Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet
A: Peter found it hard to live on very little money
B: Peter could hardly live on little money
C: Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet
D: Peter got by on very little money
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet
A. Peter could hardly live on little money
B. Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet
C. Peter found it hard to live on very little money
D. Peter got by on very little money
Đáp án D
Peter có rất ít tiền nhưng anh ấy vẫn có thể xoay sở sống qua ngày.
A. Peter khó có thể sống với số tiền ít ỏi.
B. Có ít tiền, Peter không thể sống qua ngày.
C. Peter cảm thấy khó sống với rất ít tiền.
D. Peter vẫn có thể xoay sở qua ngày với rất ít tiền
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Peter had very little money. He managed to make ends meet.
A. Peter found it hard to live on very little money
B. Having a little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet
C. Peter could hardly live on little money.
D. Peter got by on very little money.
Đáp án D
Peter có rất ít tiền. Anh ấy đã cố gắng xoay sở để kiếm sống.
= D. Peter đã cố xoay sở với số tiền ít ỏi. (get by: xoay sở, đối phó).
Các đáp án còn lại sai nghĩa:
A. Pteter nhận ra thật là khó để sống dựa vào 1 ít tiền.
B. Có ít tiền, Peter đã không thể sống no đủ.
C. Pteter đã không thể sống dựa vào 1 chút tiền.
And in 1891, the shy Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne.
A. many
B. a lot
C. few
D. much
31. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.
-->Sue is looking ……………………………………
32.Health is more important than money
-->Money……………………………………………………
33. Peter is a very good football player.
-->Peter plays…………………………………………………
34.Why did you allow them to leave in the storm?
-->You shouldn’t let…………………………………
35. They have built two department stores this year.
-->Two department stores………………………
36. Though she was successful, she felt dissatisfied
-->In spite of……………………………
37. He said: “ Let’s keep sheets with single printed page for drafting”
--> He suggested that…………………
38. Please don’t play yor music so loudly.
-->Would you mind…………………………………?
39.She isn’t on board now, so she can’t experience these marvelous things
-->If……………………
40.My uncle raised a lot of cattle when he lived in the village.
-->My uncle used …………………………
31. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.
-->Sue is looking ……………forward to going to Spain on holiday.………………………
32.Health is more important than money
-->Money………is not as important as health……………………………………………
33. Peter is a very good football player.
-->Peter plays…………football very well………………………………………
34.Why did you allow them to leave in the storm?
-->You shouldn’t let…………them leave in the storm………………………
35. They have built two department stores this year.
-->Two department stores……………have been built this year…………
36. Though she was successful, she felt dissatisfied
-->In spite of…………………her success, she felt dissatisfied…………
37. He said: “ Let’s keep sheets with single printed page for drafting”
--> He suggested that…………we should keep sheets with single printed page for drafting………
38. Please don’t play yor music so loudly.
-->Would you mind………not playing your music so loudly …………………………?
39.She isn’t on board now, so she can’t experience these marvelous things
-->If……………she were on board now, she could experience these marvelous things………
40.My uncle raised a lot of cattle when he lived in the village.
-->My uncle used …………to raise a lot of cattle when he lived in the village.………………
Rewrite the sentences using " I wish"
1) I'd love to live in Australia
2) I hate having to go to school on Sunday
3) I'd love to be a film star
4) why don't we have a bigger house?
5) I'd love to speak more language
6) I'd love to be able to cook
7) I never have enough money, it would be nice to have more
8) I have having to do homework every night
9) I don't understand what the man says
10) my relatives live too for form me
11) my best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and I'm very sad
12) we can't live together forever
13) my little brother makes a lot of noise when he cakes back from school
14) my grand mother always complains about something or other
15) my sister eats too little food
16) Peter always draws on the wall
Rewrite the sentences using " I wish"
1) I'd love to live in Australia
-> I wish I lived in Australia.
2) I hate having to go to school on Sunday
-> I wish I didn't have to go to school on Sunday.
3) I'd love to be a film star
-> I wish I would be a film star.
4) why don't we have a bigger house?
-> I wish we had a bigger house.
5) I'd love to speak more language
-> I wish I could speak more languages.
6) I'd love to be able to cook
-> I wish I was able to cook.
7) I never have enough money, it would be nice to have more
-> I wish I had more money.
8) I hate having to do homework every night
-> I wish I didn't have to do homework every night.
9) I don't understand what the man says
-> I wish I understood what the man says.
