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NGUYỄN THỊ CHI (Chủ biên)

NGUYỄN HỮU CƯƠNG

BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ - NÂNG CAO -

TING BRE TL

(Tái bản lần thứ ba)

NHÀ XUẤT BẢN GIÁO DỤC VIET NAM

LOI GIGI THIEU

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 vủa Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo, các tác giả ở mọi miên đất nước đã gửi về Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam nhiều bản thảo dự thi có nội dung phong phú, da 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

du thi nay 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 dạy và học tập theo sách giáo

khoa Tiếng Anh 11

Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục Việt Nam mong nhận được nhiều ý kiến đóng góp cho nội dung cuốn sách này Thư từ góp ý xin gửi 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 FRIENDSHIP

A change B character C cheek D chilly

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

A brighten B friendship C.rumour D concern

A acquaintance _B constancy C suspicious D uncertain

A relationship B.enthusiasm C unselfishness D sympathetic

A pleasure B believe C pursuit D describe ‘

Ill | Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

1 Friendship is a : affair, it lives by give-and-take

A two-faced B two-handed C two-sided D two-stepped

2 I don’t trust Bob He seems to be *_ of a lifelong friendship

A unable B incapable C disabled D impossible

3 People who are easily by rumours can never be good friends

A influenced B attracted’ C purchased _D occurred

4 _ There must be a perfect between friends

5 It was very of Uncle Tom to give me $10

A courageous B generous ° C stupid D cowardly

6 Yesterday afternoon, John stayed after class a talk with the teacher

7 Ioverheard them that they would leave in the early morning

8 My parents don’t me go out late in the evening

9 I think Sahara Desert is a very hot place :

10 I advise her a pair of gloves for her birthday

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

Otherwise, she has a great (5) of humour and she’s always making

me laugh We get (6) very well together, although occasionally we’ve had arguments — usually (7) silly little things Ellen and her family moved to another district last year (8) I still see her a lot We’ve planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer I’m really looking

(9) to it because I think we’ll have a lot of fun and see exciting places Of course, it’s going to be hard to afford (10) a wonderful

and exciting trip and so we’re both going to get jobs and try to save up enough money for it

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V - Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences

1.- One of the most important qualities

2 Although he’s a beginner, he played with ENTHUSIASTIC

Everyone was very when Anna said that her

4 | My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager

5 These people feel a lot of ‘to the company LOYAL

Ihave known her so well that there is no

7 I don’t know him really well He’s just an ACQUAINT

We haven’t talked to each other recently because

9 You should describe her physical such as

height, hair, eyes, etc CHARACTER

10 My closest friend is a warm and person CARE

VI Rewrite each of the following sentences, using fo + V-infinitive

Tom took some change from his pocket so that he could buy a newspaper This box is so heavy that I can’t lift it

Eating nutritious food is important for your health

He helped me with my English, which was very kind

We saw him escape in a black car

I’m going to leave the party early because I want to be able to get a good

7 Tt was such an expensive house that we didn’t buy it

8 | We wear coats in-winter for warmth

9 It is necessary that airline pilots have good-eyesight

10 I turned up the TV Therefore, I could listen to the news while I was

cooking dinner

Vil Read the passage and answer the questions that follow

I first met Mike when I was looking for someone to share the house I was renting I put an advertisement in the local student newspaper and he was one of the people who answered it When we met, we hit it off straightaway and I told him he could move in

Living with Mike was fun We soon found out that we had a lot in common and quickly became close friends We always had really good

discussions about everything that was important to us at the time: politics, the

environment, literature and other less important things like cooking We also liked the same music and that’s important when you’re sharing a house We fell

out a couple of times about the housework Mike thinks I’m untidy but I think

life’s too short to worry about things like that

When we graduated three years ago, we went out separate ways and since then our lives have been very different I went back to my hometown and got a job as a production assistant for art exhibitions Mike thinks I’m crazy because

money is very important to him now, but he doesn’t have time to spend with his

family and his friends I don’t see him very often When he comes down for the weekend we have a laugh, but our lifestyles are so different that we don’t have very much to talk about

1‹ Why did the writer put an advertisement in the newspaper?

