Phụ Đạo 12 (2)

Choose the words or phrases below which can be substituted for the words or phrases in the passage the first has done for you as an example.. Theoretically, sweet wines are produced by h

AN EXTENSIVE COURSE – GRADE 12 – September

I Choose the words or phrases below which can be substituted for the words or phrases in the passage (the first has done for you as an example).

Wine is the naturally fermented juice of the grape Wines differ vastly with regard to the time required for ageing; most reach ripeness for bottling six to twelve months after fermentation The flavour of a wine depends not only on the species of grape used but also amongst other things on the methods of fermentation and the different salts contained in the soil where the grape is grown Therefore the quality and flavour of wines vary greatly from vineyard to vineyard as well as from country to country Theoretically, sweet wines are produced

by halting the process of fermentation before all the sugar in the grapes has been converted into alcohol; similarly, if most of the sugar is converted, a dry wine will result In fact, much of the sweet wine sold is artificially sweetened

1 needed ……… 2 maturity ………

3 following ……… 4 taste ………

5 kind ……… 6.existing ………

7 considerably ……… 8 and also ………

9 stopping ……… 10 in the same way ………

Answer: 1 required: needed

II Use the word in bracket at the end of each of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space.

1 My brother lives in a attractive part of Bình Dương (RESIDE)

2 We brought back several carved statues from our holiday in Buon Ma Thuot (WOOD)

3 Computer game companies employ special to help people who get

4 She decided to have a siesta even though she was to sleeping in the afternoon (CUSTOM)

5 When Bill and Jean retire, they're planning to spend all their on a

6 English is a easy language for Frenchmen to learn (COMPARE)

7 I don't think Mom's been getting too much sleep lately Her eyes are terribly (BLOOD)

III Combine each group of simple sentence into ONE long one You may change the order of the words; if appropriate, but not the sense.

Example: The writer is young He is developing He works with options

Answer: The young, developing writer works with options.

1 A jet rumbles on the runway The jet is silver-skinned The jet is sleek

2 Mr Bảo shuffled to the front of the room He knotted his shoulders He jammed his hands into his pockets 3.The driver wheeled his van The wheeling was into the lot The lot was for trucks The driver squinted against the sun The sun was afternoon The driver checked his mirror The mirror was rear-view

4 The teacher smiled to himself He erased the blackboard The erasing was done with a sweep The sweep was lazy The teacher trailed patterns The patterns were of chalkdust The chalkdust was gritty The chalkdust was grayish

5 The stew attracted the whole family The attraction was caused by its smell The stew bubbled The bubbling was in the pot The carrots were crisp The carrots were colourful The chucks of meat were rich The chucks of meat were brown

6 The wingman hurtled down the ice The wingman was lean The wingman was raw-boned The ice was bright His skates flashed The puck was cradled by his stick He forced the goalie The goalie came out The goalie tried to stop him

IV Put a suitable preposition in each blank.

You certainly can't accuse me (1) being lazy! One of I the instructors here invited me (2) a windsurfing lesson, after a whole day's tennis, and I said "Yes!" Of course, at home I would have to spend a lot

of money (3) buying equipment, but I borrowed a wet suit from the Centre Naturally, they provide learners (4) the sailboard I didn't need a crash helmet to protect me (5) the sailboard Really, the sailboard needed to be protected (6) me! The Instructor reminded me (7) the correct position of my feet, and warned me (8) not letting go off' the boom, but .! Anyway, he didn't blame me (9) falling in, and he even congratulated me (10) not falling through the sail!

V Find the right ending for each sentence.

1 Yes! I'm listening … a in starting our new computer

2 You see, we've been very … b to seeing you involved

3 We've been concentrating … c with a new application form

4 Oh, you're qualified … d on us tomorrow to collect it

5 Anyway, we must provide you … e as a computer programme

6 Could you drop in … f on learning to use it

7 And this time you can depend … g to you

VI Replace the underlined words in the following sentencess with a single word (The first letter of the word

is given).

