Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.. Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people.. Some of the chess masters are able to play many pe
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I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1 My mother can’t seeing me at home all day
4 This time next week they to the United States
a will be flying c are flying
b will fly d have flown
5 My uncle Tom, _ you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city
a whose c whom
b that d both b and c are correct
6 Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely _ him
a to c on
b for d at
7 They asked me I had read “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville
a what c whether
b if d both a and c are correct
8 I will have your bicycle before returning it to you
a repaired c repairing
b to repair d repair
9 Only when you are old enough the truth
a do you know c will you know
b you do know d you know
10 We are listening to her advice
a interested with c tired in
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b those d whom
14 He doesn’t write to his parents as often as he
a used to c got used to
b was to d had to
15 My hair needs _ , but I’ve been too busy to have it cut
a being cut c cutting
b to cut d cut
16 Had they arrived at the fair early, they what they wanted
a would have found c had found
invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since
1400 The name “chess” is interesting When one player is attacking the other’s King, he says in English, “Check”; when the King has been caught and cannot move anywhere he says “Check mate” These words come from Persian “Shah mat” means” the king is dead”, that is when the game is over and one player has won
Such an old game changes very slowly The ruler have not always been the same asthey are now For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time Now she is the strongest piece on the board It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds
of people You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time The record was when one man played 400
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1 Which of the following is known to be true?
a Chess is an old Indian travelling game
b Chess is the oldest game in the world
c Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400
d Chess was played in India long before 900
2 One player has won the game when the other player’s King can not move
anywhere
a he attacks the other player’s King
b he says some Persian words
c the other player’s King can not move anywhere
d he says “check” to the r other player
3 According to the old rules of the game the queen could move no more than one square at a time
a the queen was the attacked all the time
b the King had to attacked all the time
c the queen could move no more than one square at a time
d the king could not move anywhere
4 Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?
a “Shah mat” c “the King is dead”
b “check” d “check mate”
5 Which of the following is NOT correct?
a All kinds of people can play chess
b only two people can play chess sitting at the same table
c Some people write each other playing chess
d The Russians lost the game player by radio
III Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space
Should smoking be banned in public laces?
Statistics (1) show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (2) damage the health, yet a surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke (3) in spite of all
warnings By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of (4) those around them It is time that non-smokers fought bach!
Personally, I think smoking should (5) definitely be banned in public places In the first place, it is very unpleasant (6) to sit in a smoke-filled room, such as a
restaurant or cinema, if you do not yourself smoke (7) added to this, smoking can
be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places (8) like discos Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his heath just because of another person’s bad habits
Smokers may (9) protest that they should be free to do as they like They say that
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To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free to go anywhere they
choose without risking their health
Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habits, it seems to me that they should at least be prevented (10) from doing so in public
1 a Survey b Conducts c Statistics d Evidence
2 a damage b destroy c spoil d hurt
3 a thanks to b in spite of c because of d due to
4 a they b these c those d things
5 a definite b indefinite c indefinitely d definitely
6 a sit b to sit c sitting d sat
7 a add b adding c to add d added
8 a for b as c like d such
9 a protest b object c refuse d deserve
10 a for b at c from d in
IV Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word
For over a hundred years, the (1) people of London have gone to bed and (2) got up
in the morning to the deep sounds of the world (3) famous bell called Big Ben The (4) bell appeared in Westminster Tower a year before the clock, in 1858 It (5) weighs 13.5 tons, and it is the (6) largest bell in all England
As we have (7) mentioned the clock that the bell serves appeared one year later, in
1859 Each of the clock’s four (8) faces is almost 6.5 metres (9) in deameter The munute hand is over 4 metres (10) long and weighs over 100 kilograms
(11) Although the clock is so big, it is very exact, it is seldom more than one
second (12) wrong in 1924 hours English scientists use an original method to
correct (13) mistake in the clock There is a small tray in the middle of the
pendulum.If the clock is running slow, they put a penny coin in the tray, and the clock begins to run (14) faster If the clock begins to run fast, they take (15) away the penny The little coin is enough to make the giant clock run a second faster or slower every day
V Use the word to make sentences
Dear Betty
1 Thank you / invite me / your birthday party
Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party
2 I / afraid / not be able / come
I’m afraid I’m not able to come
3 We / have / many things to do / this week
We have got many things to do this week
4 The boss / ask / me / work overtime
The boss asked me to work overtime
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I promise to do so and have to keep my promise
6 I / wish / can go to party
I wish I coould go to the party
7 If I / be there / all of us / have good time
If I were there, all of us would have good time
8 I’ll be thinking / you / when I / type / piles of letters
I’ll be thinking of you when I type these piles of letters
9 I / hope / your party / a success
I hope your party will be a success
10 I / wish happy returns
I wish you many happy returns
VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it
1 He started investigating the case a week ago
He has been investigating the case for a week
2 I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace
She can’t have stolen the necklace
3 The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there/
Even though the flat’s very noisy we enjoy living here
4 “If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter”, she told John
She advised John not to trust Peter
5 She is a far serious student now than she used to be
She studies far more seriously now than she used to
6 Your car does not give as much trouble as mine
Your car gives less trouble than mine
COMPOSITION
Smoking damages our health
(Smoking is harmful to our health)
(Việc hút thuốc có hại đến sức khoẻ của chúng ta)
Over the last thirty years, thanks to the efforts of various branches of science and technology, research has proved that smoking damages health and shortens man’s life-span
According to a diagram released by the World’s Health Organization (WHO), the number of people who die of diseases connected to smoking is increasing more andmore The more science and technology learn, the more damage caused by smoking
is discovered Therefore, it seems that we can never put a final stop to the list of harm caused by smoking
First of all, smoking brings about the decline of our memory because each cigarette
we smoke destroys 15,000 cerebral cells
Smoking is considered the number one cause of cardio-vascular trouble,
Trang 6pneumonia, lung cancer etc … The main offending agents are carbon monoxide and nicotine in the smoke These cancer – causing agents are also the ones which cause pharyngeal cancer The toxic effects of smoke make the smoker’s voice hoarse Additionally, the visible effect is that the tobacco or opium tar sticks to the teeth, and causes them to become dark or dirty-yellow, diminishing our good looks and charm.
