UNIT 16: HISTORICAL PLACE1 Represent: đại diện representative: người đại diện representation: sự đại diện Representative of: đại diện cho Representational: tiêu biểu, đại diện 2 Engrave
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1 Represent: đại diện representative: người đại
diện representation: sự đại diện
Representative of: đại diện cho
Representational: tiêu biểu, đại diện
2 Engrave: khắc Engraver: người thợ khắc
Engraving: sự khắc
3 Culture: tu dưỡng, trau
dồi Culture: văn hóa Cultured: có văn hóa. Cultural: (thuộc) văn
hóa
Culturally: về phương diện văn hóa
Architecture: khoa kiến trúc
Architectonic: có tính chất xây dựng
Architectural: (thuộc) kiến trúc
Architecturally: về mặt kiến trúc
6 Memorialize: làm lễ kỷ
niệm
Memorize: ghi nhớ
Memorial: đài kỷ niệm Memory: kỷ niệm Memorial: để ghi nhớ
Scientist: nhà khoa học
Scientific: có tính khoa học
Scientifically: có tính khoa học.
nhười khổng lồ Giantess: người phũ nữ khổng lồ.
Giant: khổng lồ phi thường
Gigantic: kếch xù
Historian: sử gia
Historical: có liên quan đến sứ kiện của quá khứ
Historic: quan trọng trong lịch sử
Historically: về mặt lịch sử
Traditionalist: người theo chủ nghiax truyền thống
Traditional: theo truyền thống
Traditonally: theo truyền thống
1. Are your opinions _of all the workers here? (represent)
2. On the obverse side of coin is an _ of the president’s face (engrave)
3. Universities should be centers of (cultural)
4. We all admire her She possesses a remarkable _ of music (talentless)
5. I prefer classical _to modern one (architect)
6. The Prime Minister today unveiled a to those who died in the disaster (memorialize)
7. Would you like to do research? (science)
8. The amazing technology enables us to take a _ leap into the future (giant)
9. Mount Rushmore is one of the United States’ _ monuments (history)
Grammar point: Comparatives & Superlatives
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1. Are your opinions _of all the workers here? (represent) representative
2. On the obverse side of coin is an _ of the president’s face (engrave) engraving
3. Universities should be centers of (cultural) culture
4. We all admire her She possesses a remarkable _ of music (talentless) talent
5. I prefer classical _to modern one (architect) architecture
6. The Prime Minister today unveiled a to those who died in the disaster (memorialize)
memorial
7. Would you like to do research? (science) scientific
8. The amazing technology enables us to take a _ leap into the future (giant) gigantic
9. Mount Rushmore is one of the United States’ monuments (history) historical
10. Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved Vietnamese architecture (tradition) traditional
1. David was than John
2 Dorothy is the student in the class, based on her high grades
A smartest B more Smarter C smarter D smart
3 Do you see three woman over there? The _woman is Mrs Lee
4 It’s one of days of my life
A the baddest B the worse C badder D the worst
5 Betty is girl in the class
A attractive B more attractive C most attractive D the most attractive
6 Sally is _than Daisy
A more gentler B gentler C most gentle D the most gentle
7 Brian has been working since he was promoted
A much harder B more harder C more hardly D as harder
8 “Would you like to try this hat?” “Have you got one _?”
A with a wider brim B with more wide brim
C which a wide brim D more wide than
9 “Sorry we’re late Your house is _-we thought.” “Never mind”
A more farther than B the farthest
C much further than D more far than
10 “I’ve got ten dollars.” “I think I have money than you.”
1. The house was cheaper than we thought it would be
The house wasn’t _.
2. It is said that English people are quiet and severed
English people _.
3. No one in my class is taller than Peter
Peter _.
4. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl
She .
5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
No mountain
6. If you stay here longer, you will like the place more
The longer
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The more _
8. As soon as I left the house, he appeared
No sooner _.
9. He is my friend as well as yours
Not only .
10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job
Had
1. The house was cheaper than we thought it would be
The house wasn’t as expensive as we thought it would be.
2. It is said that English people are quiet and severed
English people are said to be quiet and severed.
3. No one in my class is taller than Peter
Peter is the tallest in my class.
4. This is the first time I have ever met such a pretty girl
She is the prettiest girl I have ever met.
5. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
No mountain in the world is higher than Mount Everest.
6. If you stay here longer, you will like the place more
The longer you stay here, the more you’ll like the place.
7. If you read many books, you will have much knowledge
The more books you read, the more knowledge you will have.
8. As soon as I left the house, he appeared
No sooner had I left the house than he appeared.
9. He is my friend as well as yours
Not only is he my friend but also yours.
