Tuyển tập bộ đề trắc nghiệm tiếng Anh lớp 11

Tuyển tập các bộ đề ôn tập tiếng Anh lớp 11 hay nhất hiện nay. Tài liệu cung cấp một lượng lớn các bộ đề bao trùm toàn bộ kiến thức tiếng Anh hiện nay. Làm hết bộ đề này học sinh sẽ trở thành một người thành thạo và sẽ đạt điểm cao trong các kỳ thi tiếng Anh.

1 A bristle B jostle C mistletoe D mantle

2 A Christianity B chivalry C choreograph D chiromancy

3 A inadequate B necessitate C ameliorate D commiserate

4 A external B expurgate C extenuate D expunge

5 A etiquette: B critique C picturesque D querulously

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.

6 A manatee B apogee C bumblebee D harambee

8 A downtrodden B downhearted C upheaval D upholster

9 A demonstrative B extravagant C chandelier D legitimate

10 A rhetoric B rheumatic C religious D consensus

II WORD CHOICE (5 PTS):

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

11 Laura was really laying it on _ about her accident at work

12 It’s a long time since you saw her, but this photo may _ your memory

13 After a(n) _ administrative career, the old principal was awarded thePublic Service Star by the Prime Minister

A illustrious B imposing C mundane D infamous

14 Because of an unfortunate _ your order was not dispatched by the daterequested

A hindrance B oversight C negligence D transgression

15 James didn’t take _ to your suggestion that she was mean with money

A pleasantly B cheerfully C agreeably D kindly

16 The taxi driver found the business of selling street food a _ one whichmakes him rich quickly

A lethargic B satisfactory C lucrative D lethal

17 We had to pay for our food but not for the drinks They are on the _

18 The tour guide had a brightly-colored company badge pinned to the _ ofher jacket

19 All the others were experts and I was out of my _ in the conversation

20 His enthusiasm at starting his own company has been _ somewhat by theamount of red tape he had to deal with

A dampened B doused C moistened D sprinkled

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS):

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

21 I’d rather you _ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep

A wouldn’t make B hadn’t made C didn’t make D haven’t made

22 Since they aren’t answering their telephone, they _

23 _ passenger pigeon, one of several species of extinct birds, was hunted toextinction over _ few decades

24 I haven’t got the time to do my own work, _ help you with yours

A not counting B let alone C apart from D leaving aside

25 My brother is _ I am.

A nowhere like so ambitious as B nowhere near as ambitious as

C nothing as ambitious as D nothing near as ambitious as

26 _ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use itsemergency powers

27 I’ll be kind to her _ she decide to leave me

A in case B whereas C so as not to D lest

28 Remember not to cough or sneeze at the table _, excuse yourself

A For necessary B As necessary C With all need D If need be

29 A: When do you want this report by?

B: I’d like _ finished by 4 o’clock

A to have the work B have the work been

C the work to have D having the work

30 He agreed to accept the position _ that he would be given a share of thecompany’s profits

A in the agreement B on the understanding

IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)

31 All building work must be carried out _ compliance with safetyregulations

A leaf through B size up C split up D harp on

34 She never says anything good about me She’s forever running me _

A over B down C out D off

35 It was a good idea but I’m afraid it didn’t quite _

A break up B follow up C drop off D come off

36 Beaches were _ as the police searched for canisters of toxic waste from thedamaged ship

A cut off B washed away C kept out D sealed off

37 Mr Brown next door had a very serious operation Apparently, it’s a miracle he _

A blacked out B pulled through C passed on D cottoned on

38 If you have a grievance _ the company, please lodge a formal writtencomplaint

39 He was suffering from stress by _ overwork

A brought about B brought up C brought on D brought in

40 The government’s record will _ close scrutiny in the weeks before theelection

A soldier on B come under C go over D phase out

V GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS):

Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.

PASSAGE 1

THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Levels of illiteracy and innumeracyremain startling high in the developingworld, and will continue to be so until the West provides or sponsors new educationinitiatives, preferably also getting directly A better education is a prerequisiteshould the impoverished masses of Africa ever wish to hold any (41) _ hope

of gaining their emancipation from the metaphorical (42) _ of poverty.Education initiatives for young people as well as life-long learning programmeswill also help to breach the gulf that separates the working classes from their ruling

elite, a privileged few who enjoy the trappings of Western wealth and the lifestylethat goes with it, while those in their, minds are completely preoccupied (43) _the daily struggle for survival (44) _, we must promote a culture of tolerance

of corruption and help to create a new generation for whom education rather than

an unscrupulous nature will (45) _ the true rewards Education will also help

to bridge another gap; that of the cultural one which separates the West from itsbrethren in the developing world The impoverished slums and shanty towns are ahotbed of religious and political extremism, but hopefully education will serve tocreate a better sense of understanding between all the peoples of the world, (46) _ background And this will, especially be the case if the educationprogrammes themselves are administered by Western professionals, who, in muchthe same way as they can teach a thing or two to their counterparts in thedeveloping world, have also, (47) _, much to learn from them in the process aswell Cooperation between people from the different cultures of the West and thedeveloping world will also, hopefully, help to reduce levels of prejudice, bigotry,xenophobia and racial tensions And, last but not by any means least, educatingwomen will (48) _ them to claim their rightful place in the social (49) _

in up-to-now male-dominated cultures Their aspirations can shift realisticallyhigher, and young female students can hope to go on to become tomorrow’spoliticians, diplomats and political leaders, or (50) _ they choose

41 A requisite B sheer C extreme D genuine

42 A shackles B plights C situations D sets

44 A By contrast B On the contrary C In addition D As a result

46 A rather than B let alone C other than D irrespective of

47 A undoubtedly B supposedly C favourably D presumably

48 A intensify B initiate C empower D accredit

49 A rank B position C hierarchy D tribute

50 A nonetheless B whatsoever C whereabouts D thereafter

PASSAGE 2:

