Tuyển tập các bài luyện thi tiếng anh trình độ a phần 1

.❖ D ừ ig cho học viên ôn luyện tiêng Anh Trình độ A ❖ Các dạng bài tập bổ ừợ nâng cao theo giáo ttlnh: Life Lines Elementary N ew Headway Elementary Streamline Departure..... Để có th

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❖ D ừ ig cho học viên ôn luyện tiêng Anh (Trình độ A)

❖ Các dạng bài tập bổ ừợ nâng cao theo giáo ttlnh:

Life Lines Elementary

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TUYỂN TẬP CÁC BÀI LUYỆN THI

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Để có thêm tài liệu thiết thực phục vụ nhu cầu học tập theo

chỉ A, B, C, của đông đảo các bạn học viên, sinh viên, chúng tôi xin

giới thiệu bộ sách:

Tuyển tập các bài luyện thi tiếng Anh trình độ A

Tuyển tập các bài luyện thi tiếng Anh trình độ B

Mỗi cuốn gồm 30 đề luyện thi, mỗi đề luyện thi được biên soạn dựa theo nội dung của các đề thi thực tế tại các trung tâm ngoại ngữ hiện nay Thêm vào đó có một số bài cung cấp nhiều dạng bài tập như: bài tập ngữ pháp, bài tập từ vựng, bài tập ừắc nghiệm, bài tập viết lại câu Tất cả các bài luyện thi đều được trinh bày theo logic chặt chẽ, đồng thời cũng mang tính đa dạng, phong phú để tạo cho sinh viên hứng thú ừong việc làm bài Sau mỗi bài kiểm tra đều có đáp án kèm theo để học viên có thể đối chiếu, so sánh và tự kiểm tra, đánh giá khả năng của mình.

Chúng tôi mong rằng bộ sách này là một tài liệu hữu ích có thể giúp các bạn tự học và tự ôn luyện.

Chúc các bạn đạt đuợc nhiều kết quả!

Nhóm biên soạn

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LEVEL: ELEMENTARY

L Choose the word or phrase (a, b, e or d) which best completes each sentence.

1 Most people en jo y to different parts o f the world.

2 My hair is long It n e e d s

3 When I felt thirsty, I stopped

4 If I understood the question, I give the teacher the correct answer.

5 Have you e v e r to Hue city? Yes, two times.

6 This is the p la c e the accident occurred.

7 1 helped my daughter her homework.

10 time do you spend learning English everyday?

11 THs orange ta ste s

1 2 1 Iflve had a headache yesterday.

13 without m ilk is yours.

14 My mother i s a busy woman that she really needs

a helper.

15 Everyone h a d at the picnic.

a good time b a good time c good times d better time

16 She left her j o b the reasons she explained.

1 7 1 don't like the wine I t so sweet.

18 These workers are accustomed t o at night.

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19 My father usually h e lp s me English.

20 Louis Pasteur in the 19* century.

IL Read the following passage and answer the questions below

C H O O SIN G A CA R EER

your future friends and the place where you will live as well as your income In other words, your career means more than just

a certain kind o f work, it represents a way o f life.

Another point to be aware o f in choosing your career is the effect this decision has on your present life Some people think that students who have a career in mind do better work in school than those having no plans for themselves after graduation Others disagree and claim that students are better

o ff if they keep an open mind and seek a broad base o f knowledge before deciding on a career.

One serious problem faces you when you select a vocational goal: making the right choice for yourself You should think carefully and make a tentative choice at first It may develop into a permanent goal or it may not But keep an open mind until you know more about the occupation This w ill give you an opportunity to seek general knowledge before you attempt to specialize Y ou w ill find a general educational background to be useful and necessary in almost any job.

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When you select an occupation, remember to select a job that you think you can do best, both for your own satisfaction and the good o f all: You should choose a vocation that w ill be a challenge to you and yet one in which you can achieve success through your abilities.

1 Your decision on a career

a doesn't affect your present life.

b affects your present life.

c helps to seek a broad base o f knowledge.

d is usefiil for your family.

2 When choosing a vocational goal,

a you don't have to think carefully.

b you don't have to make a tentative choice.

c you must make the choice for yourself.

d try to specialize in some fields at first.

