The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below: 1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious The building company Hong Kong Housing The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a population of more than 15 million people. But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai. It is a little piece of England. The name of the new area is English Town. The manager of Hong Kong Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an English town.
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The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago
Read the following talks about eating out and answer the question below:
1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose
fish For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream Delicious!
2 I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited We all had a burger and
French fries, and drank cola It wasn't very good.
3 My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted
it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!
4 My class at the university went there last weekend It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country It generally offers one type of food (a kind
of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my
classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal.
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The building company Hong Kong Housing is building a new suburb in Shanghai, a city with a population of more than 15 million people But this suburb is not like other parts of Shanghai It is a little piece of England The name of the new area is "English Town" The manager of Hong Kong
Housing, Shi Guangsheng, says many people in this area of China want to buy an English house and live in an English town.
"This town is like Bristol or Chester There is an English square and there are pigeons to feed like in Trafalgar Square, London There are four
English-style pubs and you can buy English beer to drink There is a canal and you can row a boat there like in Cambridge."
Are there any cricket fields? "No, there aren't any places to play cricket because nobody in Shanghai can play this game But there is a football stadium like those in England And the thing we are very proud of is our shopping street There are several shops where you can buy traditional
English food like fish and chips or Christmas Pudding."
The rich Shanghai businessman can do some gardening too For with every house in "English Town", there is an English lawn and there are long
gardens with ponds and tall hedges.
But there is one problem The houses in this part of town cost a minimum of $400,000!
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proud about the English-style
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Considering their wedding cost over $20,000 and took a year and a half to organize, you would be surprised to hear that Richard and Victoria
Hammond now intend to forget it Well, almost.
"It was a wonderful wedding, an unbelievable day," says Victoria "But we have so much we want to do together now, we are both looking to the future." Her husband, banker and amateur race driver Richard, agrees "Both our minds are now fixed firmly on the future I'll never forget our wedding ceremony or the reception we had at a cliff-side hotel afterwards, but there's so much we want, so many hopes Our marriage is so much
more important than the wedding."
"At the moment, we are still living with my parents," explains Victoria, "so our first wish is to find our own place We intend to start looking for a new house with all the modern conveniences in the suburbs in the new year." Both Victoria and husband Richard have a lot of siblings Do they intend to add to the extended Hammond family? "We plan on having two or three children ourselves," Richard tells me "Victoria is just wonderful with
children and I can get 3 years paternity leave from my work, which is just perfect."
The young couple has just returned from a two-week honeymoon spent in an authentic Scottish castle Both the newly-weds are big travel lovers and Richard hopes this will continue "I would like to go travelling as much as possible together Travelling with someone else is such a sharing
experience I think it's sad to experience all the wonderful places in the world and have no-one else there." Victoria also has another great travel ambition that she might have to do alone "I have always been fascinated by safari and my real wish is to go on safari Richard has no interest in
wildlife though."
And what about the marriage itself? In a world with such a high divorce rate, how do Richard and Victoria hope to avoid all the problems that beset so many other couples? Richard explains thoughtfully that "our ambition is to always talk to each other If you stop communicating, what chance do you have?" His wife goes along with that completely "I hope that we can speak about things, but also not expect everything to be easy I think many
people expect the wedding to be the end of getting to know each other I think it's the start."
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talking an important part of their
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If you prefer to go on a cruise in another part of the world, we also organize cruises in the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean.
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You can keep fit while you are on
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For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious cooking Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting
list of 30 children who want to do the course Parents pay $ 280 for the course where their children can have fun and learn how to make good food,Class member Bill, aged ten, says, ‘I love my mum’s cooking and now I can do it better than her The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the good
we’ve made’
Flora is twelve, and she’s having problems preparing onions ‘I love cooking I did a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed Then my mum suggested I take up a hobby, instead of
doing nothing at weekends I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first I’m really glad I decided to come, though’
Their teacher, Phillipe, says, ‘It’s great fun Children pay attention and remember things better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re
always learning more about food If parents interest their children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make food for themselves when they leave home
b She wanted to learn to cook a big meal.
c Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
‘I love cooking I did a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed Then my mum suggested I take up a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first I’m really glad I decided to come, though’.
