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TEST 1
I Pronunciation and stress.
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
1 A technology B competitive C facsimile D document
2 A courteous B subscribe C service D customer
3 A transit B transmit C transact D translate
Choose the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
5 A landed B accomplished C released D advanced
II Choose the most suitable answer
1.You can subscribe your favorite newspaper and magazines the nearest post office
A in B.on C from D at
2 Thanh Ba post office provides customers the Messenger Call Services
A with B for C.at D about
3 We are proud of our staff, who are always friendly and efficient
A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained
4 The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
5 .is someone who work from home on computer and communicates with their office by
telephone, fax, or e-mail
A telecomputer B telecommuter C telephonist D telemarketer
6 Post office is a place you can buy stamps, mail, letters and packages, and receive mail
A that B which C where D in which
7 Do you know the date we have to hand in the essay?
8 My uncle you meet yesterday is a lawyer
9.The council is in discussion with Lord Thomas, land most of the village is built on
10 These adults, come to my night class, are very eager to learn
11 Regina, you have never met before, is a genius in painting
11 The painting Mr Flowers has in his house are worth around$100,000
12 Oxford, attracts many tourists, is often crowed in the summer
13 It’s is the best film has ever been made about madness
14.I suddenly came a very valuable book when we was in the bookshop
15 If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our service will help you
A facsimile B express mail C messenger call D postal
III Supply the correct form of the bracketed words
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2 This ticket is not (transfer) transferable
3 No visit may be made to the prison without prior (notify).notification
4 Hoai Thao has a good education (recipient).received
IV Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets
1 When Nhi (get) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine).gets-will be
shining (gets-will be)
2 He (know) Ly when she was a child, but he (see) her for many years
Knew-hasn’t seen ( knew-hasn’t seen)
3 His father was really angry with him because he (listen) to music while
he(do) his homework (Was listening- was doing)
4 He (learn) English before he (leave) for England (had learnt – left)
5 He (thank) me for what I (do) for him (thanked- had done
V Combine the following sentences Use relative clauses and commas if necessary.
1 John is one of my closet friends I have known him for a very long time
John , whom I have known for a very long time, is one of my closet friends.
2 The soup was so salty I had it so much
The soup which/ that I had for lunch was too salty.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland My brother lives there
Glasgow, where my brother lives , is the largest city in Scotland.
3 The woman predicted my future She read my palm
The woman who read my palm predicted my future.
4 Where can I catch the bus? It goes downtown
Where can I catch the bus which goes downtown.
VI Choose the word among A, B, C, D that best fits the blank in the following passage:
Before the (1)…… of the postage stamp, it was difficult to (2) …… a letter to another country The sender paid (3) …… the letter to travel in his or her own country Then the person in the other country was the payer of that part of the trip If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse
Rowland Hill, (4) …… was a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with gum on the back The British post office made the first stamps in 1840 A person bought a stamp and put
it on a letter, the post office (5) …… the letter When people received letters, they didn’t pay anything The letter were prepaid
1 A- invent B- invention C- inventive D- inventively
VII Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail The customary postal system requires message written on paper to be transmitted physically from one location to another With electronic mail, messages are converted into electronic signals, transmitted anywhere in the world, and then changed back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at most
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single document can be transmitted to hundreds of people in dozens of branch offices at the same time Thus, electronic mail, along
Trang 3mail in the form of a 'mailbox' attached to a telephone is also of great value Since in offices many telephone calls go uncompleted on the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way
conversion is not essential, so it reduced telephone use and saves time
Electronic mail is far more expensive than the postal system, as it must complete for
transmission space an satellite, telephone, and cable links But planned increases in satellite communications should lower the price and assist in the spread of electric mail
1 The passage mainly discusses
A The substation of electric mail for the postal system
B Using electronic mail in the office
C The use of electric mail.
D The cost of electric mail
2 It be infer from the passage that the advantages of the electronic mail are
A Its speed and utility.
B Its low cost and efficiency
C Its use of the postal system and telephone “mail box”
D Its role in satellite communications and teleconferencing
3 According to the passage, a document can be shown to many people altogether
via
A Postal system B video screens C telephone D branch office
4 The passage implies that electric mail
A Will soon outlive its usefuless
B Is too costly for most offices
C Could never take the place of the current postal system
D Will be used more often in the future.
5 Which of the following can be inferred from the office setting
A Electric mail has more than one use in the office setting.
B Electric mail saves money but not time
C Electric mail will eventually replace the telephone
D Electric mail is not e new phenomenon
TEST 2
I Pronunciation and stress
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
1 A recipient B transmission C document D distribute
2 A facsimile B subscriber C messenger D convenient
Choose the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II Choose the most suitable answer
1 If we don’t have telephones, we can a phone call at the post office
2 Our new post office is equipped with technology
A advance B advanced C advancing D advancement
3 If you don’t want to go out early to buy newspapers, just your favorite newspapers
or magazines
A phone B ask C subscribe D sign
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5 Yesterday at the post office, it is convenient for customers to stand while waiting for thier
6 Here are some contracts they may sign at the meeting
A which B where C whose D.whom
7 When we use a word meaning is not certain, we should look it up in the
dictionary
8 The woman you mentioned is our director
9 People are cutting down a lot of trees in the forests, can change the weather conditions
10 It is necessary that all high buildings be equipped smoke director
III Supply the correct form of the bracketed words.
