Realizing that the transition from ……… to work is not always smooth, they are determined to get ……… the obstacles they may encounter.. ……… they are not fully trained at home and in the s
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I Fill in each with one suitable word
School leavers ………… eager to go to work in ………… to earn their living and to ………… their parents Realizing that the transition from ……… to work is not always smooth, they are determined to get ……… the obstacles they may encounter Admittedly, most boys and girls are ill-prepared for employment ……… they are not fully trained at home and in the school, they often worry ……… build up all sorts of fearsome prospects in their minds as the time to start ……… gets nearer They wonder whether they will be able to do the work
or whether they will be sacked if they can ……… do it straight away
It would ……… advisable for them to ask Mum for advice No doubt Mum will encouragingly say, “ Don’t be nervous, my children Everything will be all right because the supervisor is always friendly.”
II Choose the correct form of the verb
1 She (buy)……… a new car before she (leave) ……… here for Dalat last week
2 While he (do) ……… his homework at night , he (turn) ………… on the raido to listen to pop music
3 I (come ) ……… to see her when I (leave) ……… for Nha Trang next week
4 When I (come) ……… back home yesterday , my mother (prepare) ……… the meal
5 I (study) ……… medicine for three years , but then I stopped
6 I (live) ……… here since I (be) a little girl
7 I couldn’t open the door because someone (lock) ……… it
8 Don’t phone her just now She (talk) ……… to her boss
9 Don't phone me at 9 o'clock tonight I(watch) -an exciting football match then 10.The train (leave) - the station when I(get) - there
11.It's raining now It (rain) - for two hours
12.My family (be) - a unit of the society
13.While I (wonder) - whether to buy the dress or not , someone else (come) -and (buy) - it
14.Yesterday he (come) - to my house after I (leave) - for work
15.The man who (steal) - my money (be) - arrested two days later
III Prepositions :
1 I am very grateful _ our friends
2 Mr Green is responsible _ hiring employees
3 That type of music is quite popular teenage boys and girls
4 Fred is capable doing better work than he is doing at present
5 Ken was proud his good marks on the English
6 My plan is similar yours , but it is different _ Ken's
7 That fashion magazine is full advertising for women's clothes
8 They were happy _ the results of the selection
9 It was certainly kind you to help me
Trang 210.Mrs Green is often worried _ money
11.I just feel sorry you
12.My father is tired _ that longhaired young man
13.She was sad because he was very rude _ her
14.She was very angry _ Tom
15.He is sorry _ that
IV Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the list
A available B Consequently C disturbing D eliminating
E even F explains G For example H in I marine
J poisons K refers L scattering M tooN with
Environmental pollution is a term that 1 to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with gases and smoke 2 _the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with 3 _ many fertilizers and pesticides Man also pollutes his surroundings _4 various other ways 5 _ people ruin natural beauty by _6 junk and little on the land and
in the water They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with _7 _ noise
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air , water , and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness and _8 death Polluted water kills fish and other _9 life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is _10 for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world
V Use the correct form of the words in parentheses
1 You shouldn’t have criticised him in front of his friends It was extremely ………… of
you (SENSITIVE (adj) :dÔ bÞ tæn th¬ng, nh¹y c¶m #INSENSITIVE,
SENSIBLE (adj) : cã ãc ph¸n ®o¸n)
2 All ………… must be received before September 15th (APPLY)
3 Third time lucky!After two ………… attempts, David’s family passed his driving test
(SUCCESS)
4 Her was so great that she broke a glass.(ANXIOUS)
5 He felt very when he saw he had failed the exam again (COURAGE)
6 Since has been so poor that the class is being closed (ATTEND)
7 His has not improved much (BEHAVE)
8 She is extremely about the history of art (KNOW)
9 He owes his largely to his sense of humour (POPULAR)
10 She has an command of the language (IMPRESS)
11 As she is so with her present job , she has decided to leave.(SATISFY)
12 She felt a sense of when her friend went to live abroad (LOSE)
13 I’m afraid you aren’t suitably for the job (QUALIFICATION)
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16 The police are interested in the sudden of the valuable painting.(APPEAR)
17 They’re going to announce the of the Prince (ARRIVE)
18 His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant (SLEEP)
19 She was the only visitor into the sick room (ADMISSION)
20 She made no to our conversation of the night before.(REFER)
21 She is one of the greatest to appear in this theatre (PERFORM)
22 All his ……… are above love (POET)
23 It’s time somsthing ……… about the traffic problem in the city centre (DO)
24 The cesus officials are sworn to ……… (SECRET)
25 Please take into ……… the fact that I have been dissatisfied (CONSIDER)
26 If your work is ………, you’ll get a longer contract (SATISFY)
