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Trang 1UNIT 16 HISTORICAL PLACES
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A hi storical B arri val C brilliant D sti ll
2/ A places B houses C increases D chooses
3/ A laurea te B teach C sea son D mea n
4/ A fa mous B pa ssage C ta lent D ca rry
5/ A cultural B such C su ggest D particular
6/ A backs B scholars C ways D festivals
7/ A Co nfucian B do ctor C follow D lo ng
8/ A thou ght B grou nd C abou t D nou n
9/ A be havior B be tween C be came D re lic
10/ A established B talented C educated D
needed
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A historical B renovation C traditional D continuous
2/ A famous B become C relic D passage
3/ A Confucian B cultural C architect D festival
4/ A behavior B brilliant C existence D impressive
5/ A establish B impressive C successful D typical
6/ A educated B initially C wonderfully D beautifully 7/ A memorialize B university C originally D occasionally
8/ A laureate B together C engraving D italic
Trang 29/ A achievement B important C following D consider
10/ A tortoise B between C scholar D doctor
III/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
1/ relic 2/
representative
A/ accomplish B/ set up
3/ establish 4/ memorialize C/ appealing D/ symbolic
5/ brilliant 6/ achieve E/ restore F/ odd
7/ repair 8/ impress G/ carnival H/ vestige
9/ festival 10/ attractive I/ celebrate J/ imprint
IV/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
1/ late 2/ brilliant A/ dull B/ first
3/ achieve 4/ traditional C/ fail D/ early
5/ impressive 6/ success E/ ugly F/ petty
7/ final 8/ beautiful G/ rise H/ loss
9/ typical 10/ fall I/
unconventional
J/ irregular
V/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences:
1/ It’s cheaper to go by car A/ than anybody else
2/ The garden looks better B/ further than I thought
3/ I know him well-probably
better
C/ more difficult than we expected
4/ He did very badly in the exam- D/ The one I’ve got keeps
breaking down
5/ It’s a long walk from here to
the
station-E/ I used to play more often
6/ I don’t play tennis much these F/ worse than expected
Trang 37/ The exam was quite difficult- G/ so I went to bed earlier than
usual
8/ It’s too noisy here H/ than by train
9/ I was feeling tired last night, I/ Can we go somewhere
quieter?
10/ I’d like to have a more
reliable car
J/ since you tied it up
VI/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ She specializes in _ novels set in eighteenth-century England
A history B historian C historic D historical
2/ She's studying modern Japanese language and _
A culture B cultured C cultural D culturally
3/ He is best known as the _ of a long-running TV series
A origin B original C originality D originator
4/ Ask me again tomorrow I'll have to give it some _
A think B thinking C thought D thoughtful
5/ Reducing the size of classes may improve _ standards
A educate B educated C educational D educative
6/ I didn't get much of an _ of the place because it was dark when we drove through it
A impress B impression C impressive D impressively
7/ A number of patients have been _ treated with the new drug
A success B successful C successfully D
unsuccessful
8/ It's just a _ of the bigger river, but called by a different name
A continue B continuous C continual D continuation
Trang 49/ I'm just going to _ myself - it should only take a few hours
A beauty B beautiful C beautify D beautifully
10/ All she needed to _ her happiness was a baby
A complete B completely C completion D completeness
VII/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ My house is _ yours They have the same size
A as big as B so big as C bigger than D the biggest
2/ Your watch is _ mine Yours is 300 dollars and mine is
200 dollars only
A cheaper than B more expensive than
C as expensive as D the cheapest
3/ The film is _ the one we saw last week
A so interesting as B less interesting than
C fewer interesting than D much interesting than
4/ Petrol is _ it was a few years ago
A as twice expensive as B more expensive twice than
C twice as expensive as D expensive more than twice
5/ The exam paper is _ we expected
A more easily than B more easy than
C more easier than D easier than
6/ Let’s go by bus It’s _
A much cheaper B more cheaper
C much cheaper than D more cheaper than
7/ _ I get, _ I am
A The older- the more happy B The more old- the happier
Trang 5C The older- the happier D The more old- the more happy 8/ money we earn, _ we live
A The more- the better B The many- the better
C The more- the more good D The many- the more good
9/ It I were _, I’d fall in love with her
A more younger B any younger
C much older than D older than
10/ What was _ holiday you’ve ever had?
