Chương 4: Giới thiệu các đề tự luyện
VI. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (10 pts)
1. I’m afraid we have to face _______ to the fact that we are losing money.
2. I think we should go _______ our plan again before we tell the managing director.
3. It’s a small island, four miles _______ the Thai coast.
4. I know her _______ sight, but I’ve never talked to her.
5. _______ be half of everyone here tonight, I’d like to thank you _______ your advice.
6. You can refer _______ these documents _______ more information.
7. How much did he change you _______ doing _______ the room?
VII. Complete the text with ONE word which best fits each gap. (10 pts)
(1) _______ many years people believed that the cleverest animals (2) _______ man were chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may (3) _______ even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the (4) _______, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore like human beings.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are (5) _______ to talk to one another.
It may be (6) _______ for man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But this will not be easy (7) _______ dolphins can not hear the kind of sounds that man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will (8) _______ to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are (9) _______ very friendly towards man. They often follow ships.
There are many stories of dolphins guiding (10) _______ through difficult and dangerous water.
VIII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) Here are some ways to help you to get a good night’s sleep. Firstly, don’t try too hard to (1)_____ asleep because this will make you anxious and keeps you awake.
Secondly, don’t go to bed until you (2)______sleepy. Sitting in bed awake just (3)______you awake. If you can not sleep (4)______you go to bed, get up and do something relaxing for a while until you feel sleepy. (5)_____a boring book, watching TV or writing a letter can all help to relax you. You shouldn’t keep (6)______the clock, either. If you know how much sleep you have lost, you will become worried and less able to sleep. Turning the clock around (7)______you can not see it is better. Lastly, it is a good (8)____to exercise during the day. A 20-minute walk (9)______the morning will (10)______you feel sleepier at bedtime..
1. A. make B. fall C. fell D. take
2. A. fall B. drop C. take D. feel
3. A. makes B. takes C. brings D. does
4. A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. how 5. A. Reading B. Seeing C. Watching D. Surfing 6. A. looking up B. looking after C. looking at D. looking for 7. A. so B. therefore C. in order to D. so that 8. A. idea B. opinion C. information D. view
9. A. on B. in C. of D. during
10. A. take B. provide C. help D. support
IX. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) THE BEATLES
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieve enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the North of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
1. The passage is mainly about___________
A. How the Beatles became more successful than other groups.
B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years.
C. The Beatles’ fame and success.
D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song.
2. The four boys of The Beatles_____________
A. came from the same family. B. were at the same age.
C. came from a town in the North of England.
D. received good training in music.
3. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular 4. The first songs of The Beatles were _______________.
A. written by themselves. B. broadcast on the radio.
C. paid a lot of money. D. written by black Americans.
5. What is NOT TRUE about The Beatles ______________.
A. The members had no training in music.
B. They had a long stable career
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans.
6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because___________
A. They had earned enough money.
B. They did not want to work with each other.
C. They spent time writing their own songs.
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans.
7. The year 1970 was the time when__________
A. they split up. B. they changed pop music.
C. they started their career. D. they stopped singing live.
8. What the fans of The Beatles often did was ____________
A. sing together with them. B. take their clothes as souvenirs.
C. ask them to write more songs. D. ask them why they should separate.
9. Some songs of The Beatles now ______________
A. are still famous as they used to be. B. became too old to sing.
C. are sung by crazy fans. D. are the most famous.
10. The tone of the passage is that of______________.
A. admiration B. criticism C. neutral D. sarcasm X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (5 pts) 1. Please don’t smoke in this area of the restaurant.
-> Customers are requested………..
2. It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again.
-> The novel……….
3. They didn’t go camping yesterday because it rained heavily.
-> Because of………..
4. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
-> Everything………..……….
5. I met Elton John in London while I was going on holiday last summer.
-> London………
XI. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following