TEXT 1 For over 12,000 years, dogs have lived with people and helped us in our daily lives.. Dogs have the same five senses as people, but their sense of smell and hearing is much strong
Trang 1MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC VIẾT LẠI CÂU PHỔ BIẾN Chú ý khi viết lại câu:
- Chú ý về thì: câu được viết lại phải cùng thì với câu đã cho
- Chú ý về ngữ pháp: câu được viết lại phải đúng về ngữ pháp
- Chú ý về nghĩa của câu sau khi viết phải không đổi so với câu ban đầu
1 It + takes (took) + sb + khoảng thời gian + to do sth = sb + spend (spent) + khoảng thời gian + doing sthVD: It took her 3 hours to get to the city centre
= She spent 3 hours getting to the city centre
2 Like = to be interested in = enjoy = keen on
VD: She likes politics
= She is interested in politics
3 Because + clause = because of + N
VD: He can’t move because his leg was broken
= He can’t move because of his broken leg
4 Although + clause = despite + N = in spite of + N
VD: Although she is old, she can compute very fast
= Despite / In spite of her old age, she can compute very fast
5 S + V + because + S + V = S + V + to + infinitive
VD: She studies hard because she wants to pass the final examination
= She studies hard to pass the final examination
6 S1+didn’t + V1 + Because + S2 + didn’t + V2 = If Clause
VD: We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money
= If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday
7 S1 + V1 + if + S2 + V2 (phủ định) = S1 + V1 + Unless + S2 + V2 (khẳng định)
VD: I won’t help you if you don’t try harder
= I won’t help you unless you try harder
8 S + be + too + adj + (for sb) + to + V = S + be + so + adj + that + S + can’t + V
VD: The water is too hot for Peter to drink
= The water is so hot that Peter can't drink
9 S + be + so + adj + that + S + V = S + be + not + adj + enough + to + V
VD: He is so weak that he can’t lift the box
= He isn’t strong enough to lift the box
10 S + be + too + adj + to + V = S + be + not + adj + enough + to + V
VD: The water is too cold for Peter to drink
= The water isn’t cold enough for Peter to drink
11 S + V + so + adv + that + S + V = It + V + such + (a/an) + N(s) + that + S +V
VD: He speaks so soft that we can’t hear anything
= He is such a soft speaker that we can’t hear anything
12 S + started + V-ing + 1 khoảng thời gian + ago = S + have + PII + for + 1 khoảng thời gian
VD: I started studying English 3 years ago.
= I have studied English for 3 years
13 The last time + S + V + was + 1 khoảng thời gian= S + have + PII + for + 1 khoảng thời gian
VD: The last time she went out with him was two years ago
= She hasn’t gone out with him for two years
14 It’s + 1 khoảng thời gian + since + S + last + Ved= S + have + PII + for + 1 khoảng thời gian
Trang 2VD: It’s ten years since I last met him (Đã 10 năm từ khi tôi gặp anh ta lần cuối) = I haven’t
met him for ten years (Tôi đã không gặp anh ta 10 năm rồi)
15 S + haven’t/ hasn’t + PII + before = This is the first time + S + have/ has + PII
VD: I haven’t seen this film before
= This is the first time I have seen this film
PRACTICE 1 READING
I: Circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) that can complete each sentence