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

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always (1) joys and sorrows with you and never turn their (2) on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (3) with

There are all sorts of things that can (4) about this special

relationship It may be the (5) of enjoying the same activities and sharing

(6) Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed

with as if we(7) them for ages However, it really (8) you years to

get to know someone well (9) to consider your best friend

To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (10)

understands us better than anyone else It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets

6 A possessions B savings C personalities D experiences

= Using the words given and other words, complete the second senfence 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?

belong Who does this bag belong to?

1 _ She has a hard time meeting others at social events

2 The teacher doesn’t permit eating in the classroom

anyone The teacher doesn' in the classroom

3 _ They made me stay there for three weeks

was T koeesooggodệ gưệngatoEHiCGDHE.2HHAMSiM422LB41201G38160180i0 there for three weeks

4 | We weren’t allowed to enter the restricted area

6 Mike’s father used to insist that he washed the car at weekends

make Mike’s father used to the car at weekends

7 Michael is not usually late

like THDASNHEössszesesvtrrsosteegtiostrevSit0040g001003060 06 late

8 Iwould prefer ¡t ¡ïf nobody else knew what happened last night

want LOM cascronsenane Ấ kh enaannaxieesranaaanoe what happened last night

9 After the match Peter was so tired that he couldn’t eat much

too After the match Peter Was - - much

10 Someone walked into the room and I felt it

felt  BEš2E6.229108stai040/52103-055/2818805i03i000006 the room

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

1 1/ meet / Nga / best / friend / twenty / years / ago / when / be / both / five

8 I/have /lot / friend / so / not see / Nga / very often //

9 Sometimes / we / not meet / months / but / often / talk / telephone //

FREPIMES AND SUFRIGS

Here are 7 prefixes: MID- MIS- OVER- SUPER- TRANS- INTER- UN- and 7 suffixes: -ETTE -HOOD -ISH -ITY -LY -NESS -SHIP

Can you put them in the correct place? Some can be used twice

— Thời hiện tại diễn tả hành động trong quá khứ:

The story is about a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who

lives with her mother

— On tap các thời quá khứ: quá khứ don giản, quá khứ tiếp diễn,

quá khứ hoàn thành, và sự kết hợp các thời trong câu:

They had eaten everything by the time I arrived at the party

A extreme B method C negative D length

A sung B drunk C cubic D lung

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

A attitude B confidence C experience D memorable

A appreciate B embarrassment C conversation D discovery

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lll Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1 In this story, a boy (find) atime machine and (travel)

through time

2 Yesterday I (cross) a street when a truck (turn’ the

corner very fast and almost (hit) me

3 Last night I (eat) four servings of food at the “all-you-can-eat”

special dinner at the Village Restaurant Until that time, I (never eat) so much in one meal

4 This story is about a boy who (make) friends with a snake which

he (find) in his garden Then he (go) away but he (not

forget) the snake and some years later he (return) and

(look) for it

5 I (think) my train (leave) at 7.00, and (be)

disappointed when I (arrive) at 6.50 and (learn) that

it just (leave) I (find) that I (use) an

out-of-date timetable

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

Last Saturday I went to a concert with my friend Julia The conceit hall

was on the other side of the town and so we decided to (1) home -

early We caught the bus and arrived long (2) the concert was due to

start There was a café nearby so we went in Julia ordered a hot meal but I

decided to have a sandwich and coffee While we were waiting to (3)

served, I looked (4) my handbag for the tickets to check what time

the concert (5) begin

To (6) dismay, I discovered that the tickets were not there!

Then I remembered that I (7) left them on the table at home I told Julia (8) had happened and said I would go home to get the tickets I promised to be (9) before the concert started

I rushed (10) of the café and went to the bus-stop to catch a bus

back to my house Unfortunately, I had just (11) a bus and I (12) to wait a long time for (13) one I was just beginning

to despair (14) 1 saw a taxi, which I signaled to stop Giving my

address to the driver, I jumped (15) , and fifteen minutes later I was home “Wait for me,” I said and ran into the house I picked (16) the

tickets from the table and the taxi driver drove me straight back to the café

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Julia had just finished her meal Together we‘hurried out of the café and

walked quickly to the concert hall, (17) we arrived hot and

(18)

(19)

of breath I showed the tickets to the man at the door, looked at them carefully and then (20) ` them back

“I’m sorry,” he said “These are for next Saturday.”

V Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

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Our team finally the football match by one goal

What between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday evening?

