BASIC ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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BASIC ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS – A GENERAL REVIEW

1 _your homework yet?

2 Helen’s parents were very pleased when they read her school

3 Finding your house isn’t easy

A It isn’t easy finding to your house B It isn’t easy finding your house

C It isn’t easy to find your house D It isn’t easy to finding your house

4 There are some in the park

5 a present to David on his birthday

6 Seals appear clumsy on the land, are able to move short distance faster than most peoplecan run

7 Everybody dislikes _early on Sundays

8 “ I don’t start working untill 9:00 a.m ” says the secretary

9.The pub is _the post office

10.What time is it?

A Do you know what time is it? B Do you know what time it is?

C Do you know what time is? D.Do you know what’s time it is?

11 What -you do when you - home tonight?

12 oranges and apples are there on the table?

A are B do

15 She is taller than her sister

A her sister is so tall as she B her sister is short than she

C her sister is not as tall as she is D her sister is not as tall so her

16 Where your sister born?

18 People grow a lot of rice in Japan

A A lot of rice is grown in Japan B A lot of rice are grown in Japan

C rice was grown a lot in Japan D In Japan grow a lot of rice

19 Let’s go for a picnic this weekend

A How about go for a picnic B How about to going for a picnic

C How about going for a picnic D How about to go for a picnic

20 I like summer best

A My favorite is season summer B My summer is favorite season

C My seoson favorite is summer D My favorite season is summer

21 You are kind to help me with my troubles

A It is kind to help me with my troubles

B It is kind of you help me with my troubles

C It is kind of you to help me with my troubles

D It is kind to you to help me with my troubles

22 She loves London, in the spring

23 If I her dress, I you,

24 Although not as important as they once were, _ a major form of transpoetation in North America

B there are still railroads D railroads are still

25 There is _

26 Mary sings _

27 He went to Hong Kong He to Singepore

29: A cat can climb a tree

a A cat can fly into a tree b A cat can walk near a tree

c A cat can sit under a tree d A cat can go up a tree

30: I am a hurry

32: Karen ask me “ Why are you leaving?”

In reported speech, it should be read:

a Karen asked me why was I leaving b Karen asked me why am I leaving

b Karen asked me why I was leaving d Karen ask me

33: Neither Rosalind nor her sisters to the camp However Her brother will be going

34: I want her to drive more carefully

a she drives carelessly b she can’t drive

c she learns to drive d she drives carefully

35: Don’t forget the light when you go out

36: Look! The bus is coming

a The next bus is going to coming b The bus has left

c The bus is going to come to the bus stopd The bus will come

37: I’m looking forward to you again

39: I’m going to the United states to learn English

a I have gone to the United states to learn English

b I should go to United states to larn English

c I’m going to learn English in the United states

d I go to the United states to learn English

40: Mike said: “ I bought it last week”

a Mike said he bought it last week b Mike said I bought it last week

c Mike said he had bought it the week d Mike said I bought it the week before

before

41: It’s only four forty-five It’s only a _ to five

42: What is his age?

a How old is his age? b How old is he?

c What age is his? d What age is he?

43: shoes are too big for me

44: Bob got more presents than Jack

a Jack didn’t get more presents than Bob b Jack didn’t get as many present as Bob

c Jack got as many presents as Bob d Jack got more presents than Bob

45: Would you like to go swimming this afternoon?

a This afternoon I go swimming b I don’t like swimming this afternoon

c Do you like to go swimming this afternoon d I invite you to go swimming this afternoon

46: I haven’t seen Jenny

b in the last time d for a long time

47: Our college hockey team the cup

48: Seventeen is young to ride a motorbike

49: a present to David on his birthday

50: I asked Tim “ Will you listen eo me?” In reported speech, it should be read:

a I ask Tim will he listen to me b I ask Tim if he will listen to me

c I asked Tim if he would listen to me d I ask Tim if he listens to me

51: The cake was so hard that I could not eat it

a The cake I so hard that I could eat it b It was to hard that I could eat it

c It was such a hard cake that I could eat it d.The cake was very hard that I could not eat it52: he on some money in the lottery, David opened the VIP club

53: Buenos Aires is futher than Rio

a Rio is more famous than Buenos Aires b Rio is closer than Buenos Aires

c Buenos Aires is faster than Rio d Buenos Aires is bigger than Rio54: Anna has gone to a party

a She has been to aparty c She’s in a party now

55: Why don’t you go and with me next Saturday?

56: What is your date pf birth?

57 Tom didn’t come to the party Ann didn’t come to the party

a Neither Tom nor Ann didn’t come to the party b Neither Tom nor Ann came to the party

c Either Tom or Ann come to the party d Either Tom and Ann come to the party

58: The Nile is in the world

59: Did you like the band last night?

