Chương 4: Giới thiệu các đề tự luyện
VI. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts) FLYING BOATS
In the 1930s, it was possible to fly all the way from Southampton in England to the Far East. This was accomplished by using flying boats, which were a combination of (1) ______ aeroplane and boat. The trip (2) ______ just two weeks, which is a snail’s pace in comparison (3) ______ today’s jet-engine aircraft. However, it was quicker than the alternative, which was (4) ______
boat.
The service (5) ______ operated by Imperial Airways and was extremely luxurious. Flying boats could carry up to twenty-four passengers. The maximum distance they could fly (6) ______ refueling was about seven hundred miles. (7) ______ a result, they had to make many stops.
Because night flying was difficult, passengers would (8) ______ the nights in places such as Athens, Karachi and Bangkok.
The flight was regarded (9) ______ a very adventurous and glamorous journey. The service stopped when the Second World War broke out. After the war, more conventional aircraft were in (10) ______ on the route to the Far East.
VII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
REGRETS
Most of us are always forgetting important dates, (1) _____ from the lucky few who are blessed with a good memory or the (2) ______ to organize themselves so they don’t forget important obligations. How many time have we all said, “ I wish I had remembered!”? How often have we (3) _____ people by failing to remember their birthday or name days?
Although they say it does not matter, we know, deep down, that we have hurt their (4) _____ . We can always try to make it (5) _____ to them next time but unfortunately the (6) ____ has been done and our relationship with that person can never quite be the same.
On the other (7) _____, we sometimes do too much for someone else because we want to please them and then feel we have damaged our own interests in (8) _____ doing. When friends are involved we may find it
difficult to say : “no” when they ask us to (9) ______ them a favor, but true friendship should mean that we can say “no” without risk (10) _____ the relationship.
1. A. off B. except C. away D. apart
2. A. capacity B. ability C. proficiency D. aptitude 3. A. wounded B. hurt C. injured D. offended 4. A. souls B. sentiments C. feelings D. emotions
5. A. back B. up C. for D. again
6. A. damage B. injure C. detriments D. losses 7. A. approach B. way C. methods D. hand
8. A. so B. such C. thus D. that
9. A. fetch B. make C. do D. bring
10. A. for B. to C. towards D. with
VIII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
PLANET EARTH
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five. Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for about hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago. During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that ______
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created.
B. life on Earth began relatively recently.
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part.
D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
2. We are informed by the author about that ______
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
C. there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles.
D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age.
3. The author is mainly interested in ______
A. the time when man first evolved from apes.
B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution.
C. the effects of farming.
D. the period before the last Ice Age.
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that ______
A. man will destroy everything on Earth.
B. man will use up all the fuels.
C. there will be a population explosion.
D. more species of animals may die out.
5. The author’s general view of man seem to be that ______
A. man has no right to be so destructive.
B. man has been the most successful animal.
C. man will be able to control the environment.
D. man has learnt a lot from past mistakes.
IX. Complete this conversation using sentences marked by A-H. There are 5 extra sentences which you do not need to use. (5 pts)
Mary: Oh, Fred!
Fred: Yes, Mary?
Mary: Do you know where the theatre tickets are?
Fred: (1) _________
Mary: I can't find them anywhere.
Fred: (2) _________
Mary: Of course I did. They aren't there.
Fred: (3) _________
Mary: No, I never leave them under there.
Fred: (4) _________
Mary: How strange! I'm sure I didn't put them there.
Fred: (5) _________
Mary: Well, why didn't you tell me?
Fred: Sorry.
A. Yes, you did - here they are.
B. They are tickets to the theatre C. Did you look in the lounge?
D. I think that I lost them
E. Oh, I remember. I put them there
yesterday
F. The tickets? Oh, I'm not sure.
G. Perhaps I do sometimes.
H. Well, they must be under the telephone.
I. Oh, god. I put it there yesterday.
J. Did you leave it in your bag?
X. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
1. Nam doesn’t do English exercises and his friends don’t, either.
- Neither ___________________________________________________________.
2. I’d like you to help me to put the chairs away.
- Do you mind _____________________________________________________?
3. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
- So _______________________________________________________________.
4. She is a slower and more careful driver than I am.
- She drives ________________________________________________________.
5. There isn’t anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.
- Your mother ______________________________________________________.
6. He is overweight because he eats so much chocolate.
- If he _____________________________________________________________.
7. The bookshelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
- The bookshelf was too ______________________________________________.
8. Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
- Maria wishes _____________________________________________________.
9. I would prefer you to deliver the paper on Sunday.
- I’d rather _________________________________________________________.
10. It’s extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
- We find __________________________________________________________.
XI. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as