A do you do B did you do

C were you doing D had you done

This book is about a poor man who a millionaire

A becomes B was becoming C has become D had become

By the time we arrived, the film

A started _ B was starting C has started D had started

A met — worked B met — was working

C was meeting — worked _D was working — was meeting

When I to visit him, he to the office

A came — went B was coming — went

C came — had gone D had come — went

The house was dirty They hadn’t cleaned it weeks

In days, my biggest dream was a pair of trainers

My father was very angry when he knew that I had in the exam

A lied B cheated C deceived D tricked

The play last night was a truly performance

A.memory B memorize C memorable D memorial

Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided

In this chapter the prince is getting married to a poor girl 1/

in the village

2 I was meeting Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago 2/

3 After having done his homework, Nam had gone to bed 3/

4 | I burnt my hand while I cooked dinner-yesterday evening 4/

5S | When we arrived at the party, everything has already

6 I was very embarrassing when I learned that I forgot my

wallet at home 6/

7 The woman did a fuss when she discovered that her money

8 Minh took a photograph of me while I didn’t look §/

9 Ihad waited for John since two hours when he

Last Sunday was definitely not a good day for me It all started when I got

into my car and it refused to start I immediately realised that I had left the lights

on and the battery had gone flat I telephoned my friend George and he came

round and help me start the car I then drove into town to see a friend I had

arranged to meet him at six thirty, but by the time-I got there, it was ten past seven and my friend was not there I waited for him for an hour despite the freezing weather, but he didn’t come When I returned to my.car, I saw that someone had broken into it, probably looking for the radio Luckily, I never leave the radio in the car! There was nothing I could do but get into my car and drive home Later I spoke with my friend and discovered that he had waited for only

half an hour and left He didn’t even apologise for not waiting for me longer!

1 Why wasn’t the writer’s car started?

A Because the lights had gone wrong

B Because the battery had gone flat

C Because it hadn’t been serviced

D Because the’battery had been stolen

2 What was the weather like when the writer waited for his friend?

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In the writer’s opinion, what did the thief want to steal?

A money B camera C radio D wallet

What time did the writer’s friend leave after waiting for him?

A 6.30 B 7.00 C.7.10 D 7.30

Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A A friend of the writer’s helped him start the car

B A friend of the writer’s lived in town

C The writer had waited his friend until 7.30

D The writer apologised for not waiting his.friend for any longer

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box Use each verb only once

All the witnesses to tell the truth in the court of law

This book is about a man who alone on a Pacific Island

I a cake when the light went out I had to finish it in the dark

He died after he ill for a long time

By the time the boss came back, I all the letters

While his wife the washing-up, Mr Brown was watching TV

After cycling for an hour, I the village

In this part of the fairy tale the witch the princess into a fish

I a shower before breakfast this morning

This time last Monday I the final test

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?

This story is about a man called Robin Hood (name)

lL used to be a student at Oxford University from 2000 to 2004 (studied)

Complete each sentence of the following story

When I / be / teenager / New York / I buy / tickets / musical / call /

“Cabaret” / with / famous actress / Lotte Lenya //

But / weekend / 1 / have / visit / friends / town / far away / and / go / fly back / and arrive / time / see / musical //

Unfortunate / that night / there be / huge snowstorm / and / when / get / airport / find out / flight / cancel //

But / friend / I / suppose / meet / theatre / and /I / have / tickets //

Lucky / two / the passenger / flight / decide / they will / rent / car / and

drive / so / join / them //

She / think / it / will / stupid / wait / outside / so / go / box office / and / lucky / they / able / tell her / which seat /I buy / and / they / let / in //

FUN CORNER

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Do you know these expressions?

Look at the pictures and then choose the correct noun and adjective to

describe each one

dry pretty brave black hard

light quiet cold hot sick

afeather arock ice amouse adog apicture alion coal dust hell

For example :1.as dry as dust

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KIEN THOC CAN NHO

Các bữa tiệc (cách tổ chức các bữa tiệc, cách ứng xử ở bàn tiệc .)

Phụ âm /1/, /r/, và /h/

Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:

— Động từ nguyên thé (infinitive) va dong danh tir (gerund):

Would you like to come to our party?

