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SỞ GD & ĐT HÀ NỘI Trường THPT Phúc Thọ TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12 Năm học: 2020- 2021 ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I THEORY - Pronunciation, vocabulary- Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, - Language function- speaking Unit 1, 2, 3, 4,5 - Grammar- Unit 1, 2, 3, 4, A Verb tenses The present simple tense (Thì đơn) a Form khẳng định phủ định nghi vấn He / she / it + V-s /es He / she / it + doesn’t + V Does + he / she / it +V? I / You / We/ They +V I / You / We / They +don’t + V Do + I / you / we / they +V? S + am/ is/ are … S + am/ is/ are + not…… Are / Is + S + ….? b Adverbs: Often = usually = frequently, always = constantly, sometimes = occasionally, seldom = rarely, everyday/ week/ month Once/ twice/ three times a day/ week The present continuous tense (Thì tiếp diễn) a Form: khẳng định phủ định nghi vấn S + am/ is/ are + Ving S + am/ is/ are + not + Ving Are / Is + S + Ving ? b Adverbs - now, right now, at the moment, at present - today, this week, this year… - tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, next summer… The present perfect tense (Thì Hiện hồn thành) a Form: Present perfect Present perfect continuous - Affirmative: S + has/have +V3/ed… - Affirmative: S + has/have + been +Ving - Negative: S + has/have + not + V3/ed… - Negative: S + has/have + not + been +Ving - Interrogative: Has/Have + S + V3/ed….? - Interrogative: Has/Have + S + been + Ving? b Adverbs: - just, recently, lately, already ever, never: yet - since, for so far = until now = up to now = up to the present PRESENT PERFECT or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Present perfect: refers to the result of the present state Present Perfect Continuous used to refer to the continuity of an action - I have been waiting for two hours, but she has not come yet Present Perfect Continuous used with the verbs : lie, wait, sit, stand, study, learn, live, rest, stay… - They have been learning English since 1995 - The chair has been lying in the store window for ages The past simple tense (Thì Quá khứ đơn) a Form khẳng định phủ định nghi vấn S+ V-ed / V2 S+ didn’t + V Did + S + V? S + was/ were S + was/ were + not… Was/ were + S +….? b Adverbs : - last, yesterday, ago, in 1989,… The past continuous tense: (Thì khứ tiếp diễn) a Form : khẳng định phủ định nghi vấn S + was/ were + Ving S + was/ were + not + Ving Was/ were + S + Ving ? • When + S+ V-ed / V2, S + was/ were + Ving • While + S + was/ were + Ving, S + V-ed / V2 • While + S + was/ were + Ving, S2 + was/ were + Ving b Adverbs: - at p.m yesterday - at this time last Sunday The past perfect tense (Thì q khứ hồn thành) a Form : khẳng định phủ định nghi vấn S + had +V3/ed… S + had + not + V3/ed… Had + S + V3/ed….? b Adverbs: - By the time/ Until/ When S + Ved, S + had Vpp - Before S + Ved, S + had Vpp - After S + had Vpp, S + Ved B Articles A/ An An: Before a singular, countable noun beginning with a, e, i, o A: Before a singular, countable noun beginning with consonants A/ An after what/ such/ quite + singular countable nouns: what/ such/ quite a small house Describe a job, identity: Before an illness (except: have the flu/ measles): I have a headache No articles before plural or uncountable nouns when they are used in an abstract, general meaning The: before a singular or plural noun when we talk about a specific thing or action Use of the before Omission of articles before - Names of musical instruments - Sports, means of transport - Names of oceans, rivers, seas, deserts, ranges of - Streets, mountains, lakes, bays, states, cities… mountains, island groups… - Academic subjects, nationalities, languages - Plural names of countries - Magazines - Names of hotels, museums, important buildings - Names of newspaers, mass media… - Adj as nouns, people of a country… - Unique objects, transport systems C Compound and complex sentences Simple sentences: include one independent clause Compound sentences: include two or more than two independent clause using And, or, but, so, neither….nor, either…or Complex sentences: include one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses using When, while, because, although, if, so that) - Which: used to refer to the whole idea presented in the main clause and the which clause is separated by a comma D Prepositions after verbs E Double comparison So sánh đồng tiến (càng…… càng): - diễn đạt thay đổi (tăng thêm giảm số lượng mức độ) việc => THE + ADJ / ADV + ER + S +V, THE + ADJ / ADV + ER + S +V Ex: The bigger the room is , the better I feel => THE MORE+ ADJ / ADV + S + V, THE MORE+ ADJ / ADV + S + V Ex: The more polluted the water is , the more dangerous our lives become => THE MORE +N + S + V, THE MORE +N + S + V Ex: The more money he gets , the more food he buys => THE MORE + S + V , THE MORE + S + V Ex: The more I think , the more I worry So sánh lũy tiến (càng ngày càng): diễn đạt tăng dần giảm dần cách liên tục - adj/ adv-er and adj/ adv-er more and more adj/ adv dùng để diễn đạt tăng dần - less and less + long adj/ adv dùng để diễn đạt giảm dần: S + V + short adj/ adv + er + and + short adj/ adv + er…… S + V + more and more + long adj/ adv S + V + less and less + long adj/ adv F The subjunctive mood Dùng sau động từ: suggest, propose, recommand, demand, insist, command, order, request, urge, permit, require, move… (1): S1 + V that S2 + should Vinf (2): S1 + V that S2 + Vinf Eg: Jim suggested that I should buy a car Jim suggested that I buy a car Dùng sau tính từ sau đây: important, strange, funny, natural, surprised, essential, odd, typical, interesting, surprising… (1): S1 + tobe + adj + that + S2 + should + Vinf (2): S1 + tobe + adj + that + S2 + Vinf Dùng sau số cụm danh từ: (1) It is a good/ bad idea that S2 + should + Vinf (2) It is a good/ bad idea that S2 + Vinf II EXERCISES Ex Choose the underlined part which is pronounced differently from the rest A tapes B promises C services D offices A media B network C website D connect A attitude B advent C advantage D mass A drops B knocks C concentrates D switches A subscribe B connect C documentary D efficient A points B puzzles C fields D lions A data B programme C instant D drama A cinema B concert C social D advancement A killed B cured C crashed D waived 10 A cabs B cancels C blows D shifts 11 A imagined B released C rained D followed 12 A called B passed C talked D washed 13 A levels B songs C cuts D islands 14 A squares B pieces C programmes D adventures 15 A rackets B rings C skateboards D stars 16 A matches B puzzles C caves D provides 17 A restaurant B hesitant C reluctant D Mexican 18 A association B accelerate C average D adopt 19 A diverse B vision C realization D enterprise 20 A forge B region C energy D integrate 21 A realize B year C peace D area 22 A intellectual B natural C righteous D potential Ex Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest A technology B immediately C organization D effectively A overcrowded B unimportant C unexpected D believable A university B destination C economy D federation A comparison B interactive C congratulate D impossible A minority B vocational C unexcited D especially A prevent B event C advent D emerge A attitude B entertain C dominant D internet A networking B efficient C digital D privacy A minister B dependent C encourage D agreement 10 A generation B vulnerable C conservation D.disappearance 11 A social B proportion C industry D easily 12 A weapon B become C country D decade 13 A information B disappointed C technology D conversation 14 A habitat B century C difficult D prohibit 15 A community B logically C biology D communicate 16 A benefit B organic C generate D biomass Ex Choose the best answer Some people become _ A richer and richer B richest and richest C more and more rich D more rich and richer Tom asked that we _ her graduation ceremony next week A attended B to attend C attend D attending I _ my son the money for that last week A gave B given C have given D was given Water is essential during the summer months A depletion B conservation C purification D pathway An example of is plant material that produces electricity with steam A biomass B fossil fuel C energy D power Plant shade trees to reduce summer heat reduce watering needs in summer months A and B but C so D or We should reuse old items we throw them out A when B until C before D after Employees are supplied with reusable coffee cups _ they will use fewer disposable cups A although B but C when D so that Eating less meat can reduce your intake of fat, sodium, can cause obesity, heart disease and cancer A that B which C what D it 10 We are now in the first stages of a battle for the of life on the Earth A responsibility B conservation C purification D sustainability 11 More than 65% of the natural of the jaguar has been destroyed A area B habitat C ground D soil 12 My father gave up smoking two years ago A liked B continued C stopped D enjoyed 13 These eggs come from free-range chickens eat only organic grain A which B what C who D they 14 Your computer may go to sleep, it’s still consuming energy A but B although C so D when 15 We use compact florescent light bulbs, last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs A what B that C which D they 16 Both Ann and her sister look like her mother A take after B take place C take away 17 I have not heard my brother for ages A of B for C from 18 Mrs Liz was accused having stolen the car A of B with C in 19 You can the new words in the dictionary A look for B look after C look up D take on D to D upon D look at 20 Nam never shows up on time for a meeting A calls B arrives C reports D prepares 21 I’ll be back in a minute, Jane I just want to try out my new tape recorder A resemble B test C arrive D buy 22 Why they talking about money all the time? A keep on B give up C take after D stop by 23 Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, was careless of her A what B it C that D which 24 The street is very noisy, makes sleeping difficult A that B what C which D it 25 zones are developing rapidly in the urban areas A.Agricutural B Organization C.Industrial D.Industrialization 26 Don’t use the car _ it’s not absolutely necessary A if B so C because D unless 27 They _ time and money doing such a thing A were advised not to waste C were advising not to waste B advised not to be wasted D were advised not wasting 28 There are various causes of in less economically developed countries A urban B urbanized C urbanization D urbanizing 29 26.Students can easily people their short-term memory with unnecessary information A put on B.switch on C.switch off D put off 30 It is vital that normal people down the disadvantaged A not looking B not to look C not look D not looked 31 The doctor recommended that she more A to exercise B exercising C exercises D excercise 32 Urbanisation