27 I enjoy going on walks for a bit of ……… (RELAX)
28 Don’t you think it would be ……… to see your doctor ? (SENSE)
29 I’d love to see you next week, but ……… , it won’t be possible (FORTUNE)
30 It was a complete ……… due to a poor planning (FAIL)
31 The house is large , but it’s terrible ……… to live in (COMFORT)
32 The old lady hit all her ……… under the floor (SAVE)
33 Scientists are still not in a positive to prove ……… that smoking actually causes
life-shortening diseases (ABSOLUTE)
34 The ………… rate from all types of bites from rapid animals has dropped considerably
(MORTAL (adj)- mortality(n) : chết, tử vong)
35 The most common ………… in Western diets today are those of vitamins
(DEFICIENT(adj)-deficiency (n) :thiếu , không đủ)
36 My foreign teacher has a ……… for Vietnam novels (PREFER)
37 The man settled the earflaps or his cap ………… ….about his eras (FIRM)
38 I’m afraid there was some delay finding the information for you as the records have
not yet been ……… (COMPUTER)
39 The people whose houses are to be demolshed when the new road is built will be
……… outside the city (HOUSE)
40.I find it quite ……… to talk in front of a group of people (EMBARRASS)
41 The president arrived in Rome yesterday afternoon Later he was ……… on
Italian TV (INTERVIEW)
42 I’ll lend you the money provided you ……… me back tomorrow (PAYMENT)
43 When Pele retired, it was a great ……… to the Brazilian soccer (LOSE)
44 Evander Holifield knocked out his ……… the 11th round (OPPOSE)
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1 I haven’t seen them since the year They got married in that year
………
2 What’s the name of the girl ? You borrowed her car
………
3 Tell me the countries People drive on the left there
………
4 That is the reason I couldn’t work for him for that reason
………
5 The girl left Tom after a few year Tom fell in love with her
………
6 The hotel is the biggest in HCM city We are looking at it
………
7 The hotel wasn’t very clean We stayed there
………
8 Children are determined to overcome problems
There is a ………
9 We had a careful look at the picture
We ………
10.There is a tendency to minimise problems
They ………
11.They show a strong desire to put aside the status of the school child
They strongly ………
12.They thought much about their work
They ………
13.They had little knowledge of the job of their choice
They ………
14.He visits us whenever he is in town
He pays ………
15.There has been a tendency to choose well-paid jobs
They have ………
16.Shirly didn’t begin to read until she was eight
It was not ………
17.I don’t really want to go out tonight
I’d rather ………
18.Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding
The last ………
19.Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year
Why ………
Trang 520.He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
He is ………
21.They recommended opening new factories in the depressed area
They recommended that………
22.But for your help,I wouldn’t have been given the job at the Department of Oil
&Energy
If ……….………
23.“You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna,” Henry said Henry suggested………
24.Why hasn’t Peter phoned?
She wondered………
25.He tried to escape but the police stopped him
The police prevented ………
26.She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker
She is having………
27.John began playing the piano ten years ago
John has………
28.He started investigating the case a week ago
He has………
29.I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the neck
She can’t ………
30.If I were you , I wouldn’t trust Peter
She advised………
31.Her grief was so great that she almost fainted
So ………
32.Most people can understand him when he speaks English
He can make ………
33.We arrived too late to see the film
We didn’t ………
34.“I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter
Peter apologised ………
35.I was drowning , but he saved me
If ………
36.I have never read such a romantic story
This is ………
37.His parents made him study for his exams
He ………
38.We started cooking for the party four hours ago
We have………
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He has ………
40.We couldn’t get nearer because of the police
The police ………
41.I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder
Unless………
42.Our house is going to be painted by a local firm
We are ………
43.She can’t have any children because of her age
She is too ………
44.It was such a dull play that he fell asleep
The play………
45.Don’t forget to phone the police
He reminded me ………
46.I couldn’t hear him because they were speaking too softly
They were ………
47.He lost his money simply because he was not careful
Had………
48.Walking in the rain gives him pleasure
He enjoys………
49.The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes
The fox was unsuccessful ………
50.People say he beats his wife
He ………
51.She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents No sooner ………
52.“ Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week ?”the officer asked the frightened witness
The officers wanted to know ………
53.He hasn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now
It is ………
54.Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train
Travelling by train ………
55.If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately
Only by ………
56.I know this reporter’s backgroung well and he’s 100% honest
This reporter , ………
57.People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to
The smoking of cigarettes ………