BÀI TẬP 21.03.2021 - COMPILED BY HAU TRAN I Choose the best option to complete each of the sentences Having decided to rent a flat, we _ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city A set to B set off C set out D set about Don't thank me for helping in the garden It was _ pleasure to be working out of doors A plain B mere C simple D sheer The school authorities _ the child's unruly behaviour on his parents' lack of discipline A attribute B accuse C blame D ascribe After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were _ A incongruous B incompatible C dissident D disaffected My sunburnt nose made me feel rather _ for the first few days of the holiday A self-effacing B self-centred C self-conscious D self-evident The peace of the public library was _ by the sound transistor radio A smashed B fractured C demolished D shattered Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected _ block off certain streets A barrages B barricades C ditches D dykes In the hands of a reckless driver a car becomes a _ weapon A lethal B fatal C mortal D venal What the company needs is a _ actor who can take on a variety of roles A variable B changeable C versatile D diverse 10 With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon _ the older vessels in the race A outstripped B caught up C overran D exceeded 11 The feuding families have been _ enemies for years A sworn B promised C cursed D blood 12 Not only was there no tea, _ there was no food either A and B nor C but D so 13 He _ so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fully recovered A indicted B inferred C induced D inflicted 14 Please don't _ it amiss if I make a few suggestions for improvement A think B assume C take D judge 15 It's a shame they didn't pick you, but it doesn't _ possibility that you might get a job in a different department A rule B strike C cancel D draw 16 When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of _ A proportion B introspection C relativity D comparison 17 The hotel, though obviously grand in its day, appeared rather neglected and _ when we checked in A tumble-down B downcast C run-down D down-and-out 18 In order to explore the city _ I left my luggage at the station A unladen B unencumbered C undeterred D unrestrained 19 The air-sea search operation is continuing although hopes of finding survivors are _ A dimming B fading C dissolving D reducing 20 If you _ in arriving late, I shall have to report you to the manager A persist B persevere C insist D prevail II Read the passage below Use the word given in bold to form a word that fits in the numbered gap Ask anyone over forty to make a comparison (1) _ the past and the present and nine (2) _ ten people will tell you that things have been getting (3) _ worse for as long as they can remember Take the weather for example, which has been behaving rather strangely lately Everyone remembers that in their childhood the summers were (4) _ hotter, and that winter always included (5) _ falls of snow just when the school holidays had started Of course, the food in (6) _ days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh Unemployment was (7) _, the pound really was worth something, and you could buy a (8) _ house even if your means were (9) _ And above all, people were (10) _ better in those days, far more friendly, not inclined to crime or violence, and spent their free time making model boats and tending their stamp collections (11) _ than gazing at the television screen for hours on end As we know that this picture of the past (12) _ cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with health and prosperity which prove that it is not true, why is it that we all have a (13) _ to idealise the past? Is this simply nostalgia? Or is it rather that we need to believe in an image of the world which is (14) _ the opposite of what we see around us? Whichever it is, at least it leaves us with a nagging feeling that the present could be better, and perhaps (15) _ us to be a little more critical about the way we live A with B from C between D in A out of B to C or D from A out B so C virtually D steadily A not only B at least C rarely D considerably A lavish B abundant C bulky D prolific A most B early C those D former A petty B negligible C miniature D trivial A middling B sizeable C medium D voluminous A mediocre B confined C rationed D limited 10 A more B as C somehow D whatsoever 11 A other B rather C usually D different 12 A simply B hardly C especially D specifically 13 A habit B custom C tendency D practice 14 A quite B widely C utterly D rather 15 A reassures B supports C makes D encourages III Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with one suitable word Between about months and perhaps 15 months, infants become more diversified as human beings; they are now so clearly but variously affected (1) _ the environment in which they are (2) _ reared that it becomes increasingly difficult to categorize their development (3) _ to age So for some people the term "toddler" will apply (4) _ any infant under three and a half; for (5) _ it will appear only to apply (6) _ to 20 months Being a toddler is a (7) _ like being an adolescent The toddler is between babyhood and childhood, (8) _ as the adolescent is between childhood and adulthood The (9) _ is often stereotyped as a rebel - as one (10) _ fights against the upbringing, the background, the restrictions he (11) _ accepted as a child; in the (12) _ way the toddler is often stereotyped as likely to (13) _ a problem to his parents He too reaches a stage (14) _ he resents and fights the absolute power and control which his mother had (15) _ him when he was (16) _ baby He too (17) _ for new fields in (18) _ to exercise a new sense of power, a new sense of sell But there the similarity has (19) _ its limits Many adolescents are ready for self-determination; toddlers are (20) _ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IV Give the correct form of the words in parentheses THE SPIRAL AND THE HELIX They are everywhere, graceful, curving shapes whose incredible (1 regular) _ contrasts so sharply with the random world around them We call them spirals and helices but that hardly does (2 just) _ to their diversity or their significance Over the centuries, (3 mathematics) _ have identified many different types, but the most intriguing are those that (4 repeat) _ occur in the natural world The need to (5 ravel) _ the mysteries of the existence of spirals and helices has exercised some of the best scientific brains in the world and opened the way to a number of (6 break) _ in fields as widely varied as genetics and (7 meteor) _ The most (8 spectacle) _ spirals on earth are also the most unwelcome – hurricanes Their (9 awe) _ power comes from the sun's heat, but they owe their shape to the force caused by the (10 rotate) _ of the earth After (11 number) _ years of study, however, Nature's spirals and helices have yet to (12 close) _ all their secrets For example, why, astronomers wonder, are so many galaxies spiral-shaped? 