happened first in more people developed countries A.economic B economist C.economical D.economically 33 Her parents insisted that she people hard for the GCSE exams A learn B learning C.learns D to learn 34 Urbanisation has provided _opportunities, higher incomes and better access to health facilities and education A work B job C employed D labour 35 He has the _ face and skin of an old farmer A overload B fast-growing C weather-beaten D thought-provoking 36 It is difficult for young people to find jobs in rural areas A year-round B well-paid C worldwide D supporting 37 Beethoven is known as one of the most _musicians in the world A talented B respectful C up-to-date D generous 38 Thank you That was _ very nice lunch A a B the C an D Ø 39 They dinner when we got there last night A had B was having C were having D were have 40 She hard when I back yesterday morning A worked/was getting B was working/got C was working/was getting D worked/got 41 My brother is worker He works in a factory in _Hai Phong A a/x B a/an C an/the D the/x 42 My parents insisted that my sister to our home village after graduation A return B returns C returned D will return 43 They were watching TV when I _home A arrived B arriving C was arriving D were arriving 44 The world’s fish populations are at risk of A depletion B conservation C inefficiency D extinct 45 London is home to people of many _ cultures A diverse B diversity C diversify D diversification 46 _ is increasing, which results from economic crisis A Employment B Unemployment C Employ D Unemployed 47 No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _ A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly 48 She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting _ A more and less angry B the more angry C angrier and angrier D the most angry 49 _ water is considered _vital source of life, but _water here is so polluted that no one can drink it A x/a /the B x/the /a C the/the/x D the /the/ the 50 I _this film last Sunday and I like it very much A watched B was watching C.were watching D watch 51 “Thank you I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.” “ _” A Forget about it I didn’t mean so B I highly appreciate what you did C My pleasure D It doesn’t matter away 52 - “May I go out for just a while?” “ _” A That’s a nice day! B That’s great! C Go ahead! D No, you could! 53 - “May I go out, please?” “ _” A Go ahead B Yes, you C It doesn’t matter D Be quick 54 “How much does it cost to get to Manchester?” “ _” A It’s interesting to travel to Manchester B It depends on how you go C I always go by train D I don’t like to go by train 55 “I’m sorry I broke your watch.” “ _” A OK Go ahead B Don’t worry Things break C Yes, certainly D I hope not 56 “Would you like a Coke?” “ _” A Yes, I’d like B Yes, please C Yes, I D Yes, I like 57 A It’s very hot here B: “ _” A Do you feel cold? B I’ll turn on the heating 58 "What sports you like?" C Let’s go outside then D Put on your sweater then " _" A No, I don't B Yes, it's my favorite sport C Well, I love volleyball and soccer D I think it's boring 59 The two children tried _ they could to bring about a reconciliation A as hardly as B so hard as C as hard as D harder than 60 Your English is improving considerably It is getting A good and well B better and better C good and better D more good and well 61 The more we learn, A we become wise B we become wiser C wiser we become D the wiser we become 62 They are not interested in reading poetry, _ in writing it A little more B more less C much less D much more 63 The letters UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization A brings about B gets across C stands for D sets up 64 She tries to study hard to her classmates A catch up with B catch sight of C pay attention to D make use of 65 The shoes felt too tight so I took _ and tried a larger size A away them B off them C them away D them off 66 I broke a tooth when I into piece of hard candy A bit B was biting C.have bitten D.had bitten 67 Don’t start smoking till the others _ their meal A finished B have finished C.will finish D had finished 68 I’ll look after the children while you dinner A.make B.will make C.are going to make D are making 69 This is an expensive ………… very useful book A but B so C therefore D however 70 ………………long it takes, I will wait for you A However B But C So D Therefore 71 ………………Sahara of ………… Africa is the world’s largest desert A Ф / the B The / Ф C A / an D The / an 72 I have never taken part in any water sports …………….I cannot swim A because B because of C due to D partly because of 73 I have not yet won; ……………., we will keep trying A moreover B however C therefore D so as Exercise Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one He finished the report and then he submitted it to the director A After he finished the report, it was submitted to the director B After he having finished the report, it was submitted to the director C After he had finished the report, he submitted to the director D After he had finished the report, he submitted it to the director She shouted and screamed for an hour, then she walked out in tears A Before she shouted and screamed for an hour, she walked out in tears B After shouting and screaming for an hour, she walked out in tears C She shouted and srcreamed for an hour; yet she walked out in tears D In spite of shouting and screaming for an hour, she walked out in tears After