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Part II. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences. (20 points)

John watched a ( 1. document)documentary on TV last night. It was all about the problems ( 2. threaten)threatening our environment. He was shocked to find out how little he knew about (3.globe)global warning or acid rain. He had heard the term before but he knew ( 4. practical)practically nothing about the damage they cause to our planet. He feels he should do something to be (5.help)helpful. He would like to join an ( 6.organize)organization , but he doesn't know which one to join. He has seen so many (7.advertise)advertisements in newspapers that he can't make up his mind. I lowever., he believes that it is ( 8. acceptable)unacceptable not to be environmentally aware and he is ( 9.hope)hopeful that one day everyone will be part of a world movement to save the earth. He was sure that in this time of ( 10. technology)technological advances, we find may to solve the world's problems.

 Your answer:

Part III. Identify the mistake in each sentence below by circling the capital letter. (20 points)

1. It was wrong with you to allow a 4 year-old child to walk home alone.

                             A               B            C                            D

2. The Smiths are very proud about that their son always gets high marks in his courses.

                                                  A                B                                                 C           D

3. We called the baseball park up to ask that when the game was scheduled to begin that

                                                   A                   B                                            C                                

afternoon.

     D

4. The American Indians killed the buffalo only when necessity to obtain food, clothing

                                               A                              B                 C                                    D

and shelter.

5. Some relatives of mine like staying at their cabin on Lake Omega every summer holidays

                                    A              B                               C                                                      D

6. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers is  reserved                             

                                           A                              B                                                                    C                   

     for advertising.

                    D

7. Gilbert Newton Lewis, a chemist, helped to develop the modern electron theory of

                                         A                                         B

valence, a theory explains the forces holding atoms together in molecules.

                                     C                                                 D

8. Because of a high birthrate and considered immigration, the United States population

                                          A             B                                                                          

in the late  nineteenth century increased tremendously from 31 million in 1860 to 76

 C                                                     D

million in 1900.

9. For most of their history, especially since the 1860's, New York City has been

                            A                          B                 C

undergoing major ethnic population changes.  

                                                                 D

10. Rocks have forming, wearing away and re-forming ever since the Earth took shape.

                          A                     B                                                    C                        D

Your answer:

Part IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)

1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean) has been cleaned

2. ( 2- Lie )Lying on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.

3. After (3- shout ) shouting for help, she ( 4- take ) took off her shoes and (5- jump)jumped in (6- save)to save him.

4. Once you (7- try)try Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8- never use)will never use anything else.

5. (9- Write )Having written the letter, she put it in an envelope.

6. Each July, George together with his family (10- go)goes to Spain for holiday.

Part II: 

1. DOCUMENTARY 2. THREATENING 3. GLOBAL 4. PRACTICALLY

5. HELPFUL 6. ORGANIZATION 7. ADVERTISEMENTS

1. A (with->of)

2. A (Be proud that + clause; hoặc Be proud of + N = tự hào về cái gì)

3. B (Tường thuật lại câu hỏi với động từ “ask” thì ask + từ để hỏi; không có từ that)

4. C (Necessity là danh từ, không đứng sau từ để hỏi (when) mà không đóng vai trò chủ ngữ cho vế sau được -> sửa thành tính từ: necessary)

5. D (Every + N đếm được số ít. Sửa D -> holiday)

6. A (Among = giữa. Khoảng tầm 60 % diện tích các trang báo là dành cho quảng cáo. Sửa A thành about)

7. C (Động từ chính của câu này là helped, không phải explain, vì thế explain không được chia. Sửa thành dạng Ving (explaining) rút gọn thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ chủ động hoặc sửa thành: a theory that explains)

8. B (Consider = cân nhắc, xem xét, coi như -> từ này ở đây không phù hợp về ngữ nghĩa và ngữ pháp -> bỏ conside)

9. A (Lịch sử ở đây là lịch sử của thành phố NewYork -> không dùng their -> dùng its)

10. A (Không có thì nào có dạng: Have/has + Ving -> sửa thành thì hiện tại hoàn thành tiếp diễn (chỉ hành động đã và đang kéo ra, kéo dài): have been forming) 

Part IV:

1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it has been cleaned(1- clean).

