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1 I Idioms

Fill the gaps with the appropriate nouns

bee hills Larry pie sheep

cucumber houses lord rain sheet

eel ice mouse rake sin

grave lamb peas rock word

1 Don't be afraid You are as safe as in here

2 He won't support you He is as poor as a

church

3 Isn't she ill? She is as white as a(n)

4 I will never date him He is as ugly

as

5 I'm feeling very well I'm as right as

6 He cannot be trusted He is as slippery as

16 It's an old joke It is as old as the

17 She looks excited She is as happy as

18 Hasn't she been dieting for too long? She's as thin as a(n)

19 I'll do it in no time at all It's as easy

as

20 I've forgotten my gloves My hands are as cold

as

II Guided cloze text

1 BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN

BUSINESS

Bette Nesmith Graham had always wanted to be an artist, but in the 1940s, she was a (1) mother with a child

to (2) She learned typing and found work as a

secretary She was an efficient employee who was (3)

of her work and tried to find a better way to correct typing She remembered that artists painted over their

mistakes, so why not typists?

With this idea in (4) , Graham put paint, the same colour as the office stationary, into a bottle and took her brush to work She used this to correct her typing mistakes and her boss never (5) Soon everyone in the office was using it.

In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from her home Her kitchen (6) a laboratory in which she mixed up an improved product (7) her food mixer

Although she worked (8) hours, she made little

money Then, one day she made a mistake at work that she couldn't correct, and her boss sacked her She now had the time to (9) to selling Liquid Paper, and the business boomed By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10) .

1 A single B lonely C alone D solitary

2 A carry B support C provide D maintain

3 A pleased B arrogant C boastful D proud

4 A heart B mind C head D thought

5 A found B understood C realised D recognised

6 A became B converted C turned D developed

7 A into B by C with D through

8 A large B long C great D slow

9 A pass B spend C invest D devote

10 A work B production C business D trade

2 THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1)

day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you know that most chocolate factory (2) chocolate tasters? Their job is to taste the chocolate while it is being (3) and say if it is too sweet or too bitter You have to be very good

at tasting different (4) and you have to comment on (5) the chocolate feels as well Is it smooth or

crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most

chocolate tasters have a degree (6) food technology and you will not be able to work (7) you have had lots of training Then you have to go through several (8) _ before you can be selected If you think you would be good at chocolate tasting then try to develop your taste buds

by tasting different chocolate (9) blindfold See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is If you get a job like this, you will not be well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (10) is not very important.

1 A whole B all C entire D each

2 A employ B use C utilize D rent

3 A carried out B done C made D fabricated

4 A scents B odours C smells D flavours

5 A what B why C how D if

6 A of B about C on D in

7 A when B until C although D after

8 A experiments B trials C tests D exams

9 A bars B sticks C rods D pieces

10 A income B payment C wage D pay

3 GREENPEACE

Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns

to protect the environment It has approximately 4.5 million members worldwide in 158 countries, 300.000 of these in the United Kingdom (1) in North America in 1971,

it has since opened offices round the world As (2)

as its campaigning (3) , it also has a charitable trust which (4) scientific research and (5)

educational projects on environmental issues Greenpeace (6) in non-violent direct action Activists (7)

_ public attention to serious threats to the

environment (8) issues on which the organization

is campaigning include the atmosphere (globe warming), the (9) of the rainforests and toxic (10)

being emitted from factories.

1 A Built B Produced C Invented D Formed

2 A long B well C good D far

3 A work B job C occupation D position

4 A pays B funds C rewards D earns

5 A undertakes B engages C commits D enters

6 A accepts B believes C holds D depends

7 A get B pay C draw D take

8 A Current B Recent C Immediate D Next

9 A ruin B extinction C destruction D downfall

10 A leftovers B litter C rubbish D waste

Bài Tập Tổng Hợp 2

Crime,as we are all aware, has been a growing problem all over the world in the last thirty years But we are not (1) against crime Much is being done to

reverse trend You can play a part in it The first step towards preventing crime is understanding its (2) Most crime is against property, not (3) and most is not carried out by professionals, nor is it carefully

