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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 12 THPT & đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi Quốc gia THPT
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Đề thi chọn HSG Tiếng Anh từ lớp 9 đến lớp 12 cấp trường, quận/ huyện, tỉnh/ thành phố
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e a s ie r s in c e a s t r o n a u t s w ill n o a n y lo n g e r 13..............
h a v e to w o r r y a b o u t th o ir d a ily d ie ts . 14..............
T h is s till r e m a in s a n v e ry o p e n m a rk e t! 15............... 27. A D R E A M
As I a m a u n iv e r s ity s tu d e n t I s tu d y h a r d a n d e a c h n ig h t w h e n 0 ...... ỵ
I w ill íĩn is h m y s tu d ie s I p u t a w a y m y b o o k s a n d p u t o n oó.... will
m y t r a i n in g sh o e s. M y s is te r, w h o lives in a n o th e r to w n , s h e 1................
b r o u g h t t h e m b a c k m y t r a i n in g sh o e s fro m E u r o p e a s a b ir t h d a y 2 ................
p r e s e n t. T h e y a r e j u s t r ig h t fo r jo g g in g a r o u n d th e tra c k . 3 ................
A fte r jo g g in g fo r t h e f ir s t la p I p u s h m y s e lf so h a r d e r 4 .................
a n d h a r d e r fo r t h e se c o n d lap . M y r u n n in g s ty le so o n b e c o m e s 5 .................
c o m fo rta b le a n d e ffe c tiv e fo r t h e r e s t o f th e w h o le w ay. I 6 ................
h o p e t h a t to im p ro v e m y s ty le so t h a t I do n o t feel a n y 7 ................
tig h tn e s s in th e le g m u sc le s. I a m r e a lly lo o k in g fo rw a rd m u c h 8 ...............
to t a k in g p a r t in m y í ĩ r s t U n iv e rs ity G a m e s w h e re I w ill b e 9 ...............
r e p r e s e n tin g m y y e a r. I f all goes w ell t h e n I c a n e x p e c t to 10.............
a c h ie v e a t a good tim e w h ic h w ill h e lp m e to b e c h o s e n fo r t h e 11.............
O ly m p ic G a m e s. I t w ill b e a m o m e n t fu ll o f e x c ite m e n t fe e lin g s 12.............
fo r m e. I p la n o n to c o n tin u e m y s tu d ie s a s w ell a s m y t r a i n in g 13..............
u n til m y d r e a m is b e in g a c h ie v e d . M y fre e tim e w ill b e lim ite d 14.............
b u t it w ill b e w o r th it in th e e n d . 15............. 28.
A E R IC A N M O D E L S
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have 0.....are
realised Africa's potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a íormer model herselt, recently 00 ỵ
opened one agency's first Aírican ottice. “Atrican women are being graceíul 1...............
and serene" she says, “These qualities could to make them do very well in 2.............
this business." Hovvever, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre 3.............
discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern Kenya, 4.............
whose the women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders 5..............
were a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allovved to be meet many of their girls," 6..............
she explains. Another problem is that reports aren't always reliable. Mclntyre 7.............
discovered this when one of village’s “most beautitul girls" turned out to be 8.............
its heaviest ones, She had to explain that VVestern advertisers preíer to 9.............
far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiíul. 10............
In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugandan contestants were 11............
disqualitied for being a little much too large around the hips. “I don’t understand 12............
why the tashion industry's obsession with small hips," said one judge tor the 13............
contest. “But because we want the girls to succeed in and to see Atrican 14............
models vvorking internationally, we give the industry what it wants." 15............
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HOLIDAY D E ST IN A T IO N S FO R V EG ETARIANS
Thanks to cheap air travel, for so many people the world has 0.....so
grovvn signiíicantly smaller over the last decade, but to vegetarians the 00.... y
planet can still seem like írustratingly limited. For the millions of us 1......
who don't eat meat, getting the right food while on the holiday can 2.......
be a key íactor when choosing which our destination. On countless 3.......
trips abroad, after looking round at delighttul cities such as Seville or 4.........
Prague, I have been obliged to eat omelette and chips for dinner as 5........
no any other vegetarian dishes were available. Some years ago I was 6..........
looking fonward to my first visit to Cuba when some vegetarian triends 7.........
returned from there. They had really liked the country but told to 8........
me to expect two weeks of nothing but rice and beans. As a result, 9..........
I have cancelled my booking. Since then, countries with a meat-based 10.......
food culture have been off my travel menu. Why pay for to go hungry? 11.......
On the other hand, food can also be encourage people to visit 12.........
certain places. India is a íascinating country, and the fact that ninety 13.......
per cent of menus are vegetarian adds up to its attraction. Offering 14........
a such wide range of delicious non-meat dishes, Italy is another 15........
holiday destination vvhere vegetarians can feel at home. 30.
THE IM PORTANCE OF FA TH ER S
We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violent crime, 0. can
Hovvever, research from both sides of the Atlantic shows that íathers 00. y
may be the most important íactor in preventing to children from turning 1......
over to crime. In the United States, children from better-off íamilies were 2.........
compared with ones who from íamilies with lower incomes. Children from 3.........
both groups that lived with their íathers also committed the same number 4.........
of crimes. In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out of comparing 5......
a group of boys who had never been accused of not any crimes with 6.........
another group were living in a detention centre after committing crimes 7..........
such as assault and stealing vehicles. All the boys had difficulties at 8..........
the school and came from large íamilies that didn’t earn a lot of money. 9.........
The biggest ditíerence betvveen from the groups was that fifty-five 10.....
per cent of the 'good boys’ lived with their tathers, while only four 11.........
per cent of the ‘bad boys’ did it. Eighty per cent of the well-behaved 12......
boys said how they felt close to their íathers even if they didn’t live 13........
in the same house. It seems that by having a tather who takes an 14.........
interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law. 15....... 31.
DISCO VERY OF ST A IN L E SS STEEL
Stainless Steel was discovered by an accident in 1913 by the British 0. an
metallurgist Harry Brearley. He was experimenting with Steel alloys - 00. y 322 - Vĩnh Bú
combinations of metals - that they would be suitable for making gun 1......
barrels. A few months later he had noticed that most of his rejected 2......
specimens had rusted although one was containing 14 per cent 3 ..........
chromium had not. The discovery led to the development of stainless 4 ..........
Steel. Ordinary Steel go es rusts because it reacts easily with oxygen in 5 ..........
the air to produce crumbly red oxides. other metals, such as aluminium, 6 ....................
nickel and chromium, also react in a much the same way but their oxides 7...
form an impermeable suríace layer, stopping oxygen to reacting with the 8. . . .
metal underneath. With Brearley’s Steel, the chromium tormed such as 9....
a film, protecting the metal from turther attack, and the whole su ccess of 10.
stainless Steel is based well on the fact that it has this one unique 1 1 .
advantage. In fact, a variety of stainless steels are now made. One 12.
of the commonest contains of 18 per cent chromium and 8 per cent 13.
nickel and is used for kitchen sinks. Kitchen knives are made of Steel
containing about 13 per cent chromium. A very more corrosion-resistant 14.
alloy is achieved by adding up an incredibly small amount of the metal 15.
molybdenum - t h e s e steels are used as cladding for buildings. 3 2 . WANTED
“VVanted” ran a small ad in The Times. “Assistant for the íamous cookery 0 ..........the
vvriter. Three-month contract - £400." The ad was ansvvered by a young 00... /
woman, recently widowed and with a small baby, desperate for work 1 .
of any kind. The hours were long and £400 seem ed very little for three 2.........
months of employment. But she was absolutely desperate and she got 3 .
the job. It proved harder than she had been anticipated, as the íamous 4 .
vvriter proved as tyrannical, ungrateíul and a slave driver. The first week 5 .
of helping to him was almost more than the young woman felt she could 6 .
stand. Only did the thought of the bread that she was putting in her 7 .
baby’s mouth prevented her leaving from the job. At the end of the tirst 8 .
week, she was given a lift at home by the cookery writer’s secretary. On 9 .
the way she contided how desperately she had needed the job and 10 .
admitted just how vvelcome even the miserable £400 was mentioned in 11.......
the advertisement would be. The secretary gave her such an odd look
that the young woman asked what it the matter was. “I don’t think you 12.......
quite understand," ansvvered the secretary. “It’s you who has to pay 13 .
for him £400." At first the young vvoman was silent. She was temporarily 14 .
lost for som e words, but then she began to laugh, and she laughed until 15 .
the tears poured down her cheeks. 16 . 3 3 . MY AVOURTE FILM
l’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so IVe got lots of íavourite 1............
tilms. But the best one as l’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some 2.................
ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3 .
different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4 .
they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a Computer 5 .
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expert who solves crimes on her Computer using iníormation given to 6 .
her by her assistants, who go out and intervievv to people. The case in 7.
the film concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. 8.
Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9.
up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 1 0 ,
who always wears two hats on. and some of the scen es really made me 11.
laugh. Also, there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12.
that is in the ca se you go to s e e it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13.
the music in it. But what do I really like most about the film is that 14. .
it’s so original - l’ve certainly ever seen another film quite like that. 15. 34.
IS TH ERE TOO M UCH MONEY IN SPO RT?
It is certainly true that in recent times money has become so more and 1,
more important in sport. I think that in some ways this is not a good 2.
thing. People seem to be Involved themselves in some sports just to 3.
make money and not because of they really care about the sport. For 4.
example, som e íootballers get being paid an enormous amount of money 5.
but sometimes they don’t seem to care about the team they are playing 6.
for, vvhich this makes the fans very angry. And sometimes it looks as if 7.
some sports are run so that television companies, the people who own 8.
clubs and the companies that provide sponsorship can make a big protit; 9.
the public who watch these sports don't seem like to matter at all. On 10.
the other hand, you could say that in these days sport has become a 11.
global business, and so it is not surprising that money plays such an 12.
important part in it. Also, it could right be argued that the top players 13.
are so tamous and be under so much pressure both from fans and the 14.
media that they deserve for the enormous amounts of money they earn. 15. 35. THE MOTOR CAR
Many of the developments of the 20th century have changed the way 1.
we live enormously, but a few of them have had the impact of the 2
motor car. In the most parts of today’s world, it is very difficult for 3.
most of people to imagine lỉfe wỉthout it - getting to work, goỉng on 4.
holiday, visiting tamily and triends would not be possible for a lot of 5.
people. Som e of tamilies have more than one car. Hovvever, despite all 6.
of the advantages the car gives us, it also has a several disadvantages. 7.
In lots of cities there is so much congestion that none of the traffic 8.
can move during the busiest periods. And much of the pollution that 9.
affects many places is caused by the motor car. Many of people think that 10.
motorists should give a little bít of thought to these problems and 11.
make a little effort to resolve them, perhaps by using their cars less. 12.
With a bít of co-operation, progress could be made, they say. 13.
324 - Vĩíih Bú 36. SHAKESPEARE
Among all of vvriters in history, Shakespeare is perhaps the most 1. ..
well-known. Many of the plays he vvrote are still períormed regularly 2. .
in many of countries in the vvorld. Over the years there has been a 3. ..
lot of disagreement among scholars and experts about the meanings 4. ..
of Shakespeare’s plays; som e of the books about him even suggest 5. .
that he didn’t really vvrite all the plays that have his name. There has 6. .
been a lot of research into his life and work but few of the theories 7. .
about him can be proved. A few people have even said that Shakespeare 8.
was really a vvoman but there is little of support for this theory! 9. .
Many visitors go to Shakespeare’s birthplace in strattord in England 10. .
and a lot of them go to s e e a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theater there. 11. .
A few of tourists find it diffĩcult to understand the play because the 12. .
language is old. Because they don’t understand much it they either 13
leave after a short time or are asleep all the evening! Hovvever, 14. .
with a little of ettort it is possible to enjoy the plays even if don’t 15. .
have much of knowledge about them. The productions are alvvays 16. .
entertaining and few of people have dittìculty in following what is 17, .. happening. 37.
E O R T H C O M IN G E V E N T S
There are a number of interesting events Corning up in this City. Tomorrovv 1...
evening the Central Orchestra it will be giving a períormance at the Town 2. .
Hall - their concert last year that was very well received. For fans of another 3.
kind of music, it will be great to s e e Tony Andrevvs appearing here again. 4. .
Tickets for his show at the Apollo these went on sale yesterday and by 5. .
the time the box office opened there were people queuing for miles! It will be 6. .
interestỉng for Tony's fans to hear what his new material ỉs like and there will 7. .
be five thousand of them at the show, so it should be a memorable occasion. 8. .
Pinally, the Ramp Band will be appearing tonight at the Golden Club, lt’s 9..
great this that they’re still playing atter so many years together as a band. 10. 38. E L V IS P R E S L E Y
Although Elvis Presley was died In 1977, he is probably just as íamous 1............
today as he ever was, He became tamous in the 1950s, and he was the 2 ............
first rock 'n' roll star in the vvorld. He was vvorking as a truck driver 3 ............
when he had started singing and making recordings. Soon, his records 4 ...........
were extremely successíul and when his tirst appearances on television 5 ...........
caused a sensation because parents disapproved of the way that he 6 ............
danced vvhile he was singing. Teenagers all over the vvorld thought so 7 ............
that he was wonderful, as though, and rock ‘n’ roll soon became their 8 ...........
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íavouhte kind of the music. Next, Elvis spent two years in Germany in 9 ........
the u s Army, after vvhich he appeared in more than 30 tĩlms. In 1969, 10.
he started giving concerts again, at mostly in Las Vegas. His records 11.
and concerts now consisted of love songs quite more than rock ‘n’ roll. 12.
He lived for much time of his life in a huge house called Graceland, 13.
and since his death fans have continued to visit the house. To thenn, 14.
he is known as 'The King" - som e even think he is still being alive! 15. . 39. A LFR ED HITCHCOCK
Altred Hitchcock was an English director who he was best known for the 1. .
thrillers and horrortìlms that he made during his long career. In the 1930s 2.
he became very tamous in Britain where his most successtul films they were 3, .
The Thirty-Nine Steps and The Lady Vanishes, which were both based on 4. .
novels. In 1940, he moved to the us, vvhere he had even more success there. 5,
Perhaps his best-known film is Psycho, which it is about a man who owns a 6, .
hotel and who he kills all his visiting guests. One scene in the film, 7. .
vvhich shows this man, whose name is Norman Bates, killing a woman in a 8.
shower, considered to be one of the most trightening scenes that has ever 9.
appeared in a film. Psycho, which he made it in 1963, is still regarded as 10.
one of the best films of its kind ever made. other íamous films which he 11.
directed include North by Northwest, which has a very íamous scene in a field 12.
of crops, where the main character is being chased by people in an aeroplane 13.
there, and The Birds, which is about people being attacked large groups of birds. 14. 40.
SIG H T SE E IN G IN LONDON
Last vveekend all of the students in my class went on a trip to London 1.
to do some of sightseeing. We left very early in the morning so that 2.
we would be able to see as much places as possible. After getting off 3.
the coach somewhere which in the centre, the ílrst place that we visited 4.
it was Buckingham Palace. As everyone knows, that is the place vvhere 5.
the Queen lives in. Despite the fact that there were loads of tourists 6. .
taking photographs there, I enjoyed seeing this famous building. Next 7.
we went to the Houses of Parliament, vvhich is another one impressive 8.
place. Untortunately, visitors couldn’t go to inside that day. Aíter that, 9.
we saw Dovvning Street, where the Prime Minister’s house is. Then we 10.
sat and had our lunch in a very nice park at nearby. Then it was time 11.
to visit an art gallery called the Tate, and which had modern art in it. 12.
When we came out of there, our coach was waiting to take us back. I 13.
was tired hy then because London is a rather noisy place. But I want 14.
to go back - there are lots of other famous places for to see there. 15. 326 - lĩn h Bà
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Look at Appendix 5 and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition. 1 . 1.
The factory ow ner is not in tho habit o f fraternising his \vorkers. 2.
All the anim als in the forest íled the ííre. 3.
If you have a grievance ____
thc company, pleaso lodge a formal w ritten com plaint. 4.
My car is g u a ra n tced ______ rust for eight years. 5.
The teacher told me to stop fidgeting ______ and to sít still and concentrate. 6.
I w as furious _ _ _ my s is t e r ______ her always borrowing my clothes w ithout my perm ission. 7.
H is g le e ______ th e new s o f his success was a joy to see. 8.
You m u stn ’t g r ie v e ______ one trivial m istake. 9.
He has a íix a tio n ______ becom ing the best doctor in the world.
10. She does nothing but f r e t ______ her being overxveight y et never tries to diet.
11. His h d e lity ______ the íĩrm has won him great respect.
12. He is alw ays gloating
_ his m eteoric rise as an actor.
13. He is certainly good _
m aths, if not much else.
14. Her sales m ethods have been criticised as being odds w ith company policy.
15. I found th e rin g in th e Street p u r e ly ______ luck.
16. I didn’t go to see h im ______ fear o f catching his cold.
17. T hat house has been up ____ sale for two years.
18. Come to th e p a r ty ,_____ all means.
19. We rcgard th is atrocity as an o ffen ce ______ hum anity. 20.
all, I spent £500 on holiday. 2 . 1. Surgeons operated __
her last night; her condition is said to be satisfa cto ry . 2. The teacher was deaf
_ N ick’s explanation o f w hy he hadn’t done his hom ework. 3.
It was so cold in the ten t that the children had to huddle up to keep warm. 4.
She h a g g le d ______ the shopkeeper over the price o f the souvenir. 5.
We still h a v e n ’t h e a r d ______ th e Insurance com p any ab ou t our claim . 6.
C om m uters found them selves faced ______ a lengthy public transport strike. 7.
I’ve received an invitation
the annual nurses’ conference in Glasgow.
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Mr Sm ith is becom ing increasingly im patient ______ th is class as they never pay attention. 9.
Tm indebted ______ my husband for his support in m y new business venture.
10. The Computer in th e reception is in terio r______ the one in m y offĩce.
11. He says h e’s teelin g a b i t ______ colour today.
12. I’m a fra id ______ regard to your requcst, m a rot th ere’s n othing I can do about it.
13. She w a sn ’t allowed in the cinem a because she w a s ______ age.
14. The castaw ays were stra n d ed ____
an island for nearly a week.
15. He is a so lic ito r______ profession. 16. This coat was
a sale w hen I bought it so it was very cheap. 17. He is
___ arrears w ith his loan repaym ents.
18. I will lend you th e m o n e y ______ condition that you pay it back w ithin the m onth.
19. Strawberries are o n ly ______ season in May and June.
20. He is an e x p e r t______ nam e only; he actually knows very little about the subject. 3. 1.
Terry McWoddle has been named
the new chairm an of the football club. 2.
Several íligh ts w ere delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed
______ angry travellers. 3.
The harassed m other ju g g le d ______ four bags o f shopping, a pushchair
and a dog in the middle of the busy high Street. 4.
M any vegetarians argue that there is no justification eating m eat in this day and age. 5.
I’ve been asked to key th is inform ation ____ the Computer im m ediately. 6.
The b usinessm an insisted that he had no k n o w led g e______ the m issing currency. 7.
W hen I w as abroad I lo n g e d ______ a traditional E nglish Sunday lunch. 8.
My husband’s always la z in g ______ w hile I ’m alw ays busy. 9.
The donkey climbed the steep track la d e n ______ bags o f oranges.
10. Sarah is je a lo u s ______ her sister because she is m uch m ore popular.
11. She is lo o k in g ______ for a new job, but h a sn ’t found an yth in g yet. 12. No one is kinder children than he is.
13. I think we should lim it th is d iscu ssio n ______ the íacts.
14. My uncle le c tu r e s ______ the H istory of Art at the university.
15. You m u stn ’t judge p e o p le______ the way th ey dress.
16. Their new baby is being n a m e d ______ his father.
17. The m an kept his c h ild ______ his side throughout the journey.
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18. H e’s not very clever academ ically but h e ’s good D.I.Y.
19. Margot prefers not to buy g o o d s______ credit.
20. He w en t to th e m e e tin g ___
disguise so as not to be recognised. 4 . 1.
I m u d d led ______ the jigsaw pieccs and the children did the puzzle again. 2.
I waved at a com plete stranger in the Street whom I m is to o k ______ my cousin. 3.
Nobody likes Rick because h e ’s so m e a n ______ money. 4.
I asked th e assistan t which m akc hi-íĩ he recommended. 5.
All th e evidence m ilita te d ______ a conclusion in our favour. 6.
I w as born in Britain but was n a tu ra lised ______ Italy. 7.
I’ve been asked to notify the personnel departm ent ______ my new address. 8.
The doctor is not noted ______ his tact w hen it com es to dealing w ith patients. 9.
The sw im m ing pool attendant was negligent ______ his duties and the
little girl alm ost drowned.
10. There were a lot o f problems at the beginning of the school year, but
______ th e cnd everything was all right.
11. He w as so surprised hy the new s that he w a s ______ a loss for words.
12. Our teacher w a s ______ a bad mood today; he sh o u te d _______everyone. 13
Try to get the p h o tograp h ______ focus this tim e.
14. They w e r e ______ the trail of the Yeti w hen the blizzard started.
15 _____ answ er to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday
16. Railway engineers joined three additional carriages ______ the train to
accom m odate the extra passengers.
17. Classes have increased ______ size since íalling levels of governm ent
funding have rcduced the num ber o f teachers in tho school.
18. He jo in e d ______ w hen he was seventeen and h e ’s been in the army ever since.
19. Im p a tie n t______ her arrival, he kept running to the window every tim e a car passed.
20. The organisers tried to get everyone to j o in ______ the games. 5. 1.
They spent th e su m m e r ______ a cruise travelling round the world. 2
We a r e ______ íavour o f abolishing experim ents on live anim als. 3.
W hen th ey got hom e, their house w a s ______ íĩre. 4.
______ her b o ss’s rcquest, she has worked overtim e nearly every day this month. 5.
They estim ated th e candidates’ p op ularity______ m eans o f opinion polls. 6.
a guess, I’d say he vveighs about 70 kilos.
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Very short skirts worn w ith thick vvoollen tights a r e ______ vogue at the m om ent. 8.
Sho was brought up ______ a farm so she is used to living in the countryside. 9.
Paul has b e e n ______ leave from work for the past m onth. 10 .
___ second thoughts, I don’t think I w ant to go to the concert.
11. B eing new _ _ _ _ _ the neighbourhood, thoy were unable to íĩnd where
the greengrocer’s was.
12. T h at’s ty p ic a l______ Peter to refusc to help!
13. Pm having tr o u b le ______ my car; it kceps stalling. 14. Jenny is terrified nying.
15. Our neighbours are very tolerant the noise we make.
16. My father is lascinated w ith cars. In fact, h e’s in the garage tinkering the old Ford right now.
17. Tuck your s h ir t ______ your trousers!
18. The river w as te e m in g ______ trout. 19. She is so th irsty _
_ success that she would do an3dhing.
20. Ile tr iu m p h ed ___
his com petitors hy ílooding the m arket place w ith advertising. 6 . 1. Mary was im patient
the C hristm as holidays to arrive. 2
Their school building i s __ _
_ __ repair, so thcy are having lessons in the old library. 3.
She w a s ______ th e point o f leaving w hen the phone rang. 4.
People were c h o s e n __ __ random to try the ncw product. 5.
_____ answ er to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday. 6.
D on’t be so im p a tie n t______ Sue. S h e’s only 10 and d oesn ’t understand things quickly. 7.
______ no account m ust you open your book during the test. 8.
Gill w a sn ’t her usual cheerlul self today. She w a s ______ the vveather. 9.
______ the w hole, I think your work is quite satislactory.
10. As there was little tim e left, he outlined his p la n s______ brief.
11. Jam o o z e d ______ the doughnut w hen she bit into it. 12
Ile is p ro u d ______ his new sports car.
13. The driver w as o b liv io u s____the red light and w ent straight through it.
14. The schoolchildren were overburdened______ homevvork.
15. My m other has an o b s e ss io n ______ cleanliness and is lorever doing the housevvork.
16. The surgeon o p era ted ______ the woman w ith the Iractured hip.
17. My brother is so m ean that he hatcs to p a r t______ a single penny!
18. The villagers left their hom es in the valley and moved to higher grounds
as a p reca u tio n ______ ílooding. 334 - Vĩnh Bú
19. The shop sen t me the co o k er___
approval as I w a sn ’t sure it was the model I vvanted.
20. Ile has a p ro cliv ity ______ being dishonest in business. 7. 1, We had to q u e u e __
before we could get into the cinem a last night. 2. Ileavy rain resulted ___widespread Aooding. 3.
I was rem in d ed ______ my childhood w hen I heard that nursery rhyme. 4.
Green vegetables are r íc h ______ vitam ins and m inerals. 5.
She is q u ic k ______ doing m ental arithm etic. 6.
Queen Victoria reigned ______ Britain and Ireland for more than sixty years. 7.
The sight o f the snake made him r e c o il______ horror. 8.
Ilis style o f w riting is rem iniscent ______Thom as IIardy’s. 9.
There has been a sharp rise
unem ploym ent th is year. 10
Please k e e p ______ touch after y o u ’ve gone back to America.
11. As she didn’t have a lot o f cash, she bought the fr id g e ______ credit.
12. They l i v e ______ the outskirts of a large industrial town.
13. ______ average, English students study at university for three years.
14. Mike is not r e a lly ______ tune w ith the rest of the group.
15. The writer is very m u c h ______ lavour w ith the public at the mom ent. 16. What is
the agenda for today’s meeting? 17.
the one hand, h c’s a dependable worker, but he is also very slow.
18. Are y o u ______ th e mood for a walk on the beach?
19. Jackie is h o p e le s s ______ m athem atics.
20. Mrs H eath p lea d ed ______ her husband not to resign from his job. 8 . 1.
He has an excellent lawyer a c tin g ____him and is bound to win the case. 2.
The board o f directors is m ceting today to appoint a rep la cem en t______ the retiring chairman. 3.
He was very solicitous ______ our com lort and made every effort to
ensure we had a pleasant journey. 4.
W e’d better go out for dinner; the food we have in the house isn ’t
su ffic ie n t______ the six o f us. 5.
W hen the dam broke, a s u r g e ______ water rushed down the m ountain. 6.
As soon as th ey m et Joe and Elizabeth were s m itte n ______ each other. 7.
I can’t pay the electricity b ill______next week as money is short right now. 8.
The manager was sym pathetic______their request for a non-smoking area. 9.
Her colleagues intend to support h e r ______her fight against discrimination in the workplace.
10. T h ey’re bringing out a s e q u e l______ th is television series next summer.
11. I a c te d ______ im pulse and bought my wife a large bunch o f ílowers.
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12. IIe’s not only a com edian, but also an e x p e r t______ ventriloquism .
13. We a g ree d ______ his plan and started m aking preparations im m ediately.
14. N one o f us could a g r e e ______ what to buy our teacher as a present.
15. Sam ’s view s are often so outrageous that poople rarely a g r e e ______ him.
16. The secretary’s a rg u m en t__
hor boss led to her being fired.
17. There are strong argum ents
__banning the use o f aerosol sprays.
18. On our honeym oon we a rg u ed _ _
_ ___everything; from the food to the weather!
19. The explorer a rriv ed ______ the conclusion that ho was the ílrst person
to reach the ancient site.
20. You m ust show your passport as soon as you arrive a new country. 9 . 1.
D on’t tell m e you like his taste
__ clothes! He looks terrible! 2.
Working íle x itim e has m any a d v a n ta g es______ regular vvorking hours. 3.
This sum m er, a d m issio n ______ m ost cinem as is double w hat it w as last year. 4.
The custom er was very a n g r y __
the a ssista n t’s casual attitude towards him. 5.
Young children are aw k w ard __
dancing as thcy can ’t co-ordinate their m ovem ents wcll. 6.
Iler a d m issio n ______ guilt shockcd everyone; no one th ou ght she was capable o f fraud. 7.
My husband is so aw k w ard ______ a needle and thread that I have to sew
on all h is shirt b uttons myseir. 8.
I was very a n g r y ______ being woken up in the m iddle o f the night hy an alarm bell. 9.
My new Computer has the a d v a n ta g e______ being more com pact than my old one.
10. The governm ent was a n x io u s______ the inílux o f relugees into the country.
11. Our visa is v a lid ______ One year and will subsequently need renevving. 12. She felt very uneasy
__ leaving the baby w ith Miriam for the evening.
13. After suffering a major illness, he was very v u ln era b le______ minor
ailm ents such as colds.
14. Ile didn’t ju st express his a v ersio n ______ cloning but also a r g u e d _______
it in a very persuasive way.
15. I can v o u c h ______ Sandra’s integrity, so I recom mend we include her in our discussions.
16. The boys ran down to the garden and v a u lte d ______ the fence at the bottom.
17. Clara is unsvverving______ her determ ination to bccom e a lavvyer. 336 - Vĩnh Bá
18. W hile running to answ er the telephone, I trip p ed ______ m y brother’s brieícase.
19. S h e’s p a tie n t______ children and so is a very good teacher.
20. The food at th at restaurant was labelled “u n íìt hum an
consum ption” by the environm ental health ofíĩcer. 10. 1.
Pm very w a r y ______ riding that horse; it ’s been known to shy at trafflc. 2.
The schoolboy w in c e d ______ the sight o f th e cane in th e headm aster’s hand. 3.
She y e a r n s ______ a relaxing holiday in the sun. 4.
You w on ’t solve your problems hy w a llo w in g ______ selĩ-pity. 5.
The stud en t w r e stle d ______ the difficult m athem atics problem. 6.
Wind and rain have w hittled a w a y ______ the old stone wall for the past three centuries. 7.
Ray w in k e d ______ u s to show th at he w a sn ’t being serious. 8.
After six m onths in the countryside, Alan has a y e n ______ th e bright lights o f th e city. 9.
The w om an y e lle d __
the boys w hen they ran through her garden.
10. She tried not to y ie ld ___ __ tem ptation and have another piece o f cake.
11. The spy had little choice _____ the m atter but to destroy the microíĩlm.
12. T here’s no point crying _
things you can ’t change.
13. We had to c h o o s e ______ a hotel in Rome and a villa in Tuscany for our last holiday.
14. The restaurant m enu offered a c h o ic e ___
trout, b eef or chicken.
15. M em bership o f th e society has decreased
___num ber since last year.
16. The national debt has been d ecrea sed ___
£10 billion th is year.
17. Do you m ean you still h aven ’t d ecid ed __ your holiday yet?
18. She can ’t d e c id e ______ w hat style of wedding dress to huy.
19. If you clean th e hall, w e’ll d e a l______ the kitchen together.
20. My uncle d e a ls ______ antique furniture. 11. 1.
He d oesn ’t seem to be very h a p p y ______ his new job; he always looks
rather worried and depressed th ese days. 2.
As she handed over the gift, she said that she hoped we would be very
h a p p y ______ our new home. 3.
It w ill be good ______ Thom as to have a strict teacher; h e ’s never had any discipline at home. 4.
The dispute occurred because the m anager is so hopeless people;
he has absolutely no idea o f how to handle his workforce. 5 .
W e’ve ju st h e a r d ______ his unexpected promotion.
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N ervous about facing an interview panel, she h o s ita tc d ______ the door
and took a deep breath before entering the room.
7. A strong draught blew into the room through the g a p ______ the door. 8.
Ruth was a g e n iu s ______ m athem atics and was awarded a scholarship to
Cambridge w hen she was only ĩourteen years old. 9.
Have you h e a r d ______ tho lake “Loch N e ss” in Scotland?
10. H e’s a genius ______ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft strokes.
11. H is new stereo System was expensive but it ’s guaranteed ______ ílĩteen
years so it was w orthw hile paying more.
12. My friend is worried because she h asn ’t h e a r d ______ her sister for days.
13. She has a real genius ______ languages and has already m astered the rudim ents of Greek!
14. There is a popular superstition which says that anyone who has a gap
their two front teeth will be lucky throughout their life.
15. She hesitated ______ taking any action, hoping that there was no real cause for alarm.
16. I can ’t h onestly say that I’m happy
your decision to em igrate to France.
17. S h e’s very good ______ anim als and takes food out to th e stray dogs in
th e Street ev ery m orn ing.
18. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guarantecd any type of
breakage, including w ater damage and accident.
19. The baby was c r y in g ____ _ its milk.
20. Having always been good
at maths, he decided to study it at university. 12. 1.
A lthough we were all rather irritated hy the situation at the tim e, we
la u g h ed ______ it afterwards. 2.
Tom lectured his son _ _ _ _ the dangers of riding a motorcycle. 3.
The sum m er dress was lined ______ hght cotton to m ake it less transparent. 4.
He w as listen in g ____
the radio w hen he heard the new s o f the earthquake. 5.
I’m expecting an im portant call; could you listen ___ th e telephone
w hile I pop out to the shops? 6.
He doesn’t have any savings and, since being m ade redundant, has been
liv in g ______ his family. 7.
The neighbours are very a n x io u s ______ their m issin g daughter to phone home. 8. Mark was saved
drowning by the heroic action o f his brother. 9.
Since passing his accountancy exam s, George has had his salary increased 10%.
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10. S u san ’s q u e s t ______ a satisfying job was at last realised.
11. _____ everyone’s astonishm ent, she arrived at the party in a Rolls Royce.
12. My cousin has a íla ir _____ languages and can speak more than six.
13. You should not use aerosols because th ey ’re h a r m íu l______________ the environm ent.
14. I ’m sure th ere’s a j i n x __________ this dress. W henever I wear it I have a terrible tim e.
15. I began to get im p a tie n t__
his continual lack o f punctuality. 13. 1. T om ’s absorption
___ his studies m eans he has no social life. 2.
E ating too much fat and sugar is d etrim en ta l______ your health. 3.
The am ount o f w ater absorbed
cotton wool is greater than that ______ paper. 4.
The bank w rote to m e to advise m e ______ their new overdraít facilities. 5.
If you need a d v ic e ______ exam techniques, any o f our trained staff will help you.