3 In what ways does your career represent your way o f life?

a It helps determine the amount o f money you will gain

from your labor.

b It helps determine your future friends.

c It helps determine the place you will live.

d All the above statements are correct.

4 You should choose a job

a that doesn't require too much effort.

b that is suited to your ability.

c that’s good for your interest only.

d that is easy to do.

5 Which o f the following ideas is NOT stated in the passage?

a Students who have a career in mind study better than those having no plans for their future work.

b It's better for them to seek knowledge before deciding on a career.

c It's impossible to have basic knowledge o f a job they may choose.

d It's impossible that they will find a general educational

background to be useful in almost any job.

m Fill each o f the num bered blanks in th e following passage Use only ONE w ord in each space

There ( 1 ) a bank robbery in central London

yesterday Just before closing time yesterday, a man (2) the Butcher Street Branch o f the National

Westminster Bank He was ( 3 ) a shotgun, and (4)

a stocking mask ( 5 ) his head There were only a few ( 6 ) in the bank at the time He made them ( 7 ) on the floor, and ( 8 ) the cashier (9)

put the ( 1 0 ) in the sack As he was leaving the security guard ( 1 1 ) to ring the alarm The robber shot him and the guard is now in St Patrick's Hospital, (12) are trying to save his life Last night the police (13) a man in South London He is now helping the police ( 1 4 ) their ( 1 5 )

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rV Use t h e following sets of words and phrases to w rite complete sentences

1 W hen / 1 / your / age / used / talk / father / respect.

2 Mother / used / getting / early / morning.

3 Question / can / answer / by / friends.

4 H ow long / you / make / acquaintance / her?

5 She / one / daughter / work / us.

6 W e / not wait / him / because / too late.

7 He / play / active part / politics / now.

8 There / be / a lot / hotels / that city.

9 Teacher / allow / anyone / talk / loudly / class.

10 Thiis food / much / stale / us / eat.

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U s e th e w o r d s g iv e n a t th e b e g in n in g

1 Cam you tell me the way to the bank?

Cam you tell m e ?

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2 Her health became worse in her old age.

Her health didn't

3 Everybody wishes to live happily.

8 The weather is probably not going to change.

There will probably

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I C h o o s e t h e w o r d o r p h r a s e ( a , b , c o r d ) w h i c h b e s t

c o m p le te s e a c h s e n t e n c e

1 Mr Hung a car i f he had enough money.

2 O f course she would com e to the meeting i f y o u her.

3 They will certainly c o m e them.

4 My dog always barks i f h e anything unusual.

5 If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers into the house.

a would not break

b sh o u ld n o t break

6 i f I take the map.

a I will get lost

b I will not get lost

c would not have broken

d w o u ld break

c I would get lost

d I would not get lost

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I If I Huyen's address, I her letter.

8 If anybody question, please ask me after class.

9 If ever the child ., the mother would run to it.

10 If he comes here, I

I I 1 would not have gone away if y o u

12 He told me I would have an accident if I more care,

13 If you wrote nicely, y o u higher marks.

1 4 1 won't sleep well i f in bed for half an hour.

15 If the students on time, they would have enjoyed the pictures.

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16 "Are you thinking about going to the Bahamas for the holidays?"

"No,, but if I the time, I would definitely go."

17 "It's; really raining".

"Y es, i f the weather w e'll have to camp

sotmewhere else".

18 "Why did you only send twenty dollars in the mail?".

"If I had had more money, I given you more".

19 "M y boss made me work overtime again".

" If I were you, I my job".

20 "Thanks for your help".

" .want more information, call again tomorrow".

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teachers do not properly plan the homework task they give; to pupils The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks which tltiey have already done at school.

Recently in Greece, many parents complained aboit the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children The parents said that most o f the homework was a waste o f time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two couitiries which stopped homework recently In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homewDrlk at weekends In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to> do their homework.

The children are free to help one another Similar arrangememts also exist in some British schools.

Most people agree that homework is unfair A pupil who «can

do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a miuch better position than a pupil who does his homework in a smiall, noisy room with the television on Some parents help tlheir children with their homework Other parents take no interesst at all in their children's homework.

