Exercise 1: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. 1. All the food in the refrigerator _______ eaten, and it is empty now. A. are B. is C. have been D. has been 2. The Vietnamese people ____________ a heroic people. A. is B. are C. was D. were 3. That the committee members cannot agree with each other about solving that crisis ___________ caused a serious problem. A. is B. was C. has D. have 4. "Who has been planning tee dance?” “Everyone in the class ____________” A. is B. has C. are D. have 5. The elderly in my country ___________by their children and grandchildren. A. is cared for B. care for C. cares for D. are cared for 6. The actor and the circus performer ___________ to the party tonight. A. is going B. are going c. goes D. go 7. The grey and blue blanket __________ yesterday. A. was washed B. was washing c. were washed D. were washing 8. Two hours’ study _________ enough for him to prepare a quiz. A. is B. are c. has D. have 9. I no less than he ________ blissful to see her. A. are B. is c. am D. be 10. It ___________ these questions that ___________ difficult. A. are - are B. is-are c. are - is D. is – is 11. Mumps __________ usually caught by children. A. are B. was c. is D. were 12. Seven twelfths of the men __________ another language. A. speak B. speaks C. is spoken D. are spoken 13. Two kilos _________ pretty small for a newborn baby. A. makes B. make c. are D. is 14. A basket of apples, oranges, and bananas _________ sent to my husband by his grandparents last Christmas. A. has been B. have been c. was D. were 15. The Dean and Lexicology lecturer _______ in the lecture theatre then. A. were B. was c. have been D. has been Giúp mk với!!!!! Thảo Anh

Exercise 1: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

1. All the food in the refrigerator _______ eaten, and it is empty now.

A. are B. is C. have been D. has been

2. The Vietnamese people ____________ a heroic people.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

3. That the committee members cannot agree with each other about solving that crisis ___________ caused a serious problem.

A. is B. was C. has D. have

4. "Who has been planning tee dance?” “Everyone in the class ____________”

A. is B. has C. are D. have

5. The elderly in my country ___________by their children and grandchildren.

A. is cared for B. care for C. cares for D. are cared for

6. The actor and the circus performer ___________ to the party tonight.

A. is going B. are going c. goes D. go

7. The grey and blue blanket __________ yesterday.

A. was washed B. was washing c. were washed D. were washing

8. Two hours’ study _________ enough for him to prepare a quiz.

A. is B. are c. has D. have

9. I no less than he ________ blissful to see her.

A. are B. is c. am D. be

10. It ___________ these questions that ___________ difficult.

A. are - are B. is-are c. are - is D. is – is 1

1. Mumps __________ usually caught by children.

A. are B. was c. is D. were

12. Seven twelfths of the men __________ another language.

A. speak B. speaks C. is spoken D. are spoken

13. Two kilos _________ pretty small for a newborn baby.

A. makes B. make c. are D. is

14. A basket of apples, oranges, and bananas _________ sent to my husband by his grandparents last Christmas.

A. has been B. have been c. was D. were

15. The Dean and Lexicology lecturer _______ in the lecture theatre then. A. were B. was c. have been D. has been

Giúp mk với!!!!! Thảo Anh Lizzy-Marie

Read the text and choose the best answer. SPRING FESTIVALS From ( 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings . One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter , ( 2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ . Easter , however , it is not the ( 3 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . spring festival . In Sweden , people celebrate the end of the winter by ( 4 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . huge bonfires . Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi . In some villages children are carried around bonfires ( 5 ) . . . . . . . . . . … . . . their mothers to protect them ( 6 ) . . . … . . . . . . . danger in the coming year . Buddhists in Thai Lan soak each ( 7 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in water when celebrating their New Year , which falls in ( 8 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . middle of April . In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers . Chinese spring parades (9). . . . . . . . . . equally colorful, but instead of flowers they have large dragon puppets (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . dance on the streets. 1. A. earliest B. latest C. old D. ago 2. A. that B. who C. which D. when 3. A. one B. only C. best D. first 4. A. make B. to make C. making D. made 5. A. by B. for C. to D. of 6. A. in B. on C. at D. from 7. A. others B. other C. another D. ones 8. A. the B. a C. an D. x 9. A. is B. are C. was D. were 10. A. who B. whom C. which D. when

E2. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. surprise B. sugar C. profession D. success

2. A. advance B. around C. industry D. imperial

3. A. natural B. national C. literature D. suggestion

4. A. charming B. champagne C. children D. charity

5. A. recognition B. temple C. tablet D. emperor

E3. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence or replace the underlined word.

1. I think the University of Cambridge is.... the second the United Kingdom.

A. oldest B. elder C. old D. older

2. The Temple of Literature.... by old trees and many interesting things.

A. is surrounded – contains B. surrounds - is contained

C. surrounds – contains D. is surrounded - is contained

3. In 2003, four of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong, Emperor Ly Nhan Tong, Emperor Le Thanh Tong and Chu Van An were built in the Temple ....of Literature.