He cared ______ th e environm ent and gave an inspiring speech ______ the issue.
At the C hinese restaurant we sta r te d ______ spare ribs, th en had chicken
Soup and coconut ice cream to finish. 8.
The doctor advised us ______ travelling to Egypt w ithout having the
proper inoculations ílrst. 14.
For questions 1-12 read the text below and think of the word vvhich best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. In this exercise, each missing word
is a proposition. There is an example at the beginning (0). G IF T O F T H E GAB
C hatting to babies in a particular way boosts their intelligence and gives
them a head start (0) ỉ n life, a new study has found. Speech and language
therapist Dr Sally Ward selected 140 nine-m onth-old children from
M anchester. She th en ga ve 70 of the parents detailed advice (1) ______ the
best way to com m unicate ( 2 ) ______ their child and left the other 70 w ithout
guidance. The “com m unicating” parents were told to spend at least 30
m inutes every day talking to their child, (3) ______ any background noise,
about subjects vvhich their infant m ight take an in terest (4) ______ . More
than six years later, and after regular checks had been kept ( 5 ) ______ their
progress, th e children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, (6)
______ average, a year and three m onths ahead (7) _______ the other group.
N ine children had IQs in the gifted category, w hereas none in the non-
talking group w as as bright.
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In a separate study at the American Academy o f Paediatrics, experts have
warned (8) ______ th e dangers of children under the age o f two vvatching
television. Research has shown that exposure to television is responsible (9)
______ anything from delayed speech to A ttention D eíicit H yperactivity
Disorder. The problem ( 1 0 ) ______ television is that it confuses infants, who
block out the background noise Corning from it. They consequently learn to
ignore all noise, and th is includes speech. Paediatric and language specialists
also disapprove (11) ______ radio, which has m uch the sam e effect (12)
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Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 341 PHRASAL VERBS
1. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb. come about = happen
come across = find sth or m eet sb by ch a n ce come by = obtain sth
come down to = b e p a s s e d to sb
come forward = step forward
come in = b e c o m e íash ionab le come into = inherit come on = progress
come out = (1) b e c o m e knovvn, (2) be published come out in = d evelop
come over = happen; have a result or effect on sb
come round to = c h a n g e o n e ’s opinion to another point of view; be persuaded
come round/to = regain c o n s c io u s n e s s
come through = continue to live after (sth bad)
come to = am ount to a total come up = grow
come up to = reach, equal sth
come up with = have an idea about a way to so lv e a problem 1. T heyV e c o m e __
our way o f thinking at last. 2.
He c a m e ______ a collection o f valuable old coins in the attic. 3.
How did you c o m e ______ th is painting? I t’s a Picasso, you know. 4.
This diam ond ring c a m e ______ me from my great-grandm other. 5.
After she w as hit on her head by the cricket ball, it took her several
m in u tes to c o m e ______ . 6.
How m uch did th e superm arket bill c o m e ______ th is week? 7.
Did the new play at th e N ational Theatre c o m c ______ your expectations? 8.
Those tom ato seeds I planted in the spring h aven ’t c o m e ______ yet. 9.
He c a m e ______ several thousand pounds w hen his grandĩather died. 10. The party w ent
rather well. Everyone seem ed to have enjoyed them selves.
11. The stud en ts are Corning___ __ very well in M aths th is term .
12. It c a m e ______ th at S u e’s husband had been arrested for speeding.
13. I don’t know w h a t’s c o m e ______ him; h e’s been acting vcry oddly lately.
14. He c a m e ______ a rash after eating a kilo o f straxvberries.
15. Her latest novel is Corning______ in paperback soon.
16. Long hair for m en is Corning______ again. More and morc m en are
starting to weeir their hair long. 342 - l i n h Bc
17. After th e flood, hundreds o f volunteers c a m e __ w ith offers o f assistance.
18. We d on ’t know yet how w e’ll solve the problem but r m sure som eone
will c o m e ______ a solution soon.
19. Most o f the com panies which managed to c o m e ______ the econom ic
crisis are now operating very successĩully.
20. r m not sure how the accident c a m e ______ but I suspect som ebody was being careless.
2. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b . be done for = be ruined deal in = trade in sth
deal with = tackle a problem; c o p e with do away with = abolish do down = criticise do out of = deprive of
do up = ía ste n (a co a t etc) do with = need/w ould like
do vvithout = m a n a g e in spite of lack
drive at = imply, s u g g e s t 1. Can you my dress, plcase? 2. 1’m
! Hero com es my teacher and sh e’ll see I should be in my M aths lesson. 3.
The law lim itin g the am ount of íoreign exchange you can take out o f the
country should have b e c n ______ years ago. 4.
1’m rcally thirsty. I c o u ld ______ a cup o f tea. 5.
W hat were y o u ______ w hen you said you m ight not see Mark for some time? 6.
I l e ______ antique íurniture and paintings. 7. The old m an was
his life savings hy a coníldence trickster. 8. Surely you c a n __
sugar in your coffee for once? 9. IIow do y o u _____
a class w hen they are constantly unruly? 10. You sh ouldn ’t
__your classm ates ju st because they didn’t pass their exam.
3. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
cheat out of = prevent sb from having sth usu in an untair w ay
check in = register a s a g u e st at a hotel
check out = pay o n e ’s bill and lea v e a hotel
check up on = investigate s b ’s behaviour etc.
feel for = sym p ath ise
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cut back = reduce (outgoings) cut in = interrupt sth
cut down on = reduce (consumption)
cut off = (1) isolate, (2) disconnect cut out = omit drop in = visit unexpectedly drop off = decrease drop out of = withdraw from fit in = mix wel with others fit up/out = furnish/equip fold up = col apse or fail draw in = shorten (of days)
draw on = use part of a reserve draw out = extend
draw up = come to a stop (of vehicles)
eat into = consume a part of sth
fly at = at ack (with blows or words) head off = prevent 1.
The government have dccided to c u t ______expenditure on hoalth Services. 2.
He was cheated ______ his full holiday en titlem en t due to a change in company policy. 3.
I truly feel ______ you in your terrible m isfortune. 4.
The intervievver kept cutting
w hen the M inister was trying to
answ er th e question on environm ental policy. 5.
Sales of records and cassettes have dropped______considerably this year. 6.
S h e’s tr3dng to get on w ith her schoolm ates but she doesn’t really íĩt 7. Their house w as cut
from the village hy the riooding river. 8.
W inter is Corning. It’s gettin g darker and the days are really starting to d r a w ______ . 9. He had to draw
___ his savings to pay his rent after he w as made redundant.
10. I w ish you w ouldn’t í l y __
me like that every tim e I m ake a m istake.
11. The limousine d rew _____ in front of the theatre and the actress got out.
12. Yes, I ’ve already heard the news. Sim on d ro p p ed ______ to tell me this morning.
13. D uring the power w orkers’ strike the electricity was cut ______ at regular intervals.
14. He was forced to d ro p ______ college w hen his father died.
15. The un íoreseen expense on the new house a t e ______ m y savings but it was worth it. 344 Vĩnh Bá
16. He w as told to cut
sugar and fats or he would suffer serious Health problems.
17. This com position would be better if you c u t __ __the second paragraph.
18. T heyV e f it t e d ______ their kitchen w ith new cupboards. 19. She drew th e lecture
to nearly three hours although it was only
supposed to last an hour.
20. 1’m afraid th e ir b u sin e ss is on th e verge o f lo ld in g ___ due to a lack of orders.
21. W e’ll have to o rgan ise a Union m ee tin g if w e w an t to head _ _ _ a strike.
22. Could you c h e c k ______ the children and see w hat th ey ’re up to?
23. We had to w ait to check
at the hotel as the receptionist was not at his desk.
24. All gu ests should check
hy 12 o ’clock or th ey will be charged for an extra day.
4. Fiil in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s itỉo n o r a d v e r b .
get about = (1) move about, (2) spread (of news, gossip etc)
get a cro ss = make understood get ahead = succeed
get along/on = be on íriendly terms with get at = mean
get at sb = criticise, tease in an unkind way
get away with = escap e punishment
get by = manage despite difficulties
get sb down = depress sb get off = send
get off with = nearly escap e punishment get on = make progress
get on with = continue doing sth get out of = avoid get over = recover from get round = persuade
get round to = find time
get through = contact by phone
get up to = be busy with sth surprising or undesirable 1.
What are you g c t t in g ____? I can ’t understand w hat y ou ’re trying to say. 2
I only g e t ______ \vatching TV w hen the children are in bed. 3.
Instead o f being given a ticket, the driver g o t ______ a vvarning. 4.
S h e’s having trouble g e ttin g ______ w ith hcr sprained ankle. 5.
Do you g e t ______ w ith your colleagues? 6.
If you don’t get those in vitations______today, they’ll never arrive on time. 7. IIow are you gettin g at school?
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia m ôn Tiếng A n h 345 8.
He has a talen t for gettin g the m ost complicated id e a s ______ . 9.
I’ve been trying to g e t ______ for ages but the bne is alw ays engaged.
10 This awful w eather is really g ettin g m e ______ .
11. My father is always g e ttin g ______ me about my clothes.
12. If you a ren ’t w ell organised, y ou ’ll never g e t ______ .
13. I don’t know how he g e t s ______ cheating on his tests.
14. Stop talking and g e t ______ your work, will you?
15. She has barcly enough m oncy left to g e t ______ .
16. I w ish I could g e t ______ going to this vvedding but I have no choice.
17. N ew s o f their “secret” Nvedding got fast.
18. She says she w on ’t help us, but w e’ll soon g e t ___ her.
19. I don’t know if sh e ’ll ever g e t ______ her husband’s death.
20. What are the children g e ttin g ______in the garden?
5. Fill in t h e m ìs s in g p r e p o s ìt io n o r a d v e r b .
give oneselt up = surrender
give away = (1) reveal, (2) give treely a s a present
give in = (1) deliver, yield give off = sen d ouưemit
give out = (1) c o m e to an end, (2) announce, (3) distribute
give up = (1) stop doing sth, (2) admit deteat
give oneself up = surrender
hype up = e x a g g e ra te the value of sth The Chemicals give ___
toxic fum es, so be extrem ely carcful vvhen using them . 2.
The teacher reluctantly g a v e _____
to the stu d en ts’ request to change the date o f the exam. 3.
The ath lete has decided to g iv e ___
_ am ateur com pctition and becom e a protessional. 4.
The m an w as forcod to give him scir ___ to the policc. 5.
She u n in ten tion ally g a v e ______ the sccrct o f the surprise party. 6.
IlavenT you g iv e n ______ your application form yet? 7.
E vcntually their savings gavc
and they werc forced to apply to
the State for assistance. 8.
I can ’t gu ess the answer. I give 9.
On the new s last night it was g iv e n ___
that the Prim e M inister had resigned.
10. They have hyped th is c a r ______ to such an cxten t that it should be the
biggest scller o f the year. 346 lin h Bú
6. Fill ìn the missing preposition or adverb.
hold b a c k = (1) prevent d evelop m en t, (2) delay, (3) withhold
hold in = control (íeelin g s, o n eself)
hold o ff = (1) k eep at a d istan ce, (2) delay hold on = wait
hold o u t = (1) last, (2) resist
hold o u t fo r = wait to g e t sth desired
hold o u t on = k eep a se c r e t from sb
hold o v e r = p o stp o n e to a later date
hold up = (1) rob (a bank, veh icle) (2) delay 1. Can’t you hold
thoso reporters until I’ve rinishod the rehearsal? 2.
He is a talented actor but his lack o f am bition holds h im ______ . 3.
Although th ey tried, they couldn’t hold _____ their laughter. 4.
H o ld ______ a m inute w hile I get som ething from m y room. 5.
They offered to buy her a BMW but sh e’s h o ld in g ______ a Porsche. 6.
Som e ơapanese soldiers refused to believe the war w as over and held
______ in the jungle for years. 7.
Due to the chairm an’s illness, the m eeting was held _ _ _ _ till the next week. 8. Strike action held
trains and buses all day yesterday. 9.
He says he know s nothing about the m issing docum ents but I’m sure
h e’s h o ld in g ______ me.
10. Our w ater supplies h e ld ______ for three w eeks w hen we wcre marooned in the desert.
7. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
g o d o w n = (of remarks, p rop osals etc) be received in a sp ecitied w ay
g o d o w n with = b e c o m e ill g o fo r = b e sold
g o in fo r = take part in
g o into = d escrib e, ex a m in e in detail
g o o ff = m ake a su d d en loud n o ise g o o ff = happen g o on = happen
g o on with = continu e sth e s p after a p a u se
g o ro u n d = b e en o u g h for ev ery o n e to h ave a sh are
g o th ro u g h = (1) ex a m in e sth clo sely or system atically, (2) c o n su m e g o up = b e built
g o with = be included in the price
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 347 1.
L et’s g o ______ the plan once more to m ake sure it ’s all clear.
2. Does the shed g o ______the house or should I pay extra? 3.
She had to cancel her holiday w hen she w e n t ______ th e flu. 4.
S h e’s g o n e ______ all her savings since she lost her job. 5.
I don’t know w h a t’s g o in g ______ next door but th ey ’re being very noisy. 6.
Tm planning to g o ______ th e poetry com petition th is year. 7.
Suddenly the fire alarm w e n t ______ . 8.
The Prim e M inister promised to go ______ the m atter o f low ering inílation. Those shoes are going
next to nothing. I ’ve never seen such a good sale.
10. I don’t think there’s enough fruit to g o __
. Could you get some more?
11. His proposals didn’t g o ______very well at all; in fact they were all rejected.
12. He paused to answer the phone, and then he w e n t______what he was doing.
13. N ew blocks o f íla ts are going ______ everyvvhere, destroying the
character o f th e tow nship.
8. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
lay aside = put a sid e
lay into = attack (with blow s or vvords)
lay off = stop doing sth irritating lay out = sp en d
let down = 1) disappoint, (2) lower sth
let in for = involve in trouble etc
let in on = allow sb to sh are a plan, secret, etc let on = reveal a se cr e t
let out = (1) m ake (a garm ent etc) looser or larger (opp: take in), (2) utter a cry
let sb off = not punish sev erely
let sb through = allow sb to p a s s an exam or a test
let up = b e c o m e le s s in d eg ree
let up on = treat sb le s s sev erely 1. He laid
all his savings on that venture which lortunately succeeded. 2
This blouse is too tight for me. I’d better let i t ______ . 3
He let his p a r e n ts______ by ĩailing his exams. 4.
D on’t let ______ that th ey ’re planning to get married. Their parents don’t know. 5.
I w ish y o u ’d l a y __
tellin g me w hat to do all the tim e. 6.
You should really let _____ the children. They can ’t be perlect all the tim e. 7. W e’ll let y o u __
our plans but don’t tell anybody else. 8. Her father laid
her w hen she came hom e two hours late from a party. 348 - Vĩnh Bá 9. I let m y s e lf___
a lot o f trouble w hen I agreed to help her. 10. If th e rain lets
__ , w e’ll be able to play tennis.
11. For th e last tw en ty years, he has been laying
___ 15% o f h is salary for his old age.
12. Your skirt needs ta k in g ______ ; it ’s too large. 13. He was let
w ith a w arning instead o f being given a fine.
14. The stud en t let _____ a cry o f horror w hen she saw her poor exam results.
9. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
lead on = p ersu a d e sb to b eliev e or do sth by making ta lse p rom ises
lo o k after = take care of
lo o k ah e ad = think about the tuture lo o k at = read
lo o k b a c k = think about o n e ’s past
lo o k do w n on = d e s p is e
lo o k fo r = se a rch for
lo o k in = pay a short visit
lo o k into = in v estig a te/ex a m in e the tacts relating to sth
lo o k on = w atch sth vvithout taking part
lo o k o n to = h a v e a view
lo o k o u t = vvatch out; b e caretul
lo o k o u t fo r = (1) se a rc h in order to find sth, (2) b e alert in order to see/fin d sb
lo o k o v e r = ex a m in e (a place) lo o k to = rely on sb
lo o k up = sea rch for (a word) in a reteren ce book
lo o k up = visit e s p after a long time lo o k up to = resp ect rise up = rebel rule o u t = ex clu d e 1.
Looking b a c k ______ m y life I realise Fve been very fortunate.
2. In 1917 the Russian working classes rose______ against their masters. 3. She lo o k s _____
Mrs B row n’s children three days a week. 4.
This fírm lo o k s ______ em ployees who have initiative. 5
Robert lo o k s ______ people who are not as educated as he is. 6 .
The police are lo o k in g ______ th e m atter hoping to find a solution soon. 7.
L o o k ______ ! T here’s a car Corning. 8. H e looks
his older brother and follows his exam ple in everything. 9. Look
__ th is m anuscript and tell m e w hat you th in k o f it.
10. L et’s m£ike an appointm ent to lo o k ______ the house th at is for sale. 11. The h otel room looked th e sw im m ing pool.
12. Passers-by lo o k e d ____
as the circus passed through town.
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13. They lo o k e d ______ him to provide funds for the new m agazine.
14. W e’ve been lo o k in g ______ a new ílat for m onths but w e h aven ’t found one yet.
15. You’d b etter lo o k ______ the dates in the encyclopaedia.
16. I’m sorry; I h aven ’t had tim e to lo o k ______ your com position yet.
17. Have you lo o k ed ______ at w hat y ou ’ll be doing in two y ears’ time?
18. Could you please go to th e station and lo o k ______ my grandmother?
19. He was l e d ______ hy her ílattery but soon discovered how insincere she was.
20. I don’t think we can rule
th is possibility after all.
10. Fíll in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s itio n o r a d v e r b .
put about = spread (false) reports, rumours put across = com m unicate
put asìde/by = s a v e for later u se
put away = put into continem ent put back = delay
put down = vvrite in a particular place
put down to = attribute to
put forward = su g g e st, propose
put in (a request) = m ake an otticial request
put in for = (1) apply for, (2) m ake an official request put off = discou rage put off = p ostpone
put on = (1) gain weight, (2) pretend to have, (3) ad van ce, (4) clothe o n e se lt with, (5) presen t put out = extinguish
put sb up = give accom m odation to
put sth behind one = deliberately torget
put through = (1) carry sth out, (2) c a u s e sb to undergo (an ordeal)
put through to sb = con n ect by telep h on e put up with = tolerate 1.
He had a bad tim e in the army but he has put i t ______ him now. 2. It is being put
that the vice-president is involved in the scandal
but as yet there seem s to be no real evidence. 3.
Just p u t ______ your nam e and address on this card. 4.
The lecturer had difficulty in p u ttin g ______ his ideas. 5.
He put his failure in the e x a m ______ bad luck. 6.
The drought in Aírica has put ______ developm ent in th e area hy decades.
7. Why don’t you p u t ______ that new positiòn at the university? 350 Vĩnh Bá 8. Make sure you put
the íire before going to bed. 9.
Could you put m e ______ to Mr Jones, please?
10. If you can ’t afford a hotel, w e’ll put y o u ______ for the night.
11. He p u t ______ an Insurance claim after the accident but he got nothing.
12. How can you p u t ______ the noise in th is house? I’d go mad.
13. D on’t be p u t __ __ by his m anner. Ile always acts that way.
14. T h ey’re p u ttin g ______ a dance perlormance in the tow n hall tonight.
15. We p u t ______ a sum o f m oney each m onth for our sum m er holidays.
16. Mr Jones has put _ _ _ _ _ the proposal that all m em bers o f sta ff should
m ake a contribution to the earthquake relicf fund.
11. Fill in the m issing preposition or adverb. hand over = give
live on sb/sth = g e t the m oney n eed ed from
live through = e x p erien ce over time
live up to = reach the Standard that may be exp ected
live with = tolerate/accep t sth and endure it
meet with = h ave a s a reaction
miss out = torget to include
move on to = p a s s to another subject narrovv down = reduce note down = record
pass over = ignore, overlook
phase out = gradually stop using
piece together = discover gradually
His proposal m e t ______ total opposition from the com m ittee.
I’m afraid y o u ’ll have to learn to l i v e ______ th is problem for the rest of your life.
W e’d b etter m o v e ______ the housing problem before tim e runs out.
Please n o t e ______ th ese íigures so we can go over them later.
She asked him to hand the d o cu m en t______ to her.
We can narrow our o p tio n s______ to two or three at th e most.
If you th in k you can live
__charity for cver, y o u ’re sadly m istaken.
You ought to try and live
__ your p arents’ expectations.
I think y o u ’ve m is s e d ___
John and Sally from the invitation list.
the events from the few clues he had.
11. H e’s used to hardships because h e’s liv e d ___ two wars.
12. Tom has b een p a sse d ______ for promotion in favour o f a younger man.
13. N ew autom ated m achinery in ĩactories has led to the p h a s in g ______ of
old production m ethods.
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12. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
run a c ro s s = find by c h a n ce run a íter = pursue
run aw ay = lea v e (sch ool, h om e etc)
run aw ay with an idea = a c c ep t it without careíul thinking e v e n though it is wrong
run b e h in d = be d ela y ed
run d o w n = (1) criticise, (2) gradually stop íunctioning, (3) run sb dow n (with a vehicle)
run in = u s e a n ew v eh icle careíully
run into = (1) m ee t by ch a n ce, (2) collide with
run o ff = produce quickly
run o u t o f = e x h a u st the supply of sth run through = (1) reh ea rse (2) u s e up
run up = accu m u late (bills etc)
run up a g a in s t = en cou n ter difficulties 1.
H e’s always running _ _ _ his boss although she actually treats him well. 2.
The secretary was asked to run ______ copios of the report for the employees. 3.
We r a n ______Sally at the shops yesterday; I hadn’t seen her for months. 4. He ran
th e boy, but didn’t m anage to catch him. 5. W e’ve run
___coffee. Could you go and huy some? 6. He ran
debts am ounting to m illions o f dollars last year. 7.
L et’s r u n ___ _that scene again; then you can all go home. 8.
Their son ran _____at the age of 12 and didn’t contact them for four years. 9.
The old w om an w as r u n ______ hy a taxi.
10. You’d better r u n __ __ your new car before you drive it on the motorway.
11. We r a n ______some valuable old books while we were clearing out the attic. 12. D on’t r u n ___
the idea th at you can come hom e at w hatever tim e you like!
13. Ever3d h in g w as going sm oothly until we ran th e problem o f lack o f funding.
14. My father fell asleep at the steering w heel and r a n ______a lamp post.
15. I’m ru n n in g______schedule as my m eeting lasted longer than I’d expected.
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13. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
s e e a b o u t = m ake arran gem en ts for
s e e o ff = a c co m p a n y a traveller to his/her train etc
s e e o v e r = in sp ect properly s e e to = take care of
s e e th ro u g h = (1) not b e d e c e iv e d , (2) support sb through a difficult time
s e e o u t = a cco m p a n y sb to an exit
settle d o w n = live a m ore perm anent life-style
settle fo r = a c c e p t sth (le s s than e x p ected )
settle in = b e c o m e u sed to a n ew h o u se or job
settle on = d e c id e on
settle up = pay (a debt, a bill etc) 1.
He w as hoping to sell his car for £1,000 but he had to s e t t le __ £800.
2. Once w e’ve settled______ , we’ll invite you for a long weekend. 3
Could you please s e e ______ gettin g th e sofa re-covered? 4.
They s e t t le d ______ the Ritz as the best place for th e reception. 5.
We m ade an appointm ent to s e e ______ the cottage before we decided to buy it.
6. The children were seen ______at the station by the entire family. 7.
Could you s e e ______ those m essages w hile I read through th is report? 8.
H e said he would m ake me a rich man, but I saw ______ him im m ediately. 9.
After w andering for years, they s e ttle d __
in a sm all village in Wales.
10. He saw h is b est fr ie n d ______ his divorce. 11. r i l see y o u ___
; you m ay not be able to íĩnd your way to the lift. 12. L et’s settle
w ith the w aiter and go home. I ’m feeling tired.
14. FMI in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b . s e t a b o u t = begin
s e t a s id e = s a v e for a sp ecia l purpose s e t b a c k = hinder
s e t s b b a c k = c o s t sb a lot of m on ey
se t in = begin (of a period, usu bad)
se t o ff = (1) start a reaction, (2) begin a journey (= s e t out)
se t an a n im al on s b = c a u s e an animal to attack sb
se t o u t = begin a task/job with a sp ecitic intention
se t up = (1) esta b lish (a record), (2) start a b u sin e ss (3) erect 1.
W e’d b etter have Central h eating installed before w inter s e t s _____ 2.
A w edding reception for two hundred people will certainly set you thousands!
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for their destination at 5 o ’clock in th e m orning. 4.
H e s e t ______ a new world record for th e 100 m etres race. 5.
H is jokes set th e w hole c la s s ______ laughing. 6.
A íĩre in th e factory set p rod u ction ______ hy several w eeks. 7.
She set ______ to becom e a dancer but an injury prevented her from
fulfĩlling her am bition. 8.
She decided to s e t ______ a Computer graphics íírm w ith th e m oney she inherited. 9. You’d b etter set
som e m oney every m onth if you w ant to huy a new car.
10. How would you s e t ______ teaching a dog to perform tricks?
11. The tow n council has decided to s e t ______ a m em orial to th e princess.
12. He threatened to set th e dogs
us if we didn’t get o ff his propcrty.
15. Fill in the m issing preposition or adverb.
sta n d by = (1) remain loyal to sb, (2) do nothing to stop a bad situation, (3) be ready for action
sta n d d o w n = resign from a position
sta n d fo r = (1) support sth, (2) m ean , sym b olise, (3) tolerate, (4) enter
o n e s e lt for election
sta n d in fo r = rep lace temporarily
sta n d o u t = b e c o n sp icu o u s/o b v io u s
stan d up fo r = detend; support
sta n d up to = d eten d o n e s e lt again st 1.
r i l s ta n d ______ Ryan, no m atter w hat people say about him. 2 .
H is grandfather once s to o d ______ Parliam ent, but he only got 5.6. votes. 3.
Nobody would s ta n d __
that sort o f behaviour for a m inute. 4.
The police sto o d ______in case trouble broke out after the lootball match. 5.
H e’s such a brilliant dancer that he s ta n d s ______ from th e rest o f the troupe. 6. Our group s ta n d s _
_ equality for people o f all races. 7. Could you s ta n d __
John if h e ’s called away? 8 . You ought to stand
__ your little brother w hen th e others tease him. 9. The letters MP stand
_____Member o f Parliam ent.
10. How can you s ta n d __
and w atch him m istreat th e children like that?
11. If he can ’t s t a n d ____
his opponent in a debate, he w on ’t be a success in Parliam ent.
12. The P resident w as forced to stand
due to his involvem ent in the scandal.
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16. Fill in th e m issin g p re p o sitio n o r ad ve rb .
take a b a c k = surprise
take after = look like a relative
take a g a in s t = dislike sb take aw ay = rem ove
take b a c k = withdraw a sta tem en t or com m ent
take d o w n = (1) write down, (2) rem ove sth from a high place
take s b fo r = m istake sb /sth for sb /sth e ls e
take in = (1) d e c e iv e , (2) allow sb to stay in o n e ’s hom e, (3) understand, (4)
m ake clo th es snnaller
take up = (1) begin a hobby, sport etc, (2) occu p y s p a c e 1.
She t a k e s ______ her father: she has the sam e gestures and m annerism s. 2.
His lecture w as so com plicated that I only t o o k ______ a few words of w hat he said. 3.
T hese m agazines m ust be read in the librEiry. You can ’t take t h e m ____ . 4.
The secretary t o o k ______ the list o f titles as her boss read them out.
5. We w ere so t a k e n ___
hy h is decision to resign th at we didn’t know w hat to say.
6. ril never forgive you if you don’t take
__ w hat you said about me. 7.
Since his retirem ent, he has t a k e n ___
painting to fíll up som e o f his sp2ire tim e. 8.
She seem s to have ta k e n ______ me, as if I had offended her som ehow. 9.
Nobody w as t a k e n ______ hy his story, although it seem ed convincing íìrst.
10. You have to t a k e ______ th ese curtains. They look very dirty.
11. If you take th is s k ir t __
a little, it should fit you períectly. It’s too big for you now.
12. She is alw ays being taken ___
Elizabeth Taylor, even though she
doesn’t look th at m uch like her.
13. W hen th ey discovered that th e child was an orphan, th ey offered to take h im ______ .
14. That desk is so big th at it t a k e s ______ m ost o f his offíce.
17. FMI in the m issing preposition or adverb.
take o ff = (1) rem ove (clothing), (2) lea v e the ground (of a e r o p la n es etc), (3)
imitate sb in a com ic way, (4) begin to su c c e e d (of plans, id ea s etc)
take on = (1) undertake sth, (2) em p loy staff, (3) a c c ep t sb a s an oppon en t
take o u t = (1) extract, rem ove, (2) a ccom p an y sb to a theatre e tc
take o v e r = take control of sth e s p in place of sb e ls e
take to = (1) find a greeab le; like, (2) begin a habit, (3) e s c a p e to; hide in
take up with = b e c o m e involved in (usu derog)
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the sofa and had it cleaned. 2 .
The am ateur boxer w as apprehensive about taking ______ such an experienced fíghter. 3.
I don’t th in k h e ’ll t a k e ______ the new project u n less we offer him more money. 4.
He has t a k e n ______ drinking cocoa at night to help him sleep. 5.
You’d b etter take th is p aragraph______ as it w eakens your argum ent. 6.
Their plane w as due to t a k e ___
at 10 pm but it w as delayed because o f fog. 7.
H e’s such an aggressive person that nobody really t a k e s _ ____him. 8.
Their daughter has taken ______ a group o f friends who have no
in ten tion o f ever íìnd ing work. 9.
Mark w as sen t hom e from school because he was seen t a k in g ______ the headm aster.
10. Mr Joh n so n ’s son is going to t a k e ______ as chairm an o f th e board.
11. After a slow start, their new line o f cosm etics has begun to t a k e ______ .
12. T heyV e decided to t a k e _____ at least tw enty new sales people th is year.
13. The rebels t o o k ____ the m ountains after their leader had b een captured.
14. He prom ised to take m e ______ for dinner on Priday evening.
18. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
talk a b o u t = (1) g o s s ip about sb , (2) con sid er
talk at = sp e a k to sb without listening to their replies
talk b a c k = reply rudely
talk dow n to = sp e a k to sb a s if they w ere le s s clever than o n e s e lt
talk o u t = settle a problem by talking
talk o u t o f = p ersu a d e sb not to do sth
talk into = p ersu a d e sb to do sth
talk round = p ersu a d e sb to a g r e e to sth
tell a g a in s t = spoil c h a n c e s of s u c c e s s
tell apart = distinguish
tell o ff = scold/reprim and
th ink o f = take sth into accou n t
think o u t = prepare plans caretully
th ink o v e r = reílect upon sth betore making a d ecision
th ink up = invent or d e v ise sth 1.
He w as against the plan at ílrst, but th ey m anaged to talk h im ______ . 2 .
Jane w as so determ ined to becom e a model that her parents couldn’t talk h e r ______ it. 3. Ann w as told
hy her father for Corning hom e late. 4. You can ’t talk me
____ giving you more m oney. I ’ve given you enough already. 356 - Vĩtih Bá 5.
H is lack o f a convincing alibi will t e l l ______ him at th e trial. 6.
Our boss t a lk s ______ us as if w e were children. 7.
He in sisted th at children who t a lk ______ ought to be punished. 8.
If you can ’t t a l k ______ your diíTerences w ith your íĩancé, y ou ’d better break up. 9.
Stop behaving like th at or the neighbours w ill start to t a lk ______ you.
10. The only way one can tell th e t w in s ______ is hy their haircuts.
11. He keeps ta lk in g ______ m oving to another city, but I doubt if he will.
12. I’ve never had a real conversation w ith Peter; he ju st t a lk s ______ you.
13. My parents advised m e to think t h in g s ____ _ before accepting th e job.
14. Racing drivers rarely th in k ______ the
dangers involved in their profession.
15. She thought her id e a s______careíully before putting them down on paper.
16. We need to t h i n k ______ an exciting advertising cam paign for our new product.
19. Fill in the m issing preposition or adverb.
turn aw ay = retu se adm ittance to sb
turn d o w n = (1) reject an offer, (2) reduce h eat etc turn in = g o to bed
turn s b in = report to the authorities
turn into = convert, c h a n g e turn o ff = sw itch off turn on = svvitch on
turn o u t = (1) a s s e m b le a s a crowd, (2) produce, (3) prove to be
turn o v e r = fall on o n e sid e
turn sth o v e r (in o n e ’s mind) = think caretully about sth
turn to = g o to sb for help
turn up = (1) arrive, (2) in c re a se volum e 1.
I ’d b etter t u r n ______ eeirly. I didn’t sleep w ell last night. 2.
The w om an turned th e escaped p riso n er______ to the police. 3.
They w ant to turn th at basem ent ro o m ______ a play room. 4.
H undreds o f people t u r n e d ______ to vvelcome the royal Eamily back to London. 5.
After b eing offered th e post Sim on turned i t ______ in h is m ind carefully before accepting. 6.
When her business failed, she tu rn ed ______her parents for financial help. 7.
Although Mark said h e’d be there at 8.00, he didn’t tu r n ______until 10.30. 8.
Could you t u r n ______ the light? I can ’t see w ell enough to read m y book. 9.
I offered to help him but he turned m e ______ .
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10. We wero tu rn ed ___
at the door o f the Club for being improperly dressed. 11. You ought to turn _
__ the heat before the sauce burns. 12. That factory turns
___ hundreds o f sm all appliances every day.
13. The lorry tu r n e d _
in the middle o f the motorway, causing an enorm ous pile-up.
14. He tu r n e d _____ to be a liar and a cheat.
15. I have a feeling I forgot to turn
th e cooker before w e left.
16. Could you please turn
the volum e a bit? I can ’t hear it very well.
