bài tập bổ trợ nâng cao tiếng anh 10 nguyễn thị chi

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences... Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.. Choose the best answer for each of

NGUYEN THI CHI (Chủ biên) - NGUYEN HUU CUGNG

Bai tap

BO TRO - NANG CAO

TIENG €@NH 10

(Sách tham dự Cuộc thi Viết sách bài tập và sách tham khảo của

Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo)

Mã số dự thi : TA 10 — 1 (Tai ban lan thứ bảy)

LỜI GIỚI THIỆU

Hưởng ứng Cuộc thi Viết sách bài tập và sách tham khảo dựa theo

chương trình mới Tiểu học, Trung học cơ sở và Trung học phổ thông của Bộ

Giáo dục và Đào tạo, các tác giả ở mọi miền đất nước đã gửi về Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam nhiêu bản thảo dự thi có nội dung phong phú, đa dạng Thực hiện sự chỉ đạo của Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo, Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam trân trọng giới thiệu với độc giả cuốn sách dự thi này

đã được đưa vào diện xét giải để các thầy, cô giáo và các em học sinh trong cả nước có thể dùng làm tài liệu tham khảo trong quá trình giảng

day và học tập theo sách giáo khoa mới từ năm học 2005 - 2006

Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam mong nhận được nhiêu ý kiến đóng góp cho nội dung cuốn sách này Thư từ góp ý xin giả về Ban Tổ chức Cuộc thi Viết sách bài tập của Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo theo địa chỉ :

Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam, 187B Giảng Võ - Hà Nội

Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam xin trân trọng cảm ơn

NHÀ XUẤT BẢN GIÁO DỤC VIỆT NAM

Unit 1

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF

KIẾN THUC CAN NHỚ”

(The present simple and past simple):

On tộp thời hiện tai đơn vò quớ khứ đơn

| Students in Vietnam have summer holidays in

June and July

Last year | spent my summer holiday at the seaside Từ

vung:

~ Từ vựng về công việc vò hoợt động hòng ngòy

~ Trạng từ chỉ tần suốt (Adverbs of fequency)

BÀI TẬP

I, Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

1 A routine B literature C decisive

3 A exactly B immediate C pretty

Il Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple

1 What-he (do) ›_ in the evening?

2 When I (be) small, I always (want) to be a pilot

3 Lalways (offer) to help my older neighbour carry her groceries

into her house every time I see her retum from the store She (be)

to always very grateful Yesterday she (offer)

pay me for helping her, but of course I (not accept) _ the offer

4 Stop! You (not see) the notice?

I (see) it but I can’t read it What it (say) Ỹ

Š You (hear) the thunder last night?

III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences

1 Every time Bob rents a video, he chooses a comedy; it “means

A are you getting B do you get C did you get D will you get

3 I a glass of milk before class this morning

A interested B surprised C keen D satisfied

8 Yesterday I at the bus-stop just in time to catch the first bus

10 Choose a correct sentence

~ A, Jane is seldom late for class

B Jane seldom is late for class

C Jane is late seldom for class

D Seldom Jane is late for class

IV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word

I have to get up every day about seven because work really begins about an hour before surgery (1) the phone calls start to come in My wife helps

me with that because she usually (2) the phone and that gives me time

at nine

On an average day, I can finish surgery by 10.30 or so, and start my rounds

My wife (5) a list of the visits I have to make from the phone calls during the morning and often helps me by working out the best route

I usually try to get (7) for lunch by 1.30, though I sometimes have

to continue my visits in the afternoon On a good day, I have a couple of hours

paper work, completing forms for the health authorities, and sometimes read‘an

developments

Evening surgery usually (11) till about eight, but often goes on

much longer I belong to a group of five doctors in the area (12) share night duty between us That ‘means that we are on call once a week

