Prepared by Nguyen Sy Chien Wednesday, August 28, 2013Phần II: các câu hỏi về từ vựng Bài 1: Cho dạng thức thích hợp của từ trong ngoặc.. geography ___, the most widespread language on t
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Phần II: các câu hỏi về từ vựng
Bài 1: Cho dạng thức thích hợp của từ trong ngoặc.
1 (geography) _, the most widespread language on the Earth is English, and it is second only to Mandarin Chinese in
the number of people who speak it
2 English is an official or (official) _ language in many former and present British possessions such as South Africa,
India, and Hong Kong
3 English adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions are (vary) _; they are spelled the same way no matter how
they are used
4 English spelling is (admit) _ difficult to learn as it has borrowed words extensively from other language, and it has
borrowed from the Roman alphabet, which is not even large enough to accommodate the sounds of Latin language
5 Some people consider present-day English (perfect) _ in its pelling - in the relation of letters and sounds.
6 Many English frequently (spell) _ words - such as disappoint, discipline, scissors, antecedents, and pneumonia - are
easy to learn if one has some knowledge of Latin or Greek roots
7 Although many grammarians still prefer the tradition of dividing words into eight parts of speech, efforts have recently been made to (class) _ English words on a different basis.
8 In the early part of the modern English period, the vocabulary was (large) _ by the widespread use of one part of
speech for another and by increased borrowings from other languages
9 One of the most important developments of English ouside Great Britain occurred with the (colony) _ of North
America
10 The English system of weights and measures is often called a "(custom) _ " system, to indicate that it originated in
everyday customs that had developed over a long period of time
Bài 2: Điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống Chữ cái đầu tiên của từ cần điền đã cho sẵn.
Pollution is the (11) c _ of air, water, or soil by materials that infer with human health, the quality of life, or the nature
functioning of (12) e _.
Each year industry developed countries generate billions of tons (13) p _ Many come from directly identifiable
sources; sulphur dioxide, for example, comes from electric power plants burning coal or oil Others are formed through the action of sunlight on previously emitted reactive materials For example, ozone, a dangerous pollutant in smog, is produced
by the (14) i _ of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides under the influence of sunlight Ozone has also caused a serious crop
damage On the other hand, the discovery in 1980s that air pollutants such as flourocarbons are causing a lot of ozone from the earth's (15) p _ ozone layer has caused the phasing out of these materials.
Often, the first noticeable (16) e _ of pollution are aesthetic and may not necessarily be dangerous These include
visibility reduction due to tiny particles suspended in air, or bad odours, produced by hydrogen sulfide from pulp and paper mills
The tall smokestacks used by industries and utilities do not remove pollutants but simply boost them higher into the astmosphere, thereby reducing their (17) c _ at the site These pollutants may then transported over a large distances and
produce adverse effects in areas far from the site of the original emission Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from the central and eastern US are causing (18) a _ rain in New York State, England, and eastern Canada The PH level, or the
ralative acidity, of many fresh water lakes in that region has been altered so dramatically by this rain that entire fish populations have been destroyed Similar effects have been observed in Europe
The worldwide increase in the burning of coal and oil since the late 1940s has led to ever-increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide The resulting (19) "g _ effect" could lead to warming trend that might affect the global climate and lead
to partial (20) m _ of polar ice caps Possibly an increase in cloud cover or absorption of excess carbon dioxide by the
oceans woud check the green house effect before it reached the stage of polar melting Nevertheless, some research reports indicate that the green-house effect is definitely under way and that the nations of the world should be taking immediate steps to deal with it
Bài 3: Nối một từ ở cột A với một phần giải thích nghĩa ở cột B.
I./
1 estimate a./ a word or a group of words have a particular meaning
2 dialect b./ a letter or a groups of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its use
3 term c./ something that is strange or unusual (especially in a troubling or displeasing way) to a particular person, thing, place, time, etc
4 onomatopoeia d./ to cause to continue indefinitely
5 prefix
e./ a regional variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or
vocabulary, especially a variety of speech differing from the standard literary language or speech pattern of culture in which it exists
6 suffix f./ the formation or use of words that copy exactly the sounds associate with the objects or actions they refer to
7 facilitate g./ a difference between things that should correspond or match
8 peculiarity h./ to calculate approximately something) (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of
9 perpetuate i./ to make it easy or easier
10 discrepancy j./ a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning or its use
Bài 4: Viết lại những câu dới đây, sử dụng từ / cụm từ tơng ứng để thay thế cho định nghĩa của từ / cụm
từ in nghiêng.