In conclusion, I would like to quote our well-known scholar “Le Quy Don” as saying some hundred years ago that smoking was like taking a toxic drug, the
smoke of which wasted our health and diminished our life-span; yet, few people heeded his sage advice
I Choice the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1 Are there any good ……… on television tonight
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1 How did the tin of bait get into the river?
a The passage does not say
b The fisherman knocked it in accidentally
c It was probably blown in the wind
d It fell in when the fisherman fell in
2 When did the fisherman fist lean over the bridge?
a when it broke
b when the tin of bait fell in
c when his key fell in
d a few minutes after he first started fishing
3 What was the last straw, according to the passage
a having to walk home
b being unable to get into his car
c the loss of his car keys
d the collapse of the bridge
4 What is the meaning of “misfortune”?
a bad luck c accidentally
b good luck d a clumsy act
5 What is the meaning of “thoroughly”?
a slightly c through
b at last d extremely
III Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space
From the moment they have the security of their accustomed environment,
travelers are at risk Environment factors such as a arduous condition, (1)…… climate, and high altitude may cause a danger, and so may travelers’ own behavior, free from the (2)…… of the daily routine, and determined to have a good time with little (3)……… For the consequences
When illness or injury occur abroad, travelers are again at a disadvantage from (4) ……… to communicate with a doctor on account of language and cultural
difficulties or being unable to find a doctor owing to (5)…… of the local medical system There may be a complete (6)……… of skilled medical care, or of medicalfacilities of (7)……… acceptable to travelers from technologically developed (8)
………
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2 a restraints b assurances c certainties d regulation
3 a knowledge b awareness c regard d need
4 a inability b difficulty c inflexibility d timidity
5 a miser b doubt c ignorance d disbelief
6 a breakdown b failure c disruption d absence
7 a type b design c standard d degree
8 a countries b places c areas d locations
IV Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word.
I do my best to take care of my (1) ………… And my family’s but it’s not always easy My wife and I (2) ……… the cooking and shopping and I’m a bit more careful than she is not about buying foods that I don’t have colorings or other sort of (3) ……… In I know you can’t (4)……… things like that entirely, but I really try to do my best I think that chemical probably (5) ……… more health problems that most people think they do We don’t (6)……… and in fact don’t have many friends who do, but my mother can’t live without her cigarettes, and of course when she is here all of the air we (7)………… has some smoke in it The whole family gét some kind of (8) ……… both the kids are very keen on swimmers, my wife runs (9)……… and I play tennis at least three times a week
Acctually I think we are (10)………… now then when we (11) ………… younger, we began (12) …….more attention to food when the kids (13) ………… young and wanted to give them a good (14) ………… By keeping fit ourselves I certainly get fewer (15)……… Colds and flu than I did then
V Use the words to make sentences
1 Arrange/ kitchen wares as/ mother/ do
2 Our company/ well-know/ whole saler/ ceramics
3 She dances/ much/ beautiful/ than predecessor
4 did not you enjoy/ see her after/ many/ year?
5 The chair/ too big/ put/ that room
6 How does/ mary/ life agree/ you?
7 You/ looking/ lovely/ ever
8 He/ only play/ piano/ also compose/ music
9 Because/ roughnessd/ road/ car would go/ furture
10 You can take / main road/ come/ crossroads/ station
VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the one printed before it.
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4 Simon had no expected that he would feel so weak after the opẻation
The operation left………
5 Although he was not guilty they executed him
In spite of………
6 He was suspended for two matches for swearing at the referee
Swearing at the referee earned………
Composition: you have just arrived to visit a foreign country Write to your parent announcing that you have arrived safely and ask them to send something
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2 Our company is well known as a whole saler of ceramics
3 She dances much more beautifully than her predecessor
4 Didn’t you enjoy seeing her after so many years?
5 The chair is too big to put in that room
6 How does married life agree with you?
7 You’re looking lovelier than ever
8 He not only plays the piano but also composes music
9 Because of the roughness of the road, the car would not go further
10 You take the main road until you come to the crossroads near the station
Composition:
Dear mother and father,
This letter is to let you know that I have arrived safely in Singapore My first impressions are that Singapore is a beautiful country and that I am going to enjoy staying here very much
Everything is so clean and beautiful and very well- organized The airport is verylarge and modern and I could see that they have just completed the modernization The people working there were friendly, courteous and very helpful They made mefeel very welcome to their city The taxi from the airport downtown was readily available and very cheap
My hotel is new modern one with every convenience The tourist bulletin that I found in my room suggests to me so many different things that I might like to see and do, so I am sure that I will be busy every minute
Unfortunately, I forgot the shopping list that I had made out before I came here
As you know, many of my friends asked me to buy something for them I can not possibly remember everything, so would you please send the list to me
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Your loving son,
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TEST 30
Level: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE
I/Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:
1.It is usually better not to ……… things, in case they are not returned
5 My mother was ………… of making a cake when the front door bell rang
a at the center c halfway through
6 …………., after trying three times, he passed the examination
7 The doctor told him to keep ……… Sweets and chocolate to lose weight A at
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13 My application for a trading license was …………
14.The opening ………… of the play took place in an army camp
Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making one
of the world’s first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire fighting company He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient storms His scientific work with
electricity earned Franklin world fame