1 The boys broke a window when they football
A are playing B play C were playing D played
2 Jack London wrote several novels on adventure
A interest B interestedly C interesting D interested
3 Mozart was born in Salzburg 1756
4 It is the most exciting film I
A had ever seen B ever saw C have ever seen D never saw
5 The telephone by Alexander Graham Bell
A invented B was invented C is invented D is inventing
6 My mother when she heard the explosion last night
7 I this computer games many times
8 Who is singer in your country?
9 Mary is of reading detective stories
10 I play football when I was younger, but I don’t do it now
11 The report by all members of the team in time
A is completed B was completed C completes D been completed
12 She decided to give her career as an actress to go to college
13 He did the test I did
A as bad as B badder than C worse than D more badly than
14 - did the journey take? – About five hours
15 The doctor told my dad up late
A do not stay B did not stay C not staying D not to stay
16 Why do you spend all your time your sister?
A arguing about B arguing for C arguing with D arguing at
17 If we had known your new address, we to see you
Trang 3A would have come B came C would come D will come
18 She looked Tom’s number in the phone book but didn’t find it
19 He always depends getting help from other students
20 It was a boring film that I fell asleep
II: Read the following passages and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) or answer the questions TEXT 1
For over 12,000 years, dogs have lived with people and helped us in our daily lives In ancientEgypt, the Pharaohs built statues of dogs and thought they were like gods Today there are about 400types of dog of different sizes and shapes
Dogs have the same five senses as people, but their sense of smell and hearing is much stronger.People train dogs to help and work for us
A dog’s sense of smell is very helpful to the police Dogs can find people, bombs and dangerousgases
When a dog starts barking, it’s often because they’ve heard something A dog’s sense of hearing
is very good and they can hear things that human can’t
Dogs can also help blind people become their ‘eyes’ They can lead a blind person to the shops,onto buses, or just help them live a normal life For many people, dogs are just good company andmake perfect family pets They can be friendly animals, but are usually expensive to keep and youmust have the time to take them for walks If you look after your dog, it can be a really good friend!
16 In ancient Egypt, people thought that dogs
17 A dog’s sense of smell
A is the same as ours
B is very good
C is not as good as their sense of hearing
D is better than their sense of hearing
18 A dog might help the police to
A find a thief
B train other policemen
C make a bomb
D deliver gas
19 Dogs often bark
A before they hear a noise
B when they have smelt dangerous gases
C when they hear a noise
D when they see blind people
20 Dogs help blind people by
A seeing for them
Trang 4A doing their shopping.
C living a normal life
D being their family member
TEXT 2
A hobby can be almost what a person likes to do in his/her free time Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds or hunt animals They also climb the mountains, go fishing, go skating, or go swimming They also paint pictures, attend concerts and play musical instruments They collect everything from books to butterflies and from shells to stamps
People have hobbies because these activities bring enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation Sometimes, they can bring financial profits Hobbies also bring interesting activities for people who have retired People, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby
regardless of their age, position, or income.
Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health Doctors have found that hobbies are available in helping patients who suffer from physical or mental illness Hobbies give these patients activities to do and provide interests that prevent them from thinking about their illness
21 According to the passage, a hobby is what a person likes to do when
A he/she has free time C he/she is at home
22 The word “income” is closest in meaning to
23 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage of having hobbies?
24 In which paragraph does the writer mention different activities taken by hobbyists?
25 According to doctors, hobbies are helpful to
A patients’ physical health C patients’ mental health
B patients’ material life D patients’ physical and mental health
TEXT 3
Up to now, many people still think films are things that made to be shown on screen forentertainment It is not right There are many other kinds of films that are made for other purposes Forexample, educational films are made for schools They are about the certain subjects that pupils andstudents are learning Especially, when a person learns a foreign language, educational films in thetarget language are very useful Industry needs training films which introduce about machinery andequipment, and how to operate and work on them Documentary films present events or circumstances
of a social, political, or historical nature It is films that help us widen our knowledge of countries,cultures and people Sitting on the arm chair in front of the T.V set, a viewer can enjoy the beauty ofnature all over the world, see many historic spots, and meet a lot of interesting people A film, eithergood or bad, is the result of the collaboration of many individuals and we, the viewers, should chooseonly suitable films to enjoy
26 Many people think films are made for ………
C entertainment D industry
Trang 527 Educational films are made ………
A for teaching and learning B for entertainment
C for training manual workers D for giving information
28 Industry ………
A has no relation with films B always pay attention to every kind of films
C needs love story D needs training films
29 Films can help us ………
A widen our knowledge B get good entertainment
C A and B are correct D A and B are incorrect
30 A film ………
A is the result of the collaboration of many individuals
B is made by the actor and actress
C is made by the viewer
D is the result of the cinematographer
III Fill in the numbered blank with a suitable word given below
Thousands of people in Britain (31) a new hobby – line dancing In almost (32) town, you will find clubs and classes for this new activity
‘Line dancing is easy to learn If you have two feet and (33) walk, then you can do it!’Fiona Lever, a teacher, (34) ‘You don’t need a partner because you dance(35) groups It’s the (36) way to make new friends In my classes,(37) are young and old people The boys like it because they can make lots of noise withtheir feet (38) the dances!
When (39) line dancing begin? Most people think it started about fifteen years(40) when American country music became famous in Britain
31 L 33 .C 35 .D 37 .J 39 .K 32 E 34 .A 36 .H 38 .B 40 .G
WRITING
I Make changes and additions to these sets of words in order to write complete sentences.