At first, January 14th 1938 was no difference from any other winter day in theseaside town of Aberystwyth The grey sea (51) _ to the horizon, where it metthe gray winter sky But towards evening the wind (52) _ and every wave (53) _ onto the beach with greater force than the last

As the night (54) _, the wind increased, howling around the houses whichfaced the sea (55) _ agree that the storm reached its height at five o’clock inthe morning, when winds were (56) _ to be 150 kilometers an hour The windbroke windows and smashed front doors, allowing the sea water to (57) _ in

An even greater (58) _ was taking place in a lonely cottage further downthe coast As the storm grew worse, the three women who lived there decided toabandon their home No sooner had they picked up their coats than an enormouswave burst (59) _ the front door The next wave brought the roof down,trapping them in the house Fortunately, the driver of a passing train raised the (60) _ and the women were rescued from the wreckage

51 A stretched B spread C extended D flowed

52 A toughened B strengthened C enforced D accumulated

54 A pulled out B came up C wore on D grew up

55 A Witnesses B Viewers C Audiences D Watchers

56 A previewed B guessed C prophesised D estimated

58 A drama B script C scenario D blueprint

VI READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS):

Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question

PASSAGE 1:

THE CREATORS OF GRAMMAR

No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex

By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes,

we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning We can turn a statementinto a question, state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place, andperform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning Nor isthis complexity inherent to the English language All languages, even those of so-called ‘primitive’ tribes have clever grammatical components The Cherokeepronoun system, for example, can distinguish between ‘you and I’, ‘several otherpeople and I’ and ‘you, another person and I’ In English, all these meanings are

summed up in the one, crude pronoun ‘we’ Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is So the question which

has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar?

At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer To findout how grammar is created, someone needs to be present at the time of alanguage’s creation, documenting its emergence Many historical linguists are able

to trace modern complex languages back to earlier languages, but in order toanswer the question of how complex languages are actually formed, the researcher

needs to observe how languages are started from scratch Amazingly, however,

this is possible

Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade

At that time, slaves from a number of different ethnicities were forced to worktogether under colonizer’s rule Since they had no opportunity to learn each other’s

languages, they developed a make-shift language called a pidgin Pidgins are

strings of words copied from the language of the landowner They have little in theway of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an

event happened, and who did what to whom [A] Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood [B] Interestingly,

however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of

children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue [C]

Slave children did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they

adapted their words to create a new, expressive language [D] Complex grammar

systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and they are invented bychildren

Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf.Sign languages are not simply a series of gestures; they utilise the samegrammatical machinery that is found in spoken languages Moreover, there aremany different languages used worldwide The creation of one such language wasdocumented quite recently in Nicaragua Previously, all deaf people were isolatedfrom each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the deaf.Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in theplaygrounds they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures thatthey used at home It was basically a pidgin Each child used the signs differently,

and there was no consistent grammar However, children who joined the school

later, when this inventive sign system was already around, developed a quitedifferent sign language Although it was based on the signs of the older children,the younger children’s language was more fluid and compact, and it utilised a largerange of grammatical devices to clarify meaning What is more, all the childrenused the signs in the same way A new creole was born

Some linguists believe that many of the world’s most established languageswere creoles at first The English past tense -ed ending may have evolved from theverb ‘do’ ‘It ended’ may once have been ‘It end-did’ Therefore it would appearthat even the most widespread languages were partly created by children Childrenappear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life

when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them Their minds canserve to create logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar presentfor them to copy.

61 In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokeelanguage?

A To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammarstructures

B To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar

C To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees,

D To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language

62 What can be inferred about the slaves’ pidgin language?

A It contained complex grammar

B It was based on many different languages

C It was difficult to understand, even among slaves

D It was created by the land-owners

63 All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT

A The language has been created since 1979

B The language is based on speech and lip reading

C The language incorporates signs which children used at home

D The language was perfected by younger children

64 In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed? “It included standardised word orders and grammatical markers that existed in neither the pidgin language, nor the language of the colonizers.”

65 ‘From scratch’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.

A from the very beginning B in simple cultures

C by copying something else D by using written information

66 ‘Make-shift’ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.

A complicated and expressive B simple and temporary

C extensive and diverse D private and personal

67 Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence in bold?

“Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is.”

A All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people,contain grammar

B Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain alittle

C Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languagesthat contain a little

D The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languagesevolved

68 What is true about the new Nicaraguan sign language?

A Those who used the same sign system were isolated from the others

B It was not invented until a new government introduced schools for the deaf

C This language system was developed in a completely different way from pidginlanguage

D All children used the same gestures to show meaning

69 Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?

A Many established languages became creoles later

B Children themselves are prone to create nonsense notions about the worldaround them

C English was probably once a creole

D Linguists have proven that English was created by children

70 What does the word ‘consistent’ in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A uniform B well-prepared C predictable D meaningful

PASSAGE 2:

IMAGE AND THE CITY

In the city, we are barraged with images of the people we might become.Identity is presented as plastic, a matter of possessions and appearance; and a verylarge proportion of the urban landscape is taken up by slogans, advertisements,flatly photographed images of folk heroes - the man who turned into a sophisticated

dandy overnight by drinking a particular brand of drink, the girl who transformed

herself into a femme fatale with a squirt of cheap scent The tone of the wording ofthese advertisements is usually pert arid facetious, comically drowning in its ownhyperbole But the pictures are brutally exact: they reproduce every detail of a style

of life, down to the brand of cigarette-lighter, the stone in the ring, and theeconomic row of books on the shelf

Even in the business of the mass-production of images of identity, this shiftfrom the general to the diverse and particular is quite recent Consider another line

of stills: the back-lit, soft-focus portraits of the first and second generations of greatmovie stars There is a degree of romantic unparticularity in the face of each one, as

if they were communal dream-projections of society at large Only in thespecialized genres of westerns, farces and gangster movies were stars allowed tohave odd, knobby cadaverous faces The hero as loner belonged to history or theunderworld: he spoke from the perimeter of society, reminding us of its dangerousedges

