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KÌ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN IV, NĂM 2019
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP 11 PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM I. PHONOLOGY (5 points)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. compulsory B. suggestion C. summary D. agriculture KEY: B. suggestion 2. A. dimension B. expansion C. confusion D. Tension KEY: C. confusion 3. A. production B. propaganda C. promotion D. proceed KEY: B. propaganda 4. A. bought B. sought C. fought D. drought KEY: D. drought 5. A. sew B. knew C. dew D. few KEY: A. sew
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 6. A. discrepancy B. convivial C. gimmickry D. irrevocable KEY: C. gimmickry 7. A. illustrative B. illustrate C. illustrator D. illustrious KEY: D. illustrious 8. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture KEY: B. ceremony 9. A. intervention B. eventually C. renovation D. confirmation KEY: B. eventually 10. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy KEY: A. trigonometry B. WORD CHOICE (5 points)
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He has been unable to find a job
with his ability as an accountant. A. appropriate B. suitable C. commensurate D. requisite KEY: C. commensurate 2. From time to time he
himself to a weekend in a five star hotel. A. indulges B. treats C. benefits D. craves KEY: B. treats
3. The articles I have cut out from newspapers for years are now ______ with age. A. yellowed B. old C. blackened D. torn KEY: A. yellowed
4. It is _______ certain whether the plan will go ahead. A. altogether B. by no means C. rather D. doubtfully KEY: B. by no means
5. Prized for centuries for their beauty , roses are probably the world’s ___________plants.
A. cultivated ornamental most widely
B. ornamental widely cultivated most
C. most widely cultivated ornamental
D. widely ornamental most cultivated
KEY: C. most widely cultivated ornamental
6. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention _______ . A. limit B. span C. duration D. time KEY: A. limit
7. It was a _______ of luck that Jane was available when the job came up. A. blow B. stroke C. brush D. touch KEY: B. stroke
8. After eating three helping of pudding, Elizabeth felt completely _______ . A. swollen B. inflated C. bloated D. expanded KEY: C. bloated
9. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home. A. sheep B. everyone C. horses D. cows KEY: D. cows
10. Because of cutbacks in council spending, plan for the new stadium had to be _______ . A. stockpiled B. overthrown C. shelved D. discrupted KEY: C. shelved
C.STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5 points)
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Declared an endangered species in the United States, ________.
A. the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction
B. gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
C. people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction
D. the near extinction of the ginseng root to excessive gathering KEY: A
2. _______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. A. However tired B. Tired as he might feel C. As he might feel tired D. He felt very tired though KEY: B
3. His desire was to make herbal medicine available those who could afford to visit a physician. A. badly B. ill C. ineptly D. poorly KEY: B
4. Richard Nixon had been a lawyer and ________ before he entered politics.
A. served in the Navy as an officer B. an officer in the Navy
C. the Navy had him as an officer
D. did service in the Navy as an officer KEY: B
5______ are considered humorous is mainly due to his characters’ use of slang.
A. That Damon Ruyan’s stories
B. Damon Ruyan’s stories, which C. Damon Ruyan’s stories
D. Because Damon Ruyan’s stories KEY: A
6. The salary of a bus driver is much higher ________
A. in comparison with the salary of a teacher B. than a teacher C. than that of a teacher D. to compare as a teacher KEY: C
7. When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I _______ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the
campsite now had electric cookers. A. needn't have carried B. didn't need to carry C. can't have carried D. might not have carried KEY: A
8. . I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes. A. in view of B. in terms of C. with a view to D. by means of KEY: C
9. In the living room, there is ……………………. vase.
A. high yellow beautiful wooden
B. beautiful yellow high wooden
C. wooden high yellow beautiful
D. beautiful high yellow wooden Key: D
10. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, __________ .
A. my education will be employed by the university.B. employment will be given to me by the university.
C. the university will employ me.
D. I will be employed by the university. Key: D
D. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 points)
1 Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health. A. brought on B. coming about C. taken up D. put through Key: A. brought on 2. It’s difficult to
luxuries when you’re used to having them. A. cut down at B. cut off on C. cut down into D. cut down on Key: D. cut down on 3. They
a big fortune when they were young, so they didn’t have to work hard. A. came into B. came up C. came across D. came round Key: A. came into 4. You can always Ann to give you sound advice. A.bank of B. bank for C. bank at D. bank on Key: D. bank on 5. He was completely by the thief’s disguise. A. taken away B. taken down C. taken in D. taken through Key: C. taken in 6. We need time to before making a decision. A. pull it off B. mull it over C. cone it off D. pad it out Key: B mull it over
7. I know you find the course boring, Pauline, but since you've started it, you might as well _____ it. A. go with B. go through with C. go ahead D. go off Key: B. go through with
8. According to the Government spokeman, further
in the public sector are to be expected this year. A. breakdowns B. layouts C. cutbacks D. pull-up Key: C cutbacks
9. He’s a touch teacher- he knows how to _____________the storm. A. ride out B. ride down C. ride up D. ride back Key: A ride out
10. He was caught shop - lifting but since this was his first offence he was_______ with a warning. A. gone out B. gone ahead C. fallen out D. let off Key: D. let off E. READING
I. READING COMPREHENSION 1 - Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. READING 1.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying
oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be
abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons
he had expected to find, he saw his oxen living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the
“Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United
States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and
stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that
familiar blue joint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.
Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed
themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient
features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama
grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack
of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard
stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they
dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to
fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year
for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the
occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. A type of wild vegetation
B. Western migration after Civil War C. The raising of cattle
D. The climate of the Western United States Key: A
2. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual. Key: B
3. The word “they” in line 5 refers to _____. A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans Key: C
4. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s. Key: D
5. The word “barren” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____. A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous Key: C
6. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____. A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required Key: A
7. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest. Key: C
8. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses? A. Mesquite grass B. Blue joint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass Key:B
9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems C. They can be grown indoors
D. They are not affected by dry weather Key: D
10. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another
C. naturally fertilizing the soil
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground Key: B READING 2
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed. Yet another three
billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the continents. Life's transition
from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as was the genesis of life.
What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional view of the
first terrestrial organisms is based on mega fossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants
and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive mega
fossil record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected
the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular plants first colonized the
margins of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed
on the plant-eaters. Moreover, the mega fossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and diversified
explosively near the boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years ago.
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this
Silurian-Devonian geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments
by putting the rocks in an acid bath. The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were
deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small
animals. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they
were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.
These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously unknown
organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms. Our
views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with those
revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms.
1. The word “drastic” is closest in meaning to A. widespread B. radical C. progressive D. risky Key: B
2. According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear on land? A. Bacteria B. Meat-eating animals C. Plant-eating animals D. Vascular plants Key: D
3. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out.
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate.
C. The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas. Key: B
4. The word “extracted” is closest in meaning to A. located B. preserved C. removed D. studied Key: C
5. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
C. They are older than the megafossils.
D. They consist of modern life-forms. Key: C
6. The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to A. methods B. processes C. cases D. reasons Key: C
7. The word “they” refers to A. rocks B. shores C. oceans D. specimens Key: D
8. The word “entombed” is closest in meaning to A. crushed B. trapped C. produced D. excavated Key: B
9. Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed. Key: A
10. With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
B. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved.
C. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years.
D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of fossils. Key: A I. CLOZE TEST 1
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. SMILE POWER
The expression on your face can actually dramatically alter. Your feelings and perceptions, and it has been
proven that (1) ________smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was
first (2)_______by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial
expressions affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A
happy smile or irrepressible (3) ________ increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But
sad, angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious (4) ________ of
gloom and depression by effectively (5) ________ the brain of essential fuel.
Psychologist Robert Zajonc rediscovered this early research, and (6) ________ that the temperature of the
brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters – which definitely influence our moods
and energy levels. He agues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen, but
create further chemical imbalance (7) ________ inhibiting these vital hormone messages. Zajonc goes on to
propose that our brains remember that smiling is associated with being happy, and that by deliberately
smiling through your tears you can (8) ________ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters – replacing
a depressed condition with a happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic (9) ________, depression
and anxiety states could (10)________ from simply exercising their zygomatic muscles - which pull the
corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile – several times an hour. 1. A. desperately B. determinedly C. deliberately D. decidedly Key: C 2. A. put off B. put down C. put by D. put forward Key: D 3. A. laughter B. sadness C. humour D. depression Key: A 4. A. cycle B. spiral C. circle D. vortex Key: C 5. A cutting B. starving C. removing D. eliminating Key: B 6. A. advises B. wants C. demands D. suggests Key: D 7. A. by B. without C. when D. from Key: A 8. A. make B. persuade C. allow D. decide Key: B 9. A. disease B. illness C. infection D. ailment Key: B 10. A. recover B. improve C. benefit D. progress Key: C II. CLOZE TEST 2
Read the passage and choose the answer among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space. (10 points)
Although they are safe to use in the short term, coal, gas and oil present a long-term (1) ______ to the
environment. All three types of fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide in far greater quantities than plants can
use. The carbon dioxide then (2) ______ in the atmosphere and may even increase the earth's “heat load” and
lead to global (3) _____ in temperature. Furthermore, all three fossil fuels are (4) ______ forms of energy.
