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Trang 1I Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one
1 The bicycle was so expensive that I didn't buy it
2 We couldn't drive fast because of the fog
3 The tidal wave swept away the village
4 Tom must be having a bath
5 My friends are good at drawing I am good at drawing
6 You're the worst guitarist in the world
7 The water was very cold, so we couldn't swim
8 He didn't remember anything about it You didn't remember anything about it, too
9 In spite of his age, he often plays badminton
10 The Chinese bicycle is $100 The Japanese one is $250
II Choose the best answer to fill in each gap.
Mark Twain is a famous (11) writer His name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his (12) He was born in a small town (13) the Missouri river in the USA The boy had (14) friends at school and (15) he became a writer, he described them in his stories Samuel always (16) to be a sailor and at the (17) of twenty he found work on a river boat After some time he (18) the boat and went to live in California Here he began to write short stories (19) the name of Mark Twain He sent them to newspapers The (20) loved his stories very much
Trang 216 A interested B enjoy C wanted D fond
III Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
21 I suggest _ different kinds of waste in different places
22 All of us were _ that he was successful in the final exam
23 It's the English phrasal verbs _ puzzle me most
24 Lam _ that he could meet the aliens from outer space
25 The boys are absorbed _ working in the workshop A from B away C in D onto
26 We've decided to interview only ten _ for the job
27 Artificial satellites provide data on atmosphere temperatures, solar radiation and _ the earth's surface
28 At this moment, the team _ discussing the game among themselves
29 The water is _ You can't drink it
30 This year is _ the year of DOG
31 I don't think that film is _
32 What did you have for _ breakfast? A the B not article C an D a
33 Radium was _ by Marie Curie A discoverer B discover C discovery D discovered
34 Several of my friends are _ reporters
35 _ the rain, the stadium was full of football fans
36 _ few species that live on the ground, most monkeys live in trees
37 _ and they are separated from one another by vast distances
38 _ is another language besides the first language officially used in a community
39 Willia Cather, _ a prominent American writer, grew up in Nebraska during the early farming years
40 If I _ wings, I _ take an airplane to fly home
41 They have no _ for help
42 A new style of jeans _ in the USA
introduced
43 There's a law that says you _ throw trash on the street
44 Boys and girls may behave _ in this situation
45 They try to _ the problem A fail B succeed C gain D solve
IV Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
Weather has a powerful effect on people It influences health, intelligence, and feelings
Trang 3In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States Southerners have many heart attacks or other kinds of health problems during this month In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some time and very cold at other Weather changes in February or March
The weather can influence intelligence, for example, in a 1928 study by scientists, the IQ score of undergraduate college students were very high during the hurricane but after the storm, their scores were 10 percent below average Hurricanes can increase intelligence Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower it Students in the United States often do badly in exams in the hot months of the year
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings Winter may be a bad time for thin people; they usually feel cold during these months They might feel depressed during cold weather In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy At about 64°F, people become stronger
Low air pressure relaxes people It increases forgetfulness; people leave more packets and umbrellas on buses and
in stores on low-pressure days There is a "perfect weather" for work and health People feel best at a temperature of about 64°F with present humidity
Are you feeling sick, sad tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the cause
46 Low air pressure
47 Intelligence may increase because of
48 In "perfect weather" of 64°F
49 The main idea of the passage is
50 In hot and wet weather,
V Find the mistake - A, B, C or D
51 We (A) do not know (B) of how the general (C) employment situation is (D) likely to develop in the future
52 Mark (A) went on (B) working (C) despite he (D) felt unwell
53 (A) It was an (B) extremely (C) frightened experience (D) in my life
54 We (A) are flying to Paris, (B) where is the (C) capital city of (D) France
55 The bank (A) lent us money (B) with a low interest, so now we (C) owned the house we (D) used to rent
56 (A) Have you (B) forgotten (C) locking the back door (D) frequently?
57 I like (A) lying (B) on the beach, so I (C) always spend my holiday (D) to sunbathe
58 (A) As soon as the alarm clock (B) had gone off, she (C) woke up and (D) got out of bed
59 (A) A lot of discoveries (B) have made (C) in the (D) fields of chemistry and physics
60 Linda has (A) such many things (B) to do that she has (C) no time (D) to go out
VI Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rests
64 A Wednesday B handsome C dependent D grandchild
VII Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one
71 My father hasn't smoked for two years
72 Jane is too short; she can't apply for the job
Trang 4B Jane is short of money, so she can't apply for the job
73 We spent half an hour walking to the river
74 They are repainting the fence at the moment
75 If you don't water these plants, they will die
76 Learning English is not easy
77 Roses can't possibly grow in such poor soil
78 His grandmother is very weak She can't even sit up
79 Will you lengthen these trousers for me?
80 I would tell you the answer if I knew
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