VI. Read the text and complete the gaps from 1 to 6 with the sentences A – G. There is one sentence that you do not need:
A. In 1975, he taught architecture, but he continued to invent puzzles.
B. He did a number of different jobs and then became a journalist in the 1930s.
C. He was born in Budapest in 1944.
D. However, it didn’t work because the ink was very thick.
E. In the 1970s, he worked as an architect and in his spare time he invented a mechanical puzzle.
F. It quickly became popular all over the world.
G. It wasn’t the only thing he invented.
Two great inventors
Laszlo Biro was born in Budapest in 1899. After he left school, he studied medicine at university, but he didn’t finish his studies. (1)............. He noticed that newspaper ink dried very quickly on the paper, and put the ink into his fountain pen. (2)............... He and his brother Gyorgy then invented a new type of pen with a small ball at the end. The new pen worked with the thick ink. (3).................. In 1939, Biro moved to Paris and then to Argentina. Biro invented many other things but the most important was the ball-point pen, or “biro”. Laszlo Biro died in Buenos Aires in 1985.
Erno Rubik’s father was an engineer and his mother was a poet. (4)................. After leaving school, he studied architecture and design at the Technical University. (5)................. Rubik called it the “Magic Cube”. It soon became popular in Hungary and the rest of Europe. (6)................ In the early 1980s, the cube became popular in the USA too, and got a new name: “Rubik cube”. It is the world’s best-selling toy. Some people say there are 300 million cubes in the world. Rubik became very rich and went on to invent many more games and puzzles

VII. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning: 1. We rarely see each other although we live on the same street. → In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Students are not allowed to leave the classroom without permission. → Students mustn’t .....…………………………………………………………………………….. 3. My parents don’t allow me to make friends with strangers on the net. → I am not ....…....………………………………………………………………………………… 4. In Viet Nam, there is a custom of giving and getting lucky money on Tet holiday. → In Viet Nam, it’s the custom for ………………………………………………………………… 5. There’s a tradition in my family that people gather and have meals together on special occasions. → People in my family follow the tradition ..………………………………………………………. 6. Compared with Phong, Duy is lazier. → Duy works …………………………………………………………than Phong. 7. I really like to spend time with a cup of tea in my garden. → I’m really interested …………………………………………………………………....……… 8. You should come to the festival early, or you cannot join the procession. → If ……………………..……………………………………………………..……………….… 9. Although Mr. Nam was very busy, he spent the whole day at the Le Mat Village festival. → …..……………………………… ; however , ……………………………………………… 10. Life in the city is more stressful than life in the countryside. (as … as) → ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11. Simon likes joining in festivals in Viet Nam more than reading about them in books. → Simon prefers ……………………………………………………………………………….. 12. What colorful costumes the Hoa has ! → How …………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 10: Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or the best combines the two given sentences.

76. You shouldn’t point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     A. It’s better for you to point at others while talking although it is impolite.

     B. It isn’t better for you to point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     C. You had better not point at others while talking because it is impolite.

     D. You don’t need to point at others while talking because it is impolite.

77. We must finish all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline.

     A. We are obliged to finish all the homework on Thursday to meet the deadline.

     B. It is obligatory for us to finish all the homework before Thursday to meet the deadline.

     C. We have to complete almost all the homework by Thursday to meet the deadline.

     D. The deadline is Thursday so we need to finish almost all the homework then.

78. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at 7 pm sharp.

A. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at around 7 pm.

B. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at exactly 7 pm.

C. Be on time! The water puppet show starts at approximately 7 pm.

D. Be on time! The water-puppet show starts before 7 pm.

79. You’re kidding! His current job is too good for him to quit.

A. Are you kidding me? His current job is too good for him to quit.

B. You’re joking! His current job is too good for him to quit.

C. You’re winding me up! His current job is too good for him to quit.

D. All are correct.

80. All workers are asked to follow the safety rules at the construction site.

A. All the workers must follow the safety rules at the construction site.

B. All the workers should follow the safety rules at the construction site.

C. Not all the workers are obliged to follow the safety rules at the construction site.

        D. Not all workers are asked to break with the safety rules at the construction site.

81. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.

A. The last time she phoned home is two weeks ago.

B.The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.

C.The last time she phoned home was two weeks 

D.The last time she phone home was two weeks ago.

82. Nam works more lazily so he often gets worse marks than Quang.

A . Quang works  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

B. Quang work  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

C. Quang worked  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

D. Quang works  harder so he often gets better marks than Hung

83. Romantic films interest me more than war films.

A. I find romantic films more interesting as war films

B. I find romantic films much interesting than  war films

C. I find romantic films more interesting than  war films

D. I find romantic films is more interesting than  war films

84. It took me two hours to walk to her village.

A. I spent two hours to walk to her village.

B. I spent two hours walking to her village.

C. I spent two hours walk to her village.

D. I spent two hours to walking to her village.

85. Hung drives more carefully than his brother.

A. Hung’s brother drives less carefully than he does.

B. Hung doesn’t drive as carefully as he does.

C. Hung’s brother drives more carefully than he does.

D. Both A and B are correct

The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different form one another. Almost every village has a church, the round and square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, the houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairy comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

71. When do city people often go the country?

A. All the weekends.  B. All the year round. C. At Christmas D. The summer holidays.

72. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?