four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer A After he studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer B After he had studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer C After he studied for four years abroad, he had returned home as an excellent engineer D After he has studied for four years abroad, he returned home as an excellent engineer After he had done his homework, he went to bed A Before he had done his homework, he went to bed B He had done his homework before he went to bed C After he done his homework, he went to bed D Before he done his homework, he went to bed It was breakfast-time when Susan rang A I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang B Susan rang after I had had my breakfast C When Susan rang I have just finished my breakfast D I was having my breakfast when Susan rang Adrian’s job interview is on 17 October A Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October B Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October C Adrian will call a job interview on 17 October D Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October Although she felt jealous, she tried to hide her feelings A Despite feeling jealous, she tried to hide her feelings B Despite her jealousy, she tried to hide her feelings C She tried to hide her feelings in spite of she felt jealous D A & B are correct Peter said that whatever happened, it was my fault A Peter blamed me at what had happened B Peter blamed me on what had happened C Peter blamed me for what had happened D Peter blamed me of what had happened I didn’t use to like football A I don’t like football B I won’t play football any more C Once I didn’t like football, but now I D When I was young I liked football, but now I don’t 10 John and Mary have been married for five years A It is five years since John and Mary got married B It took John and Mary five years to prepare their wedding C John and Mary got married after five years of being friends D John and Mary’s marriage life lasted five years 11 They have built a new bridge across the river A A new bridge has built across the river B A new bridge across the river have been built C A new bridge has been built across the river D A bridge has been built new across the river 12 I work harder than before I get better grades A The work I harder so I get better grades B I work harder than before even if I get better grades C The harder I work, the better grades I get D So that to get better grades, I work harder 13 You spend little You can save much A The more you spend, the more you can save B As many as you spend, as most as you can save C The less you spend, the more you can save D The least you spend, the most you can save 14 We travel a lot We get a lot of knowledge A The more we travel, the more knowledge we get B The most we travel, the most knowledge we get C The more we travel, the more we get knowledge D The more we travel, the more knowledge we get 15 You practise harder You will have better results A The harder you practise, the best results you will have B The more hardly you practise, the better results you will have C The hardest you practise, the most results you will have D The harder you practise, the better results you will have 16 As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful A The more older he grew, the more forgetful he became B The older he grew, the forgetful he became C The older he grew, the more forgetful did he become D The older he grew, the more forgetful he became Ex Read the passage and choose the best answer When Michelle Yeoh was a girl, she dreamed of being a dancer Later on, she became a beauty queen But she isn’t famous for these things She is famous for her amazing work in movies as an actress and stunt performer Yeoh was born in Malaysia As a young girl, she enjoyed sports, especially swimming She liked music and art, too, but she loved dance the most As a teenager, she went to England to study dance While studying dance, she injured her back That’s when she started studying acting instead After Yeoh went back home, she participated in a beauty contest She won and became Miss Malaysia Soon after that, she went to Hongkong to become an actress While she worked in the movies, she watched the stunt actors She decided that she wanted to stunts, too She spent hours every day at the gym She learnt how to punch and kick She started doing her own stunts in the movies Michelle Yeoh starred in her first movies in 1979 In her movies, she does most of her own stunts In one movie, she rode a motorcycle along the roof of a moving train In another, she jumped off a bridge and onto a moving truck She became famous around the world when she starred in Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan In 2000, she starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Michelle Yeoh is one of the most famous stunt actors in the world Her amazing stunts fascinate people every where What is this passage mainly about? A Hong Kong movies B A beauty contest C A movie actress D Pierce Brosnan What did Yeoh in 1979? A She won a beauty contest B She acted in a movie C She jumped off a bridge D She hurt her back Why did Michelle Yeoh stop studying dance? A She couldn’t dance with an injured back B Dance lessons were too expensive C Her real dream was to be an actress D Her parents wanted her to be an actress Which of the following statements is NOT true about Yeoh? A She