It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents

to do with their children Parents are often better at teachiing their own children.

1 According to the writer, many parents would like their chiklrfen

a to do homework at school only.

b to have test homework.

c to do more difficult homework.

d to do homework both at school and at home.

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2 According to many parents,

a children are too lazy to do.

b teachers do not set enough homework,

c children shouldn't be given marks for homework.

d a lot o f homework has not been planned properly.

3 Greek parents thought

a their children's homework was too easy.

b their children's homework was useful.

c their children's homework wasn’t useful.

d more time should be allowed for homework.

4 In some countries in Europe,

a teachers cannot have their pupils do homework at weekends.

b few people think homework to children only at weekends.

c teachers are allowed to give homework to children only

at weekends.

d most people agree that it is fair to have children do

homework at home.

5 Pick out the statement that is not true:

a Children can do their homework at school and help one another in some schools in Britain.

b Only a small number o f people think homework is fair.

c Teachers should advise parents about how to work

together with their children at home.

d All parents show great interest in their children's homework.

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I I I F ill e a c h o f t h e n u m b e r e d b l a n k s in t h e fo llo w in g passage U s e o n ly O N E w o r d in e a c h s p a c e

Today, you can ( 1 ) fast food restaurants in almost

every big ( 2 ) In some places, you stand in a (3)

and get a hamburger or a hot dog in a paper box; (4) others you can pick up a tray o f fish, chicken, pizza or even Mexican and Chinese food; and in some ( 5 ) food places, you can even drive your (6) to a window and place your order A few (7) .later a worker passes you your food (8) .the window and you can drive away and eat (9) in your car.

In N ew York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousands o f other cities (10) the world, new fast food restaurants

( 1 1 ) everyday But why do people ( 1 2 ) fast

food restaurants to more comfortable restaurants ( 1 3 ) they can ( 1 4 ) quietly at a table and watch the world go ( 1 5 ) ?

IV U se th e fo llo w in g s e ts o f w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s to w r i t e

c o m p le te s e n te n c e s

1 What time / you get up yesterday morning?

2 1 wake / up early / got up / 7 o'clock.

3 M y brother get / up earlier / 1 did.

4 Did / get dress / right away?

5 Yes, I / dressed / breakfast.

6 Wlialt kind / breakfast / you have?

7 What time / you get / work yesterday morning?

8 1 left / house / 8 o'clock / got / work / 8:30.

9 Did /’ work all day?

10 Yes» I work / early morning until late / night.

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6 He delivers his lecture fluently.

He is flu en t

7 They did their work carefully.

They were careful

8 He delivers his lecture with eloquence.

5 W ill y o u the book I lent you?

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7 What does he want now? H e to speak to your brother.

10 Where is the g ir l saw the accident?

11 Look at the car One o f wheels is coming off.

12 Please tell me w h ere

13 When he reached the cinema, he a ticket.

14 D o you know the beautiful lady .?

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15 That is the h a t I lost yesterday.

16 She is sad because she .all her money.

17 The doctor made m e in bed for a week.

18 N e v e r such an unusual sight!

19 first, 1 could hardly believe him.

E /v e r y year students in many countries leam English Some

o f these students are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some leam at school, others study by themselves A

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few leam English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends But not many are lucky enough to do that Most people must work hard to learn another language.

Many boys and girls leam English at school because it is one o f their subjects They study their own language, mathematics and English In England, America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language which is English, and mathematics and another language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish.

Many adults leam English, because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some o f their books are in English at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

1 According to the writer

a only adults learn English.

b no children like to learn English.

c English is useful only for teenagers.

d English is popular in the world.

2 Most people learn English b y

a watching video only.

b hearing the language in the office.

c talking with foreigners.

d working hard on their lessons.

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a English can give them a job.

b it is included in their study courses.

c they are forced to leam it.

d they have to study their own language.

4 In America or Australia, many school children study

a EngUsh as a foreign language.

b English and mathematics only.

c such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish.

d their own language and no foreign language.

5 Many adults leam English because

a English is spoken in their office.

b they want to go abroad.

c most o f their books are in English.

d it helps them in their work.