The stars of the last decade have looked quite different Soft-focusphotography has gone, to be replaced by a style which searches out warts andbumps, and emphasizes the uniqueness not the generality of the face Voices, too,are strenuously idiosyncratic; whines, stammers and low rumbles are exploited asfeatures of “star quality” Instead of romantic heroes and heroines, we have abrutalist, hard-edged style in which isolation and egotism are assumed as naturalsocial conditions

In the movies, as in the city, the sense of stable hierarchy has becomeincreasingly exhausted; we no longer live in a world where we can all share thesame values, and the same heroes (It is doubtful whether this world, so beloved ofnostalgia moralists, ever existed; but lip-service was paid to it, the pretence, at last,was kept up.) The isolate and the eccentric push towards the centre of the stage;their fashions and mannerisms are presented as having as good a claim to thelimelight and the future as those of anyone else In the crowd on the undergroundplatform, one may observe a honeycomb of fully-worked-out worlds, each private,exclusive, bearing little comparison with its nearest neighbour What is prized inone is despised in another There are no clear rules about how one is supposed tomanage one’s body, dress, talk, or think Though there are elaborate protocols andetiquettes among particular cults and groups within the city, they subscribe to nocommon standard.

For the new arrival, this disordered abundance is the city’s most evident andalarming quality He feels as if he has parachuted into a funfair of contradictoryimperatives There are so many people he might become, and a suit of clothes, amake of car, and a brand of cigarettes, will go some way towards turning him into apersonage even before he has discovered who that personage is Personal identityhas always been deeply rooted in property, but hitherto the relationship has been asimple one - a question of buying what you could afford, and leaving your wealth

to announce your status In the modern city, there are so many things to buy, such aquantity of different kinds of status, that the choice and its attendant anxieties havecreated a new pornography of state

The leisure pages of the Sunday newspapers, fashion magazines, TV plays,popular novels, cookbooks, window displays all nag at the nerve of our uncertaintyand snobbery Should we like American cars, hard-rock hamburger joints, Bauhauschairs ? Literature and art are promoted as personal accessories, the paintings ofMondrian or the novels of Samuel Beckett “go” with certain styles like matching

handbags There is in the city a creeping imperialism of taste, in which more andmore commodities are made over to being mere expressions of personal identity.The piece of furniture, the pair of shoes, the book, the film, are important not somuch in themselves but for what they communicate about their owners; andownership is stretched to include what one likes or believes in as well as what onecan buy.

71 What does the writer say about advertisements in the first paragraph?

A They often depict people that most other people would not care to be like

B The pictures in them accurately reflect the way that some people really live

C Certain kinds are considered more effective in cities than others

D The way in which some of them are worded is cleverer than it might appear

72 What does a “dandy” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A A man who becomes famous overnight

B A gorgeous man who realizes most women’s dream

C A rich man who spends his time enjoying himself

D A man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance

73 The word “despised” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _.

A reflected B disapproved C honoured D neglected

74 The writer says that if you look at a line of advertisements on a tube train, it isclear that _

A city dwellers have very diverse ideas about what image they would like to have

B some images in advertisements have a general appeal that others lack

C city dwellers are more influenced by images on advertisements than other peopleare

D some images are intended to be representative of everyone’s aspirations

75 What does the writer imply about portraits of old movie stars?

A They reflected an era in which people felt basically safe

B They made people feel that their own faces were rather unattractive

C They tried to disguise the less attractive features of their subjects.

D Most people did hot think they were accurate representations of the stars inthem

76 What does the writer suggest about the stars of the last decade?

A Most people accept that they are not typical of society as a whole

B They make an effort to speak in a way that may not be pleasant on the ear

C Some of them may be uncomfortable about the way they come across

D They make people wonder whether they should become more selfish

77 The writer uses the crowd on an underground platform to exemplify his beliefthat _

A no one in a city has strict attitudes towards the behavior of others

B no single attitude to life is more common than another in a city

C people in cities would like to have more in common with each other

D views of what society was like in the past are often accurate

78 The writer implies that new arrivals in a city may _

A acquire a certain image without understanding what that involves

B underestimate the importance of wealth

C decide that status is of little importance

D change the image they wish to have too frequently

79 The novels of Samuel Beckett is an example of _

A classic literature works that make their owners feel superior to other people

B literature works of high artistic value

C possessions that show owners’ identity

D what is wanted by the majority in the society

80 What point does the writer make about city dwellers in the final paragraph?

A They are unsure as to why certain things are popular with others

B They are keen to be the first to appreciate new styles

C They want to acquire more and more possessions

D They are aware that judgments are made about them according to what they buy.

(3) _ every creature survives as a fossil Many simply rot (4) _completely and leave no trace of their, existence Because many creatures andplants have disappeared without leaving any fossils, we will never know anythingabout them

The study of fossils, or paleontology, to (5) _ it its scientific namebecame established at the beginning of the nineteenth century Before this researchbegan, people did not believe that fossils had once been alive Large fossil teethwere seen as evidence of a race of giants in the past, (6) _ ammonites, a verycommon type of fossil which you might easily find yourself on a beach or amongrocks, were called snakestones because of their snake-like shape People believedthat snakes had been (7) _ to stone by a miracle

The most famous fossils of all are the dinosaurs There are, of course, nodinosaurs on (8) _ in zoos They were not hunted to extinction by humans assome animals have been, but became extinct millions of years before our ownspecies developed The reason why the dinosaurs became extinct is still a mystery.Many theories have connected the disappearance of dinosaurs with major (9) _change One possibility is that a gigantic meteorite crashed (10) _ the earthputting so much dust into the atmosphere that the amount of sunlight was reduced

The temperature would have fallen and, as a consequence, many types of plants andanimals would have become extinct

PASSAGE 2:

