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One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. He was standing at the edge of one of tanks where several of these highly intelligent, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. But this time Elvar was too deep in the water for Sagan to reach him. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water into the air and made a sound just like the words "More!"
The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident.
"Oh, yes. That´s one of the words he knows," the director said, showing no surprise at all.
Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than humans have, and it has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger. Sound travels much faster and further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than in humans. But can it be said that dolphins have a "language", in the real sense of the word? Scientist don´t agree on this.
1/ The dolphin leapt into the air because
A. Sagan was too near the water
B. it was part of the game they were playing.
C. he wanted Sagan to scratch him again
D. Sagan wanted to communicate with him
2/ "Dolphins" brains are particularly well developed to
A. help them to travle fast in water
B. arrange sounds in different structures
C. respond to different kinds of sound
D. communicate with humans through sound
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido stops using Quang Ha
2. I will ring the bell one more time. If he doesn't answer, I think he must have gone out
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We were having a party
4. The man who was rescued had been in the sea for ten hours
5. A great deal of time is being spent on his exercis
6. We want to be paid better wages
7. People always blame their circumstances for what they are
8. You will be stopped by a policeman if you try to cross the road now
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
1. refusal 2. communication 3. pollution 4. thoughtless 5. neighborhood
6. action 7. suggestions 8. politely 9. successful 10. advice
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
1. place 2. these 3. more 4. which 5. several
6. phrases 7. Second 8. used 9. an 10. help
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
1B 2C 3C 4D
Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.
0. for 1. for 2. much 3. time 4. today 5. lot
6. with 7. more 8. it 9. have 10. able
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling
2. We stopped everyone from leaving the building
3. Admission to university depends on examination results
4. Don't use that dictionary. It is out of date. Find one that is up to date
Question 6: Do as directed
1. Not only did my friend have excellent ideas, but he did a good job as well
2. Neither his explanation nor the examples he gives are clear
3. It is said that the price of gold is going up
4. He asked me when I would give that book back to him
5. Seldom years ago did people travel far from home
6. He was given a gift, and you were as well
7. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery and was very proud of it
9. Lan found difficulty in accepting the situation
10. Thanks to the new technology applied in their fields, the farmers raised the output of rice
Giup voi a
Read the text on the tight about the invention of semaphore. Five sentences have been removed. Choose from sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (l-4).There is one extra sentence which you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A Using ropes, these could be moved to form 49 different shapes that could be recognized easily.
B The main problem was that it could not be used during the night or on foggy days.
C These messages could be sent very quickly.
D The new republic faced enemies on all sides in the form of the forces of Britain, Austria, Holland, Prussia and Spain.
E In August 1794, it carried its first message, the news of Napoleon's victory at Le Quenoy.
F A system was built between London and the south coast, and other countries followed.
War has been called 'the mother of invention', and this was certainly true in the French Revolutionary wars in 1792. 1 | D | What the Revolutionary Government urgently needed was a reliable system of communication.
Claude Chappe, who was a priest and an engineer, had developed a telegraph system, but had not been able to test it fully. However, his brother Ignace was a member of the government, and arranged for Claude's system to be tested. It turned out to be a great success and started a new form of high-speed communication.
The two brothers had a series of towers built 5 to 10 km apart. At the top of each tower was a tall wooden mast, and they attached one horizontal and two vertical wooden beams to this mast. Claude called this system 'semaphore', which comes from the Greek meaning 'bearing a sign'. 2 (A )
Operators in each tower watched neighbouring towers through a telescope and then passed the message on to the next one in the line. The first line stretched from Paris to Lille, a distance of 2.40 km. 3 ( C). At an average speed of three signals a minute, it was carried in 20 minutes, more than 90 times faster than messengers on horseback.
Once the value of Chappe's system was understood, it soon became the standard method of communication in Europe. 4 (F ). By the time the electric telegraph was developed, France had more than 550 semaphore towers stretching 4,800km.
Unfortunately, Chappe's system had some disadvantages. 5 ( B) The towers were also expensive to maintain and the cost of staff was high. In the end, Chappe was depressed by these criticisms of his inventions and by claims from other engineers that they had invented semaphore, and he committed suicide in 1805.
B. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space.