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Question: What does Phillipe say
about his young students?
a They will be confident about cooking in the future.
b They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do
c They have a good memory but don’t always listen.
to do in the text?
a warn parents not
to expect too much from their
b describe how some children spend their spare
c advertise schools that teach people how
to cook.
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What does Phillipe say about his
young students?
They will be confident about cooking in the future.
Why did Flora join the course?
Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
Why did Flora join the
course? why the classes are so successful.
What is the writer trying to do in
c why the classes are
so successful.
Trang 11Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat
Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture
set among the more modern developments Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples
From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of present-day Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, andThailand The heart of this empire during the 12th century was the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, near present day Siem Reap, the site of the world’s largest temple complexes, whichwere rediscovered in 1861.This spectacular city was built over 30 years under the reign of King Suryavarman II (1113-1150) The area covers about 400 square kilometres and is full of the
finest examples of Khmer art and architecture Tourists are always amazed at the scale of the place
In Angkor Wat you will find more than 100 stone monuments and temple buildings, each of which contains countless statues, sculptures and reliefs that have weathered extremely little overthe last 800 years To see the whole thing can take several days The most important temples to visit in the area are Angkor Wat, especially at sunrise or sunset; Angkor Thom, the remains
of the capital; Ta Prohm, a palace overgrown by jungle; and Bayon
Visas are required to enter Cambodia You can obtain one on arrival at Siem Reap International Airport for $20, and 1 passport photo is required per person You will also need anotherpassport photo for the Angkor Temple Entrance Pass Please ensure you take comfortable walking shoes, light clothing and plenty of water to drink as it is very hot there The most
commonly accepted currency in Cambodia is the US dollar
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Reap because of the temples in the
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particularly good times to visit
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centuries, Europe was more
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The makers of a controversial computer game
The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and launch it despite calls for it to be banned In the game, players take on the role of a new students
at a school and have to fight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat.Critics have said that the game encourages violence, but the makers deny this and say that,while there is violence in the game, it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game is directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied.The makers also say that players will learn to stand up to bullies.A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people perceiveviolence.Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries
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computer game decided not to
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Statement: The anti-bullying
charity thinks the game is good
because it might make pupils
Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people
respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries.
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Statement: The politician thinks it
might make young people look at
Statement: The anti-bullying
charity thinks the game is good
because it might make pupils
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Orbis is an organizationOrbis is an organization which helps blind people everywhere It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medical team Samantha
Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia, Samatha tells the story of Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl
Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged Dr Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an
operation she would never see again, I thought about all the everyday things I do that she couldn’t , things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realized how
lucky I am’
‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students I prayed the operation would be successful The next day I
waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr Duffey removed her bandages ‘In six months your sight will be back to normal’, he said Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe
away some tears, too!’
‘Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple operation We should all think more about how much out sight means to us
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Question: What is the writer’s
main purpose in writing this text?
a to describe a dangerous trip
b to report a patient’s cure.
c to explain how sight can be lost.
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about in this text?
a the difficulties for blind travelers.
b the life of schoolchildrent in Mongolia.
c the international work of some eye doctors.
b She can see better but will never have normal eyes.
c She can already see perfectly again.
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Question: After meeting
Eukhtuul , Samantha felt
a grateful for her own sight.
b surprised by Eukhtuul’s courage.
c proud of the the doctor’s skill.
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Some scientists have predicted that healthy adultsSome scientists have predicted that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence and intellectual performance A research group has suggested that such
drugs might become as common as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades
To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes There are already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin, which is given to
children with problems concentrating A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers
These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve It will probably be
very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an examination
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those with problems
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a drive food prices down
b have little or no impact on food prices
c drive food prices up
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already as common as coffee or
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pills to improve their intellectual
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be fully aware of the potential pitfalls in the biofuel sector.Production of corn and soya beans has increased dramatically in the last years as an eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels butenvironmental and human rights campaigners are worried that this will lead to destruction of rain forests Food prices could also go up as there is increased competition for crops as bothfoodstuffs and sources of fuel Last week, the UN warned that biofuels could have dangerous side effects and said that steps need to be taken to make sure that land converted to growbiofuels does not damage the environment or cause civil unrest There is already great concern about palm oil, which is used in many foods in addition to being an important biofuel, as rainforests are being cleared in some countries and people driven from their homes to create palm oil plantations.An analyst and author of the investors' report says that biofuels are not a curefor climate change but they can play their part as long as governments and companies manage the social and environmental impacts thoroughly There should also be greater measure taken
to increase efficiency and to reduce demand
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the boom in biofuels.
