Đáp án C.

A. intensity (n): tính mãnh liệt, dữ dội; sự xúc cảm mãnh liệt; độ mạnh, cường độ

B. intensify (v): tăng cường, làm mạnh thêm, làm nổi lên (nhiếp ảnh)

C. intense (adj): mãnh liệt, dữ dội; nồng nhiệt, sôi nổi (tình cảm, hành động,…); mạnh, có cường độ lớn.

Ex: intense heat, light, pain: cái nóng gắt, ánh sáng chói, cơn đau nhức nhối

D. intensely (adv): một cách mãnh liệt, dữ dội

Lưu ý: Dựa vào luật song hành → chỗ trống thiếu tính từ.

Tạm dịch: Ca sĩ opera Maria Callas được mọi người biết đến vì có giọng hát khỏe, đầy nội lực.

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Opera singer Maria Callas was known for her ________, powerful voice.
A. intensity B. intensify C. intense D. intensely
2. Many readers will disagree with the selection and the assessments as any guide will invevitably be ______
A. subject B. subjected C. subjective D. Subjectivism
3. Politicians___________blame the media if they don’t win the election. They’re so predictable.
A variable B. variety C. various D. invariably
4. This is very _______! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?
A. convenient B. conveniently C. Inconvenient D. convenience
5. I would like to show you my lastest ________, which I have called “Boasts on a Lake”
A. creativity B. creator C. create D. creation
6. During the festival _______ were hanging from every tree.
A. decorator B. decorations C. decorative D. decorativeness
7. He offered to give me a ________ of how the machine worked.
A. demonstrator B. demonstration C. demonstrate D. demonstrative
8. Those countries are_______ on other countries for most of their food.
A. dependent B. independence C. dependable D. dependability
9. He acted in an extremely ________ manner, which made him very unpopular
A. dictation B. dictatorial C. dictate D. dictatorship
10. He hoped the _______ agency would find him a job.
A. employee B. unemployed C. employer D. employment

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. I’m afraid they weren’t very _______ about your idea of going out this evening.

A. enthusiastically B. enthusiastic C. enthusiasm D. enthusiast

2. The student did not do well in the class; he had a problem with ________

A. absent B. absently C. absence D. absenteeism

3. The information in that article is ________ inaccurate.

A. historian B. historial C. history D. historically

4. Some people show ______ attitude toward the misery of others, totally untouched by their suffering.

A. passionate B. dispassionate C. passion D. passionately

5. The charity organization received a large gift from the ________.

A. donation B. donor C. donate D. donated

6. The sick child must stay away from others because he has a _________disease.

A. communicate B. communicable C. communicator D. communication

7. The technician applying for the position was asked to supply a _______ list of her former places of employment.

A. chronological B. chronologically C. chronologist D. chronology

8. I do not understand what these results ______.

A. significant B. sgnify C. significance D. significantly

9. They said my illness was ________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?

A. immagianry B. imagination C. imagine D. imaginative

10. She was much less _______student than her sister.

A. industrial B. industrious C. industrialist D. industrialized

B. intensity: sức mạnh

Bessie Smith, an American singer, is known as the Empress of the Blues. She had a beautiful voice. Born in poverty in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was helped in her career by Ma Rainey, one of the best known of the early women blues singers. After touring in the South, Smith went to New York City in 1923 and recorded with leading jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, and Benny Goodman. Then she became the most popular blues singer of her time, reportedly earning $2000 a week at the peak of her career. She died in Clarksdale, Mississippi, after an automobile accident.

1.      What did Bessie Smith do?

A. singer                    B. a dancer                C. a teacher                D. a worker

2.      She was born in a....................... family.

A.  rich                        B. wealthy                 C. poor                      D. bad

3. ................................. helped her with her career.

A.  her mother            B. Louis                     C. James                    D. Ma Rainey

4.      She became the most popular.............................. of her time.

A. blues singer         B. rock singer            C. pop singer             D. red singer

5.      She died in …………..

A.  New York             B. Mississippi           C. Tennessee             D. England

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B 

1.      What did Bessie Smith do?

A. singer                    B. a dancer                C. a teacher                D. a worker

2.      She was born in a....................... family.

A.  rich                        B. wealthy                 C. poor                      D. bad

3. ................................. helped her with her career.

A.  her mother            B. Louis                     C. James                    D. Ma Rainey

4.      She became the most popular.............................. of her time.

A. blues singer         B. rock singer            C. pop singer             D. red singer

5.      She died in …………..

A.  New York             B. Mississippi           C. Tennessee             D. England

Đáp án A

Tạm dịch: Anh ấy là một ca sĩ bẩm sinh với một chất giọng rất dễ nghe.

Đáp án A

- Bell (n): chuông

- Mirror(n): cái gương

- Waterfall (n): thác nước

- Lake (n): hồ

- As clear as bell: dễ nghe, rành rọt (1 thành ngữ)

ð Đáp án A (Anh ấy là một ca sĩ bẩm sinh với một chất giọng rất dễ nghe.)

Đáp án A

Tạm dịch: Anh ấy là một ca sĩ bẩm sinh với một chất giọng rất dễ ngh

Combine two sentences, using so ... THAT or SUCH THAT.

1. The sun shone brightly. Maria had to put on her sunglasses.

=> The sun shone so brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses.

2. Dean was a powerful swimmer. He always won the races.

=> Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.

3. There were few students registered. The class was cancelled.

=> There were so few students registered that the class was cancelled.

4. The house was beautiful. I took a picture of it.

=> The house was so beautiful that I took a picture of it.

5. This coffee is strong. I can’t drink it.

=> This coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it.

6. This is a good film. I want to see it again and again.

=> This is such a good film that I want to see it again and again.

7. There was a lot of food. Everyone ate too much.

=> There was so much food that everyone ate too much.

8. There were a lot of guests. There wasn’t enough food.

=> There were so many guests that there wasn’t enough food.

9. I ate a lot of sandwiches. I felt uneasy.

=> I ate so many sandwiches that I felt uneasy.

10. David has a lot of work to do. He can’t come tonight.

=> David has so much work to do that he can’t come tonight.

11. He was very sick. He was sent to the hospital.

=> He was so sick that he was sent to the hospital.

12. It was very dark. He couldn’t see anything.

=> It was so dark that he couldn’t see anything.

13. He has very wide knowledge. We can’t help admiring him.

=> He has such wide knowledge that we can’t help admiring him.

14. His conduct is very good. All his teachers love him.

=> His conduct is so good that all his teachers love him.

15. Mary has a beautiful voice. We all like to hear her sing.

=> Mary has such a beautiful voice that we all like to hear her sing.

16. John is still very weak. He can’t walk without a stick.

=> John is still so weak that he can’t walk without a stick.

17. My father has a very good health. He seldom takes any medicines.

=> My father has such good health that he seldom takes any medicines.

18. There is too much noise. We can’t learn our lessons.

=> There is so much noise that we can’t learn our lessons.

19. My friend is very strong. He can lift up the table by himself.

=> My friend is so strong that he can lift up the table by himself.

20. Bill is an intelligent boy. He is always at the top of his class.

=> Bill is such an intelligent boy that he is always at the top of his class.

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