When they finish singing, Lisa blows out the candles on the cake

— Câu bị động với động từ nguyên thể và động danh từ :

He expected to be invited to the party, but he wasn’t

He wore dark glasses to avoid being recognised

Tw vung:

— Động từ

— Từ vựng liên quan đến cách tổ chức các bữa tiệc, cách ứng xử ở các bữa tiệc

BÀI TẬP

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

differently from the rest

A hostess B honour C hovercraft D hostile

A travels B occurs, C baths D sorts

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He doesn’t get on with the new boss, so he’s asked (transfer) to

another branch of the company

Please stop (interrupt) me when I’m explaining something to

you You can ask questions at the end

I must say, I don’t really fancy (spend) my whole holiday with

your cousins

He admits (enter) the house but he says he didn’t take anything I’ve apologized to her but she still refuses (speak) to me

I don’t mind (work) late, if it will help at all

I simply can’t afford (support) you any longer — you’ll just have

to find a job

We had hoped to find the project by the end of the month but we keep

(delay) by changes in the plans

You’d better go and see the teacher and say what you’ve done If you put

off (explain) to her, she’ll only be more annoyed

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

Avoid your houseplants too much water

A giving B being given C to give D to be given

Tom appreciated breakfast in bed when he wasn’t feeling well

A.serving _ B being served C.to serve D tobe served

Mary didn’t expect to John’s party

A asking B being asked C to ask D to be asked

I finally finished at 7.00 p.m and served dinner

A cooking B.beingcooked C.tocook _D to be cooked

Mr Wilson always remembers in the garage so that the

driveway is free for other cars

A parking B being parked C.to park D to be parked

The nurse suggested two aspirins

‘A taking B being taken C to take D to be taken

Would you mind not the radio until I’ve finished with this

phone call?

A.turningon B.beingturnedon C.totunon D tobe turnedon

8 Even though he was much younger than the other children, Bob demanded

in the game they were playing

A including B being included C to include D to be included

9 Julia’s children are used to after school every day They don’t

have to walk home

A picking up B.beingpickedup C.topickup _ D tobe picked up

10 I’m angry because you didn’t tell me the truth I don’t like

A deceiving B being deceived C to deceive D to be deceived

IV A reporter is interviewing Agnes Norris, who celebrated her 100" birthday

yesterday Complete the parts numbered (1) to (7) in an appropriate way

Reporter: HHÐÄW(Ệ ]oaoszarestbebsgiosisgosigigsiigiaosgDsidtiautigrgtegi0050 0) 3

Mrs Norris: Quietly Just with the family, here in the house

Mrs Norris: Yes, very big Six children, fifteen grandchildren and I don’t

remember how many great-grandchildren and _great-great- grandchildren

Reporter: ĐJQdUyNU (1 ‹uniepguzgrlbgrtrdgtiittiouatinoitigtriggtttiogi0gaii010839/09000660g0igiaaig.8 ?

Mrs Norris: Yes, 1 did Lots And I got hundreds of cards too People have

been very kind., Reporter: WHICH (4) seesessessaslassesesassrsieesen ment 4 Mrs Norris: Possibly the one I got: from my great-great-grandson, Stuart It

was a vase he’d made at school

Reporter: Didi(S cases ssn denrwcnwomraiemnwemnnn baat 3

Mrs Norris: Yes, a big one It had to be for all the candles!

Reporter: You’ve obviously seen a lot of changes in your lifetime, Mrs

Norris In your opinion, which (6) - ‹ -c++ ? Mrs Norris: That’s very difficult to say: there have been so many But

possibly the role of women in society In my day, women didn’t

go out to work as they do now or have the vote either

Reporter: Wold: (7 essecorssrenrnanmer cna Rorncinenneneies 3 Mrs Norris: No, I wouldn’t I enjoy my life, don’t get me wrong, but 120 is

too old, even for me

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Some of the sentences below are not correct Tick (v) the right ones, and

correct the wrong ones :

To take regular exercise is becoming quite a trend

these days 1/

I don’t mind interviewing in the street by market researchers 2/

Excuse my interrupting, but I can give you the directions

Since he’s been in England, he’s got used to drive on the left 4/

Would you like going now or shall we wait till the end? 5/

_ Don’t forget to lock the door before going to bed 6/

In addition to lose all my money, I realized my credit card

It’s no use to tell me your problems You’ll have to see

the student counselor 8/

I regret informing you that your application has been refused 9/

Imagine to live with someone who never stops talking 10/

Complete the sentences with verbs from the box Use each verb only once

be go lower -' take write

Mary puts off thank-you notes for gifts because she doesn’t know what to say

The city intends a new traffic light at its most dangerous intersection

I meant my paycheck on the way home, but I forgot

Would you mind at the office late tonight so we can finish our budget review?

