I) Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại :

1 . Between enormous energy requirements, and non-explosive shells that offers limited in-air guidance, electromagnetic weapons are proving a bit unpractical compared to some of the conventional alternatives.

2 . In the past, there has been unpractical fur bikinis and pink latex dresses.

3 .  Not cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.

B- Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence :

11 . These clothes are attractive but entirely _____________ ( practise )

12 . Many people enjoy the pleasures and _________________ of living downtown. ( convenient )

13 . Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well-known ___________ in Viet Nam ( music )

14 . I like wearing loose ________________ clothes (comfort)

15 . He was _____________ dressed in jeans and a T-shirt ( casual )

I) Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently form that of the others :

1 . A . practical        B . fashion            C . tradition           D . pattern

( Gạch chân dưới chữ "a" )

2 . A . clothes              B . cloth             C . ethnic            D . think

( Gạch chân dưới chữ "th" )

3 . A . stopped        B . designed           C . embroidered            D . used

( Gạch chân dưới chữ "ed" )

II) Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

4 . A . design        B . mention       C . prefer    D . inspire

5 . A . fashionable    B . convenient   C . traditional    D . minorities

Read the passage. Then answer 5 questions below. 

The Creators of Grammar

No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex.  By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning.  We can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning.  Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language.  All languages, even those of so-called 'primitive' tribes have clever grammatical components.  The Cherokee pronoun system, for example, can distinguish between 'you and I', 'several other people and I' and 'you, another person and I'.  In English, all these meanings are summed up in the one, crude pronoun 'we'.  Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is.  So the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar?

At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer.  To find out how grammar is created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting its emergence.  Many historical linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to earlier languages, but in order to answer the question of how complex languages are actually formed, the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch.  Amazingly, however, this is possible.

Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade.  At that time, slaves from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer's rule.  Since they had no opportunity to learn each other's languages, they developed a make-shift language called a pidgin.  Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the landowner.  They have little in the way of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event happened, and who did what to whom.  [A] Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood.  [B] Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue.  [C] Slave children did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new, expressive language.  [D] Complex grammar systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and they are invented by children.

Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf.  Sign languages are not simply a series of gestures; they utilise the same grammatical machinery that is found in spoken languages.  Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide. The creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, all deaf people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the deaf.  Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures that they used at home.  It was basically a pidgin.  Each child used the signs differently, and there was no consistent grammar.  However, children who joined the school later, when this inventive sign system was already around, developed a quite different sign language.  Although it was based on the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and compact, and it utilised a large range of grammatical devices to clarify meaning.  What is more, all the children used the signs in the same way.  A new creole was born.

Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at first.  The English past tense –ed ending may have evolved from the verb 'do'.  'It ended' may once have been 'It end-did'.  Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly created by children.  Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them.  Their minds can serve to create logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for them to copy.

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1  In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language?

 A To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures
 B To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar
 C To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees.
 D To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language

2  What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language?

 A It contained complex grammar.
 B It was based on many different languages.
 C It was difficult to understand, even among slaves.
 D It was created by the land-owners.

3  All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT:

 A The language has been created since 1979.
 B The language is based on speech and lip reading.
 C The language incorporates signs which children used at home.
 D The language was perfected by younger children.

4  In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed?
It included standardised word orders and grammatical markers that existed in neither the pidgin language, nor the language of the colonizers. 

 A
 B
 C
 D

5  'From scratch' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to:

 A from the very beginning
 B in simple cultures
 C by copying something else
 D by using written information

5 . Jane hasn't taken part in any outdoor activities since her father left for London

=> The last _____________________________

6 . Sarah intended to phone Jack , but she forgot 

=> Sarah forgot _________________________

7 . His disabilities didn't prevent him from sailing around the world

=> Although ______________________________

8 . To our surprise , the student passed the exam with flying colors 

=> The student _____________________________________

9 . "How long has it been since you left this city , Bob ?" asked Linda

=> Linda__________________________

10 . "You should take more exercise , Mr.Robert," said the doctor , "if you want to lose weight"

=> The doctor _____________________

Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi

IX)

1 . I talked to some people.None of them could give me any useful information

=> None of the people ____________________

2 . The film camera was invented by an American ( who )

=> It was ________________________

3 . People say that prevention is better than cure

=> Prevention ____________________________

4 . If she had come to visit me , I would have showed her my new album

=> Because ________________________________

Giúp mik 2 bài này nha :

Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. You should take the train instead of the bus.

-> If................................................ .................................................. ..................

2. I'm sure that someone forgot to lock the door.

--> Someone must.............................................. .................................................

3. They bought this house ten years ago.

--> They have.............................................. .................................................. .....

4. The course finished with a big party.

--> At the end............................................... .................................................. ....

5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn't turn up.

--> The pop star.............................................. .................................................. ..

6. Although she said that she would come, I don't think she ever will.

—> Despite........................................... .................................................. ...........

7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened.

--> No sooner............................................ .................................................. .......

8. You feel tired now because you didn't sleep very well last night.

-> Had............................................... .................................................. ..............

9. When did you start the project?

—> How long.............................................. .................................................. ....

10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church.

--> The church............................................ .................................................. ......

Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1. My father used to play football when he was young.

My father doesn't........................................... .................................................. .. ,

2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.

I was............................................... .................................................. .................

3. "Let's go swimming".

She suggests.......................................... .................................................. .......

4. "Would you like a cup of coffee?"

He................................................ .................................................. ................

5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn't have a map.

If we had............................................... .................................................. .......

6.I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.

I haven't seen.............................................. .................................................. ..

7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.

It takes............................................. .................................................. ............

8. It's a pity you didn't tell us about this.

I wish.............................................. .................................................. .............

9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.

The owner............................................. .................................................. ......

10. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough.

The sea was too............................................... ..................................................

Điền 1 từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống :

THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

            Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many (1)________of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2)______ if we do not make an effort to protect them. There are many (3)_______ for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for othervaluable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (4)________and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the (5)________where they live - is disappearing. More (6)________is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open (7)________than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (8)________, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (9)________wildlife. The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only Ones left, unless we can (10)________this problem.