ACTIVE AND PASSIVE 

1. The boss will meet him tomorrow in the restaurant

-> He ______

2. He will be given some money by the company when he retires 

-> The company _____

-> Some money ______

3. Rossi produced " War in Space " 

-> " War in Space " ______

4. She bought some tulips yesterday

-> Some tulips ______

5. He usually washes his car every Sunday morning

-> His car _____

6. They grow rice in the north

-> Rice ______

7. What did he write with it ?

-> What was ______

8. They will hold an international conference in Hanoi next month 

-> An international ______

9. The Persian invented windmills around 500 years ago

-> Windmills ______

10. I'll meet her at the airport

-> She ______

Read the passage and answer the question.

                                                         Roadrunner

Roadrunner is a car company that makes electric cars. The company introduced the first model in 2015 and they named it Speed. Speed soon became a success. Speed is safe, fast, comfortable, and not very expensive. It has four seats. The car can travel over 350 kilometres per hour. You only have to charge the battery every 700 kilometres. It even has a gaming screen inside. 

The company will introduce a new model next year called Safety. This model will become the largest and safest electric car you can buy. It will be able to carry seven passengers. The new model will also be more economical.

Both models have an autopilot function, so they are driverless. Passengers can read, play games, or even sleep while they travel.

What is its main idea?

A. Roadrunner is a success.

B. Roadrunner is a car company.

C. Roadrunner’s cars have an autopilot function.

VIII. Read the passage about holiday in space and then write questions for the answer.

The World Tourism Organization says that space will be a popular place to go on holiday possibly by 2020. One Japanese company is getting ready. They are planning a space holiday centre. It will look like a bicycle wheel and have a hotel for 100 people and a theme park. It will travel round the Earth at a height of 300km. The company hopes the centre will be will be ready in 2017. The company chairman says he thinks that flying to the centre will probably be quicker than flying from Hong Kong to Singapore. When they are on board the centre, tourists will take short trips to the Moon or go for walks in space. But what about the cost? Well, the company believe that people will be happy to pay about $100.000 for a trip but they think that as more people want to go, the trip will become much cheaper.

1. .......................................................?

- It will look like a bicycle wheel.

2. ........................................................?

- 100 people will stay at the hotel.

3. .................................................................................................?

- The holiday centre will be 300 km high above the Earth.

4. ........................................................?

- The trip will cost about $100.000

Up, up and away!

Martin Halstead is only 19, but he already owns an airline owns an airline company. Alpha One Airways will make its first flight on 14 December this year. The plane will fly from the Isle of Man (an island between England and Ireland) to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It won’t carry a lot of passengers because it is a small plane. The journey will take about 45 minutes. Tickets will be cheap and passengers won’t get any food or drink on the flight. Will the company make money? Nobody knows – but most people think that Martin Halstead will be successful one day.

1. When will Alpha One Airways make its first flight?

_________________________________________

2. Where will the plane fly from?

_________________________________________

3. Where will it fly to?

_________________________________________

4. Will it carry a lot of passengers? Why or why not?

_________________________________________

5. How long will the journey take?

_________________________________________

6. Will the passengers get any food or drink?

_________________________________________

Read the passage

   Travelling in the future will be much easier and safer.

   People may travel in a driverless car. Even old or disable people will be able to use it because the car can drive itself. However, a driveless car will be expensive.

   People can choose to go on foot on moving pavements. A Swiss company has invented a system of high- speed moving pavements. People will go through the streets at up to 15 km per hour just by standing on the pavements. This will reduce travelling time of pedestrians and traffic jams effectively. Therefore, more people will leave their vehicle home.

Tick T/F

A Swiss company has invented the system of high- speed moving pavements?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the comet answer to each of the questions.

It is difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions. The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands. After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will send a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle its recordings.

          Once a band has signed the contract and has finished recording an album, the Publicity and Promotions department take over. This department decides whether or not to mass produce and market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.

According to the passage, the initial contact between a band and a recording company is made by…………..

A. the band’s manager

B. a band member

C. and (A&R) representative

D. the Publicity and Promotions department

IX. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.

1. It’s very likely that the company will accept his application.

A. The company needs accept his application.                B. The company must accept his application.

C. The company might/ may accept his application.        D. The company should accept his application.

2. Every student is required to write an essay on the topic.

A. Every student might write an essay on the topic.

B. Every student must write an essay on the topic.

C. They require every student write an essay on the topic.

D. Every student should write an essay on the topic.

3. It isn’t necessary for us to get a visa for Singapore.

A. We needn’t get a visa for Singapore.                          B. We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore.

C. We mayn’t get a visa for Singapore.                           D. We shouldn’t get a visa for Singapore

4. He drives more carelessly than he used to.      -

A. He doesn’t drive as carefully as he used to.                 B. He doesn’t drive carefully than he used to.

C. He doesn’t drive as carefully than he used to.             D. He doesn’t drive as carefully he does.

5. No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.

A. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.

B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.

C. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.

D. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.

6. The sooner you stop smoking cigarettes the better you’ll feel.

A. As soon as you feel better, you’ll try to stop smoking.

B. You feel so much better since he stopped smoking.

C. Though you feel better, you still smoke.

D. When you stop smoking, you’ll begin to feel better.

7. No one in the class is taller than Dave.

A. Dave is taller student in the class.                               B. Dave is the tallest student in the class.

C. Dave is the taller student in the class.                         D. Dave is tallest student in the class.

8. The crowd became increasingly angry at the long delay.

A. The crowd became very angry because the delay was so long.

B. The longer the delay was, the angrier the crowd became.

C. The more increasingly the crowd became, the longer the delay was.

D. The more the crowd became angry at the delay, the longer they feel.

9. In spite of all our efforts, we failed in the final match.

A. Although we tried very hard, we failed in the final match.

B. We made all our efforts so that we could gain success in the final match.

C. Whatever efforts we had made, we weren’t able to win in the final match.

D. We failed in the final match as a result of all our great efforts.

10. Although old-age pensions have risen considerably, they haven’t kept pace with the cost of living.

A.  The cost of living is so high that they couldn’t keep with it.

B Despite the fact that old-age pensions have risen considerably, the cost of living isn’t going down.

C. Old-age pensions may have risen considerably, but they haven t kept pace with the cost of living.

D. The cost of living hasn’t been kept with no matter how high the old-age pensions are.