1. The first inhabitants of Iceland were a group of _Norwegian_ families who settled on the island in AD 874. NORWAY
2. There was disagreement about whether the country needs to maintain a _deterence_. DETER
3. Hundreds of _ evacuees_ from the war zone have arrived in the city and we are trying to find homes for them. EVACUATE
4. _Bedridden patients are often given exercises to help prevent their muscles from becoming stiff. BED
5. It was this passion for fast cars that led to his _untimely_ death at the age of 33. TIME
6. Every effort is made to _rectify_ any errors before the book is printed. RIGHT
7. In a recent opinion poll, a majority of _respondents__ were against nuclear weapons. RESPONSE
8. Her mouth is _seductively__ lipsticked and her eyes are wide open with anticipation. SEDUCE
9. The script has a refreshing _spontaneity_ and sparkle. SPONTANEOUS
10. It’s better to be an _omnivore_ and eat a variety of plant and animals in case there is a shortage of one particular kind of food.
Read the text on the tight about the invention of semaphore. Five sentences have been removed. Choose from sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (l-4).There is one extra sentence which you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A Using ropes, these could be moved to form 49 different shapes that could be recognized easily.
B The main problem was that it could not be used during the night or on foggy days.
C These messages could be sent very quickly.
D The new republic faced enemies on all sides in the form of the forces of Britain, Austria, Holland, Prussia and Spain.
E In August 1794, it carried its first message, the news of Napoleon's victory at Le Quenoy.
F A system was built between London and the south coast, and other countries followed.
War has been called 'the mother of invention', and this was certainly true in the French Revolutionary wars in 1792. 1 | D | What the Revolutionary Government urgently needed was a reliable system of communication.
Claude Chappe, who was a priest and an engineer, had developed a telegraph system, but had not been able to test it fully. However, his brother Ignace was a member of the government, and arranged for Claude's system to be tested. It turned out to be a great success and started a new form of high-speed communication.
The two brothers had a series of towers built 5 to 10 km apart. At the top of each tower was a tall wooden mast, and they attached one horizontal and two vertical wooden beams to this mast. Claude called this system 'semaphore', which comes from the Greek meaning 'bearing a sign'. 2 (A )
Operators in each tower watched neighbouring towers through a telescope and then passed the message on to the next one in the line. The first line stretched from Paris to Lille, a distance of 2.40 km. 3 ( C). At an average speed of three signals a minute, it was carried in 20 minutes, more than 90 times faster than messengers on horseback.
Once the value of Chappe's system was understood, it soon became the standard method of communication in Europe. 4 (F ). By the time the electric telegraph was developed, France had more than 550 semaphore towers stretching 4,800km.
Unfortunately, Chappe's system had some disadvantages. 5 (B ) The towers were also expensive to maintain and the cost of staff was high. In the end, Chappe was depressed by these criticisms of his inventions and by claims from other engineers that they had invented semaphore, and he committed suicide in 1805.
IV. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
Can -> could
2. He asked me if I know that man over there.
Know -> knew
3. We are used to live next door to each other at one time.
To live -> living
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese.
The -> O
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
Has risen -> have risen
7. If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
Will give -> would give
8. My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
Taught -> to teach
9. He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library.
Interest -> interested
10. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
Is living -> lives
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can=> could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as=> so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is=> was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays=> play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this=> that time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since=> for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't=> didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can=> could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree....was planted five years ago .....
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the.....roses watered everyday ............
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask....to redecorate with some new furniture .......
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest....using has instead of burning coal.....
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom.....was lazy, he failed the exam.......
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm.....looking forward to seeing you at Christmas ......
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's......sister was last seen byLaurence when she left from Japan ...........
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it .....take you two hours to surf the web every evening ?..........
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest....you should wait for the next bus .....
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet.....has been used all over the world .....
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a....reduction ....... (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine ......landscape .... (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ............organization ............ (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens ............attentively ...............(attention) to what she is told.
5. He was..........informed ................. (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great ............clearance............(clear)
7. The cost of the.....carriage ....... (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly.........overslept ........ (sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of......wisdom .......... (wise)
10. The judge told him it was........irresponsible ............. (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are => X used to live next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the => X Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun => X taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If they behaved themselves, their parents would be happy about that.
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If she had said sorry, he woud not be angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If I was a rich businessman and I could afford to buy an expensive car.