a Only these
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believe that increased production
of corn and soya
a has destroyed rain forests.
b may lead to the destruction of rain forests
c will lead to the destruction of rain forests
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production of palm oil
a just affects the environment
b affects both people and the environment c just affects people
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Early morning in CaliforniaEarly morning in California, and Elizabeth Safran, a public relations consultant, is dealing with a huge number of e-mails Everybody in the small company works from home and relies one-mails and instant messaging to stay in touch Elizabeth worries about her work-life balance and thinks that ‘technology makes us more productive, but everyone is working all the time –
weekends, evenings It is too much.’
Five o’clock Friday afternoon in the , Paul Renucci, managing director of a systems integration company, switches off his computer He now works at home and is off to pick up his
children In the past, it would take him two hours to get home from the office
Ms Safran and Mr Renucci represent different side of a modern problem: the capacities of the latest communications technologies, such as e-mails, texts, messaging and video
conferencing, make it difficult to draw the line between work and leisure and raise important questions about the nature of ‘flexible working’- where employees can work where and when
they choose
There are three issues here First, does the rise of portable, networked devices such as the Blackberry and Palm Treo really damage an individual’s work and life? Second, what is the effect
of these devices on traditional workplace relationships? And third, how do individuals manage them?
A Microsoft survey found that where flexibility had increased, so had productivity and employee morale, together with lowered stress levels and staff turnover
However, individuals can suffer technology-related stress as work moves into their free time and from the complexity of the gadgets they must use, such as mobile phones where
manufacturers try to persuade customers upgrade more frequently
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flexibility find it difficult to get
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Safran’s company all work in the
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Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fightShambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed After a positive test for TB, an order was made for his slaughter, in keeping with the law However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful, but the decision wasoverturned in the Appeal Court Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a human shield around the animal to stop him being taken away Opinion is very divided on the issue-some believe that he was a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respected and the community had offered to providesufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him The authorities cut through the security fence and led the
bull away The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection
The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of killing cows that test positive for TB
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Jose Craveirinha found out about
Maria when
he saw an article about her role in
a football team
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However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court to try to save him as he was a sacred animal
to Hindus.
tatement: Everybody feels that he
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consist of seeds and insects, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds They hope to encourage the birds to move away from
the city centre and into parks and open spaces
Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food The mechanical birds - known as 'robops' - will sit
on the roofs of buildings They can be moved around to different locations They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons They even make noises and flap their wings
to scare the pigeons They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years
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Liverpool is the European Capital
Pigeons get fat because they eat
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According to the council,
everyone is to blame for the
Statement: Visitors shouldn't feed
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons
is responsible for the streets being so crowded with these birds.
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council, everyone is to blame for
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In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football
In 1988, Maria Mutola was playing football as the only girl in an all-boys team in a local competition in Mozambique ‘We won’, she said ‘At first, no one thought it was a problem that I
was a girl But then the team we beat complained’
The story appeared in a local newspaper and Jose Craveirinha, who had encouraged other African athletes, learnt about Maria He went to meet her and found her kicking a ball around
outside the football club He realized immediately that she was fast ‘He talked to me about athletics I had no idea what he meant The only sport I knew about was football Then he
bought me running shoes and took me training It was such hard work and my legs really ached.’ But Jose visited her parents and persuaded them she could be successful and this would
help end their poverty They agreed to let him take her away to train
In 1991, she finally accepted and invitation to train in the United States She had refused previously because she knew she would miss her family Her background was unlike those of the
girls she met in the US She explains, ‘They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up They knew very little
about me and even less about my problems But I knew I was lucky to be there The trainers were brilliant and I learn a lot
Today, Maria still runs and for most of the year she lives happily in South Africa with her mother
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to do in the text?
a describe how Maria became a top athlete
b give information about Mozambique
c persuade more Africans to take up athletics.