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(14) , my wife and I normally have dinner about nine, I have time to

talk to the children, and we sometimes (15) TV before going to bed

2 The number of in traffic accidents is alarming DIE

3 Iam afraid I was very with your service SATISFY

4 Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a

E.g.: Tom watches TV in the evening five or six times a week

— Tom (watch) often/ usually watches TV in the evening

1 I let my roommate borrow my bike only one time last year

2 Maria eats cereal for breakfast seven days a week

3 Four out of five visitors to the museum stay for three hours or longer

4 We occasionally have quizzes in Mr Cuong’s English lessons

English lessons

percocet

If the teacher is on time, the class begins at 8 a.m Once in a while, the

teacher is a few minutes late

The train from Chicago has been late ninety percent of the time

— The train from Chicago (be) on time

In the desert, it rains only two or three days between May and September

every year

—> It (rain) in the desert in the summer

James asks me to go the sailboat race every year, but I don’t accept his invitation because I think sailboat racing is boring

—> I @o) to sailboat races

with James

Every time I go to a movie, I buy popcorn

> I buy) popcorn when I go

to amovie

10 Andy and Jake work in the same office and are friends They go to lunch

together four or five times a week

each other

VII Complete the sentences by using the past simple of the verbs below Use

each verb only once

call fight freeze hold jump

Nam didn’t want to go.on vacation with us, so he at home

alone all week

Since I hurt my knee, i can’t go jogging Yesterday I in the pool for an hour instead

I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board Finally, I took a deep breath, held my nose and into the water

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4 The climber, who was fearful of falling, the rope tightly in

both-hands

5 John pushed Alan down on the floor, and the two boys for a

few minutes Neither boy was hurt

university

7 It was extremely cold last night, and the water we put out for the cat

solid -

8 Before I made my decision, I about it for a long, long time

9 Carlos at your house three times to ask you to go to the movie

with us, but there was no answer, so we went without you

10 Paul the soft drink so hard that it sprayed all over his clothes VIII The following sentences describe a day in the life of a farming family,

She works very hard in the fields until four o’clock

As soon as the children ‘have left, Mrs Brown feeds the hens and picks up the eggs which they have laid

Then she has lunch with him before helping him to work on the farm

She makes some tea and sandwiches for her husband

He begins work at half-past six every morning as soon as it is light ‘ After breakfast, Mr Brown-leaves home to work in the fields nearby

He then spends the first part of the morning feeding his calves, and

at about nine o’clock he begins to plough the fields with a small, modern tractor

Mr and Mrs Brown get up at quarter to six in the morning, and Mrs Brown makes breakfast for her husband

Kim, Joe and May go to bed at nine o’clock, and their parents go to bed

an hour and a half later

Mr Brown returns home.at six o’clock, and the family have their evening meal half-an-hour late

When Mrs Brown returns home, her three children help her to prepare the evening meal

After the meal, Mr Brown plants some vegetables, while the children do their homework

At eight-thirty they set off for school, which is over two miles away

They travel to school by bus every day

Then, they have breakfast and help their mother to wash up

Mr and Mrs Brown’s three children get up at half-past seven every morning

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases

1 Mr Vy often spends fifteen minutes leading the buffalo to the field

Quan always walks to school

Quan always goes You still remember the flight of July 14, 1995, don’t you?

You don’t Whose handbag is this?

X Use the suggestions to complete each sentence of the following narrative

However / David / I / not agree / and / David / point / path / which /

ARE YOU NICE TO LIVE WITH? OR ARE YOU A PAIN IN THE NECK?

FIND OUT WITH YOUR FUN QUESTIONNAIRE

1 How do you feel when you get up in the morning?

A fantastic B good, usually C @K D awful

2 What do you do first in the morning?

C turn on the TV D go back to sleep

3 How often do you help in the house?

A every day

B often — two or three times a week

C occasionally — when Mum and Dad ask me

D They don’t want my help — I break things!

4 What housework do you do most? (Choose one only.)

C I tidy my room D 1 don’t do anything!

5 How often do you have arguments with your family?

C once or twice a week _—D every day

6 Which bad habits do you have at home? (Choose more than one if you

need to.) +

A I play loud music B I’m very messy (I don’t tidy up.)

