Find and correct the mistake

1. it was wrong with you to allow a 4 year-old child to walk home alone.

2. we called the baseball park up to ask that when the game was scheduled to begin that afternoon.

3. the american indians killed the buffalo only when necessity to obtainfood, clothing and shelter.

làm và gt hộ e vs ạ.

i believe that our new manager has the ______ to work well in this business environment.

a. inflexible  b. flexibly  c. flexibility  d. flexible

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in the united, there are 50 _______ and six different time zones across the country.

a. states  b. nations  c. towns  d. show

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I. Choose a word in each line that hasÌ different stress pattern.

1. A. decision B. reference C. refusal D. important

2. A. difficulty B. individual C. population D. unemployment

3. A. comfortable B. superior C. important D. surprising

4. A. confide B. mobile C. maintain D. response

5. A. precede B.suppose C. decide D. finish

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.

36. We do not permit ______ in the office

A. to smoke B. to smoking C. smoke D. smoking

37. They always give the vacant seats to ______ comes first.

A. who X B. whom C. whoever. D. whomever

38. He bought a house in the country ______ his wife's health.

A. on behalf of B. in terms of C. in honor of D. for the sake of

39. So many planes, ships, and people have been lost there _____ this area is thought to be one of the most mysterious places in the world.

A. with B. what C. that D. how

40. - “I'm applying for Toronto University."

- “______ Ị "

A. All right B. Good luck. C. Certainly D. Congratulations

41. There has been a great increase in retail sales,______?

A. does there B. isn't there C. hasn't there D. isn't it

42 . _____ she had a solid background in mathematics, her lab skills were relatively undeveloped.

A. As B. Since C. That D. While

43. It is high time that measuresto prevent further traffic accidents.

A. are taken B. were taken C. should be taken D. should have been taken

44. No sooner ______ than the accident happened.

A. he had gone B. had he gone C. did he gone D. he went

45. This ______ college trains engineers, chemists, and architects.

A. technician B. technology C. technical D. technological

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

81. The lights failed the moment they began work.

Hardly ..............................................................................................................

82. What should one do in such cases?

What should ................................................................................................ ?

83. The secretary didn't reply me for ten days. ,

No reply from ................................................................................................

84. The policeman’s prejudice against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files.

The feet that ............................................................................

85. "Try to go to bed earlier;” the doctor said to Mrs White.

The doctor suggested ..................................................................... 

X. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word.

86. The total came to just under $4,000. (WORKED)

87. A treaty will very probably be signed soon. (ALL)

88. I like her a lot. (AFFECTION)

89. Have a look at this picture; it may help you to remember something. (JOG)

90. The way he took everything she did for granted really annoyed her. (BACK)

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

86. The fans waved their scarves, shouted and ran onto the pitch. WAVING

................................................................. shouting, the fans ran onto the pitch.

87. Speaking for my colleagues, I would like to thank you. OF

On .............................................................................. I would like to thank you.

88. As I realised there was no one at home, I left the parcel in the shed. ON

................................................................................ I left the parcel in the shed.

89. I like to spend most of my time in the open air.    DOORS

I like to .................................................................................... most of the time.

90. I am not to be disturbed under any circumstances. NO

Under ....................................................................................... to be disturbed. 

X. Rewrite or combine the following sentences so that they contain the words in capitals, keeping their meaning unchanged.

91. Unless you change your mind, I won’t be able to help you. DON’T

92. Arthur is sometimes really irritating! CAN

93. “How about going to the theatre instead?” SHALL

94. If you hadn’t supported me, my plan would have failed. BUT

95. It's about time the government should change the education system in order to produce better young generations. BE

96. “Let me take you home on my motorbike." Son said to me. OFFERED

97. Chimpanzees are said to be very intelligent. They are capable of learning sign language. BECAUSE OF

98. “Please turn off the light before leaving." said the teacher. REMINDED

99. Those were very difficult assignments. We had to spend two weeks finishing them.   THEREFORE

100. The use of chemotherapy to treat cancer has many benefits. It has several severe side effects. DESPITE

VIII. Choose the one word or phrase marked A, B, c, or D that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.81. The (A) question wasn’t difficult, so that (B) many (C) students answered it correctly (D).82. Camels, that are (A) the most popular desert animals (B), can be found (C) in most (D) deserts.83. Unless (A) we have more effective methods, the deserts all over (B) the world would become (C) larger and larger (D).84. The disappearance (A) of one (B) or several species may result from (C) the loss (D) of biodiversity.

85. The most (A) people believe that marriage (B) and family life (C) are the basis (D) of society.

I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different to that of the rest in each group.

1. A. bargain B. construct C. accuse D. decline

2. A. garment B. campaign C. gradual D. province

3. A. mechanize B. handicraft C. industrial D. centralize

4. A. competitive B. economic C. equivalent D. security

5. A. drastically B. accommodate C. congratulate D. promotional

III. Choose A, B, c, or 0 to indicate the correct word for each blank to complete the following passage.Gold is a measure of wealth which is recognized all over the world. For centuries it was the foundation of the international monetary system and (31) ..... today, it remains one of the most important components of a country's foreign currency reserves.

What (32) ..... gold attractive is that it has a value of its own for both industrial and ornamental purposes, unlike paper bank notes, which are worthless (33) ..... themselves. As a result, gold is bought as an (34) ..... in times of financial uncertainty.

Until the 1930s, several European currencies were based on the Gold standard, which meant that the value of a (35) ..... of currency was fixed in terms of a stated quantity of gold. People could freely (36) ..... any bank notes they had for gold. In 1931, world-wide financial problems caused the Gold standard to be dropped. Then, in 1935, the USA, France and the UK (37) ..... the price of gold at $35 an ounce, which remained the price until 1971. Because the demand for gold (38) ..... so fast, however, the price of gold for ornamental and industrial purposes was allowed to rise. Today one ounce of gold costs $ 390 in London.

Gold for jewellery is mixed (39) .... a metal alloy and the purity of the gold is measured in carats. Most gold sold to the public has 40% gold and is called nine-carat rjold. Good investors can buy pure gold from dealers in the (40) ...... of gold bars or gold coins.

31. A. yet B. just C. now D.feven

32. A. makes B. turns C. gives D. forms

33. A. on B. for C. to D. in

34. A. expense B. allowance C. investment D. interest

35. A. unit B. piece C. bit D. part

36. A. convert B. exchange C. alter D. refund

37. A. fixed B. attached C. laid D. stood

38. A. grew B. raised C. heightened D. gained

39. A. down B. by C. up D. with

40. A. sort B. fashion C. form D. type

IV. Put the words in brackets in their correct form to finish the passage.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

Public reaction to the Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs when it was first shown in 1937 was (41. ordinary) .................. It was received with great (42. excite) ................. and it immediately became enormously popular (43. through) ................. the world. Good advertising was not the only reason for this (44. world) ................. popularity; the film and its characters captured the (45. imagine) .................. of people all over the world like no film before it.

In Britain, there were (46. day) ................... newspaper articles about the film and how it was made. Snow White toys and books were on (47. sell) ............everywhere. Some people thought that it might be (48. upset) ............... for children but most people saw it as (49. harm) ................. entertainment. Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving (50. enjoy) ................. to many generations of children.