41 It / important / him / see/ doctor/ now
It is important for him to see the doctor now
41 you / show me / the way / city center?
Could you show me the way to the city center?
42 I / would like /travel / bus / save / money
I would like to travel by bus to save money
43 I / tell her / meeting / if / see / tomorrow
I will tell her about the meeting if I see her tomorrow
44 Smoking / not / allow / public areas / many countries
Smoking is not allowed in public areas in many countries
Trang 645 She/ live/ Ho Chi Minh city/ ten years
She has been living in Ho Chi Minh city for ten years
47 It /would take/ her / least/ half an hour/ get ready
It would take her at least half an hour to get ready
48 My box of tools/ the shelf/ the basement
By box of tools is on the shelf in the basement
49 If I/ a millionaire/ I / build / house/ near/ sea
If I were a millionaire, I would build a house near the sea
50 We/ decide/ buy/ house even though we/ not really/ enough money
We have decided to buy a house even though we don’t really have enough money
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it
51 I’ve never met a more dependable person than Roger
Roger is the MOST DEPENDABLE PERSON I’VE EVER MET
56 When did you buy this house?
How long have YOU BOUGHT THIS HOUSE?
57 It is not necessary to send the letter today
You don’t have TO SEND THE LETTER TODAY
58 Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
Apples are usually not AS EXPENSIVE AS ORANGES
59 My friend didn’t visit me because she was away on business
If my friends hadn’t BEEN AWAY ON BUSINESS, SHE WOULD HAVE VISITED ME
60 People are going to build a bridge over the river
A bridge IS GOING TO BE BUILT OVER THE BRIDGE
57 It is said that this tree is over 300 years old
The tree is SAID TO BE OVER 300 YEARS OLD
58 The
last time I was in London was in 1972
I haven’t BEEN TO LONDON SINCE 1972
59 There aren’t any elephants at the zoo now
The zoo doesn’t HAVE ANY ELEPHANTS NOW
60 My brother spent 2 hours doing the test yesterday
It took MY BROTHER 2 HOURS TO DO THE TEST YESTERDAY
Translation
Translate the following sentences into English
61 Chúng ta nên thu hút đầu tư nước ngoài để phát triển kinh tế đất nước
WE SHOULD ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRY’SECONOMY
62 Khi tôi gặp John, anh ấy đã tốt nghiệp đại học
WHEN I MET JOHN, HE HAD GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY
63 Thực hành tiếng Anh ở mọi nơi có thể là một cách tốt để nâng cao kỹ năng nói tiếng Anh của bạn.PRACTISING ENGLISH EVERYWHERE CAN BE A GOOD WAY TO IMPROVE YOURENGLISH-SPEAKING SKILL
Trang 764 Chị ấy bị mất thăng bằng khi cố với lấy quả bóng bay.
SHE LOST HER BALANCE WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO TOUCH THE BALLOON