Geothermal power is (5) ______ ever to be an energy source of major importance. It is limited and is
exploitable in only a few places. Hydro-power offers a much more useful source of energy. It is also
renewable but its (6) ______ is limited. Dams cannot be built in certain areas. In addition, large dams are
also capable of causing changes in the world's climate. Wind power is a (7) ______ source of renewable
energy but it cannot be used in many parts of the world where there is (8) ______ wind. Wave power is better
source of energy in certain ways but it is clearly not practicable to build dams across every river estuary or to
cover seas with expensive equipment. It is also ineffective where the sea is usually calm. Solar power is
renewable, it does not cause pollution and it does not add to the earth's heat load. Unfortunately, solar power
is not distributed equally, and in the northern latitudes it is difficult to collect and store. Solar power also
requires expensive equipment. Finally, nuclear power provides a very (9) ______ and renewable power
source. However, not only is there a great danger of leaks or accidents but there is also the problem of the
(10) ______ of radioactive waste. 1: A. warning B. fight C. threat D. demand Key: C 2: A. accumulates B. disperses C. discharges D. Releases Key: A 3: A. raise B. change C. drop D. rise Key: D 4: A. renewed B. non-renewed C. renewable D. non-renewable Key: D 5: A. mostly B. unlikely C. highly D. mainly Key: B 6: A. availability B. alternativity C. consumption D. development Key: A 7: A. power-free B. limit-free C. problem-free D. pollution-free Key: D 8: A. inefficient B. insufficient C. unlimited D. nonexistent Key: B 9: A. potential B. efficient C. convenient D. dangerous Key: B 10: A. supply B. solution C. disposal D. influence Key: C KEYS: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. C PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
III. OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 – Complete each of these following sentences with one suitable word. (10 points)
The ready meal capital of Europe
In recent years, ready-made meals have transformed Britain’s eating (1) ______ . Britons now spend four
times as (2) ______ as the Italians on ready-made meals and six times more than the Spanish. Demand for
(3) ______ meals has increased across Europe as a (4) ______, but why has Britain become the (5) ______
of European capital of ready-made food, second only in the word (6) ______ America?
Convenience is of the attraction. The recent survey (7) ______ that 77 percent of purchasers said they
only (8) ______ ready meals when they did not have time to cook. Dr Susan Jebb, head of nutrition at the
Medical Research Council, said; “People in the UK work the (9) ______ hours, we are very time-poor, and
we don’t have a (10) ______ culture history of cooking.” KEYS 1.habits 2.must 3.instant 4.whole 5.part 6.to 7.found 8.bought 9.longest 10.strong
IV. OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 – Complete each of these following sentences with one suitable word. (10 points)
TOMORROW’S WORLD WILL BE A LITTLE LATE
In a report for the US magazine Wired, a large number of academics, writers and experts were invited
to (0) make their predictions for the future. In some respects they are quite cautious, ruling (1) __________
ideas that they believe belong (2) __________ science fiction more than to practical reality, at (3)
__________ in the next half-century or so. In other areas, though, they foresee changes before too long.
On the roads, self-driving taxis and cars, in (4) __________ satellites guide the vehicle from office to
home, or to holiday destinations, could arrive by 2019, (5) __________ to the experts. By 2034, more than
50 per cent of people in industrialized countries, it is forecast, will drive clean electric vehicles.
In space, a landing of humans (6) __________ Mars could be the highlight of 2020, say writers and
scientists at NASA. Aliens may be contacted in 2025, but even 2050 is (7) __________ soon for androids like C-3PO in Star Wars.
On the James Bond-style personal jetpack, Noah Rifkin, director of technology deployment at (8)
__________ United States’s Department of Transportation, said that companies are unlikely to put enough
money (9) __________ research and development until they know how many people might want to buy it.
At work, all the technologies needed to do (10) __________ with the need for paper have already been
invented, yet Don Norman at Apple Computer forecasts that people will always want paper, although society
may be 80 per cent paperless in 2009. KEYS: 1. out 2.to 3.least 4.which 5.according 6.on 7.too 8.the 9.into 10. away V. WORD FORMATION.