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If it had not rained last night, I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If my parrents allowed me to go, I would not stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If she paid attention to her cooking, the food would not be horrible
7. The weather was very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If the weather had not been nice, we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If the computer had not broken down, I would not have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If she didn't love him, she would not forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If I had said something, he wouldn't have been angry
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live happily in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as economical as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste products made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all readers (Read)
5. Air and water are necessary in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric appliances very well. (Apply)
7. These innovations will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must conserve them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest replacing the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use solar energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffer from both air and water pollution
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family so I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy-saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) learnt to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) don't have a map.
3. If the students (attend) attend Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) will die a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) doesn't have a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) was not expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) will clean.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) was not difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look after the children while you're away?
2. "Turn on the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked for her keys everywhere.
4. Turn off the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go on littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers away.
7. Could you fill in this form?
8. Don't wake the baby up . Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made up the story.
10. Susan took off her coat and put it on the sofa.
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions.
power - effective - nuclear - advanced - pollution
heat - stored - electricity - energy - panels
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) effective source of power that doesn't cause (2) pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar (3) energy from our Sun.
At present, most of our (4) electricity comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or (5) nuclear power. This power could be provided by the Sun. one percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide (6) power for the total population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (7) pannels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun's energy is used to (8) water. The energy can be (9)stored for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too.
Sweden has an (10) advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
1) Is the solar energy an efficient source of power?
=> Yes, it is
2) Where are the solar panels placed?
=> Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house
3) How long can the energy be stored?
=> The energy can be stored for a number of days
4) Is the solar energy used in Vietnam now?
=> Yes, it is
Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can => could invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many => much time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as => so they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is => was playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays => play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will => would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are => is too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since => for a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't => didn't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can => could do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree was plated 5 years ago
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the roses watered every day
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask somebody for redecorating his room with some new furniture
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest using gas instead of burning coal
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom was lazy, he failed the exam
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm looking forward to seeing you at Christmas
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's not seen his sister since she left from Japan
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it take you two hours to surf the web every evening?
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest waitting for the next bus
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet has been used all over the world
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a reduction (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine landing (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of organizing (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens attentionly (attention) to what she is told.
5. He was infomative (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great clearly(clear)
7. The cost of the carriage (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly sleeping(sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of wisdom (wise)
10. The judge told him it was irreponsible (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
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Đề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can => could go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know => knew that man over there.
3. We are used to live => living next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese => Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long. (câu này đúng rồi nha )
6. The number of the books in the library has risen => have been risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will => would give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun taught => taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest => interested in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired => retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If ............they behaved themselves , their parents would be happy about that
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If ...........she had said sorry , he wouldn't have been angry
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If ........I were a rich businessman , I could afford to buy an expensive car
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If ..........it hasn't rained last night , I would have gone to the barbecue
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If ......my parents allowed me to go , I wouldn't have to stay at home
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If .......she paid attention to her cooking , the food wouldn't be horrible.
7. The weather wasn't very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If ....the weather had been very nice , we would have gone camping
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If .......the computer hadn't broken down , I wouldn't have stopped my work
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If .............she didn't love him , she wouldn't forgive him easily
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If ........he hadn't been angry , I would have said anything
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live........happily....... in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as......economy..... as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste.....product... made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all........readers....... (Read)
5. Air and water are......necessary...... in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric.....appliances..... very well. (Apply)
7. These......innovations.... will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must..conserve... them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest....replacing..... the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use.......solar... energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
=> I told a joke but nobody laughed.
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
=> You must study harder or you will go into another class.
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
=> The city suffers from air pollution and the city suffers from water pollution.
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
=> I knew her family and I did what I could for her.
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
=> We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) ____learnt___ to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) _don't have___ a map.
3. If the students (attend) _attends_ Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) _will die__ a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) _doesn't have___ a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) _weren't_ expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) _won't be cleaned__.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) _weren't difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look __after____ the children while you're away?
2. "Turn ___on___ the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked ____for__ her keys everywhere.
4. Turn ___off___ the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go __on____ littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers ___away___.
7. Could you fill __in____ this form?
8. Don't wake the baby __up____. Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made __up____ the story.
10. Susan took __of____ her coat and put it on the sofa.
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
- It is crucial that Dido (stop)should stop using Quang Ha.
- I will ring the bell one more. if he (not answer)doesn't answer,I think he must(go) have gone out
- I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have)were having a party.
- The man who (rescue)were rescured had been in the sea for ten hours.
- A great deal of time (be) is spent for his exercise.
- We want (pay)to be paid better wages.