Yes, I bought their record

60: This cup of coffee is too hot for me to drink

a this cup pf coffee is so hot that I can drink it

b.this cup of coffee is too hot that I can’t drink it

c this cup of coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

d this cup of coffee was so hot that I can’t drink it

61: The postman was bitten by our dog

a Our dog was bit the postman b Our dog bit the postmen

c Our dog bit the postman c Our dog bitten the postman

62: It was so easy for Hetty to make money People called her the Witch of Wall street

a Hetty make money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall street

b.Hetty made money so easy that people called her the Witch of wall street

c Hetty made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall street

d Hetty made money so easily that People call her the Witch of the Wall street

65: I’m going to the United states to learn English

a I should go to United States to learn English

b I go to the United states to learn English

c I’m going to learn English in the United States

d I have gone to the United states to learn English

66: I like Chinese food because of the of the ingredients

70: The hotel has a large swimming pool

a There is a swimming pool in the large hotel

b There is a large swimming pool in the hotel

c There is a swimming pool large in the hotel

d there is a large swimming pool in the hotel

71: I don’t know her telephone number, so I can not call her right now

a If I knew her telephone number, I would call her right now

b If I know her telephone number, I would call her right now

c If I had known her telephone number, I would call her righ now

d If I have known her telephone number, I would call her righ now

72: The children are because they don’t know what to do

73: ?It’s twenty past nine

74: breakfast is the first meal of the day

75: She’s not sure what to do when she finishes college She or look for a job

76: Peter a better job because he doesn’t earn much

C looks for D is looking for

77: is this bicycle? It’s hers

78: The film was boring, so he decided to turn off the television

A.If the film is interesting; he would not turn the television off

B If the film was boring, he would not turn off the television

C He decided to turn off the television because the film was uninteresting

D If the film was interesting, he would turn off the television

Charles Dickens is a famous story writer He made a name for himself in the writing world more than a

hundred years ago His books have delighted children all over the world

Charles Dickens did not have a happy childhood When he was young, his family was thrown into the prison for not being able to pay their debts Little Charles had to word very hard He earned money to support himself by working in a shoe polish factory

Being ambitious, he was determined to succeed in life He had a passion for writing He started writing

books His stories became very popular

Câu 79: In this reading, what does the phrase “made a name for himself” mean?

Câu 80: Charles Dickens’ family was thrown into the prison for

Câu 81: What did Charles Dickens do to support himself?

A He polished shoes B He worked in a shoe polish factory

C He wrote books D He sold stories

Câu 82: Charles dickens was determined to

Câu 83: The writer states that Charles Dickens had “a passion for writing” This means that

C he wanted writing which came to him naturally D he love writing

Câu 84: Most rice grows in water or wet soil However, some rice grows on dry land

A Most rice grows in water or wet soil, but some rice grows on dry land

B Most rice grows in water or wet soil So some rice grows on dry land

C Most rice grows in water or wet soil There is some rice grows on dry land

D Most rice grows in water or wet soil And some rice grows on dry land

E

Câu 85: do the buses run? Every twenty minutes

Câu 86: Ann’s house isn’t very modern Your house is Ann’s

Câu 87: She like her bicycle in her free time

A drive B riding

Câu 88: His sister is than his wife

Câu 89: How long in the library?

Câu 90: He’s fat He must go on a

Câu 93: They can’t work They’re too tired

A They can work because they’re too tired B When they are too tired, they can work

C They are too tired to work D They too tired that they can’t work

Câu 94: People visit Venice because there not many car

Câu 95: I can be there at on Monday evening

Câu 96: I enjoy to the park on summer evenings

Câu 97: The time has gone very quickly

A The time has away very quickly B The time has passed very quickly

C The time was flied very quickly D The time was passed very quickly

Câu 98: Who’s John with?

Câu 99: She in bed every night

Câu 100: Tell me Have you really asked her to marry you?

A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area where gold has been discovered Gold rushed capture the imagination and participation of many people because of the magicallure of gold and the potential for overnight affluence The greatest of gold rush in United States history was the California Gold rush

of 1849

The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold on the property of John A Sutter in the Sacramento Valley Hired to build a sawmill on the banks of American River, Marshall had hardly begun work when he started finding nugget after of gold News of discovery at Sutter’s mill spread quickly, and soon thousands of persons were laying claims in the area These people, called “forty-miners”, rushed in from all over the world

In just two years, the population of California increased from about 26,000 to 380,000 Consequently, California was officially admitted to the Union as a state in September of 1850 The free-spending style of the successful miners helped to turn communities such as Sacramento and San Francisco into prosperous towns Those who were not so lucky became farmers and ranchers in the Central Valley of California

1 What is the best title for this passage?

A The California Gold rush of 1849 B The forty-miners

2 According to the passage, people join gold rushes because

A They have very active imagination B They believe they have a chance of becoming affluent

