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I: Give the sentence patterns to the following sentences( S=subject; V= verb; O= object; C=complement; Co= object complement; A= adverbial )
Full-scale computers have a large number of programs. .........................
2 We must change all the programs tomorrow. .........................
3 Tomorrow will be a holiday here. ..........................
4 These bookshelves are becoming very popular in Sweden. ...........................
5 We have recently added an extra unit to them. ........................
6 Will you give it a try? ...........................
7 On July 7, DDT was sprayed on the marsh from a helicopter. .........................
8 We all read too many books too quickly. ........................
9 The young man grew restless in his mother-in-law's house. .......................
10 They had made him their son-in-law despite his objections. ......................
11 He found his mother-in-law greedy. .........................
12 They had found him a charming young wife. .........................
II:
The old apartment building was considered………….and was demolished. (safe) It is………..to think what might happen if she left him. (fright) Jim is an energetic employee; his boss thinks very…………of him. (high) Finishing her meal, she sat back and sighed…………….(content) We need someone well-qualified and…………to do this difficult job. (experience) It is important to educate people about road…………(safe) I was just dozing off to sleep when………….I heard a scream from outside. (sudden) I’ve never played ice hockey-it’s far too………….(danger) Are the children………….fastened into their car seats? (safe) The policewoman found a………….child in the hut. (fright)
1. Fill each of the blanks in the passage with one suitable word
With the coming of the motor car at the end of the last century a new era in personal transport was born. The early motorist certainly (1) his problems- ………perhaps the biggest one being (2) his vehicle would start or not. This ………problem has almost (3) today but others have (4) its place. More ……… ………traffic and faster vehicles mean that, (5) safe and reliable a car may be, its ………driver has to have (6) more driving skill than ever before.………Today's drivers cannot neglect their own direct and personal (7) for ………the accidents that happen on the road every year. A good driver has many things (8) his make- up. Some of (9) , such as experience and skill, will come ……… ………only in (10) , but others - just as important - must (11) part of him ……… ………from the start. These qualities are a (12) of responsibility for the safety of ………others, a determination to (13) on the job of driving, patience and courtesy. ………Together, these become what is generally known (14) the drivers' attitude.………(15) everyone is patient (16) nature or gifted with good (17) ……… ………of concentration. But because attitude is (18) important a part of safe ……… ………driving, every driver must (19) a real effort to develop these qualities - and ………this effort must start from the (20) beginning of the first driving lesson.
III. ERROR RECOGNITION (0.75 point / 0.25 each)
Choose the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
14. The first May Day which was celebrated in England was on 1890.
A B C D
15. Bill and Fred was students at a university and they were friends.
A B C D
16. The boy ran quick to the bus-stop but it had left.
A B C D
Exercise 8: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:
1. We always________ our exercises carefully.
A. do B. are doing C. does D. doing
2. I ____________ to school every day.
A. go B. goes C. going D. am going
3. My parents___________ in the garden now.
A. sitting B. are sitting C. is sit D. is sitting
4. Be quiet. The baby___________.
A. sleeping B. are sleeping C. is sleeping D. sleeps
5. It ___________ very cold now.
A. be B. are C. is D. am
6. Tom___________ to the museums by bus now.
A. traveling B. are traveling C. is travel D. travels
7. The Bakers ______ dinner at the moment.
A. is having B. are having C. eating D. is eating
8. The United States _________ big.
A. had been B. are C. was D. is
9. Nam __________________ to Hue three times.
A. is B. was C. had been D. has been
10. Uncle Ho ___________ most of his life for our national Independence and freedom.
A. spent B. had spent C. was spending D. has spent
11. " Come back tomorrow. I ____________ it all to you.
A. have explained B. will explain C. was explaining D. explained
12. We __________________ each other since we left at school.
A. hadn't seen B. didn't see C. don't see D. haven't seen
13. She _________________ abroad many times.
A. has gone B. goes C. went D. had gone
14. He has _________________ in giving up smoking.
A. succeeds B. succeed C. succeeded D. succeeding
15. The train ______________ when we got to the station.
A. leaves B. will leave C. was already leaving D. had already left
16. One of the students in my class ________ absent today.
A. have been B. is C. were D. are
17. Ba likes __________ TV every night.
A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching
18. Alex __________ married next month.
A. getting B. will get C. get D. Gets
19. I __________ that film two months ago.
A. see B. saw C. seeing D. will see
20. They both__________ from college in 1990.
A. had graduated B. graduate C. have graduated D. graduated
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Not so many years ago, the word vitamin was known only to a few scientists. Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge.