20. Fill in the m issing preposition or adverb.
th row a b o u ư a ro u n d = sc a h e r sth
throvv aw ay = discard sth a s u s e le s s
th row sth b a c k at s b = remind sb of sth bad they did in the past
th row o ff = e s c a p e from, g e t free of
throvv o n e s e lt into = begin to do sth energetically and enthusiastically
th row o n e s e lt o n sb/sth = rely on sb /sth
th row s b o u t = torce sb to lea v e
throvv sth o u t = g e t rid o f unvvanted item s
th row s b to g e th e r = bring p eo p le into con tact with e a c h other
th row up = (1) give up (a job etc), (2) vomit
try on = ch eck the fit (of cloth es) try o u t = test 1. He threw
h is studies w hen he was offered a well-paid sales job. 2 .
Although Paul is having a hard tim e, he doesn ’t w ant to throw him seir
______ h is íriends and ask for their help. 3.
W hen Joana lost a lot o f w eight, she decided to th r o w ______ all her larger sized clothes. 4.
Would you like to t r y ______ th is new electric shaver? 5.
He was th r o w n ______ o f the library w hen he started singing. 6 .
It w as fate that had throw n the engaged c o u p le ______ . 7.
D uring th e Prench R evolution the people tried to th r o w ______ the shackles o f poverty. 8.
She has tr ie d ______ at least tw en ty dresses but she can ’t find one she likes. 9.
I w ish you would throw th ese old m a g a zin es______ .
10. She felt very sick and th r e w ______ several tim es.
11. Even though Fd only lost one contract in m y career I knew m y m anager
would throw i t ______ m e in my annual appraisal.
12. On fin ish in g university, she threw h erseir______ her new editing career
w ith great enthusiasm .
13. Joan threw books and p a p ers______ the room w hilst trying to fínd her
passport a n d her cheque book.
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21. C o m p le te th e fo llo w in g s e n te n c e s using a p hrasal v e rb w ith G IVE.
Y ou m a y h a ve to use s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n once. 1.
You never know w hat Ben is thinking. H e d oesn ’t ______ a n y th in g ____ . 2 .
W hen children in th e area started to su íĩer from serious illnesses, their
m others blam ed a local factory w here the tall ch im n e y ______ fum es. 3.
I’ve no idea w hat the answ er is. I . Tell me. 4.
The w restler w on th e con test because his o p p o n e n t______ . 5.
T his is a lovely room. As you can see, i t ______ the rose garden. 6 .
Sam w as forced t o ______ his job in the City because o f ill health. 7.
David enjoys borrowing books, but írequently forgets t o _____ them 8 .
It was a diíĩlcu lt decision but Maria knew it w as best to _____ her
boyíriend rather than face opposition from both íam ilies. 9.
A log f ir e ______ plenty o f heat.
10. D aniel w anted to lose w eight but w a sn ’t too keen on the idea o f
eatin g lots o f th e th in gs he liked best.
22. Complete the following sentences using a phrasal verb with PUT.
You may have to use some verbs more than once. 1.
I d on ’t believe for a m inute that Suzie is really ill. If you ask me, sh e’s
j u s t ______ i t _______. 2 .
Because o f heavy snow falls in th e region we have had to ______ the
m eeting o f th e C onservation Group. 3.
The plan ______ by the council didn’t m eet w ith th e approval o f the electorate. 4.
At least five people h a v e ______ the job in Accounts. 5.
I ju st had to m ove out o f m y flat. I couldn’t ______ th e noise from the road any more. 6.
The school dram a society has decided t o ______ Richard III. 7.
It’s expensive stayin g in a hotel in London. Isn ’t there anyone who could you? 8. Please rem em ber to
th e lights w hen you leave th e room. 9.
The S ales D irector it that the Pinance D epartm ent w as b ein g badly run.
10. Richard and A nne w anted to go clim bing but th e bad w eather them
23. Complete the íollovving sentences using a phrasal verb with DO.
You may ha ve to use some verbs more than once. 1.
I’m w orn out. I could a cup o f tea. 2.
Robert has ju st bought a run-down old cottage and is looking forward to ______ i t _______.
3. Jennifer w as going to have an operation in the afternoon, so she had to lunch.
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John’s not at all popiilEư-, perhaps because h e’s alvvays his colleagues. 5.
W ith th e introduction o f com puters, a lot o f íĩrm s have begun t o ______ outmoded clerical Systems.
Hairry w a s ______ a fortune w hen his accountant tricked him into
in vestin g in a shady b u siness in w hich he him seir had an interest. 7.
A tw enty-m ile hike is enough to m ake anyone f e e l______ . 8 .
A cold wind was blowing so Andrevv told the children t o ______their coats. 9.
Thom as is so naughty I ju st don’t know w hat t o ______ him.
10. “The bullet got H arry,” said the soldier. “H e’s
2 4 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w ith
M A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e . 1.
W hen questioned by the police about her w hereabouts on th e night of
the crime, th e s u s p e c t______ that she had been w ith a boyíriend. 2.
You’ve known P aul for a w eek now. W hat do you _ _ _ _ him? 3.
I t’s always easier to start a quarrel than t o ______ after it. 4.
The adventurer was . the N orth Pole w hen bad w eather m ade it necessary to turn back. 5.
The m uggers attacked th e pensioner a n d ______ w ith her money. 6.
After tw en ty days out o f sight o f land, th e sh ip ’s captain thought he
co u ld ______ an island on the horizon. 7.
The actor w a s ______ his face before the performance. 8.
I’m so riy I íorgot your birthday. L et’s go out on Saturday, and ru it
______ to you, I promise. 9.
How did y o u ______ on your trip to South America?
10. The lawyer couldn’t ______ w hether her Client w as tellin g th e truth.
25. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h F A L L .
Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e . 1.
Paul was ill in hospital for ten weeks £md so h e ______ with his school work. 2.
As the longest-serving em ployee in the company, it . m e to m ake the
speech w ishing our office m anager w ell in his retirem ent. 3.
It is not a successíul group. They don’t get on w ith one another and
over th e sligh test thing. 4.
Sales o f the electric car were buoyant in th e last qu2irter o f th e year but
they h a v e ______ th is spring. 5.
D on’t m ake any special arrangem ents for me. ru______ w ith w hat other people want. 6.
I should be in Italy now but m y holiday plans ___ w hen th e travel company w en t bust.
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__ w hen heavy rain caused th e ground to m ove. 8.
Mary m ade a good effort in th e te st b u t ______ on th e la st question. 9.
There w as no fence around the pool and a num ber of children _ _ _ _ _ .
10. Jane and Shelley ______ w ith each other w hen it came to determ ining
w hat each should contribute to the household budget.
2 6 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h P IC K .
Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e . 1.
Frank never studied German. I le ju st ___ it on holiday in Germany. 2.
T om ’s a bully. H e a lw a y s ______ boys younger and sm aller than he is. 3.
A nna w a sn ’t feelin g well, and it was obvious to her friends from the way
she j u s t ______ her dinner. 4.
Sales w ere poor last year, but w ith the im proving econom ic situation this
year, w e expect them t o ______ considerably. 5.
The idea in id entiílcation parades is that a w itn ess will __ th e person
responsible for the crime from a group o f specially selected people. 6.
It had b een a long day. H elen ______ her papers, put them in her
briefcase and left th e offíce.
The sniper positioned h im self at the window and was ready to _____
any soldier who attem pted to get across the Street. 8.
Janet w as quite ill after the operation but is b eginning t o ______ now. 9.
The old steam engine laboured up the hill b u t ______speed on the descent.
10. The m usic teacher had an uncanny knack o f being able to those
pupils w ith prom ise after th ey had played ju st a few bars.
2 7 . C o m p le t e t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b (o r a n o u n
d e r iv e d fr o m o n e ) w it h T A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e to u s e s o m e v e r b s
m o re t h a n o n c e . 1. He decided to
a life Insurance policy. 2.
Mrs Brown no lo n g e r ______ lodgers. 3.
He w a s ______ w hen he saw the extent o f th e damage to his orchard. 4.
Y ou’ll have to m ove th ese íĩlin g cabinets. They ___ too m uch space. 5.
I explained th e plan but I don’t think he i t ___ 6.
As far as her behaviour is concerned she really her father. 7.
I don’t feel like cooking tonight. L et’s get a Chinese 8.
T his p a tien t’s ______ o f carbohydrates is very low. 9.
You are not obliged to say anything, but anything you do say will be
______ and m ay be used in evidence against you.
10. R unning a m arathon really __ it o f you.
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28. C o m p lete th e follow ing sentences using a phrasal verb w ith TU R N .
Y o u m ay h a ve to use so m e v e rb s m ore th a n o n ce. 1. Life very rarely as you expect. 2.
Chris w as offered an in teresting post in the north o f England but she
had t o ______ i t ______ w hen her husband refused to m ove there. 3.
A num ber o f fans were ______ from the concert because there were no more tick ets left. 4.
If you d on ’t pay your rent you can expect to b e ______ o f your flat. 5.
Charlotte certainly know s w hen it pays t o ______ th e charm. 6.
We were cold so w e ______ th e Central h eating to 70. degrees. 7.
If you h adn’t b een teasin g the dog, it w ouldn’t h a v e ______ you. 8.
People who live alone often feel th ey have no one to ___ in case of em ergency. 9.
If you don’t w ant th e neighbours to complain, y o u ’d better your stereo.
10. A rchaeologists excavating the Bronze Age site have _____ som e very in terestin g rem ains.
2 9 . C o m p le t e t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h K E E P .
Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e . 1. D a n g e r.______ ! 2.
The num ber o f deer in th e woods i s __
hy th e gam ekeeper who culls
the aged anim als each autum n. 3.
Sam m akes a lot o f eíĩort but he finds it hard t o ______ w ith th e m ost
talented m em bers o f the group.
4. A lthough Shirley gave up studying the piano at the age o f eighteen, she
s t i l l ______ it and períorm s for fam ily occasions. 5.
D on’t accuse H ugh o f cheating. H e a lw a y s_____ th e rules. 6.
A lthough Caroline and John have lived abroad for ten ye6irs, th ey still
m anage t o ______ w ith their írien d s” new s through a regular exchange o f letters. 7.
In learning a language, it ’s iníuriating how easy it is t o ______ m aking
th e sam e gram m atical m istakes. 8.
Mark has all th e m akings o f a politician. H e certainly know s how to
th e people th at m atter. 9.
The supervisor ______ at the st£iff to improve their períorm ance until
they w ere sick o f hearing the sam e thing.
10. Although the interview er tried hard to get th e ansvvers to se£irching
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30. C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s using a phrasal v e rb w ith H O LD . Y o u m ay
need to use so m e v e rb s m ore th an once. 1.
please w hile I see if Mr Sm ith is in his oíĩĩce. 2.
His boss alw ays it David that he had criticised his m arketing strategy in front o f senior staff. 3.
Four armed m e n ______ a security guard as he cam e out o f th e bank, ::
cariyin g tw o bags full o f used notes. 4.
The sta ff didn’t ______ a soft approach to discipline. 5
D espite h is illness, he managed t o ______ a very dem anding job. 6.
After tw enty-one days no hope w a s ______ for earthquake victim s buried underground. 7.
A strike at th e p o r ts ______ export orders for two m onths. 8.
The fort w as surrounded but the garrison ______ the attack for more than tw enty-four hours. 9.
The m anagem ent side made an improved pay oíĩer but th e unions
decided t o ______ for the original dem and o f 12%.
10. Furious, M arianne m anaged, w ith diíĩlculty, t o ______ her anger.
3 1 . C o m p le t e e a c h s e n t e n c e u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w it h C L E A R . Y o u
m a y n e e d t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e . 1.
There was a lot o f fog this morning but now it is and the sun is shining. 2.
W hen everyone at th e table had hnished eating, th e plates w e r e ______ . 3
Mary developed a bad rash on her hands after u sin g th at detergent, but
i t ______ w hen she used th e ointm ent th e doctor prescribed. 4.
Why d on ’t you j u s t ______ and leave m e alone? 5.
There seem s to have been som e sort o f m isunderstanding about the
S m ith s” bill. Could you help m e t o ______ th e m atter ? 6.
I t’s alw ays fun to have a party, b u t ______ afterwards is a big chore. 7.
It w as tim e I ______ those cupboards. Ju st look at all th e stu ff I’ve got
for th e n ext jum ble sale. 8.
As soon as th e w e a t h e r ___
the clim bers resum ed their attem pt on the sum m it.
9. Your study looks a total m ess. D on’t you ever think o f _ it
10. By xvorking overtim e every week, Alice w as able to th e debt w ith in six m onths.
3 2 . C o m p le t e e a c h s e n t e n c e u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w it h D R O P . Y o u
m a y n e e d t o u s e a v e r b m o r e t h a n o n c e . 1.
We w ere feelin g a bit fed up after an awful day at work, so we decided to
______ for a drink at th e pub before settin g OÍT for home. 2.
John found it so com íortable in his íĩrst-class Seat on th e train from
London to Bristol that he couldn’t stop h im seir______ . He only woke up
w hen th e train got to the station.
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Teenagers w h o _____ of school oílen find it hard to gain qualiíícations later. 4.
The hom e help promised t o ______ the sh o p p in g _____ on her w ay home. 5. Virginia Sm ith had to
o f the com petition because th e horse she
was riding injured its leg. 6.
Sales o f p e tr o l______ w hen th e governm ent increased th e tax hy 50.%. 7.
The runner m ade a great start to the race b u t ______ during th e last lap. 8.
G e o rg e ______ w ith his studies w hen he started to play football seriously
and th e crunch cam e w hen he had to revise for h is exam s. 9.
G uess w h o ______ w hen you were out.
10. Interest in th e project ______ sharply w hen it becam e clear there was
inadequate h inding for it to be íu lly successful.
3 3 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l, v e r b w ith
S T A N D . Y o u m a y n e e d to u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e . 1.
What do th e letters I.M .F ______ ? 2.
E v e r y o n e ______ after th e accident íeelin g helpless, ju st w aitin g for the police and am bulance. 3.
Robert, I ju st can’t m ake the m eeting tomorrow. If I give you all the
details, could y o u ______ me. 4.
The plane is on the ru n w a y ,__ for take-off. 5.
This tim e y o u ’ve gone too far. I w on’t
___such behaviour. I ’m going
to report you to th e boss. 6.
I ’ve never understood in detail w hat the Green P a r ty ______ . 7.
Paul Sim m ons put h im selí forward as a candidate in th e presidential
elections, but after a poor show ing at th e polls, he w as íorced t o ______ . 8.
If you don’t ______ your rights, you will soon lose them . 9.
Am ongst a group o f very talented m usicians, th is c o m p e tito r ______ as
being quite exceptional.
10. W omen in the borough are being encouraged to attend self-defence
classes to teach them how to their attackers.
3 4 . C o m p le t e t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w ith
C O M E . Y o u m a y n e e d t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e . 1.
I know Frank doesn’t agree w ith you about going to Spain on holiday,
but if you try hard to persuade him, h e’s sure to ______ your w ay of thinking. 2.
How did i t ______ th at you w ent to university in Edinburgh?
3. Darling, Pm aíraid ru be hom e late tonight. Som eth in g’s ______ at work. 4.
Doctor, Pm worried about Sam. H e’s ______ in spots. 5.
Caroline expects t o ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen her aunt dies. 6.
Steve was knocked unconscious w hen he fell o ff h is m otorbike and didn’t for several m inutes.
3 6 4 - Vĩnh Bá 7. __
it! I don’t believe for a m om ent that y ou ’re serious about gettin g a job in Australia. 8.
W here’s th e price tag for th is dress? It m ust h a v e ______ . 9.
D on ’t stand there on th e d o o rstep .______ t o ______ !
10. ______ ! I can ’t spend all day w aiting for you.
3 5 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e list.
ease off - bowled over - brought down - whisked away - picked up
gone down with - soldier on — crack down — phased out — warm-up 1.
W hen day D oncaster, th e pop star, arrived at London Airport, he gave a
press conference and was then to a secret destination in th e Capital. 2.
If you are th in k in g o f going jogging, it ’s alw ays essen tial to do some exercises íĩrst. 3.
It’s pouring. L et’s w ait for the rain t o ______ before we go shopping.
4. A ndy’s ______ ílu and w on ’t be able to attend the m eeting. 5.
The regim e’s econom ic problems caused it to b e ______ 6.
O ut-of-date com puters w ill b e ______ in schools to allow updated m odels to be introduced. 7.
The sight o f his bride in her wedding dress j u s t ______ T o m _______. 8.
The police decided t o ______ on drug offenders, and staged a num ber of early m orning raids. 9.
D espite having had two heart attacks, dack decided to ______ at work
un til he reached retirem ent age.
10. M a rtin ______ a virus on a trip to Europe and is now gravely ill.
3 6 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e lìst.
wear off - run out of - passed over - clued up - knocked out
pass up - fall-out - called up - cooling off - call-out 1.
At the W im bledon T ennis Championship, the reigning Champion was in th e first round. 2.
If you w ant to know anything about com puters, ask Richard. H e’s very 3.
Oh dear! W e’v e ______ tonic water. r i l have to have soda instead. 4.
N u c le a r ______ is a major hazard in the event o f an accident at a nuclear power station. 5.
dohn w a s ______ for prom otion so he decided to leave the company. 6.
I hate having injections at the d en tist’s. They always take ages t o ______ afterwards. 7.
In disputes betxveen m anagem ent and trade unions, it ’s a good idea to allow a ______ period.
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 365 8. D on’t
th e chance o f visitin g D isney World. 9.
U ntil 1958, young m en o f 18 in the UK were for m ilitary Service.
10. If you need a plum ber during a Bank Holiday vveekend, don’t forget that
th ere’s a £50 m in im u m ______ charge.
3 7 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w it h a w o r d in t h e list.
shoot-out - make-up - get-up - turn-out - stand-in
put-down - take-over - take-off - sell-out - getaway 1.
The plane crashed im m ediately a fte r ______ . 2.
The ______ at th e m eeting was m ost satisfactory. N early a hundred people came. 3. After the
__ o f B ritish Caledonian by B ritish Airvvays, new contracts
were issued to th e staff. 4.
Louise w anted tickets for th e Madonna concert but couldn’t get any. It
w as a ______ on the íĩrst day tickcts were available. 5.
The thieves m ade t h e ir ______ in a stolen car. 6 .
The soldiers surrounded th e house w hcre th e terrorists w ere holding
hostages, and in t h e ______ that followed, two people were killed. 7.
“I thought we were going to see A nthony Ilop k in s in th is play.” “Yes,
but h e’s ill. T h a t’s h i s ______ . 8.
The fashion in th is year i s ______ for green eye-shadow. 9.
The tw ins appeared at their m other’s party in th e s tr a n g e s t______ .
10. Michael regarded it as a ______ w hen his boss chose som eone else to be
in charge o f Sales Prom otion.
3 8 . C o m p le t e t h e s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e list.
over and done with - worn out - fed up - put out - tired out
done for - stand-by - cut out for - tied up - burnt out
It’s no good expecting May to sm ile. S h e’s alvvays th o ro u g h ly ______ .
I don’t know w hat íligh t ru be Corning hy. Fm travelling on a ___ ticket.
No, I’m afraid you can’t speak to Mr Sm ith. IIe’s ______ at a m eeting. Shirley w as m o s t ___
w hcn her fíancé said he was going on holiday w ithout her.
ru have to get some new shoes. These are q u ite______ .
John w a s ______ . T h a t’s w hy he w ent to bed at 8. o ’clock.
I ’ve resigned. I ’m ju st n o t ______ a career in selling.
The past i s ______ . L et’s m ake a new start.
In th e City m any people a r e ______ hy th e age o f thirty. 366 - Vĩnh Bá
3 9 . R e w r it e t h e s e n t e n c e s , u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b t h a t m e a n s th e
o p p o s it e o f t h e vvo rd s in ita lỉc s . M a k e a n y a d d it io n a l c h a n g e s t h a t
m a y b e n e c e s s a r y .
EXAMPLE: Andy w en t to bed early.
A n d y g o t up early. 1.
Alexander fell asleep at ten o ’clock. 2.
Those housos w ere built in 1950. 3.
The plane w ill land in ten m inutcs. 4.
H enry put on h is jacket. 5.
Charles and A nna have started going out together. 6.
The com pany has taken on two hundred workers. 7.
M aria’s parents disliked her boyíriend the m om ent th ey m et him. 8.
The nurse w as there w hen Alastair lost consciousness. 9.
Jan gave up jogging last summ er.
10. Sam left th e party at m idnight.
4 0 . C h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t p h ra s a l v e r b t o fill t h e g a p in e a c h s e n te n c e . 1.
The Computer h a s ______ a long way over the last thirty years. A. taken on B. com e on
c. broken down D. put in 2.
I heard th at th ey a r e ______ a new software company in town. A. p u ttin g in B. gettin g through c. taking back D. settin g up 3.
I d on ’t w ant to go out tonight because I’m ______ for m y holidays. A. saving up B. keeping up c . getting by D. m aking out 4.
I ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen my grandfather died. A. came into B. looked into c. took off D. let down 5.
Did you m anage t o ______ to D ennis on the phone yesterday? A. put in B. get through c. take back D. check in 6.
The Carters don’t have a lot of money, but th ey seem t o ______ . A. get by B. break down c. give up D. close down 7.
My dad’s decided t o ______ a new w ashing m achinc. A. cut o ff B. take after c. put in D. com e on 8.
S cien tists a r e ______ th e possibility o f life on other planets.
A. doing w ith ou t B. tak in g back c . secing o ff D. looking into
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 367 KEY TO PHRASAL VERBS 1. 1. round to 5. round 9. into 13. over 17. torvvard 2. across 6. to 10. off 14 . out in 18. up with 3. by 7. up to 11. on 15 out 19. through 4. down to 8. up 12. out 16,, in 20. about 2. 1. do up 3. done away with 5. driving at 7. done out of 9. deal with 2. done for 4. do with 6. deals ỉn 8. do vvithout 10. do down 3. 1. back 5. off 9. on 13. off 17. out 21. off 2. out of 6. in 10. at 14. out of 18. out 22, up on 3. for 7. off 11. up 15. into 19. out 23. in/out 4. in 8. in 12. in 16. down on 20. up 24. out 4. 1. at 5. along/on 9. through 13. away with 17. about 2. round to 6. off 10. down 14. on with 18. round 3. off with 7. on 11. at 15. by 1 9 .over 4. about 8. across 1 2 .ahead 16. out of 20. up to 5. 1. off 3. up 5. away 7. out 9. out 2. in 4. up 6. in 8. up 10. up 6 . 1. off 3. in 5. out for 7. over 9. out on 2. back 4. on 6, out 8. up 10. out 7 . 1. through 4. through 7. off 10. round 13. up 2. with 5. on 8. into 11. down 3, down with 6. in for 9. for 12. on with 8. 1. out 4. on 7. in on 10. up 13. off 2. out 5. off 8. into 11. aside 14. out 3. down 6. up on 9. in for 12. in 9. 1. on 5. down on 9. at 13. to 1 7 .ahead 2. up 6. into 10. over 14. for 18. out for 3. after 7. out 11. onto 15. up 19. on 4. out for 8. up to 12, on 16. at 20. out 10. 1. behind 5. down to 9. through 13. off 2. about 6. back 10. up 14. on 3. down 7. in for 11. in 15. aside 4. across 8. out 12. up with 16. forward
368 - VĨỊih B á 11. 1. with 3. on to 5. over 7. on 9. out n.through 13. out 2. with 4. down 6. down 8. up to 10. together 1 2 .over 12. 1. down 4. after 7. through 10. in 13. up against 2. off 5. out of 8. away 11. across 14. into 3. into 6. up 9. down 12. away with 15. behind 13. 1. for 3. about 5. over 7. to 9. down 11. out 2. in 4. on 6. off 8. through lO.through 12. up 14. 1. in 3. off 5. off 7. out 9, aside 11. up 2. back 4. up 6. back 8. up 10. about 12. on 15. 1. atter 3. away 5. aback 7. up 9. in 11. in 13. in 2. in 4. down 6. back 8. against 10. down 12. for 14. up 16. 1. after 3. away 5. aback 7. up 9. in 11. in 13.in 2. in 4, down 6. back 8. against 10. down 12. for 14. up 17. 1. off 3. on 5. out 7. to 9. off 11. oft 13. to 2. on 4. to 6. off 8. up with 10. over 12. on 14. out 18. 1. round 4. into 7. back 10. apart 13. over 16. up 2. out of 5. against 8. out 11. about 14. of 3. off 6. down to 9. about 12. at 15. out 19. 1. in 4. out 7. up 10. away 13. over 16. up 2. in 5. over 8. on 11. down 14. out 3. into 6. to 9. down 12. out 15. off 20. 1. up 4. out 7. off 10. up 13. about/around 2. on 5. out 8. on 11. back at 3. out 6. together 9. away 12. into 21. 1. give anything away 4. gave in 7. give them back 10. giving up 2. gave off 5. gives on to 8. give up 3. give up 6. give up 9. gives out 22. 1. putting it on 4. put in for 7. put you up 10. put them off 2. put off 5. put up with 8. put ouưoff 3. put forward 6. put on 9. put ỉt about
Tài ỉiệti ôn thi THPT Oiiốc gia mòn Tiếng A nỉi 369 23. 1. do with 4. doing down 7. done in 10. done for 2. doing it up 5. do away with 8. do up 3. do vvithout 6. done out of 9. do with 24. 1. made out 4. making for 7. making up 10. make out 2. make of 5. made off with 8. make it up 3. make up 6. make out 9. make out 25. 1. fell behind 4. tallen off 7. fell down 10. fell out 2. falls to 5. fall in 8. fell down 3. fall out 6. fell through 9. fell in 26. 1. picked it up 4. pick up 7. pick off 10. pick out 2. picks on 5. pick out 8. pick up 3. picked at 6. picked up 9. picked up 27. 1. take out 4. take up 7. takeavvay 10. takes it out 2. takes in 5. took it in 8. intake 3. taken aback 6. takes after 9. taken down 28. 1. turns out 4. turned out 7. turned on 10. turned up 2. turn it down 5. turn on 8. turn to 3. turned away 6. turned up 9. turn down 29. 1. Keep out 4. keeps it up 7. keep on 10. keep something back 2. kept down 5. keeps to 8. keep in with 3. keep up 6. keep up 9. kept on 30. 1. Hold on 4. hold with 7. held up 10. hold back 2. holds it against 5. hold down 8. held off 3. heid up 6. held out 9. hold out 31. 1. clearing up 4. clear off 7. cleared out 10. clear off 2. cleared away 5. clear the matter 8. cleared up 3. cleared up 6. clearing up 9. clearing it up 32. 1. drop in 4. drop ... in 7. dropped back 10. dropped off 2. dropping off 5. drop out 8. dropped behind 3. drop out 6. dropped off 9. dropped in 33. 1. stand for 4. standing by 7. stand down 10. stand up to 2. stood around 5. stand for 8. stand up for 3. stand in for 6. stands for 9. stands out
3 7 0 - l lìih Bá 34. 1. come round to 4. come out 7. Come off 10. Come on 2. come about 5. come into 8. come off 3. come up 6. come round/to 9. Come in 35. 1. vvhisked away 4. gone down with 7. bovvled Tom over 10. picked up 2. warm-up 5. brought down 8. crack down 3. ea se off 6. phased out 9. soldier on 36. 1. knocked out 4. fall-out 7. cooling off 10. call-out 2. clued up 5. passed over 8. pass up 3. run out of 6. wear off 9. called up 37. 1. take-off 4. sell-out 7. stand-in 10. put-down 2. turn-out 5. getavvay 8. make-up 3. take-over 6. shoot-out 9. get-up 38. 1. fed up 4. put out 7. cut out for 10. done for 2. stand-by 5. worn out 8. over and done with 3. tied up 6. tỉred out 9. burnt out 39. 1. woke up 4. took off 7. took to 10. turned up at 2. were pulled down 5. split up/broken up 8. came round/to 3. take off 6. laid off 9. took up 40. 1.B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Ọiiôc stici môn Tiéii" A n h 371
VERB TENSES (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE) 1.
P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e ìt h e r t h e s im p le p r e s e n t
o r p r e s e n t c o n t in u o u s . 1.
The line (be) very bad. I can’t hear w hat you (say). 2.
“I (look) for a builder to do som e work on my house. You (know) anyone
who (be) suitable and (be) available at th e m om ent?” - “Afraid not.
Everyone I (know) (be) up to their eyes in work repairing th e damage caused by the gales.” 3.
Rob, I (try) to concentrate, but it (be) very diffícult. The children (make)
too m uch noise. You (think) you could take them out for an hour or so? 4.
I (believe) Tom (be) the person who (try) to sell his house. H e (want) to move out o f th e city. 5.
ơeremy, you (be) rather foolish in refusing to speak. Everyone (get)
rather fed up w ith your behaviour. 6.
Anna (make) a lot o f progress learning R ussian m ainly because she now
(spend) two hours a day studying. 7.
I always (tidy up) my desk before I (leave) work. 8.
Tony always (criticise) his fam ily - they never (do) th e right th in g as far as he is concerned. 9.
Tell m e all about it. I (die) to hear all the latest news.
10. Oil (leak) from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so th e police (close)
off the section betw een dunctions 5 and 6. 2.
C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s b y p u t t in g t h e v e r b in e it h e r a
f u t u r e o r p r e s e n t fo r m a s a p p r o p r ia t e . 1.
Stephen not (be) happy until he (be promoted) to the Chief Accountant’s job. 2.
W hen the sun (set) th is evening, the sky for m iles around (be suffused) w ith a rosy glow. 3.
I (ring) m y parents the m om ent I (get) my exam results. 4.
Many industrialists (predict) a major increase in trade w hen the new
road netw ork (come) into operation. 5.
By the time Anthony (finish) work on the design project, he (be) exhausted. 6.
The Opposition (be) ready and w aiting to exploit any sign o f disunity in
the governm ent as soon as it (appear). 7.
If you (have) no objections, we (go ahead) w ith the project as planned. 8.
What (be) the State o f th e planet w hen w e (reach) th e year 2100? 9.
Once we (get) a reply from the ministry, we (be able) to coníírm om* intentions.
10. Before Alice (sign) the contract, she (need) to ensure th at every detail (be) correct. 372 Vĩìih Bú 3.
P u t t h e v e r b s ìn b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g e it h e r th e
p r e s e n t p e r t e c t o r s im p le p a s t t e n s e a s a p p r o p r ia t e . 1.
This is the íĩrst tim e I (visit) Hungary. 2.
On my visit to the school, I (be) pleased to see that many students
(know) how to handle Computers. 3.
This is th e b est steak I ever (taste). 4.
Sally (live) and (work) in Paris for several years now. 5.
For five years from 1980 to 1985, Tom (live) in Madrid. 6.
I already (read) 200 pages and so I expect to ílnish the book by the weekend.
7. Y esterday I (work) for six hours and (complete) two reports. 8.
Jane is only six and already she (pass) two piano exams. 9.
A lthough I (know) Sarah and Frank for m any years now, I never
(understand) w hat (attract) them to each other.
10. I never (be) so plo2ised as when I (hear) Anna had recovered from her iUness.
4 . P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e it h e r t h e p a s t
c o n t in u o u s o r s im p le p a s t te n s e . 1.
Jane (live) in France w hen she (meet) the m an who later (become) her husband. 2.
W hen Terry (hear) th e job he (want) (be) his, he im m ediately (invite) his
colleagues out for a celebration. 3.
W hen the liner (hit) the iceberg, m ost o f the passengers (have) dinner. 4.
I (can) not accept Richard’s invitation to dinner because I (go) to the theatre th at night. 5.
Try as we m ight, it (be) im possible to m anoeuvre our sailing boat out of
the harbour. The w ind (blow) too hard. 6.
It (be) a horrible day. Ever3rthing that (can) go wrong (do). The children
(get) up late. The cat (be) sick. The car not (start). I ju st (want) to give up. 7.
The clock ju st (strike) tw elve w hen Cinderella (come) back from the ball. 8.
The m anager not (be) available. H e (travel) to a m eetin g in Edinburgh. 9.
Annabel not (ride) in th e horse trials. No one (be) surprised w hen she
later (announce) she (expect) a baby.
10. It (be) a fabulous day. The sun (shine), the birds (sing), th e countryside (look) lovely. 5.
P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g t h e p r e s e n t
p e r t e c t s im p le o r c o n t in u o u s a s a p p r o p r ia t e . 1.
I (love) Tim all m y life. 2.
I alw ays (want) to travel around th e world. 3.
How m any tim es I (be asked) w hy I live in the country?
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 373 4.
Doctor, I (have) trouble w ith m y hands for m onths. W hat’s wrong? 5.
Colin (have) bad headaches for two m onths now. They suspect a brain tumour.
6. You don’t know w hat v ir means! How long you (study) Latin? 7.
I (try) to get you on th e phone for over a week. Where you (be)? 8.
“J a n et’s looking very fĩt.”
“Yes, she (go) to exercise classes.” 9. Who (take) m y pen?
10. “Who (sleep) in m y bed?” Jane asked, looking at the rum pled sheets. 6.
P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g t h e p a s t
p e r t e c t o r s im p le p a s t t e n s e a s a p p r o p r ia t e . U s e t h e c o n t in u o u s
f o r m s if n e c e s s a r y . 1.
Jake (graduate) in 1987 and (spend) two years appl3ãn g for jobs beíore
he (be oíTered) th e one he (want). 2.
Tom (look) for th e right person to be his w ife for ííve years before he
(m eet) and (fall) in love w ith Sally. 3.
If I (know) w hat to do, everything would have b een all right. As it (be), everything (go) wrong. 4.
Mary (have) a nervous breakdown last year. No one (be) surprised. She
(work) m uch too hard for m onths. 5.
The garden (look) absolutely lovely last year, m ainly because o f th e hard
work we (put in) th e previous autum n. 6.
Stories about the two politicians and their liaison (circulate) for m any
m onths before any statem en t (be made). 7.