planned Property crime (4) on the easy

opportunity.They are often (5) by adolescents and young men, the majority of whom stop offending

as they grow older-the (6) age for offending is fifteen Also, not surprisingly, the (7) of being

victim of crime (8) greatly depending on where you live This (9) by criminals on the easy

opportunity is the (10) to much crime prevention

1.A.unprepared B.weak C.powerless D.hopeless

2.A.nature B.type C.reason D.method

3.A.the public B.residents C.the victim D.critizens

4.A.develop B.happen C.increase D.thrive

5.A.performed B.done C.commited D.started

6.A.top B maximum C.peak D.major

7.A.seriousness B.risk C.percentage D.rate

8.A.varies B.adjusts C.adapts D.transforms

9.A.seizing B.awareness C.reliance D.taking

10.A.way B.answer C.key D.method

Re: Bài Tập Tổng Hợp 3

National Geographic Magazine is a monthly magazine of

geography,archeology,anthropology and EXPLORATION (1), providing the armchair traveler with literacy and

FACTUAL.(2) accounts and unexcelled photographs and maps to comprehend those PROVIDED (3) The

magazine was founded in 1888 and is published by a profit cooperation, the national geographic society The

non-original INTENTION (4) of the society was for the

.PERIODICAL (5) to be orientated towards the United

Stated, but the nature of its articles soon made it a

magazine with a GLOBAL (6) view

Under the editorship of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, it attained

a circulation of 1000000 by 1926 National Geograhic was one of the first magazines to INTRODUCE.(7) color

photograph of undersea life, views from the stratosphere, and animals in their natural habit The magazine became world famous for its BEAUTIFULLY (8) illustrated articles of the various geographic regions of the world Its feature

include SUBSTANTIAL (9) information on the

environmental, social, and cultural aspects of the areas

covered and their people, Profits from the magazines help support its SCIENTIFIC (10) expeditions

1 A.biology B.history C exploration D travelling

2.A.factual B fiction C fairy D literal

3.A.provided B described C pursued D.unclear

4.A.proposal B plan C scheme D.intention

5.A.periodical B publication C issue D.document

6 A national B.regional C.global D.natural

7.A.show B introduce C take D give

8.A.beatifully B.skillfully C.tactfully D.intensively

9.A.vital B.important C.neccessary D.substantial

10 A.adventurous B.scientific C marine D.thrilling

ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP

I Idioms

Fill the gaps with the appropriate nouns

bee hills Larry pie sheep

cucumber houses lord rain sheet

eel ice mouse rake sin

grave lamb peas rock word

1 Don't be afraid You are as safe as

8 They are twins They're as like as

PEAS in a pod -> AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS / LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD

9 I've never heard her shout She's as gentle as a

17 She looks excited She is as happy as

LARRY -> AS HAPPY AS LARRY /

A SANDBOY / A CLAM

18 Hasn't she been dieting for too long? She's as thin as

a RAKE

19 I'll do it in no time at all It's as easy as

PIE -> AS EASY AS ANYTHING /

PIE / ABC / FALLING OFF A LOG

20 I've forgotten my gloves My hands are as cold

as ICE

II Guided cloze text

1 BETTE NESMITH GRAHAM - A WOMAN IN

With this idea in (4) _MIND _, Graham put paint, the

same colour as the office stationary, into a bottle and took her brush to work She used this to correct her typing

mistakes and her boss never (5) REALISED Soon everyone in the office was using it.

In 1956, Graham started the Mistake Out Company from her home Her kitchen (6) _BECAME _ a laboratory in which she mixed up an improved product (7) WITH her food mixer Although she worked (8) LONG hours, she made little money Then, one day she made a mistake at work that she couldn't correct, and her boss

sacked her She now had the time to (9) DEVOTE to selling Liquid Paper, and the business boomed By 1967, it was a million-dollar (10) BUSINESS .

