Đề số 9

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

    George has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.

1. assignment
2. has not 
3. yet
4. hasn’t neither.

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

 As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely on their parents.

1. grow older
2. taught
3. not to rely
4. their parents

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting

  After Tom returned to his house, he read a book.                      

1. returned
2. to his house
3. he
4. read

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

 “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Tom.

1.            Tom asked Mary to believe in what the boy sai
2.            Tom asked Mary if she believed in what the boy sai
3.            Tom said that Mary believed in what the boy sai
4.            Tom asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says. 

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

John is fat because he eats so many chips.

1.            If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat.
2.            If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat.
3.            John is fat though he eats so many chips.
4.            being fat, John eats so many chips. 

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

        People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.

1.            He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
2.            He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is sai
3.            He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
4.            He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. 

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

   He asked me where I had bought those English books.

1.            He asked me, “Where had I bought those English books?”
2.            He said to me, “Where did you buy these English books?”
3.            He said to me, “Where I bought these English books?”
4.            He asked me, “Where did I buy those English books?”

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given

 He was very tired but he kept on working.

1.            Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
2.            In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
3.            Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
4.            Although he was very tired, he kept on working

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important............ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1. this is
2. you are
3.  it is 
4. things are

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so ................. enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1. keen
2. many    
3. great
4. much

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

                                                 TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best ..........for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1.  stage  
2. age
3.  period  
4. time​

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

                                                 TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best ..........for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1.  stage  
2. age
3.  period  
4. time​

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on .......... while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it impossible to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1. training
2. practice 
3. exercise
4. sporting

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with suitable words

                                                             TEENAGERS AND SPORT

It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important it is to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so much enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are at the best age for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on training while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it ............. to get a good jo Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair.

1. impractical 
2. unlikely 
3. improbable 
4. impossible​