John (receive) treatment for two years before he finally (be told) he (be cured). 8.
Before she (begin) her university course, Lesley (read) all th e books on
the íìrst year reading list. 9.
“W hy you not (go) to see the íĩlm at th e Odeon last week. I (think) you (like) Paul N ew m an .”
“Because I already (see) it. I (go) w hen it (be) on in London.”
10. “Why (be) you not at th e m eeting?”
“I not (be told) about it .” 7.
P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in to t h e c o r r e c t p a s s iv e f o r m . 1.
Poreign currency can (convert) into sterling at a num ber o f points in the
city, but th e b est rate and low est com m ission charges (provide) at banks. 2.
The im pact o f the postal strike began (feel) after only three days.
3. V isitors to th e castle (show) around hy an experienced guide. T hey not
(allow) to vvander around on their own. 4.
The nuclear power station at Berkeley currently (decom m ission), but the
process not (finish) for a hundred years.
3 7 4 -1 ỉ ĩìih B á 5.
E veryone (dress) up, as if th ey (invite) to a wedding. 6.
Many medieval towns (damage) by fire because the houses (make) of wood. 7.
By th e end o f next year, sixty houses (build) on th at green field site. 8.
Custom ers (ask) to ensure th ey (give) the correct change as m istakes
cannot afterw ards (rectify). 9.
Trials now (conduct) to determ ine w hether th e aircraít is safe enough
(use) by train ee pilots.
10. The id en tity o f Jack th e Ripper, a murderer responsible for a num ber of
horrendous killings in th e n in eteen th century, never (establish). 8.
In t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s , p u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m . 1.
T eresa (type) all day and still not (finish) the report. 2.
Doctor, I (get) lots o f aches and pains. (Be) anything wrong? I (be) terribly worried. 3.
John ju st (com plete) a course in engineering and now (want) pursue his
studies by (take) a M aster’s degree. 4.
For som e years now Sam antha (believe) strongly in reincarnation and
(try) to persuade her friends to come round to her w ay o f th inking but
th ey (be) still not convinced. 5.
Martha (think) o f going on a three-month trip to Mexico next year and
(wonder) for some tim e if any o f her fellow students (like) (accompany) her. 6.
W hile T hom as (spend) the last few m onths working hard at his studies,
his sisters (concentrate) their atten tion on how to get their new business off the ground. 7.
It (look) as if oil (leak) from th is pipe for som e tim e. We (have) to
dism antle the m achine if it (be) (be put right). 8.
I not (want) to go to th e superm arket again at th e m om ent. I (preíer) to
wait till th e end o f th e m onth, w hen I (can) do all th e shopping in one go. 9.
“You (go) to th e Towcr o f London?”
“No, not yet. I (want) to go ever since I arrived in London, but
som ething alw ays (come) up. I (hope) (go) som etim e soon. Perhaps you
(like) (come) w ith m e?”
10. The con stant hum m ing from the word-processor (give) m e a headache. I
(have) to take an aspirin. 9.
P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm . 1.
T his candidate (look) very prom ising. Ju st think about h is experience.
He (live) in H ong Kong, A ustralia and the U SA and (work) for a num ber
o f m ulti-national com panies. I (think) w e defínitely (interview ) him.
Tcti liệu Ô)1 thi T H P T O u ố c g ia m ôỉì T iế n g A n h 375 2.
There (be) a terrible storm last m onth and several trees (fall down). The
telephone lines (bring down) and som e still not (be íĩxed). Roads (be
blocked) for several hours. Several hom es (suffer) dam age to their roofs
and chim neys th a t (be) very expensive to repair. 3.
I asked Tom last w eek to íĩnd out th is inform ation, but he still not (do)
so. I (have) (ask) him again. 4.
M arianna (complain) about her husband for ages. I not (be) surprised
that he (leave) her. W hat she (do) now, on her own? 5.
I (try) for ages to reach you. Where you (be)? 6.
Som eone (try) get in through the kitchen window during th e night. If
you (look) carefully, you (be able) see the marks. 7.
The police (question) the suspect for several hours, but so far th ey not
(get) any new iníorm ation from him. 8.
Everyone (be) excited about the new s o f the vvedding and (think) about
w hat th ey (wear) on th e big day next month. 9.
The ílood w ater (breach) the new dam and villagers now (flee) from the ílood.
10. N ew s from the earthquake zone (be) that over two hundred people (be)
injured. Help (be) urgently required.
10. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m . 1.
“How m any tim es Stephen (telephone)?” “I not (know), but I w ish he
(stop). I t’s such a bore w hen he keeps on (phone).” 2.
If you (be) president o f the country, w hat changes you (want) introduce? 3.
I w ish I not (eat) so m any cakes. They (make) m e feel quite ill. 4.
M artin (be) here now if he (allow) plenty o f tim e for th e journey. As it
(be), we (have) to start the m eeting w ithout him.
5. Mary (agree) to the conditions, laid down by th e court yesterday,
provided th at her husband (keep) to his side o f the bargain. 6.
I not (believe) w hat you (say) about Anna. She never (lie) to anyone,
least o f all to m e about such an im portant m atter. 7.
If only I (realise) you (come) to England th is week, I (keep) m y diary
free. As it (be), I (be) aíraid it (be) ju st im possible to m eet u n less you
(come) to Oxford on Tuesday evening. 8.
Supposing the company (offer) you a pay rise o f 50.%, (be) you so
determ ined to leave and look for a job elsewhere? 9.
“How you (feel) w hen you (receive) the offer?” “Like everyone, I (be)
delighted. You not (be)?”
10. H elena (think) (set up) her own business. W hat advice you (give) her? 376 - ĩ^nh Bá
11. Put the verbs in the correct form. 1.
W hat you (m ean), the accident (be) my fault? If it (be), surely I not (call) the police. 2.
If John (telephone) you last night and (invite) you to dinner, what you (do)? 3.
It not (be) possible for m e attend the m eeting yesterday, if m y deputy
not (agree) (stand in) for m e at short notice. 4.
Basil certainly not (get) through the interview so successfully if Jim not
(spend) a lot o f tim e (prepare) him about w hat to say. 5.
I w ish I (speak) Swedish. If I (can), I (understand) th e fílm we (see) last night m uch better. 6.
The bank account not (overdraw) at the end o f last m onth if you not
(write) a cheque (pay) for the new \vashing machine. 7.
It (be) hot in th is room, and the lecturer (be) very boring. I w ish I (lie) on
the beach, (enjoy) th e sun and (listen) to the waves. 8.
I quite (agree) w ith you. Rupert (be) a good worker, I not (say) he not
(be). I ju st w ish he (co-operate) more w ith other people. 9.
I (go) to see th e íllm last night but at the last m inute I (receive) an
im portant phone call and (have) to stay at hom e to finish som e urgent
work. I not (regret) it. I (hear) since from m y friends who (go) th at it not (be) very good.
10. Ruth (regret) (be) rude to Sim on. The atm osphere betw een them (be)
now very ten se, and she (like) m ake things up. He not (help) hy (be) very distant.
12. Put the verbs in the correct form, using appropriate modal verbs as necessary. 1.
I w ish th e Central h eatin g not (keep) (play up). It (be) a bore not (know)
from one day to th e next if it (work) or not. 2.
This chicken (taste) b etter if the ch ef (add) a little more seasoning. 3.
If only it not (rain), th en I (be able) to plant th e seedlings today. 4.
Tim not (regret) (spend) m oney on (m odernise) the house if he (get) his
m oney back w hen he (sell) it. 5.
I (go) to th e party but for the fact that my youngest son (have) a
tem perature and I not (want) leave him . Ju st as well, as it (turn) out,
because w hen the doctor (come) he decided Stephen (admit) to hospital. 6.
“W here’s Joan? She (say) she (be) at the station at 3, and now it ’s 3.15.
She m ust (m iss) th e train. I (hope) she not (m iss) the next one, otherw ise
we (be) late for the opening address at the con lerence.” 7.
“W hat you (do) w hen th e course (finish)?” “I not (know) yet. Perhaps I
(have) a holiday first and then (look) for a job.” 8.
I not (ask) you such an em barrassing question here in front o f other
people if I not (feel) it necessary to get at the truth.
Tài liệu ôtì thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 377 9.
“W hat you (do) if the police realise you (give) them false inform ation?”
“I ju st (say) I (be) m istak en .”
10. By th e tim e Ju liu s (read) my letter telling him it ’s all over betw een us, I
(be) hundreds o f m iles away, sunning m yself on a tropical beach, only
w ishing I (leave) him sooner.
13. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm . 1.
If John (ask) w here I (go), tell him I (be) back as soon as I possibly (can).
He (need) not worry, it not (be) later than Thursday.
2. W hen th e P resident (step) off the plane on h is official visit to our
country n ext week, he (greet) by the Prim e M inister and th e Defence
M inister. H e th en (drive) to the Prim e M inister’s oíTicial residence w here
a State R eception (take) place in his honour. The m om ent th at (be) over,
he (take) to W orcester Castle w here he (spend) the night. 3.
I (tell) John the whole story about my early life, but the fact that he (be) so
unsympathetic about the íírst details I revealed (make) me decide not to. 4.
I not (realise) that Stella (pass) the exam th e last tim e it w as conducted.
If I (know), I not (insist) on her filling in another form. 5.
I (realise) I not (understand) th e question w hen the interpreter (repeat)
it slow ly in m y own language. 6.
(Be) it not for M ary’s help, I not (be able) to take part in th e com petition.
As it (be), I (manage) to win íírst prize, so I (be) eternally indebted to her.
7. W hen th e school finally (close) its doors in 1988, Mr Roberts (teach)
there for 25 years. As a result o f the closure, he (decide) to take early
retirem ent and (be) now to be seen tending his garden m ost sunny afternoons. 8.
C onsultations (take) place for m any years at th e high est level before
concrete peace proposals (accept). 9.
Leading a life o f luxury on the Costa del Sol (become) a reality for many
íu gitives from B ritish justice in the 1980.”s.
10. The hnancial scandal (rock) the governm ent w hen m any senior
politicians (see) to be im plicated and (force) (resign).
14. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g a p p r o p r ia t e m o d a l v e r b s
w h e n n e c e s s a r y . 1.
You m u st (be) very pleased w hen you (hear) you (win) th e prize. What you (do) to celebrate? 2.
I (try) (get) John on the phone for th e past week. I th in k he m ust (go)
abroad. You (have) any idea w hen he (be) back? 3.
I not (need) (tell) Alison th e bad new s. She already (hear). Chris (tell)
her th e previous evening. 378 Vĩnh Bá 4.
I really ought (let) the college know w here th ey (can) contact me in case
o f em ergency during th e vacation. If I (have), they not-need) (get) in
touch w ith the local police. 5.
Oh, M artin. W hat a lovely bunch of flowers you (givo) me. How very kind
o f you. B ut really, you (do). 6.
The interview er not (dare) ask th e M inister the questions he really
(want) to. The atm osphere (be) too threatening. 7.
Sam (offer) a new job. He not (be able) (decide) if he (take) it or not. He
(have) (let) them (know) by the end o f the week. . 8.
I (spend) ages (make) preparations for the dinner party but I not (need)
(bother). At th e last m om ent, Philip (ring) (say) he not (be able) (come). 9.
(Be) you sure th e answ er (be) w hat it (be)? In m y opinion, it not (be)
right. Surely you (forget) (include) som ething essential?
10. I (have) a day o ff last week. I ju st (dare) not ask m y boss for another day o ff tomorrow.
KEY TO CORRECT VERB FORMS 1. 1. is - are saying 2.
am looking - Do you know - is - is - know - is 3.
am trying - is - are making - Do you think 4.
believe - is - is trying - wants 5. are being - is getting 6. is making - spends 7. tidy up - leave 8.
is alvvays criticising - do 9. am dying
10. is leaking - are closing off 2. 1.
will not be - is promoted 2.
sets - will be sutíused 3. n i - g e t 4.
predict/are predicting - com es 5.
finishes/has tinished - will be 6. will be/is - appears 7. have - will go ahead 8. will be - reach 9. get - will be able
10. sỉgns - will need - is
Tài ìiệii ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 379 3. 1. have visited 2 . was - knew 3. have ever tasted 4.
has lived and worked - has been living and vvorking 5. lived 6 . have aiready read 7. worked - completed 8 . has passed 9.
have knovvn - have never understood - attracted
10. have never been - heard 4 . 1.
was living - met - became 2.
heard - vvanted - was - invited 3. hit - were having 4. could - was going 5. was - was blovving 6 .
was, could - did - got - was - did not start - wanted 7.
was just striking - came 8 .
was not - was travelling 9.
did not ride - was - announced - was expecting
10. was - was shining - were singing - looked/was looking 5. 1. have loved 2 . have alvvays vvanted 3. have I been asked 4. have been having 5. has been having 6 . have you been studying 7.
have been trying - have you been 8 . has been going 9. has taken 10. has been sleeping 6. 1,
graduated - spent - was offered - wanted 2. had been looking - met - fell 3. had known - was - went 4.
had - was - had been vvorking 5. looked - had puưput 6 .
had been circulating - was made 7.
had been receiving/had received - was íinally told - had been cured 8 . began - read/had read 9.
didn’t you go - thought - liked - had already seen - went - was
10. weren’t you - was not told/hadn't been told 7. 1.
be converted - are provided 2 . to be felt 380 - Vĩnh Bú 3.
are shown - are not ailowed 4.
is currently being decommissioned - will not be íinished 5.
was dressed up - had been invited 6.
were damaged - were made/had been made 7. will have been built 8.
are asked - are given/have been given - be rectiíied 9.
are now being conducted - to be used
10. has never been established 8. 1.
has been typing - has not tìnished understood - we saw 2.
have been getting - is - am 3.
has just completed - wants - taking vvritten - to pay 4.
has believed - has been trying - are 5.
is thinking - has been vvondering - would like - to accompany 6.
has been spending - have been concentrating 7.
looks - has been leaking - will have - is - to be put right 8.
do not want - would prefer - can 9.
Have you been to - have been wanting - has alvvays come up - hope - to go ■ would like - to come
10. has given/is giving - shall have 9. 1.
looks - has lived - has vvorked - think - should deíinitely intervievv 2.
was - fell - were brought down - have still not been íixed - were blocked - suííered - will be 3.
still has not done so - shall have - to ask 4.
had been complaining - was not surprised - left - will she do 5.
have been trying - have you been 6.
tried - look - will be able 7.
have been questioning - have not got 8.
is - is thinking - will wear/are going to wear 9.
has breached - are now Aeeing 10. is - have been - is 10. 1.
has stephen telephoned - don’t know - would stop - phoning 2.
were - would you want to introduce 3.
had not eaten - have made 4.
vvould be - had allovved - is - will/shall have to start 5. agreed - kept 6.
don’t believe - said - has never lied/never lies 7.
had realised - were Corning - would have kept - is - am - is - come 8. offered - would you be 9.
did you feel - received - was - would you not have been
10. is thinking of setting up - would you give
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn TiếtìỊỉ A n h - 381 11. 1.
d o y o u m e a n - w a s - h a s b e e n - w o u ld not h a v e c a lle d 2.
h a d t e le p h o n e d - invited - w o u ld y o u h a v e d o n e 3.
w o u ld not h a v e b e e n - h a d not a g r e e d 4.
vvould not h a v e g o t - h a d not s p e n t - 5.
co u ld s p e a k / s p o k e - co u ld - w o u ld h a v e 6.
w o u ld not h a v e b e e n overdravvn - h a d not 7.
is - is - w e r e lying - e n jo yin g - listening 8.
a g r e e - is - a m not s a y in g - is not - w o u ld c o - o p e ra te 9.
w a s g o in g - re c e iv e d - h a d to sta y - d o not regret - h a v e h e a rd • went - was
10. re gre ts - b e in g - is - vvould like - is not h e lp in g - b e in g 12. 1.
did/would not k e e p p layin g - is - knovving - will work/is vvorking 2.
w o u ld ta s te - h a d a d d e d 3.
w e re not raining - w o u ld b e a b le 4.
will not re gre t - s p e n d in g - m o d e rn is ỉn g - g e ts - se lls 5.
vvould h a v e g o n e - h a d - did not w a n t - tu rn e d out - c a m e - s h o u ld b e a dm itte d 6.
s a id - s h e vvould b e - h a v e m is s e d - h o p e - w o n ’t - will b e - 7.
will you do/are y o u going to d o - finishes/ h a s tinished - don't know - will h a v e - look 8.
w o u ld not b e a s k in g - did not feel 9.
will y o u d o - g a v e - ril ju s t s a y - w a s m ista k e n
10. reads/has read - will b e - had left 13. 1.
asks - have gone - will be - can - needn’t vvorry - won't be 2.
steps - wili be greeted will be driven - will take place - is - will be taken - will spend 3.
would have told - was - made 4.
didn't realise - had passed - had knovvn - would not have insisted 5.
realised - did not understand/had not understood - repeated 6 .
Had it not been - vvould not have been able - was - managed - am 7.
closed - had been teaching there - decided - is 8.
took place - were accepted 9. has become
10. rocked - were seen - íorced to resign 14. 1.
h a v e b e e n - h e a rd - h a d w o n - did y o u d o 2.
h a v e b e e n trying - to g e t - h a v e g o n e - H a v e y o u - will b e 3.
d id n ’t n e e d - to tell - h a d a lr e a d y h e a rd - h a d told 4.
to h a v e let - c o u ld - h a d - n e e d n ’t h a v e got 5.
h a v e g iv e n - s h o u ld n ’t h a v e d o n e 6.
did not d a r e - w a n te d - w a s 7.
h a s b e e n o ffe re d - is n ’t a b le to d e c id e - s h o u ld ta k e - h a s - to let - k n o w 8.
s p e n t - m a k in g - in den t h a v e b o th ere d - rang - to s a y - w a sn 't a b le to c o m e 9.
A re - is - s h o u ld b e - is n ’t - h a v e torgotten - to in c lu d e
10. h a d - d a r e n o t 382 - READING COMPREHENSON
You are going to read an article about holidays. For questions 1-6, choose the
ansvver (A, B, c or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
HOW TO AVOID TEEN TANTRUMS ON HOLIDAY!
Sarah Tucker has been intervievving lots of teenagers for her new book. Here,
with the school holidays upon us, she tells you what it takes to have a family
holiday that doesn't end in tears.
Given the choice, teenagers prefer not to go on holiday w ith their parents.
Given no option, teonagers take a holiday w ith their parents because their
parents pay. According to more than 1,500 parents and toenagors I ’ve
interviewed over the past twelve m onths for my next book, the concept of the
happy family holiday appears to go vvrong w hen the child reaches adolescence.
Desmond Morris, an expert on human behaviour, says, “At this age, teenagers
are starting to assert their independence. They may begin to resent help from
theừ parents, seeing it as interference. And, above all, they like to be among theừ
peers - especially on holiday.” IIc adds: “There are additional tensions on holiday
when ĩamilies are brought together for a long period of time and, just like at
Christmas, there is an cxpcctation of cvcryone enjo3Óng themselves without
having to work at it. Only it doesn’t always happon that way.”
So w hat does work w ith tecnagers on holiday? Spcciílc countries as well
as holiday options proved more popular than others. Italy is becom ing the
m ost popular destination for tecnagers, closely followed by A ustralia and
Canada. The popularity o f th ese countries appears to be as m uch to do w ith
the personality and culture o f the people as the location and facilities on site.
“T he people are lively and laid-back,” com m ented one fifteen-year-old, who
had ju st returncd from a tw o-weck broak w ith his family. “I m et a group of
ItEilian teenagers from Bologna and w e would go down to th e beach every
even ing and play guitars till dusk. The cam psite was on th e beach, so parents
knew w here we w ere and w hat we were doing.”
An option m any o f those fam ilies I interview ed had tried included going
w ith another fam ily who also had tcenage children. One m other explained
that th is only works if th e teenagers as w ell as the adults are compatible.
Personality clashes m ay m ake ten se situations worse.
Som e 90% o f those teenagers I spoke to preferred th e guarantee of
su nsh in e and heat. Teenagers enjoy the beach, as long as they are
surrounded hy their peers. Their new com panions do not have to be o f the
sam e sex or even th e sam e nationality - th e m ain criterion appears to be that
they are o f th e sam e age. Get the tcenagers to take a friend w ith them , so
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 383
that th ey can go out by them solves. Moro than 80% o f teen agers interview ed
preferred an outdoor adventuro o f som e sort on holiday. There are many
activity holidays w hich cater for teenagors, but choose a location which is
exotic, if you have th e budget. Som e resorts offer discounts for teenagers.
A resounding 99% of the tcenagers I spokc to recommended package holidays,
particularly where you stay at a specially-designed resort, like Club Med.
Hovvever, parents felt they were a bit too controlled, and they didn’t see enough of
theừ children. The beauty of Club Med (or similar style) holidays is that you can
do as little or as much as you want. Typical activities include horse-riding, tootball
training - and therc’s even a circus school at one Club Med resort!
Most teenagers thought that the othcr side o f th e world w as more
in teresting th an anything to be found in Europe. And the d estination on
m ost w ish lists w as Australia. Those who had visited D own U nder claimed it
was the best holiday they had ever experienced, w ith or w ithout their
parents. T eenagers m ight visit later, in their gap year, so w hy not see w hat
it ’s like before th ey go hy them selves?
A fínal word on holidays to avoid. A big thum bs down from teenagers for
vvalking, fishing or cycling holidays. Or any holiday w ith “leisurely”
m entioned anyw here in the brochure. And if you are planning a holiday to
improve your tecn agers’ m inds, forget it. They also rejected any holiday that
claim s to be cultural, romantic, scenic or relaxing.
W herever you decide to go this year, I hope you all enjoy it - as a family! 1.
Teenagers generally go on holiday w ith their parents because they
A. don’t have any choice.
B. don’t w ant to cause problems.
c. are being punished for something.
D. like to m akc their fam ily happy. 2.
W hat does Desm ond Morris say is m ost im portant to teenagers? A. being on holiday B. being w ith other teenagers
c. getting away from thcir parents
D. helping their parents 3.
Why can C hristm as be a difficult time?
A. People th in k no effort is needed.
B. Teenagers refuse to help.
c. Many peoplc lose their jobs.
D. I t’s not easy for fam ilies to m eet. 4.
Teenagers prefer to go on holiday to countries
A. that are more popular w ith tourists.
B. w here th ey can go to the beach. 384 - Vĩnh Bá
c. which their parents have chosen.
D. w hich havo a relaxed culture. 5.
Pam ilies going on holiday w ith other fam ilies should m ake sure
A. everybody is includcd in all activitics.
B. th e adults understand the situation.
c. the teenagers do some work.
D. th e children get on w ith each othcr. 6.
W hat do parents dislike about package holidays?
A. T hey have to do too m any activities.
B. They a ren ’t intercsted in the activities on oíTer.
c. They don’t have enough freedom.
D. T hey don’t likc having so m uch responsibility.
Read the article and choose the best ansvver (A, B, c or D) for each of the questions (1-7). COME FLY WITH ME!
Kites were invented about 2,500 years ago and vvere made by the ancient
Egyptians and various Asian people. Today kite f1ying is a popular pastime all over the vvorld.
In Asia, there are special com petitions vvhere kites have com plex designs
and Eire equipped w ith instrum ents such as w histles that m ake musical
sounds as th e w ind blows through them . A lthough all kites have a similar
structure, th e variety o f shapcs is alm ost endless. The size o f th e kites also
varies greatly - som c are so large that sevcral people are needed to control
them . K ite-íĩghting con tests are also hcld, in which com petitors use their
kites to attack and bring down their opponent’s kites or cut their strings.
For over 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Kactory has been giving kite-making and
kite-flying classes for the childrcn on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. Jonathan
Socher started the Big Wind Kite Pactory inl980. “We were down to our last $300
when someone suggestcd wc go íly a kite at the hotel,” he explains.
Their kites are m ade o f nylon, and Tibreglass is used for the sticks. Their
designs are m ostly IIaw aiian them es created by Jon ath an ’s wife, Daphne.
T hese include hula danccrs, palm trees, dolphins, w hales and Hawaiian
boats, to m ention ju st a few o f the dozens available. The designs are cut out
o f th e nylon w ith a hot knife that seals the edges to prevent íraying. The
designs are th en applycd directly onto the kite. On a tour o f the B ig W ind
K ite Pactory, visitors can see the whole kite-m aking process, from th e cutting
and “h o t-stitch in g ” o f the designs to the íinal sticking and íĩttin g o f the
System th a t join s th e kite to the string.
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Ouốc gia môn Tiếng AnỊi 385
In one o f Jon ath an ’s kite-m aking lessons, stud en ts can m ake k ites in as
little as 20 m inutes! Provided there is enough w ind to fly a kite, th ey are
taken out to th e A eronautical T estin g Pacility next door to th e factory.
T hat’s spelt p A R K! Children as young as four years old can learn how to
fly a kite, and th e B ig W ind K ite Pactory recently trained a 92-year-old
grandm other who had alw ays w anted to fly a ki te!
The kite w hich is used to give lesson s is a regular diam ond kite w ith a
rainbow pattern. The difference betw een th is kite and th e ones th ey make
during th e lesson s is th at it is a tw o-string controllable acrobatic kite. Pirst
both lines are stretched out approxim ately 22 m etres. T his is th e set distance
the kite will fly from th e flyer.
B ig W ind em ployees launch the kite and for a few m in u tes dem onstrate
how pulling on one line and then on the other Controls th e direction th e kite
goes in. T hen th e Controls are given to the student. Som etim es an em ployee
holds onto their hands for initial guidance. After about ten or fífteen
m inutes, several o f th e stud en ts have taken turns and m ost are gettin g used
to the idea o f it. If th ey really know w hat they are doing, th ey can be left
alone in th e park for as long as th ey wish.
donathan in sists th at it is not necessary to m ake a huge im pressive kite to
have fun m aking and Aying kites. Even the sim plest structure can work, and
can give hours o f pleasurc. Go on, give it a try! 1.
How can k ites m ake music?
A. They are designed in a com plicated way.
B. They are equipped w ith m usical sounds.
c. The wind blows through them.
D. The w ind blows through instrum ents on them . 2.
In k ite-íĩgh tin g c o n te s ts ,______
A. kite strings are som etim es cut.
B. kite strings m u st not be cut.
c. kites are always brought to the ground.
D. kites are never brought to the ground. 3.
Who designs kites for the B ig W ind K ite Pactorỵ? A. Jonathan Socher
B. a H aw aiian designer c. Daphne Socher D. D aph n e’s husband 4.
Why is a hot knife used? A. to iron the nylon
B. to stop th e edgcs Corning apart c. to fray the edgcs D. to prevent sealing 386 - Pĩiih Bá 5.
W hat is different about the kite w hich is used for ílyin g lessons?
A. It has a rainbow pattern.
B. It is a norm al kite. c. It is diamond shaped. D. It has tw o strings. 6.
Em ployees show s tu d e n ts ______
A. how to control the direction the kite goes in.
B. how to pull th e strings o f th e line.
c. how to make the kitc fly in the air.
D. how to guidc their hands. 7.
According to donathan, to havc fun w ith kites, you need A. an enorm ous kite. B. any type o f kite. c. complicated structure.
D. a kite w hich im presses others.
You are going to read an article about vvater parks. For questions 1—7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fĩts best according to the text. LET’S GET WET
Fun in the svvimming pool has come a long way in the last twenty-five years.
Dawn Davis looks at the latest generation of water parks.
Back in th e 1970s, a typical fam ily day out w as a trip to the local leisure
centre. Every tow n had One and th ey were basically all the sam e, w ith a large
rectangular svvimming pool (shallow at one end, deep at the other), a
separate deep-w ater area w ith several diving boards, and a kiddie-pool for
babies or those who couldn’t swim. If you were lucky, there w as a short,
straight slide th at had to be kept w et w ith a bucket o f water. And after your
leisure centre experiencc, there was a drinks m achine sellin g hot chocolate
for mum and cans o f fizzy drinks for the kids. And t h a t was it.
How th in gs change! N ow - thankfully - we have th e w ater park, based on
the notion th at sw im m ing on its own is not th e m ost in terestin g activity in
the world. People get borcd easily, and dem and a lot more en tertainm ent for their money.
In Britain, m ost water parks are a combination o f pools in an enclosed area
and in the open air. In M editerranean countries, because o f the warmer and
drier climate, they are more often than not completely outdoors. Som e are
dedicated water parks, and others are part o f a larger leisure or holiday complex.
All, hovvever, provide much more than the chance to swim a few lengths.
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U nlike th e leisure centre, th ere’s little point ju st tu rn in g up for an hour
or two. T his is partly because thero’s so m uch to do, and partly because
th ere’s usually an entrance fee which, although quite reasonable if you make
the m ost o f w h a t’s on offer, is not cheap.
So w hat is there to do? All w ater parks have a num ber o f slides. T hese are
not the old-fashioned straight slides of the 1970s, though. T hey come in all
shapes and sizes — som e are open, som e are totally enclosed tunnels, some
are steep, som e are bumpy, som e tw ist sharply, som e you can go down in
pairs or on rubber rings. All o f them have w ater flow ing down them . You can
often choose how you w ant to go down - head íĩrst, feet íĩrst, on your front or
back, sittin g up, lying down. Your position aíTects your speed - and how
much w ater w ill splash into your face!
Other attractions often include the rapids - in w hich you m ake your way
through a m an-m ade river, surviving th e obstacles such as backwards
flowing currents, w aterfalls and rapids. I t’s exhilarating and - at tim es - a
little scary, and for som e reason kids are much better at gettin g round than
adults. The baby-brother o f the rapids is the lazy pool, w here the current
gently takes you round a circular channel o f water. I t’s relaxing m ore than
exciting, and som e lazy pools even have a Jacuzzi h a lf w ay round.
Som e larger w ater parks have a wave m achine in the xnain pool which
m akes w aves up to a m ctre high. That m akes th e w hole sw im m ing
experience rather more thrilling than in the old leisure centre days. Som e
have a “death slid e”, w here you hold onto a bar w hich slides down a cable
over the pool. W hen it h its the end, you drop into the water! T h ere’s also a
lot more on offer than a drinks m achine. Many w ater parks boast shops,
cafes, bars and restaurants, and a bar actually in th e m iddle o f th e pool is
not uncom m on in m any M editerranean w ater parks. Ju st rem em ber to keep your m oney dry! 1.
What does th e word “th a t” (paragraph 1) refer to? A. the drinks m achine B. a day out in th e 1970s
c. the leisure centres íacilities
D. w hat you did after leaving the centre 2.
The idea behind w ater parks is that p e o p le ______
A. w ant more than ju st a sim ple svvimming pool.
B. felt leisure centres were too expensive.
c. need to be entertained twenty-four hours a day.
D. don’t enjoy swim m ing. 388 - Vĩ)ih Bá 3.
How do watcr parks in Britain differ from those in MediterraneEin countries?
A. Pools in B ritish wator parks are always inside.
B. P ools in M editerranean w ater parks are alw ays in th e open air.
c. Mediterranean water parks are somotimes connected to a holiday resort.
D. B ritish w ater parks have indoor and outdoor facilities. 4.
W hat point is the writer m aking in the fourth paragraph?
A. W ater parks do not have an entrance fee, w hereas leisure centres do.
B. W ater parks provide value for m oney if you stay long enough.
c . People rarely spend more than a couple o f hours at a leisure centre.
D. D espite their b en eíĩts, w ater parks are too expensive. 5.
How do w ater park slidcs differ from leisure centre slides?
A. W ater park slides are m uch faster.
B. W ater park slides are connected to a w ater supply.
c. Water park slides are more írightening.
D. W ater park slides are much wider. 6.
W hat do th e rapids and the lazy pool have in common?
A. The w ater is m oving.
B. T hey both take you round in a circle.
c. They are designcd for children.
D. They are both very exciting. 7.
W hat is th e effect o f th e word “b oast” in the last paragraph?
A. It em phasises that w hat follow are positive attractions.
B. It show s th at w ater parks advertise heavily.
c. It demonstrates that water parks are always expanding.
D. It rem inds us that w ater parks are very modern.
You are going to read an article from a magazine. For questions 1-7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text. MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT
Lisa Campbell looks at the challenge of conserving water,
Drip, trickle, splash. Do you ever think about the w ater we u se every day for
cleaning, drinking, cooking and growing plants? W ater is essen tial to life. It
is one o f the m ost com m on substances in the universe, and our planet, w ith
its vast oceans, is lucky to have a generous share o f it. U nfortunately, ninety-
seven per cen t o f th at share is salty, and m uch o f the rest is in th e form o f ice
at the N orth and South Poles. G etting an adequate supply o f fresh w ater is
not alw ays easy, especially in the developing world, w here drought is a
constant threat in som e areas.
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H alf o f the w orld’s population still suffer from w ater Services iníerior to
those available to th e ancient Greeks and Romans. More than a billion
people don’t even have access to clean drinking w ater and face problems
caused hy pollution and disease. As the world’s population grows, there is
increasing pressure on agriculture, which dem ands large am ounts o f water.
Changing th e course o f rivers and building dams threaten físh, w ith rare
species o f fish becom ing extinct in som e seas and lakes.
Throughout th e íírst three quartcrs o f the 20th century, th e quantity of
freshwater used by each person doubled. The em phasis w as on u sin g more
and more water. Large-scale facilities were built for w ater treatm en t and
recycling and large num bers o f rcservoirs wore constructed to store water.
However, m any people have now realised th at basic hum an and
environm ental needs are the top priority. The building o f new w ater facilities
is now less im portant than u sin g w hat we already have eíĩicien tly and wisely.
Repairing th e existin g System could have huge b en eíĩts. Through leaking
pipes and faulty equipm ent, Mexico City, for exam ple, loses enough w ater to
m eet th e needs o f a city th e size o f Rome.