Vitamins are life - giving substances found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body. The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet. At the present time, vitamins A, Bl, B2, c, D, E and G are known. A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present. Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form.
Each vitamin has its particular work to do in the life - giving process. Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion. It also helps the body grow. Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened. Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night. Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin. Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray.
28. Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading?
A. Scientists have known about vitamins for centuries.
B. Vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases.
C. To get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods.
D. A few people know the value of vitamins.
29. This article as a whole is about______.
A. diet in relation to health B. prevention of diseases
C. what vitamins are and what they do D. how scientists discovered vitamins
30. We know the name of vitamins through______.
A. the pictures B. the food
C. the letters of the alphabet D. the different tastes
31. The word “another” in the last paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. vitamin B. food C. diet D. medicine
32. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found.
B. Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form.
C. Vitamins have an important effect on health.
D. Each vitamin has its particular work to do
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Not so many years ago, the word vitamin was known only to a few scientists. Today it is very widely used, and the importance of vitamins in our foods is common knowledge.
Vitamins are life - giving substances found in foods and are needed for the proper growth and general health of the body. The different kinds of vitamins are indicated by letters of the alphabet. At the present time, vitamins A, Bl, B2, c, D, E and G are known. A proper diet should contain a collection of foods in which all of these vitamins are present. Vitamins are also prepared and sold in tablet and capsule form.
Each vitamin has its particular work to do in the life - giving process. Vitamin B1, for example, benefits appetite and digestion. It also helps the body grow. Another vitamin helps the blood to clot, so that danger of bleeding to death in case of injury is lessened. Still another makes the eyes stronger of seeing at night. Airplane pilots need plenty of this vitamin. Scientists think vitamins may have some effect on keeping the hair from turning gray.
28. Which of the following is NOT directly stated in the article but is a reasonable conclusion from the reading?
A. Scientists have known about vitamins for centuries.
B. Vitamins are medicines given to cure diseases.
C. To get all the vitamins a person must eat a variety of foods.
D. A few people know the value of vitamins.
29. This article as a whole is about______.
A. diet in relation to health B. prevention of diseases
C. what vitamins are and what they do D. how scientists discovered vitamins
30. We know the name of vitamins through______.
A. the pictures B. the food
C. the letters of the alphabet D. the different tastes
31. The word “another” in the last paragraph refers to which of the following?
A. vitamin B. food C. diet D. medicine
32. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Vitamins can be taken only by eating the foods in which they are found.
B. Vitamins can be prepared in tablet and capsule form.
C. Vitamins have an important effect on health.
D. Each vitamin has its particular work to do
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The perception of today’s youngsters as media-savvy cynics could hardly be further from the truth. Instead, this
generation of keen consumers may turn witty advertising into an endangered species. Julia Day reports
The youth of today are cynical, media-savvy, seen it all, done it all, wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-in-the-T-shirt types
who appreciate only the most achingly trendy adverts, TV shows and magazines, right? Wrong: that was so last generation.
Today’s youngsters don’t “get” clever ads, are not in the least suspicious of commercials ercials, don’t know the difference between newspapers’ political stances, or TV channels, and they don’t mind admitting it. In short, they are not half as media, marketing and advertising literate as we might have thought, according to new research
commissioned by five media groups – Guardian Newspapers, Channel 4, Carlton Screen Advertising, media buying
agency OMD, and Emap Advertising.
As a result media companies and advertisers are going back to basics to arouse the interest of 15- to 24-year-olds with instant impact messages, plain product pictures, bigger posters, annoying jingles, celebrity endorsements and repetitive ads. Today’s youth are a far cry from today’s thirtysomethings who grew up as commercially-naive kids weaned on the cold war, no national commercial radio, three national TV stations, grant-funded higher education, sponsorship-free Glastonbury festivals and regular strikes and student protests.