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I bumped into him - I went
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he put his hand - and took out
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who's moved my briefcase? I left
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Question: What can a reader find
out from this text?
why the classes are so successful
a which dishes students prefer to cook on the course.
b how much one lesson costs.
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you are on board the cruise ship.
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board each ship.
They will be confident about cooking in the future.
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Question: Why did Flora join the
course?
Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
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Jose Craveirinha found out about
Maria when
he saw an article about her role in
a football team
b he saw an article about her role in a football team.
c he went to watch a local football
competition.
Question: What does Maria say
about the girls she met in the
United States?
a Their training programs were less demanding than hers.
b Their experiences of life were very
different from hers.
c They did not make full use of their abilities.
They were good athletes but, while I worried about my parents having enough to eat, they worried about dresses and make-up They knew very little about me and even less about my problems.
Statement: There is a cinema on
All food and drink is included in the price of your cruise (except for alcoholic drinks) Our cruise ships all have a casino, a cinema, a five- star restaurant, a theatre, a library and a fully equipped gymnasium.
Question: When Jose first
introduced Maria to athletics, she
a didn’t know what was involved.
b was keen to learn everything he knew.
c was worried about being injured.
He talked to me about athletics I had no idea what he meant The only sport I knew about was football
Trang 23Shambo, the bull at the centre of a three-month legal fight, has been killed After a positive test for TB, an order wasmade for his slaughter, in keeping with the law However, the multi-faith community where he lived went to court totry to save him as he was a sacred animal to Hindus.A High Court judge said that the order to kill him was unlawful,but the decision was overturned in the Appeal Court Police had to be called in as worshippers had formed a humanshield around the animal to stop him being taken away Opinion is very divided on the issue- some believe that hewas a danger to the national herd and needed to be killed, while others feel that religious beliefs should be respectedand the community had offered to provide sufficient measures to ensure that he would not infect any other animals if
he contracted the disease as they planned to isolate him The authorities cut through the security fence and led the
bull away The following morning they announced that he had been given a lethal injection
The debate on the issue is unlikely to end with the death of Shambo and may widen into a debate about the policy of
killing cows that test positive for TB
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Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
Choose the best answer:
He should think positively ………
miss any opportunities a not as to
b in order not
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……… a culture, or the people from
that culture, you must first speak the
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
She says she would like to have been
put in a higher class
a She wishes she was put in higher class
b She wishes she will be put
in higher class
c She wishes she had been put
in higher class d She wishes she is put in higher class
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Many people think Steve stole the
money
b Many people think the money is stolen bySteve
a The money is though to be stolen by Steve
c Steve is thought to have stolen the money. d It was not Steve who stole the money
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He never has enough money
a His money is always not enough
b He is always lack of money c He usually needs money d He is always short of money.
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Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
just in time
the thunderstorms
we arrived at the hotel
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They are going to Spain ………
Spanish b for learning a to learn c for that they learn d so to learn
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He could not afford to buy the car
a He bought the car because it was inexpensive
b He had enough money but he didn’t buy the car
c He bought the car though it was expensive d He couldn’t buy the car because it was too expensive.
