"We will come back next year," they said before leaving.. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early.. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed
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I GLOSSARY
1 center ['sentə] đặt vào trung tâm
2 cheat [t∫i:t] ( to cheat at something) gian
lận
3 concentrate (v) ['kɔnsntreit] ( to
concentrate something on something /
doing something) tập trung (sự chú ý, cố
gắng )
concentrated (adj.) concentration (n)
4 decline [di'klain] sự giảm xuống
5 dramatically (adv.) [drə'mætikəli] đột
ngột, mạnh dramatic (adj.)
6 drop [drɔp] (v) (làm cho) yếu đi, thấp
xuống, ít đi
7 enforce [in'fɔ:s] thực thi
8 equivalent [i'kwivələnt]tương đương
9 eradicate [i'rædikeit] nhổ rễ, trừ tiệt
10 expand [iks'pænd] mở rộng, trải ra
expandable (adj.) , expansion (n)
11 family planning: kế hoạch hóa gia đình
12 focus ['foukəs] (v) tập trung , (n) tiêu
điểm, trọng điểm
13 gain [gein] (n) lời; lợi lộc; lợi ích
ill-gotten gains never prosper: (tục ngữ)
của phi nghĩa có giàu đâu
(v) thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm
được
14 illiteracy [i'litərəsi] Cách viết khác :
illiterateness [i'litəritnis] nạn mù chữ, sự
vô học, sự thất học
illiterate (adj.): not knowing how to read
or write
(n) người mù chữ
15 lifeguard: người cứu đắm 16.maturity (n) [mə'tjuəriti] tính thuần thục, tính trưởng thành mature(adj.)
17 motivate ['moutiveit] thúc đẩy, làm động
cơ thúc đẩy
motivated (adj.) nhiệt tình, tận tụy
18 on the contrary: trái lại
19 primary ['praiməri] (thuộc) giáo dục tiểu học
20 promotion [prə'mou∫n] sự đẩy mạnh, sự xúc tiến; sự khuyến khích
promote (v)
21 relevant ['reləvənt] thích đáng; có liên quan
relevance (n) , relevantly (adv.)
22 sharp [∫ɑ:p]nhọn, bén, rõ ràng, sắc nét, thình lình, đột ngột
23 society [sə'saiəti] đoàn thể; hội
24 solution [sə'lu:∫n] sự giải quyết; giải pháp
25 steady ['stedi] vững, vững chắc, vững vàng, đều đặn, đều đều
26 sum up : tóm tắt, tổng kết 27.universalize [,ju:ni'və:səlaiz] - universalise [,ju:ni'və:səlaiz] làm cho ai cũng biết, làm thành phổ thông, làm thành phổ biến, phổ cập to universalize education: phổ cập giáo dục
universal (adj.) phổ thông, phổ biến universalisation (n)
II Reading comprehension
1 What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
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2 What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning
Promotion?
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3 How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and in 2001?
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4 What did the student do to help eradicate illiteracy?
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against illiteracy?
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PRACTICE TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1 a illiterate b education c eradicate d minority
2 a province b country c campaign d ethnic
3 a primary b promotion c effective d consider
4 a struggle b lesson c village d remote
5 a farming b technique c receive d number
Make the best choice
6 He is helping the police their enquiries
7 Many students take part _ the campaign for illiteracy eradication
8 When preparing _ a report, I can never keep track of time
9._ They have to work overtime because the requirements for have not been fulfilled
a complete b completion c completed d completely 10. _The program has been conducted so more and more people can read and write
a effect b effective c effectiveness d effectively
11 As _ we are keen to ensure that our students can find the best ways to learn
a educate b education c educators d educative
12 is the state of not knowing how to read or write
a Literacy b Illiteracy c Campaign d Struggle
13 Have you completed your application form yet?
a ejected b promoted c eradicated d finished
14 There are 54 minorities in Vietnam
a national b primary c ethnic d main
15 A for illiteracy eradication was launched by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion in the summer of 2000
a battle b campaign c design d project
16 Every summer, hundreds of students participate in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy
a get rid of completely b promote c provide d volunteer
17 Their economy has _ rapidly, while ours, by contrast, is declining
a struggled b expanded c reached d enlarged
18 number of illiterate people are trying to learn how to read and write
19 "Don't talk in class", the teacher said
a The teacher told his student do not talk in class b The teacher told his student did not talk in class
c The teacher told his student not to talk in class d The teacher told his student not talking in class
20 " ," the doctor advised his patient
a You had better stop drinking b I would like you to drink
c You had better to drink d Please, drink some more
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a Peter advised Mary to do it b Peter advised Mary not to do it
c Peter promised to do it for Mary d Peter wanted Mary to do it
22 "I _ good at English, my son," Mr Pike said
a would like you have been b had better have you to be
c would rather you to be d would like you to be
23 Before they left, they promised to come back the next year
a "We will come back next year," they said before leaving
b "We had better come back the next year," they said before leaving
c "Let's come back next year," they said before leaving
d "Don't come back next year," they said before leaving
24 "Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?" said Billy
a Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar b Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar
c Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar d Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar
25 The secretary said, "Sorry, I will never work on Sunday."
a The secretary promised not to work on Sunday b The secretary refused to work
on Sunday
c The secretary refused not to work on Sunday d The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday
26 "Don't stay up late You should go to bed early." Peter told me
a Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early
b Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early
c Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
d Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early
27 " " John advised me
a You ought to work harder b I would rather work harder
c It is my duty to work harder d It is worth working harder
28 " _," the mother warned her sons
a Boys, don't go near the lake b Boys, you will not go near the lake
c Boys, let's go near the lake d Boys, you would like to go near the lake
29 "Mary, please come to dinner tonight," Henry said
a Henry invited Mary to come to dinner tonight b Henry invited Mary to come
to dinner that night
c Henry warned Mary to come to dinner tonight d Henry told Mary please to come to dinner that night
30 "I will bring you some food." he said to me
a He invited me to eat some food b He offered to bring me some food
c He told me to bring some food d He advised me to bring some food
Error identification
31 Illiterate in developing countries is still growing at an alarming rate and that fact has not changed much
32 Illiteracy continues to be a critical problem, which demanding enormous resources from local and state budgets
33 The International Reading Association estimates that more than as one thousand research papers are prepared each year on the subject of literacy
34 It is clear that the current high illiteracy rate is directly because improper approach to reading instruction
35 The average U.S household has at least one TV set turned on for about seven
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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Teaching children (36) _is the most important objective (37) educators have to accomplish Reading is a prerequisite for everything else, (38) _in school but also in life itself Western civilization has taught its children to read using an alphabetic approach ever since (39) alphabet was (40) and the Egyptians stopped (41) in hieroglyphics English is an alphabetic language that, (42) _ written, uses letters to represent speech sounds When students were taught to read, they consciously (43) the speech sounds and learned to recognize the letters used to represent them They were then trained to apply the information to "decode" the names of unknown written words, understand their (44) _ , and comprehend the information presented (45) _a complete thought
36 a read b to read c for reading d reading
37 a that b whom c whose d those
38 a not b nor c not only d neither
40 a done b discovered c made d invented
41 a to write b writing c written d wrote
42 a when b since c as soon as d with
43 a regarded b took part in c completed d identified
44 a sound b meaning c alphabet d letter
45 a as b when c since d alike
Complete each of the sentences with one appropriate preposition
46 The students were asked to provide reading and writing skills the villagers
47 More and more people are taking part _ the struggle against illiteracy
48 Let's concentrate _ solving this problem before we discuss the other ones
49 William insists _getting up early, even on weekends
50 Many companies participated _the trade fair
51 Many students have difficulty _learning phrasal verbs
52 The literacy rate of population raised considerably 1995 and 2002
53 Each exercise focuses a different grammar point
54 Interest physical fitness increased during the 1980s
55 Do you consider these textbooks essential _ the course?
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1 a campaign b people c population d pneumonia
2 a number b able c climber d about
3 a psychology b prepare c problem d promote
4 a comb b combine c combat d combust
Make the best choice
6 The number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is gradually decreasing
a going up b taking on c becoming less d coming up
7 Vietnamese people for a long time to get independence and freedom
a promised b struggled c eradicated d expanded
8. _ I promise I will pay you back, in my
a consider b honour c hope d way
9._ We have concerns about whether the government will be able to a
good education for poor children
a spend b combat c volunteer d provide
10 The conference continued after a ten-minute break
a went on b took part in c came back d struggled against
11. _Education is the best for children's future
a preparation b eradication c promotion d consideration
12 Hundreds of students are joining a campaign to eradicate illiteracy
13. More and more people take part in struggling _illiteracy
a for b against c with d on
14. Those published .articles are relevant _their own age group
15 Her parents provided her sufficient money to stay at Findhorn for her summer holiday
16. He has worked as a laboratory in our university for ten years
a technique b technician c technical d technology
17 The government is taking emergency to deal with a housing crisis
a act b activity c action d acting
18. We come to congratulate you on your
a promote b promotion c promotional d promoter
19 The customer said, "I would like to buy a coat."
a The customer wanted to buy a coat b The customer said to buy a coat
c The customer told to buy a coat d The customer warned her
to buy a coat
20. _ The police threatened, " "
a You should drive so fast b Not drive so fast!
c I had better you drive so fast d Don't drive so fast!