C I shout at my brother/ sister D I eat all of the biscuits

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Nguyên 4m /a/ va /a:/

Ngi phdép va cau tric:

— On tap cae dang cau hdi tim théng tin

(Wh-questions)

~ Cếu trúc với động †ừ nguyên thé (fo-infinitives)

va déng danh tu (Gerunds)

| expect fo hear from you

Why don’t you consider visiting me?

Từ vựng: ©

—Tu vung về chèo hỏi, giao tiếp hồng ngòy

-Cóc động từ có cốu trúc với fœinfinitives

va gerunds

BAI TAP

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

1 A disaster B fast C satisfy D pasture

2 A honest : B honey C harvest D harder

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3 A comfort B cousin C suffer D studious

5 A complain B won C condition D profession

II Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

3 I don’t blame you for not outside in this awful weather

4 He_ — togive the explanation why he was late

A denied B objected C refused D disliked

A have been tried B have tried C has been tried D has tried

6 I was enjoying my book, but I stopped my homework

C to read for doing D reading for do

7 He’d like to the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day

A fill : B make C answer D do

A eager B enthusiastic _C interested D keen

9 Before he left school, his father told him to start thinking about choosing

a

10 We are him to arrive at any moment

A wishing B hoping C expecting D waiting

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Ill Fill each blank with an -ing or to + infinitive form of the verbs in

brackets to complete the following conversation

Do you enjoy (be)’ at university?

Yes, I do, although I often miss (see)? my old school friends

Don’t you mind (travel)? so far every day?

No, it only takes me an hour or so (get)* there Sometimes I

manage (work)> on the bus

Don’t you find all the noise and people prevent you from

You should apply soon — it’s getting late

'What subjects are you studying?

university

I would recommend (apply)? to Newton University first of all,

but why don’t you apply to one or two other universities as well?

IV Using the information in brackets, complete the questions for the given

B: With my pocket money (I’m going to pay with my pocket money.)

B: Five years (I had my old bike for five years.)

B: A five-speed (I have a five-speed bicycle.)

B: Two weeks ago (Nam got his new bike two weeks ago.)

V Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable

word from the box Do not use the same word more than once

passed primary private teacher uniforms

Chantal’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state (1) _ school when she was five She enjoyed her reading and writing

found it difficult to control them When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better

job, and decided to spend some money on her (4) He sent her to an

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expensive (5) school, where the girls wore dark green (6)

and did two hours’ (7) every evening Chantal liked her new school,

and did well Because she studied hard, she (8) all her exams, and went

to university at eighteen She chose a history (9) and was an excellent

student In the end she decided to become a (10) , and returned to her

old primary school to teach

VI Match the words and phrases in A with their meanings in B

A B

1 primary school A paid for by the parents

2 secondary school B a person, usually over 16, who is studying all

college/university

3 private school C usually for pupils up to 11 years old

8 a pupil H._ the marks you get in your exams

10 pass (an exam) J a person, usually under 16, studying at school

VII Some of the sentences below are not correct Tick ~W the right ones, and

correct the wrong ones

1 Nga spent three hours to revise for her exams 1

2 Since Tam’s been in England, he’s got used to drive on

the left

3 Edward tends to do things at the last possible moment

4 These shoes need to mend, don’t you think?

5 We encouraged him applying for the job

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6 Nam didn’t finish writing the letter until midnight 6

7 He risked to offend her by telling her what he thought 7

10 Would you consider to work for a different company? 10

VIII Read the conversation and answer the questions that follow

T: Mr Toma? I’m glad to meet you I’m Miss Hanson, Mario’s teacher

P: Thank you for sending me this note I’m sorry to hear Mario is being a problem

T: I’m not sure what’s happening to Mario He’s usually an excellent student He completes all his work and he’s quiet in class Then, last month, he just changed He fools around in class And he doesn’t pay attention He talks to the children who sit near him when he should be reading and writing

P: Mario? I’m surprised What’s about his work?

T: He doesn’t do it When I ask the class to do an exercise, he sits and looks out

the window Sometimes he draws pictures on his papers And he doesn’t bring

in any homework

P:1 don’t know what to say I don’t understand what’s happening to him

T: Is there anything different at home?