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
‘Have you ever been to Japan?’ he
asked me
a He asked me ifJapan was visited byme
b He wanted to know whether I had been to Japan
c He told me if I had gone to Japan d He asked me if I had ever been to Japan
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
There is always trouble when he comes
to visit us
a.whever he comes to visit us, there is trouble
b.whever he comes to visit
us, there is trouble
c.whever he comes to visit us, there is trouble d.whever he comes to visit us, there is trouble
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
their dog was so fierce that noboby
would visit them
they have such a fiercedog that nobody would visit them
they had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them
their dog was too fierce that nobody would visit them they had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them
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meaning to the following sentence:
I'm waiting for the bus.it is late
the bus which I'm waiting is late
the bus for that I'm waiting is late
the bus whom I'm waiting for is late the bus I'm waiting for is late
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Every student is required to write an
essay on the topic
they require every student write an essay
on the topic
every student might an essay
on the topic
every student must an essay on the topic every student should an essay on the topic
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Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
The people watched the game.None of
them will ever forget it
None of the people that watched the game will ever forget it
Nobody that watched the game will ever forget it
None of the people that watched the game will ever forget it and Nobody that watched the game will ever forget it
The people watched that the game none of whom will ever forget it
17
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
The girl just said hello.she is Tom's
youngest sister
The girl just said hello
is Tom's youngest sister
The girl,who just said hello, isTom's youngest sister
The girl is saying hello is Tom's youngest Sister The girl who just said hello is Tom's youngest sister
18
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
I had better get back at work
it's high time I got back to work
It's high time I get back to work I would like to go back to work I would rather got to back
19
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
"you had better not lend him any more
money,Elizabeth's said John
John advised Elizabeth's not lend him any more money
John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any money
John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money John advised Elizabeth not lending him any more money
20
please check for damage before signing
the delivery note
don't sign the delivery note without being checked
don't sign the delivery note without check
don't sign the delivery note after checking don't sign the delivery note but checking
21
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
"if I were you, I wouldn't go" he said
he advised me never
to go
he advised me against going he asked me not to go he told me to stay with me
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meaning to the following sentence
The doctor recommended…
That my father eat more fist and not drinks wine
My father that
to eat more fist and not to drinkwine
my father eating more fish and
no drinking wine That my father eating more fish and no drinking wine
23
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
in spite of all our efforts, we failded in
the final match
whatever efforts we had made, we weren'table to win in the final match
we failed in the final match as aresult of all our great effort
although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match
we made all out efforts so that we could gain success in the final the match
24
"have you even been to Japan ?"he
asked me
he told me if I had gone to Japan
he asked me if Japan was visited by me
he want to know whether I had been to Japan he asked me if I had ever been to Japan
25
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence
The Jumper you knitted for my
daughter no longer fits her
My daughter has grown out of that jumper you knitted forme
My daughter has grown out that jumper youknitted for her
My daughter grew out of that jumper you kitted for her My daughter will grow out of that jumper you kitted for her
26
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
My brother and I went to that school
a I went to that school and so did my brother.
b I went to thatschool and so
my brother did, too
c I went to that school and so mybrother did d I go to that school and my brother, too
27
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
His eel soup is better than any other
soups I have ever eaten
a His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten
b I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup
c Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best
d His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better
28
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Bad habits can do harm to our health
a Bad habits can be harmless to our health
b Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health
c Bad habits can be harmful to our health. d Bad habits can be harmful with our health
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meaning to the following sentence:
‘How beautiful is the dress you have
just bought!’ Peter said to Mary
a Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress
b Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautifuldress
c Peter asked Mry how she had just bought her beautiful dress d Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
30
Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I think it’s necessary to tell Tim about it
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The noise next door did not stop until
after midnight
a The noise next door stopped at midnight
b It was until after midnight that the noise next door stopped
c It was not until after midnight while the noise next door stopped
d It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped
33
Choose the best answer:
He should think positively ………
miss any opportunities a not as to b as so not to c that in order to d in order not to
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meaning to the following sentence:
Although his leg was broken, he
managed to get out of the car
a Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
b In spite of his leg was broken,
he managed to get out of the car
c Despite his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car d Despite his leg broken, he managed to get out of the car
35
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I find it impossible not to worry about
Lan
a I’m unable to worry about Lan
b I can’t do nothing to help Lan although I feel worried about her
c I feel worried about Lan, but can’t do anything to help d I can’t help feeling worried about Lan.
36
Choose the best answer:
Some students want to learn English
……… get a job abroad a for that they b in order to c for d for to
37
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
They are not allowed to go out in the
evening by their parents
a Going out in the evening is permitted
by their parents
b Their parents
do not want them to go out
in the evening.
c Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening d Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
38
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
‘Have you ever been to Japan?’ he
asked me
a He wanted to know whether I had been to Japan
b He asked me
if I had ever been to Japan
c He asked me if Japan was visited by me d He told me if I had gone to Japan
39
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The last time I went to the museum was
a year ago
a I have not been to the museum for a year.
b At last I went
to the museum after a year
c A year ago, I often went to the museum d My going to the museum lasted a year
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Lan is going to study harder ……… fail
the exam a as so not to b so as not to c in not order to d that so not to
41
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He never has enough money
a He usually needs money
b His money is always not enough c He is always lack of money d He is always short of money.