The bus drivers are on strike They refuse back to work until

they get a new contract

The Carters want another child They are discussing a baby from another country

Sue can’t afford a vacation this year because she didn’t get a

pay raise.

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“8 My aunt ¡s an old-fashioned cook She doesn't believe in frozen

or canned foods

9 Little Hiro pretends a monster whenever someone comes to the door

10 Politicians always promise taxes, but my taxes keep rising

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

A wedding anniversary is an anniversary which (1) on the month and day a particular wedding (2) place, and which recurs every

subsequent year Married persons (3) regard the day of (4)

marriage as important may mark the occasion in some special way

Broader groups in society, especially the families (including children) of

(5) —_ a couple, may help to (6) such events; this is

particularly common (7) the 40", 50", and 60" anniversaries

In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, you can

(8) a message from Queen Elizabeth II for the 60", 65", and 70" wedding anniversaries, and (9) wedding anniversary after the 70”

This is done by applying to Buckingham Palace, or to the Governor-General's office in Commonwealth countries

In the United States you can receive a greeting (10) the President for any wedding anniversary after the 50"

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

It is thought that the large-scale celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the cult of Mithras, which originated in Persia but was spread by soldiers throughout the Roman Empire Before this, such celebrations were not

common; and, hence, practices from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were

adapted for birthdays Because many Roman soldiers took to Mithraism, it had

a wide distribution and influence throughout the empire until it was supplanted

by Christianity The Jewish perspective on birthday celebrations is disputed by

various rabbis

Birthday celebrations were rare during the Middle Ages but saw a

resurgence with the advent of the Reformation During this period, they were

seen as a good way to transfer customs from the saint's days to other dates not

linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints

Even today, the celebration of birthdays is not universal in the West

Some adults loathe celebrating it as it reminds them that they are getting

progressively older And in some activities that are not year-round, birthday

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acknowledgements may be discouraged because of some birthdays not falling during the season

In most English-speaking countries it is traditional to sing the song Happy

Birthday to You to the honored person celebrating his birthday The Happy

Birthday Song melody is thought to be the most frequently sung melody in the

world Similar songs exist in other languages such as "Lang zal hijzij leven" in

Dutch, "Zum Geburtstag Viel Gliick" in German, "Cumpleajios feliz” in Spanish

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Who took the great part in spreading birthday celebrations at the early stage?

A The Persian B Roman soldiers C The Jewish D Emperor How were birthday celebrations during the Middle Ages?

The word “loathe” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Traditionally, what do people in most English-speaking countries usually

do in birthday parties?

A They drink wine B They play games

C They cook meals D They sing a song

Which of the following senterices is NOT true?

A The song Happy Birthday to You has been translated into many languages

B Some adults don’t want to celebrate their birthday

C Nowadays birthday celebrations are not common in the West

D It was thought that the celebration of birthdays started in Persia

Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,

beginning with the given words or phrases

I’m pleased to attend your 25" wedding anniversary

TIÌm ]OOKITB - - - - << 1112 TY TT HH HH HH H0 7X Eating with chopsticks feels strange to Mr Pitt

Mr Pitt is not used

5 The child said that he hadn’t stolen the money

6 She never talked to me again after I forgot her birthday

SHES EOP PEA oa rancensascanneracennnmsannnctneameaneavatntaneaneeaantaneuneceaantaneuneceaantancuneneeantans

7 We spent ages preparing for the party on Christmas Eve

8 Smoking is not allowed: on the public buses

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9 1 don’t intend to invite Tom to my birthday party

10 Is it all right if I open the window and turn on the fan?

DO) YOu T1 00101000 000 GEN GENSOEEERONGOEOEGIEEGIEESRHESHANGESE 2

X Complete each sentence of the following letter

Dear Janet,

1 As/know/ we / buy / new house / April //

9 Please / me / ring / and / let / know / you / make / it //

A nddie is a question that seems difficult to answer The answer is usually clever or

amusing For exampie:

Q: What has a hundred legs but can't walk?