P: Well, yes You know that I’m a widower and Mario is my only child I have a new job and I need to take a lot of business trips While I’m away, I leave Mario at his grandmother’s

T: Does Mario like staying at his grandmother’s?

P: Not too much She lives in an apartment building, so Mario doesn’t go out and play after school He doesn’t have any friends in her neighbourhood

T: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

P: Yes, my sister lives a few blocks from me Mario wants to stay with her She

loves children, but she has three of her own Now I’m not sure what to do

T: Why don’t you talk with your mother and your sister? Then talk with Mario

Mario is telling us that he’s unhappy

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P: | agree Thank you for talking with me And I’m very sorry about my son’s behaviour Ill give you a call next week

T: Thank you, Mr Toma Goodbye

1, Why did Mr Toma come to see Mario’s teacher?

IX Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so

that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Do not change the word given (Use 2 - 5 words in total)

E.g.: 0 Whose bag is this?

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belong Who does this bag belong to?

Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room

without Trung

I will make an effort to get there on time

try | will

“Why were you late yesterday?” asked the teacher

had The teacher asked me why

It took me two hours to do my homework

Spent |

the door there on time _ previous day

#I'N bring the book back tomorrow,” said Philip

my homework back the next day

X Fill in the following form

STUDENT STUDY HABITS QUESTIONNAIRE

Full name: (1) Home address (including country): (2)

In which part of the day do you prefer to study? (6)

What disturbs you most when you are studying? (8) What do you like best about learning English? (9)

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The clues for this crossword are jokes In each joke a

teacher is talking to a student, and each joke takes (5 <

place in a different lesson

Take the letters in italics and put them into the

correct order They will spell the subjects of the

lessons Write the subjects in the grid

@ Stephen, | asked you to

draw a cow eating grass, but you've only @ Emma, if | cut two apples into

ten pieces and two pears into

~ Yes The cow's eaten ten pieces, what would | have?

all the grass ~A fruit salad ¬

= Nothing really | didn + even §

xnow it waS ill

— Thdi qua kha hodn thanh (The past perfect):

They said it was the loveliest city they had

ever seen

— Thdi qua kh hodn thanh so sónh với thoi qua

kha don After her husband's death, Marie Curie took up

the position which he had obtained at the

Sorbonne

Tu vung:

— Tu vựng về tiểu sử, cuộc sống cdc nhan vat

~ Tính từ chỉ đặc điểm, tính cóch con người

BÀI TẬP

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

3 A says B said C saint D salad

If Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences

medication

2 He the dream of a scientific career when he was small

3: Ali went to sleep; he had called his family

illness and poverty

8 By the time the bus came, George for it for half an hour

realize her dream

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C had washed — has begun D has washed — had begun

III Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect

1 Carol (miss) _ her plane yesterday because of a traffic jam on

her way to the airport By the time she (get), to the airport, her plane already (leave)

business abroad

before this one?

B: Yes I (start) acting when I was in primary school

5 When I first (travel) abroad to study, I never (live)

Prior to that time, I never (live), with anyone from another culture

* EV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word

Maria Sklodowska was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 7" November, 1867 Her

mother died when she was eleven Four years later after the (2) of her mother, she left school That was a difficult time, too She couldn’t go to university (3) universities in Poland were not open to women, so she taught herself

In 1891 Maria went to Paris to study Physics She (4) _ very well and

got her degree in 1893 A year after she got a degree in Physics she got a degree in

Maths, too This was only a (5) weeks before she met a clever young

man called Pierre Curie They got (6)_ in 1895 and Maria became

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Marie Curie The Curies had two daughters: Iréne, born in 1897, and Eve, born in