Over th e last tw enty-fíve years, new technology and greater avvareness of
the problem have m eant that w ater is used more eữĩciently. Industrial
processes have been discovered that use less water; it now takes only six tons
of w ater to m ake a ton o f Steel, compared to sixty tons sixty years ago. People
around the world are also more effective at protesting against the eíTects of
water use on their local environm ent.
D espite this, a lot o f w ater is still wasted. We can all do our bit for the
environm ent hy follow ing a few sim ple vvater conservation dos and don’ts. Bathroom
The bathroom is a key area w here you can save w ater. Short showers use
less w ater th an baths, especially if you have a special w ater-saving
showerhead íĩtted. T oilets which use less w ater can be íĩtted, and even a
plastic bottle filled w ith w ater in th e cistern w ill save a litre w ith each ílush.
Up to tw elve litres o f w ater is lost every m inute if you leave th e tap running
w hile you brush your teeth or w ash your hands. Kitchen and Laundry
Fill a sink to wash up instead of leaving the tap running 2ind you can reduce
the amount of water needed hy half. Dishw2ishers and w ashing machines shoiild
only be \ised when they are full, and then on a short cycle when possible. Outdoors
You can save w ater outside the hom e in a num ber o f different ways. If
you have a garden, rainw ater can be recycled to w ater plants, w hich should
be done in the even ing or early m orning so that less w ater is lost through 390- \'7nh Bá
evaporation. P avem ents and balconies should be sw ept instead o f being
washed, it can also help to save w ater if any leaks or w aste in your
neighbourhood are reported to your local council.
So, next tim e you have a shower or open a bottle o f drinking w ater, think
about w here th e w ater com es from and w here it ’s going.
1. Why does th e w riter m ention th e N orth and South Poles?
A. T hey are badly affected by pollution.
B. M ost o f the E arth ’s w ater is frozen there.
c. They aíTect the amount of drinking water available.
D. T hey provide m any people w ith a w ater supply. 2.
The w ater Services in ancient Greece and Rome w e r e ______
A. m ore eíĩlcien t th an m ost people think.
B. designed to provide w ater for h a lf th e w orld’s population.
c. badly polluted and carried disease.
D. b etter th an th ose in m any parts o f the world today.
3. W hy are som e fish in danger, according to th e writer?
A. An increasing population m eans more ílsh are eaten.
B. Lakes are becom ing increasingly polluted.
c. Humans alter the direction that some rivers take.
D. They are forced into areas w ith salty water. 4.
W hat do people now think is m ost im portant in w ater use?
A. building large treatm ent facilities
B. ílnd ing less w asteful ways to u se w ater
c. moving water from one city to another
D. storing w ater so that pcople can use more 5.
W hat does th e w riter say has happened in industry?
A. M ost Steel is now made w ithout u sin g water.
B. More efficient m othods are used to create Steel.
c. Less Steel is being produced due to a lack of water.
D. More S teel is being m ade than ever before. 6.
The w riter says th at w ater can be saved in th e bathroom b y ______
A. having shovvers and baths less often.
B. brushing your teeth in running water.
c. using bottled water instead of tap water.
D. replacing bathroom ííttin g s w ith more efficient ones.
7. W hich o f th ese w ater-saving m easures is not m entioned in th e text?
A. iníorm ing the right people about w aste
B. u sin g rainw ater to w ash your balcony
c. turning the tap off when washing up
D. m aking sure th e dishvvasher is full w hen used
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia m ôn Tiếng A n h - 391
You are going to read an article about healthy eating. For questions 1-7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
WHY YOUR HEALTHY DIET IS N ’T
T h in k y o u ’r e e a t ỉn g h e a lt h ily ? T h in k a g a in !
Once upon a tim e, eating w as simple. You plucked food from trees or
hunted it in th e wild. You ate w hen you were hungry and stopped w hen you
were full. Now, due to improvod cfficicncy in food production, food com es in
boxes and cans, w ith com plicated labels and m isleading nam es. Not
surprisingly, th e kinds o f people who consider th em selves h ealthy eaters
have m ultiplied as well. There are vegetarians who abstain from animal
protein but eat few vegetables, and snackers who nibble non-stop to keep
their energy up. The problem is that m any people becom e so obsessed w ith
extrem es th at th ey no longer appreciate, or enjoy, food for th e good things it
provides (including Aavour). T h is can lead to poor nutrition. W ith the help
of food and nutrition expert Dr Elaine Turner, we look at three people’s diets
and offer som e easy, practical suggestions to help them get th e m ost out of their m eals.
First up is D iana Collins, 19, a university student who w an ts to lose
weight, it m ight not be very scien tiíĩc,” she says, “but I have th is idea that if
I don’t w ant to be fat, I shouldn’t eat fat.” S h e’s on a low-fat diet and m ost of
w hat she eats consists o f non-fat food like pasta, cereal bars and fat-free
crisps. Because she never feels full, sh e ’s constantly eatin g - and consum ing
far more calories than she needs. “This diet is quite old-fashioned,” says Dr
Turner. “Som e fats are beneficial, likc nuts and olive oil, and Staples like
pasta contain lots o f calories. D iana should add more fat and protein early in
the day. A good breakíast o f scrambled eggs and m ushroom s w ill m ean that
she eats less during th e rest o f the day. She should also u se olive oil as a salad dressin g.”
Our second subject is Gos Ilu ssain. Gos is sixteen and has chosen to be a
vegetarian because o f his concern for anim al rights. IIowever, som e people
aren’t so m uch vegetarians as th ey are food avoiders. Gos survives on cheese
pizza, pasta, and sw eets. “W e’ve got nothing against a m eatless diet, as long
ais it ’s approached properly, but som e vegetarians sim ply don ’t eat enough
vegetables, not to m ention fruit and protein,” Dr Turner says. She advises
Gos to fill his plate w ith food in a variety o f colours, a quick and sim ple way
to ensure th at you get your daily requirem ent o f im portant vitam ins and
other h ealthy substances. “Gos is still growing so w hat he eats is even more
im portant. H e should go for toppings like spinach and peppers rather than
cheese alone, and cut down on the am ount o f cheese gen erally.” 392 Vĩnh Bá
Pinally, th ere’s the snacker, Lisa Chandler. Lisa is eighteen and works as a
secretary. She likcs to think that she has a fairly healthy diet and always has
qui te smEdl meals. “I’m lucky in that I never seem to put any w eight on no
m atter w hat I eat, but I w ant to look after my body because I know that it’s
the only one I’ve got.” Dr Turner agrces that long-term health is important,
but w hat som e people don’t realise is that they pick all day at nominally
healthy food like raisins or roduced-fat biscuits and end up eating twice as
much as they should. Lisa m ight be slim now, but all those m ini-m eals will
eventually add pounds w ithout boosting energy levels. “The philosophy behind
snacking is that you eat several small m eals instead o f three big on es,” Turner
says, “but it doesn’t m ean that you can just eat throughout the day. Lisa needs
to avoid having snacks by her Computer where sh e’ll be tem pted to use them
to relieve boredom or stress. Stash your goods in the cupboard or refrigerator
where they belong and remember that yoghurt w ith berries or apple wedges
w ith peanut butler make good snacks. There’s really nothing better than a
sensible, well-balanced diet that gives your body exactly w hat it needs.” 1.
The w riter says that food today
A. is produced u sin g artiíĩcial m ethods.
B. is w orse quality than in the past.
c. is less filling than it should be.
D. com es in con ĩu sin g packaging. 2.
W hat does “T h is” in line 10 refer to?
A. eatin g food th at is full o f ílavour but unhealthy
B. taking an extrom c view o f w hat a healthy diet is
c. lack of knowledge about dieting
D. constantly changing the diet you are on 3.
The problem w ith D iana’s diet is that s h e ______
A. d oesn ’t get th e energy she needs.
B. forgets to eat in the morning.
c. needs to eat the right kind of fat.
D. is bored by w hat she eats. 4.
According to Dr Turner, v eg eta ria n s______
A. should eat less fruit than th ey do.
B. often lack protein in their diet.
c. need to have meat in their diet.
D. get no nutrition from w hat they eat.
5. W hat does Dr Turner suggest Gos do?
A. eat a broader range o f food
B. try to avoid eatin g pizza
c. eat larger portions of food D. stop eatin g cheese
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc ^ ia môn TiểnỊì A n h - 393 6.
Dr Turner believes th at L isa’s diet will lead to her A. gaining w eight. B. having more energy. c. developing health problems.
D. spending more m oney on food. 7.
Dr Turner says th at Lisa shouldn’t ______
A. spend so m u ch tim e at h er Computer.
B. feel under pressure to oat healthily.
c. keep food near whcre she works.
D. w ait so long botw een m eals.
Read the text. For questions 1-7, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you
think fits according to the text.
ARE YOU A HEARTBROKEN TEENAGER?
If you've been let down by a boyĩriend or girlíriend, you're probably hurting.
It's not stupid or childish to feel like this.
Your boyíriend or girlfriend has told you th ey don’t w ant to go out w ith
you any more. You feel rejected, alonc, unw anted and m iserable. You had
thought that th is relationship would last forever and now it ’s over. L et’s be
honest - it ’s a horrible feeling. Maybe the w orst feelin g y o u ’ve ever felt.
Perhaps you feel that life’s not worth living and y ou ’ll never get over it. You
probably feel th at no-one has ever felt th is w ay before.
It may sound im possible now, but you w ill get over it. It ju st takes tim e.
And y ou ’re not alone - alm ost everyone goes through th is at som e point in
their life. I t’s an im portant part of grow ing up and actually m akes us
stronger. W hat you m u stn ’t do is think that you have failed. Remember:
relationships aren ’t likc exams.
If a friend cam e betw een you and your bo3rfriend or girlfriend and helped
cause the relationship to end, y o u ’ll be dealing w ith f e e l i n g s o f b e t r a v a l as
well. If your parents or friends disapproved o f your relationship, you m ight
also feel hum iliated and em barrassed about discussing how you feel. These
feelings are normal, but it does help to talk. Try talking to your parents and
íriends - th ey m ay be more sym pathetic than you think. Ask your parents
about their íĩrst relationships. The chances are th ey w ent through sim ilar experiences.
D on’t do anything im pulsive. It m ight seem a good idea to go out and get
a tattoo or your nose pierced, but y ou ’ll probably regret it in a few days.
T h a t doesn ’t m ean you shouldn’t treat yourself: how about buying som e
new clothes or gettin g a new hairstyle? Is there a fĩlm y o u ’ve b een vvanting
to see at th e cinem a for ages? N ot sure w hether to go to that party y ou ’d 394 - Vĩnh Bá
been invited to? Go! And if y ou ’re worried that your ex-boyfriend or
girlfriend m ight be thore, let them seo you can have a good tim e vvithout
them . T h a t’ll m ake you feel a lot better!
Som etim es couples who split up get back together and som etim es they
don’t. D on’t sit around w aiting for your ex to call to say th ey ’ve m ade a big
m istake and th in k you should start going out w ith each other again. The
chances are that w on ’t happen, but it ’s actually more likely to come about if
you ju st get on w ith your life rather than sit at hoxne w aitin g for the phone
to ring. It m ay sound corny, but there are plenty more fish in th e sea. You
will — in tim e — íĩnd som cone new. But don’t be tem pted to rush into another
relationship. T his is called going out w ith som eone “o n t h e r e b o u n d ”. This
kind o f relationship rarely works, as you ’re not together for the right
reasons. Give it a little tim e before you start your next relationship.
H ere’s one other th in g to remember. You’ve ju st experienced one o f the
m ost traum atic th in gs that people experience. From now on, th in gs can only
get better. Each day, y o u ’ll feel slightly less unhappy. In a week, it w ill be
bearable. In a m onth, y o u ’ll be able to laugh about it. In a year, it will all
seem ancient history. YouVe got a lot o f life ahead o f you - look to th e future
and go out and enjoy yourselíl 1.
According to the w riter, heartbroken teenagers often feel th at t h e y ____
A. have w asted their tim e being in the relationship.
B. do not understand w hy the relationship cam e to an end.
c. are the only person who has expericnced this situation.
D. should have been more honest about their leelings. 2.
W hat does the vvriter say about a relationship ending?
A. It helps us develop em otionally.
B. It helps us understand that we can all fail.
c. It forces us to stop being childish.
D. It rem inds us th at relationships are not like tests.
3. A heartbroken teenager m ight have “feelings o f betrayal” (line 13,
paragraph 3) w h e n ______
A. their parents did not w ant the relationship to succeed.
B. th ey d on ’t feel able to talk about their leelings.
c. their partner was responsible for the relationship ending.
D. som eone th ey trusted got involved in the relationship. 4.
W hat does the word “T h a t” (line 21, paragraph 4) refer to?
A. regretting the im pulsive behaviour
B. th e advice not to do anything im pulsive
c. the idea of doing som ething im pulsive
D. treatin g yo u rsell to som ething you w ant
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia m ôn Tiếng A n h - 395 5.
How should heartbroken teenagers react if they seo their form er partner at a party?
A. They should be concerned about their former partner.
B. They should show that th ey are better off now.
c. They should make it clear that they can survive on their own.
D. They should see w hat their former partnor is doing. 6.
A relationship “on tho robound” (line 35, paragraph 5) is o n e ______
A. in w hich you fall in love very quickly.
B. which is never succossful.
c. in which both partners have just bnished a relationship
D. w hich starts too soon after a previous relationship.
7. W hat point is tho writer m aking in the íĩnal paragraph? A. H um ans are survivors.
B. We b en eíĩt from painful oxperiences.
c. We forget unpleasant experiences quickly.
D. Tim e will heal the pain.
Read the following article. For questions 1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D)
vvhich you think fits best according to the text. TWO LANGUAGES GOOD,
THREE LANGUAGES EVEN BETTER
Nine-year-old Naomi Cray is like many British children in that when she gets
home from school, she loves to lose herselt in a Harry Potter book. What makes
her different is that she will have chatted to her school triends ìn Prench on the
bus home, and spent her day with them learning her lessons in Breton.
Naom i is th e daughter o f Jane and D ug Gray, a translator and stone-
mason who live-in Pinistere, the heart o f Celtic B rittany in north-w est
Prance. They have opted not to bring up their three children bilingually in
Prench and English, but trilingually, hy enrolling them in B rittan y’s
educational System, Diwan, w hcreby all lessons, bar E nglish and p^rench, are
taught in Breton. Around 3,000 children in B rittany are educated via this
im m ersion m ethod th at has played an im portant role in th e revival o f the Breton language.
Jane adm its th a t th e decision w as controversial: “O ther B ritish parents
said: “How dare you do that? D on ’t your children have enough to take on?”
But she had seen how quickly th e girls absorbed í^rench; “I felt sure th ey
could take in another la n gu age”. The g irls’ íather, Dug, adm its to b eing
envious o f th eir abilities. “After 16 years in Erance, Tm com fortable w ith
th e language, but th e kids still pick m e upon m y p ronunciation and
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It w as once th ou ght that forcing a child to learn more th an one language
could slow academ ic devolopm ent but according to Protessor Colin Baker, a
world expert on bilingualism , the effect is the opposite. The evidence is that
bi- and trilingualism actually increases mental capacity and that multilingual
children tend to do better at school. “Tho latest research show s that in
intelligence tests, children w ith two or more w ell developed languages have
higher scores,” he says. “B ilingual children have two or m ore words for
objects and ideas, so the links betw een words and concepts are looser,
allow ing more íluent, ílexible and Creative th in k in g.” l i e adds that children
learning languages young also tend to have more conhdence and better
general com m unication skills.
Proíessor Tony Cline is an educational psychologist specialising in language
developm ent in children. He says, “We used to think [the brain] had a limited
capacity, like a m ilk bottle, and that it was impossible to pour two pints o f milk
into a pint bottle. Now we undorstand that our brains are capable o f making
an inhnite number o f connections; there is no lim it to w hat we can take in.”
He concedes that there m ight be minor disadvantages in having a bi- or
trilingual childhood: “The child som etim es applies the rules o f one language to
another, and so m akes m istakes - but these grammatical “errors” are soon
outgrovvn, as long as the child is exposed to good models of language.”
It seem s th a t by giving your child the option o f becom ing m ultilingual,
you are offering them far more than just the acquisition of a foreign language.
That certainly seem s to be the case for the Gray girls. AU three are getting top
grades at school and are literatc in three languages, Naom i has also
successhilly taken on German, where she is proof that bilingualism increases
language-learning aptitudc. Says Prof Clinc: “M ultilingual children pick up
other languages quickly because they have a more ílexible approach and are
used to handling diíTerent forms of syntax, grammar and vocabulary.”
Jane th in k s her daughters have gained more than ju st language; they
have also gained culturally. In fact, the girls are all en th u siastic about
Breton culture: N aom i does extracurricular Breton step dancing and loves
singing in B reton and attending dance evenings known as fest-noz w hile
N ina takes part in th e B reton sport o f Gouren, a form o f Celtic w restling.
Says Prof Baker: “M ultilingual children gain the b en efits o f m ultiple sets of
literatures, traditions, ideas, ways o f th inking and behaving.”
And, he stresses, if parents have the opportunity to give their child the
gift o f another language, th ey should jump at it. Because in today’s global
m arketplace, on top o f all th e above, m ultilinguals are far more employable
than m onolinguals. “I find it a great sham e that languages don’t have a
higher place in th e classroom in th e UK because E nglish is a m ainstream
language o f b u sin ess but, in the futurc, that is going to change.”
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1. W hat does the w riter say about the school that N aom i attends?
A. All o f th e lesson s are taught in lìreton.
B. E nglish and French are not taught.
c. It is helping lìreton to regain its popularity.
D. The pupils are all ílu en t in three languages. 2.
Som e people criticised th e Grays f o r ______
A. not encouraging their children to learn French.
B. helpíng to prom ote a m inority language.
c. not sending their childrcn to a lìritish school.
D. expecting too m uch of their children. 3.
Dug Gray says th at his children ____ _
A. som etim es correct him in his usc o f í^rench.
B. are not as ílu en t in French as th cy would like to be.
c. need to improvo their Frcnch pronunciation.
D. would like to Icarn another language. 4.
Professor Baker says that, compared to other children, m ultilingual ch ild ren ______
A. work harder at school.
B. tend to do b etter in exam inations.
c. have a less rigid way of thinking.
D. are generally marc talkative. 5.
Professor Cline u scs the exam ple o f the m ilk bottle to illu s tr a te ______
A. our knowledge that the brain has lim itations.
B. how m uch language can be stored in th e brain.
c. the link between brain sizc and intclligence.
D. a previous way o f thinking about the brain. 6 .
What does Professor Cline say about mistakes made by multilingual children?
A. They are only apparcnt in childhood.
B. They are only a tem porary issue, given th e right conditions.
c. They usually only occur in one of the child’s languages.
D. They can increase in number as tho child grows older. 7.
N aom i’s experience is prcscnted as evidence that m ultilingual children
A. enjoy tak in g part in group activities.
B. are b etter equipped to learn toreign languages.
c. take advantago of opportunities they are offered.
D. integrate easily into any new cultural cnvironm cnt.
8. What does “it ” refer to in the íĩrst sentence o f the last paragraph? A. the opportunity B. their child c. the gift D. another language 398 - Vĩnh Bá 8
You are going to read an article about the Lost City of Atlantis. For questions
1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
THE SEAIICH FOR ATLANTIS
The location o f th e Lost City o f A tlantis is a m ystery w hich has puzzled
hum anity for thousands o f years. Since Plato ílrst told the story o f this
fabulous island city more than 2000 years ago, historians and archaeologists
have continually debatod w hether or not th e story was true and w here the
island m ay have been located. In recent years an international investigation
team began searching w aters off the South coast o f Spain in an attem pt to
establish once and for all the true location o f A tlantis.
The story o f A tlantis begins in 360 BC, w hen Plato w rote two short
works, C ritias and T im aeu s w hich m entioned a great civilisation based on an
island in th e Atlantic. In P la to ’s account, a large num ber o f pcople lived on
th is huge island w hich he called A tlantis, and th ey developed an alm ost
períect society. T hey built a wonderful city surrounded hy circular canals
and protected at each entrance hy huge gates and towers. A íter lĩgh tin g wars
against Europe and N orth Africa, th e A tlanteans were eventually deíeated.
Som e tim e later, according to Plato, “there occurred violent earthquakes and
íloods; and in a single day and night the island o f A tlantis disappeared in the
depths o f th e se a .”
This m ay seem an unlikely tale, but m any people believe even today, that
w hile Plato undoubtedly invented som e o f the story, parts o f it are based on
historical fact. And like all the best stories, it has been retold m any tim es in
different forms. A num bcr of other ancient historians described similar
island civilisations and th e tale o f A tlantis w as passed down through
generations, although it th en appears to have been largely forgotten for
m any years. However, in the late n in eteen th century there was a huge
resurgence o f in terest in A tlantis, particularly after th e Am erican writer
Ignatius D onnely w rote a book suggesting th at all the major ancient
civilisations w ere iníluenced hy th e A tlantean Empire.
T his controversial work inspircd m any different theories in th e years that
followed, including one th at suggested that A tlantis was an island located in
the Caribbean w hose inhabitants used fantastical ships and even aircraít.
Edgar Cayce, who dcvelopod th is theory, also suggested th at parts o f A tlantis
would rise from th e sea in 1968 or 1969. As if to coníírm his theory, a major
underwater geological lorm ation was in fact discovered in th e Caribbean in
1968. Som e people believe th is to bo the true location o f A tlan tis and it is
still being explored today.
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In trying to locate A tlantis, historians have often given close
consideration to one particular issue. Plato described the destruction o f the
island as taking place 9,000 years before his tim e, in other words roughly
11,000 years ago. Hovvever, m odern archaeologists and historians do not
believe th at highly developed civilisations existed so long ago.
Som e people believe that Plato m ay have m istaken h is dates and was
actually describing events that happcned 900, not 9,000, years before his
tim e. This would m ean that A tlantis disappeared around th e sam e tim e that
the Greek island o f Thera, now known as Santorini, was partially destroyed
hy a volcanic eruption. So perhaps A tlantis is Santorini? There is some
evidence o f a w ell-devclopcd ancient society on th is island, but as yet no
proof that it is th e sam e place that Plato reĩerred to as A tlantis.
If w e assum e th at Plato didn’t get his dates wrong, and th at other details
o f his story are factually accurate, th en A tlantis m ust be located som ew here
in the A tlantic. But th e A tlantic is, o f course, a vast ocean, and w here do we
begin to look? Plato also relerred to the Pillars of Hercules in his story and said
that Atlantis was “in front of the straits”. Many historians now believe that
these Pillars are in fact the Straits o f Gibraltar, in the western Mediterranean.
A num ber o f islands, such as the Axores and the Canaries have been
suggested as possible locations. The m ost recent expeditions have locused on
a mud bank subm erged beneath the sca, known as Spartel Island. B ut still
no absolute proof has hoen found. D cspite all o f our m odern technology and
scientiílc knowledge, A tlantis stubbornly continues to rcm ain one o f the
great unsolved m ysteries o f hum an civilisation. 1.
The story o f the Lost City o f A tla n tis ______
A. w as íĩrst told hy an archaeologist.
B. is set on an island ncar Spain.
c. has led to some disagreement.
D. w as in P la to ’s ílrst book. 2.
According to Plato, the A tla n tea n s______
A. lived in large buildings. B. built city deíences.
c. kept detailed records. D. lost m any battles. 3.
According to the text, why are there m any diíTerent versions o f the story o f Atlantis?
A. because it ’s such a good story
B. because historians can ’t agree
c. because it was forgotten for so long
D. because Plato made up the story 400 - Vĩnh Bú 4.
W hat did Edgar Caycc bolievo?
A. A tlantis w a sn ’t a true story.
B. Aircraft were used a very long tim e ago.
c. Atlanteans couldn’t have used ships.
D. The sea level would riso in the 19605. 5.
Why do som e people say th at P lato’s dates were wrong?
A. because he w as not an archaeologist
li. because he lailed to consider one im portant issue
c. because he used a different numbering System from ours
D. because com plcx societies are thought to ha ve developed later 6.
W hat happened in Santorini?
A. An ancient civilisation lived there.
B. Part o f th e island collapsed into th e sea.
c. The people of Thera destroyed it.
D. Plato lived there w hen he wrote about Atlantis.
7. W hat is the b elicf o f som e modern historians?
A. The Pillars o f H ercules are in the middle o f the Atlantic.
B. A tlantis cannot be found in such a large ocean.
c. Plato’s story is completely inaccurate.
D. A tlan tis m ay be located near the Straits o f Gibraltar. 8.
W here was th e latest search for A tlantis carried out?
A. on an underw ater island B. in th e Azores c. in the Canaries
D. at a num ber o f diíTerent locations
The following text was vvritten by Bill Bryson, an American who vvrites about
his fellow Americans, mainly for a British audience. Read through the text
quickiy and choose the best ansvver A, B, c, or D, to the following questions.
THE CONVENIENCE SOCIETY, OR CON FOR SHORT
The other day I took m y younger children to a Burger King for lunch and
there w as a line o f about a dozen cars at th e drive-through window. Now, a
drive-through window is not a window you drive through, but a window you
drive up to and collect your food from, having placed your order over a
speaikerphone along th e way; the idea is to provide quick takeaw ay food for those in a hurry.
We parked, w ent in, ordered and ate and cam e out again. all in about ten
m inutes. As w e departed, I noticed th at a w hite pickup truck th at had been
last in th e queue w hen we arrived w as still four or íĩve cars back from
collecting its food. It would have been much quicker if th e driver had parked
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like us and gone in and got h is food himseir, but he would never have
thought th at way because th e drive-through w indow is supposed to be
speedier and m ore convenient.
Am ericans have becom e so attached to the idea o f convenience th at they
will put up w ith alm ost any inconvenience to achieve it. The th in gs that are
supposed to speed up and sim plify our lives more often th an not have the
opposite effect and I started w ondering why th is should be.
Am ericans have always looked for w ays to increase com íort. It is an
in teresting fact th at nearly all th e everyday in ven tion s th at take the
diíĩiculties out o f life - escalators, autom atic doors, passenger lifts,
refrigerators, w ashing m achines, frozen food, fast food - w ere invented in
America, or at least íìrst w idely used here. A m ericans grew so used to seein g
a constant stream o f labour-saving devices, in fact, th at by th e sixties they
had come to expect m achines to do alm ost everything for them .
The m om ent I íĩrst realized that th is was not necessarily a good idea was
at Christm as o f 1961 or ‘62, w hen my father was given an electric carving
knife. It was an early model and not as light as th e ones you can buy today.
Perhans m v m em orv is plaving tricks on me. but I have a clear im pression o f
him p u ttin g on goggles and heavy rubber gloves before plugging it in. What
is certainly true is th at w hen he sank it into th e turkey it sen t pieces Aying
ever3Twhere and th en th e blade hit th e plate w ith a shower o f blue sparks and
the w hole th ỉn g flew out o f h is hands and shot across the table and out o f the
room, like a creature from a G rem lins movie.
My íath er w as alw ays buying gadgets that proved to be disastrous -
clothes steam ers th at failed to take the w rinkles out o f su its but caused
wallpaper to falloff th e w alls in w hole sheets, or an electric pencil sharpener
that could consum e an entire pencil (including the tips o f your fingers if you
w eren’t quick) in less than a second.
But all o f th is w as n oth in g compared w ith the situation today. Am ericans
are now surrounded w ith item s that do things for them to an alm ost absurd
degree - autom atic cat-food dispensers, refrigerators that m ake their own ice
cubes, autom atic car windows, disposable toothbrushes th a t come w ith their
own ration o f toothpaste. People are so addicted to convenience th at they
have becom e trapped in a vicious circlc: th e more labour-saving devices they
huy, th e hatrder th ey need to work; th e harder th ey work, th e m ore labour-
saving appliances th ey feel th ey need.
When we moved into our house in N ew I lam pshire it was full o f gadgets
installed by earlier owners, all o f them designed to m ake life a little easier.
Most, however, were completely useless. One of our rooms, for instance, came
equipped w ith autom atic curtains. You ílicked a switch on the wall and four
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pairs o f curtains eíĩortlessly opened or closed. That, at least, was th e idea. In
practice w hat happened was that one opened, one closed, one opened and
closed repeatedly and one did nothing at all for five m inutes and then started
to produce smoke. We didn’t go an3Twhere near them after th e íírst week.
A utom atic curtains, electric cat-food dispensers and clothes steam ers only
seem to m ake life easier. In fact, all th ey do is add expense and com plication to your existence. 1.
W hat is th e author’s opinion o f everyday invention?
A. On th e w hole th ey m ake life easier.
B. Som e people do not know how to use them very well.
c. They cause more problems than they solve.
D. He likes them now more than he used to.
2. W hat point is the author m aking w ith the story o f his experience at Burger King?
A. F ast food restaurants are not very fast.
B. Som e aspects o f m odern life are not alw ays as convenient as they are intended to be.
c. The driver of the pickup truck had parked in the wrong place.
D. The queues at the drive-through windows are usually very long. 3.
W hat does th e author tell us about everyday inventions in America?
A. T hey were all inventod there.
B. They m ake life less exciting.
c. People assumed they would make life more comíortable.
D. There aren ’t as m any now as there used to be. 4.
W hat does th e author m ean hy “Perhaps m y m em ory is playing tricks on m e” (paragraph 5)?
A. H e is som etim es very forgetful.
B. H e cannot rem em ber all the details.
c. What he says m ight not be com pletely true.
D. H e rem em bers having fun. 5.
W hat does “th e w hole th in g ” in the fifth paragraph refer to? A. th e turkey B. the plate c. the rubber gloves D. th e carving knife 6.
W hat does th e author say about labour-saving devices today?
A. People cannot stop buying them .
B. People try to do ridiculous things w ith thom,
c. They are better than the ones in the sixties.
D. T hey help people to do more work.
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7. W hat does “th em ” in p2iragraph 8 refer to? A. earlier owners B. th e gadgets c. houses in New Hampshire
D. th e w riter’s fam ily
8. W hat are w e told about th e autom atic curtains?
A. They had been brought from a previous house.
B. Som e o f them worked as they were supposed to.
c. The room where they were íìtted was never used.
D. The author and his íam ily decided not to use them . 10
Read the artìcle and ansvver questions 1-8 by choosing the correct ansvver, A, B, c or D.
THE MAKE-A-WISH EOUNDATION
Find out all about vvhy volunteers are important for making vvishes come true
in our intervievv with Sophia Giorgi.
W hen 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was th in k in g o f volunteering to
help the M ake-A-W ish Poundation, nobody understood w hat she w as talking
about. B ut Sophia knew ju st how im portant M ake-A-W ish could be because
th is specied organisation had helped to m ake a dream come true for one of
her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so w e w en t along to
m eet Sophia and listen to w hat she had to say,
Sophia said th at th e previous year M ake-A-W ish had helped her best
friend, Andreas, who w as seventeen years old and had been ill for a long
tim e. “Andreas had alw ays w anted to be a pilot, but he knew it probably
w asn ’t possible because o f his illn ess,” explained Sophia. “But, thanks to the
M ake-A-W ish Poundation in Greece, Andreas had a brilliant day at the Air
Base in Araxo. H e flew in a helicopter and learnt all about war p lan es.”
Sophia said one o f th e pilots had spent a lot o f tim e w ith Andreas, answ ering
his questions and explaining things to him. Andreas certainly had a day to
remember, and M ake-A-W ish has helped nearly 90 other children in Greece
to “liv e” their dreams.
B ut w hat exactly is M ake-A-W ish? Sophia told u s th at M ake-A-W ish is a
worldwide organisation which started in th e U nited S tates in 1980. “I t’s a
charity w hich helps children who have got very serious, life-threatening
illnesses. M ake-A-W ish helps the children to feel happy even though th ey are
ill, by m aking their w ishes and dreams come tru e.” Sophia explained.
We asked Sophia how M ake-A-W ish had íĩrst started. She said it had all
begun w ith a very sick young boy called Chris, who had b een dream ing for a
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long tim e o f becom ing a policeman. Sophia said lots o f people had w anted to
find a w ay to m ake C hris’s dream come true — so, w ith everybody’s help,
Chris, only seven years old at th e tim e, had been a “policem an” for a day,
“W hen people saw how delighted Chris was w hen his dream came true, they
decided to try and help other sick children too, and that w as th e beginning of
M ake-A -W ish,” explained Sophia.
W hen we asked Sophia if she could explain how M ake-A-W ish worked, she
told us th e Poundation trics to give children and their fam ilies a special,
happy tim e. “S om etim es it ’s hard for fam ilies w ith children who are really ill
to enjoy th em selves and laugh together. They often feel sad a lot o f the
tim e,” said Sophia. “A M ake-A-W ish volunteer visits the fam ilies and asks
the child w hat th ey would w ish for if they could ha ve anything in the w orld.”
Sophia said th e volunteers were im portant because th ey were the ones who
helped to m ake the w ish es come true. They do th is either by providing things
that are necessary, like plane tickets or equipm ent, or by raising m oney or
helping out in vvhatever way th ey can.
We w ondered w hat things tho children wished for. Did a lot o f them want
to m eet som ebody famous? Sophia agreed that a lot o f children did ask to do
this. B ut she said other children w anted to own som ething special or go
som ew here, and som e children, like Chris w anted to be a different person or
do a different job for a day. “W hatever the child’s w ish is, M ake-A-W ish tries
to m ake it real for th em ,” she said.
So, how did Sophia becom e a volunteer? She told us sh e’d had to ring the
M ake-A-W ish ofíĩce in A thens to gct som e more inform ation. She said sh e’d
become a volunteer the following w eek and that she was glad to be doing
som ething to help m ake children’s w ishes come true. Sophia suggested that
other young people could also volunteer.
M ake-A-W ish says th at w ithout the help o f volunteers like Sophia they
would not be able to pcrform th cse “m iracles” for children. W hy not see if
th ere’s so m eth in g y o u can do to help? 1.
How did Sophia find out about M ake-A-W ish?
A. Her friend had volunteered to help.
B. M ake-A-W ish had helped her friend.
c. It is a special organisation.