10) my relatives live too far from me
-> I wish my relatives didn't live far from me.
11) my best friend will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and I'm very sad
-> I wish my best friend wouldn't leave for Bangkok tomorrow.
12) we can't live together forever
-> I wish we could live together forever.
13) my little brother makes a lot of noise when he comes back from school
-> I wish my little brother didn't make a lot of noise when he comes back from school.
14) my grand mother always complains about something or other.
-> I wish my grandmother didn't complain about something or other.
15) my sister eats too little food
-> I wish my sister ate more food.
16) Peter always draws on the wall
-> I wish Peter didn't draw on the wall.
1) I wish I lived in Australia.
2) I wish I didn't have to go to school on Sunday.
3) I wish I would be a film star.
4) I wish we had a bigger house.
5) I wish I could speak more languages.
6) I wish I was able to cook.
7) I wish I had more money.
8) I wish I didn't have to do homework every night.
9) I wish I understood what the man says.
10) I wish my relatives didn't live far from me.
11) I wish my best friend wouldn't leave for Bangkok tomorrow.
12) I wish we could live together forever.
13) I wish my little brother didn't make a lot of noise when he comes back from school.
14) I wish my grandmother didn't complain about something or other.
15) I wish my sister ate more food. 16) I wish Peter didn't draw on the wall.
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. He has little money, _______?
A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he
9. I couldn’t live with a person who had such disgusting______
A. customs B. habits C. uses D. actions
10. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes _______.
A. well B. good C. badly D. bad
11. Fossil fuels are very common in our society but they ____________ the environment.
A. renew B. provide C. waste D. contaminate
12. _________me between 9 and 10 o’clock because I’m free then.
A. Phone B. Phoning C. To phone D. Having phoned
13. You look terrific today! That color really_______you!
A. wears B. matches C. fits D. suits
14. The _______of the experiments proved to be very informative.
A. consequences B. solutions C. effects D. results
15. Children should be_______to realize their full potential.
A. encouraging B. courageous C. encouraged D. discouraged
16. ______________we take actions, many species will become extinct
A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Since
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
17: Helen: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school!” Mary: “____________.”
A. Of course B. I’m glad you like it C. Sorry to hear that D. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging
18. Mary: “I think you shouldn’t stay out so late?” Ensoleill: “ __________”
A. I think you’re right B. I am thinking about it C. Yes, you shouldn’t do it. D. No, you shouldn’t say that
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
19. Binh is an active student. He has taken part in different charity projects in his town.
A. been involved in B. taken care of C. looked forward to D. been grateful to
20. Many chemical factories dump toxic waste into this river.
A. protect B. release C. contaminate D. occur
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
21. From my point of view, parental divorce can cause lasting negative consequences for children.
A. beginning of a marriage B. the situation of not marrying
C. single person D. ending of a marriage
22. With the help of the Internet, information can reach every’ corner of the world swiftly.
A. at a low speed B. at a high price C. with some difficulty D. unexpectedly
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. He has little money, _______?
A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he
9. I couldn’t live with a person who had such disgusting______
A. customs B. habits C. uses D. actions
10. Besides being expensive, the food in the cafeteria tastes _______.
A. well B. good C. badly D. bad
11. Fossil fuels are very common in our society but they ____________ the environment.
A. renew B. provide C. waste D. contaminate
12. _________me between 9 and 10 o’clock because I’m free then.
A. Phone B. Phoning C. To phone D. Having phoned
13. You look terrific today! That color really_______you!
A. wears B. matches C. fits D. suits
14. The _______of the experiments proved to be very informative.
A. consequences B. solutions C. effects D. results
15. Children should be_______to realize their full potential.
A. encouraging B. courageous C. encouraged D. discouraged
16. ______________we take actions, many species will become extinct
A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Since
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
17: Helen: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school!” Mary: “____________.”
A. Of course B. I’m glad you like it C. Sorry to hear that D. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging
18. Mary: “I think you shouldn’t stay out so late?” Ensoleill: “ __________”
A. I think you’re right B. I am thinking about it C. Yes, you shouldn’t do it. D. No, you shouldn’t say that
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
19. Binh is an active student. He has taken part in different charity projects in his town.
A. been involved in B. taken care of C. looked forward to D. been grateful to
20. Many chemical factories dump toxic waste into this river.
A. protect B. release C. contaminate D. occur
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
21. From my point of view, parental divorce can cause lasting negative consequences for children.
A. beginning of a marriage B. the situation of not marrying
C. single person D. ending of a marriage
22. With the help of the Internet, information can reach every’ corner of the world swiftly.
A. at a low speed B. at a high price C. with some difficulty D. unexpectedly
26. ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.