21. _ John him my phone number
a invited me to give b suggested me giving
c said to me to give d told me to give
22 "I would like a cup of coffee, please," Mrs Pike said to the waiter
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b Mrs Pike advised the waiter to drink a cup of coffee
c Mrs Pike warned the waiter not to drink a cup of coffee
d Mrs Pike invited the waiter to drink a cup of coffee
23 "Go on, Susan! Apply for the job," the father
a The father invited Susan to apply for the job b The father denied applying for the job
c The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job d The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job
24. _ The boss because he was too lazy
a threatened to dismiss him b threatened him to dismiss
c suggested him to dismiss d promised him to dismiss
25. _ " ?" John's teacher advised him
a Why don't you try again b Why do you try again
c Why did you try· again d Why must you try again
26 "I will take you to the airport in my car, Henry," said Lee
a Henry offered to take Len to the airport b Lee offered to take Henry to the airport
c Henry advised Lee to go to the airport by car d Lee asked Henry to take him to the airport by car
27 "I would like to be thinner," Mary said
a Mary did not want to be thinner b Mary told to be thinner
c Mary wanted to be thinner d Mary suggested to be thinner
28. _ "You take more exercise”, my doctor advised me
a would like to b ought to c mustn't d would
29. _ "Go ahead Jump again," the instructor _
a urged b promised c demanded d required
30 "I won't do this work under any circumstances," the worker said
a The worker promise to do that work b The worker advised me to
do that work
c The worker agreed to do that work d The worker refused to do that work
31 The museum guard asked the visitors to not touch the exhibits
32 The tour guide explained that the castle is only open on Tuesdays
33 I'm sorry to bother you, but you did say to call whether I was worried
34 We were disappointed when the receptionist told that the hotel was fully booked
that week
35 In 1852 Massachusetts passed a law required all children from four to eighteen
years of age to attend school
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
Direct attacks on illiteracy take two main forms, adult education and the establishment of public schools with compulsory attendance for children In many countries, there are certain programs which have been instituted, to fight adult illiteracy; and universal public education has almost eliminated illiteracy among the young Soldiers have been appointed effectively as instructors for the public
Throughout most of history most people have been illiterate In former
society, the ability to read and write was of value only to the clergy and
aristocracy The first known reference to "literate laymen" did not appear until
the end of the 14th century Illiteracy was not seen as a problem until after the
invention of printing in the 15th century The first significant decline in illiteracy
came with the Reformation, when translation of the Bible into the vernacular
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36._ According to the passage, the anti-illiteracy programs are for _
c those who are literate d both adults and children
37. In former society, _
a everybody was illiterate b everybody was literate
c the clergy and aristocracy was not illiterate d everybody had the ability to read and write
38. _ In the 14th century, _
a only clergy could read and write b laymen began to learn how to read and write
c only royal members could read ,and write d everybody began to go to school
39. _ Printing was invented in the century
a 14th b 15th c 18th d 20th
40 According to the passage, which did not influence the problems of illiteracy?
a Translation of The Bible b The Reformation
c Revolutionary political movements d The primitive society
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
41 Just when he arrived at the station, the train was starting to move
Hardly ………
42 Let's go for a walk We've been working all day
John suggested ………
43 The cake was so hard that I could not eat it
44 'You'd better not waste your time, Betty,' Tom said
Tom advised ………
45 I am sorry that I didn't invite her to my party last night
I regret ………
46 Mike's father is going to fix the ball for him next week
Mike is going to have ………
47 It is at Mr Foster's request that I'm writing this letter to you
Mr Foster requested ………
48 The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years (use “ a
considerable rise”)
There has been ………
49 I expect that they will get there by lunch time
I expect them ………
50 “I'm sorry I couldn't come to your birthday party last Sunday, John”
Mary apologizes ………
Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one
51 Jane ran into her old friend downtown last week
a Jane went downtown to meet her old friend b Jane had to drive her old friend downtown last week
friend's last week
52 You should have persuaded him to change his mind
b You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen
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d It was difficult to persuade him to change his mind
53 I would never have lent Mike my car if I had known that he had a past record
of driving violations
a I refused to lend Mike my car
b Mike got a speeding ticket while driving my car
c I knew nothing about Mike's driving record, so I lent him my car
d Mike drove my car without his driver's license
54 The court found the man innocent of murdering his wife
murdered by his wife
c The court found a murdered man and his wife d The court decided that the man had killed his wife
55 Had I known more about computer programming, I would have worked for a computer company
a A better knowledge of computer programming will help me find a job in a
computer company
computer company
c I wish I knew more about computer programming and could work for a computer company
d Knowing more about computer programming, I would find a job in a computer company