D. Her friend had dream t about M ake-A-W ish. 2.
W hat did th e pilot do w hen he was w ith Andreas?
A. He gave him lots o f inform ation he wanted.
B. He flew w ith him in a war plane.
c. He asked him lots of questions.
D. He rem inded Andreas about his day.
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The M ake-A-W ish Foundation
A. doesn’t exist in Greece. B. is only in America. c. isn’t a charity.
D. is an international organisation.
4. A boy called C h r is______
A. had th e idea th at began M ake-A-W ish.
B. was th e ílrst child M ake-A-W ish helped after it had been set up.
c. gave people the idea of starting MaÃe-A-Wis/i.
D. w anted people to help him to m ake his dream come true. 5.
M ake-A-W ish volunteers visit children and their fam ilies t o ______
A. find out w hat the child’s w ish is. B. m ake the child happy.
c. make the family fecl special.
D. see if th e child is fceling sad.
6 . V olunteers zire im portant for M ake-A-W ish b e c a u se ______
A. they decide if th e w ish can come true.
B. th ey help in lots o f ways.
c. they provide all the plane tickets.
D. th ey know how to m ake people laugh. 7.
Which o f th ese statem en ts about the children’s w ish es is true?
A. All the children w ant to m eet fam ous people.
B. M ost o f th e vvishes involve ow ning som ething.
c. Lots of the children wonder what to wish for.
D. Som e o f the children w ant to m eet som eone special. 8.
W hen did Sophia telcphone the Make-A-Wish office?
A. She rang on the day o f the intcrview.
B. She rang before the interview.
c. She rang the week after the interview.
D. She rang w hen she had got som e more inform ation. 11
Read the following text. Seven sentences have been removed from the text.
Choose from the sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is
one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. CASA DE CRISTAL
He was invigilating the exam in the C asa de C ristal, a huge glass-fronted
building on the edge o f the city used tw ice yearly as an exam ination centre.
It was a cold Decem ber day and the h eating had broken down.
With their coats and scarves pulled tightly round them , the four hundred or
so candidates struggled to forget the tem perature and focus their attention 406 - lin h Bã
instead on the four exam ination papers which would t£ike them m ost o f the
day to complete. 1................. However, no obvious im provem ent W21S ever made.
The job o f invigilator was not one he particularly enjoyed, but it earned
him som e m uch-needed cash before th e approaching C hristm as holidays. As
w ell as patrolling a sm all part o f th e large exam ination room, answ ering
questions and discouraging cheats, he had to carry out a num ber of
adm inistrative duties. 2 ................... And then, o f course, there w ere the
question papers to hand out and answers to take in. It w as all rather dull,
but it m ade a change from th e rigours o f teaching.
To relieve th e boredom he set him seir several sim ple arithm etical tasks to
perform. 3 .................. T his helped to pass the tim e and m ade th e w hole thing
more bearable. N ow and again he would w alk up and down th e aisles, giving
out rough paper, rem inding candidates to use pens rather than pencils and
picking up item s w hich had been dropped on the floor.
He was w alking back up the exam room in his soft shoes w hen he caught
her. 4 ................... The candidates w ere now on the third paper, w hich tested
English gram m ar and vocabulary, and as he neared her desk from behind. he
could hardly believe w hat he saw. He had heard o f som e ingenious m ethods
of cheating but n othing likc this.
5 ...........She was now looking down at the back of her exposed leg, which was
covered with several columns of phrasal verbs and their translations. copied out
onto her skin in fine blue ink. Suddenly, she felt his presence behind her and she
pulled the trouser leg down to her ankle and looked round.
6 ................ T hen she blushed, acutely em barrassed but also uncom fortably
aware o f th e possible consequences o f having been found out and she looked
away to contem plate her fate.
N one o f the other candidates seem ed to have noticed w hat was happening,
which gave him tim e to decide how best to deal w ith the situation. 7 .................
But this was not a course o f action he had considered and as he asked her to
accompany him to the front, he noticed the tears íorm ing in her eyes.
A. The girl w as w earing loose íittin g trousers and had pulled one of the
trouser legs up as far as th e knee.
B. He counted the num ber of separate window panes (85), worked out the
m ost popular colour for coats (blue) and calculated th e ratio o f fem ales to
m ales in th e room (5:2).
c. There were lists of names to make, seating plans to draw and identity papers to check.
D. This brief delay gave her hope that he m ight turn a blind eye and forget he had seen anything.
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E. She had obviously not heard him approaching.
F . They had only hoen w riting for som e 20 m in u tes w hen he received the ílrst com plaint,
G. For a brief m om ent th ey stared at each other in disbelief, neither one of
them qui te sure w hat to do next.
H . The cold w as terrible and the caretaker o f the building had assured him
th at a h eatin g engineer was trying to solve th e problem. 12
You are going to read an article about hygiene and Health. Seven sentences
have been removed from the artĩcle. Choose from the sentences A—H the one
vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is one extra sentence vvhìch you do not need to use.
TOO CLEAN FOR OUR OWN GOOD?
It’s a c o m m o n a n d n a t u r a l a s s u m p t i o n t h a t g e r m s a n d b a c t e r ia a r e b a d f o r u s .
C l e a n l i n e s s a n d g o o d h y g ie n e p r a c t i c e s a r e g e n e r a lly t h o u g h t t o b e e s s e n t ia l to
g o o d H e a lth . H o v v e v e r , r e s e a r c h ìs b e g ín n in g t o s h o w t h a t w e m a y a c t u a l l y b e t o o
c le a n f o r o u r o w n g o o d .
1................ We wrap food in Cellophane, treat kitchen equipment with
antibacterial Products, spray bathrooms with disinfectants and spend only 5% of
our time in the dangerous, germ-íĩlled environment outside of the house.
There is good reason for th ese fastidious habits. 2 ................. Before we
períected th ese techniques, conditions such as cholera were killers in the
West, and still are in countries w ithout the resources to build protection.
But recent scien tihc research suggests that there m ay be a price to pay
for safe W estern lifestyles. 3 ................N ot only that, but som e o f our hygiene
habits m ay be creating problem s for the future, causing bacteria to become
resistant to our efforts to destroy them . S cientists believe th at hy lim iting
the num ber o f germ s that children come into contact w ith, we could also be
lim iting their ability to build up natural im m unity.
The increase in th e num ber of different allergies such as asthm a over the
past 100 years m ay be evidence o f this. 4 .................... Furtherm ore, it was
restricted to those peoplc who were rích enough to be able to live
hygienically. It now affects one in three people in the UK, w hile allergies
rem ain rare in less developed countries.
The idea that children need to be exposed to germs early in their lives to
develop resistance to bacteria has been supported by three separate studies in
Europe. 5 ................ It would appear that Irequent contact with animals leads to
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So have we gone too far w ith hygicne? Should wo loave our kitchens dirty?
6 .................. M aking a conscious effort to expose ourselves to more germs
would be full o f dangers, according to m icrobiologist Professor Tom
Ilum phrey. ‘Tt m ay be true that a little bit of dirt is good for you, but only as
long as you can control the am ount of type of dirt it is, and th a t’s very
d iíĩĩcu lt,” he says.
He recom m ends sensible hygiene routines, which do not alw ays involve
spraying antibacterial Products. 7 ...................... “Aftcr you have done the
chicken, for exam ple, you m ay need to use a basic antibactcrial product to
clean work su rfaces.”
A. They have all shown that children brought up on farms containing animals
have 60% fewer allergies than those raised in non-farming environments.
B. Public health expcrts are in no doubt as to the answer.
c. Man is the only creature on earth to wash its hands before meals.
D . U nlike anim als, m an is able to develop ways to protect him seir from the
hostilc elem en ts o f the natural world.
E. M ost germ s can be killed w ith hot w ater and detergent, although
som eth in g a little stronger m ay be necessary after preparing raw meat.
F. Hay fever w as rare w hen it was first dcscribed in 1819.
G. They go on to recom m end a num ber of Products, which, w ith proper use,
prevent th e spread o f bacterial infection.
H. In our obsession w ith clcanlincss we have bccom e less capable o f íĩghting germs. 13
Read the following article. Seven sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7).
There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
SHOPPING: A CURABLE DISEASE?
An American psychiatrist has launched trials of a drug to help people who
cannot stop spending. Protessor Lorrin Koran of stantord University in
California believes he has found a cure for shopaholics.
The news will come as a great relief to millions of people sulĩering from
compulsive shopping disorder, a condition which is thought to aữlict up to onc in
30 American women. 1................... Koran, however, describes it 81S a “hidden
epidemic” comparable to compulsive gambling, kleptomania and pyromania.
Since tho announcem ent o f his test programme, K oran’s offíce has been
inundated w ith hundreds o f calls from shopping addicts keen to becom e his
guinea pigs. 2 ..................... B ut ju st w hat typc o f people suffer from it?
According to K oran’s research, the majority o f shopaholics are wom en.
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3 .................... H ow ever, an in creasin g n u m b er o f m en are also becom in g
a d d icted to shopping. T h ey u sually collect p o w e r tools a n d ca r accessories.
One m an could n o t sto p b u yin g spanners, even though h e a lre a d y h a d 4,000,
w hile a n o th er had bou gh t o ver 200 d iữ eren t se a t covers for h is car.
Lorrin K oran’s clinic is ideally located in Silicon Valley, the high-tech
region near San Francisco that has seen som e o f th e fa stest w ealth creation
in A m erica’s history. 4 .................... W hereas th e form er get pleasure from
shopping and only occasionally splash out on som ething expensive, tj^ ical
shopaholics go on a binge at least once a week. T hey experience urges to huy
item s that are not needed and th en feel sadness and rem orse. W ith good
reason: th ey often get into financial diữĩculties.
“The thrill th ey have is in the pu rch ase and not in th e p ossession ,” said
Koran, who id en tih es low self-esteem as a com m on factor. “They are filling
their life w ith th in gs because th ey feel em pty in sid e.”
5 ................... As she m ade her way through an expensive shopping centre in
Staníord last week, she coníessed that she recently spent $35,000 on fashion
accessories, gettin g h erself $22,000 into debt. Salesw om en at her favourite
boutiques assum e sh e is a rich businessvvoman rather th an a design assistan t at a furniture store.
‘T’ve been doing it since I was 12 w hen m y father would give m e his credit
card,” she said. She has tried giving up her own cards and leaving her
handbag at hom e, but has never m anaged to stop shopping. 6 ................... “It is
ruining m y life,” she said.
In the 12-week trial, Laura and 23 others will be treated w ith a drug
which restores levels o f serotonin. Serotonin carries m essages betvveen nerve
cells in the brain and deíĩciencies are thought to lead to com pulsive
behaviour. 7 .................... Lee Sm ith, a retail consultant, claim s th at people
have alw ays used shopping as a way o f cheering th em selves up.
A. Her addiction was the main cause o f her split with a boyíriend of nine ye2irs.
B . The considerable in terest in the supposed cure com es as no surprise to
Koran, who has been aware o f th e exten t o f th e problem for m any years.
c. Design assistant Laura Olsen, who is the exception to this rule, says she
has absolutely no regrets.
D . Koran believes th at a clear distinction m u st be m ade betw een
recreational shoppers and those who cross th e line to addiction.
E. U ntil now, few psychiatrists have regarded th e problem as vvorthy of
serious m edical attention.
F . Howover, not everyone agrees that com pulsive shopping is a disease which needs treating.
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G. M ost buy item s th a t im prove their appearance such as clothes, shoes, make-up and jewellery.
H. For Laura, 44, who has a liking for designer clothes, Koran’s trial is a lifeline. 14
You are going to read an article about a couple who are travelling round the
vvorld. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the
sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra
sentence vvhỉch you do not need to use.
ROUND THE WORLD - WHAT’S THE RUSH?
“Wait a m inute. You m ean, y o u ’re going to travel all the w ay round the
world, w ithout tak in g a plane?” T his was the usual reaction w hen Ed Gillespie told people about his plans for a som ew hat unusual
circum navigation o f the globe. After a little consideration, though, som e o f
them found the adventure intriguing. After all, w hen you stop to think about
it, the idea o f travelling through so m any different countries and cultures at
a gentle pace, w ith tim e to reílect, and to actually com m unicate w ith the
people living there, is quite appealing.
So is Ed Gillespie a fanatical cnvironmentalist or just a reílective traveller?
1............ H e’s the director of a climate change company, Euterra, which teaches
people about ways to protect the environment. IIowever, he admits that h e’s
done plenty o f ílying in his time. In his former career as a marine biologist he
worked in Australia and damaica, so long-haul travel was a necessity.
R ecently he cam e to th e decision that the flying had to stop. “Four years
ago, I took m y last holiday íligh t to visit Iriends in M alaga in Southern Spain.
Now I find it increasingly difíĩcult to justify the environm ental im pacts of
Aying purely to indulge m yself.” 2 .............. You travel through a landscape,
not ju st over it ,” he points out, “and see íírst-hand th e transition o f scenery,
culture, languagc and people th at Aying robs you o f w hen it dum ps you
dazed and disorientated on the other side of th J w orld.”
W hen their journey is com plete, Ed and his girlfriend Fiona King will
have travelled to 20 different countries, covering 65,000 kilom etres hy a
variety o f sea and land transport. 3 ............. A round-the-world air ticket could
be íound for less than a íĩfth o f that am ount.
Clearly, saving m oney is not w hat th is trip is about. 4 .............. Another is
the sheer pleasure o f m oving through the world and appreciating its subtle
changes as you go, rather than sim ply ílying over it. More im portantly, they
feel th ey ’re m aking a real statem ent about the íu tility o f m odern 2Ũr travel in
th is age o f falling oil supplies.
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The íírst leg o f th e journey is now over and it has lived up to expectations
in m any ways. 5 .............. N ext, the train sped them to th e ferry port of
Portsm outh: journey tim e 1 hour 50 m inutes. So far, so good. At
Portsm outh, however, they hit the íírst setback o f the trip, perhaps th e íĩrst
of many. The ferry to Bilbao, th ey w ere intorm ed, w as delayed hy three
hours due to bad w eather at sea.
Eventually, th ey boarded th e ferry and as th e ship pulled out into the
open sea, th ey quickly discovered that the pleasant cruise advertised in the
brochures w as about to turn into a lurching, rolling, seasickness-inducing
ordeal. 6 ............... W as th is really any worse than being stuck in an
overcrowded airport lounge for 24 hours w hile air traffic controllers take a
day off to press for higher wages?
Ultim ately, Ed and Eiona arrived safely in Spain, where they jum ped on a
train and are currently heading east across P]urope. N ext stop Singapore. 7.
.......... Erom Singapore, they will travel hy Container ship to Australia, a yacht
will speed them on to N ew Zealand and a cargo ship will take them to Los
Angeles. Then it ’s on to Costa Rica, where a banana boat should be w aiting to
take them hom e to England. It will have been a wonderful adventure for Ed
and Eiona, but above all they hope it will show the world that it is possible to
travel widely w ithout doing major damage to the environm ent.
A. N ot a great start perhaps, but th en any type o f travel has its diữĩculties.
B , The total cost o f th is little adventure will be about £5,000 per person.
c . So these days he does most of his holiday travel the slow way; hy boat or train.
D. We don’t have to do ever3dhing at the speed that modern technology allows.
E. One advantage, according to p]d and í ’iona is the greater ílexibility o f routes.
F. Well, probably a bit o f both
G. The journey tim e is expected to be about four m onths.
H. F 'rom their flat in Brixton, London, they caught a bus to Waterloo
station: journey tim e 15 m inutes. 15
You are going to read an aiticle about the povver of nature. Eight sentences have
been removed from the aiticle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one vvhich
fĩts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use. GONE WITH THE WIND
As hurricane-force vvỉnds hit Brĩtaĩn's coasts, John Leavey takes a look at the
amazing povver of nature.
Now that th e hum an race has madc great technological and scientific
progress and is about to clone w hatever or vvhoever it w ants, it is very easy 412 -
to forget about th e forcos o f nature. 1.................... A lthough th e im ages of
destruction w hich we have seen on our television screens are horriíĩc, they
are, in fact, ju st th e tip o f th e iceberg compared to w hat nature can really do.
Tornadoes, w hich are the fastest and m ost violent w inds on earth, can
reach speeds o f over 500 kph. 2 .................... Roofs o f houses, cars, anim als,
buses and people have been lifted into the air in th is way. Those people
w hose lives have been put at risk hy “tw isters” have described how helpless
they felt in the face o f such power.
A tornado is a violently spinning column o f air that can start to form
during a thunderstorm , of which there are about 45,000 a day worldwide. Of
course, not all thunderstorm s bring about tornadoes and not ^dl tornadoes
bring about total destruction. The m ost destructive ones occur in India,
Bangladesh and “Tornado Alley” in the USA. The worst ever “tw ister” hit this
area in March 1925, w hen a huge tornado travelled across Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring a hirther 2,027. 3 ..................
A blizzard is another natural phenomenon which aíĩects North America. It is
a deadly mixture of wind, snow and freezing tem peratiưes. 4 .................Muscles
and internal organs then fail to work when body temperature íalls below 30°c.
In the USA, blizzards are quite common, with winds travelling at up to 65 kph.
It is believed that global warming, which is causing ice caps to m elt, will
be the cause o f more blizzards in the future. Even Britain m ay experience
blizzards as violent as th e One which hit N ew York, W ashington, Boston and
Philadelphia in ơanuary, 1996. T hese cities becam e com pletely paralysed
w hen snow up to 78 cm deep and w eighing a total o f lĩve billion tons covered
an area 800 km long. 5 ...................
Apart from causing death and injury directly, tornadoes and blizzards can
also cause íloods. N aturally, floods are usually caused by heavy rainfall, but
whichever way th ey are created, they can be very destructive. The m ost
dangerous and dram atic ones are known as ílash Aoods. In June 1976, hot
air blew north from th e G ulf o f Mexico, bringing huge thunderstorm s to the
Big Thom son Gorge, w here th ey released 25 cm o f rain in six hours. All the
m ountain stream s filled up and m et at the Big Thom son Gorge. 6 ...................
The w ater th en flowed through th e canyon, rem oving ever3d h in g in its path,
killing 139 people and causing damage worth $36 m illion. Other íloods on
record have developed m ore slow ly but have been equally destructive.
7 .................... If w e choose to ignore it and believe we are the suprem e
rulers o f th e planet, w e m ay be in for a big surprise. Remember, lightning
can strike tw ice in th e sam e place.
A. A nything in their path can be picked up OÍT the ground and dropped
hundreds o f m etres away.
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B . Scientists who explore the Antarctic have learnt a great deal about the
earth ’s w eather Systems.
c. Of these, the wind is the most life-threatening part because it removes
the heat from its victim s’ bodies.
D . This week, however, w e have been rem inded o f w hat nature can do as
hurricane w inds continue to cause chaos across th e South coast.
E . W herever we look, we can w itn ess the power o f nature in action.
F . As a result, em ergency Services could not operate properly, however hard
th ey tried, and more than 300 people died in the “safety ” o f those cities.
G. Here, th e w ater level rose from two to seven m etres w ith in m inutes.
H . It moved along the ground for an incredible 352 km, bringing total
destruction w herever it went. 16
You are going to read an article about digital photography. Seven sentences
have been rem oved from the article. Choose from the sentences A -G the one
vvhich fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
E verythin g You Should Know A bout DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
W h at is a d ig ỉt a l p h o to g r a p h ?
A digital photograph is a photo, produced w ith Computer techniques,
made up o f hundreds o f thousands or m illions o f tin y squares o f colour. 1.
................ If you look at a digital photograph through a m agniíying glass you
can see th e sep2U"ate dots o f colour. The qu2dity o f any digital photo depends
on the num ber o f pixels per square centim etre — the more pixels, th e better
the photo, w hich is w hy you should always try to huy the b est digital camera you can afford.
W hy s h o u ld I “ g o d i g i t a l ”?
There are m any reasons w hy people ought to consider changing from
ordinary cameras to digital photography. 2 ................... You don’t w aste tim e
going to the shops for your íílm s or photos, and you don’t have to spend m oney
on íílms. There is also the advantage that digital photography is instant. You
can view your pictures im m ediately allowing you to decide w hich photos you
want to keep and which you don’t. No more vvondering if you should have
taken a photo or not - w ith digital cameras you can take the picture íírst and
decide later w hether or not you want it. Of course, w ith digital technology you
are able to change your picture so that it looks great an3^ a y - th a t’s another
huge plus w hen it comes to digital cameras. Lastly, and som ething we all
ought to think about, is the fact that digital photography doesn’t use toxic
Chemicals that oíìten end up in our rivers and lakes.
414 - Ĩ7 )ìlì B cị How does it work?
You don’t need to be a Computer wizard to u se digital cameras. Put
simply, w hat happens is th at the camera produces your picture in digital
format - i.e., m ade up o f pixels - so that it can th en be “read” hy your
Computer. 3 ..................... They can be saved until you w ant to use them,
in clu d ed in le tte r s y o u ’ve w r itte n on your Computer or s e n t to frien d s and fam ily in a n e-m ail.
Which type of digital camera should I buy?
First o f all, w hen y o u ’re looking at digital cam eras and thinking, “Which
one shall I buy?”, bear in m ind th at nobody yet knows w hat a digital camera
ought to look like, so there are lots o f strange shapes and sizes. 4 ...................
Secondly, there is th e cost. At the cheaper end o f th e m arket, there are
the “point and sh o o t” cameras. T hese cam eras are fully autom atic and
anybody ju st startin g digital photography should begin w ith one o f these.
T hey’re so sim ple that after only a couple o f w eeks, you should have learnt
all you need to know about how to u se th e camera. 5 ................... Som e o f these
are a bit too com plicated for everyday use. At th e top end o f th e price scale
are proíessional cam eras and digital video cameras - very expensive and only
necessary for th e serious photographer. Checklist
If y o u ’re buying a digit2d cam era for the íírst tim e, you can easily get
confused. Thereíore, before spending your m oney you should th in k about
w hy you w ant th e cam era and w hat you are planning to use th e pictures for.
Will you be tak in g pictures indoors or outside? W hat kind o f pictures do you
w ant to take - landscapes, portraits, sports shots, etc? 6 ................... All these
questions affect th e kind o f camera you should choose. W hen youV e thought
about all th ese questions, you should be ready to m ake your choice.
A, Once your photos are stored on your Computer, you can decide w hat you
w ant to do w ith them .
B. You can change th ese pictures w ith your digital camera if you follow the instructions.
c. However, the design doesn’t make any difference to the CỄunera’s
perĩorm ance and you sh ouldn ’t be too inAuenced hy this.
D. The technical nam e for th ese squares is picture-elem ents or pixels.
E. For m ore m oney you can huy one of the mega pixel cameras, which, as
their nam e suggests, produce better quality photos hy u sin g more pixels.
F. Do you w ant to take picturcs o f things close up or far away?
G. For a start, digital cam eras save you both tim e and money.
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You are going to read an article about vvinter holidays. Six sentences have
been removed from the artìcle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one
vvhich best fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not
need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0). WINTER W ONDERI^ND
Carol VVhitely looks at what's available if you're planning on going away this vvinter.
Plolidays are a sum m cr thing, right? Sun, sand and sea? Wrong.
0. .....H..... And w c ’re not ju st disappoaring to íĩnd distant sun, although
places like A ustralia are vcry popular vvinter dostinations. From Europe to
America, there are som e great breaks if you liko your fun served cold.
W hether it ’s action or relaxation you need, y o u ’re hound to íĩnd som ething to suit you.
Traditionally, a wintor holiday has m eant skiing, and we still ílock in our
thousands to the slopes. 1...................One of the more popular places to íĩnd it
is in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix caters for beginners, but the
real appeal o f this resort is the cross country ski trails and ski m ountaineering.
2 .................. One of the highest cable cars in Europe will taike you far above the
town and you can spend a few hours getting back down at breakneck speed!
If you prefer a quieter life, treat yourseir to a bit o f luxury at
Jukkasjarvi, a village in northern Swedish Lapland. Here, every Novem ber,
100 tons o f ice and 300 tons o f snow becom e the Ice H otel. It is constructed
in N ovem ber and lasts until th e end o f April, w hen th e spring sun íĩnally
w ins the battle and th e hotel m elts. 3 ................... There are around 300 rooms
w ith beds o f ice covered w ith reindeer skins and therm al sleeping bags.
T hey’ll keep you warm in tem peratures betw een -4°c and -9 ° c , although it
has been know n to drop to - 2 5 ° c . Ju st don’t ask the m anagem ent to turn up
the h eatin g or you m ight find you rself w ithout a room!
The hotel includes an ice-art exhibition, an ice sauna and a cinem a w ith a
huge screen carved out of, youV e guessed it, ice. If th a t’s not enough for you,
th ere’s lots to do in the surrounding region, including sk atin g at th e local
rink, and it ’s a short trip to the tow n o f Kiruna for th e Snow Festival. 4.
................ Learn som ething about the local Sam i culture and íĩnd out w hat
it ’s really like to spend your life in the snow.
W hen y ou ’ve had enough relaxation, take th e daredevil in you on a w inter
vvilderness adventure. F'ly into Anchorage, Alaska, for th e start o f your dog 416 - lin h Bú
sledding tour. 5 ................... You’ll be shown how to handle your huskies by an
experienced guide and th en y o u ’ll set off together into the great unknow n. 6.
................ Spending the night in com fortable log cabins and th e day exploring
the vast icy glaciers w ith your team o f dogs, y o u ’ll vow never to vvaste a w eek lying on a beach again!
Today’s w inter vvanderer has so much choice that th ere’s no excuse for
ju st sittin g at hom e staring at grey skies. More and more com panies are
realising th at we don ’t all w ant to spend Christm as eatin g turkey and sittin g
vvatching th e TV. p^ind out more from your local travel agent and get packing!
A. There you can watch concerts, reindeer races and even a winter fashion show.
B. You’ll travel out of town hy car and hy snowm obile to vvhere your adventurc begins.
c. These demand a little more than your average downhill run, so you need to be physically ílt.
D. T here’s n othing like the feeling of treedom as you are pulled along the
ground through spectacular frozen scenery.
E. It has becom e world fam ous and attracts guests from all four corners of the globe.
F. Increasingly, though, people are looking for an extra challenge.
G. This m eans that a w inter break can often be m uch cheaper than gettin g away in th e summ er.
H. More and more o f u s aro gettin g away from it all in th e w inter. 18
You are going to read an article about a scientist's predictions. Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences
A-l the one vvhich fìts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you
do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
ROBOTIC F U T U R E RUSHES T O W A R D S us
Narinda Clarkson talks to scientist Phil VVhicker about
what the future has in store for us
Phil W hicker is head o f a team o f scien tists who are turning Science ílction
into reality. I caught up w ith Phil at his high tech research laboratory in
Kent to find out w hat th ey ’re working on at the m om ent.
“W e’ve seen major technological advances over th e last tw en ty y ears,” says
Phil, “and the next tw en ty years or so are going to be equally exciting. 0.
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It may sound unlikoly, but Phil bolieves that some taxi companies will have
introduced robot-controlled taxis before the end o f the decade. “It’s going to
happen,” says Phil. “líu m a n s w on’t be driving the taxis o f the future. T hey’ll be
driven hy computers - hy robots - vvhich will respond to electronic signals from
navigation beacons. 1..................There are well over a million industriad robots in
the world already doing things like putting cars together in íactories. It’s only a
matter o f tim e before we see them being used outside the factory as well. By
about 2030, there’ll be more robots than people in developed countries.”
So does P hil th in k that there w on ’t be a place for hu m ans in th is robot-
controlled future? “No, not at all. 2 ................... For exam ple, I predict that, hy
2015, som e TV new s reporters w ill have had m icroscnsors - tin y cam eras -
im planted in their eyes and w e ’ll be able to see livc on our TV screens exactly
w hat th ey can see. H um ans w ill still be doing jobs like reporting, b u t th ere’ll
be incredibly powerful technology to help th em .”
“It’s the sam e w ith mobile phones.” says Phil. “T w enty years ago no-one
had a mobile. 2 .................. In the not-too-distant future, we w on ’t w ant to carry
them around, so w e ’ll probably im plant thcm somexvhere in the body - maybe
in our teeth or in our shoulders. Scientists are already working on th is.”
I w a sn ’t convinced about im plants, so I asked P hil W hicker if anyone had
actually had a m icrochip im planted in them . “Oh yes! 4 .................... Kevin
Warwick, for exam plc, w h o’s a proĩessor o f cybernetics at Reading
U niversity, im planted a chip into his arm to m ake doors open and turn
m achines on. 5 ................... Ile calls him seir “part m an, part cyborg”.”
A lthough I w as shuddering a little at th e thought o f having som ething
im planted in m y body, Phil thinks wo sh ouldn ’t be scared about th e future.
“I t’s all about m aking our lives b etter and easier,” he says. “Take going to a
cashpoint. At th e m om ent, you have to rem em ber to take your cash card
w ith you, and you also have to rem em ber your PIN number. 6 ................... In a
few years, y o u ’ll ju st go up to the m achine and a sensor w ill recognise the
unique iris pattcrn in your eye, and know that it ’s you. No m ore bank cards
and PIN num bers. W on’t th at be great? I t’ll help reduce crime, to o .”
“So we w ill at lea st still be u sin g m oney in ten y ea rs” tim e.” I suggested
hopetully. “Well, th a t’s actually an in terestin g point. 7 .................... It will
m ainly be digital m oney. Superm arkets w ill probably have iris recognition
Systems too, so th e m oney for your groceries w ill autom atically be
translerred from your bank account into the superm arket’s bank account as
y ou ’re stand ing at th e checkout.”
A. O f course it ’s still not com m onplace, but it has been done.
B . T here’ll alw ays bo things for hum ans to do but w e ’ll rely more and more on technology. 418 - Vinh Bá
c. This probably won’í happcn for another fifty years or so, though.
D. That w ill m ake them both safcr and cheaper.
E. T hat can be very annoying, can ’t it?
F . N ow th e y ’re evcryvvhere and m ost peoplc couldn’t livc w ithout them . G. It worked perfecily.
H. I th in k we will, but w e w on ’t rely nearly so much on cash and credit cards as we do now.
I. There are projects w e’ro vvorking on now th ai are going to havo a radical
offcct on all aspccts o f our life, from hcalth to travel to the mcdia. 19
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t i c l e a b o u t a d v e r t i s ì n g . C h o o s e f r o m t h e
l i s t A - H t h e s e n t e n c e w h i c h b e s t s u m m a r i s e s e a c h p a r t C l —6) o f t h e a r t ic le .
T h e r e is o n e e x t r a s e n t e n c e v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n
e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ).
I WANT THE ONE I SAW ON TV L i z H o l l i s
i n v e s t i g a t e s t h e w a y s t h a t c h i l d r e n a r e b e i n g t a r g e t e d a s c o n s u m e r s .
A. Children are not com pletely intluenced by the ads they se e .
B. Advertisers have to understand how parents and children think.
c. Advertising may give children negative ideas about their parents,
D. Children are aíTected by marketing at a very young age.
E. Vievvers often complain about advertising targeted at children.
F. The increase in advertising targeted at children is due to their increased vvealth.
G. New techn ology creates new opportunities for advertising aimed at children.
H. My daughter has been intluenced by the advertising sh e has seen . 0 .......H .....
Wc are shopping for T-shirts. My three-year-old has vcry firm ideas about
w hat she w ants. “Is th at one a lìarbie T-shirt?” Thankfully, it is. “I want
th is one, M um m y.” I pay the extra few pounds for the lìarbie logo hocause I
know it is an object of such desire am ong her peers that she will actually
wear it. Somevvhcrc, a m arketing tcam is congratulating itseir on an ad that hit the target. 1....................
Charlotte is a potcntial consum cr in a pre-school m arkct worth around
£4.3 billion a ycar in the UK. (yhildrcn o f all agcs are legitim ate targets. The
com bined annual pocket m oney incom e o f childrcn in the UK is £2.3 billion a
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ye^lr and rising. Add to th is the iníluence children have over their p arents”
spending power on clothes, food and even holidays - and th e total m arket is
estim ated at £30 billion.
So w hat m arketing techniques are used to attract children? T he ílrst rule
is to base your ads on a good knovvledge o f child and parent psychology. Dr
Dale Southerton o f the U niversity o f M anchester says: “The m arketing
vvorld plays on children’s w ants and needs. Children w ant peer acceptance,
and m arketing creates com petition betw een children hy su ggestin g they will
be more popular if th ey own the product. M arketing also plays on a parent’s
anxiety that their child will not fít in or m ight be bullied u n less th ey own the product.” 3.
A m arketing execu tive’s dream is to secure cradle-to-grave brand loyalty.
According to studies, a child’s aw areness o f brands m ay begin as early as
two. One m arketing tactic is sim ply to m ake sure th at children see large
num bers o f ads, hoping th at som e o f them will stick. 4..................
More worr3ãngly, another key m essage o f advertising aim ed at kids is:
‘Tgnore your p aren ts.” It is rare to see adults in the ads, and, w hen they do
appear, th ey are portrayed as killjoys trying to stop children gettin g what
they want. One recent study found that children who w atch TV on their own
are more susceptible to advertising than those who watch w ith their parents. 5 .......
By th e tim e a child is old enough to use th e Internet, she or he will find
the advertisers ready and xvaiting. Sonia Livingstone, Proĩessor o f Social
Psychology at th e London School of Economics, m onitors their techniques.
“Parents m ainly worry about television advertising, but m arketing m essages
6ire increasingly Corning via the Internet - a m edium w here children are less
able to detect S£des. I would like to see schools teaching pupils to be more sceptical.” 6 .................
