The Statue of Liberty was opened in 1886
-Bị động quá khứ đơn: S+was/were+PII+(by O)+....
The robber is being searched by the police
-Bị động hiện tại tiếp diễn: S+am/is/are+PII+(by O)+......
The price of petroleum will be reduced by the government
-Bị động tương lai đơn: S+will be+ PII+(by O)+....
1. I__________ (already/ apply) for a sports summer camp in the UK.
2. Minh usually__________ (watch) movies in English and it__________ (help) improve his English.
3. We__________ (visit) the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island if we go to New York.
4. Where__________ (you/ go) on your holiday next summer?
5. The Viking__________ (invade) Ireland in the 9th century.
6. English__________ (speak) as the primary language in many countries around the world.
7. If it __________ (not rain) today we’d take a trip to Edinburgh Castle.
8. The 12th English Teaching Conference__________ (take place) on 5-12 June.
9. Since the late 1980s, the economy of Ireland__________ (grow) rapidly.
10. Everyone__________ (sleep) when the earthquake__________ (hit) the small town two days ago.
11. Do you have difficulty__________ (understand) your Australian friends?
12. Let’s__________ (visit) medieval castles. It’s really interesting, I think.
II. Combine each pair of sentences using the words in brackets.
2. The number of visitors will cause difficulties for the airport. They will be travelling tomorrow. (Who)
-> …………………………………………………………
5. He misses work and his work mates. He gets a redundancy pay every month. (but)
-> ……………………………………………………………
1. Really good magazine illustration should both stand up as a work of art in its own right and as an _________ part of the article. A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively 2. The government say they are trying to do more to _________ the public about the consequences of drug abuse A. educate B. education C. educational D. educator 3. English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are _________ A. option B. options C. optional 4. Tom is a very _________ person and writes lists for everything. A. method B. methodize C. methodical 5. The audience was surprisingly well _________ D. optionally D. methodically D. behaviour D. dependence A. behave B. behaved C. behaving EXERISE 2 1. The study is totally _________ of central government. A. depend B. independent C. dependent 2. Any children who pass the final _________ at the secondary school can be awarded with this certificate. A. examine B. examiner C. examinee D. examination 3. Many private schools in western countries have retained considerable _________ and social prestige. A. academy B. academic C. academician D. academically 4. The _________ curriculum for secondary education is made up of more than ten subjects. A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationally 5. I don’t know how to overcome the feeling of loneliness, so I cannot become more _________ A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently EXERISE 3 1. _________ systems are established to provide education and training for children, adolescent as well as adults A. Educate B. Educating C. Educational D. Educator 2. High-school students who pass the school-leaving _________ successfully are awarded a(n) diploma. A. examine B. examiner C. examinee D. examination 3. How to live _________ is, probably, one of the questions that are most frequently asked by people A. dependent B. dependently C. independent D. independently 4. All parents care deeply about their children's education and _________ progress. A. academy B. academic C. academician D. academically 5. This book is deeply interesting to read while still being _________ and instructive A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
Today, the Secret Service is the agency of the United States government that is charged with the protection of the president and family members of the president. Any time that the president appears in public, neatly dressed Secret Service agents are clearly in evidence alongside the president. Secret Service agents might also accompany a presidential spouse to a committee meeting, on a shopping trip, to a charity event, or out for a walk in the park. Agents accompany the president’s children to school on a daily basis, sitting unobtrusively but hardly unnoticed in the background throughout each hour of class, and tag along with the president’s children on dates and to any type of social event.
The Secret Service is so much in evidence around the president and members of the president’s family, one might question why the activities of these agents are considered secret. The name of the agency, however, is -not derived from its duty in protecting the president but from its original covert duty in protecting the economy of the young United States from counterfeiters. Before the Civil War, the official currency of the United States was in coins; however, after the war, the government began issuing paper money. This new paper currency was easy for counterfeiters to replicate, and soon counterfeit bills flooded the country. Secret Service agents, as part of the Department of the Treasury, posed as criminals interested in purchasing large sums of counterfeit bills in order to gather evidence against counterfeiters and put them out of their illegal business. For quite some time, the government preferred to keep the public in the dark about the extent of the counterfeiting at that time, afraid that the public would lose confidence in the country’s paper money if they knew that there was so much counterfeit money mixed in with the real thing.