A: Fifty pairs of trousers

@: What can get bigger @ Q: What doesn't ask questions

© what is biack when it's dean Dp: wiharkind of dog has

and white when it's dirty? no tail?

Q: What falls but never walls, no floor and no ceiling?

A

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WRITTEN TEST 1

Time: 45 minutes

(Total: 100 points)

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

pronounced differently from the rest (10 points)

1 A cheat B childish C chaos D choice

2 A glance B fragment C matter D snag

PART Il Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (20 points)

1 I don’t appreciate - when I’m speaking

A interrupting B being interrupted C to interrupt D to be interrupted

2 The story is about a boy who with a giant

A lives B was living ' C.has lived _ D had lived

3 We went to sing after we a wonderful party

A had B were having C.have had D.hadhad -

A friend B friendship C friendly _D friendliness

5 The children appear about the trip

A.exciing B being excited C.toexcite D to be excited

6 My most experience happened a few years ago

A.embarras B.embarrassing C embarrassed D embarrassment

7 When their friends finished singing, Mai out the candles on the cake

8 We heard a cock in a neighbouring village

A crow B to crow C crowing D to crowing

anniversaries each year

A present B compliment C celebrate D conduct

10 Willy denied a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before lunch

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

word (20 points)

The birthday cake is traditionally highly decorated, and typically covered

(1), lit candles when presented; the number of candles often equals the

(2) of the person The person (3) birthday it is makes a

silent wish and then (4) out the candles; if done in one breath, the

wish is supposed to come (5) , but only if the person keeps the wish to

himself (or herself) It is also common for the "birthday boy" or "birthday girl"

to cut the initial (6) of the cake as a newlywed couple might with a

wedding cake Birthday cakes have been a tradition dating back as (7) as the Middle Ages when the English would conceal symbolic

items (8) as gold coins, rings and thimbles inside their cakes Each

item was associated with a prediction For example, a person (9) a

gold coin in a birthday cake would supposedly (10) wealthy

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

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

one, beginning with the given words or phrases (20 points)

1 “I didn’t break the window,” the boy said

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They made us prepare refreshments for the party

They had a good meal and then went to dance

I’d rather drive than be driven

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PART VI Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given (20 points)

1 person ’/ who / concern / only / own / interests / feelings / cannot / true

up their houses, doing their shopping and mowing the lawns

— Động từ dạng V-ing hoan thanh:

Having failed twice, he didn’t want to try again

& wipe _B wisdom C witch D windy

A yearly B wear C dear D fear

A unit B usual € unique (D, upon

Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

A charity B operate C gratitude D donation

A minority B disadvantage C education D appropriate

A volunteer B handicap C organize D natural

A suffer B believe C difficult D invalid

lll | Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

1 The stockbroker denied of the secret business deal

A having informed ( ) having been informed

C to have informed ‘D to have been informed

2: Henry mentioned , in an accident as a child, but he never told us

the details

C to have injured D to have been injured

3 The spy admitted some highly secret information to enemy agents

A having given B having been given

C to have given D have been given

4 I’m sure it’s not my fault that John found out what we were planning I

A-having told B being told ” C to tell D to be told

3 television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy

habit for a growing child ¬

A To be watched B Being watched (C,Watching D Watch

6 Ican °trecal_ thatold movie, but maybe I did many years ago

(a)having seen mn Bt to have seen C to see D having been seen

Te Let’s leave early, so we’ll be ahead of the rush of commuters We can’t

risk in heavy traffic during Tush | hour

A holding up B being held up \C having held up _D to hold up

8 The office staff decided a retirement party for Mr Lee

A having had B to have had C to have D having

9 | Mary was upset by her the truth

A our not having told B us not to tell

C we didn’t tell D not to tell

10 When‘ glanced out the window, I saw Tom toward my house

IV Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences

1 | Nowadays more and more people take care

2 After retiring, my aunt works as a volunteer for the

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3 My brother and his friends spend hours a week helping

4 The are helped to overcome difficulties by

5 During summer vacations, many Vietnamese students

volunteer to work in remote or areas MOUNTAIN

6 Do you agree with the famous saying “The happiest

people are those who bring to others.”? HAPPY

7 We'd like to offer your school a

8 The volunteers also help the with

9 | We participate in a campaign to provide

10 I like helping children to read and write MINOR

V Complete each sentence with one of the verbs in the box Use the -ing form

I’m sure that to the top of that mountain isn’t easy

There is a hole in our roof I think it needs immediately

I’m angry at him for not me the truth

Mrs Brown complained about Mary’s to work late

Do you hear someone for help in the distance?