Now a lifetime of MTV, the internet, dawn-till-dusk advertising and PlayStation gaming has created a generation
so used to being bombarded with fast-turnover information, they filter it instantly without paying much attention to its meaning. This is a generation of “thoroughbred consumers” says Stuart Armon, managing director of 2cv: research, the company that conducted the so-called Roar research into the media habits of the nation’s youth. “Previous generations were suspicious of advertising, they might have liked ads, but they wouldn’t necessarily buy the product. But this generation has been consuming since they were born. They don’t see any reason to be suspicious,” says Armon.
One young panellist in the focus group research embodied this attitude: “If the advert is good, you think their
product will be good because the more they can spend on advertising, the more money they are obviously getting for
their product.” Armon says the trend has become more pronounced over the seven years that the continuous tracking
study has been running, but has reached a peak in the latest round of interviews with 600 youngsters.
“Advertising is accepted and expected. Young people don’t see anything wrong in being sold to and think that if a product is in a TV ad, it must be good. It’s a myth that they are interested in clever ads – they are not willing to decipher complicated mmessages, they want simple ones.” Many panellists dramatically illustrated this point by revealing they thought Budweiser’s “Real American Heroes” ad, ironically celebrating “Mr foot-long hot dog inventor”, was an ad for hot dogs rather than beer, even though the ad might not be aimed at them.
However, many loved Heineken’s ironic ad featuring Paul Daniels singing Close to You, purely because it made
them laugh. “They are looking for an instant message. If it’s not there, they don’t take any notice. And they literally,
and naively, believe celebrities in ads really use the products they are advertising,” says Armon. A girl panellist from Birmingham commented: “In some of the Nike ads they’ve got all these well-known footballers. You think, ‘Oh my God, they’ve got everybody famous there.’ You think it must be good if they want it.”
The youngsters only read newspapers for the celebrity gossip and sport, rather than news, and couldn’t distinguish between papers’ political stances. They also failed to distinguish between TV channels – they access TV through programmes, not channels, for example watching Sky because The Simpsons is on, not because it’s Sky.
The results of the research deeply worry Sid McGrath, planner at the ad agency that made the infamous “You’ve
been Tango’ed” ads, HHCL and Partners. But they do not surprise him. “My worry is that the youth of today are not
being called upon to flex their intellectual muscles enough,” he says.
“There is instant gratification everywhere – in food it’s Pot Noodles or vending machines, even their pop icons are one-dimensional figures delivered on a plate. Young people are living vicariously through other people’s lives and are not asking for much at the moment. A lot of stimulation is ‘lean back’ – it doesn’t require as much involvement as it used to.”
He says advertising is changing as a result: “Lots of the most popular ads at the moment are happy, clappy, fun.
Easy to digest. They’ve got notice or inclination to decode ads.” One reason behind the shift, McGrath believes, is that young people want relief from the traumas of real life: “Advertising is becoming the opium of the masses rather
than the educator.”
16. Research shows that, compared with the previous generation, young people today are _____.
A. less perceptive B. more sensitive C. more worldly-wise D. better informed
17. In paragraph 3, the word ‘stances’ is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. attitudes B. situations C. functions D. places
