Consult the exercise (practice) in the course book (page 102) and the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary to complete the following tasks:
Rewrite the four characteristics included in the stereotype of “building” and write the sense properties of this predicate.
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Mọi người làm và giải thích ra hộ em nhé em xin cảm ơn ạ
Find out the correct form of the verbs in the box .
Architects responsible for the (1. construct) of many skyscrapers believe that a fall building must always have a certain minimum (2. wide) but that there is no limit to its absolute (3. high)This means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even taller.
Engineers agree with this, but there is (4. agree) over the best shape for the tall, slim buildings. The effects of wind (5. press) mean that cylindrical designs have enjoyed some (6. popular) in recent years, and these are quite pleasing to be eyes. (7. fortunate), however, the ideal shape is an ugly square with heavily rounded corners. Would these tall building of the future offer more than a (8. wonder) view? Some believe tall towers could contain all the (9. require) for modern living. The (10. inhabit) of these vertical villages would travel up and down between their home and work zones and would rarely need to journey to ground level.
Mọi người làm và giải thích ra hộ em nhé em xin cảm ơn ạ
Mọi người làm và giải thích ra hộ em nhé em xin cảm ơn ạ
Find out the correct form of the verbs in the box .
Architects responsible for the (1. construct) of many skyscrapers believe that a fall building must always have a certain minimum (2. wide) but that there is no limit to its absolute (3. high)This means that the skyscrapers of the future are likely to be even taller.
Engineers agree with this, but there is (4. agree) over the best shape for the tall, slim buildings. The effects of wind (5. press) mean that cylindrical designs have enjoyed some (6. popular) in recent years, and these are quite pleasing to be eyes. (7. fortunate), however, the ideal shape is an ugly square with heavily rounded corners. Would these tall building of the future offer more than a (8. wonder) view? Some believe tall towers could contain all the (9. require) for modern living. The (10. inhabit) of these vertical villages would travel up and down between their home and work zones and would rarely need to journey to ground level.
Mọi người làm và giải thích ra hộ em nhé em xin cảm ơn ạ
1/ Speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are __________
A. exhaustible
B. exhaustive
C. exhausted
D. exhausting
2/ By the time they reached the summit they were ______
A. exhaustible
B. exhaustive
C. exhausted
D. exhausting
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 1 | A. employer | B. reunite | C. understand | D. recommend |
Câu 2 | A. study | B. compare | C. eastward | D. frighten |
Câu 3 | A. manage | B. shortage | C. village | D. encourage |
Câu 4 | A. provide | B. machine | C. lesson | D. important |
Câu 5 | A. newspaper | B. dedicate | C. timetable | D. commercial |
Câu 6 | A. between | B. working | C. teacher | D. lovely |
Câu 7 | A. holiday | B. adventure | C. industry | D. certainly |
Câu 8 | A. finish | B. pastime | C. summer | D. begin |
Câu 9 | A. possible | B. attention | C. responsible | D. supportive |
Câu 10 | A. household | B. secure | C. arrive | D. attract |
Câu 11 | A.verbal | B. signal | C. common | D. attract |
Câu 12 | A.biologist | B. certificate | C. academic | D. curriculum |
Câu 13 | A. comfortable | B. confident | C. excellent | D. communicate |
Câu 14 | A. geographical | B. economics | C. compulsory | D. education |
Câu 15 | A. Restaurant | B. Assistance | C. Usually | D. Compliment |
Câu 16 | A. Suppose | B. Problem | C. Minute | D. Dinner |
Câu 17 | A. category | B. accompany | C. experience | D. compulsory |
Câu 18 | A. attract | B. verbal | C. signal | D. social |
Câu 19 | A. restaurant | B. assistance | C. usually | D. compliment |
Câu 20 | A. suppose | B. problem | C. minute | D. dinner |
Câu 21 | A. drawback | B. greenhouse | C. overload | D. mindset |
Câu 22 | A. confide | B. maintain | C. reject | D. gather |
Câu 23 | A. enthusiasm | B. experience | C. certificate | D. concentrate |
Câu 24 | A. industry | B. interview | C. interviewer | D. interviewee |
Câu 25 | A. education | B. beautiful | B. popular | D. dangerous |
Rewrite the sentences, using the words in parentheses.
1. In spite of tan’s sadness, she managed to smile. (although) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. In spite of the high prices, my children insist on traveling abroad. (even though) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Liz will go bowling even though she dislikes that sport. (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Duc ate a lot of meat even though he is on diet. (in spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Susan told me the secret despite having promised not to do so. (though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Despite her poor memory, my mother told interesting stories. (even though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. We plan to buy some lottery tickets although we know we will not win a prize. (even though) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. Despite mother’s dislike of wine, she drank a little to keep herself warm. (although) …………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Though he has been absent from class frequently, he has managed to pass the test. (in spite of) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. We took a lot of photos though the sky was cloudy. (despite) ………………………………………………………………………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 9: A. before B. discuss C. shorten D. beside Question 10: A. compulsory B. attention C. instance D. September
Part 3: Read the following sentences about the different forms of energy available. Match the sentences in Part One with correct sentences in Part Two. (10 points)
PART ONE
0. Muscles and wood were the first sources of energy used by early man.
1. Coal made the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century possible.
2. Today we depend on oil more than any other fuels.
3. Gas is considered as a “mineral” because, together with coal, it is part of the earth’s crust.
4. Hydroelectric power is used to produce electricity.
5. Geothermal energy is produced from the heat stored in the earth’s core.
6. The wind was used as a power source over 1,300 years ago in Persia when the first windmill was built to return a millstone.
7. Waves have enormous power.
8. Incoming tides can be trapped behind a dam across a bay or an estuary.
9. A huge amount of solar energy reaches the earth’s outer atmosphere.
10. Nuclear fuels, such as uranium-235 and plutonium, can be made to produce immense heat by a process called “fission”.
PART TWO
a. Like oil, it is a fossil fuel and is thus a non-renewable source of energy.
b. One danger, however, is in getting rid of the radioactive wastes which are produced.
c. They increase and decrease more slowly than the wind, thus making them easier to use as a source of energy.
d. It was the first fossil fuel to be used to power machinery.
e. However, it is thinly spread, and collecting it in countries like Britain and northern Europe is still difficult and expensive.
f. It is used as a fuel in cars, ships and aeroplanes, and even in rockets.
g. It is produced by the fall of water trapped in a dam.
h. It took thousands of years to progress to using coal on a large scale.
I.This internal heat helps to produce geysers and steam springs and can be used to generate eletricity in countries like New Zealand.
j. The water is then allowed to flow out past water wheels as the tide goes out.
k. For morden purposes, however, it is necessary to build a machine which can store the energy obtained for use on calm days.
Example: 0 – H
1........ 2. ....... 3......... 4......... 5........
6…… 7……. 8….… 9……. 10…..
Complete the sentence with the past simple or past continuous of the verb in brackets.
1. The climbers enough food for several extra days in case the bad weather delayed them. (take)
2. We finally a good place to camp for the night and put up our tent. (find)