42
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He said he was not guilty of stealing the
car
a He said he wouldn’t steal the car
b He refused tosteal the car
c He denied that he had stolen the car. d He denied be guilty of stealing the car
43
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
You’d better take a taxi; it was raining
hard outside
a She advised us to take a taxi because it was raining.
b She didn’t lend us any raincoats but a taxi
c She gave us a lift because it was raining heavily d You’d better take a taxi in case it was raining
44
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I have not met her for three years
a During three years, Imet her once
b I did not meet her three years ago
c It is three years when I will meet her d The last time I met her was three years ago.
45 Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
do read
to understand
the general meaning
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46
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Barry continued to smoke even though
we had advised him to quit
a Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking
b Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice
c Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do d If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking
47
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The furniture was so expensive that I
c The furniture was too expensive that I didn’t buy d The furniture was such expensive that I didn’t buy
48
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
My husband didn’t leave the car key, so
I couldn’t pick him up at the station
a If my husband had left the car key, I could have picked him
up at the station.
b If my husband had left the car key, Icould pick him
up at the station
c If my husband left the car key, Icould have picked him up at the station
d Unless my husband had left the car key, I could have picked him up at the station
49
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
It is essential that we meet him at the
airport
a He should be met atthe airport
b He must be met at the airport c He might be met at the airport d He may be met at the airport
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meaning to the following sentence:
I do apologize for my forgetting your
birthday
a I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday
b I did forget your birthday
c I never apologize for my forgetting birthday d I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
51
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
This is the first time I attend such an
enjoyable wedding party
a The first wedding party I attended was enjoyable
b I have never attended an enjoyable wedding party before
c I had the first enjoyable wedding party d My attendance at the first wedding party was enjoyable
52
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
When they arrived, the good seats were
already taken
a They arrived late enough to get good seats
b They didn’t get good seats because they arrived too late
c We couldn’t get good seats although we arrived early d They had to stand for the whole show
53
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Chuck denied breaking the window
a Chuck said that he hadn’t broken the window
b Chuck was determined not
to break the window
c Chuck refused to break the window. d Chuck didn’t break the window
54
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
‘You stole the jewels!’ the inspector
said to him
a The inspector said you stole the jewels.
b The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels.
c The inspector accused of stealing the jewels d The inspector accused him stole the jewels
55
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He never suspected that the money had
been stolen
a At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
b At any time did he suspect that the money had been stolen
c At no time he suspected that the money had been stolen d At no time did he suspect that the money was stolen
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make complete sentences:
the staff
not to delay the project any further
are working at weekends
57
She says she would like to have been
put in a higher class
a She wishes she is put in higher class
b She wishes she was put in higher class
c She wishes she had been put
in higher class. d She wishes she will be put in higher class
58
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The meeting was put off because of
pressure of time
a People wanted to get away, so the meeting began early
b There was not enough time to hold the meeting.
c The meeting was planned to start in a short time d The meeting lasted much longer than usual
59
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
If you want my advice, I would forget
about buying a new house
a If I were you, I won’tbuy a new house
b If I were you,
I would forget about buying a new house.
c If I were you, I didn’t buy a newhouse d If I were you, I will forget about buying a new house
60
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
It wasn’t necessary for us to get a visa
for Singapore
a We needn’t get a visa for Singapore.
b We mayn’t get a visa for Singapore
c We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore d We shouln’t get a visa for Singapore
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meaning to the following sentence:
I am very interested in the book you
lent me last week
a It was the interested book which you lent me last week
b The book that you lent
me last week interests me a lot.
c The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week
d The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read
62
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
They don’t mind which film they go to
a Which film they go
to isn’t minded
b It doesn’t matter to them which film they
go to
c They don’t like any films that they will go to see d They don’t mind watching any film
63
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Housewives do not have to spend a lot
of time doing housework any more
a Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now
b Housework will never be done by housewives any more
c No longer do housewives have
to spend a lot of time doing housework
d Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework.