Ví dụ: Mr Brown is a member of the academy.
-> Mr Brown is an academician
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1 Tom's profession is to keep and examine business account.
2 They put a public announcement in the newspaper to make their products known to people.
3 She acted on what he advised her to do.
4 It is a vehicle for carrying people who are ill, wounded in wars or hurt in an accidents.
5 "Hot" is the word that is contrary in meaning to "cold".
6 In public parks there are long seats made of wood or of stones.
7 It is a branch of science that deals with how substances are made up, how their elements combine and how they act under different conditions.
8 He got up early to catch the train which was going at high speed without stopping at small stations.
9 He liked to read fairy tales in which there were men of great height and size.
10 They live in a country ruled by a king.
11 The increase of amount of money in circulation caused the prices to rise.
12 She went out for a meal taken in the middle of the day.
13 Behind the house there is a piece of ground with fruit trees.
14 This boy is a child who lost both of his parents by death.
15 He used to work after the usual working hours.
16 In the accident the lorry killed three people walking in the street.
17 They went into the room from which radio and television programmes are broadcast.
18 There is more unused labour now than there was six months ago.
19 After leaving the secondary school, she attended lectures in the Institute where they teach the science of cure and diseases.
20 There is a building in which they keep and repair cars at the end of the street.
Bài 5: Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
WEDDING OF STRANGERS
A wedding between two strangers who met for the first time when they exchanged marital vows during a peak time radio broadcast has come in for widespread (1) _ (critic) Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were married after winning each other in a "lonely
heart" competition organized by BRMB radio station The service, perhaps (2) _ (surprise), attracted the highest ratings figures
of the year
The model and salesman were (3) _ (dismiss) of their critics and say they have made a serious (4) (commit) to
make their marriage work "Everyone seems to have the (5) (expect) that we will split up, but we’re going to prove them
wrong," Cordell said (6) (defy)
The couple were selected from 200 (7) (hope) candidates by a panel including (8) (relate) counsellors and
an astrologer As well as each other, they won a free honeymoon in the Bahamas, a sports car and a luxury two bedroom apartment
1 criticism 2 surprisingly 3 dismissive 4 commitment 5 expectation
6 defiantly 7 hopeful 8 relationship 9 talkative 10 unimaginable
11 similarities 12 knowing 13 scientific 14 consciousness 15 definition
ANIMALS
Most cat and dog owners would swear their pet was virtually human It’s pleased to see you and shows its disapproval when they go
It may not be particularly (9) (talk) or a genius mathematics but it sees grass as green and inhabits as rich world of smells
(10) (imagine) to us Until recently such notions of a pet’s inner life, with (11) (similar) to our own in some
ways would have been met with a (12) (know) sneer in many respected (13) (science) circles Nowdays in fact,
claiming (14) (conscious) for your pets is commonplace The problem now is providing an adequate (15) (define) of what this actually means Is it about having sensations like hunger and pain, or is it more about the ability to be aware that you
are experiencing something?
Bài 5: Chọn một phương ỏn thớch hợp nhất để hoàn thành cõu, từ cõu 1 đến cõu 15
Cõu 1: I am sure they will be very at your success.
Cõu 2: If you want to put up a tent, you will have to look for a nice flat piece of .
Cõu 3: The day-to-day of the company is left to a board of directors at the top.
Cõu 4: , he was unharmed after being hit by lightning.
Cõu 5: I think it’s a bit to hope that we can beat them easily They are much younger and better.
Cõu 6: Nobody can approve of his to work He is so irresponsible.
Cõu 7: The old man is of walking 100 meters by himself.
Cõu 8: Why are you whispering to each other? If you have something important it aloud to all of us.
Cõu 9: Each of the four types of human suited for a specific purpose.
Cõu 10: my friends has watched the film yet.
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