In 1903 Marie and Pierre (9) the Nobel Prize for Physics and they

became very famous Then, three years (10) , Pierre died and Marie’s

world changed forever

V 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

A POPULAR WRITER

Emma Harte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, was a poor Jonely LONE

international chain of stores Like the woman she write about,

Ms Bradford is beautiful and (2) She left school at AMBITION

sixteen and became a (3) After twenty-three years of JOURNAL

this work, she made the (4) to start writing novels DECIDE

She is now one of the most (5) -paid novelists in the HIGH

world Was Emma Harte’s story based on Ms Bradford’s own

(6) successful life? “I’m afraid not,” she said with CREDIBLE

(7) “My life has been quite different from Emma AMUSE

Harte’s She was (8) to be born into a poor family I LUCK

to arich American film producer The only thing I share with my HAPPY

VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

A FAMOUS EXPLORER

Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most

famous explorers of the 18 century Cook was (1) _ most other explorers of

the same period as he did not come from a rich family and had to work hard to

(2) _ his position in life He was lucky to be 3) — by his father’s

employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village

school At sixteen, he started (4) : ¡na shop in a fshing village(Š) on

the coast and this was a turning (6) in his life He developed an interest in

the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (7) to see more of the world

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Cook was (8) by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (9) these subjects He was also one of the first people to (10) _- _ that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (11) — to diet It was during his (12)’_ to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (13) _ discovery that New Zealand was two (14) _ islands He became a national hero and still (15) — — one today

10 A regard B estimate C catch D realize

11 A attention B organization C observation D treatment

VII Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and

3 Mrs Hoa had worked at the primary school for twenty years after she

VIII Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio When he was

at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history

Edison’s most famous invention was the electric light bulb He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology

Edison had a special life He married twice with five children He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science

Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness He said that silence helped him concentrate He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day He used to say, “Genius was | percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” When he died on October

18, 1931, he wad still working on new ideas

1 Why did Edison find it hard to foliow his lessons?

IX Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as

possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word

E.g.: 0 Whose bag is this? BELONG

Who does this bag belong to?

1 He graduated from the National University and then worked as a

2 After John had done his homework, he went to bed BEFORE

4 “I saw our former teacher yesterday afternoon,” said Mai PREVIOUS

5 We had lived in Ha Noi for ten years before moving to

X Write between 120 and 150 words about Katherine Mansfield Use the

information given below

Born: 1888 Place of birth: New Zealand Came to England in her twenties, rest of life spent in Europe

Married twice

First marriage unsuccessful

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1915: death of younger brother in France Made deep impression on her

1918: married John Middleton Murry, critic, who encouraged her writing

Works: short stories, some about her childhood and her brother, all describe

Cancer clinic in midwest

Chemical symbol for Argon

7 Curie family won 5 of these prizes

10 He built first reactor in football

field

15 French for “the”

19 Tasty sound

20 This radiation killed Irene Curie

(abbreviation)

24 Energy released from split atoms

25 Energized electrons jump to

higher state

ˆ26 T-shirt size (abbrev.)

27 Creator of quanta theory of atoms,

34 Mts.(singular) where Einstein &

Curie hiked together

35 Gay military leader, Lawrence of

England (abbrev.)

37 Chemical formula for hydroxide;

postal code for Ohio

39 Street name abbreviation

|

WRITTEN TEST 1

PARTI Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part

pronounced differently from the rest (10 points)

A pedal B develop C semester D expense

A basket B examine C practice D programme

A sixteen B career C receive D equal

PART II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following

sentences (20 points)

2 “Are you single or married?” is to ask about one’s

A occupation B marital status C address D nationality

3 When he graduated from university he got his

— “To read more about Marie Curie’s life.” :

5 She likes her children to the dentist every six months

B have just had D had just had

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7 Please don’t to stamp on the letters I gave you to post

8 He will ring us up when he in Paris

A cleaning — B to clean C being cleaned _—D have cleaned

PART III Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a

suitable word (20 points) Sally Ride, America’s first spacewoman, doesn’t (1) very

different from a lot of other American professional women She is attractive, (2) curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile She likes to

woman astronaut She was one of the five astronauts on the space shuttle Challeger, (5) completed a successful six-day voyage in space in June

Sally Ride grew up in Los Angeles, California Her father is a professor

(7) Santa Monica College, and her mother is a housewife At Wetlake

player Today she still looks like a sportswoman She is 1.6 metres (9)

weighs 52 kilos, and very fit When she was still a student, she became a very successful tennis player She thought about becoming a professional sportswoman

university

PART IV Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (20 points)

1 My father usually (drink), tea but today he (drink), coffee

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5

After the air-hostesses (serve) lunch to the passengers, they

I (speak) to Mr Brown before the lecture yesterday

PART V Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and

correct it (10 points)

I advise you starting looking for a flat at once

PART VI Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to

the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases (10 points)

I would rather cycle than travel by motorbike to work

'What is wrong with this computer?