A. statues B. forms C. stone tablets D. photos

4. We.... to Professor Marshall about the research topic two days ago.

A. have spoken B. were spoken C. spoke D. were speaking

5. Tan Ky House in Hoi An ....over two hundred years ago.

A. is to built B. was built C. build D. is built

6. Many precious relics ....in the Temple of Literature.

A. kept B. are kept C. keep D. is kept

7. The Imperial Academy was constructed .....Emperor Ly NhanTong.

A. behind B. above C. within D. under

8. The Imperial Academy was..... young men for the country.

A. used to educating B. used to educate

C. use to educate D. used to educating

9. Students at Oxford University.... by famous lecturers and tutors in many departments.

A. are taught and supported B. are taught and support

C. teach and support D. taught and supported

10.The institution..... of many classrooms and libraries for students.

A. consists B. is consist C. is consisted D. has been consisted

11.Bach Ma National Park ......close to the sea.

A. is located B. is being located C. locates D. located

12.In 2010, the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets..... as a Memory of the World.

A. recognising B. were recognisedC. recognised D. are recognised

13.Active voice: Harvard University has awarded Nam..... a scholarship.

Passive voice: Nam a scholarship by Harvard University.

A. has be awarded B. has been awarded

C. has awarded D. has was awarded

14.The students of the Imperial Academy were carefully .....for the National examinations first, and then the Royal examinations.

A. learned B. taken C. studied D. prepared

15.The first Doctors’ stone tablets ......in 1484.

A. are erected B. erected C. were erected D. was erected

The discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or sell. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business, or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether. 'Common language' here usually means a foreign language, but the same point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles within a single language. 'They don't talk the same language' has a major metaphorical meaning alongside its literal one.

Although communication problems of this kind must happen thousands of times each day, very few become public knowledge. Publicity comes only when a failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, legal problems, or fatal accidents — even, at times, war. One reported instance of communication failure took place in 1970, when several Americans ate a species of poisonous mushroom. No remedy was known, and two of the people died within days. A radio report of the case was heard by a chemist who knew of a treatment that had been successfully used in 1959 and published in 1963. Why had the American doctors not heard of it seven years later? Presumably, because the report of the treatment had been published only in journals written in European languages other than English.

Several comparable cases have been reported. But isolated examples do not give an impression of the size of the problem — something that can come only from studies of the use or avoidance of foreign-language materials and contacts in different communicative situations. In the English-speaking scientific world, for example, surveys of books and documents consulted in libraries and other information agencies have shown that very little foreign-language material is ever consulted. Library requests in the field of science and technology showed that only 13 per cent were for foreign language periodicals. Studies of the sources cited in publications lead to a similar conclusion: the use of foreign-language sources is often found to be as low as 10 per cent.

The language barrier presents itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries. British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticised for its linguistic insularity - for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority. In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence; many had their sales literature only in English; and as many as 40 per cent employed no-one able to communicate in the customers' languages. A similar problem was identified in other English-speaking countries, notably the USA, Australia and New Zealand. And non-English-speaking countries were by no means exempt - although the widespread use of English as an alternative language made them less open to the charge of insularity.

The criticism and publicity given to this problem since the 1960s seems to have greatly improved the situation. Industrial training schemes have promoted an increase in linguistic and cultural awareness. Many firms now have their own translation services; to take just one example in Britain, Rowntree Mackintosh now publish their documents in six languages (English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Xhosa). Some firms run part-time language courses in the languages of the countries with which they are most involved; some produce their own technical glossaries, to ensure consistency when material is being translated. It is now much more readily appreciated that marketing efforts can be delayed, damaged, or disrupted by a failure to take account of the linguistic needs of the customer.

The changes in awareness have been most marked in English-speaking countries, where the realisation has gradually dawned that by no means everyone in the world knows English well enough to negotiate in it. This is especially a problem when English is not an official language of public administration, as in most parts of the Far East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Arab world, Latin America and French-speaking Africa. Even in cases where foreign customers can speak English quite well, it is often forgotten that they may not be able to understand it to the required level - bearing in mind the regional and social variation which permeates speech and which can cause major problems of listening comprehension. In securing understanding, how 'we' speak to 'them' is just as important, it appears, as how 'they' speak to 'us'.

Questions 14-17
Complete each of the following statements (Questions 14-17) with words taken from Reading Passage 133

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

14 Language problems may come to the attention of the public when they have ........................... such as fatal accidents or social problems.

15 Evidence of the extent of the language barrier has been gained from ............................ of materials used by scientists such as books and periodicals.

16 An example of British linguistic insularity is the use of English for materials such as ...........................

17 An example of a part of the world where people may have difficulty in negotiating English is ........................... .