HISTORY OF THE CHICKENPOX VACCINE

Chickenpox is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the Varicella zoster virus; sufferers develop a fleeting itchy (11) _ that can spread

throughout the body The disease can last for up to 14 days and can occur in bothchildren and adults, though the young are particularly (12) _ Individualsinfected with chickenpox can expect to experience a high but tolerable level ofdiscomfort and a fever as the disease (13) _ its way through the system Theailment was once considered to be a “rite of passage” by parents in the U.S andthought to provide children with greater and improved immunity to other forms ofsickness later in life This view, (14) _, was altered after additional research byscientists demonstrated unexpected dangers associated with the virus Over time,the fruits of this I research have transformed attitudes toward the disease and theutility of seeking preemptive measures against it

A vaccine against chickenpox was (15) _ invented by MichiakiTakahashi, a Japanese doctor and research scientist, in the mid-1960s Dr.Takahashi began his work to isolate and grow the virus in 1965 and in 1972 beganclinical (16) _ with a live but weakened form of the virus that caused thehuman body to create (17) _ Japan and several other countries beganwidespread chickenpox vaccination programs in 1974 However, it took over 20years for the chickenpox vaccine to be approved by the U.S Food & DrugAdministration (FDA), finally earning the U.S government’s seal of approval (18) _ widespread use in 1995 Yet even though the chickenpox vaccine wasavailable and recommended by the FDA, parents did not immediately choose tovaccinate their children against this disease Mothers and fathers typically cited the

notion that chickenpox did not constitute a serious (19) _ disease againstwhich a person needed to be (20) _.

II WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

FART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1 The lake near to where I live is one of the deepest and most in theworld (VOLUME)

2 Efforts have been made to recover disaster-stricken and areas of thecountry, hope fading day by day (WAR)

3 Our competitive company confirmed that they were not involved in any activities (ACT)

4 Cantankerous, and dyslexic Billy Childish, an all-round English artist,has been namechecked by everyone from Kurt Cobain to Kylie Minogue.(OPINION)

5 That the child behaved made the couple happy (DEAR)

6 James, a correspondent, immediately headed for the scene to giveextensive coverage of the Belgium blast (GLOBE)

7 I was glad that the bad guy got his at the end of the movie (COME)

8 The landlady considered complaining about the noise but she didn’t want to a new tenant and jeopardize a 30-day advance (AGONY)

9 He is a wealthy businessman who can easily afford suits (SPEAK)

10 It is predicted that all countries will establish a territory on the Internet and try

to defend their (SOVEREIGN)

PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.

Bringing up one’s child (11) is not a decision to be taken lightly.Both parents must consider long and hard the (12) involved in raising achild in a two-language home This decision is one of those all-important choiceswhich will affect not only the parents’ lives but also the life of the child Raising achild bilingually has a (13) effect Firstly, of course, the child learns thetwo languages of the parents Secondly, the parents’ decision will influence factorswhich will have a (14) effect on the child’s life Some of these factorsinclude: style and place of education; diameter of social circle; employmentpotential and preference; and, most (15) , the way in which the childviews himself and his global environment.

One of the more advantageous (16) of being a member of abilingual family is the inherent awareness of two different cultures This biculturalchild inherits a wealth of knowledge brought about by an exposure to: (17) backgrounds; traditional songs and folklore; rituals of marriage; models

of social interaction; and therefore, two varying interpretations of the world Themonolingual child seems to be at a disadvantage in comparison to the bilingualchild, who has a set of languages and an (18) set of abstract culturalideas Practically speaking, when a child comes from a two-language family, hemust be taught both languages in order to communicate with the extended familymembers When, for example, the grandparents speak a language which differsfrom that of the child’s (19) , a monolingual child would be deprived ofthe interaction which occurs between grandparents and grandchildren On the otherhand, a bilingual child will not only be able to speak to grandparents, but will alsocomprehend where these people have ‘come from’ There will be a shared culturalempathy within the family Because all family members can communicate, on both

a verbal and cultural level, no one will feel excluded and the child will develop asense of (20)

III ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS)

The following passage contains 10 errors Identify and correct them.

Business was bad Sales were non-existent, I was overdrawn at the bank, I’dcome up huge debts and the man who sold me the shop was threatening to sue mebecause I hadn’t paid him I had expected teething trouble when I took over theshop - all new businesses have problems in the beginning - but in the elevenmonths I had been open I had never had a customer I’d tried everything to drumover, business - ads in the local newspaper, mid-season sales, sponsor the localfootball team - but nothing I’d tried had worked I was at my wits’ back A friendsuggested I seek for professional advice He reassured me that, his friend, Mr Stott,would help me tackle the problem of disappointing sales Notwithstanding there Iwas in the city, sitting across from Mr Stott, a management consultant “Now youlive here in Willonga, a deserted town, and you bought the local bakery, but youdidn’t keep it on like a bakery,” he said “No, I saw a gap in the market andchanged the focus of the business.” I replied “And things aren’t going as well asthey could be,” he continued, sitting back in his chair “Don’t worry, Mr Redston,it’s not usual to run into difficulties on first setting up a business I’m sure we’ll beable to sort everything out.” He put on his glasses “So what is it where you sell?”

he asked “Sand,” I replied “I sell sand.”

IV SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS)

Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.

1 The president is the statesman I admire most of all

Had I out my secret

4 Having three children to look after every day had taken its toll on Elke

Elke was worn of three children

5 Mary is unlikely to get the job that she has applied for (PROSPECT)

There the job thatshe has applied for

6 Don’t say anything negative about her singing because she’s very sensitive andmight be offended by your remarks (OFFENCE)

7 It looks nice, but it doesn’t taste as good (EARTH)

Nice

8 I hope his story will help us to understand what happened (SHED)

Hopefully when he tells us his story, it will what happened

9 She finally admitted that she had stolen the money (OWNED)

A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I PHONOLOGY (5PTS)

1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

3 A meadow B meagre C beaver D feature

4 A adventure B admiral C advent D advocate

2 Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the others in the list.