A most enjoyable B the most enjoyable
C the more enjoyable D more enjoyable
VIII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:
1/ She’s nothing (A) like (B) so good (C) at tennis (D) like her friend 2/ (A) Have (B) as (C) many potatoes (D) that you like
3/ His hand is (A) so (B) steady (C) as (D) a rock
4/ The dictionary wasn’t (A) nearly (B) as (C) helpful (D) than I had hoped
5/ Tom drank (A) half (B) as (C) much beer (D) like Hugo
6/ (A) The more (B) difficult it is, (C) more (D) harder he tries
7/ You’re (A) the (B) more (C) infuriating person I’ve (D) ever met
8/ He’s (A) a great deal (B) the best (C) boxer (D) in the world
9/ I (A) would like (B) to go to a school (C) as (D) the one my sister goes
to
10/ That garden is (A) as (B) beautiful (C) like the one (D) in the park
IX/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it:
CANADA - LAND OF MANY REGIONS Today, Canada is made (1) _ of ten provinces and three northern territories As a big country, it has many different (2) _
Trang 6British Columbia is the westernmost Canadian province and the (3) _ province on the Pacific Ocean Mountains (4) _ most of
it Vancouver, a major port city, is here
The Maritime Provinces lie along the Atlantic (5) _ They consist of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, (6) _ Prince Edward Island These provinces, along with Newfoundland and Labrador, are sometimes (7) _ the Atlantic Provinces Fishing is a major industry in these (8) _ The rugged, rocky coastlines and picturesque fishing villages draw (9) _ in summer
In between the (10) _ are the Prairie Provinces and the eastern provinces of Ontario and Québec Rolling wheat (11) _ cover much of the Prairie Provinces—Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba They (12) _ more than one-fifth of the world’s wheat
(13) _ of Canada’s people live in Ontario and Québec These two provinces are Canada’s business and (14) _ heartland Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is in Ontario So is Canada’s capital, (15) _ Montréal, the second largest city, is in Québec
Canada’s (16) _ territories are in the northern part of the country, (17) _ the land is frozen much of the year The Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory have long, extremely (18) _ winters
New vocabulary:
- territory (n.): đất đai, địa hạt, lãnh thổ; khu vực, vùng, miền
- westernmost (adj.): cực tây
- rugged (adj.): gồ ghề, lởm chởm, xù xì
1/ A) up B) over C) across D) in
2/ A) cities B) counties C) places D) regions
3/ A) one B) most C) only D) best
4/ A) fulfill B) cover C) place D) put
Trang 75/ A) coast B) beach C) seaside D) shore
6/ A) and B) but C) or D) so
7/ A) said B) called C) told D) considered
8/ A) territories B) mountains C) provinces D) cities
9/ A) peoples B) artists C) fishermen D) tourists
10/A) coasts B) provinces C) towns D) territories
11/A) lands B) fields C) spaces D) places
12/ A) make B) shoot C) produce D) do
13/ A) Two-three B) Second-three C) Second-thirds D) Two-thirds
14/ A) industrial B) agricultural C) mechanical D) modern
15/ A) Quebec B) Toronto C) Montreal D) Ottawa
16/ A) two B) three C) four D) five
17/ A) that B) when C) where D) which
18/ A) cool B) warm C) hot D) cold
X/ Read the paragraphs below carefully, and then put them in the correct order to make a proper reading:
LONDON LANDMARKS 4/ Millions of people visit London every year from all over the world If you travel there, you’ll find many fascinating things to see and do
7/ During August and September, you can visit Buckingham Palace That’s where the queen lives most of the year It has about 600 rooms, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains guests In the morning, a colorful ceremony called “changing of the guard” takes place
in the courtyard One group of palace guards off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them
1/ You can tour the Tower of London, a historic fortress that was once a royal palace It was also used as a prison for hundreds of years Two of the wives of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard—
Trang 8were put to death here The Crown Jewels are a popular attraction at the Tower This collection of jeweled crowns, swords, scepters, and other royal objects is only used on special occasions, such as the crowning of a new ruler
6/ Be sure to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous churches The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here Many rulers and famous citizens are buried here There are also monuments to political figures and poets
2/ The Houses of Parliament are along the Thames River, near Westminster Abbey This is where the government meets Look up to see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous bell that rings every hour You can get on a boat nearby for a ride on the Thames
5/ Other places you might want to see are Scotland Yard, Madame Tussaud’s, and the British Museum You can find out about London’s famous criminals in the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police At Madame Tussaud’s, you’ll see eerily realistic, life-size wax figures of pop idols and historic figures A great thing to see at the British Museum is the collection of mummies, tomb paintings, and gold jewelry from ancient Egypt The museum’s Egyptian collection is one of the largest in the world
3/ For a good view of London, take a ride in the London Eye This enormous wheel takes you 443 feet (135 meters) above the London skyline Unlike a traditional Ferris wheel, the London Eye carries its passengers in enclosed compartments
UNIT 16
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I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ B arri val ; 2/ A places ; 3/ A laurea te ; 4/ A fa mous
5/ D particular ; 6/ A backs ; 7/ A Co nfucian ; 8/ A thou ght 9/ D re lic ; 10/ A established
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ B renovation ; 2/ B become ; 3/ A Confucian
4/ B brilliant ; 5/ D typical ; 6/ B initially ; 7/ B university
8/ A laureate ; 9/ C following ; 10/ B between
III/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
1-H ; 2-D ; 3-B ; 4-I ; 5-F ; 6-A ; 7-E ; 8-J ; 9-G ; 10-C
IV/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:
1-D ; 2-A ; 3-C ; 4-I ; 5-F ; 6-H ; 7-B ; 8-E ; 9-J ; 10-G
V/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences:
1-H ; 2-J ; 3-A; 4-F ; 5-B ; 6-E ; 7-C ; 8-I ; 9-G ; 10-D
VI/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ D historical ; 2/ A culture ; 3/ D originator
4/ C thought ; 5/ C educational; 6/ B impression
7/ C successfully ; 8/ D continuation ; 9/ C beautify
10/ A complete
VII/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:
1/ A as big as ; 2/ B more expensive than
3/ B less interesting than ; 4/ C twice as expensive as 5/ D easier than ; 6/ A much cheaper
Trang 107/ C The older- the happier ; 8/ A The more- the better
9/ B any younger ; 10/ B the most enjoyable
VIII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:
1/ (D) like → as ; 2/ (D) that → as ; 3/ (A) so → as
4/ (D) than → as ; 5/ (D) like → as ; 6/ (C) more → the
7/ (B) more → most ; 8/ (A) a great deal → by far
9/ (C) as → like ; 10/ (C) like → as
IX/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it:
1/ A) up ; 2/ D) regions ; 3/ C) only ; 4/ B) cover; 5/ A) coast 6/ A) and ; 7/ B) called ; 8/ C) provinces ; 9/ D) tourists
10/ A) coasts ; 11/ B) fields ; 12/ C) produce ; 13/ D) Two-thirds
14/ A) industrial ; 15/ D) Ottawa ; 16/ B) three
17/ C) where ; 18/ D) cold
X/ Read the paragraphs below carefully, and then put them in the correct order to make a proper reading:
4 – 7 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 3