A. They can have their houses rented.       B. They can go to the country at weekend C. They can go to the whenever they can find the time. D. All the correct.

73. What is the common feature of English villages?

A. They have a church B. They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.

C. They have a village green D. They have running water.

74. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

A. The village green B. The church C. Running water   D. The Internet

75. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

A. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

B. They can go there to buy cheaper things.

C. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

D. They can go there to buy luxury goods.

53. - “Must I finish my homework now?”                       - “_______”

A. Yes, you may.          B. Yes, you need it.   C. No. you can’t.          D. No, you needn’t.

54. - “Thank you very much for your help.”                           - “_______”

A. Thank you very much too.                     B. How nice of you to say so!

C. Yes. That’s alright.                     D. You’re welcome.

55. - “Mum, I’ve won the girls’ long jump.”                                 - “_______”

A. It’s nothing.         B. All right.               C. Congratulations!         D. Don’t be proud!

56. Jim: “What about collecting used paper, bottles, and plastic bags every day?’"

           Ha and Mai: “_______”

A. Because they can pollute the environment. B. How come? Who can do that?

C. That's a very good idea. Let's do that.               D. What about this weekend?

57. Phuong: “I'm taking my TOEFL test tomorrow.”                    - Daisy: “_______”

           A. Good fortune.       B. Good luck.     C. Good outcome.            D. success.

58. - “Well done! That’s a very nice picture!”                   - “_______”

A. Thanks. It’s nice of you to say so.                       B. Wow. What’s a nice compliment!

C. Yes. I think so too.                                                      D. Right. I’ve painted a nice picture.

Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

13. You are under no _________ to buy any stuff here.

A. oblige                   B. obliged                 C. obligatory                        D. obligation

14. Taking care of the family is _________ considered women’s duty in many Eastern countries.

A. tradition               B. traditional            C. traditionally                     D. traditionalism

15. In Maori culture, it’s the _________ for people to press their noses when it comes to greeting.

A. custom            B. customary      C. customer                   D. customize

16. At the end of the semester, students are required to write a _________ on what they have learned and what can be improved.

A. reflect             B. reflection              C. reflective                         D. reflector

17.  Linda fell in love with Peter without knowing about his real ________status.

A. social              B. socialable            C. society                             D. socialability

18 .After the meal, he left the waitress with a large ___________.

A. money            B. cash                      C. tip                                   D. payment

19. A ____ of belonging simply means the acceptance to become a natural member of something.

A. feel                      B. sense                    C. sight                                D. taste

20.Whether you have meals at home or in a restaurant, some basic table __________ should never be forgotten.

A. ways                    B. styles                    C. aspects                            D. manners
21. _________ to some Western cultures, children leave teeth under their pillow for the tooth fairy to collect – usually in return for some money.

A. According            B. Owing                  C. Basing                             D. Depending

22. Several ________ games such as rope skipping or Tohe making are introduced at the walking street at weekends.

    A. folk                             B. past                       C. childish                D. childlike

23. Using computers too much may have harmful effects  _________ your minds and bodies.

    A. on                               B. to              C. with           D. onto

24.In 2010, Ha Noi………its 1,000^th anniversary.

A.commemorated                B. celebrated  C.worshiped             D.remembered

25.When the ….............arrives at the Cham Tower, the dancers perform a welcome dance in front of the tower..

A.procession  B. crowd                              C. parade                  D. dancer

26. I had to wear  _________ uniform when I worked in the hotel.

A. a                          B. some                                  C. any            D.an

27. We were working hard __________ Jack and Jerry were enjoying the sunshine on the beach now.

A. while                    B. instead                                 C. but            D. therefore

28. __________ hard the teacher tried to explain, I couldn’t understand a word of it.

A. While                              B. However                              C. Otherwise      D. If

29. My neighbor _________ to complain while I ________ the drum last night.

    A. came – played                                              B. was coming – was playing

    C. came – was playing                                      D. was reading – was played

30. I saw that Susan _________ a books as I _________past the window.

    A. was reading – walked                                   C. was coming – was playing

    B. read – was walking                                                  D. was reading – was walking

31. We quickly ran to the house because it ________ heavily.

    A. rain                             B. rained            C. was raining                      D. rains

32. ................the Mongols were very powerful, Tran Quoc Tuan defeated them three times during the 13^th century.

           A. Because    B. If                          C. Although   D. However

33. Once ___________ a time, three lived a ferocious lion in the forest.

           A. in                         B. upon                                  C. of                         D. off

34. In Maori culture, it’s the _________ for people to press their noses when it comes to greeting.

A. custom                 B. customary            C. customer                    D. customize

35. The house was destroyed in the fire, _________ fortunately, the whole family was saved.

A. and                       B. however                               C. but                       D. so

36. Jill should show up on time, __________, he can’t enter.

A. however               B. otherwise                  C. even though            D. nevertheless

37 We should be careful not to break anything during Tet holiday _________ it is believed to bring bad luck.

A. because                B. yet            C. so                                    D. nonetheless

38. The Lao are one of ________ many Thai – speaking peoples.

A. The                      B. a                           C. an                         D. A and C

39. When you rang, I _________ out.

           A. went                     B. used to go              C. was going            D. go

40. When I was at the former company, we _________ training every Friday for 2 hours.

           A. having                  B. used to have                      C. were having                       D. have