6 A hygiene B malignant C democracy D neglect

7 A deteriorate B proverbial C conscientious D conspiracy

8 A eminent B elaborate C eloquent D element

9 A temperament B temporary C tempestuous D temperature

10 A descendant B controversy C delivery D orname

II WORD CHOICE (5 pts)

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 Poor led to the pilot’s decision to request a landing at an alternativeairport

2 The deer in the National Park are so accustomed to being fed by visitors that theyare quite

3 In order to stocks of fish to their previous levels, some governmentshave imposed fishing quotas

4 William never works rapidly He always in everything that he does

C makes a difference D makes a big difference

5 It’s important for all the players on a soccer team to stay

6 More needs to be done to protect endangered species from who illeagallyhunt them

A trespassers B intruders C poachers D invaders

7 Shortly after receiving her gold medal, the Olympic champion answeredquestions at a press

A conference B assembly C discussion D seminar

8 It appears that the hostages were not to any unnecessary suffering

A subjugated B subverted C subsumed D subjected

9 If Harold with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concertstandard

A sustains B perseveres C maintains D survives

10 We talked to each other all night and resolved some of our problems It’s good

to have a proper sometimes

III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 pts)

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 Much of the precipitation that falls on the earth by plants

2 “What would you do in my place?

“Were treated like that, I’d compain to the manager

A To I be B I to had been C I have been D I to be

3 “I overslept and was late for work again!”

“You’d that clock fixed; it hasn’t worked over a week now”

A Better have B better to have C rather have D rather had

4 “Why is Ron so upset?”

“He broken into.”

C Didn’t get a house D has had his house

5 “I feel sorry for Patricis and John” - “ they have a rough time”

6 Jane is really conscientious, isn’t she?

Absolutely , she is very efficient

A So B All the same C What is more D still

7 The dawn redwood appears some 100 millions years ago in northernforest around the world

C to have flourished D have flourished

8 I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you the whole truthyesterday

A could have told B told B have told D had told

9 It was a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it

A such surprising B so surprising C too surprising D surprising

10 I’m my brother is

A nowhere like so ambitious B nothing as ambitious than

C nothing near as ambitious as D nowhere near as ambitious as

IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 pts)

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 The factory owner is not in the habit of fraternizing his workers

2 All the animals in the forest fled the fire

3 If you have a grievance the company, please lodge a formal writtencomplaint

4 My car is guaranteed rust for eight years

5 The teacher told me to stop fidgeting and to sit still and concentrate.

6 The computer has a long way over the last thirty years

A taken on B come on C broken down D put in

7 I heard that they are a new software company in town

A putting in B getting through C taking back D setting up

8 I don’t want to go out tonight because I’m for my holidays

A saving up B keeping up C getting by D making out

9 I quite a lot of money when my father died

A came into B looked into C took off D let down

10 Did you manage to to Dennis on the phone yesterday?

A put in B get through C take back D check in

V GUIDED CLOZE TESTS

Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.

TEST 1 (5 pts)

The elephant has some distant relatives called mammoths, which lived in theStone Age More than 15,000 years ago people painted pictures of them on cavewalls Then, astonishingly, in 1799, a man walking along the banks of the RiverLena in Siberia (1) a starting discovery Peering into a wall of ice, he couldjust see the shape of a massive, hairy mammoth, apparently (2) Heimmediately ran away in terror, but several days later he (3) the courage toreturn and cut the mammoth’s tusks - its two enormous teeth - out of the ice to sellthem Mammoth tusks are the biggest teeth of any known creature, some (4) a length of five meters These tusks were (5) to good use,protecting the mammoths’ young from other animals, and brushing away snow

To most of us, mammoths are probably the most (6) of the elephant’sextinct relatives, but thousands of years earlier, in the woodlands of eastern NorthAmerica, lived another of the elephant’s relatives called the mastodon Like

mammoths, mastodon may also have had a hairy coat, but while mammoths mainlyate grass on the plains, mastodons (7) to eat twigs and leaves.

We do not know why mastodons became extinct However,computer studies of the decrease in mammoth (8) suggest that it was aparticular (9) of over-hunting by humans, and changes in the climate at thattime which (10) to their disappearance

2 A watching out B watching over C looking after D looking out

4 A increasing B reaching C expanding D completing

6 A usual B frequent C regular D familiar

7 A preferred B enjoyed C desired D selected

8 A quantities B amounts C totals D numbers

9 A combination B addition C attachment D connection

TEST 2 (5 pts)

Originally commissioned 14 years ago, the new British Library wassupposed to open in 1990 However, the project has been (1) by politicalinfighting, poor planning and financial problems The most recent (2) came in June when inspectors discovered that 60 miles of new metal shelving hadstarted to (3) and needs to be replaced That would (4) theopening of the project’s first phase for another two years “Things has gone frombad to worse.” Said Brian Lake, secretary of the Regular Readers, an association ofwriters and scholars who are not happy with plans for the new library “It is a grandnational project that has become a great national scandal.”

It sounded like a splendid idea when the government (5) its $164million project in 1978 Sophisticated electronic equipment would help and keep

the library’s irreplaceable stock at an optimal (6) and humidity Acomputer-controlled delivery system would provide books to readers withinminutes, of a request rather than days And to serve other needs of the readingpublic, the library would also include (7) galleries, a restaurant and aconference hall.

That was the plan, (8) The start of construction was delayed until

1982 by arguments about planning and by a change of government Four yearslater, members of cabinet ordered a (9) report and discovered that thecommittee who were responsible for (10) the project hadn’t met in fouryears

1 A delayed B bothered C infected D restricted

2 A comeback B setback C drawback D cutback

4 A distract B destroy C postdate D postpone

5 A unveiled B imposed C claimed D manifested

7 A exposition B show C exhibition D demonstration

8 A anyway B especially C eventually D meanwhile

9 A progression B progress C progressive D progressing

10 A guarding B overlooking C supervising D watching

VI READING COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question.

