ANIMALS OF THE FUTURE

The idea of trying to imagine what sort of animals will be living on our planet in thousands if not millions of years time seems at (1) ___ sight to be futile. Can we possibly imagine what's in store so (2) ___ in the future? The team of scientists (3) ___ work on this question is to be published soon have, all the same, applied a great deal more than guesswork (4) ___ the task. Each of them, specialising in a (5) ___ discipline, has used understanding of the past to figure out all the environments that may be available to future life forms. By (6) ___ past ice ages and climates, they have deduced the way(s) in which weather patterns will, in all (7) ___, affect different areas of the globe. From their study of past evolution, they claim they can predict how life will adapt to fit the new ecological conditions (8) ___ about by these changes. Because there is a series of rules governing evolution in the past, it requires no great leap of faith to look in other direction. The result is a collection of very weird-looking creatures. (9) ___ the scientists admit they may be wrong, they say it is the best they can (10) ___ up with, based on what they know, with just a little imagination thrown in for really good measure

II. Use the word in brackets to form a word that fits suitably into the blank space.

Nearly all the (1. discover) that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind's greatest (2. achieve), the importance of which cannot be (3. estimate). Books are very (4. adapt), providing us with both entertainment and information. The (5. produce) of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form that is (6. recognise) to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some (7. similar) to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were (8. write) by hand. They were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the (9. possible) of cheap, large scale publication and distribution of books making knowledge more widespread and (9. access). 

I. Fill each blank space with a suitable preposition.

Don't forget that you can always come to me if you are ever (1) trouble.

English people (2) general are very friendly. (3) least that's what I've said.

The rent is to be paid (4) advance.

The director was out, so I left my report (5) the secretary.

Where are you (6)? Describe your home town (7) me.

I saw the film (8) the local cinema.

What do you know (9) your neighbours?

I 'll overlook it next time, but please try to be more polite (10) future. 

In each space put a/an or the, or leave the space blank.

 When I left (1) station, I had to queue for (2) taxi for (3) long time.

We took (4) trip around London and saw (5) Tower Bridge.

Have you got (6) latest record by (7) Gipsy King?

If I had (8) time, I would like to attend (9) French course.

We spent (10) pleasant evening having some drink at (11) Robin Hood.

(12) Thames flows right though (13) city.

(14) summer I spent in (15) USA was one of (16) best in my life.

Traffic in (17) Britain keeps to (18) left.  People from this country are not used to (19) traffic in (20) cities of Vietnam.

EX4: Each of the following sentences has one mistake Identify the mistake by choosing A, B, C or D

31. Phuong usually thinks of hisself as the best student of the class. 

32. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful for his health.

33. She can play the piano more good than her sister

34. I have been working for this company 10 years ago

35. Haiphong is the place which I grew up between the age of too and ten

When you apply for a job, one of the most important things is job interview. In order to make a good impression during a job interview, you need to prepare yourself for the interview carefully. Punctuation is very necessary. You should arrive in plenty of time so that you have a little of time to relax and keep calm before the interview. You should be well - dressed. Don’t wear a skirt which is too short or jean. You also need to plan what you are going to say. You have to answer a lot of questions about your education and experience. You may be asked many things about yourself, and especially about the reason why you decide to apply for the job. You can ask the interviewer about the salary you expect, the position you are applying and the duties you have to do in the job. You also must try to find out as much as possible about the company you want to work for.

46. When you apply for a job ____.

A. job interview is not important

B. don’t make any good impression

C. preparation is not necessary.

D. interview is important for you to prepare

47. What about punctuation?

A. Being late is all right

B. You should arrive early enough to relax

C. Punctuation is not necessary

D. If you are late the interviewer will wait.

48. What about clothes?

A. You can wear whatever you like.

B. Jeans are suggested

C. You should be well – dressed

D. A short skirt makes you more attractive

49. You may be asked about ____.

A. your study

B. your experience

C. the reason why you are interested in the job

D. all are correct

50. You can ask the interviewer about ____.

A. the salary, position and duties

B. the salary, position and his age

C. the salary, the interviewer's family and his duties

D. the salary and the interviewer’s education.

Michael has just graduated from a Technical College. As many other graduated students, he is looking for a job. He likes to work at a place (41) he can meet many interesting people and has a chance a travel. He got his driving license three years (42) he can drive a van and a truck, too. At school, he did mostly technical subjects. Technical drawing and mathematics (43) his best subjects. He is very (44) in transport of all kinds - motorcycles cars, airplanes - He loves engines and can do all his own car repairs. He had a job interview yesterday. The interviewer promised to offer him a position of a car (45)

41. A- that B- where C- whom D- which

42. A- ago B- before C- since D- during

43. A- are B- had been C- were D- would be

44. A- interest B- interested C- interests D- interesting

45. A- sale B- sold C- sell D- salesman 

Fill the blank with the correct form of the word at the end of each sentence.

We liked our teacher for his lively ___.(person)

Two ____ hijacked an airplane and made the pilot fly to Baghdad.(terror)

We always have a spare bedroom in case visitors arrive ____.(expect)

She sat in terrible ____ on the hard chair for over an hour.(comfort)

Morning exercise is very ____ to our health.(benefit)

I fell ____ because I hadn’t had any sleep the night before.(sleep)

You need to read the ____ before using this machine.(instruct)

Her ____ was so great that she could not sleep all night.(anxious)

Tom took part in the activities with great ____.(enthusiastic)

I was annoyed at his ____ to co-operate. (refuse)

Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (10 pts) 1. Margaret/ not/ apply/ job/ library/ and/ regret it/ now 

2. Unless/ you/ hurry/ you/ not/ able/ catch/ train.

3. Castle/ build/ 17th century? 

4. Children/ very fond/ play/ rain. 

5. He/ most intelligent boy/ I/ ever/ meet. 

6. He/ now/ work/ mechanic/ car factory. 

7. You/ like/ spend/ free time/ play badminton/ me? 

8. If/ he/ give up/ smoke/ health/ become/ better/ better. 

9. We/ bored/ eat/ same food/ every day. 

10. They/ decide/ go/ beach/although/ it/ rain/ hard.

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)
1. I am really sorry I didn’t attend the meeting yesterday.
I really wish ___________________________________________________________________________________
2. It was so late that we couldn’t finish the work.
It was not______________________________________________________________________________________
3. He didn’t have enough money, so he couldn’t buy the big house.
If ____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. I haven’t seen her for over two months now.
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. My mother asked me whether I had slept well the night before.
My mother asked, “ ______________________________________________________________________________
6. He failed to persuade his father to lend him his motorbike.
He didn't ______________________________________________________________________________________
7. Although his leg was broken he managed to get out of the burning house.
In spite________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Please do not chew gum in the lobby.
Would you mind ________________________________________________________________________________
9. I should really be going now.
It’s ___________________________________________________________________________________________
10. The snow was so heavy that all the planes couldn’t take off.
The heavy snow ________________________________________________________________________________