1. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
A. looked after B. taken after C. gone off D. got over
2. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A. went on B. went out C. went off D. went away
3. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
A. take part in B. take over C. take place D. take care of
4. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
A. up to B. on for C. on well with D. in with
5. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
A. keep on B. give up C. take after D. stop by
6. My father gave up smoking two years ago.
A. liked B. continued C. stopped D. enjoyed
7. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out B. carry out C. carry on D. keep on
8. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.
A. cut down B. cut out C. cut off D. cut up
9. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose
20. The Taste Of the tiny church ………………every memory of my childhood.
A. brought up B. brought off C. brought back D. brought in
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three:
1. A. peasant B. ready C. death D. scream
2. A. film B. life C. night D. climb
3. A. comedy B. family C. happy D. why
1. A hard B. start C. party D. talk
2. A. son B. sunshine C. above D. woman
3. A. bus B. fun C. busy D. month
7. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree
8. A. trouble B. study C. tutor D. subject
9. A. romantic B. mature C. mathematics D. humanity
10. A. deaf B. teach C. reading D. seat
11. A. organize B. money C. force D. for
12. A. sport B. stall C. talk D. shake
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant
2. a. traveled b. stared c. landed d. seemed
3. a. chat b. panic c. park d. passenger
4. a. frightening b. brigade c. pilot d. fire
5. a. technology b. teaching c. purchase d. lunch
6 .a.teacher b.seat c.deaf d.meat
7 .a.proper b.course c.force d.talk
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant
2. a. frightening b. brigade c. pilot d. fire
3. a. climax b. English c. history d. physics
4. a. hard b. start c. party d. talk
5. a. love b. above c. corner d. worry
6. a. father b. traffic c. hard d. party
7. a. please b. meat c. bread d. eat
8. a. language b. package c. mathematics d. marvelous
9. a. chemistry b. prepare c. receive d. degree
10. a. trouble b. study c. tutor d. subject
11. a. tea b. death c. leave d. seat
12. a. mature b. angry c. travel d. background
13. a. media b. television c. scene d. secret
14. a. cartoon b. moon c. flood d. too
15. a. radio b. latest c. nature d. drama
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. scream b. death c. ready d. peasant
2. a. traveled b. stared c. landed d. seemed
3. a. chat b. panic c. park d. passenger
4. a. frightening b. brigade c. pilot d. fire
5. a. technology b. teaching c. purchase d. lunch
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num bared blank.
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.
1. a. designer b. doctor c. teacher d. lawyer
2. a. who b. whom c. himself d. for himself
3. a. activity b. ability c. intelligence d. determination
4. a. expressing b. learning c. bringing d. modifying
5. a. made b. taken c. done d. derived
1.She was very appreciative_____all the support she got from her friends.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. of B. for C. on D. with
2.Her latest novel is coming____in paperback soon.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. across B. off C. out D. about
3.As you’ve arrived late, you’ll have to______the time you have lost.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. make up to B. do up to C. do up for D. make up for
4.Mary is jealous_____her sister because she is much more popular.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. on B. of C. for D. with
5.Your skirt needs taking_____; it's too large.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. up B. on C. over D. in
6.Can you make_____the meaning of this passage?(Giải thích với ạ)
A. out B. for C. up D. into
7.He’s such a hard man to_____as he’s always flitting from one site to another.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. pin in B. lock in C. narrow down D. nail down
8.Don't be put______by his manner. He always acts that way.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. on B. away C. off D. down
9.His proposal met_____total opposition from the committee.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. about B. by C. for D. with
10.You ought to stand_____your little brother when the others tease him.(Giải thích với ạ)
A. over with B. by for C. about with D. up for
1. Operation Stargate was the name of a secret spying operation that was run by the Pentagon in the United States for over 20 years. The aim of the operation was to (1) ............... the possibility of using mind readers, clairvoyants and astrologers to help with spying operations. The pentagon employed six of these psychic people, and the experiments were held at a secret military base in Maryland. Put in special rooms, the psychics were asked to concentrate on particular spting operations. By using a technique called 'remote viewing', they were asked to (2) ............... solutions to specific problems. The team had a limited number of successes. They were able to give (3) ............... of the layout of the building where American diplomats were held hostages in 1979, and on another occasion they assisted Customs officials by describing exactly where a drug dealer could be found. When a US diplomat was kidnapped in Italy, they described the town he was in and in addition said exactly what the building looked like. (4) ..............., they had many more failures than successes. In the end, the government ordered the CIA to take over the mission. The team was then examined by a group of experts, who were not (5) ............... by the results. They decided that (6) ............... the psychics had been right a few times, this had probably just happened by (7) ............... At other times, they were probably repeating information that they had (8) ............... in newspapers orr magazines. The military authorities now have the (9) ............ task of explaining to (10) ......... they wasted $ 20 million on the project.