READING 1: (5 pts)

Water makes up seventy percent of the Earth’s surface, and people rely on it

to sustain life Rainfall nurtures crops and restores water supplies The amount ofwater on the Earth is constant, meaning that we can neither create more water nor

get rid of it We can, however, interfere with the water cycle Water has severalforms- liquid, vapor, and ice - and is constantly changing and being recycledthrough a process known as the hydrologic cycle [ ] A)

The hydrologic cycle involves inflows, outflows, and storage [ ] B) When

water moves from the ground, for example, into a river, it is called an outflow forthe ground and an inflow for the river [ ] C) Water is stored when it restssomewhere with relatively little movement [ ] D)

There are six components to the hydrologic cycle: evapotranspiration,condensation, precipitation, run-off, infiltration, and percolation.

Evapotranspiration is the combination of evaporation and transpiration.Evaporation occurs when the sun warms surface water and transforms it into watervapor Transpiration is the same thing, but involve plants Plants soak water upfrom the ground and then return it to the cycle via the pores’ in their leaves Onceagain, the sun turns this water into vapor once the water has been evaporated, itrises into the atmosphere As the air gets colder at higher altitudes, the water vaporcondenses and clings to particles in the air This is called condensation and is howclouds are formed When the clouds get too heavy, droplets fall back to the earththrough a process called precipitation

Now that the water has been returned to the earth, it can either be intercepted

by a water source, or it can land on the ground For the water that lands on theground, one of several things can happen If there has been a heavy rain, or if it hasrained for a long time, a lot of the water will return to the streams, lakes, andoceans as run - off Run - off also depends on the slope of the ground A steep slopewill cause more movement of water Conversely, if water movement is minimized,much of the water will infiltrate the soil Gravity forces the water lower and lowerinto the ground through a process called percolation The permeability of the soildetermines the rate at which percolation occurs If the soil is very dense, it will hold

less water If it is porous, on the other hand, it will store more water The amount ofwater that can be held in the soil is called its porosity.

The water will continue to move downward until it reaches saturated soil.This means that there is already so much water in the soil that it can’t hold anymore An aquifer is any geologic material that can hold water or allow water totransmit through it Even solid rock can be an aquifer because water can movethrough its cracks and pores

Ground water is returned to the earth via vegetation Plants soak up waterthrough their roots and, as mentioned, return the water to the atmosphere Outflows

also occur naturally via springs Humans can extract ground water using wells.

Groundwater mining can cause problems for the water table, which is the measure

of water in the ground Taking too much water not only reduces the water supply,but it affects the soil When water is withdrawn, the pores that hold the water

collapse, altering the make-up of the soil Further, contamination from landfills and septic systems cause serious problems for the soil and for the plants that rely on it.

1 Which of the following is closest in meaning to “extract” in paragraph 6?

2 Which of the following means most nearly the same as “collapse” as used inparagraph 6?

(A) Cave in (B) Tumble (C) Shut down (D) Open up

3 What word does “it” in paragraph 6, line 10 refer to?

(C) The septic systems (D) The landfills

4 Why does the author mention vegetation?

(A) To show how important water is for yielding a good crop

(B) To show how crops can be harmed by contamination

(C) To show how the roots of plants help to hold the soil together

(D) To show how ground water is used in the hydrologic cycle

5 According to the passage, what is percolation?

(A) The process of water seeping into the soil

(B) The process of water turning to vapor

(C) The process of water vapor forming clouds

(D) The process of water falling to the earth

6 According to the reading, which of the following would cause run-off?

7 According to the passage, what is an “inflow”?

(A) When water is removed from a place

(B) When water is added to a place

(C) When water is stored in a place

(D) When water falls from the sky

8 Based on the information in paragraph 1, which of the following best explainswhy the Earth doesn’t run out of water?

(A) Water gets recycled

(B) We get plenty of them

(C) We have plenty of sources of water

(D) When we run out, we can melt ice

9 Look at the four [ ] that indicate where the following sentence could be added tothe passage

When the river reaches the sea, it is an outflow for the river and an inflow for the sea

Where would the sentence best fit? Choose the [ ] where the sentence should

be added to the passage

(A) Paragraph 1, Line 6 (B) Paragraph 2, Line 1

(C) Paragraph 2, Line 3 (D) Paragraph 2, Line 4

10 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

(A) The world’s water supply is diminishing.

(B) Plants are involved in the hydrologic cycle,

(C) People should be careful not to damage the soil

(D) Solid rock can be on aquifer

READING 2: (5 pts)

SMART ENERGYThe next few decades will see great changes in the way energy is suppliedand used In some major oil producing nations, ‘peak oil’ has already been reached,and there are increasing fears of global warming Consequently, many countries arefocusing on the switch to a low carbon economy This transition will lead to major

changes in the supply and use of electricity [A] Firstly, there will be an increase in

overall demand, as consumers switch from oil and gas to electricity to power their

homes and vehicles [B] Secondly, there will be an increase in power generation,

not only in terms of how much is generated, but also how it is generated, as there is

growing electricity generation from renewable sources [C] To meet these challenges, countries are investing in Smart Grid technology [D] This system aims

to provide the electricity industry with a better understanding of power generationand demand, and to use this information to create a more efficient power network

Smart Grid technology basically involves the application of a computersystem to the electricity network The computer system can be used to collectinformation about supply and demand and improve ‘engineer’s ability to managethe system With better information about electricity demand, the network will beable to increase the amount of electricity delivered per unit generated, leading topotential reductions in fuel needs and carbon emissions Moreover, the computer,system will assist in reducing operational and maintenance costs

Smart Grid technology offers benefits to the consumer too They will be able

to collect real-time information on their energy use for each appliance Varyingtariffs throughout the day will give customers the incentive to use appliances at

times when supply greatly exceeds demand, leading to great reductions in bills Forexample, they may use their washing machines at night Smart meters can also beconnected to the internet or telephone system, allowing customers to switch

appliances on or off remotely Furthermore, if houses are fitted with the apparatus

to generate their own power, appliances can be set to run directly from the on-sitepower source, and any excess can be sold to the grid