We had a lot of fun games at the picnic

the poor children learn how to read was a rewarding experience

John denied stone at the neighbour’s window

When I was downtown yesterday, I saw the police a thief

the breakfast, he hurried to the office

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

Hospital volunteers work without regular (1) in a variety of health care settings, usually (2) the supervision of a nurse Most

hospitals train and supervise volunteers (3) a specialized non-profit 32

organization (4) an auxiliary The director of the auxiliary is usually a

paid employee of the hospital

A female hospital volunteer is sometimes nicknamed a candy-striper This

(5) is derived from the fact that female volunteers traditionally

(6) red-and-white striped jumpers The name and uniform are used

less frequently now

Volunteers’ services are of considerable importance to individual patients

as (7) as the health care system in general Some people volunteer

during high school or college, (8) out of curiosity about the health-

care professions or in (9) to satisfy mandatory community-service requirements imposed by some schools Others volunteer at later stages in

(10) life, particularly after retirement

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

A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university,

and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometers from the

capital Coming from a (1) country, I got quite a shock, as conditions

were much harder than I had (2) But after a few days I soon got used to

(3) there The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon

began to appreciate how (4) the countryside was

One of my jobs was to supply the village with water The well was a long walk away, and the women used to (5) a long time every day (6)

heavy pots backwards and forwards So I contacted the organization and arranged to (7) some pipes delivered We built a simple pipeline and a

pump, and it worked first time It wasn’t perfect — there were a few (8) 2

but it made a great difference to the villagers, (9) had never had

running water before And not (10) did we have running water, but in

the evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been (11) in the sun all day

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience Although it

was not well-paid, it was well (12) doing, and I would recommend it to

anyone who was (13) working for a charity

Finally, there’s one more reason why I’ll never (14) working for

OV A few months before I left, I met and fell in love (15) another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to England

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A felt B planned C found D expected

A live B lived C living D lives

A beautiful B good-looking C handsome D sweet

A fetching B wearing C carrying D holding

A which B that C they D who

A worth B value C cost D price

A considering - B thinking C: going D planning

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

When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football

The volunteers couldn’t mow the old lady’s lawns because of the rain

‘The fait Prevented sess daniels

Dave did his homework and then went to bed

After having ch 01111011

It is easy for anyone to learn how to cook

Complete each sentence of the following letter

Dear Sir / Madam,

We / happy / receive / donation / ten / million / dong / company / five /

day / ago //

Money / use / buy / book / new / school / library //

We / certain / issue / receipt / soon / possible //

We / like / express / thank / donation / company //

and / hope / get / more / assistance / cooperation / company / future //

We / look / forward / hear / you / soon //

John Smith

Vice Headmaster of the School

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UNIT 5 ILLITERACY

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Nạn mù chữ Ngữ âm:

Các tập hợp âm /pl/, /bl/, /pr/, và /br/

Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:

Câu gián tiếp với động từ nguyên thể

“You'd better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said

— The lifeguard advised us not to swim too far from the shore

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

differently from the rest

i 1 A pleasing B pleasant C pleasure D plenty

| 2 A brow B blow C proud D how

| 3 A precise B pressure C pretty D pretend

— 5 A blind B pride C bridge D blight

ll | Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

| 2 A effective B performance C promotion D relevant

| 3 A eradicate B illiterate C universal D activity

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Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences

The doctor me to have confidence in him

I warned him bent coins in a slot machine

A don’t use B didn’t use C not to use D not using

In Vietnam, by July 2000, only 94% of the was able to read and write

A public B popularity _C people D population

It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be in our country

A eradicated B omitted C finished D avoided

More and more people are taking part in the struggle illiteracy

Many students spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write

A sympathetically B freely C voluntarily D possibly

At present the number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous

A is gradually decreasing B are gradually decreasing

C have gradually decreased D had gradually decreased

In the Highlands, the trend of literacy was different from the other regions

The number of literate males went up between 2000 and 2007

My father me to take part in the campaign

Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences

We started a campaign for eradication in the

Many ethnic minority students from the Highlands

I think this is an way to help people in remote

We consider it an job to help people in our

7 We should provide to schools TRANSPORT

8 | Many children in mountainous areas have in learning

9 The literacy rate of population varied between

10 What about a small gift to Mary after her 3 PRESENT

V Write each of the following sentences in reported speech, using advise,

beg, introduce, invite, offer, order, promise, remind, tell, warn

“Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me

“You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy

“Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said

“Please, please switch off the TV, John,” said Tom

“Don’t lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper

“Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk

“Leave this space clear,” the notice said

“Mr Brown, this is Miss White,” he said

“Shall I open the door for you?” he said

-“T’ll wait for you I promise,” he said to me

John advised me to take a holiday

John expected me to take a holiday

John insisted that-I should take a holiday

John invited me to take a holiday

John agreed that I could take a holiday

John reminded me to take a holiday

John proposed that I should take a holiday

John asked whether I would take a holiday

John reassured me that I could take a holiday

John preferred that I take a holiday

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PART Il:

a “Would you like to come on holiday with me?” John said

b “Don’t worry Of course you can take a holiday,” John said

c “Don’t forget to take a holiday, will you?” John said

d “You should take a holiday,” John said

e “Are you going to take a holiday?” John said

“f “It’s all right by me if you take a holiday,” John said

8 “Actually, I’d rather you took a holiday,” John said

h “J thought you were going to take a holiday,” John said

1 “Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” John said

i: “You really must take a holiday,” John said

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

Literacy means the ability to read and write Being able to read and write is

an important skill in modern societies Usually, people learn how to read and write

at school People who can read and write are called /iterate; those who cannot are

called illiterate

According to the United Nations, illiteracy is not being able to write or read

a simple sentence in any language The UN estimated, that in 1998, about 16% of

the world's population were illiterate

Illiteracy is highest amongst the states of the Arab peninsula, and in Africa,

around the Sahara In those countries about 30% of men, and 40-50% of women

are illiterate One of the causes of illiteracy is that someone who can get by

without being able to read and write often does not have the incentive to learn to

read and write Cultural factors, like mostly oral tradition, often also play a role A

tribe that mostly herds livestock, for example, may have no need to read or write

There are two different kinds of illiteracy:

e Primary illiteracy: People with primary illiteracy have never learned

how to read or write

e Functional illiteracy: People who have learned some reading and

writing, but for various reasons, are unable to understand what they read, or cannot write well enough to fill out a form

1 Literate are those who

A are able to read and write B are unable to read and write

C can read but can’t write D can write but cannot read

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2 By the UN definition, illiteracy is “cannot read or write

A a simple word in any language

B many sentences in English

C some simple phrases in many languages

D a simple sentence in any language

3 | The word “oral” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

A listening B speaking C reading D writing

4 Which of the following countries has the highest illiteracy rate?

5 | Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Normally, people learn to read and write at school

B In 1998, about 84% of the world population could read and write

C In general the number of female illiterate is bigger than that of male

D Primary illiteracy means people have learned to read and write but '

can’t understand what they are reading

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

In 1975, the United Nations organized the Decade for Women In 1985, it

published a report on the conditions and rights (1) women throughout the world The report has some bad news Although most countries have official

organizations to (2) women’s lives, many of these organizations don’t

do (3) Fifty percent of the world’s population are women, but in

nearly two-thirds of all working hours the work is (4) by women

They do most of domestic work, for example, cooking and washing clothes

Millions also work (5) the home Women hold 35 percent of the

world’s jobs For this work, they (6) only 40 to 60 percent as much as

men, and of course they earn nothing for (7) domestic work

Only 6 percent of places in government (8) held by women

Sixty percent of the people who can’t read and write are women It is these illiterate women (9) are the most frightened of trying to improve their

lives Being illiterate doesn’t (10) they are not intelligent It does

mean it is difficult for them to change their lives

IX Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,

beginning with the given words or phrases

1 “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.

“Please do as I say,” he said to me

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“Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura ‘said

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“I won’t answer any questions,” said the suspect

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“All right, Ill wait a week,” Paul said

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The table below shows personal savings as percentage of personal

income for selected countries in 1970, 1990 and 2000

Write a report for a lecturer describing the information in the table

Write at least 150 words

PERSONAL SAVINGS AS A PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL INCOME