Advertising helps 13.selling/ sell more things to more people.. This in turn makes it possible to produce more things to sell.. Sometimes it even helps make things cost 14.more/ less.. B
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-Question I : Fill ONLY ONE word in gaps
How do you know if your interest (1) ……… science is a genuine one ? By your
curiosity about scientific subjects By the fact that you ask intelligent (2) ……… about science, and profit from the answers so that each successive question shows you know
more about the subject By the fact that you (3)…… … to work on scientific
problems-mathematical puzzles, perhaps- and by the fact that you insist on (4) ……… … each
problem completely By a bulldog quality that won’t let you drop a subject (5) …… you
understand it inside out You don’t need a lightning- fast mind to be a (6) …… Nor
do you need a miraculous memory Nor (7)……….it necessary (8)… …… … you
get very high grades in (9) ……… … … The only point that counts is that you have
a high (10) …… ……… ……… of interest in science In the event that you do settle upon science for a profession I would recommend that you get as thorough an education
(11) ………… possible I do not say that a PhD is a prerequisite to advancement, but it
does have great value If you don’t choose science for your (12) ………… , I would urge that you at least take science appreciation course at school In this scientific age, All of
(13) …………should have some grasp of the developments that are shaping our lives
Question II : Underline the best answer to complete the passage below
Every day we see and (1.hear/listen) a great deal of advertising Newspapers are full (2.on / of) advertising Some (3.advertisements / advertisings) are tiny want ads (4.Another/ Others ) fill several pages Sometimes what seems to be a comic strip may turn (5 on/ out) to be advertising Magazines, too, (6 hold/ carry) advertisements As we walk along the street, we see displays in store windows and pictures (7.in /on ) billboards At night huge (8.electricity/ electric ) signs flash in many colors All of these are (8 advertisement / advertising’ )
Different (9.as / than) they are, all these advertisements are (10.alike/ like) in one important way They have the same (11.purpose/ idea ) : to get people to buy some (12.production/ product) or some services.
Advertising helps (13.selling/ sell) more things to more people This in turn
makes it possible to produce more things to sell Sometimes it even helps make things
cost (14.more/ less) (15.At / In ) the beginning, for example, radio cost much more than they do today because they were turned out slowly and expensively ( 16.in / by) hand But advertising made more people want radios When (17.manufacturers/ advertisers) began making them by the thousands, they found (18.more quickly/ quicker) and (19.more cheaply / cheaper) ways of doing the job Because advertising starts us to buying and (20.producing/ selling) more things, it is sometimes called the spark plug of the (21.business / production ) world
The metric system
Trang 2People all over the world use kilograms, centimeters, square meters, liters, and Celsius (C) There are all ways to measure things They are all part of the metric system During the French revolution ( 1789- 1799) against the king, the revolutionary government started the metric system Before that, every part of France had a different system for measured cloth with one system Jewelers used another system Other countries used other systems The revolutionary government wanted one international scientific system of measurement They asked a group of scientists and mathematicians to invent a system The mathematicians and scientists decided to use the numbers ten, hundred, and thousand for their system
Next they had to decide on a “natural” length They chose one ten- millionth (1/10,000,000) of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole They called this one meter Then they chose one gram for weighing things A cubic centimeter of water weighs one gram
Mathematicians and scientists worked on these problems for twenty years until they finally finished the complete system The biggest problem was measuring the meter The metric system was a wonderful gift to the world There are only a few countries that don’t use it The United States is one The metric system is truly an
international system Answers.