With these changes comes a range of challenges The first, involvesmanaging the supply and demand Sources of renewable energy, such as wind,wave and solar, are notoriously unpredictable, and nuclear power, which is also set

to increase as nations switch to alternative energy sources, is inflexible With oiland gas, it is relatively simple to increase the supply of energy to match theincreasing demand during peak times of the day or year With alternative sources,this is far more difficult, and may lead to blackouts or system collapse Potentialsolutions include investigating new and efficient ways to store energy andencouraging consumers to use electricity at off-peak times

A second problem is the fact that many renewable power generation sources

are located in remote areas, such as windy uplands and coastal regions, where there

is currently a lack of electrical infrastructure New infrastructures therefore must bebuilt Thankfully, with improved smart technology, this can be done moreefficiently by reducing the reinforcement or construction costs

Although Smart Technology is still in its infancy, pilot schemes to promote

and test it are already underway Consumers are currently testing the new smart

meters which can be used in their homes to manage electricity use There are also anumber of demonstrations being planned to show how the smart technology couldpractically work, and trials are in place to test the new electrical infrastructure It islikely that technology will be added in ‘layers’, starting with ‘quick win’ methodswhich will provide initial carbon savings, to be followed by more advancedsystems at a later date Cities are prime candidates for investment into small

energy, due to the high population density and high energy use It is here whereSmart Technology is likely to be promoted first, utilising a range of sustainablepower sources, transport solutions and an infrastructure for charging electricallypowered vehicles The infrastructure is already changing fast By the year 2050,changes in the energy supply will have transformed our homes, our roads and ourbehaviour.

1 According to paragraph 1, what has happened in some oil producing countries?

A They are unwilling to sell their oil any more

B They are not producing as much oil as they used to

C The supply of oil is unpredictable

D Global warming is more sever here than in other countries

2 Where in paragraph 1 can the following sentence be placed?

There is also likely more electricity generation centres, as households and communities take up the opportunity to install photovoltaic cells and small scale wind turbines.

3 Which of the following is NOT a benefit of Smart Grid technology toconsumers?

A It can reduce their electricity bills

B It can tell them how much energy each appliance is using

C It can allow them to turn appliances on and off when they are not at home

D It can reduce the amount of energy needed to power appliances

4 According to paragraph 4, what is the problem with using renewable sources ofpower?

A They do not provide much energy

B They often cause system failure and blackouts

C They do not supply a continuous flow of energy

D They can’t be used at off-peak times.

5 In paragraph 5, what can be inferred about cities in the future?

A More people will be living in cities in the future than nowadays

B People in cities will be using cars and buses powered by electricity

C All buildings will generate their own electricity

D Smart Grid technology will only be available in cities

6 The word “apparatus” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:

A furniture B a machine C a pump D a compass

7 The word “remote” in paragraph 5 could be best replace by:

A isolated B crowded C attractive D alone

8 The word “underway” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to:

A permanent B complete C beneficial D in progress

9 What is the main idea of the final paragraph? (paragraph 6)

A To describe who will benefit from Smart Grid technology first

B To outline the advantages of Smart Grid technology

C To summarise the main ideas in the previous paragraphs

D To describe how, where and when Smart Technology will be introduced

10 In paragraph 6, what can be inferred about the introduction of Smart GridTechnology?

A The technologies which produce most benefits will be introduced first

B The cheapest technologies will be introduced first

C The technologies which are most difficult to put into place will be introducedfirst

D Technologically advanced systems will be introduced first

B WRITTEN TEST

I CLOZE TEST:

Read the text below and think of one word which best fits each space Use only ONE WORD for each space.

OPEN CLOZE 1 (10 pts)

The destruction of the rainforests is a pressing problem of our times (1) not one that is regarded equally seriously by everyone The (2) affluent nations regard the issue as one of preservation; deforestation must stop.When it comes to the purer countries, the issue is not so cut and dried (3) these people, the rainforests represent a source of economic prosperity, apoint that obviously takes precedence (4) ecological concerns A solutionmust be found before the damage caused by the deforestation that is destroying therainforests becomes irrevocable

Deforestation is carried out by (5) involved in the timber industryand also by migrant farmers The latter occupy an are of land, strip it, farm it (6) its natural mineral supply is used up and then move on The land is leftuseless and exposed and a process of erosion (7) into effect, washing soilinto rivers thereby killing fish and blocking the water’s natural course

The land is not the (8) victim Rainforests are a richly populatedhabitat In the rainforests of Madagascar there are at least 150,000 individualspecies of plants and animals which are found nowhere (9) in the world,and more are being discovered all the time Furthermore, approximately 50 per cent

of all endangered animal species live in the world’s rainforests The destruction ofthe forests effectively represents a complete removal of all these plants andanimals Deprived of their natural environments, they will disappear altogether.Again, this process is irreversible Man, no (10) how powerful heconsiders himself,

does not have the power tore-establish the species he is so willfully destroying

OPEN CLOZE 2 (10 pts)

Alternative lifestyles have existed in a variety of forms since the beginning

of organized society (1) have always been, and probably always will be,people who feel a need to escape from the mainstream of society and find a (2)

to live that conforms more closely to their individual tastes and needs.The term “alternative lifestyle” (3) is a byproduct of the social revolution

of the 1960s and 70s, when the “Hippie movement” and (4) variousback-to-nature and cultist offshoots were in their prime, but the concept must be asold as mankind itself (5) seems evident that in every society there musthave been a (6) people who found themselves unable or unwilling toaccept the status quo, who felt compelled to seek a better - or at least different life -out of reach of the restrictions and standards that any society must impose (7) its members The monk in his monastery, the hermit in his cave, thesolitary “witch-woman” living in isolation in the forest, must also have beenseeking an alternative (8) the current standards of acceptability prevalent

in their own societies In our times, the punks, gang-members and followers of leaders are seeking, in their (9) ways, to find a life (15) suited

cult-to their individual needs, desires and dreams irrespective of the criticism they mightdraw