— Céu tric used to + infinitive:

Dennis used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day

— Cu tric the + adjective tao thanh cum danh tu:

The young have the future in their hands

Từ vựng:

— Which lòm từ nối trong mệnh đề tính ngữ:

dill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to

contact her

~ Tính từ có thể kết hợp với the để tạo danh tu:

young, poor, rich, injured

BÀI TẬP

I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest

1 A proper B opposite C biology D continue

2 A quarter B although C want D tall

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3

4

a

II Choose the best answer-for each of the following sentences

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1

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When I tell Tom something he always does the _0n purpose

We to get up early when we lived in the countryside

A not used B didn’t use C were used D hadn’t used

me a lot

were taken to the nearest hospital by ambulance

My brother used to all his spare time collecting stamps

Children in Ms Thuy’s class are dump, deaf and retarded

III Complete each of the following sentences by using the + adjective

Use each adjective only once

1 of the town gather there once a month to get the dole

can’t hear

4 There will be a great shortage of workforce in our country The number of

have only one wish; that’s to be healthy

IV Fill in each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word

HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE TALK?

Deaf people cannot hear sounds How do they “hear” words and talk?

their hands Sometimes two deaf people talk to (2) other They both use ASL Sometimes a person (3) can hear interprets for deaf people The person listens to someone talking, and then he or she (4) hand signs

There are two kinds of sign language One kind has a sign for every

spelling The (6) _ kind has a sign for every word There are about 5,000

of (7) signs They are signs for verbs, things and ideas

Some of the signs are very easy, for example, eat, milk and house You can see (8) they mean Others are more difficult, for example, star, egg or week

People from any country can learn ASL They use signs, not words,

Language is a beautiful and useful language

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V You are an interviewer who is talking to Mr Emmons Ask questions

which would produce the answers below

Mr Emmons: Every day except Sunday

Interviewer: (6) visit each house?

Mr Emmons: Every four months

Mr Emmons: It keeps me busy and I can stay outside most of the time

VI Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

Louis Braille was born in France in 1809 His father had a small business He

Q) shoes and other things from leather Louis liked to help his father in the

store even (2) he was very small One day when Louis was three years old,

he was cutting some leather Suddenly the knife (3) and hit him in the eye

Louis soon became completely blind

When he was ten years old, he (4) the National Institute for the Blind in

Paris One day his class went to visit a (5) exhibit by a captain in the army

One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for Louis It showed messages

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VII Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question

Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago He was also partially deaf because of age Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm approached He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning

He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down

in water below a tree He went into the house and lay down in bed A short time

later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his

eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him When

his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years Doctors confirm that he

has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma

1 What caused Robert Edwards’s blindness?

A He was struck by lightning C He was in a car accident

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What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning?

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Edwards had been blind for nine years

B Edwards was unconscious for twenty minutes after the lightning had struck him

C Doctors believe that Edwards was never really blind or deaf

D Edwards awoke with his face in a puddle of water

What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?

A hiding from the storm under a tree C driving a car

What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards regained his sight?

A He gained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree

B He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in

nine years

C The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave feeling in his eyes

D Because the blow that blinded him was very severe, it took another

very severe blow to restore his sight

_ VIII Combine each pair of the following sentence, using which

Sally lost her job That wasn’t surprised

She usually came to work late It upset her boss

So her boss fired her That made her angry

She hadn’t saved any money That was unfortunate

So she had to borrow some money from me I didn’t like that

She has found a new job This is lucky

She can earn enough for her living That makes her family happy

She has repaid the money she borrowed from me I appreciate that

She has apologized for causing some trouble It is acceptable

She has promised herself to be on time to work every day That is a good idea