4 The French revolution was in the seventeenth century 4.
5 The metric system is an international scientific system of measurement 5.
6 A mathematician and a scientist invented the metric system 6.
9 The United States uses an old English system of measurement 9.
10 The French Revolution was after the American Revolution 10.
Question IV : Put the correct tense of the verbs below
1.He (1.not catch ) ………cold if he (2.not walk) ……… in the rain so long
2 Her (3 get) ……… ……… sick was not expected
3 She took a risk investing money with them I’d rather she (4 not do ) ……… it
4 The boy’s eyes were red because he (5 cry) ………
5 He took to (6 smoke) ……… ……… when he was young
6 Is it obligatory that the voyage (7 cancel) ……… ?
7 Don’t worry ! By the time we (8 finish) ……… ………… cooking they (9 do)
their homework
…………
8 Nothing in his room (10 move) ……… since he(11 choose) ……
to work in the office
9 She resented (12.ask) ……… 13 wait) ( ……… She (14.expect)
(15 see)……… ……… him
10 He admitted (16 steal) ……… our calculator pocket yesterday
11 It is difficult for him to get used to (17 get) ……… up early on Sunday
12 Could you make him (18 stop) ……… 19 sing) .( ……… for am moment ? It is noisy
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a few minutes before
14 The scientist and doctor (22.report ) … ………… 23.kill) ( ………last night
15 Tom as well as his parents (24.not watch) ……… ……… this film yet
Question V : Put a suitable preposition in gaps
1 This street is named ……… one of our heroes.
2 She is accustomed ………driving ……… the left.
3 Everyone was hoping ……… a fine day.
4 I have already introduced Miss Ha ……… Mr Hung
5 Soldiers protect us ………the enemy.
6 She reminds him ……… his mother
7 I’m conscious ……… their feelings, but I m afraid ’ ………… offending them
8 Professor More is always very patient ………his English students
9 My friends and I were very happy ……… the result of the election.
10 Why did you absent yourself ……….school yesterday ?
11 You should try to cooperate ………that organization………… every way
12 We complained ………… the landlord ……… the condition of the house.
13 I think the treasurer strongly disapproves ……… our new system
Question VI : Use the correct form of the words
The abc of cooking It’s a …1…………idea for children to do some cooking at an early
age Generally …2……… , most children can’t wait to help in
the kitchen and love getting involve in the …3……….of their meals
They should be …4………… to do so, and care should be taken to
…5 , they enjoy the experience It is important to show them how …
to do things …6………….but they shouldn’t be criticised too much
Although the finished result may not be quite to your …7…… , the
young cook will undoubtedly find it quite the …8…… food he or she
has ever eaten
Kitchens can, of course, be …9………places and so the absolute
10……of keeping an eye on children at all times can’t be emphasized
too …11…… Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until
children are old enough to handle them safely
Marvel Speak Prepare Courage Sure Correct Like Tasty Danger Important heavy
Question VII : Use the suggestion to build meaningful sentences
1 I / not / able/ find / another / job/ yet //. … …
2 He / want / join / army / much /when/ child//
… …
3 Many / hundred years / many villages / few towns / England //
… …
4 I / interested / go/ swim/ Sunday morning //
… …
5 Villagers / like/ go / forest/ fields / Spring / come//
… …
6 You / fun / watch / films / children ? //
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7 Moment / new / film / August Cinema //
… …
8 Three men / arrive / Monday / paint / inside walls //
… …
9 John / family / go / big / restaurant / have / birthday/ party / last week //
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10 He / read / four / interesting books / end / this month //
… …
11 She / not rather / school / her car/ bus //
… …
12 Luck / we / find / easy / study / English //
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13 sorry / not write / you / long time / I / just / come / back / long holiday / Mexico City
… …
1 They play the piano better than I do
I am ………
2 My car has never broken down on a motorway before
3 We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful
4 “Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house”
She flatly ………
5 His second attempt on the world record was successful
He broke ………
6 Not many people attended the meeting (turnout)
………
7 Did you see Alice at the party last night (catch).
………
8 To listen to music is my interest
I find ………
9 She congratulated him on his success
10 It looks as if Owen’s injuries aren’t very serious ( seem).
………
11 The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night
12 He lost his job owing to a change in management
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Question X : Choose the best answer
1.He drove through the town …… a hundred miles an hour
2 Can you give me a word ……… ”S” ?
3 The book covers every inch of the floor space They take up a lot of ………
4 The number of workers who ………….from Haiphong …………us repaint our house
A comes /helps B comes /help C come/helps D come/help
5 The decision was ………….to a later meeting
deferred.
6 There are two small rooms in the beach house, …………served as a kitchen
A the smaller of which B the smaller of them
C smallest of that D the smallest of which.
7 The salary of a bus driver is much higher ………
A in comparison with the salary of a teacher B than a teacher.
C than that of a teacher D to compare as a teacher.
8 When a body enters the earth’s atmosphere, it travels …………
A very rapidly B fastly C in a rapid manner D with great speed
9 Edgar Allan Poe is certainly one of the ……… American writers
C most widely read D most read widely.
10 The man who blows the whistle in a football match is the …
11 What a very ………….old man he is !
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