II WORD FORMATION

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses (10 pts)

1 I really believe that it should be a major mistake to any drugs that arecurrently illegal (crime)

2 The attack in the city centre last night is said to the kind of behaviouramongst young people that many people object to (example)

3 John considers reading others’ diaries an invasion of privacy

4 I have a class at 8:00 a.m but I always (sleep)

5 You can relax in the comfortable of the hotel (surround)

6 After Monday, I will no longer be a foreigner - I am receiving my !(citizen)

7 The Weather looks bad for a picnic-rainy and windy! (cast)

8 Theo and his twin brother are always together They are (separate)

9 His failure in exam was a real for his parents (let)

10 There is a great demand for organic vegetables (deny)

PART 2: Give the correct form of the word in parentheses (10 pts)

PRECIOUS MEALGold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of (1.EXCEPTION) value throughout history It is attractive in color, durable to thepoint of virtual (2 DESTROY) and usually found in nature in a (3 COMPARE) pure form The history of gold is (4.EQUAL) by that of any other metal because of its value in the minds of men fromearliest times

Because it is visually pleasing if was one of the first metals to attract human (5 ATTEND) Examples of elaborate gold workmanship, many in nearlyperfect condition, survive from ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscanartisans, and gold has continued to be a highly (6 FAVOR) material out

of which jewellery and other (7 DÉCOR) objects are crafted

The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery of theAmericans in the 1490s was probably the greatest the world had witnessed to thattime The (8 EXPLOIT) of mines by slave labour and the looting ofIndian palaces, temples, and graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n) (9 PRECEDENT) influx of gold that literally unbalanced the economicstructure of Europe Until today the world remains (10 CAPTIVE) bythe allure of gold

III ERROR CORRECTION (10pts)

There are 10 mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them.

1 The destructive process of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) has causedtemporary damage to Appalachia Although the law requires that miningcompanies restore the mountaintops after the mining has been completed,the 1.5 million acres of mountains that have already been removed cannot be

Environmental hazards are not only created in preparing a mountaintop formining, they just continue once the coal has been extracted After the blast,the excess mountaintop - which miners refer to as “overburden” - is usuallydumped into nearby valleys or streams The overburden contains a variety oftoxic substances, including explosive residue, silica, and coal dust Thesesubstances are filled in sulfur, lead, mercury, and other chemicals Over 700miles of streams in Appalachia have been contaminated by this dumping.Although the mining companies have built structures known as “sludgedams” that are intended to contain the toxic runoff, these dams can burst orleak, receiving thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into municipaldrinking water.

IV SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (10 pts)

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original sentence If a key word is given, use the key Word without changing it.

1 It isn’t possible that Jane was absent from work today

Jane _

2 We must think about ways of improving the transport system

Thought _

3 It doesn’t matter which chemical you put into the mixture first The result will bethe same

It makes _.4._ Get in touch with me as soon as possible if you change your mind about the trip.Should

5 It’d have been a superb weekend if the weather had been better

But

6 It is certain that he will compensate you for the damage he has done (bound)

He _to you for the damage he has done

7 I believe the man you are looking for is standing right next to us (feeling)

I to us is the one you are looking for

8 Teachers think that hard work is good for you (harm)

Teacher _

9 His latest theory is in complete opposition to mainstream thinking (flies)

His latest theory

10 Helen won’t be happy till she gets a full refund (than)

Nothing _Helen

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN - KHÁNH HÒA

I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 pts)

1 PHONOLOGY (5 pts)

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1 A acetylene B treble C credence D nebular

2 A badinage B assuage C aubergine D beige

3 A damask B tabbouleh C macaw D facile

4 A saboteur B amateur C entrepreneur D hauteur

5 A tambourine B crouton C touché D plateau

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words.

6 A endothermic B reciprocity C caboodle D spontaneity

7 A defibrillator B demonology C delineate D discernible

8 A décolletage B decontaminate C serendipitous D taxonomic

9 A debutante B damnedist C daredevil D daguerreot

10 A carambola B cantilever C chandelier D centenarian

2 WORD CHOICE (5 pts)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1 Having decided to rent a flat, we contacting all the accommodationagencies in the city

2 After months of bitter arguing the couple had to accept that they were

A different B incompatible C suitable D disaffected

3 My sunburnt nose made me feel rather for the first few days of theholiday

A self-confident B self-centred C self-conscious D self-evident

4 The peace of the public library was by the sound of a transistor radio

A smashed B fractured C shattered D demolished

5 Why don’t you have a night out? It would take your off your worries

6 In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a weapon

7 What the company needs is a actor who can take on a variety of roles

A variable B changeable C diverse D versatile

8 With their modern, lightweight boat, they soon the older vessels in therace

A outstripped B caught up C overran D exceeded

9 He so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fullyrecovered.

10 The new law on motorcyclists’ wearing safety helmets has come

A to power B effective C to existence D into force

3 STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1 I while I had the chance; now I’m starving

A ought to have eaten B would have been better to eat

2 The exhaust pipe on my car for days when finally it off on thehigh way

A was rattling / fell B had been rattling / fell

C could be rattling / is fallen D rattled / had fallen

3 I could only afford the cheapest tickets to the indoor concert, and so I sat at theback of the auditorium, where I could see anything

A virtually B constantly C nearly D barely

4 Since the authorities paid no attention to the people’s wishes in the first place,there are now uprisings all over the country, ?

A didn’t they B aren’t they C aren’t there D did there

5 It took years of research, but they found the answer

6 The launch of the rocket was delayed for a month a technical problemthat arose at the last moment,

A on account of B so that C in addition to D unlike

7 Mr Higgins is such a bad - tempered man that it’s a wonder his wife hasmanaged to put up with him for so many years