1 The local government offered the of food and medicines to the flood
victims.(distribute) distribution
2 The of computer data along telephone lines becomes very popular (transmit)
transmission
3 They always pay (punctual) punctually
4 Last night, he came to visited me at a(n) time when I was already
asleep.(convenience) punctually
IV Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
1 Mr Khang (have ) trouble with his car, so he has to take the bus to work
these days Is having
2 I (not go) shopping for two months haven’t gone
3 Mark says the book (belong) to him belongs
4 By the time the firemen (arrive), the fire already (go out) arrived- had aldready gone out
5 The drive (have) a drink in cafe when someone (drive) his lorry
away was having- drove
IV Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown.
1 The children are terribly spoilt I’m looking after them
I’m looking after the children who are terribly spoilt.
2 Stratford is a place where Shakespeare was born Strafford attracts many tourists
Stratford , which attract many tourists, is the place where Shakepeare was born.
3 The football team have won all their matches this season, and their manager is a famous footballer
The football team, whose manager is a famous Spanish footballer, have won all their matches this season
4 The students raised their hands Their names were called
The students whose names were called raised their hands
5 The money was on the table What happened to it?
Trang 5VI Choose the word among A, B, C, D that best fits the blank in the following passage:
The telephone was invented in the1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman (1) - became a
US citizen The word “telephone” had been in existence since the 1830s and had been (2) - to a number of inventions designed to produce sounds
Bell had become interested in the possibility of long- distance speech through his work with the deaf He was twenty- eight and his assistant, Thomas Watson, was (3) - twenty- one when they (4) - their great success on 10th March 1876 Despite their long and close association, Bell’s first (5) - by telephone was not “ Tom, come here, I want you”, but “ Mr Watson, come here, I want you”
4 A- achieved B- managed C- succeeded D- fulfilled
5 A- communicate B- communicative C- communication D- communicatively
VII Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT
Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer while today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event
These developments have brought many benefits to our lives E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate This has led to many concerns regarding children
accessing unsuitable websites In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet
I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully
1- In the last twenty years
A there have been dramatic changes in the field of computer science
B people's lives have been changed a lot because of the invention of the computer
C the World Wide Web and e-mail communication have affected modern life
D there have been developments in telecommunications
2- According to the passage, E-mail
A reduces face-to-face contact B can be checked quickly and easily
C is used only in business D takes a lot of time to transmit
3- The World Wide Web and e-mail communication
A causes a busy and exciting life B have also been used for education purpose
C is difficult to get access to D is destroying traditional customs
4- What does the IT stand for?
A Information Transfer B Information Transmission
C Information Theory D Information Technology
5- The writer thinks future IT developments will be
A more positive B more negative C more rapid D unexpected
Trang 6UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER
TEST 1
I Pronunciation and stress.
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
1 A entertainment B environment C population D conservation
Choose the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
II Choose the most suitable answer.
1 Some people think that we are not doing enough to protect the from polution
A extinction B existence C destruction D environment
2 I spend most of my money in the first week , I had very little to eat by the end of the holiday
A as a result B in additional C by tradition D on the contrary
3 They have a fund for saving the wildlife in that area
4 Regular exercise can in a loss of weight
5 One-third of the class are doing very well; the are only average
A fund B rest C habit D effort
6 In this restaurant I met the waiters, several of are college students
7 Ho Chi Minh city is a city the population is big
A which B that C of which D whose
8 You gave me great help I am extremely grateful
9 The historical facts this document basses are very worth considering
A about which B at that C for which D on which
10 My wife, you are speaking, want you to come to dinner
III Supply the correct form of the bracketed words.
1 Wild animals are often unhappy in (capture) captivity
2 They have had over twenty years of peaceful (coexist) coexistence
3 The land was too rocky to (cultivation) cultivate
4 Gambling was his (destroy) destruction
IV Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in
brackets
1 Tom (go) before we arrived there had gone
2 What you ( do) at 4 p.m yesterday?- Well, I ( work) in my office were you doing- was working
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4 Fred and Bill (not finish) their homework yet haven’t finished
5 During the last few weeks I (be) very busy was
V. Rewrite the following sentences, using preposition +whom or which
1 The movie was interesting We went to it
The movie to which we went was interesting.
2 The woman pays me a fair salary I work for her
The woman for whom I work pays me a fair salary.
3 The man is over there I told you about him
The man about whom I told you is over there
4 I went to tell you about the party I went to it last night
I want to tell you about the party to which I went last night.
5 The person is sitting at the desk You should talk to her about your problem
The person to whom you should talk about your problem is sitting at the desk.
VI Read the passage carefully, then choose the best answers.
Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) for ever If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become extinct twenty years from now
The sea are in (2) they are being filled with poison: industrial and
nuclear(3) ,chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage The Mediterranean is aldready nearly dead; the North Sea is following If nothing is done about it, on day soon nothing will be able to live in the sea
The tropica rain forests, which are the (4) of half the earth’s living things
(including many race animals and plants), are being destroyed If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years The (5) on the world’s climate- and
on our agriculture and food supplies- will be disastrous
4 A container B impression C effect D motivation
VII Read the passage about nature and choose the best answer A, B, C or D
Gone forever
Animals share the Earth with us They fascinate us with their beauty, their grace, and their speed We love observing their behavior, and learning more about their habits But just loving them is not enough All of these animals are endangered Many of them have died, and without special care, they may someday disappear from the Earth Each species of animals is special Once it is gone, it is gone forever
The elephant seems to represent all that is strong and wild in Africa It once had no natural enemies, but is now endangered - killed for its ivory tusks Grizzly bears like to wander great distances Today, because forests have been cleared to make room for people, the grizzly's
habitat is shrinking and the grizzly is disappearing
Trang 8The giant panda of Asia is a fascinating and unique animal Yet there are only about 1,000 still living in the wild Ocean - dwelling animals are in danger of extinction as well Beautiful birds like the great green macaw are also reducing greatly in number
Unfortunately, it is people who cause many of the problems that animals face We alter and pollute their habitats We hunt them for skins, tusks, furs, and horns We destroy animals that get
in the way of farming or building And we remove them from their natural habitats and take them home as pets
The world is made up of many living things, and each thing is dependent on the others to survive If we allow even one species on Earth to become extinct, it has an impact on other living things and changes our world When we mention any endangered wild animals, let's hope that we never again have to say, "Gone forever"
1 Which of the following is NOT an opinion?
A It is important for us to take care of endangered animals
B The black rhinoceros is the most frightening animal in Africa
C The fastest land animal, the cheetah, also lives in Africa.
D If we don't protect endangered animals now, we will regret it in the future
2 The word habitat in paragraph 3 means
A an animal's natural environment
B a bear's thick wool coat
C a bear's den
D an animal's vision
3 Which of the following does NOT support the main idea of the article?
A Ocean-dwelling animals are in danger of extinction as well
B Beautiful birds like the great green macaw are also becoming extinct
C Wherever people are careless about the land, there are endangered species
D The elephant seems to represent all that is strong and wild in Africa.
4 What will happen to some animal species if current trends continue?
A Their numbers will increase
B There will be no significant change
C They will become extinct
D They will move to other habitats
5 How does the author feel about the fate of endangered animals?
Trang 9TEST 2
I Pronunciation and stress.
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
4.A pesticide B city C centre D campaign 5.A survive B serve C notify D stimulate
II Choose the most suitable answer
1. Has she bought the dress yet?
A that she is fond in B which she is fond of C who she wants it D which you made of
2. My father is the man
A whom I believe in B who I believe of C whom I believe into D that I believe at
3. The man is the headmaster of that school
A who I am introduced B to whom I am introduced
C whom you are introduced about D to who I am introduced
4. There are a lot of species of being in the world
5. Human being have great on the rest of the world
6. Some snakes lay eggs, but others give birth to live
7. Some chemical which farmers use to make the soil richer can pollute our
environment
8. Farmers use to kill insects that devastate their crops
9. The society was set up to endangered species from extinction
10. It is possible for local wildlife to coexist industry
III Supply the correct form of the bracketed words.
1 The mountain gorilla is on the verge of (extinct) extinction
2 We are discussing the of soil with artificial chemicals.(fertile)
fertilization
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4 We are on favor of the of smoking in public areas.(prohibit) prohibition
IV Put the verb into the correct tense:
1 There (be) some water in the bottle was
2 She (not/work) , she (swim) in the river now doesn’t work- is swimming
3 When she came, I (listen) a speech by the Presidents on the radio was listening
4 The swimming bath (open) at 9:00 every day opens
5 How long ago he (begin) to learn English? did he begin
V Rewrite the following sentences
1 I had left my bicycle at the gate and then it disappeared
My bicycle, which I had left at the gate , disappeared.
2 This is the store I bought my jeans from this
This is the store from which I bought my jeans.
3 David told me to return this bike this evening I borrowed this bike from him
David, from whom I borrowed this bike, told me to return it this evening.
4 She was left the money by her former husband She divorced from him in 1996
She was left money from her husband, from whom she was discovered in 1996.
5 It is her unmarried name She is better known by it
It is her unmarried name, by which she is better known.
VI Read the passage carefully, then choose the best answers.
The threat to the environment
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger Many
(1) of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2) if we do not make an effort to (3) them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive
an sold as pet For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live - is disappearing More land is used for farms, for houses or industries, and there are fewer open spieces than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (4) wildlife The most
successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (5) unless we can solve the problem
5A.survived B.over C.missing D.left
VII Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either become extinct or have neared extinction has increase D Bengal tigers, for instance, which 'once roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300 By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will become extinct