It was not until 1901 that the role of the Secret Service was expanded from protecting the currency of the country to protecting its president. In that year, then President William McKinley was shot by an assassin in Buffalo, New York. Sadly, he died eight days later from the wounds inflicted during the assassination attempt. At that time, the Secret Service was assigned to protect the president, in addition to its other duties, and it has carried out that assignment, often not in a secretive fashion, to this day.
2. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.Protection of the United States Presidency
B. The Duties of the Secret Service
C. The President and Family Members of the President
D.The Role of the Secret Service in Protecting the Currency of the United States
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a responsibility of the Secret Service?
A.Shopping for the president
B. Accompanying the president on public appearances
C. Going for walks with the presidents spouse
D.Attending school with the president’s children
4. According to paragraph 2, the Secret Service is called secret .
A.because its duty in protecting the president is unknown to the public.
B. because of its original covert duty in protecting the economy of the young United States from counterfeiters.
C. because it keeps the public in the dark about its duty of protecting members of the president’s family.
D.because its assignment to protect the president is carried out in a secretive fashion.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that before the Civil War .
A.paper money was used extensively
B. counterfeiting of paper money was not a big problem for the U.S. government
C. coins were relatively easy to counterfeit
D.Secret Service agents spent most of their time protecting the president and his family
6. The expression “posed as” in line 16 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. talked with B. chased after C. pretended to be D. looked for
7. The word “them” in line 19 refers to …………..
A.counterfeiters
B. secret agents
C. counterfeit bills
D.criminals
8. According to the passage, the government kept its citizens uninformed about the extent of early counterfeiting because the government………….
A.worried that counterfeiters would learn to make better counterfeit currency
B. believed that the amount of counterfeiting would increase
C. felt embarrassed about how easy it was to counterfeit the currency
D.feared that the citizens would stop using paper currency
9. All of the following are similar in meaning to “covert” (line 12) EXCEPT………….
A. hidden B. secret C. overt D. concealed
10. The word “it” in line 27 refers to………….
A.the assassination attempt
B. the role
C. the country
D.Secret Service
11. According to the last paragraph,…………...
A.By 1901, the Secret Service had stopped protecting the currency of the country
B. the role of the Secret Service was widened as a result of the assassination of President William McKinley
C. since the assassination of President William McKinley, protecting the president has become the sole duty of the Secret Service
D.protecting the president has always been a secret operation
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.
Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
Question: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. doctors
B. ideas
C. professionals
D. companies
There was a lot of (1)……..in the world of language teaching today when the (2) ……..of Education explained his plans for schools over the (3) ……..five years.
One of the plans is that (4) ……..children will start learning two foreign languages (5) ……..the age of six. When they enter high school, there is the (6) ……..of adding one more language.
“The government plans are a real (7) ……..for celebration,” said Mary Spencer, a friend (8) …….. at City High School. “These new plans for language teaching show that the secretary has (9) …….. the old problems with intelligence and imagination. These plans certainly a great (10) …….. . ”
1. | A. amusement | B. excitement | C. enjoyment | D. disappointment |
2. | A. Head | B. Leader | C. Director | D. Secretary |
3. | A. next | B. future | C. coming | D. following |
4. | A. the | B. all | C. these | D. those |
5. | A. in | B. for | C. from | D. until |
6. | A. likelihood | B. opportunity | C. possibility | D. probably |
7. | A. cause | B. reason | C. result | D. effect |
8. | A. engineer | B. teacher | C. electrician | D. architect |
9. | A. reached | B. revealed | C. discussed | D. solved |
10. | A. attainment | B. agreement | C. achievement | D. movement |
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.
Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
Question: The phrase “negative publicity” in paragraph 2 most likely means _______.
A. poor ideas about the effects of cellphones
B. information on the lethal effects of cellphones
C. the negative public use of cellphones
D. widespread opinion about bad effect of cellphones
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.
Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
Question: What could be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Technological Innovations and Their Price
B. The Way Mobile Phones Work
C. Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time
D. The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular
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.
Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
Question: The word “potentially” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _______.
A. possibly
B. privately
C. obviously
D. certainly
