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John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.
There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'
1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?
a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
b/ Recommend a particular builder
c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower
d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work
2/ From this text, a reader can find out
a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday
c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat
3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?
a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it
b/ She likes most things about it
c/ She has been worried since they paid for it
d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in
4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building
a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home
b/ She feels separated from other people
c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window
5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because
a/ They really couldn't afford it
b/ It was about to collapse
c/ It looked terrible at first
d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left small flat for an old 40-metre high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
'I love the space, and being private,'Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the groud floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitor can't see I'm in!'.
There are 142 steps to the top, so i go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so i never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wamted it to look'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a lear day, and that's a wonderful experience. I'm really glad we moved.'
1/ What is the writer trying to do in the test?
a/ Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
b/ Recommend a particular builder
c/ Describe what it is like to live in a tower
d/ Explain how to win prizes for building work
2/ From this text, a reader can find out
a/ Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
b/ Why Elizabeth exercises everyday
c/ Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
d/ Why John and Elizabeth left the flat
3/ Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feeling about the tower?
a/ She wanted it as soon as she saw it
b/ She likes most things about it
c/ She has been worried since they paid for it
d/ She finds it unsuitable to live in
4/ What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building
a/ Her visitor find it difficult to see if she is at home
b/ She feels separated from other people
c/ She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
d/ It is impossible to clean any of the window
5/ They were rather worried after paying for the castle because
a/ They really couldn't afford it
b/ It was about to collapse
c/ It looked terrible at first
d/ They were unable to take care of such a large house
Choose a phrasal verb to replace the explanation in brackets. |
1. When Caroline goes to work, the babysitter (takes care of) _________ ____ the children. a) looks at b) looks up c) looks for d) looks after |
2. The babysitter (has a good relationship) _________ ____ well with the children. a) gets out b) gets on c) gets up d) gets in |
3. Peter promises he will ( stop) _________ ____ smoking soon. a) give in b) give over c) give up d) give out |
4. They (continue) _________ ____ talking when the teacher arrives. a) carry on b) get on c) break out d) remain on |
5. The fire fighters came and (extinguish) _________ ____ the fire. a) put off b) let away c) put out d) let out |
6. I'll call the shop to (discover) _________ ____ the price. a) find out b) bring out c) turn up d) call up |
7. You never forget the place where you (spend childhood) _________ ____ . a) bring up b) raise up c) grow up d) rise up |
8. If your car (ceases to function) _________ ____ , you should call a garage. a) stops off b) breaks down c) turns off d) breaks out |
9. It's difficult for a plane to (leave the ground) _________ ____ when there is snow on the ground. a) take off b) start up c) lift off d) rise up |
10. You must (return) _________ ____ the books that I lend you. a) hand in b) take back c) give back d) pay for |
Choose the best answer:
1. It's about time you.................harder for the next exam.
A. work B. are working C. worked D. have worked
2. The ceiling in this room doesn't look very safe. It looks as if it ............. down.
A. would fall B. falls C. is falling D. is going to fall
3. I wish they........................change their minds so often!
A. shouldn't B. wouldn't C. mightn't D. couldn't
4. I wish I......................the direction closely.
A. be followed B. will follow C. would follow D. had followed
5. I wished I.................on another diet.
A. could live B. can live C. will live D. am living
6. Team rules require that each player …………….. responsible for memorizing one rule--and then for teaching that rule to all of the players.
A. is B. was C. be D. were
7. To avoid unnecessary injury, the coach insisted that the players' tackling drills …………… on the proper way to fall down.
A. focused B. focus C. were focused D. to focus
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II. Choose the best answer
1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. b. Daisy told John to help her.
c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. d. Daisy would like John to help her.
2. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
a. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. b. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
c. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.d. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
3. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said.
a. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.b. The policeman denied from getting into the area.
c. The policeman wanted them to get into the area.d. The policeman suggested getting into the area.
4. “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her .................................
a. whose composition we haven’t heard yet.b. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet.
c. whose composition hadn’t we heard yet.d. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5. “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me..................................................
a. you look beautiful in that dress.b. you looked beautiful in that dress.
c. I’ll look beautiful in this dress.d. I looked beautiful in that dress.
6. “Hi, Bob. Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him ...............................................
a. did he take the job b. whether you took the job.c. if he had taken the job d. had he taken the job.
7. “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me ..............................................
a. how many people there were in your family.b. how many people were there in your family.
c. how many people were there in my family.d. how many people there were in my family.
8. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early,” Peter told me.
a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed earlyb. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.
c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
9. “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a. He invited me to eat some food b. he offered to bring me some food
c. He told me to bring some food d. he advise me to bring some food
10. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said.
a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job.b. The father denied applying for the job.
c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job.d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job.
25. B
bring sb into: to make someone become involved in a discussion or situation (Đưa một ai đó để đề cập hoặc bàn bạc trong một buổi tranh luận hoặc một cuộc đối thoại nào đó.)
26. C
jot down: to write a short piece of information quickly (ghi lại thông tin 1 cách nhanh và ngắn gọn)