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p a s s a g e U s e o n ly O N E w o r d in e a c h s p a c e

Nobody likes ( 1 ) at home on a public holiday especially

if the weather is fine Last August, we decided to ( 2 ) the day in the country The only difficulty was ( 3 ) millions

o f Other p eo p le had ex a c tly th e sam e idea We m oved ( 4 )

o f the city slowly behind a long ( 5 ) o f cars, but at last we came to a quite country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm We had ( 6 ) plenty o f food with (7) — and we got ( 8 ) out o f the car Now everything was ready

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-so we sat ( 9 ) near a path at the foot o f a hill It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we (1 0 ) bells ringing at the top o f the hill What we saw made us ( 1 1 ) up our things and run back ( 1 2 ) the car as ( 1 3 ) as possible (1 4 ) were about two hundred sheep coming (1 5 )

us down the path!

r V U s e t h e following s e ts o f w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s t o

w r i t e c o m p le te s e n te n c e s

1 What / you doing when I call / you / the telephone?

2 When you call / me, I / eating dinner.

3 When I see / Mr Jones, he / talking with John Smith.

4 While you / writing letters, 1/ reading / book.

5 While we / having breakfast, John / talking / the telephone,

6 Can you guess what I /doing this morning?

7 1 can't remember / John / doing yesterday afternoon.

8 1 / forgotten / he said address was.

9 1/ forgotten what time he said he / diimer last night.

lO.They call / us just as we / having dinner.

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V R ew rite the following sentences so th a t they have th e sam e

m eaning as th e sentences printed before them Use th e w ords given a t th e beginning

L A mechanic repaired my motorbike last week.

I had 2- He is not strong enough to do that job.

VI Find th e w ord whose underlined p a r t is pronounced

differently fro m th e others

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I Choose the w ord o r ph rase (a, h, c o r d) w hich best com pletes each sentence.

1 I'd like to have this skirt

4 H e his living by repairing shoes.

12 The grass is still wet I t last night.

13 Did you post the letter / o u ?

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1 4 1 like roses very much, but 1 haven't a garden to grow roses

in it I wish I .one.

15 If s h e rich, she would help the poor.

16 You had better have that decaying tooth

17 W e in this house for 25 years.

18 We were prevented going fishing by the bad weather,

1 9 1 fell asleep when I television.

20 When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full T hey

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II Read th e following passage and answer the questions below.

same stories are known and repeated in many different languages Some o f the things that happen in these stories are remarkable, although not as remarkable as things that are truly happening in medicine and science today.

Most fairy tales begin with "Once upon a time" and end with

“They lived happily ever after", so we will begin in the same way Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing.

One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace Cinderella was left at home, very sad After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball- but to return home

by midnight.

So she went to the ball in a beautiftil dress and a wonderfiil coach She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one o f her shoes on the dance floor The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until

he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after.

1 According to the passage, things truly happening in medicine

and science today are things that happen in some fairy tales.

a.more remarkable than

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b our country

c few countries

d all countries except ours

3 Who worked the hardest at home?

a Cinderella herself

b Cinderella's godmother

c Cinderella's mother

d Cinderella's sisters

4 Cinderella was very sad b e c a u se

a her sisters went to a ball and left her at home.

b she did all the work in the kitchen.

c her lazy sisters did nothing.

d her sisters were invited to a ball.

5 At the end o f the story .

a Cinderella and the prince were married.

b Cinderella's fairy godmother came to comfort her.

c One o f Cinderella's sisters was married to the prince.

d The prince invited Cinderella to the ball.

m F ill each o f th e n u m b e re d b la n k s in th e follow ing

passag e U se only O N E w o rd in each space

Mr Arme Sterling did not think ( 1 ) the risk Sle was (2 ) when she ran through a forest after two tmen They had rushed up to her while she was (3 ) a pimiic at the edge (4 ) a forest (5) her children and ti®d to (6) her handbag In the struggle, the strap brofee and,

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with thes bag in their possession, both men (7 ) running through the tress Mrs Sterling (8) so angry (9) she ran after them She was soon out o f (10 ) but she continued to run When she caught up (11 ) them, she saw that they had sat down and were going (1:2) the contents o f the bag, so she ran straight

at them The man got such a fi-ight (1 3 ) they dropped the bag and ran way "The strap (1 4 ) mending," said Mrs, Storling later, "but they did not steal ( 1 5 ) "