18. According to new research by five media groups, today’s youngsters are _____.
A. able to understand the language of advertising
B. unable to ‘read’ the messages in the many forms of advertising
C. bright enough to do some research before buying something
D. a bit wary of adverts
19. Advertisements aimed at the present young generation _____.
A. are using a variety of new techniques B. are technologically sophisticated
C. are making use of old techniques D. are becoming more subtle
20. It can be inferred that celebrity endorsements are advertisements _____.
A. that show viewers how to become famous
B. that famous people like watching
C. where famous people say they use and like certain products
D. where viewers are invited to take part in a phone-in progra e
21. Young people seem to believe that costly advertising _____.
A. makes no difference to the popularity of the product B. is the mark of a good quality product
C. means the product is probably overpriced D. does not inspire customer confidence
22. According to Stuart Armon, youngsters today pay more attention to an advert _____.
A. if its message is i ediately obvious B. if it is on their favorite TV channel
C. if it gives them something to think about D. if it has a witty element
23. Sid McGrath is concerned that young people these days _____.
A. are encouraged to eat too much B. are given too many choices
C. are not required to drink D. do not get enough exercise
24. The author uses the phrase ‘living vicariously’ in the penultimate paragraph to mean that young people _____.
A. want to become more sophisticated than other people
B. do not imitate people around the
C. do not rely on their own feeling or senses to understand the world around the
D. want to be independent of other people
25. According to McGrath, many advertisements today are adapting to satisfy youngsters’ desire to _____.
A. understand their problems B. see the funny side of their problems
C. forget their problems D. find solutions to their problems
BÀI 2:
There was nothing unusual about Wellington Street, or so I thought as I was growing up. The cobbled street, one
of four identical streets next to each other, was calm, apart from the occasional sound of raised voices from the pub on the corner. Everybody said hello to each other, although rarely much more than that. It was the kind of street that in the past had covered the whole of the north-west of England, affordable housing for the workers, the kind of street that used to be the heart of a community. Now it was a relic, unchanged while the modern world went on around it.
The first time I got a sense that my childhood world was not going to remain the same forever was when a letter
arrived from the local council saying that a meeting was being held locally to discuss the development of the area. I
remember wondering why areas had to be developed and I asked my father. He said that people just liked changing
things for the sake of it but my mum interrupted him and explained that the houses needed modernizing. Even then I
could see this as another move in their ongoing argument about money and location. Mum, with her keen sense of
social position and always very aware of what the neighbours thought, wanted to move into a better house, which Dad took to mean a more expensive house.
The evening of the meeting came around and my dad and I went along. It had already started when we got there
and one of the councilors was trying to explain the plans, although the general reaction from the audience was far from positive. I don’t remember the details, but I remember some shouting, until finally one of our neighbours stood up and said that he wasn’t giving his permission for any of it. I remember the councilor saying then, ‘We don’t need permission. We’re telling you, not asking you.’
The mood when we got home was tense. Although she tried to hide it, I think Mum was secretly quite pleased.
Dad sat and frowned at the TV for a while, before Mum brought him a cup of tea. I was surprised when it was he who broke the silence after a minute or two and said, ‘There are one or two nice places up around Ladybride.’ Mum said nothing. She just sipped her tea and looked at me and smiled.
46. The writer describes the street as a place where _____.
A. people felt they were part of a co unity B. people resisted the fast pace of motion life
C. everyone quietly got on with their own life D. everyone could afford their own house
47. Streets of this kind had been built in the past because they were _____.
A. comfortable B. long-lasting C. traditional D. cheap
48. What did the writer NOT understand when the letter arrived?
A. why things had to change B. why his parents were arguing
C. who had organised the meeting D. where they were going to live next
49. Why didn’t the writer’s father want to move house?
A. He knew why the area had to be developed.
B. He didn’t understand why they wanted to change things.
C. He didn’t want to live in a modern house.
D. It would cost them more.
50. Why did the mother’s mother want to move house?
A. She liked to impress other people. B. She didn’t like the neighbours.
C. She knew it would annoy the writer’s father. D. She thought the local council would help.
51. During the meeting, most people were _____.
A. shocked by what they learned B. unhappy about the proposals
C. sympathetic to the councilor D. confused by the explanation
52. Why was the writer surprised by what his father said?
A. He knew that his father was watching television.
B. He thought that it would upset his mother.
C. He knew that what his father said was wrong.
D. He thought his mother would have made the suggestion.
53. According to the passage, who would make a final decision on the development of the area?
A. People in the area B. The councilors C. Home owners D. The writer’s father
54. What would be the most suitable title for this extract?
A. An unhappy childhood B. A difficult marriage C. The wrong decision D. Changing times
55. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. people at the meeting supported the plan to develop the area
B. everybody in the area wanted to modernize their house
C. the writer said that he didn’t give permission for the development
D. the writer’s father finally agreed to move the house
Mark the tetter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
9. Let's go for a walk this evening, ________?
A. won't we B. will we C. shall we D. don’t we
10. He couldn’t________himself laughing at the expression on his friend's face.
A. help B. stop C. escape D. avoid
11. - “When did he go away?” –“________minutes ago.”