Questions 18-20
Choose the appropriate letters A-D

18 According to the passage, ‘They don't talk the same language' (paragraph 1), can refer to problems in...
A understanding metaphor.
B learning foreign languages.
C understanding dialect or style.
D dealing with technological change.

19 The case of the poisonous mushrooms (paragraph 2) suggests that American doctors …
A should pay more attention to radio reports.
B only read medical articles if they are in English.
C are sometimes unwilling to try foreign treatments.
D do not always communicate effectively with their patients.


20 According to the writer, the linguistic insularity of British businesses...
A later spread to other countries.
B had a negative effect on their business.
C is not as bad now as it used to be in the past.
D made non-English-speaking companies turn to other markets.

Questions 21-24
List the FOUR main ways in which British companies have tried to solve the problem of the language barrier since the 1960s.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

21 ......................................
22 ......................................
23 ......................................
24 ......................................

Questions 25 and 26
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 25 and 26 on your answer sheet


25 According to the writer, English-speaking people need to be aware that...
A some foreigners have never met an English-speaking person.
B many foreigners have no desire to learn English.
C foreign languages may pose a greater problem in the future.
D English-speaking foreigners may have difficulty understanding English.

26 A suitable title for this passage would be .......
A Overcoming the language barrier
B How to survive an English-speaking world
C Global understanding - the key to personal progress
D The need for a common language

I . Find which word does not belong to each group.

1. A. terrifying B. entertaining C. frightening D. exciting

2. A. because of B. although C. despite D. in spite of

3. A. character B. audience C. actor D. actress

4. A. horror B. thriller C.see D. documentary

5. A. feeling B. annoy C. enjoy D. like

II. Choose the word among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

explain should their consisted been way any now when plenty

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) the story.

Soon the public had (4) favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5 ) , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6 ) only accept this kind of film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) people went to see films, but in (9) years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) national film industries.

III. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.

Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) of King Arthur.

Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is (6) because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7) to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) . Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (9) this time he wins the game.

The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur’s Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors’ performances are good. The film is funny and (10) . It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author B. name C. character D. actress

2. A. played B. did C. made D. created

3. A. classify B. class C. classic D. classical

4. A. terrify B. terrible C. terrifying D. terribled

5. A. period B. decade C. moment D. time

6. A. amazed B. amazing C. amaze D. amazes

7. A. what B. whatever C. how D. which

8. A. confident B. confidence C. confide D. confided

9. A. although B. but C. despite D. even

10. A. excite B. excited C. excites D. exciting

Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A or B, C, D).

Bobbi Brown is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

Bobbi lives and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only one hundred and twenty people live on Gigha but in summer this number will be doubled because of tourists who come by boat every day.

Every day Bobbi gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the island’s children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the shop.

He says: “Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it”.

1. Bobbi Brown is a very busy man because____________.

A. he is 60 years old B. he has thirteen jobs

C. he lives and works on the island D. he is a postman

2. In summer, about ____________tourists come by boat every day.

A. 120 B. 60 C. 240 D. 150

3. He usually takes the island’s children to school by ____________.

A. bus B. taxi C. boat D. ambulance

4. What does Bobbi do in the evenings? ~ ____________.

A. He makes supper B. He watches television

C. He goes to bed early D. He does the accounts

5. They don’t watch television in the evenings because ____________.

A. They have a glass of wine B. They never have holidays

C. They don’t like it D. They are always tired in the evening

IV. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it

was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. An accident B. A fire C. A fighting D. A crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and ......

A. a bus B. a bicycle C. a car D. motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by ......

A. a police B. a car C. a passenger D. an ambulance

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His .....

A. arm B. head C. leg D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very....

A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. well

Question II: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. traffic B. agree C. noisy D. student
2. A. listen B. visit C. borrow D. obey
3. A. enjoy B. agree C. attend D. student
4. A. listen B. visit C. enjoy D. open
5. A. traffic B. prefer C. noisy D. student
6. A. listen B. visit C. open D. attend

Question III: Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D.
1. Linda used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early.
A. did B. does C. doing D. do
2. My father __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle.
A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs
3. You should look right and left when you go ________the road.
A. down B. across C. up D. along
4. Bus is the main Public ________in Viet Nam.
A.travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle
5. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end.
A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although
6. She’s sure that they will find the film_________.
A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained
7. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________”
A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see?
C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t.
8. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless
9. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August.
A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which
10. My father liked the ____________ of that singer.
A. perform B. performer C. performance D. performing



Question IV: Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gap.
When you are in Singapore, you can go about (29) ........................................... taxi , by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the underground (30) ................... it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (31) ....................... buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (32) ........................................ and without many stops, especially on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (33) .................... taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult (34) ...................... the bus you want. You can take a taxi , but it is (35) ..................... expensive than the underground or a bus . On the underground, you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.
29. A. at B. in C. by
30. A. but B. because C. when
31. A. many B. a lot C. few
32. A. quick B. quickly C. quicker
33. A. so