IV Use; t h e fo llo w in g se ts o f w o r d s a n d p h r a s e s to w r ite

c o n u p le te se n te n c e s

1 Mary/ / wait / boyfriend / bus stop / 5 hours.

2 T h is,! be / first / time I I I write / lover.

3 MotCDrbike / good / comfortable / than / bicycle.

4 We /' live / house / since / 1972.

5 This // the / interesting / film / 1 ever / see.

6 They^ / tired / eat/ same / food / every / day.

7 Mar^ / b e / both / young / pretty.

8 My parents / going / have / old / villa / rebuild.

10 Thesie/ n®\els / write / 2 years / ago.

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5 She heard the song and she felt homesick.

The song made

6 We work all the day and we have no time to spare.

Our work m akes

7 Everybody is fond o f spring because o f its ideal weather.

11 You play ten n is 1 do.

12 If you don't like this one, try something .

13 How are you feeling today?

better, thank you.

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1 5 a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking.

16 1 laven't met our new secretary y e t ?

17 Tie doctor made m e in bed for a week.

18 You can go home, if you your work.

19 Peter wanted to win the race, he ran .

b $0 fast as he can d fast as he could

20 He's crying again H e all day.

II- R e a d th e fo llo w in g p a s sa g e a n d a n s w e r th e q u e s tio n s below,

and dark 1 did not know the way to my hotel, so 1 asked a porter I not Only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well The

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porter, however, could not understand me I repeated my questions several times and at last, he understood He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly "I am foreigner", 1 said Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled Then he said something and I understood it "You'll soon leam English!" he said 1 wonder In England, each man speaks a different language The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! D o they speak English?

1 The writer asked the porter

a how to speak English.

b where the railway station was.

c the direction to the hotel.

d i f he could speak English

2 The porter couldn’t understand the writer because.

a The writer did not speak English very carefiilly.

b The writer repeated the questions several times.

c The porter didn’t know English.

d The writer’s English was unusual.

3 The writer’s teacher o f English

i a spoke English differently from English people.

b never spoke English in class.

c didn’t speak English slowly.

d didn’t work as a porter.

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a people understand one another without speaking English.

b people speak English, which is not like the one the writer studied at school.

c people don’t speak English at all.

d Each person speaks a different language.

5 Which o f the following statements is not true?

a The writer expected everyone in England to speak like his teacher.

b At last the writer understood what the porter said.

c The porter didn't feel angry with the writer.

d The porter always spoke English slowly and clearly.

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p a ssa g e U se o n ly O N E w o r d in e a c h s p a c e

A rich mạn and his wife went into a shop to buy a bracelet

( 1 ) o f ữiem was very young They looked (2) a lot (3) beautiful bracelets, and after half ( 4 )

had not yet been (6 ) to choose between ứiem One o f them was very expensive, and the oứier was quite a ( 7 ) cheaper.

O f course, the shopkeeper ( 8 ) to sell the more

expensive one, because then he would get more ( 9 ) from them, so he (10) to the lady, "Oh, go (11) spend hÈ (12) If you don't, he will only ( 1 3 )

it on his second wife." '

For several seconds ( 1 4 ) said a word, and then the lady saic angrily, "I am his ( 1 5 ) wife!"

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IV U se th e fo llo w in g sets o f w o rd s a n d p h r a s e s to w rite

c o m p le te se n te n c e s

1 People / used / work / hard / past.

2 Nowadays / our lives / much / improve / by / science and

technology.

3 Usually / get / 6 / everyday / but / today / get / 7

4 Train / often / arrive / time.

5 What / weather / like / tomorrow?

6 We / spend / time / leam / English / French.

7 It / so / hot / day / that / we / not sleep.

8 They / fierce dog / that / nobody / dare / go / near / house.

9 We / proud / accomplishments / achieved / past four years.

10 How long / waiting / answer?

V R e w rite th e fo llo w in g s e n te n c e s so t h a t th e y h a v e the