64
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Their dog was so fierce that nobody
would visit them
a Their dog was too fierce that nobody would visit them
b They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them
c They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them. d They had such fierce dog that nobody would visit them
65
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The girl just said hello She is Tom’s
youngest sister
a The girl, who just said hello, is Tom’s youngest sister
b The girl just said hello is Tom’s youngest sister
c The girl who just said hello is Tom’s youngest sister. d The girl is saying hello is Tom’s youngest sister
66 Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Because it was an interesting novel, I
a I stayed up all night
to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting
b So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to
c Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it
d Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night
to finish it.
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67
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I’m waiting for the bus It is late
a The bus which I’m waiting is late
b The bus for that I’m waiting
is late
c The bus whom I’m waiting for
is late d The bus I’m waiting for is late.
68
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one
would recognize her
a Sarah wore dark glasses so that not to
be recognized
b Sarah wore dark glasses so
as everyone would not recognize her.
c Sarah wore dark glasses in order no one would recognize her d Sarah wore dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
69
elect the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
There is always trouble when he comes
us, there is trouble.
c Whenever he comes to visit us,there is trouble d Whenever he comes to visit us, there is trouble
70
Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
Rob and Sophia Craven
but they are going to
live in England
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I ……… after the children while they are
staying here I know my duty a I’m looking b I’ll be looking c I will going to look d am going to look
72
Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
send you some postcards
when
I’ll
73
Put the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
a sea-side holiday
at the end of June
after the school year ends
74
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Every student is required to write an
essay on the topic
a They require every student write an essay
on the topic
b Every student must write an essay on the topic
c Every student might write an essay on the topic d Every student should write an essay on the topic
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meaning to the following sentence:
Their teacher is making them study
hard
a They are made study hard by their teacher
b They are being made study hard by their teacher
c They are made to study hard
by their teacher d They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
76
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
They got success since they took my
advice
a My advice stopped them from getting success.
b But for taking
my advice, they would not have got success.
c If they did not take my advice, they would not get success d They took my advice, and failed
77
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
Even though it was raining heavily, the
explorers decided to contitnue their
journey
a It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey
b The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continueing their journey.
c If It had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey d The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain
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a The heavy snow made the roads slippery
b Thanks to theslip of the roads, it snowedheavily
c It snowed too heavily to make the roads sippery d The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery
79
Choose the best answer:
- Could you tell Tom to ring me, please?
- Yes, ……… him when I meet him
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meaning to the following sentence:
There is always trouble when he comes
us, there is trouble
c Whenever he comes to visit us,there is trouble d Whenever he comes to visit us, there is trouble
81
ut the phrases in the correct order to
make complete sentences:
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
This house was built years ago It is still
in very good shape
a This house, which was built years ago, is still in very good shape
b This house, building years ago, is still in very good shape
c This house which was built years ago is still in very good shape d This house, which built years ago, is still in very good shape
83
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
He cannot afford a new computer
a Therefore, he wouldbuy a new computer
b The new computer is so expensive but
he can buy it
c The new computer is so expensive that he cannot buy it d So, he would buy a new computer.
84
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
They don’t mind which film they go to
a They don’t mind watching any film
b They don’t like any films that they will go
to see
c It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to. d Which film they go to isn’t minded
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meaning to the following sentence:
They don’t mind which film they go to
a Which film they go
to isn’t minded
b It doesn’t matter to them which film they
go to
c They don’t like any films that they will go to see d They don’t mind watching any film.
86
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
There is always trouble when he comes
us, there is trouble
c Whenever he comes to visit us,there is trouble d Whenever he comes to visit us, there is trouble.
87
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
The roads were slippery because it
snowed heavily
a The heavy snow made the roads slippery
b It snowed too heavily to make the roads sippery.
c The heavy snow prevented the roads from being slippery d Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily
88
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I had better get back to work
a It’s high time I got back to work.
b I would rather got to work
c It’s high time I get back
to work. d I would like to go back to work
89
Select the best choice that has similar
meaning to the following sentence:
I haven’t been to Bristol for three years
a The last time I have been to Bristol was three years ago
b The last time
I was to Bristol was three years ago
c The last time I went to Bristol would be three years ago d The last time I went to Bristol was three years ago.