1- A. look through B. look down on C. look up D. look into
2- A. come into B. come up with C. come across D. come up agianst
3- A. description B. definition C. plan D. details
4- A. But B. Yet C. Although D. However
5- A. impressive B. impressing C. impressed D. impression
6- A. despite B. although C. in spite of D. besides
7- A. chance B. possibility C. occasion D. opportunity
8- A. come into B. come round C.come across D. come up against
9- A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass
10- A. critical B. criticize C. criticism D. critics
2, Điền từ vào chỗ trống:
curious, fold, illness, misbehaved, gestures, touched, opportunity, refused, manners, lonely
When Helen Keller was a baby, she had a fever. After her (1) ...... she became blind, deaf and dumb. It was the beginning of a (2) ...... life. No one could understand Helen and she couldn't see, hear or talk to people. As she grew older, she was (3) ....... to know what was going on around her. She (4)....... the lips of others when they spoke but she could not understand them. No one could understand Helen's (5)........ This made her very angry and she often kicked and screamed until she was very tired. Doctors couldn't help Helen. Her parents became exasperated when they couldn't find a teacher for her. It looked as though Helen would never have an (6)...... to learn. Things changed when Annie Sullivan decided to take up the challenge to teach Helen. During Annie's first breakfast with the Kellers, Helen (7)........ She grabbed other people's food off their plates and (8)....... to use a spoon. Annie took almost 2 hours to teach Helen how to (9).......... her napkin and eat properly. During that time, Helen lost her temper, but Annie was determined to teach naughty Helen table (10)...... Amazingly, Helen soon learned many things through the careful guidance of Annie Sullivan, her mentor.
3. Viết lại câu:
In Whales we saw Edward II'S birthplace.
In Whales we saw the castle ....................
1. Operation Stargate was the name of a secret spying operation that was run by the Pentagon in the United States for over 20 years. The aim of the operation was to (1) ............... the possibility of using mind readers, clairvoyants and astrologers to help with spying operations. The pentagon employed six of these psychic people, and the experiments were held at a secret military base in Maryland. Put in special rooms, the psychics were asked to concentrate on particular spting operations. By using a technique called 'remote viewing', they were asked to (2) ............... solutions to specific problems. The team had a limited number of successes. They were able to give (3) ............... of the layout of the building where American diplomats were held hostages in 1979, and on another occasion they assisted Customs officials by describing exactly where a drug dealer could be found. When a US diplomat was kidnapped in Italy, they described the town he was in and in addition said exactly what the building looked like. (4) ..............., they had many more failures than successes. In the end, the government ordered the CIA to take over the mission. The team was then examined by a group of experts, who were not (5) ............... by the results. They decided that (6) ............... the psychics had been right a few times, this had probably just happened by (7) ............... At other times, they were probably repeating information that they had (8) ............... in newspapers orr magazines. The military authorities now have the (9) ............ task of explaining to (10) ......... they wasted $ 20 million on the project.
1- A. look through B. look down on C. look up D. look into
2- A. come into B. come up with C. come across D. come up agianst
3- A. description B. definition C. plan D. details
4- A. But B. Yet C. Although D. However
5- A. impressive B. impressing C. impressed D. impression
6- A. despite B. although C. in spite of D. besides
7- A. chance B. possibility C. occasion D. opportunity
8- A. come into B. come round C.come across D. come up against
9- A. embarrassed B. embarrassing C. embarrassment D. embarrass
10- A. critical B. criticize C. criticism D. critics
2, Điền từ vào chỗ trống:
curious, fold, illness, misbehaved, gestures, touched, opportunity, refused, manners, lonely
When Helen Keller was a baby, she had a fever. After her (1) ...... she became blind, deaf and dumb. It was the beginning of a (2) ...... life. No one could understand Helen and she couldn't see, hear or talk to people. As she grew older, she was (3) ....... to know what was going on around her. She (4)....... the lips of others when they spoke but she could not understand them. No one could understand Helen's (5)........ This made her very angry and she often kicked and screamed until she was very tired. Doctors couldn't help Helen. Her parents became exasperated when they couldn't find a teacher for her. It looked as though Helen would never have an (6)...... to learn. Things changed when Annie Sullivan decided to take up the challenge to teach Helen. During Annie's first breakfast with the Kellers, Helen (7)........ She grabbed other people's food off their plates and (8)....... to use a spoon. Annie took almost 2 hours to teach Helen how to (9).......... her napkin and eat properly. During that time, Helen lost her temper, but Annie was determined to teach naughty Helen table (10)...... Amazingly, Helen soon learned many things through the careful guidance of Annie Sullivan, her mentor.
3. Viết lại câu:
In Whales we saw Edward II'S birthplace.
In Whales we saw the castle ....................