M arketing experts argue that children are not as innocent and gullible as
parents think. N evertheless, many parents fear that their children are
becom ing corporate targets beíore th ey are m ature enough to question
m arketing m essages for them selves. But there are still parts o f childhood
that m arketing cannot reach. “Kids like going to th e park, playing with
friends and draw ing pictures ju st as m uch as ow ning branded goods,” says
Southerton. There is research evidence that m ost would choose a birthday
party w ith their triends rathcr than an expensive g ift.” 420 - Vĩnh Bú 20
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t i c l e b y t h e J a m a i c a n t o o t b a l l e r J a m i e
L a v v r e n c e , w h o w a s a c r i m i n a l b e f o r e h e b e c a m e a p r o t e s s i o n a l t o o t b a l l e r .
C h o o s e f r o m t h e l i s t A —I t h e s e n t e n c e v v h ic h b e s t s u m m a r i s e s e a c h p a r t
( 1 — 7 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e is o n e e x t r a s e n t e n c e v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o
u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ). TRIUMPH AND DESPAIR
J a m ie L a w re n c e r e v e a ls h o w b e in g s e n t to p ris o n f o r r o b b e r y
k ic k -s ta rte d h is fo o tb a ll c a re e r .
A. My football career continued w hen I w a s free.
B. I w a s betrayed by so m e o n e w ho I had defen ded.
c. I was noticed vvhile representing the prison.
D. I m ade the m ost of the tacilities and activities.
E. I learnt that violence just leads to more violence.
F. I have been extrem ely successtul.
G. I believe you alvvays have a second chance.
H. I let my em otions show . I .
1 sto le b eca u se I need ed th e m oney. 0 ........ 1.......
My parents w ent back to ơam aica w hen I w as seven teen and suddenly I
was in the big wide world w ith nothing. So I w ent and lived w ith m y sister.
N either o f us had m uch money; the easiest w ay for m e to survive was
through crime. N ot long afterwards, I was arrested for th e ílrst tim e. A
friend and I were caught driving a stolen car. W hen I w as n ineteen, I was
sent to prison for theft, assault and num erous robberies.
I w ent to E ltham Young Offenders Institute. A lthough I w as scared,
m any o f my friends w ere there and that made it easier. I w ent to the gym
every day, I worked out in m y ccll, I did som e courses, and I played football
constantly because I still believed I could m ake it. 2..................
I was released a m onth before my tw enty-fĩrst birthday and, ju st six
w eeks later, I w as back in trouble. This w as w ith a guy who was having a go
at a friend o f m ine, so I beat him up, th en robbed him. T hen th e friend who
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Ouốc ^ia môn Tiếnị’ A n h 421
I’d stuck up for did a deal w ith the police: he agreed to give evidenco against
me in return for being Ict off. I w ent on the run for six w ecks, hiding out at
my sister’s. It w a sn ’t fair on her and w hen y o u ’re in hiding the only way o f
earning is to com m it m ore crimc. 3 ..................
W hile I w as on rem and, m y m other came over from ơamaica. She visited
me and said, “Son, w hy are you doing th is to m e?” Shc began to cry, which
made m e cry as w ell - th e only tim e I cried through all o f this.
At the trial, I w as sentenced to four years for robbery w ith violence. Even
at th is stagc, I kncw I could m ake it as a ĩootballer and on B oxing Day 1993,
I played for th e prison against a scm i-professional team , Cowes Sports. I
scored two goals and their m anager asked the prison governor if I could play for them . 5 ..................
I took it from there. For th e íĩrst m onth or so I played against team s on
the island and bccam e a bit o f a local celebrity. I continued playing w ell and
professional clubs started to w atch me. This w as my big opportunity, but I
was never nervous. N ervous, for me, is standing in a courtroom w aitin g to be
sentenced. I w as releascd in 1993 aftcr tw enty-six m onths inside. I w ent up
to Sunderland for a trial and m anaged to do w ell enough to be offered a one-
year contract. The follow ing Tuesday, I played in front o f cigh teen thousand
people. W hen I cam e OÍT, I received a standing ovation. 6 ....................
Now, ten years later, I’ve appeared in more than 250 m atches, won the
Littlewoods Cup w ith Leiccster, and have th irtcen caps for ơamaica. If it
were not for prison, I would never have made it as a prolessional footballer. 7..................
W hen m y football career is over, I ’d like to work in th e com m unity w ith
young people. I ’d like to use m y experience to show them th at if you get into
trouble as a you n g pcrson, your life is not neccssarily over. You can always
ííght back and m ake som ething o f your life. 422 - lĩn h Bá 21
R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a n d m a t c h t h e s e h e a d i n g s w i t h p a r a g r a p h s 1 —6 . A. An easy lĩfe
B. Less money; less waste c. Homes like people D. Not all good news E. starting to take control
F. Everything under control INTELLIGENT HOUSING 1.
xnake houses more econom ical and
com fortable to live in, as w ell as
Have you ever th ou ght about how
tr3Õng to reduce the am ount of
your body works? Every day you
damage that houses do to the
m ake your body do lots o f different
environm ent. “Intelligent” housing
actions, such as w hen you walk, talk
seem s to be the ideal solution. Clever
or dance. B u t at th e sam e tim e your use of building m aterials and
body autom atically does m any other
techniques has brought us houses th in gs th a t are essen tial for
that are easier and cheaper to keep
everyday life. For instance, w hen warm than traditional housing.
you blink or yaw n or breathe, you
Modern water Systems, together with
don’t have to th in k about w hat you
the recycling o f w ashing w ater from
are doing; your body sim ply carries
bathroom s and kitchens, m eans that
out th ese ta sk s for you. You m ight
“in telligent” houses use 30% less
think th is is strange, but th e latest
w ater than conventional homes.
houses are like this, too. 4.
“In tellig en t” hom es m ight look a
Now, th an ks to th e w ork o f som e
little unusual from th e outside. This
far-sighted architects and designers,
is because th e builders u se a lot o f houses have becom e more
glass and wood to m ake the walls.
“in tellig en t”. It is n ’t quite true to
Som e o f th e hou ses even have a
say th at h ou ses are startin g to th in k
grass roof because it ’s kinder to the
for th em selves, but som e m odern
atm osphere! But, inside, th ey are
hom es are now u sin g sophisticated com fortable and bright. The
technology to control m any o f the
technology, w hich is sim ilar to that
routine jobs th a t up to now have
o f your TV rem ote control, m akes
always b een our responsibility.
sure o f this. There are always 3.
enough lights on in every room and
the w indow s close w hen it st£u:ts to
For yeairs, architects and builders
rain. The w ater is alw ays at the
have b een tr5ãn g to find w ays to
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correct tem peraturo w hencver you
h o u ses d o n ’t h a v e to do as m uch
w ant to have a shower and th e house
w ork to k eep th eir h om e clean and
doesn’t allow you to use more water com fortab le - and th e h i-tech
than you need. You can even watch
k itch en m ea n s it is n ’t d ifflcu lt to
television in every room, or use the
prepare fa m ily m eals.
close-circuit cam eras to see w h a t’s 6 .
happening in th e garden. Hovvever, w h a t h ap p en s, for 5.
exam p le, if th e Computer System s
U ntil recently, we have always had
th a t control c v e r y th in g in th e hou se
to think about everything we w ant
su d d en ly break down? W hat can w e
our house to do. If we have w anted it
do if a Computer v iru s so m eh o w g ets
to be vvarmer or cooler, lighter or
in to th e System and ch a n g es all th e
darker, we have had to turn the
a u to m a tic program s? W hat is m ore, heating or lightin g on or off.
“in te llig e n t” h o u se s a r e n ’t cheap
However, for som e fam ilies already
and not everyb ody can afford to buy
living in “in tellig en t” houses, daily
one. D esig n e rs are w o rk in g on th e se
life has changed in m any ways. They
and oth er problem s, so “in te llig e n t”
don’t worry about turning off the
h o u se s are still im proving. Who
light or locking the door before they
know s, p erhaps so m e d esig n ers are
go out. The house does all th is for
try in g to crea te a h o u se th a t can them . Pam ilies in “in telligen t”
ev en do your hom ew ork! 22
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e a d a n a r t ì c l e a b o u t a S e r v i c e f o r t e e n a g e r s . C h o o s e t h e
m o s t s u i t a b l e h e a d i n g f r o m t h e li s t A - H f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 - 6 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e .
T h e r e is o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n
e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0). A. Job satisíaction
B. Not trained for everything
c. The aim of the Service D. How do they pay? E. A range of options
F. No-one else to coníide in G. Solution for adults?
H. Serious problems only HELP IS AT HAND
T h e c h i l d r e n ' s c h a r i t y C h i l d P o v v e r U K h a s l a u n c h e d a n e w S e r v i c e f o r
t e e n a g e r s in n e e d o f a t r i e n d l y e a r . C h a r l i e B e n n i n v e s t i g a t e s . 424 - Vĩnh Bá 0. H
m ain w a y s ,” sa y s J a n e t. “T h e r e ’s a
free nu m b er you can call (0909
“B eing a tecnagcr has never becn
9090909). you can sen d u s an e-m ail
easy, and, from all our research, it
and w e ’ll g et back to y ou vvithin h a lf
seem s to be gettin g more difficult
an hour, or you can ch a t directly
every year.” So says Jan et Kaulkner,
vvith on e o f our co u n sello rs Online Dircctor o f C h ild P o L v e r ƯK. th rou gh our w c b site (www .
H elpin g H an d, a now Service for
ch ild p ow cr.org.u k /h elp in gh an d ).
thirteen to n in ctecn year olds, is hcr
W e’rc also p la n n in g to in trod u ce a
brainchild. “I realised that there was
Service soon th a t a llow s teen a g ers
lots o f help at hand for young pcoplo
w ith sim ilar problom s to ta lk to each
in extrem e difíìculty. They can ring oth er O nline.”
C hildLine, for exam ple, if th ey ’re
suíTering from bullying or have run
away from hom e, things like that,
There are five full-tim e Ilelp in g
but n othing for the morc everyday
I la n d counsellors at present, all
problems th ey face. And so I creatcd
trained in child psychology and
Ilelp in g Ila n d to íĩll the gap.”
counselling. One of the team , Jenny, 1.
described hcr work. “It’s a great feeling being able to make a
The concept is sim ple. A thirtecn-
difference to som con e’s life,” says
year-old girl is being teased hy her
Jcnny. “T his m orning, for cxample, I
older brothcr. A teenage boy feels
helped one tecnagcr who was rcally
em barrassed evory tim o he goes
upset because nonc o f her friends at
shopping w ith his mum. Som eone is school had rem embered her
jealous o f their best friond because
birthday. I think our chat made her
theyV e got a cool ncw (yl) playcr.
feel a lot better. And there was a
Who do they turn to? Ilelp in g Ilan d.
fiftcen-year-old boy who had seen
“T h ey’rc little things, y c s,” says
the íĩlm B illy E lliot and wanted to
Janet, “but all problem s nced to be
start doing ballct, but was aíraid of
sorted out and talked about. And
what his fathcr would say. IIe’s
often it ’s better to talk to a com plete
going to make his dad watch the íilm
stranger about th ese things, rather
before he talks to him about it.”
than som eone you know really well.
We provide a 24-hour free Service to do two m ain things - listen
Ilelp in g Ila n d d oesn ’t claim to be
sym pathetically, and offer advice
able to solvc every problem. “We where appropriate.”
can’t work m iracles,” says Andrew 2.
Carter, another counsellor, “and we
can’t make all problem s disappear
Since its introduction two m onths
ju st like that, but H elpin g Ila n d
ago, H elp in g H a n d has already dealt
gives kids the chance to express
w ith over 1,000 cases. “If y o u ’re a
their frustrations and anxieties, and
teenager, you can contact us in three
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th a t’s a help in itself. I had a
I knew w here th ey could huy a cheap
teenager th e other day who had just second-hand digital camera. We
split up w ith h is girlfriend. H e didn’t don’t really have answ ers to
w ant to talk to anyone in his fam ily
questions like th a t!”
about it, and h is friends ju st joked 6 .
about it w hen he brought the subject
up; he really ju st needed som ebody
“H elp in g H a n d has been such a
to listen to him . And th a t’s w hat
success, th o u g h ,” says Janet, “that a w e’re there for.” num ber o f other charities are
looking into w ays o f ru n n in g sim ilar
Services for older people. I t’s not ju st
“S om etim es,” says Jenny, “there are
teenagers that have problem s -
issu es we ju st can ’t deal w ith at all.
everyone has problem s som etim es
W e’re not doctors, so th erc’s no way
w ith their relatives, th eir colleagues,
we can discuss m edical problems. All
their neighbours, their boss! And it
we can really do is suggest th ey go
really does help to talk. Who knows?
and see their GP. And last w eek
Maybe w e ’ll all be u sin g a Service
som eone sen t m e an c-m ail asking if
like th is in th e future!” 23
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e a d a n a r t i c l e a b o u t e l e c t r o n i c g a m e s . C h o o s e t h e m o s t
s u i t a b l e h e a d i n g f r o m t h e l i s t A — H f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e is
o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0). YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY
M o n ey d o e s n ’t go f a r th e s e d a ys,
e s p e c ia lly in th e w o r ld o f h ig h te c h .
la n K e lly in v e s tig a te s .
A. An unusual vvorking environment
B. Paying for the marketing
c. The consumer's vievvpoint D. Some surprising research E. An interesting experiment F. The designer's defence G. What should happen H. A bevvildering choice 0. H
players to DVDs, from hand-held
com puters to hom e cinem as, today’s
Walk into any high Street electrical
consum er is coníronted by displays
store and th e range o f Products
o f th e la test gadgets everyvvhere
available is dazzling. From MP3
they turn. R ecently, though, people
426 - Vĩiìh Bá
have begun to wonder vvhethcr they
gam es keep creeping, or som etim es
are actually gettin g value for m oney leaping, up.
w hen th ey splash out on the next 3.
piece o f electronic wizardry. The
theory is th at com petition in the
To find out w hy th at m ight be, I
m arket forces prices down and we all
visited S oftplay, th e gam es software
b en eílt from cheaper and better
m anufacturer responsible for such
goods. B ut does it work? h its as Unknoiun
L a n d s and
E a rth sta lk e r. On arrival, I w as led 1. into their laboratory by Matt
I spoke to Vivian Parris o f the
Koenig, gam es developer. A lthough
consum er group Buỵiuatch about one
th ey call it th e laboratory, the room area o f concern: video gam es.
o f people testin g gam es, shouting
Buyiuatch carried out an extensive
their high scores to each other
survey over th e last six m onths into
across pizza boxes and drinks cans
popular gam es consoles and the
couldn’t be further from th e image
gam es th a t run on them . The results
o f scien tists in w hite coats. “T his is
m ight shock anyone w ithout any
w here it all happens,” com m ents
previous experience o f th is sector of
Matt. “One o f th e reasons for our
the m arket. “B asically, teenagers
success is th at w e are all ju st
and other gam e players are being
ordinary gam ers at h eart.”
ripped off,” says Vivian. “The prices 4. o f th e consoles th em selves are
coining down, but th e gam es are
We m oved into M att’s office w here I
becom ing m ore and m ore expensive,
grilled him about th e prices of
and there d oesn ’t seem to be any
gam es. “Look,” he said. “A huge
cleair reason for it .”
am ount o f research and developm ent
goes into today’s gam es. You can ’t 2.
ju st create a character and expect
Vivian explains th at in com puting
people to be happy collecting keys or
there is som eth in g called M oore’s
w hatever. You have to give them
law. Gordon Moore w as a Computer
stun n in g graphics, stereo surround
engineer in th e 60s and 70s and he
sound, th e w hole works. And that
noticed th a t Computer chips double
costs.” I ’m not com pletely convinced.
in power roughly every eighteen
We look at a few recent titles and
m onths. T hat should m ean that
compare the prices. “To be honest,
faster and m ore powerful com puters
w e don’t set the prices. T h a t’s up to
becom e easier and cheaper to make.
the individual shop at th e end o f the
Over the last th irty years of the
day. All th ese gam es are very Computer industry th at has
popular, and if you w ant som ething
happened, and a shopper today can
badly enough, y o u ’ll save up your
afford technology undream t o f cven
allowance and go out and buy it. I t’s
ten years ago. Yet th e prices of
as sim ple as th a t.’
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 5. 6.
Obviously I w a sn ’t going to get far
So w h a t h ave I learned from m y
here. I decided to hit the streets and
b rief trip in to th e w orld o f video and
spoak to the people who matter: the
Computer gam es? Kirst o f all, nobody
buyors. At a large gam c store in
ev en trie s to d en y th a t g a m es are
Central London, I ran into a group of
probably th e m o st co stly b its o f
teenagers, busy adm iring the latest
plastic in th e shops. T h e r e ’s also no
releases. “S om ctim es you can Tind a
doubt th a t a d o lcscen ts, w h o m ake
bargain,” says Jade M itchell. 14.
up th e m ajority o f th e ga m e-b u y in g
“Mostly, though, it m eans putting
public, w a n t th e se g a m es and are
m oney by each w eek until you can
preparod to sa v c to g e t th em . W hat
afford the one you want. Either that
lcft m e íe e lin g u n e a sy w a s th e fact
or start h asslin g your parents to get th a t th c se Products ha v e hu ge
it.” The others laugh. “The console a d v ertisin g b u d g ets, sp e n t on
is nothing, and cveryone’s got o n e,”
p ersu ad in g y o u n g pcople how badly
she continues. “T h at’s the trick.
th ey need thom , and th a t m o n ey has
They get you playing, and then
to com e u ltim a te ly from toen agers,
charge you a tortune for the gam cs.”
or often th cir p aren ts. 24
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o
r e a d a n a r t i c l e a b o u t i n s t a n t m e s s a g i n g , a w a y o f
c o m m u n i c a t i n g u s i n g t h e I n t e r n e t . C h o o s e t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e h e a d í n g f r o m
t h e li s t A — H f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e is o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g
v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ) .
CHAT WITH A FRIEND IN AN INSTANT
E v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d t o k n o w a b o u t i n s t a n t m e s s a g i n g
b y C h r i s T o r n e y A. Ways to communicate B. Gettĩng started c. Choose your category D. Speed and ílexibility E. Making new íriends F. Long-distance solution
G. Personal identification
H. What is instant m essagíng? 0. H quicker w ay to k eep in touch th rou gh th e In tern et: in sta n t
Despite the huge popularity of e-
m essa g in g . T h is le ts you ty p e a short
mail, millions of Computer users
n o te and sen d it from yo u r Computer
have discovered there’s an even
to a n oth er, w h ere it pops up stra ig h t 428 - Vĩnh Bá
aw ay on th e screen . So if you and a 4.
friend or rela tiv e are both Online,
The first step in using IM is to
y ou can “c h a t” aw ay w h ile u sin g
download a piece of software from
your Computer for o th er ta sk s.
one of the vvebsites that offer the 1.
Service. If you already have íriends
who use IM, íĩnd out which program
Instant m essaging - or IM - is more
they have. It ’s free, doesn’t take long
im m ediate th an e-m ail as you don’t
to download and the only costs you
have to check your inbox for new
face are the Standard call charges
m essages - th ey appear instantly. while you’re Online.
Another advantage is that more
than two people at a tim e can join in 5.
an IM conversation, so it ’s ideal for,
say, m aking social arrangem ents
O nce y o u ’ve in sta lle d th is softw are
am ong a group o f friends.
and co n n ected to th e In ter n e t you
can sta rt ex ch a n g in g m essa g e s w ith 2.
your Iriends Online. E a ch User o f th e
Service has th eir ow n User nam e. If C om m u n ica tio n hy IM is n ’t
you íln d ou t th e User n a m es o f
restricted to tex t. You can send
people y ou know , y o u can create a
p ictu res sto red on your Computer,
Iriends list. T h en , w h en you go
and i f y o u h a v e m icrop h on es and
Online, th e softw are tells y ou w hich sp eak ers y o u can ta lk - th e
o f th em are also co n n ected to th e adv a n ta g e b e in g th a t in te r n e t
In tern et, and you can sen d th em a co n n ectio n ch a rg es are u su a lly m essa g e.
cheaper th a n p h o n e calls. I f you and
a friend ha v e vvebcams. y o u can also 6 .
m ake a video call, in w h ich y ou can
T h e le a tu r e s on offer vary d ep en d in g
see as w ell as h ear each other. on w h ich Service y ou opt for, 3. a lth o u g h th e re is not m uch differen ce b e tw e e n in sta n t
John Moran, 13, from Southport
m esse n g e r packages. As w ell as
uses in stan t m essaging to keep in
a llo w in g you to u se m icrop h on es and
touch w ith relatives on the other
vvebcams, m o st give y o u a range o f
side o f the world. “W hen I go Online
op tio n s regard in g your sta tu s. You
I swap m essages w ith my cousins in can u su a lly appear as “o n lin e ”,
A ustralia,” says John. “I t’s much
“b u s y ” or “aw ay from PC ”. T he
cheaper than phoning them and
“b u s y ” s ta tu s is u se fu l if y o u ’re
m eans I can speak to them more Online b u t d o n ’t w a n t to be
o ften .” Carol Taylor, 24, who lives in
disturbed. T h e “aw ay from P C ”
Argentina, agrees. “My parents live
sta tu s is u su a lly u sed hy th o se w ho
in the UK, and w e prefer u sin g an
are p erm a n en tly Online (people w ho
in stan t m essenger to sending e-m ails have broadband or an office
or text m essages as it ’s more like a
co n n ectio n ) b u t a r e n ’t alw ays at
real con versation,” she says. “I ’d th eir Computer.
rather chat Online th an call them as
it costs so m uch le ss.”
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia m ôn Tiếng A n h - 429 25
Y o u a r e g o i n g t o r e a d a n a r t i c l e g ĩ v i n g a d v i c e t o t e e n a g e r s a b o u t p a r t - t i m e
j o b s . C h o o s e t h e m o s t s u i t a b l e h e a d i n g f r o m t h e l i s t A —I f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 — 7 )
o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e i s o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e
ís a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0).
PART-TIME JO B S FOR TEENAGERS
A . C a r r y o u t s o m e r e s e a r c h
F . N o t a lv v a y s s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d
B . B e t t e r o f f v v o r k in g t o g e t h e r ?
G . V V o r k in g f o r f r e e
c. T h e y c o u ld d o w ith y o u
H . P i c k a S e r v i c e t o p r o v i d e
D . T h i n k p o s i t i v e l y !
I . I n c o m e a n d o t h e r b e n e f i t s
E . W h o t o c o n t a c t 0. I
m any positions as possible and ask
lots o f questions about cash flow,
As a teenager, you are likely to have
staffing, etc. Appljdng th is attitude
both a fair am ount o f spare tim e and
to any job you havc w ill really pay
a desire to earn som e m oney. By
off; y o u ’ll learn a huge am ount.
working to earn m oney yourseir, you
can learn a lot about the value of 2.
things as w ell as th e world of
For m any teenagers, there are a
business. Typical and obvious jobs
variety o f problem s associated with
for teenagers include w orking at a
gettin g a job. You m ay not be old
fast-food restaurant, w orking as a
enough or you m ay lack reliable
shop assistan t or stacking sh elves at
transportation. You m ay not have a superm arket.
enough total tim e available or a 1. regular enough schedule for
som eone to be w illin g to hire you.
What you get out o f a job likc th is
You m ight not even be able to find a
depends on your attitude. If your
job in an area th a t you enjoy. If any
attitude is “I h ate th is job” then
o f th ese problem s holds true for you,
obviously you w o n ’t b en eílt much
th en w orking for yourseir on a part-
from it; if, on the other hand, you
tim e basis may be the b est w ay to go.
look at it as an opportunity to learn
how a b u sin ess works from the 3 .
inside out, th en the b en eíits can be
lia b y -sittin g , for ex a m p le, is a tried
great. M any o f th e new generation of and te ste d w a y for resp o n sib le
m illionaires, for exam ple, are owners
tee n a g e r s w h o lik e b e in g w ith kids
o f franchise and private restaurants.
to m ake m o n ey . T h ere are several
Owning a restaurant is not easy,
th in g s y ou can do to m ak e your
however, and it requires knowledge
Services m orc v a lu ab le. T h in k about
and skill to be successful, so start
ta k in g a íĩrst-a id cou rse so th a t you
gathering th is as a teenager. Try as 430 - Vĩnh Bú
know how to handle em ergencies.
custom ers w hat th ey are used to Secondly, you m ight w ant to
paying and/or w illing to pay, or ask
consider team in g up w ith som e like-
your friends w hat th ey charge for m inded friends. T hat way your
sim ilar activities. In th e case o f an
group will be able to say yes more
activity like car vvashing, you could
often, increasing th e am ount o f work
also call garages in your area and y ou ’re oíTered. ask w hat th ey charge. 4 . 6.
If baby-sitting d o esn ’t appeal to you,
A nother way o f gaining experience is
th en you m ight w ant to consider
to offer your Services to a small
garden care. D uring th e sum m er you
business. A lthough it m ay not be
mow law ns, trim hedges and so on,
obvious to you, every com m unity has
in the au tu m n you rake leaves and
thousands o f sm all ílrm s which do
in the vvinter you shovel snow! all sorts o f things: printing,
Indoor hou se p ain tin g is another
plumbing, Computer programming,
option. Before undertaking this, you
advertising and so on. M any o f these
need to m ake sure you know w hat
could really b en eíít from a part-tim e
you are doing by vvorking w ith
helper who is reliable and m ature. In som eone w ith experience and
return, you can learn an am azing
practising at hom e (but get your
am ount about th e b usiness. You will
parents’ perm ission ílrst!). Other
be surprised at how quickly you
activities include providing in-hom e
becom e a valued part o f th e team . pet care w hen ow ners are on 7 .
holiday; errand-running for busy
people; vvashing cars for neighbours V olunteer positions are another
or teach in g people how to use
option. You can volunteer your
com puters or th e Internet. Services at m any hospitals, old
people’s hom es, and m ost charitable 5 .
organisations or political groups.
One question you w ill have as soon
You w o n ’t earn any m oney, but you
as you choose an activity is “Iiow
can gain valuable experience and
much should I charge?” T his is a
colleges and u n iversities will be
question w hich is b est answ cred by
im pressed by any voluntary work
doing a m arket survey. Y ou’ll need you have done.
to call around and ask potential
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia tuôn Tiếng A n h - 431
KEY TO READING COMPREHENSION 1. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. c 2. 1. D 2 . c 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B 3. 1 . c 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 4. 1. B 2. D 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 5. 1. D 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. c 6. 1 . c 2. D 3. D 4. c 5. c 6. D 7. D 7. 1 . c 2. D 3. A 4. G 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. A 8. 1 . c 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. 1 . c 2. B 3. c 4. G 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 10. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. G 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. B 11. 1. H 2 . c 3. B 4. F 5. A 6. G 7. D 12. 1 . c 2. D 3. n 4. F 5. A 6. B 7. E 13. 1. E 2. B 3. G 4. D 5. II 6. A 7. F 14. 1. F 2. c 3. B 4. F 5. II 6. A 7. G 15. 1. D 2. A 3. II 4. c 5. F 6. G 7. F 16. 1. D 2. G 3. A 4. G 5. F 6. F 17. 1. F 2 . c 3. F 4. A 5. B 6. D 18. 1. D 2. B 3. F 4. A 5. G 6. F 7. II 19. 1. F 2. B 3. D 4. c 5. G 6. A 20. 1. D 2. B 3. II 4. c 5. A 6. F 7. G 21. 1 . c 2. F 3. B 4. F 5. A 6. D 22. 1 . c 2. F 3. A 4. F 5. B 6. G 23. 1. D 2. G 3. A 4. F 5. c 6. B 24. 1. D 2. A 3. F 4. B 5. G 6. c 25. 1. D 2. F 3. B 4. II 5. A 6. c 7. G Appendix
VERBS, ADJECT1VES, NOUNS WITH PREPOSITIONS A
abashed by/at sth {adj)
accompanied by sb (adj) abide by {v) accord with (u)
abscond (with sth) from somevvhere (v)
according to {prep}
absent from (adj) account for iu)
absorbed in (adj) (+ noun/gerund)
accuse sb of sth (u)
absorption by (n) (= action of being absorbed
accustomed to sth (adj) (+ gerund) by)
acquaint sb with sth (u)
absorption in sth (n) (= íascination for)
acquainted with sb (adj)
abstinence from sth (n)
acquit sb of sth (v)
abstain from sth (u)
act for (u) (= on sb’s behalt)
(in) abstraction (of sth) from sth in)
act of (n) (= do as advised) abuse of (n)
act on (d) (= as a result of sth)
acceptable to sb (adj)
addicted to sth (adj)
access to sth/a place (n)
addictíon to (n) 432 yĩfỉh B(ị
adequate for {adj) arrest sb for sth (li) adhere to (i>)
arrive at (li) (a fixed address, a small place,
adjacent to {adj) conclusion) adjust to (ư)
arrive in (li) (a large area, country)
admission of in) (= coníession) ashamed of (adj)
admission to/into (n) (= permission to enter a
ask (sb) about ( li) = (ask for intormation about
place, join a group, Club etc) sth) admit to (u)
ask (sb) for (li) (= say that you would like sth)
advantage over sb (n) (= better position than assault on (n) sb)
assigned to (adj)
advise sb against sth (v) (= advise sb not to do
associate (sth/sb) with (li) sth) assure sb of (v)
advise sb of sth (y) (= inform sb about sth)
astonished at/by (aự/)
advise sb on sth (v) (= give suggestions)
attached to (adj)
affectionate towards (adj)
attempt on (sb’s life) (n)
affinity with sb/sth (n) attend to sth/sb (li)
atraid of (+ noun) (adj) (spiders, the dark etc)
attendance at in)
atraíd to (+ verb) {adj) (look, swim etc)
attítude to/towards (n) age o f(n)
auxiliary to (,adj)
agree on sth (v) (= to reach a decision with averse to (adj) others) aversion to )n)
agree to (v) (= agree to do slh or allow sb else
avoidance of (.n) to do sth) aware of iadj)
agree with sb about sth (u)
awkward at/with {adj) (at dancing etc/with one’s
agree with sth (li) (= to approve of sth) hands etc)
agreeable to sb/sth (adj)
ahead of (adj) B aim (sth) at (li) back out of ( li)
allergic to sth (.adj)
bad at sth (,adj) allusion to (n) bad to sb (adj)
amazed at/by (adj)
bags of in) (+ noun)
amenabie to (adj) ban on sth in)
amount of sth (n) barter for (ii) amount to (Li) base sth on (u)
amused aUby (adj) bash in/up (li)
angry at sb (+ gerund) (adj)
basis for/of (n)
angry with sb about sth (adj) bear with sb (u)
animosity tovvards in) bearerof(/i) annexed to (n)
(make a) beeline for {n)
annoyed at/about sth (adj) beg (sb) for (u)
annoyed with sb (adj)
begin by (+ gerund) (li) answer to (n)
begin with (+noun) (li)
antipathetic to (adj) belief in (n)
anxious about/for sth (adj) believe in (li)
anxious for sb (adj) belong to sb (ii)
apologise to sb for sth ( li) benetit from (li)
apparent in/from sth (adj) benetit of (n)
apparent to sb (adj) (= clear, obvious) bet (sth) on (li) appeal to sb (v) bevvare of (li)
apply to sb for sth (li) bit of in)
appreciative of (adj)
blame sb for sth iv) {but: put the blame on)
apprehensíve of/about (adj) boast of/about sth (li) approve of (u) book into (n) aptitude for (n)
bored with/by (,adj)
argue about sth ( li) (= to disagree about sth) borrow sth from sb (li)
argue for/against sth (u) (= give reasons bother about/with (li)
why/why not sth should be, happen etc) bottom of in)
argue with sb (u) breach of (n)
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Oiiốc Ịỉia môn T iển ỉỉA n h - 433
break into/out of (u)
consult sb on/about sth (ra)
brilliant at (adj) consumption of (ra) bump into (v)
content with iadj) burst into (v)
contrary to (adj) busy with (adj) contrast wìth/to (ra) contribute to (ra) control of/over (ra)
campaign for (n) convert to/into (ra) capable of (adj) convince of (ra)
care for sb/sth (ii) (= like, look after) cope with (ra)
(take) care of sb/sth (n) correction of (ra)
care about sth (v) (= be concerned about) correspond with (ra)
(in) care of sb (n)
count on sb for sth (ra)
careíul about (adj) (= take care when doìng sth) cover in/with (ra)
careíul of (adj) (= avoid danger to oneselt) crash into (ra)
b e careíul o f the dog craving for (ra)
careful with iadj) (take care not to do harm to
crazy about iadj) an object) crime against (n)
careless about/of {adj)
crovvded with (adj) centre of (n)
cruel to í.adj) certain of (adj) cruelty to (adj)
challenge sb to sth (u)
cry about (sth which has happened (ra)
change in/to (v) (= become sth else)
cry for (sth you want) (ra)
change sth for sth (i;) (= replace with) cure of (ra)
changeable towards (adj)
curious about (.adj)
characteristic of tadj)
charge at (v) (= rush towards)
charge sb with (u) (= accuse of) dabble in/at sth (ra)
cheque for (money) in) damage to (ra)
choice between (two thlngs) (n)
damaging to (adj)
choice in (a matter) (n) danger of (ra)
choice of (n) (a number of things) (make a) dash for (ra)
clever at (+ gerund) {adj) date from (ra)
clever with (adj) (hands, tools etc)
deaf in tadj) (one ear) close to (.adj)
deaf lo Xadj) (sb’s arguments) coax sb into (v)
deal ìn (ra) (= have a business involving
coincide wìth (v) particular things)
collaborate with sb on sth/in (u) (+ gerund)
deal with (ra) (= manage sth) coliíde with (li) dear to (.adj) comment on iu) death by (n)
communicate with (l>)
decide about (a plan etc) (ra) compare with/to (u)
decide on (ra) (an object) He c ou l d n ’t decide on
complain to sb abouưot sth/sb (li) whi ch car to buy. compliment on (li) decline in (n) comply with (y) declìne to (ra) concentrate on (li)
decrease by (ra) (a certain amount) concern about (n)
decrease in (ra) (size, number)
contidence in in) decrease in (ra)
contident of (adj) dedicate to (ra) contine to (i;)
deep in sth (adj) coníusion about (n) (in) detault of (ra)
congratulate sb on sth (u)
deter sth (to sth) (ra)
connected to (.adj) detìciency of/in (n)
connection betvveen (ra)
deticient in tadj)
conscious of (.adj) delay in (ra) consent to (ii)
delight (sb) with/in sth (ra) (= entertain/ amuse consist of (ra) sb with)
consistent with (adj)
delight in (ra) (take pleasure (n) 434 Vĩnh Bấ.