10 11 12 V Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each question We are descendants of the ice age Periods of glaciation have spanned the whole of human existence for the past million years The rapid melting of the continental glaciers at the end of the last ice age spurred one of the most dramatic climate changes in the history of the planet During this interglacial time, people were caught up in a cataclysm of human accomplishment, including the development of agriculture and animal husbandry Over the past few thousand years, the Earth’s climate has been extraordinarily beneficial, and humans have prospered exceedingly well under a benign atmosphere Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth almost from the very beginning It is even possible that life itself significantly changed the climate All living organisms pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and eventually store it in sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s crust If too much carbon dioxide is lost, too much heat escapes out into the atmosphere This can cause the Earth to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land In general the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been equalized by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic eruptions Man, however, is upsetting the equation by burning fossil fuels and destroying tropical rain forests, both of which release stored carbon dioxide This energizes the greenhouse effect and causes the Earth to warm If the warming is significant enough, the polar ice caps eventually melt The polar ice caps drive the atmospheric and oceanic circulation systems Should the ice caps melt, warm tropical waters could circle the globe and make this a very warm, inhospitable planet Over the past century, the global sea level has apparently risen upwards of inches, mainly because of the melting of glacial ice If present warming trends continue, the seas could rise as much as feet by the next century This could flood coastal cities and fertile river deltas, where half the human population lives Delicate wetlands, where many marine species breed, also would be reclaimed by the sea In addition, more frequent and severe storms would batter coastal areas, adding to the disaster of the higher seas The continued melting of the great ice sheets in Polar Regions could cause massive amounts of ice to crash into the ocean This would further raise the sea level and release more ice, which could more than double the area of sea ice and increase correspondingly the amount of sunlight reflected back into space The cycle would then be complete as this could cause global temperatures to drop enough to initiate another ice age According to the passage, carbon dioxide is stored in each of the following EXCEPT A polar ice caps B sedimentary rocks C rain forests D fossil fuel What does the final paragraph of the passage mainly discuss? A The relationship between the ocean and the sun B The amount of sunlight reflected into space C A rise in global temperatures D The conditions that could lead to an ice age Which of the following does the author NOT mention as a consequence of a large rise in global sea level? A The destruction of wetlands B The flooding of cities C A more diverse marine population D Severe storms According to the passage, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide and the Earth’s climate? A Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial ice, is released when warm temperatures cause the ice melt B The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result of too much carbon stored in the Earth’s crust C Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of the atmosphere and into the ocean D An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the climate The word “beneficial” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to A calm B inviting C thoughtful D favorable The word “massive” can be replaced to A wide B huge C dense D thick It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture A preceded the development of animal husbandry B withstood vast changes in the Earth’s climate C did not take place during an ice age D was unaffected by the greenhouse effect The word “this” in the third paragraph refers to A man’s upsetting the equation B the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide C a volcanic eruption D the melting of the polar ice caps The word “inhospitable” is closest in meaning to A imperfect B uninhabitable C unlikable D cruel 10 What is the main topic of the passage? A The possibility that the popular ice caps will melt B The coming of another ice age C Man’s effect on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere D The climate of the Earth over the years VI The passage below contains TEN mistakes Underline them and write the correct forms in the numbered boxes Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world According to recent estimation, about one hundred million of people ski regularly or occasionally Sliding across the snow on skis is also one of the most ancient methods of transport known to the man It has demonstrated that men were already traveling across the snow by means of primitive skis before the invention of the wheel In the Asiatic region of Altai and in Scandinavia, for example, the remains of skis have been found which dated back to 4,000 BC Further evidence is supplied by ancient cave paintings which depict people skiing, and a Norway saga which tells the story of an invasion of its territory 8,000 years ago by a tribe of skiers who came from the north Nowadays, skiing, apart from a sport, has become a big industry and a notable feature of leisure culture Ski resorts and all the activity that they generate is the main source of wealth in many mountain regions, which were previously remote and accessible And far from its once elitist image, skiing is now enjoyed by an increasingly broader spectra of society Mistake Correction Mistake 10 Correction VII Complete each of the sentences so that it has similar meaning to the given one, using the words given The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the venue It was only _ We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so It was at _ Arguing with her won’t get you anywhere It won’t The thief must have come in through the window The thief almost _ What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be The sheer VIII Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do NOT change the form of the given word(s) She is determined to become a doctor (HEART) _ She just pretended to welcome him, then quickly left the waiting room (MOTIONS) _ The success of the venture cannot be guaranteed (SUCCEED) _ We simply must pay them the whole amount before the end of the month (ALTERNATIVE) _ Ours is the only company allowed to import these chemicals (MONOPOLY) IX Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of one verb from the box and a suitable particle lag jump lie fall bring work bring jot get tick My purse has just behind the sofa even though I thought I’d lost it for good It was Tony who would always the rest of the party He would stop at every window and gaze for hours He’s a nature enthusiast and he will certainly the opportunity of visiting the wildlife reserve in Ohio “Keep talking while I _ my notes.” she said Unless your wife stops leading her extravagant lifestyle, you won’t on the poor salary you obtain The exact cost of the whole venture isn’t known yet, but our best accounts have been trying to (it) I don’t quite like the new apprentice’s approach He seems to the job Those naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park even though they had been _ by the annoyed constable His heart attack was _ by too much stress at work 10 I am not friends with Peter anymore We’ve _ X Match each of the following headings with its suitable paragraph There are two extra headings that you not need to use A Research holds the key to success B New and improved techniques C A new kind of athlete D New equipment has made a difference E Athletes are what they eat F Personalized programs will help G The influence of drugs H Is there a limit to record-breaking? [1: _] A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are mostly just today’s qualifying times Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile of 1956 has been beaten by nearly 15 seconds, while almost an hour and twenty minutes has been taken off the women’s marathon since 1953 ‘Faster, higher, stronger’ is the Olympic motto, and today’s competitors continue to push back the boundaries of what the body can achieve But one wonders if this can continue [2: _] The last forty years have seen many important technological advances For example, since the introduction of strong, flexible fiberglass poles, over a meter has been added to the pole vault record There have also been important developments in the design the running shoe And while a shoe won’t actually make someone run faster, modern shoes mean many more miles of comfortable, injury-free training [3: _] Pushing back the limits now depends more on science, technology and medicine than anything else Athletic technique, training programs and diets are all being studied to find ways of taking a few more seconds off or adding a few more cm to that elusive world record It seems that natural ability and hard work are no longer enough [4: _] The search to find more efficient ways of moving goes on Analysis of an athlete’s style is particularly useful for events like jumping and throwing Studies show that long jumpers need to concentrate not on the speed of approach, as once thought, but on the angle their bodies make with the ground as they take off However, the rules governing each sport limit advances achieved by new styles For instance only one-footed takeoffs are allowed in the high jump [5: _] In the future, it should be possible to develop a more individual approach to training programs Athletes will keep detailed diaries and collect data to help predict the point when training becomes overtraining, the cause of many injuries If athletes fee all the information into a database, it may then be possible to predict patterns and to advise them individually when they should cut down [6: _] Combining the right diet with a training program is vital Athletes are continually searching for that special ‘go-faster’ ingredient, but apparently it’s still a battle to get them to drink sufficient liquid and to follow a balanced healthy diet throughout all phases of training, competition and recovery Diet in the period after an event is particularly important and often neglected An athlete who doesn’t replace all the liquid lost immediately after a hard run won’t be able to repeat the performance at the same level 24 hours later XI Error recognition – Find and correct the error in each of the following sentences Should we really speak of the “breakdown” of families when we are perhaps witnessing new A B C family forms and a new social structure arising late capitalism? D The economy is heavy dependent on industry, and economic growth has always been of greater A B C concern than environmental preservation D In 2004, a team led by the government environment ministry says that chemicals from the factory A B had contaminated sediment in the bay and entered the food chain C D The technology, developed in coal-rich Germany in the 1920s, involves partly burning coal to A B turn it into a gas, then using a catalyst, usually a metal, make it a liquid C D Public opinion polls have consistently demonstrated the public’s willingness for 'tradeoff' A B C economic growth for environmental protection D XII Think of one word that can fit all three sentences Over half the candidates failed to the expected standard Even after the long discussion, the jury was unable to a verdict The business aims to extend its into the North American market An email newsletter can be a very effective communication They need to the factory up to produce this type of engine The prime minister was an unwitting of the president Please be here at nine o'clock The road turns left at the bottom of the hill Leonard has a tongue He often speaks in a severe and critical way Argentina decided to let its currency freely against the dollar The jury a verdict of not guilty Without any help, she her third child at home A speech on foreign policy is going to be by the president tomorrow morning There is a very limited bus on Sundays There is a percent charge included in the bill I’m having Jonathan, a professional vehicle maintenance staff, my car this afternoon XIII “It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.” Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay You should write at least 250 words ... to record-breaking? [1: _] A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are mostly just today’s qualifying times Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute... as the adolescent is between childhood and adulthood The (9) _ is often stereotyped as a rebel - as one (10) _ fights against the upbringing, the background, the restrictions he (11) _ accepted... sense of sell But there the similarity has (19) _ its limits Many adolescents are ready for self-determination; toddlers are (20) _ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IV Give the correct form