A. Few B. A few C. A little D. Many
12. Most people prefer flying ________ going by sea because it's much faster.
A. from B. than C. to D. over
13. The problem with my grandfather is that he suffers from constant ________
A. sleepy B. sleepless C. sleeplessness D. asleep
14. I want you to________these instructions exactly.
A. take up B. put out C. turn up D. carry out
15. Amy and Anna look like sisters but actually they're not________.
A. family B. relation C. familiar D. related
16. Staying in a guesthouse costs________renting a room in a dormitory.
A. twice more than B. twice as much as
C. as much twice as D. as much as twice
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
17. - “What can I do for you, madam?”
- “_______”
A. I'd like a kilo of apples. B. You can go your own way!
C. OK. Thanks a lot. D. Excuse me. I'm busy.
18. - “We appreciate your contribution to the success of our project.”
- “_______”
A. It pleased me. B. It was my pleasure,
C. That's alright. D. You can say that again.
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
19. I only have time to tell you the main idea of it, not the details.
A. story B. gist C. list D. start
20. Wildlife on Earth is disappearing fast and will continues to do so unless urgent action is taken.
A. vanishing B. damaging C. polluting D. destroying
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. large quantity B. small quantity C. excess D. sufficiency
22. I think that the local authority should prohibit and fine heavily anyone catching fish in this lake.
A. allow B. discourage C. recognize D. agree
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Rivers are one of the world's most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (23) _______every country has at least one river that plays an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (24) _______ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their banks. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (25) _______a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then people can use their water not only to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
However, the water often becomes (26) _______ when cities on river banks grow in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the (27) _______of the natural resources.
23. A. many B. a lot C. plenty of D. almost
24. A. provide B. support C. assist D. create
25. A.over B. across C. among D. under
26. A. crowded B. overloaded C. polluted D. excited
27. A. interests B. benefits C. tips D. receipts
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In early days no medical college took a woman student. Elizabeth Blackwell, however, was determined to become a doctor. The young American wrote
again and again to a number of medical colleges, asking if she could be enrolled but each time the answer was NO.
Then one day, to her surprise, she got a letter from the dean of a college in Geneva, which said YES.
At first Geneva College, like the other colleges, was not willing to enroll Elizabeth. But later the important people of that college learned that Elizabeth's application had the support of a famous doctor, and they were afraid to offend that man.
So the dean decided to play a trick by turning the matter over to the student's general meeting of the college, thinking that the students would be the last to agree to take Elizabeth.
When the boy students met, most students took no interest in the matter. Of the rest, some considered the young American's idea interesting and some thought by having Elizabeth they would be proud of their college training the world's first woman doctor. Very soon the students all agreed to accept Elizabeth.
The dean of Geneva College was of course very sorry to learn this, but seeing that he could do nothing to keep Elizabeth out, he gave in.
28. Elizabeth was surprised by the dean's letter, because it promised her to_______.
A. have free medical education B. go to Geneva
C. become a student in his college D. go to Italy
29. At first Geneva College_______accepting Elizabeth.
A. did not consider B. thought about
C. was interested in D. was not aware of
30. When the student body met to consider Elizabeth's application, _______.
A. most students were serious
B. many of the students showed no interest in the matter
C. most students took interest in the matter
D. most of the students were not joking
31. Some students thought if they let Elizabeth join them they could make_______.
A. her proud B. the dean proud
C. Geneva College proud D. him proud
32. The dean was very sorry when he saw his trick_______.
A. worked B. continued C. succeeded D. failed
Make sentences with the words and cues given
1 how about / come / my flat/ and have/ something/ eat/ before/ go ?
2 I/ remember/ have/ long conversation/ English teacher/ few day ago
3 unfortunately/ I/ not be able to/ come / your wedding
4 if/ I / have/ lot / money, / travel/around/ world
5 train / already leave/ before/ I / get / station
6 what/ happen/ if / there / no plants / earth?
7 we/ now / face / problem/ overpollution
8 you/ never / will/ regret / do / such / kind action