delìghted with (oựý)
distracted from (adj) (what one is doing) demand for (n)
dìther about sth/doing sth (u)
demand sth from (v)
divide sth among (v) (more than 2 people/ depart from (u) things)
depend on/upon (v)
divíde sth betvveen (y) (2 people/ things)
deposit in (u) (the bank)
divíde sth by (v) (another number) divide 4 b y 2
deposit on (u) (the ground)
divide sth into (v) (parts)
deputise for sb (v)
di vi de the cake into 6 part s
đerive from (v)
divisible by (adj)
descended from (adj) do sth about sth (i;)
deserted by (adj)
doubưul about/of (adj) desire for (n) dream about (u) despair of (v)
dream of (v) (= imagine)
destined for (aclj)
drive into/ from/ to/ at/ in/ with/ against/ in/
destructive to (adj)
abouư for etc (u)
determined about (adj)
due for (adj) (= deserving sth)
detrimental to sth (adj)
due to (adj) (= because of)
deviation from (n) d u e to bad iveather
devoid of (adj) (+ noun) dust (sth) off (d) devotion to (n)
dvvell in/at (y) (= live in/at a place)
dìe from (i;) (a wound)
dwell upon/on iv) (= thìnk about, usu sth
die of (v) (illness, hunger etc) unpleasant)
differ from sth (v) (= be unlike)
differ with/from sb on/about sth (u) (= have a different opinion)
(at the) expense of in)
difference between (n) (two or more things/ eager for {adj) people) economise on (i;)
difference of (n) (amount, opiníon)
efficient aưin iadj)
different from (adj)
eject (sb/sth) from ivì
difficulty in (n) (+ gerund)
elated aưby i.adj)
difficulty with (n) (+ noun)
elìgìble for (,adj)
diffident about (adj)
elope with sb í,u) diligence in (n)
emanate from sth/sb (y)
direct (sth) at/towards (i;)
embark on/upon (v)
disadvantage in (n) (situatlon)
embroil (sb) in sth (v)
disadvantage of (n) (+ gerund or noun - emerge from (u) weakness, poverty etc) emphasis on iu)
disagree with sb on/about sth (v)
empty sth out of/into/onto sth (v)
disappointed with/by/in (adj)
encounter with sb/sth (n) disapprove of (u)
encourage sb in sth (u)
disbelieve in (u)
end sth with sth (u)
díscharge from (u)
engaged in (adj) (= busy with)
discourage from (v)
engaged to sb iadj) (= promised to marry sb)
discrimination against (n)
engagement to in)
discrimination in tavour of (n)
engrossed in sth (adj) dìscussíon about (n)
enlist (sb) as/kn/for sth (v)
disgruntled at/about (adj)
entice sb away from sth iu)
disgusted at/by/with oneself/sb/sth (adj)
entitle (sb) to iu)
dislike for sb/sth (n)
entranced by/with iadj)
dismìss sb from (u)
entry into/to sth (n)
displeased with sb/sth (adj)
entvvine (sb/sth) with/in/round sth (v)
dispose of sth/sb (i>)
envious of sb/sth (adj)
disqualíty sb from sth (ơ)
envy of sb - at/of sth (n)
disregard for/of sb/sth (n)
equal to sb/sth (adj)
dissatistied with/at sb/sth (adj)
equivalent to sth iadj)
distaste for sb/sth (n) escape from sth (y)
distinguish betvveen (v)
essential to/for {adj)
distracted by (adj) (a disturbance)
establish oneselt as sth (u) (= take positíon/ office)
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establish oneself in (v) (place)
tinish by (li) (+ gerund)
evacuation of (n) (+ noun)
íinish with (u) (+ noun)
evocative of sth (adj) firm (sth) up (li)
excellent at (adj) (cooking etc)
fish for sth (v)
excellent with (adj) (a sword etc) fit for/to (adj)
exception to in) (+ noun)
fit in/into (u) (be comtortable with a particular
excited abouưby (adj) group of people etc) exclaim aưabout (i;)
fit into (li) (= go into the right place)
exclude (sb/sth) from (a place or activity) (u)
tixatíon on/with sb/sth (n)
exclusion of sb from sth (n)
ílair for sth (u) excuse for (n)
flake off/away from (ti)
excuse sb for sth (v) (= torgive sb for sth) flee from sb/sth (li)
excuse sb from sth (v) (= free sb from a duty, flirt with sb ( li)
requirement, punishment) flock of (n)
exempt from sth (adj)
flow from/out of/into (u)
expel sb/sth from (a place) iv) flow of (n)
experienced in iadj) (activity) fond of (adj)
experienced with {adj) (tools, vveapons) torget about (li)
experiment on (i;) (anlmals etc)
torgive sb for sth (u)
experiment with (y) (methods etc)
tortunate in (adj) (+ gerund)
expert in/at/on (adj) (activity)
traternise with sb ( li)
expert with (adj) (tool, weapon etc)
fraughtwith ( li) (problem, risks)
explaín sth to sb (i;)
free sb from sth (u)
exposed to (,adj)
treedom from in) (chains, problems)
expressive of iadj) (one’s mood)
treedom of (n) (speech, action)
expressive with iadj) (one's hands, voice etc) íreshen (sth) up (li)
exult at/in sth (u) fret about sth (li)
triendly to sth (adj) (= not harmíul to sth)
triendly with (sb) (adj) tabric of (sth) (n)
trightened of/by sth + gerund (adj) taced with iadj) frown at sb/sth (li) tailure in in)
frown with (u) (anger, conĩusion etc)
taith in sb/sth in) full of (adj)
faithful to sb/sth ịadj)
turious wíth sb about sth (adj)
fall from (n) (a height)
fall in (n) (prices, popularity)
tamed from sth (adj)
(be a) genius at (n) (subject)
tamiliar to sb iadj)
(be a) genius with in) (tools etc)
tamous for {adj) (one’s actions)
(have a) genius for sth/doing sth (n)
tamous in (adj) (a country etc)
gain by/from (+ gerund) (li)
tatal to/for sb/sth iadj)
gap betvveen in) (2 things)
tatten (sth/sb) up iv)
gape at sb/sth (v)
tavourable for/to sb/sth (adj)
gargle with sth (u)
fear of (+ noun) (n ) garnish with sth (li)
teature at (u) (the cinema) gash in/on sth (n)
teature in (u) (a magazine)
gather round sb/sth (Li) teature on (y) (TV) gaze aưupon iu)
tetch sth for sb iv)
generosity to/towards (n)
feud with sb over sth '.v)
generous with sth (adj)
tiddle with sth (v)
gíbe at/about sb/sth (u)
tiddle around/about {v) g ig g le at (Li)
tidelity to sb/sth (n) glance at (li)
tìdget abouưaround (u) glare a t(ư)
fight with sb about sth/ against sth Ịu) glee at sth (n)
tilled with (adj) (+ noun) glisten with sth (ii) film of (n) glitter with sth (Li)
fine sb for sth/ doíng sth (li) gloat about/over (Ii) tinish (sth) off (L’)
glovver at sb/sth (v) 436 yĩ/ì/Ị B ả
good at sth (adj)
impressíon of sth/doing sth (n)
good for sb (adj) (= good iníluence on sb)
improvement in (n) (condition, situation health)
good to sb (adj) (= kind to sb)
ìncapable of sth/doing sth iadj)
gracious to sb (adj) {= klnd to sb)
include sb/sth in sth (u)
graduate from (i;) (universlty)
increase in (n) (size, number, level)
graduate in (v) (subject)
increase sth by (u) (amount, percentage)
grapple with sb/sth (i;)
indebted to sb for sth (,adj)
gratetul to sb for sth (adj)
independent of/from (adj) grief aưover (n)
indifferent to sth/sb {adj)
grievance againsưvvíth (n)
indignant aưabouưover sth {adj)
grieve aơover sth (v) indulge in sth (li)
grudge against sb (n)
interior to sb/sth (adý)
grumble to/at sb abouVover sth (u)
injurious to sb/sth (adj)
guaranteed against (adj)
innocent of iadj)
guaranteed for Cadj) (breakage etc)
inoculate sb against sth (li) guess at (v)
inseparable from {adj) guilty of (adj) insist on (li)
inspired by (.adj) H
insure sth/sb against (u)
(be in the) habit of (n)
intent on sth/doing sth iadj)
haggle with sb abouơover sth (i;)
intention on sth/doing sth (adj) hand on/over (u) intention of (n)
handy for sth/doing sth (adj) interest in in)
hanker after/for sth (u)
interested in/about (,adj)
happen to/upon (u) (= come across by chance) intertere with (li)
happy about (adj) (situation) invest sth in (ii)
happy in (adj) (a new house etc)
investment in (n) happy with sth/sb (adj) invitation to (n) harmtul to (adj) invite sb to sth (li) harmonise with (u) involve sb in (u)
hazard to (n) 7ce is a hazard to motorisls.
involved in/with sth iadj) heap sth up (v)
irrelevant to sth (adj)
hear about/of sth (li) (= receive iníormation
irritated by/with sb, by/at sth í.adj) about)
ìsolate sb from sb/sth (u)
hear from sb (li) (= receive a letter, a telephone call from sb) heat sth up (li)
jam sth/sb in/between sth (li) heir to sth {n)
jam-packed with sth (adj) (informal)
hesitate about/over (li) (doing sth) jealous of (adj)
hesítate at (u) (the door etc)
jest with sb about sth (v)
hinder sb/sth from sth/doing sth (li) jinx on sb/sth (n)
hìss at sb/sth (u)
join in sb/sth (n)
honest about sth {adj)
join sth onto sth (ii) (= attach one thing to hope for sth (i;) another)
hopeless at iadj) (maths etc)
join up (n) (= become a member of esp
hopeless with (ữự/) (a gun etc)
army/attach sth to sth else)
huddle up to sb/sth {u)
join up with sb/sth (u) (= become partners with) hunch up (li)
joke with sb about sth (u)
jostle against sb/for sth (l>) I
judge sb/sth by/from sth (li)
identical with/to sb/sth (adj)
judgement about (n) (action, crime etc)
ignorant of (adj)
judgement of (n) (court, judge etc)
(have an) impact on sb/sth (n)
judgement on sb (n) (punishment for sb)
impatìent for sth (.adj) (= eager for sth to juggle with sth (li) happen)
justification for (n) (+ noun or gerund)
impatient with sb (adj) (= intolerant of)
impolite to (adj) K
impressed by/with (aựý)
keen on sb/sth (adj)
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key sth into sth (v)
mistaken about sb/sth (adj) (= wrong in keỹ to (n) (+ noun) opinion)
kind to sb (adj)
mistaken for (adj) (= believed to be sb/sth else) knock aưon (u) mistrust of (n)
know of/about (u)
mock at sb/sth (u)
knovvledge of/about (n)
moon around/about/over (tí) (+ noun)
motion to/towards sb (u)
mould sth into sth (u)
label (sth) as (v)
mourn for/over sb/sth (tí)
lace (sth) up (v) muddle (sth/sb) up (u) lack of (n)
mutiny against sb/sth (u) laden with sth (adj)
lag behind sb/sth (u) N lap (sth) up (v) nag at (v)
lather (sth) up (v)
name sth/sb after/for sb (u) (= give a name to
laugh about (u) (situation) sth/sb)
laugh at sb/sth (v)
name sb for/as sth (f) (= nominate sb for a
laze around/about (v) position)
lean on/towards/againsưover (u)
naturalise sb/sth in (u) leave for (f) necessary for/to (adj)
lecture on (v) (= give a lecture) necessity for/to (n)
lecture sb for/about sth (v) (= scold/ warn sb) need for (n)
legislate for/against (v)
negligent of (adj) (one's duties, responsibilities) lend (sth) to sb (i;)
negotiate (sth) with sb (v)
lìable for (adj)
nervous of (adj) (+ noun/gerund)
lie to sb about sth (v)
new to (adj) (an area, one’s experience)
limit (sb/sth) to (u) news of (n)
line (sth) with sth (u) next to (adj)
listen for (v) (= listen careíully to hear the
nibble at sth (u)
telephone, doorbell etc) nice to (adj)
listen to (v) (radio, music etc) niggle abouưover (i;)
live at (v) (an address) nod to/at sb (t;)
live on (y) (a big Street)
nominate sb as (ii) (president)
live in (u) (a small Street)
nominate sb for (f) (a position)
live for (v) (a particular time, person, thing) noted for (adj)
live with (v) (person, emotion, memory etc)
(take) notice of (rỉ)
long for sth/to do sth (ơ)
notity sb of sth/sth to sb (u)
look about/around (u)
notorious as (adj) (criminal etc)
look at (u) (= view)
notorious for (adj) (crime etc) loyal to (adj)
lukewarm about sb/sth (adj) (= not eager)
obedient to sb/sth (adj) M
object to sb/sth/doing sth (u)
(in the) mood for sth (n)
objection to/about sth (n)
mad aưwith sb (adj)
obliged to sb for sth (adj) make of sth (n)
oblivìous of/to sth (adj)
malevolent to/towards (adj)
obsession vvith/about sb/sth (n)
married to (adj)
obtain sth for sb (u) marvel at/about (i;)
obvious to sb (adj)
mastery of sth (n) occur to sb (ti)
mean to sb/with sth (adj)
offense against (rt) (= breaking of a rule or law)
meddle ìn sth (u)
offense to (n) (= insult)
mediate betvveen (u) ogle at sb (v) mention to (u) omen of sth (n)
milìtate against sth (u)
onslaught on sb (n)
mingle with sth (u) ooze out of/with (f)
misintorm sb about (tỉ)
operate on (u) (person)
mistake sb/sth for sb/sth (v)
operate with (ư) (tools, instruments) 438 - opinion of/about (n)
preach to sb about/against sth (v) opposed to sth (oự/)
precaution against sth (n)
opposite to sb/sth <,adj)
preconception about sb/sth (n)
optimistic about {adj)
predisposition to/towards sth (n)
originate sth in/from sb (u)
prefer sth/sb to sth/sb (u)
oust sb from sth (v)
prejudicial to/againsưtowards sth (adj) outlay on sth (n)
prelude to sth (n) outlet for sth (n)
prepare (sb/sth) for/to (v)
Outlook for (n) (= torecast, prediction)
prepared by (adj) (+ gerund)
weather Outlook for the uieekend
(be) prepared for (adj) (= ready for sth to
Outlook on (n) (= opinion of) happen) Outlook on life
prepared with/from (adj) (ingredients,
Outlook onto/over (n) (tields, tovvns etc) components)
outskirts of (n)
present at (adj) (event, ceremony, place)
overburden sb with sth {v)
present for (adj) (event) present for the parade owìng to (prep)
present in {adj) (place, court)
present sb with sth (v) p
prevail agaínst (u) (= to work against) pale with (t;)
prevail in/among (v) (= to exist In/ among part with (v) people, places etc)
pass by (v) (= go past) pass by s b ’s house;
prevail over (i;) (= to be more powerful over)
Chr i s t mas p a s s e d by quietly
prevail upon (v) (= persuade sb to do sth)
pass on (i>) (= to go on from one thìng to
prevent sb/sth from doing sth (lí)
another) L e t ’s p ass on to the next question.
previous to sb (adj)
patient with {adj)
pride in sb/sth (n) pay by (u) (cheque)
príde oneselt on sth/doing sth (v)
pay for (v) (shopping)
proclivity to/towards (n) pay in (i>) (cash)
proticient at/in sth (adj) peck at sth (i;)
prohìbit sb from doing sth (v)
peculiar to (adj)
prone to sth (adj) (illness, intection) peek at sth (v)
proot against (n) (= which denies claim/secure
peeved about sth (adj) against)
pelt sb/sth with (i>)
proof of (n) (what has been claimed)
pernìcious to sb/sth (adj)
propensity for/to/towards sth (n)
persist in sth/doing sth (v)
protect sb/sth againsưtrom (v)
pile (sth) up {v)
protection against (n)
pity for sb/sth (n)
protest abouưagainst/at (v)
plague (sb/sth) with (v) plague me wi th a lot proud of (adj) more questions
provide (sth) for sb (u) plan for (n)
pull aưon sth (u)
plead with sb to do sth (.v)
punish sb for sth (u)
pleased with/about (adj)
puzzled abouưby (adj) pleasure in/of (n)
pledge sth to iv) (an organisation activity) poínt aưto (v)
quality (sb) as/for (i>) (have/give required ponder on/over sth (d)
abllitles, qualitications etc)
popular with (adj)
quality Is b) for (y) (have/give right)
portent of sth in) quality of (n) pose for sb/sth (y)
quarrel with sb about/over sth (v)
possessive with/about (adj)
questtorsth (n) (truth, happiness)
possibility of sth/doing sth (n) queue up (for) (i>) PostScript to sth (n)
quick as (adj) (= comparison)
(im)polite to (adj)
quick at (adj) (+ gerund or noun)
potential as (n) (+ noun) quiet sb/sth down (i;)
potential for in) (+ noun)
quote (sth) from sb/sth (v) praise sb for sth (u) pray to (v)
pray to sb for sth (v)
race against sb/sth (n)
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radiate from (i;) (= originate from)
reputation for/of (ra) (+ gerund)
radiate with (ti) (happiness etc) request for sth (ra)
rage aưagainst sb/sth (u)
research into/on sth (ra) raid on sth (n) resignation trom (ra) rally round (v) resort to (v)
rant at sb about sth (v)
respected for (adj)
rave aưagainst (v) (= act opposite to sb/sth) respite from sth (ra)
reach for sth (v)
respond to (u) (question, stimulus etc)
react against (v) (= act opposite to sb/sth)
respond with (v) (= reply by doing sth)
react to (v) (= take action as a result of sth) respond ivith a smile
readjust to (f) (a new situation)
responsìbility of/for (ra) ready for (adj)
responsible for (adj) reason for (n) result in (v)
reason vvith sb (v) result of/from/in (ra)
rebel against sth/sb (v)
resulting from {adj) (= arising from)
receipt for (n) (proot of having paid for sth)
resulting in (adj) (= leading to)
receipt of (n) (sth being received)
reticent about sth {adj) receive from (u)
retire from iu) (one's job) recipe for (n) retire to (u) (a place)
recipient of sth (n) (of awards)
reverence for sb/sth (ra)
recite sth to sb/from sth (v) reverse of (ra)
reckless of/about sth (adj)
revert to sth iv)
recoíl from sb/sth at sth (u) revolt against (y)
recommend sb/sth to sb/for sth (v) revolve around (ư)
recovery of sb/sth from sth (n) rhyme with (u)
recruìt sb to sth/as sth (n)
rich in iadj) (humour, vitamins)
redolent of/with sth (adj) rid of (,adj)
reduction in (n) (size etc) rise in/of/out (ra)
reduction of (n) (amount by which sth Is risk of (ra) reduced)
rival for (ra) (sb's affections etc) reter to (v)
rival in (ra) (a competition etc)
reterence to sb/sth (n) roar at (y) (object)
retrain from sth/doing sth (v)
roarvvith (n) (pain, laughter) retuge from sb/sth (ra)
room for (ra) (creativity, correction) regard to/for (ra)
rude to/towards sb {adj) regardless of iprep) reign over (v)
rejoice aưover/in sth (u) sad about {adj)
relapse into (ư) (unconsciousness/ crime)
safe from sth/sb (adj) related to (adj)
sateguard (sb/sth) agaínst/from sth/sb (i')
relationship between/with (ra)
sated with sth iadj) relative of (n)
satistied with {adjì
release from (ra) (v)
save sb/sth from (v) rellef trom (ra) scared of (adj) relish for/in (ra)
schooled in sth (adj) rely on/upon (v) scorn for sth/sb (ra)
remark on/upon/at (v)
scovvl at sb/sth (u) remedy for (ra) search for (u) remind of (v)
secret from sb (adj)
reminiscent of (adj) secret from (ra)
remorse for sth/doing sth (ra)
sensible about (adj)
remote from (adj)
sensìtive to (adj) (sb’s needs) remove from (v)
sentence sb to sth (u) reply to (lí)
separate from (adj) reply to/from (ra)
separate sb/sth from (u) report on/to (ra) sequel to sth (ra) repulsìon for (n)
serious about sth (adj)
reputation as (ra) (+ noun) set of (ra)
440 - yĩfì/ì Bá sever sth from sth (d)
strain of (n) (= quality)
share (sth) with sb iv)
There is a strain o f u n k i n d n e s s in him.
share in sth (v)
strain on in) (= exertion on sth) B uyi ng that car
shelter (sb/sth) from sth (v)
will be a strain on our resources.
shiver with sth (u)
streak of sth (n)
shocked aưby (adj)
stricken with/by sth iadj) short of (adj)
strip (sth) off/down (li)
(have a) shot at sth (n)
strive for/after/towards (u)
(have a) shout at sb (i;) (from anger)
struggle for sb/sth (li) (= fight for) struggle for
shout for sb (i;) (indirectly) breath
shout to sb (li) (to attract attention)
struggle with sb/sth iv) (= fight with)
shriek (v) (obscenities, a vvarning) strum on sth (li)
shriek with (ii) (fear, etc) sub for sb (li)
shy of sth/doing sth (adj)
subject to sth iadj) (alteration, approval)
sick about/over iadj) (situation) submit (sth) to sb (n)
sick with (adjì (emotion) sick with fear subsist on sth ( li)
sidle up/over to sb/somewhere (u)
substitute for (n) sigh wíth sth (li)
subversive of {adj)
similar to sb/sth - in sth {adj) succeed in sth ( li)
skílltul at/in (adj) (job)
succeed sb to sth (li) (the throne, a post)
skilltul/skilled with/in (adj) (tool, weapon, etc)
successtul in/at iadj)
skilled aưin iadj) (job) successor to (n) slow at (adj)
succumb to sth (ii) (an illness, an attack) smile at sb (li)
suffer from/with iv)
smitten with/by sb/sth (adj)
sufficient for (adj)
sneer about (Li) (situation)
sufficient for/to (adj) sneer at sb/sth (Li)
suitable for (adj) snipe at sb/sth (li)
suited for/to (adj) snoop abouưaround (u)
supplicate for sth (l>)
snuggle up to sb/sth (li)
support for (n) The fans shoived their support solace sb with sth (li) for the team.
solicitous for/about (adj)
support of (n) Money was collected in support soluble in (adj) o f Greenpeace.
sorry about sth (adj)
support sb in (u) (a plan, decision etc)
sorry for sb (adj)
support sth with (n) (money)
spatter sth on/over ( li) spalter paint on the wall sure of (,adj)
spatter sth with (v) spatter the Luall ivith paint surge in (n) (rise in)
speak to sb about sb/sth (v)
surge of (ra) (people, the sea, etc)
specialíst in (n)
surprised at/by {adj) spend (money) on (li)
surrender (sb/sth) to sb (li)
spend (time) on sth (u)
surrogate for sb/sth (ra)
spend (tìme) in/at (li) (place)
suspect sb/sth of sth/doing sth ( li)
split sth into ( li) (pieces)
suspicious of/about iadj)
split sth up (li) (= break sth up)
swill (sth) ouưdown (adj)
sprig of sth (n) (usu plant)
swipe (out) at sth (li) spy on sb/sth (li)
svvoop down on sb/sth (ra)
squabble with sb about/over sth ( li)
sympathetíc to/towards/with sb (adj) squint at/through ( li)
sympathise with sb aboutytor sth (ra)
squirt (sth) out of/into/around etc from sth (u)
sympathy for/towards sb/sth (ra) stack (sth) up (li)
sympathy with (ra) (sb’s ideas = agreement with
stamp abouưaround (li) them) stare at ( li)
stash (sth) away (li) {inỊormal) steal (sth) from (li) talent for (ra)
stimulus to/for sth (n)
talk to sb about sth (ra) stock of (n) tamper with sth (ra)
story aboutyot (n)
taste in (ra) (clothes, etc)
straighten (sth) up/out (Li)
taste of (ra) (food, etc)
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h - 441 taunt sb with sth (u) use of sth (n)
team up with sb (,v)
used for/as (adj) (employed)
team sb/sth wíth sb/sth (v)
used to (adj) (accustomed to)
terriíied at sth (,adj)
usetul to sb for/as sth (,adj) T h i s wood ivill be
thank sb for sth iv)
useỷủl to me as a table. thankíul for sth (aựý) think about/of sth (u)
thirsty for sth (adj) (rain, success)
valid for (adj) (use)
thoughtless of sb (adj)
valid in (adj) (a place)
threaten sb with sth (i;)
valued aưfor (adj) (a price/a purpose)
throw sth at sb (v)
variation in/of sth (ra) throw sth to sb (i;) vary in (v)
tinge sth with sth (v)
vault over sth (v) tìngle with sth (n)
vexed aưvvith sb/sth (adj) tinker at/with sth (d) view of/to (ra) tired of {adj)
visible from (adj) (somevvhere)
tolerant of iadj) (different opinìons, particular
visible to (adj) (sb) conditions)
visible with (adj) (an instrument etc) The moon
trade in sth for sth (i;)
is visible to o u r pl ane t wi t h the n a k e d eye. traitor to sb/sth (n)
visitation of/from sb/sth (n)
transition from sth to sth (ra) visítor to (ra)
translate sth from sth into sth (i;)
void of sth (adj)
treatment for (ra) (shock, lung cancer) votary of sb/sth (ra) tribute to sth/sb (ra) vote for/against (ra)
trip (sb) up/over (v) vote for/against (u)
trip over sth (v)
vouch for sb/sth (v)
triumph over sth (v)
vulnerable to sth/sb í,adj) (make) trouble for sb (ra)
(have/be in) trouble with/for (n) l ỉ e was in w
trouble wi t h the police f or st ealing a car.
wage sth againsưon sth/sb (v) trust in (n)
wail abouưover sth (v)
tuck sth into sth (v) wait for (u) tug aưon (v)
wallow around/about in sth (v)
turn (sth/sb) around/over (v)
warn sb of/about sth (u)
tussle with sb (u) vvarrant for sth (ra)
tutor sb in sth (v)
wary of sb/sth (adj) type of (ra)
weak aưin (adj) (at the knees, in the head)
typical of sb/sth (acij)
weary of sth/doing sth (v) whiff of (n) u
vvhittle away at/down sth (u)
unavvare of sth (adj) win a t(v)
unconcerned with sth/sb (adj)
wince at (v) (the thought of ...)
uneasy about sth (adj) wink at sb (v)
unequal in (adj) (size, etc) wish for (ra)
unequal to (adj) (in comparison with sth else) wìsh for (ii)
unfaithful to sb/sth (adj)
worried about (adj)
unfit for sth (adj) worry about (v)
uninterested in sb/sth (adj) worthy at (adj)
unjust to sb (adj)
worthy of (adj) (a reward, recognition etc)
unmindtul of sb/sth (adj)
wrestle with sb (u)
unqualitied as/for sth (adj)
vvrite to sb about sth (v)
unreasonable about (adj) He was
unreasonable about p a y i n g his share.
unreasonable of sb (adj) (= to behave in a
yearn for sb/sth (v) particular way) yearning for (ra)
unsvverving in sth {adj)
yell (out) (u) (abuse, a name, in pain)
upset abouưwith sth (adj)
yell at sb abouưtor sth upvvind of sth (oự/) yen for sth (ra) 442 yĩf7/i Bá
PREPOSITIONS WITH WORD PHRASES A T by all means a t... km per hour by appointment at a cost by auction
at a disadvantage at a discount by birth at a distance
by bus/train/plane/car (but: in my own car, on at a glance the 8 o'clock train) at a guess by chance at a loss by cheque at a moment’s notice by day/night at a proĩiưloss by degrees at all costs bỹ for at all events by torce at an advantage
by hand (= using the hands) at any rate
by heart (= from memory) at brẽakfast/lunch by land/sea/air at church/school by law at ease
by luck (= lucklly) at fìrst hand by marriage at fĩrst sight by means of at hand {= close) by mistake
at heart (= in one's real nature)
by name (= using the name(s) of sb/sth)
(have sb/sth) at heart (= be concerned about by nature sb/sth) by now at home by one's side at last by oneselt at least by order of at length by posưairmaìl at liberty by protession
at night (riole: ìn the night)
by request (= as a response to sb's wish) at noon
by sight (= recognise sb when you see them but at odds with
have nèver meưtalked to them) at once by surprise
at one’s request (= because sb wishes it) by the dozen at peace/war
by the end (= before sth ĩinishes) at present by the side of at random
by the time (= betore reaching a certain point) at risk
by the way (= incidentally) at sea by virtue of at speed at the age of FOR/FROM
at the beginning (= when sth started) for a change
at the end (= when sth tinishes)
for a moment (= for a short time) at the expense of for a visit/holiday
at the front of (= in the most forward position/ for a walk place) for a vvhile
at the last possible time
for ages (informal) at the latest (= time)
for breaktast/lunch/dinner at the moment (= time) for certain
at the point of (= at that particular time) for ever at the present time
for fear of (= in case sth happens) at the same tíme for good (= torever)
at the time (= at a particular time) for granted at times (= sometimes) for hire at work for life
for love (= out of love, vvithout payment or other reward) B Y for nothing by accident by all accounts
for once (= on one occasion) for sale (= to be sold)
Tài liệu ôìì thi TH PT Quốc gia UIÔÌÌ Tiếng A n h - 443 for sb’s sake n ink/pencil for short
n length/width etc In lengths o f 1 Om.
for the moment (= for now, for the time being) n love (with) for the sake of n moderation for the time being n mourning (for) from memory
n name only (= not really) from now on
n no time (= very quickly) from time to time n one’s free time n other vvords IN n pain In a (good/bad) mood n partìcular n a hurry n person n a mess n pieces
n a way (= to some extent) n place of n action
n possession of (= ovvnlng) n addìtion (to) n practice/theory n advance (of)
n principle (= theoretically) n agony n prison/jail n agreement with n private/public n all n progress n answer to n return n any case (= anyvvay) n satety n arrears n sb’s interest n bed n sb’s opinion n blossom n season n briet n secret n case (+ clause) n self-defence n case of (+ noun)
n sight (of) (= within one's range of Vision) n cash
n some respects (= in certain ways, concerning n charge (of) some aspects) n code in stock n comtort in summer/vvinter n common (with) in tears n comparison wíth ìn the aír n compensation for
in the beginning (= originally) n conclusion
in the case of (= in the event) n contidence in the dark n control (of) in the end (= finally) n danger in the flesh n debt in the habit of n detail in the meantime n difficulty
in the mood for (= vvanting to do sth) n disguise in the morning n disorder in the mountains n doubt
in the name of (= on sb’s behalt) n exchange for in the news n existence in the nude n fact in the righưvvrong n tashion
in time (= early enough)
n tavour of (= supporting)
in time of (= during a particular time)
n tavour with (= liked by) in touch
n fear of (= afraid of) in town n tlames in tune (with) n focus in turn
n tront of (= turther forward than) in two/half n tuture in unitorm in use n gear in vain n general
in view of (= because of, taking into account) n good/bad condition in vogue
n hand (= being dealt with) n horror of 444 Vĩnh Bấ\ ON out of doors on a ... day out of tashion on a diet out of hand on a farm out of luck on a journey out of order
on a trip/cruise/excursion out of píty
on a(n) atternoon/evening out of plãce
on account of (= because of) out of practice on an expedition out of print on an island out of reach on approval out of respect for on average out of season on bail
out of sight (= beyond one’s range of Vision) on balance out of stock on behalf of out of the ordinary on busíness out of the question on conditíon that out of town on credit out of use on demand out of work on duty OFF on fire off colour on foot off duty on good/bad terms with off school/work on holiday off the record on impulse off the road on leave on loan UNDER
on no account (= under no circumstances) under age on one’s mind under arrest on one’s own
under control (= controlled) on order under discussion on paper under one’s breath
on principle (= according to a particular beliet) under orders on purpose under pressure
on sale (= reduced in price) under repair on second thoughts under the impression
on sight (= as soon as sth is seen) under the vveather on strike on the agenda WITH/WITHOUT on the air
with a view to (= intending to) on the contrary wíth ditticulty
on the front/back (of a book, jacket etc)
with luck (= hopeíully) on the increase with reíerence to on the job with regard to on the one hand with the compliments of on the other hand with the exception of on the outskírts vvìthout delay on the phone vvithout fail
on the point of (= about to) vvíthout success on the radio/TV vvithout vvarning on the trail of on the way ROUND on the whole
on time (= at the correct time) round the corner OUT OF TO out of breath
to one’s astonishment
out of control (= uncontrolled) to one’s surprise out of danger to sb's face out of date to this day out of debt
ĩà i liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 445 TABLE OF CONTENTS Key 1.
Muitiple Choice Tests....................... ......... 5...... .......93 2.
Lexical Cloze Tests.................................100...... ..... 135 3.
Open Cloze Tests............................. ......139...... ..... 160 4.
Word Pormation............................... ......163...... ..... 179 5.
100 Trlos of Gapped Sentences........ ......182...... ..... 199 6.
Key word transíormation.................. ......200...... ..... 248 7.
Sentence transíormation................. ..... 232...... .... 292 8.
Error Correction............................... ......309...... ..... 327 9.
Prepositions.................................... ......331...... ..... 340
10. Phrasal Verbs.................................. ......342...... ..... 368
11. Verb Tenses (Active and passive)............372...... ..... 379
12. Reading Comprehension.................. ......383...... ..... 432
13. Appendices...................................... ..... 432 446 SÁCH PHÁT HÀNH TẠI
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