Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better.. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society.[r]
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Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below
1. The facsimile by Alexander Bain in 1843
A is invented B was invented C invented D has been invented
2. First, fry the onions , add the potatoes
3. He a prize in the competition last week
4. Who the company?
5. is an instrument for making sounds louder
6. The doctor told me more fresh fruit
7. Can you repair my bike?
8. Coffee was known in Europe ‘Arabian wine’
9. The information for future use
10.I saw a flying overhead
11.This beautiful picture by Mary
12.Don’t touch the paint! It’s still wet
A put your hand or finger on something B take something
C do a job with something D put paint on something to change the color
13.I warned him too close to the fire
14. is a pen that has a very small ball at the end
15.Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol
A in the same way as something B but not something
16.James picked up the and said “Hello ”
17.Children, please behave!
A do and say the right things B do something
C do what somebody tells you to do D move on your legs, but not run
18.We now toast bread a toaster on the table
19.Which shall I press to turn the radio on?
20.Don’t sit the sun too long
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Milk is produced (21) _farms from cows (22) _, the cows are milked This (23) _happens twice a day, using a milk machine Then, the milk is cooled and stored in large, refrigerated containers Next, the milk is collected and delivered to the dairy (24) _, at the diary, milk is made into various products (25) _cheese, cream, butter and liquid milk for drinking Finally, these are (26) _to supermarkets and shops
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Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Sugar cane is grown in hot countries like Cuba and the West Indies, where there is a heavy rainfall At (27) time, the cane is cut as close to the ground as possible in (28) _ to keep all the juice, or sap, in each long stalk Then, the cane (29) _to a mill, where it is cut into a lot of small pieces Next, the juice is squeezed out by heavy (30) _ The juice is cleaned and (31) boiled until crystals appear (32) _, these brown crystals are separated from the juice The brown crystals are raw sugar [sap: nhựa cây/ stalk: thân cây/ crystal: tinh đường]
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions
John Logie Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888 He became an inventor at the age of 26 His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful
However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room
Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better In
1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system
33.John Logie Baird _
A is called ‘the father of television’ B was born in Scotland in 1888
34.One of Baird’s first inventions was _
A electrically-heated sock B air-filled shoe
35.Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of _
36.Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in _
37.Which of the following is not true?
A Baird’s first inventions were not very successful
B The first ‘television’ was not clear
C People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’
D Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill Other scientists worked with
his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world It was cheap and strong and
immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stocking
Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts
of the human body It has played an important part in our byes for over 50 years
38.Julian Hill was a! an _
39.Nylon can be found in _
40.What does the word ‘introduce’ in line 2 mean?
A tell somebody your name B tell somebody the name of a person
C bring something new into use for the 1st time D bring something somewhere
41.Nylon _
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C was not very popular D all are correct
42.Which of the following is not true?
A Nylon was used to make ladies’ stocking
B Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives
C At first, people didn’t want to use Nylon
D We can found Nylon in computers
Change these sentences into passive voice
43.They opened the road 10 years ago
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44.He can mend all chairs for you now
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45.He had the neighbor mend the chair
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46.Have you done your homework?
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47.They don't use the room very often
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48.Who will Ann meet at the airport?
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49.What did you do last night?
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50.Who wrote this book?
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51.Who can do this work?
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52.I can't make tea with cold water
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Fill the gaps using “ have something done” and the correct forms the of verbs in brackets
53.We _ the roof _ last year It cost us a packet (repair)
54.Anne _ her hair _ every Friday afternoon (do)
55.I _ the brakes _ three times a year (check)
56.I _ my hard drive _ for a bigger one last week (change)
57.When did you last _ the air-conditioning _ ? (service)
58.Your cat's coughing You need to _ him _ for parasites (treat)
59.Daphne _ her legs _ once a fortnight (do)
60.I normally _ my suit dry _ before a wedding (clean)
61.The house is in chaos We're _ a new kitchen _ in (put)
62.Yesterday, I _ my hair _ (cut)
Rewrite the sentences below using the suggested words in brackets
63.The box was light enough for her to carry (SO)
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64.The play was interesting enough for me to see twice (SUCH)
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65.The shirt is so small that he can’t wear it (TOO)
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66.It was such an interesting novel that we read it many times (ENOUGH)
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67.It is such a bad book that nobody reads it (SO)
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68.To live on my salary must be hard (FIND)
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69.I can’t see the film because it is sold out (IF)
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70.Hoa never does anything if you don’t tell her what to do (UNLESS)
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72.We haven’t seen that woman here before (FIRST)
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Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given
73.She couldn’t come because of her serious illness
Because _ _
74.Kitty eats very little so as not to put on weight
Kitty eats very little in order _
75.Because her mother was there, I said nothing about it
Because of _ _
76.Although it was very noisy, he continued to study his lessons
Despite _ _ _
77.In spite of living in the same street, they hardly ever see each other
Though _ _
78.That question is too difficult for me to answer
That question _ _ _
79.The tea was too hot for her to drink
It was _ _
80.The garden is too small to play football in
The garden isn’t _ _
81.The raincoat is too small for her to wear
The raincoat isn’t _
82.This exercise is easy enough for me to do
It is such _ _
Complete the sentences with the given words in the box below
because- because of- although- despite- since- for- but- and- however- while
83. carefully I explained, she still didn’t understand
84. the sun was shinning it wasn’t very warm
85.He’s been working in a bank leaving school
86.Do it slowly carefully
87.He walked slowly his bad leg
88.Her parents died she was till at school
89.It wasn’t the red one the blue one
90.Just I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied
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92.Her voice was shaking all her efforts to control it