2. (2-Lie)Lying on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.

3. After (3-shout)shouting for help, she (4-take)took off her shoes and (5-jump)jumped in (6-save)saving him.

4. Once you (7-try)try Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8-never use)will never use anything else.

5. (9-Write)Had written the letter, she put it in an envelope.

6. Each July, George together with his family (10-go)goes to Spain for holiday.

1.It's about 8km from your house to school.

How far is it from your house to school?

2.Nam often goes to school by bike.

How does Nam often go to school??

3.Yesterday,I went to Hung King Festival with my friends.

Who did you go to Hung King Festival with yesterday?

4.There are renewable and non-renewable enery sources today.

How many types of renewable and non-renewable enery sources today?

5.Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday.

What is an important Christian festival and holiday?

6.Last night,my father watched a very interesting film on TV.

When did your father watch a very interesting film on TV?

1.It's about 8km from your house to school.

How far is it from your house to school ?

2.Nam often goes to school by bike.

How does Nam often go to school ?

3.Yesterday,I went to Hung King Festival with my friends.

Who did you go to Hung King Festival with yesterday ?

4.There are renewable and non-renewable enery sources today.

How many types of energy sources are there today ?

5.Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday.

What is an important Christian festival and holiday ?

6.Last night,my father watched a very interesting film on TV.

When did your father watch a very interesting film on TV ?

1.It's about 8km from your house to school.

How far ..is.it from your house to school ?...

2.Nam often goes to school by bike.

How....does Nam often go to school?.....

3.Yesterday,I went to Hung King Festival with my friends.

Who...did you go to Hung King Festival with ?............

4.There are renewable and non-renewable enery sources today.

How many types...of the sources today?............

5.Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday.

What...is important in Christian festival and holiday.......

6.Last night,my father watched a very interesting film on TV.

When ...did your father watch a very interesting film on TV?.........

documentary - threatening - global - practically - helpful - organization - advertisements - acceptable - hopeful - technological

1. It ( rained/ was raining) heavily last July.

2. Chris ( was eating/ ate) pizza every weekend last month.

3. They ( were watching/ watched) football on TV all day.

4. She ( wore/ was wearing) a bright red coat when I ( saw/ was seeing) her last night.

1was raining

2 ate

3 were watching

4 was wearing

Đáp án B

Giải thích: đáp án B: xem TV => ko làm bài tập

A. sai vì Henry không “busy fixing the television set” (bận sửa TV)

C. sai nghĩa (Henry có xem TV )

D. sai nghĩa (Henry làm bài tập về nhà trong lúc đang xem TV)

Dịch nghĩa: Henry đáng lẽ ra nên làm bài tập về nhà tối hôm qua, nhưng anh ấy lại xem TV.

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Câu gốc sử dụng thức giả định với động từ khuyết thiếu "should" để diễn tả hành động không xảy ra trong quá khứ.

Dịch nghĩa: Henry đáng lẽ nên làm bài tập về nhà tối qua, nhưng cậu ấy xem tivi thay vào đó.

Phương án B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework = Henry đã xem tivi tối qua thay vì làm bài tập về nhà, là phương án có nghĩa của câu sát với nghĩa câu gốc nhất.

A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set. = Henry đã không làm bài tập về nhà tối qua bởi vì cậu ấy bận sửa cái tivi.

C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework. = Henry đã không xem tivi tối qua bởi vì cậu ấy phải làm bài tập về nhà.

D. Henry did his homework while watching TV. = Henry đã làm bài tập về nhà trong khi đang xem tivi.

Đáp án B

Giải thích: đáp án B: xem TV => ko làm bài tập
A sai vì Henry không “busy fixing the television set” (bận sửa TV)
C sai nghĩa (Henry có xem TV )
D sai nghĩa (Henry làm bài tập về nhà trong lúc đang xem TV)
Dịch nghĩa: Henry đáng lẽ ra nên làm bài tập về nhà tối hôm qua, nhưng anh ấy lại xem TV