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A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many
28. Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. - I haven’t got ____ money on me. - Don’t worry! I will lend you ______.
A. a few / little B. many of / a little C. any/some D. some/any
30. - How ____ furniture do you think there is?
A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of
31. - Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee?
A. few B. some C. many D. much
32. He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of
33. - Give me ____ examples, please!
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
34. - Is there ____ water in the glass?
A. any B. some C. many D. lots of
35. Peter doesn’t want ____ to do.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. - Can you speak French? – Yes, ____.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
37. Thank you very ____ for your help.
A. many B. much C. a lot D. little
38. He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank.
A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few
39. She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it.
A. many B. much C. few D. little
40. I have got ____ homework to do.
A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of
41. She has talked too ____.
A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal
42. I've met him so _____ times and I still can't remember his name.
A. much B. many C. little D. a number of
43. They know ____ about what to do.
A. many B. few C. little D. the number of
44. ____ children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of
45. Would you like ____ champagne to drink?
A. some B. few C. a few D. many
46. The school has pupils from ____ different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
47. ____ of the students are good today.
A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very
48. There were too ____ different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English.
A. a lot of B. much C. some D. many
49. I don’t know ____ about English literature.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little
50. Let me make just ____ concluding remarks.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
26. ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.
A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many
28. Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. - I haven’t got ____ money on me. - Don’t worry! I will lend you ______.
A. a few / little B. many of / a little C. any/some D. some/any
30. - How ____ furniture do you think there is?
A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of
31. - Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee?
A. few B. some C. many D. much
32. He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of
33. - Give me ____ examples, please!
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
34. - Is there ____ water in the glass?
A. any B. some C. many D. lots of
35. Peter doesn’t want ____ to do.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. - Can you speak French? – Yes, ____.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
37. Thank you very ____ for your help.
A. many B. much C. a lot D. little
38. He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank.
A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few
39. She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it.
A. many B. much C. few D. little
40. I have got ____ homework to do.
A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of
41. She has talked too ____.
A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal
42. I've met him so _____ times and I still can't remember his name.
A. much B. many C. little D. a number of
43. They know ____ about what to do.
A. many B. few C. little D. the number of
44. ____ children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of
45. Would you like ____ champagne to drink?
A. some B. few C. a few D. many
46. The school has pupils from ____ different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
47. ____ of the students are good today.
A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very
48. There were too ____ different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English.
A. a lot of B. much C. some D. many
49. I don’t know ____ about English literature.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little
50. Let me make just ____ concluding remarks.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite)
____________________________________________________________________
2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
____________________________________________________________________
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
____________________________________________________________________
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)
____________________________________________________________________
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. Despite being very tired, I couldn't sleep
2. In spite of having very little money, they are happy
3. Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village.
4. I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story
5. Despite living in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.
Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite)
_____despite being tired, i couldn't sleep_______________________________________________________________
2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
____in spite of having little money, they are happy________________________________________________________________
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
_____although My foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village. _______________________________________________________________
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)
_______in spite of the silly story, i enjoyed the film_____________________________________________________________
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)
despite living in the same street, We hardly ever see each other.
Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it
1.There was very little response to the charity appeal.
a. Nobody responded to the charity appeal.
b. Very little money was raised for the charity appeal.
c. Everybody seemed to appeal to the charity.
d. They raised a lot of money from the charity 'appeal.
2.With the help of new computer programs, we can solve many problems quickly and accurately.
a. New computer programs have enabled us to solve many problems quickly and accurately.
b. New computer programs are quick and accurate.
c. We can solve problems quickly and accurately without computer programs.
d. New computer programs are not able to solve many problems quickly and accurately.
3.People swimming here do so at their own risk.
a. People may swim here without fear or risk.
b. Swimming is so risky here that it is forbidden.
c. People should realize that it is dangerous to swim here.
d. Swimmers will not be blamed if anything happens to them here.
4.After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
a. The fireman managed in vain to put the fire out after a 12-hour fight.
b. Having fought the fire for 12 hours, the firemen were able to put it out.
c. The firemen wasted 12 hours putting the fire out.
d. Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the fire was put out.
5.People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties.
a. But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now.
b. Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties now.
c. To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation.
d. The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's generous donation.