65 Bạn cần quần áo đặc biệt để bảo vệ bạn khi bạn làm việc trong phòng thí nghiệm
YOU NEED SPECIAL CLOTHES TO PROTECT YOU WHEN YOU WORK IN THE LAB
Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese
66 The more we travel, the more we know about the world
CÀNG ĐI NHIỀU, CHÚNG TA CÀNG BIẾT NHIỀU VỀ THẾ GIỚI
67 Not only did he win the contest, but he broke the record
ANH ẤY KHÔNG CHỈ THẮNG TRONG CUỘC THI MÀ CÒN PHÁ KỶ LỤC
68 Her contribution played an important role in the success of the project
SỰ ĐÓNG GÓP CỦA CÔ ẤY ĐÓNG VAI TRÒ QUAN TRỌNG TRONG SỰ THÀNH CÔNG CỦA
DỰ ÁN
69 The pandas weren't used to seeing visitors every day
NHỮNG CON GẤU TRÚC VẪN CHƯA QUEN VỚI VIỆC GẶP DU KHÁCH HÀNG NGÀY
70 Twitter was one of the first companies to allow workers to work from home after the COVID-19 pandemic started
TWITTER LÀ MỘT TRONG NHỮNG CÔNG TY ĐẦU TIÊN CHO PHÉP NHÂN VIÊN LÀM VIỆC TẠI NHÀ SAU KHI ĐẠI DỊCH COVID-19 BÙNG PHÁT
PRACTICE 2 READING COMPREHENSION
I Circle the best answer (A, B, C, or D) that can complete each sentence
1 When Mark left school, he worked a waiter
2 If you want to see the dentist, you will have to an appointment
3 The English are always in the weather
4 If she sick, she would have gone out with me to the party
A hadn’t been B weren’t C hasn’t been D wasn’t
5 My parents help look my children when I’m away home
6 What was the name of the girl passport was stolen?
7 Would you mind me a hand with this bag?
8 You should turn off the lights before going out to save
A electricity B electrify C electric D electrically
9 They in that factory for three years - from 1995 to 1998
10 My son enjoys and
Trang 8A reading/ singing B to read/sing C read/sing D dancing/to sing
11 The synonym of ‘marvelous’ is
12 We in Thai Nguyen city for 25 years
A are living B live C will live D have been living
13 My mother arrived at home when I computer games
A played B was playing C am playing D play
14 Sport and movies are forms of They help us relax
A exercise B research C entertainment D study
15 The Planning Department wanted to change the traffic system, so they a traffic survey
II In this section you will find a number of questions after the passage Read it and circle the best answer A, B, C or D or answer the questions:
TEXT 1
Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them There aremore than 350 kinds of sharks, and all of them are meat eaters Sharks are useful because they eat sickfish and keep the oceans clean Sharks do not have ears However, they can "hear" sounds andmovements in the water Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate Sharks can feel thesevibrations, which help them find food They also use their large eyes to find food Most sharks see best
in dim light They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in the middle of the night
Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons For example, cancer is common
in many animals, especially in people However, it is rare in sharks Scientists want to find out whysharks almost never get cancer Maybe this information can help people prevent cancer too
16 According to the passage, sharks are useful because ………
A they clean the sea B they are very big
C they eat fish D they are meat eaters
17 Most sharks hunt for food at night because ………
A they see best in dim light B there is more food then
C other fish are sleeping D they are hungry at night
18 Sharks can find food because they can ………
A feel vibrations and hear with their ears B see with their eyes and hear with their ear
C hear very well with their large ears D feel vibrations and see with their large eyes
19 The best title of this passage could be ………
A “Sharks - The Cancer Preventing” B “Sharks - The Meat Eaters”
C “Sharks - The Useful Animals” D “Sharks - The Dangerous Animals”
20 According to the passage, research on sharks may help………
A people find a cure for AIDS B people know how to prevent cancer
C animals prevent cancer D sharks live longer
TEXT 2
Ashley Trent, one of our most popular young actors, is now filming College Rap He beganhaving acting lessons six years ago and was in his first play at ten years old
Trang 9At fourteen, he immediately became well known, not for acting in the theatre, but on TV ‘Thatwas fun!’ he says ‘I was in a fast-food advertisement with a cartoon clown, but filming College Rap ismuch harder work I have to play baseball and sing in the film, which is fine, but I need to havedancing lessons too When we finish filming each day, I don’t go out with friends I usually sit in thebath for an hour because my legs and arms hurt! But I’m enjoying myself because the three adult actorswho are the teachers in College Rap are really good They’ve filmed all over the world They’ve taught
me to remember my lines more quickly too I needed half a day to learn five pages before, but now Ionly need a half an hour.’
Being well known is great but Ashley isn’t interested in buying lots of expensive things orgoing out ‘But I’m asked to do really interesting work now and that’s wonderful,’ he says ‘I don’t getexcited when I watch myself in films I know I’m getting better, but I still need to improve!’ Well,Ashley, we think you’re brilliant!
16 According to Ashley filming College Rap is ………
17 In his latest film, Ashley has to learn to ………
18 Ashley’s having fun at the moment because he ………
A is not at school
B is travelling a lot
C is working with great actors
D only works half a day
19 To remember five pages of lines, Ashley now needs ………
A 30 minutes B an hour C an hour and a half C half a day
20 What does Ashley like about being famous?
A spending money C being invited to wonderful parties
B getting interesting work D watching him on TV
Newspapers, magazines, television and radio are considered mass media because they deliveradvertisements to every customer In 2000, in the U.S there were 1.483 daily newspapers, 3.188 magazines,1.248 commercial television stations and 10.220 commercial radio stations The wide coverage of the massmedia makes them ideal vehicles for advertisers who need to reach a large number of customers
21 The word “communication vehicles” means ………
A trucks and vans B newspapers, television, the internet…
C motorbikes and bicycles D trains, planes, taxis and buses
22 Advertisers use media ………
Trang 10C to get information D to advertise their products.