studied dance in England B Swimming was the sports she liked most when she was young C She was taught to stunts by the stunt actors D She is very well-known as a stunt actor What can be inferred about Yeoh from the following statements “While she worked in the movies, she watched the stunt actors She decided that she wanted to stunts, too.” ? A She didn’t like dong stunts at first B The stunt actors gave her inspirations to become a stunt C She had become a stunt before she was an actress D It took her a long time to become a stunt actor Exercise Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D Jack London (1876 – 1916) is an American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment He was (1) in San Francisco After finishing grammar school, Jack London worked at various jobs and in 1897 and 1898 he participated (2) the Alaska Gold Rush Upon his return to the San Francisco area, he began to (3) about his experiences A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Golf, was (4) in 1900 Jack’s colourful life, during which he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an author, ended in his suicide at the (5) of 40 A grown B born C developed D lived A in B to C at D of A speak B read C talk D write A printed B ordered C sold D published A moment B age C time D year Exercise 7: Each sentence has one mistake, find it by circling the letter A, B, C or D Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework A B C D By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me A B C D Before I arrived, he was talking on the phone A B C D 4.That commentator, his name I have forgotten, is very well-known A B C D My mother sent me to a swim club where I received the best instruction A B C D Jack is taller to me because he goes swimming every day A B C D While Mary did the washing up, she broke a cup A B C D People respected him because he was a honest man A B C D When I came in, my father was talked to someone so I went out quietly A B C D 10 Our class monitor Manh Tung insisted that everyone joins the tour of Sa Pa A B C D 11 The fastest you drive, the greater you get A B C D 12 The large the room is, more people can sit in it A B C D SAMPLE ENGLISH FIRST TERM TEST Time allowed: 45 minutes Choose the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the rest A marked B reached C needed D walked A system B develop C emission D extinction Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest A minister B dependent C encourage D agreement A population B particular C recovery D illegally Choose the best answer for each of the following questions Although it was _ early afternoon, all _ lights in _ restaurant were on A x/x/a B x/the/the C the/the/x D a/the/x After he work, he went straight home A had finished B has been finishing C has finished D would finish When I realized I was wrong, I apologized to him my mistake A at B for C up D before This book is not really It is a waste of money buying it A inform B informative C information D informatively He insisted that he _ really very tried and that he _to have a rest A was / be allowed B was / must be allowed C should be / must be allowed D should be / be allowed 10 If he hadn't broken the company regulations by smoking while on duty, he A wouldn't dismiss B wouldn't be dismissed C wouldn't have dismissed D wouldn't have been dismissed 11.Students can a lot of information just by attending class and taking good notes of the lectures A absorb B provide C read D transmit 12 It is required that we _ her graduation ceremony next week A attend B to attend C attended D will attend 13 She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting _ A angrier and angrier B the most angry C more and less angry D the more angry 14 There have been efforts to reduce the impact of global warming on the planet A world wide B worldwide C planetwide D wideworld 15 Children of _ may find it difficult to form their cultural identity A immigrants B preservation C assimilation D identity Choose the word or phrase that is SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word or phrase 16 They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic A take up B turn round C put off D with 17 I received housing benefit when I was unemployed A out of work B out of fashion C out of order D out of practice Choose the underlined part that needs correction 18 I think it’s time you change your way of living A B C D 19 Education and training are an important steps in getting the kind of job that you would like to have A B C D 20 The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant A B C D 21.We all know that we have to work hardly to earn a living ourselves and support the family A B C D Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word or phrase 22 The candidate decided to stop the campaign because it was too expensive and inefficient A effective B wasteful C ineffective D important 23 There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment A speculation B attraction C consideration D ease Choose the most appropriate response to the following situation 24 Jim: “Do you agree that physical exercise can keep our body fit?” Laura: “You’re right _.” A Of course not B There’s no doubt about that C That’s very surprising D I’m not with you there 25 Jane: “You look great in that red skirt, Laura!” Laura: “ .” A No, I don’t B Oh, you don’t like it, you C I bought it at NEM’s D Thanks, it’s my mum’s present