Complete each of the following sentences with proper form of the words given in brackets. (10 points)
1. The head injury ___________________ her for life. (DEAF) KEY: DEAFENED
2. The _________________ of books were the hand-written books since centuries BC, including clay tablets,
wood or bamboo tablets tied with cord. ( RUN) KEY: FORE-RUNNERS
3. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to __________between the two. (DIFFERENT) KEY: DIFFENRENTIATE
4. I’ve never known such a _____________________ person. (QUARREL) KEY: QUARRELSOME
5. Visitors complained about the _____________________ in the old museum. (ORGANIZE) KEY: DISORGANIZATION
6. I don’t think John is getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly __________ (BLOOD). KEY: BLOODSHOT
7. This involved some ( HAND) ____________________ dealings with the chief of the police. KEY: UNDERHAND
8. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember it’s ____________________. (CONFIDE) KEY: CONFIDENTIAL
9. The scenery along the coast was just __________________. (BREATHE). KEY: BREATH-TAKING
10. There was a heavy __________yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the church Garden Party. (POUR) KEY: DOWNPOUR
Complete the passage with proper form of the words given in the box. (10 points) Be pessimism anxious assume overwhelm perfection high question destroy Technology
The image that we have of science has undergone radical change in the last hundred years . An enormous (1)__________
explosion , together with a number of very real (2)__________ about the
environment and all the moral and political ramifications of economic growth have (3)__________ put
science at the centre of public debate .
The 20th century began with a challenge to the (4)__________ that human knowledge was approaching
completion . It will come , perhaps , as something of a surprise to all of us to realize that the emergence of
this highly (5)__________ process came both from within and outside science .
New sciencetific theories (6)__________ reveal the limitations of the old perspective . We had thought
that the world , understood through the medium of rational (7)__________ , was , indeed , the real world .
Now , we know that this was no more can move in a number of opposing directions . We can re-eveluate all
knowledge ( 8 )__________ and decide that it is eternally fragmentary and full of a vast number of (9)
__________, or we can be more positive and view these vast explosion of the (10)__________ that the human
imagination has so far scaled . KEYS : 1. technological 2. anxieties 3. unquestionably 4. assumption 5. destructive 6. overwhelmlingly 7. beings 8. pessimistically 9. imperfections 10. heights
VI. ERROR IDENTIFICATION - The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline them and write
their forms in the space provided on the right. (10 points)
Things started to go wrongly as soon as we got to the hotel. We ____________
were all completely exhausting after our long journey and looking ____________
forward to a shower and a rest. However, we found that our room ____________
was not ready, which was very annoyed, although the manager was ____________
extremely apologising. While we were waiting, we asked about the ____________
excursions to places of an interest which we have read about in the ____________
brochure. Imagine how we felt when we were told they had all been ____________
cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible of organizing them ____________
had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a ____________
notice pinning to the door of the restaurant, said it was closed for ____________
redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming pool was ____________
empty. When we eventually got to our room we were horrified to
find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we had a view of a car
park, that seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began
to wonder whether or not to stay. KEYS 1. wrongly → wrong
6. have read → had read
2. exhausting → exhausted 7. of → for 3. annoyed → annoying 8. pinning → pinned
4. apologising → apologetic 9. said → saying
5. places of an interest → places of interest 10. that → which
VII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 points)
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stay unchanged. Begin with the cues given.
1. The restaurant manager thought that they were likely to lose all their customers if service didn’t improve.
→ The restaurant manager thought that they ran______________________________________________
2. The university didn’t prepare to consider his application due to his lack of right qualifications.
→ Had ___________________________________________________________
3. We had to settle for a cheaper car than the one we wanted.
→ We had to content _______________________________________________
4. All that stood between John and a gold medal was Jim's greater speed
→ But for_____________________________________________________________
5. It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
→ Not until _______________________________________________________. KEYS:
1. The restaurant manager thought that they ran the risk of losing all their customers if service didn’t improve.
2. Had he not lacked right qualifications, the university would have prepared to consider his application.
3. We had to content ourselves with a cheaper car than the one we wanted .
4. But for Jim's greater speed, John would have won a gold medal.
5. Not until (after) I had left home did I realize how much my father meant to me.
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stay unchanged. You must use the word in
brackets without changing its form.
1.He is different from his brother in almost all aspects. (BEARS)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
2.He talked about nothing except the weather. (SOLE)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
3.The reason why my son has been studying hard is that he wants to apply for a scholarship. (VIEW)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
4.I hate it when my colleagues try to get involved in everything in my own business. (FINGER)
→ ……………………………………………………………………………….
5.Someone paid five thousands pounds for the painting. (WENT)
→ ………………………………………………………………………………. KEYS:
1. He bears little/ hardly any resemblance to his brother.
2. His sole topic of conversation was the weather
3. My son has been studying hard with a view to applying for a scholarship.
4. I object to my colleagues’ having a finger in every pie in my own business
5. The painting went for five thousands pounds THE END