23 In 2001, the U.S advertising payments through the internet was………
24 Newspapers, magazines, TV and radio are considered ………
25 How many magazines were there in the U.S in 2000?
TEXT 4
Family and home
I was born in Sheffield and lived with my parents in a small flat above a chemist’s for twenty years
My parents spent a lot of money on my education They sent me to public school, but I hated it becausethere weren’t any girls there I got interested in music about six years ago My parents asked me what Iwanted for my 15th birthday and I asked for a guitar My mum wanted me to work in a bank but Iwanted to be a pop star Now that I’m famous I think my parents are very proud of me
26 What did his parents spend a lot of money on?
THEY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON HIS EDUCATION
27 What was he fond of six years ago?
HE WAS FOND OF MUSIC
28 Why did he dislike the public school?
BECAUSE THERE WEREN’T ANY GIRLS THERE
29 Why didn’t he want to work in a bank?
BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE A POP STAR
30 What are his parents proud of?
THEY ARE PROUD OF HIS FAME
IV Fill in the numbered blank with a suitable word given below
C then F seeing I looking L applicants O to
In Britain, a lot of (31) … are out of work Tracey is 18, and she (32) … school a year ago She lives
in the North East, an area of high youth unemployment She hasn’t (33) … able to find a job yet
“My dad just doesn’t understand” He started working in a still mill (34) … he was 15 Things aredifferent now, but he thinks I should start bringing (35) … some money Oh, I get my unemploymentbenefit but that isn’t (36) … and I’m fed up with queuing for (37) … every Thursday I hate having toask my mum and dad for money Oh, my mum gives me a couple of pounds for tights now and (38)
… but she can’t stand seeing me at home all day I’ve almost given up looking for a job I buy thelocal paper everyday but I’m really bored of (39) … through the ‘Situations Vacant’ column Thereare 50 (40) … for every job
31…A…… 32…D…… 33…G…… 34…B…… 35…E……
Trang 1136…H…… 37…N…… 38…C…… 39……F… 40…L……
WRITING
I Make changes and additions to these sets of words in order to write a complete sentence
41 Last Saturday/ he / show/ Sam/ use / computer
LAST SATURDAY HE SHOWED SAM HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER
42 How many / rooms/ there/ building?
HOW MANY ROOMS ARE THERE IN THE BUILDING?
43 It/ difficult/ see well/ dark
IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WELL IN THE DARK
44 If/ I/ be/ you/ not go/ that house/ alone
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD NOT GO TO THAT HOUSE ALONE
45 We/ buy/ the house/ about/ four years
WE HAVE BOUGHT THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS
46 It/ cost/ lot/ money/ eat/ Howard’s restaurant
IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO EAT IN HOWARD’S RESTAURANT
47 My sister/ usually/ spend/ lot/ money/ clothes
MY SISTER USUALLY SPENDS A LOT OF MONEY ON CLOTHES
48 Barbara/ play/ tennis/ better/ Mike
BARBARA PLAYS TENNIS BETTER THAN MIKE
49 singer/ famous/ everybody/ admire/ her
THE SINGER IS SO FAMOUS THAT EVERY BODY ADMIRES HER
50 When/ he/ come/ we/ have/ dinner
WHEN HE CAME, WE WERE HAVING DINNER
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it:
51 The price is too high for me to buy it
The price is SO HIGH THAT I CAN’T BUY IT
52 It irritates me that they didn’t call
I am IRRITATED BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T CALL
53 “Let’s go out for coffee!”, said Ann
Ann suggested that WE SHOULD GO OUT FOR COFFEE
54 Although he is old, he often plays tennis
In spite of HIS OLD AGE, HE OFTEN PLAYS TENNIS
55 He doesn’t get up late anymore
He used to GET UP LATE
56 The weather is fine and we have a picnic every Sunday
We’ll have a PICNIC EVERY SUNDAY WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE
57 Children needn’t study too much
There’s no NEED FOR CHILDREN TO STUDY TOO MUCH
58 Pigs and chickens get sick easily
Pigs get sick as EASILY AS PIGS
59 She wants to play the piano but she can’t
She wishes SHE COULD PLAY THE PIANO