on my birthday Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one 26 He started to play the piano Jive years ago A He has been playing the piano for five years B He has been starting to play the piano for five years C He has been playing the piano since five years D He has started playing the piano for five years 27 In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard A Her living conditions made her difficult, she worked extremely hard B Although she lived in difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard C Because of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard D It was thanks to her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard 28 Peter said that whatever happened, it was Mary’s fault A Peter blamed Mary at what had happened B Peter blamed Mary for what had happened C Peter blamed Mary on what had happened D Peter blamed Mary of what had happened Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions 29 The exercises were very long Jimmy couldn’t them in thirty minutes A The exercises were too long for Jimmy to in thirty minutes B The exercises were long enough for Jimmy to them in thirty minutes C The exercises were very long Jimmy couldn’t them in thirty minutes D The exercises were very long, so Jimmy had to them in thirty minutes 30 They don’t travel far a lot They are afraid of flying A If they were afraid of flying, they would travel far a lot B If they were not afraid of flying, they would travel far a lot C Unless they were afraid of flying, they would not travel far a lot D If they are not afraid of flying, they will travel far a lot Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank Environmental Concerns Earth is the only place we know of in the universe (31) _ can support human life Yet human activities are making the planet less fit to live on As the western world carries (32) consuming twothirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population so (33) to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the only resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper Everywhere fertile soil is either built on or washed into the sea Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able (34) completely We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences As a (35) the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it 31 A that B who C what D where 32 A out B on C away D over 33 A for B already C just D entirely 34 A to recovering B to recover C recovering D recover 35 A result B product C development D reaction Read the passage and choose the best answer Traditions, saying, beliefs, language, and values are just a few things that make up our culture Culture is the framework in which families are structured It shapes our expectations and ideals Culture plays a part in the meaning of marriage and our roles as husbands, wives, children and parents Understanding cultural differences and similarities related to marriage is important Culture affects the roles that spouses take within marriages, the age at marriage and number of children a couple have, the meaning of divorce, cohabitation and non-marital childbearing, and the way parents raise children Understanding how relationships and marriages vary across cultural contexts, and how they are similar, we will be able to identify the unique ways that marriages and family life affect people of various cultures As a result, we will be able to help families and sustain happy marriages A cross cultural marriage or similar love relationship can be extremely exciting The cultural background, visits to the other country, the language of the country and learning to speak it, the different habits and ways of doing and saying things that people from other cultures have, are all very exciting indeed What of the disadvantages of a cross cultural marriage or love relationship with someone from another country or cultural background? No matter how much you love your husband or wife, no matter how high your level of cross cultural awareness, cross cultural communication and respect for differences, misunderstanding seems to be unavoidable 36 The word It in line refers to _ A family B culture C framework D structure 37 According to the writer, cross-cultural marriage _ A does not have advantages B does not have disadvantages C has both advantages and disadvantages D does not exist through time 38 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT affected by culture? A The age to get married B Child-raising C How much spouses love each other D The roles of spouses 39 In cross-cultural marriage, _ may happen A divorce B quarrel C misunderstanding D separation 40 The passage is about _ A the effects of cultures on love and marriage B the definition of culture C the role of spouses in the family D cultural differences The end ... crashed D waived 10 A cabs B cancels C blows D shifts 11 A imagined B released C rained D followed 12 A called B passed C talked D washed 13 A levels B songs C cuts D islands 14 A squares B pieces... nationalities, languages - Plural names of countries - Magazines - Names of hotels, museums, important buildings - Names of newspaers, mass media… - Adj as nouns, people of a country… - Unique objects,... C encourage D agreement 10 A generation B vulnerable C conservation D.disappearance 11 A social B proportion C industry D easily 12 A weapon B become C country D decade 13 A information B disappointed