDERS _________________________________________________________ 3. A sudden downpour resulted in the postponement of the football match. PUT __________________________________________________________ 4. I could tell by the tone of his voice how serious the situation was. HOME ___________________________________________________________ 5. This is none of your business. DOESN’T ___________________________________________________________ 6. When should we collect the books we ordered last week ? SUPPOSED ____________________________________________________________. 7. He very much surprised her when he said he loved her BREATH ____________________________________________________________ 8. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. CONSIDERATION 9. The party might not happen, because she’s ill. DOUBT _______________________________________________________________ 10.I’m planning to sell this car and buy another one. THINKING __________________________________________________________ SENTENCE TRANSEORMATION Build a complete sentence with the given words . Dear Clara, 1. I write / tell / how much / I enjoy / few hours / I spend / you /your family / yesterday evening. 2. I be / England / since / beginning / October / and / this be / first invitation / dinner / English family. 3. I find / conversation / most interesting / and glad / practice / English. 4. I also like / congratulate you / excellent cooking. 5. I / very grateful all / helpful information / you give / courses / English. 6. I hope / find / suitable school / next few days. 7. and English courses / not / too hard / me / study. 8. You give / best wishes / husband /children? 9. Thank you again / extremely pleasant evening. 10. I look forward / see / you / next month. Yours sincerely Maria PHONOLOGY Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh Pick out the word whose sound is different from that of the others in each group. 1. A. Neat B. Swe C. Threat D. Feather 2. A. Chic B .Chick C .Cheat D. Chatter 3. A. Off B. Of C. Caf D. Knife 4. A. Aside B.Treasure C. Measure D. Occasion 5. A. Bone B. Folk C.Tropical D. Remote 6. A. school B. chaos C. echo D. schedule 7. A. mouth B. bathe C. three D. thumb 8. A. ambition B. combustion C. transmission D. expression 9. A. altitude B. attitude C. due D. soluble 10. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. places . Nguyễn Lâm Mỹ Phương THPT Chuyên Trà VInh PRACTICE GRAMMAR I. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the following verbs 1. When we (arrive). the neighborhood of the future (D) electric shuttle buses 4. The word “compact” in line 7 is clostest in meaning to (A) long-range (B) inexpensive (C) concentrated (D) square 5. In the second paragraph. invitation / dinner / English family. 3. I find / conversation / most interesting / and glad / practice / English. 4. I also like / congratulate you / excellent cooking. 5. I / very grateful