C Gold holds a magical power for everyone D They are guaranteed overnight wealth

3 According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?

A In the central valley of California B In the streambed of the American River

C on James Marshall’s property D At Sutter’s mill near Sacramento

4 It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush

A provided most “forty-miners” with

B greatly speeded up the development long term mining work

C spread throughout the Central Valley of California

D attracted people from every country in the world

5 According to the passage, what qualified California tio be admitted to the Union?

A The prosperity of California communities B The great increase in population

C The status of statehood D The political efforts of successful miners

Jennifer seldom goes to library. _(26) fact, she has only _ (27) in library twice in her whole life and yesterday was the _ (28) time She wouldn’t have gone yesterday _ (29) her frie Jane, had not asked her to go _ (30) her to find somes books _(31) pyramids The library was crowded _ (32) Jane and Jennifer got there after school _ (33) Jennifer was looking for books for Jane, she came out _ (34) books on dress making and drawing She _ (35) them so interesting that she decided to _ (36) them for the library and take them home to read.Although she tried her _ (37), Jennifer didn’t find the books on the pyramids _ (38) her frie Jane However, she did discover that _ (39) were many books

in library that were _(40) reading so you can be sure that she’ll visit the library more often in the future.6.(26)

A.Out B.In C.On D.At

7.(27)

A.Been B.Reached C.Arried D.Go

A.Bad B.Good C Disturbed D Well

21.………… she………….landed on the moon? No, she hasn’t but she’s always wanted to

22 When Hetty Rebinson died in 1916, she left a …… of almost $ 100 million to her to children

23 While I ………… A cartoon on TV, my uncle, Carol, came to she my family

24: Don’t touch the cat It may you

25.Amelia always comes to school early.

A.Amelia sometimes comes to school late B.Amelia never comes to school late

C.Amelia often comes to school late D.Amelia never comes school late

A THIEF IN THE BUS

Mr Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday – ten pretty pound notes So the day after her birthday, Mr Smith went shopping She queued for a bus, got on, and sat down next to on lady After a while, she noticed that the on lady’s handbag was open She saw the wad of ten pound notes which was exactly the same hers So she quickly looked into her own bag – the notes had gone! Mrs Smith was sure thatthe old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them She thought she would have to call the police; but,

as she disliked making a fuss and said nothing more about it She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was watching, and then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag

When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought

“How did you pay for it?” he asked

“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course.” She replied

“Oh, what’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of ten pound notes on the table

26.When did Mrs Smith go shopping?

27.What did Mrs Smith see in the old lady’s handbag?

28.What was Mrs Smith sure the old lady had done?

29.Why did Mrs Smith look round the bus?

C Mrs Smith’s handbag D Mrs Smith’s beautiful hat

30.It was so easy for Hetty to make money People called her the Witch of Wall Street

A Hetty made money so easy that people called her the Witch of Wall Street

B Hetty made money so easily that people called her the Witch of Wall Street

C Hetty made money so easily that people call her the Witch of Wall Street

D Hetty makes money so easy that people called her the Witch of Wall Street

31.I always do exactly ……… things because I can do it without thinking

35.………they…………on holiday or travelled on business? I’m sorry! I don’t know

36.Mozart can……… piano when he was three

37.If you arrive by train or bus, our……….will take you to the world famous Savoy Hotel

C Represntation D Representive

38.John ran……….than Jim but Carrol was the……… runner

39.If you win our competition, you will have the best night of your life in our most exciting city

A Unless you win our competition, you will not have the best night of your life in our most exciting city

B Unless you win our competition, you will have the best night of your life in our most exciting city

C Unless you win our competition, you will don’t have the best night of your life in our most exciting city.D.Unless you win our competition, you not have the best night of your life in our most exciting city

40.It was very kind of you to……… me a hand to lift this heavy case

41.What ………… in your leisure time?

42.When I left the college, I……… with ICI, but I only stayed there for a year

43.My father came home ………ago

44.Young and ……….drivers are the most likely to have an accident

46.Why we are so ………….in other people’s life?

47.Tom lost his job last month

A Tom has been employed last month B Tom has been employed since last month

C Tom has employed since last month D Tom has not been employed since last month

49.Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time

A In spite of the traffic being bad, I arrived on time

B Despite of the traffic, I arrived on time

C In spite of bad the traffic, I arrived on time

D Despite of the traffic was bad, I arrived on time

50.I’m a……….and easy-going man and I need a lovely partner

C Sociable D Socially

A Scotman, John Logie Baird, (1) the first television picture on October 25th,1925 The first thing

on television was a _(2) _who worked in the office next to Baird’s (3) in LonDon In 1927 Baird sent pictures from LonDon to (4) In 1928, he sent pictures to New York, and also _(5) the first color TV pictures

Felix Hofman, a 29 year-old chemist who _(6) _for the German company Bayer, invented the drug aspirin in March 1899 He gave the first aspirin to his _(7) for his arthritis By 1950 it was the

best (8) painkiller in the world and in 1969 the Apollo astronauts _(9) _it to the moon The Spanish philosopher Josey Gassette _(10) _ the 20th century “The age of Aspirin”

_(11) _love on the Internet is a big business (12) _try to find true love there everyday Chris Atlas from San Fransisco, California, and Marie Blanc from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, _(13) _ for love way They _(14) on the internet for a year and exchange hundreds of (15) _and some photos

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