10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job
Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
PRACTICE TEST 16 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
2. A scholar B machine C architecture D chemist
Choose the word that has main tress placed differently from the others
3. A historical B architecture C original D traditional
4. A cultural B establish C festival D national
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. A lot of foreign tourists visit the historical place in Vietnam every day
6 Bao dai was last king of _Nguyen dynasty
A a / no article B the / the C no article / a D the / no article
7 Egypt is very famous _Pyramids
8 Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam was originally built the Ly dynasty
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9 They try to put their son in the best
10 More and more foreign tourists arrive Vietnam
11 There many cultural in Ha Noi
12 She was the _of the nation after winning the championship in the recent Olympic Games
13 Thong Nhat Conference Hall was built in 1865 and heavily damage by a bombardment in February
1963
14 President Ho Chi Minh’s ……… is situated in Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
A Independence Palace B Imperial Enclosure
15 Last year, she won a _to the university in the US
A scholar B scholarship C A&B are correct D A&B are incorrect
16 Bright colors often babies
A attraction B attractive C attract D attracts
17 on the coast, the hotel is full of tourists in the summer
A Be situated B Situating C To situate D Situated
18 The mother took the baby in her arms, _
A and smiling happily B smiling happily
19 Today, industry turns out _product at speed and with labor to meet the demands of the increasing population
A more than / the greatest / least B more / greater / less
C as much as / greatest / the less D as many as / more greater / less
20 His new digital camera is _that one
A far expensive than B many more expensive than
C far more expensive than D much expensive more than
21 I am not so good at Math Mary
22 He had spent _that he was broke
A such much money B such many money C so much money D so many money
23 I intended to buy my daughter a big doll, rather bigger than that she has already got
24 The little boy _by the dog held his mother’s arm tightly
A frighten B was frightened C frightened D frightening
25 by the flood, the bridge is being rebuilt now
A Was destroyed B Destroyed C Destroying D Be destroyed
26 Among the workers that Mr Brown has ever managed, Peter is _
27 However the problem difficult is, we try our best to solve it
A The more difficult the problem is, the more we try to solve it
B The most difficult the problem is, the most we try to solve it
C More and more difficult the problem is, more and more the most we try to solve it
D The more difficult the problem is, the least we try to solve it
28 They drank small cups of coffee after they dinner
A had finished B have finished C were finished D finish
29 She needs some shoes _inexpensive, hard-wearing and attractive
Trang 530 I _my key in the car I a blacksmith.
A lock / had called B am locking / would call
C have locked / am going to call D will locked / will have called
31 Many insect makes sound
A despite they have no vocal apparatus in their throat
B despite no vocal apparatus in their throat
C because they have no vocal apparatus in their throat
D in spite of they have no vocal apparatus in their throat
32 I think we cannot find places in a bug city that the country
A so quiet as B as quite as C more and more quite D as and as quiet
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
33 I’ve (A) a lot more (B) points (C) than he did (D) has
34 She asked (A) me what did I think (B) of (C) the performance the previous day (D) I thought
35 If I had taken (A) his advice before doing (B) the work, I would have been (C) able to do it
more better (D) better/much better
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
For those who lived in the Cu Chi tunnels, the life in the tunnels was difficult Air, food and water were (36) and the tunnels were infested with ants, poisonous centipedes, spiders and mosquitoes Most of the time, the guerrillas (37) _ the day in the tunnels working or resting and come out only (38) _ night to scavenge supplies, tend their crops or engage the, enemy in battle Sometimes, during periods of heavy bombing
or American troop movement, they would be forced to (39) _underground for many days at a time Sickness was rampant among the people living in the tunnels; (40) _ malaria, which accounted for the second largest cause of death next to battle wounds
37 A will spend B would spend C will be spending D will have spent
40 A finally B originally C especially D totally
London is the place where the historic past and the present come alive A blend of history, architecture and culture has created an amazingly and constantly developing city
Not surprisingly the capital has become a wonderful place for visitors and a great place to live with countless museums, galleries and entertainment places throughout the city Whatever you want to buy, you can surely find out in London
London has a population of 7.2 million people and it is one of Europe's most densely populated areas
Throughout history, a lot of immigrants and refugees have been arriving in London London has more women than men and its population is younger when compared to the rest of the country The capital is housing over 306,000 students in higher education
41 Which sentence is true?
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B London is a constantly developing city.
C No tourists visit London
D There are not many museums in London
42 To many visitors, London is _
A the most populous city in the world B not well-developed
C an amazing architecture D a wonderful place
43 London attracts visitors because of its
A blend of history B countless museums and art galleries
44 The population of London is
A seven million people B over seven million people
C less than seven million people D six million people
45 London is one of the most city in Europe
Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words provided.
46 I’ve yet to meet a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law
A My brother-in-law is the most exasperating person I’ve ever met
B My brother-in-law is more exasperating than I am
C I’ve ever met a more exasperating person than my brother-in-law
D A and C are correct
47 Our meal will be over by eight o’clock
A We always finish our meal at eight o’clock
B We will be having our meal by eight o’clock
C We will have finished our meal by eight o’clock.
D We will have our meal at eight o’clock
48 We had a flat tire, so it look three hours longer than usual to get there
Trang 7A It took us three extra hours to get there
B It usually takes us three hours to get there
C It usually takes longer to get there
D We got there earlier than we expected
49 Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive
A We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive
B We were not very impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked expensive
C We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost
D The new cinema was more expensive than we expected
50 My father doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to
A My father used to play tennis very well
B My father used to play tennis worse than he does now
C My father is used to play tennis better than now
D My father used to play tennis better than he does now.