1 I want you to come here without any delay whatsoever (i )

2 The people who were sitting in the church listened attentively to the vicar's sermon (c )

3 By the way, this is my brother's son, Huy (n )

4 A great deal of damage was caused by the earthquake (E )

5 Ms Thoa is able to use both hands equally well (a )

6 The two countries signed an agreement to stop fighting (a )

7 I've just bought a cottage on an island in the group of islands outside Danang.(a )

8 Ms Thoa has just got a new pair of false teeth (d )

VII Complete the following passage with the words from this list: retirement relax work free productive useless sixty-five important retire hobby Generally speaking, Americans (1) until they are (2) Then they (3) (4) can be very difficult for people because their work was so (5) to them Often people work so much that they do not take the time to (6) or to have a(n) (7) Then when they retire, they don't know what to do with all the (8) time on their hands They also can feel (9) because they are not being (10) Retirement isn't easy VIII Rewrite each sentence so that its meaning remains unchaged, begining with the words given. 1 "I don't think you ought to boast about your command of English, you know." She warned me

2 We'll always remember these days together at our I meeting in the future Whenever

3 I didn't realise he was the author and that's why 11 was so rude about his new novel

Had I

4 Riding a bicycle along a pavement is against the law

You

5 I can't sleeps, doctor

Do you think

6 The hurricane blew off the roof the house

The house

7 I wasn't a bit surprised to hear that Carol had changed her job

It came

8 I'd do anything to be able to travel to China

There's

IX Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1 Many young people travel all over the world, and dol all kinds of jobs before they

2 I went on a day to Belgium last week It was really cheap

3 Relatives were only to visit parents on weekday afternoons between four o'clock and half past five

A let B prevented C permitted D prohibited

4 Tobacco companies are always coming new way of persuading people to smoke

A out with B up with C in with D up against

5 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however

A She hadn't many sugar B There was not a great amount of the sugar

C She did not have much sugar D She was lacking in amount of the sugar

6 This university's programs those of Harvard

A come second after C are first except for

B are second only to D are in second place from

7 You've got to it's a brilliant piece of design

A give it to him C take it to him

B hand it to him D take it from him

8 Many species of animals and plants today are

ANSWER KEY

I.

1 required: needed 2 ripeness: maturity 3 after: following 4 flavour: taste

5 species: kind 6 contained: existing 7 greatly: considerably 8 as well as: and also

9 halting: stopping 10 similarly: in the same way

II.

1 A sleek, silver-skinned jet (orA sleek jet with silver skin) rumbles on the runway.

2 Mr Bảo shuffled to the front of the room, knotting his shoulders and jammed his hands into his pockets

3 The driver wheeled his van into the truck lot, squinting against the afternoon sun, checking his rearview mirror

4 Smiling to himself, the teacher erased the blackboard with a lazy sweep, trailing patterns of grayish (= greyish) chalkdust

5 Attracted the whole family by its smell, the stew bubbled in the pot, the carrots crisp and colourful, the chunks of meat rich and brown

6 The lean, raw-boned wingman hurtled down the bright ice, his skates fishing, the puck cradled by his stick, forcing the goalie to come out and try to stop him

IV

8 about 9 for 10 on

V

VI

1 immediately 2 congregation 3 nephew 4 extensive

5 ambidextrous 6 armistice 7 archipelago 8 dentures

VII.

9 useless 10 productive

VIII.

1 She warned me not to boast about my command of English

2 Whenever we meet again / in the future We'll always remember these days together.

3 Had I known / realized that he was the author, I wouldn't have been so rude about his new novel.

4 You mustn't / aren't allowed to / shouldn't ride a bicycle a long the pavement.

5 Do you think you could give me something to help me sleep, doctor?

6 The house had its / the roof blown off by / in / during / as a result of/ because of the hurricane.

7 It came as no surprise (to me) (to hear) that Carol

8 There's nothing I wouldn't do to be able to travel to China

IX.

1 C 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 C 6 B 7 B 8 A