1 A single B lonely C alone D solitary

2 A carry B support C provide D maintain

3 A pleased B arrogant C boastful D proud

4 A heart B mind C head D thought

5 A found B understood C realised D recognised

6 A became B converted C turned D developed

7 A into B by C with D through

8 A large B long C great D slow

9 A pass B spend C invest D devote

10 A work B production C business D trade

2 THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (1) ALL day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you

know that most chocolate factory (2) _EMPLOY _

chocolate tasters? Their job is to taste the chocolate while it

is being (3) _MADE _ and say if it is too sweet or too bitter You have to be very good at tasting different (4)

FLAVOURS and you have to comment on (5)

_HOW _ the chocolate feels as well Is it smooth or crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most

chocolate tasters have a degree (6) _IN _ food

technology and you will not be able to work (7)

UNTIL you have had lots of training Then you have

to go through several (8) _TESTS before you can be

selected If you think you would be good at chocolate

tasting then try to develop your taste buds by tasting

different chocolate (9) _BARS _ blindfold See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is If you get a job like this, you will not be well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (10) PAY is not very important.

1 A whole B all C entire D each

2 A employ B use C utilize D rent

3 A carried out B done C made D fabricated

4 A scents B odours C smells D flavours

5 A what B why C how D if

6 A of B about C on D in

7 A when B until C although D after

8 A experiments B trials C tests D exams

9 A bars B sticks C rods D pieces

10 A income B payment C wage D pay

3 GREENPEACE

Greenpeace is an independent organization that campaigns

to protect the environment It has approximately 4.5 million members worldwide in 158 countries, 300.000 of these in the United Kingdom (1) _FORMED _ in North

America in 1971, it has since opened offices round the

world As (2) _WELL _ as its campaigning (3)

WORK , it also has a charitable trust which (4)

_FUNDS _ scientific research and (5)

_UNDERTAKES _ educational projects on

environmental issues Greenpeace (6) BELIEVES in non-violent direct action Activists (7) DRAW _

public attention to serious threats to the environment (8) CURRENT issues on which the organization is

campaigning include the atmosphere (globe warming), the (9) _DESTRUCTION _ of the rainforests and toxic (10) WASTE being emitted from factories.

1 A Built B Produced C Invented D Formed

2 A long B well C good D far

3 A work B job C occupation D position

4 A pays B funds C rewards D earns

5 A undertakes B engages C commits D enters

6 A accepts B believes C holds D depends

7 A get B pay C draw D take

8 A Current B Recent C Immediate D Next

9 A ruin B extinction C destruction D downfall

10 A leftovers B litter C rubbish D waste

4 Would you mind putting a In it

while I am watching the

interview? I can't hear a thing they are saying

5 Peter doesn't like his timetable to be rearranged without informing him in

advance If we do it, he may get his in

a twist

6 It is hardly probable that they will take to each other They are both too big for

their

7 Statistically, our national team don't win too many

matches So, I wouldn't put

my on them if I were you

8 It's up to the director to decide who is going to fill

Ann's

when she takes a year's leave

9 Andrew is afraid of the exam because history has never been his strong

10 The Mexican boxing champion says he' going to beat the off

his American opponent But the truth is his chances are

my according to my cloth

12 Jane must have known something else about the

occurrence judging by the way

she laughed up her

13 You're being unkind, Mark Your remarks about my

sister's appearance are rather

below the

14 We couldn't decide which film to watch in the cinema, so

we picked the drama out

of

15 The criminals were caught with

their down by the police

They didn't even suspect the officers had been observing them for weeks

II Guided cloze text

Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen years? J.K Rowling first (1) up with the idea of

Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 that she

finally completed the last book in the series In 1990, of course, she had no idea how much Harry would take (2) her life, or that she would end (3) as a

mutimillionaire But (4) then, the books have been translated into over 60 languages and also been made into films, each of which has been a (5) with cinema audiences It is not just J.K Rowling's life which has been transformed The same can be said of Daniel Radcliffe, the teenage actor who (6) Harry Potter Although he made his acting (7) in 1999, it was in the role of Harry Potter that he found his route to (8) The final film is expected to come out in 2010 By then Daniel will (9) been acting in this role for ten years And after

seventeen years, has Rowling now (10) out of ideas?

It seems not She is currently writing two new books, one for adults and one for children, and is also planning to

compile an encyclopaedia of the Harry Potter world

1 A came B went C took D brought

2 A out B up C over D off