- People are always (blame)blaming their circumstances for what they are.
- You (stop)will be stopped by a policeman if you (try) try to cross the road now.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the....REFUSAL.....(1- refuse) of the inhabitants of No.13 to have any form of.....COMMUNICATION....(2-communicate) with them. The trouble started over what is known as noise...POLLUTION.....(3 - pollute). Every evening, the......THOUGHTLESS...(4- think) neighbours used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one in the NEIGHBORHOOD (5 - neighbour) was able to hear anything else. Not knowing what...ACTION...(6 - act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any....SUGGESTIONS.....(7 - suggest) as to how to deal with the problem. A decision was made to send a number of people to talk to the family in No. 13 and ask them.....POLITELY....(8- polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening. Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be...SUCCESSFUL...(9 - succeed), as the inhabitants of No.13 refused to talk to them. So on the.....ADVICE.....(10 - advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court.
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable wordWhen you hear the word "bank", what do you think of ? A....PLACE....(1) to put money? The land on the edge of a river? To depend on something or someone ? If you choose any of.....THESE.....(2) things, you're right. Why ? because words often have....MORE....(3) than one meaning. The tricky part is figuring out...WHICH.(4) meaning is appropriate.
Choosing the correct meaning of a word depends on.....TWO...(5) things. First, it depends on the words and...SENTENCES...(6) surrounding your particular word. The other words and sentences give you context clues...SECONDLY...(7), the meaning depends on how the word is...USED..(8) in the sentence. Is it a noun, a verb,..AN.....(9) adjective or part of a phrase? Knowing the word's part of speech will...HELP..(10) you discover the word's precise meaning.
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn't enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.The position with computers in very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputers but also know how to use them.
1. What happened before printing presses were invented ?
a. Books were so big that people didn’t want to buy them.
b. Only intelligent and rich people could read books.
c. Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
d. All rich people bought books.
2. Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented ?
a. to show that the people who owned the books were rich and intelligent.
b. to show that the people who owned the books could write.
c. Because books were dear and magical.
d. Because books showed that the person who owned them were magical people.
3. What is the common feature of a book and a computer?
a. They were only for intelligent people.
b. They were too expensive to buy.
c. They were large and expensive at first.
d. Only people who could use them buy them.
4. What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
a. A lot of people are eager to buy computers
b. A lot of computers are sold
c. Even children can use a computer
d. A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Question 6: Do as directed
1. My friend had excellent ideas. He did a good job, too.
(join into one sentence, using not only.....but...as well)
MY FRIEND NOT ONLY HAD EXCELLENT IDEAS BUT HE ALSO DID A GOOD JOB
2. His explanation is not clear. The examples he gives are not clear.
NEITHER HIS EXPLANATION NOR THE EXAMPLES HE GIVE ARE CLEAR(join into one sentence, using: neither...............nor)
3. People say that the price of gold is going up. (change into passive voice.)
THE PRICE OF GOLS IS SAID TO BE GOING UP
4. He asked me: "When will you give this book back to me?"(change into Reported speech)
HE ASKED ME When I WOULD give THAT book back to HIM
5. Seldom did people travel far from home years ago.(Use the ordinary word order)
PEOPLE SELDOM TRAVELLED far from home years ago
6. He was given a gift. So were you.(Join into one sentence, using "as well")
HE AS WELL YOU WAS GIVEN A GIFT
7. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this (start with "No matter........"
No matter how intelligent you MAY BE, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.(Combine into one sentence)
He was very proud of MAKING A GREAT DISCOVERY
9. Lan found it difficult to accept the situation. (rewrite with: difficulty)
LAN HAD DIFFICULTY IN ACCEPTING THE SITUATION
10. The farmers had applied new technology in their fields. The output of rice was raised.
(Combine with: Thanks to...........which............)
THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH The farmers had applied in their fields, The output of rice was raised.
Find the mistake in each, of the following sentences and correct it
1. Why do you like me -> my cooking?
2. We -> Our teachers spend a lot of time to prepare classes
3. When using the natural resources, great attention must be paid to saving -> save the environment
4. A quarter of mile from the finishing -> finished line, Wanda was well ahead the other runners
5. The value of the dollar declines as -> in the rate of inflation raises
6. I looked at the two games and then chose the easiest -> easier one
7. The new model costs twice more -> more expensive than last year's model
8. If it receives enough rain at the proper time, hay will grow quickly as -> like grass
9. Neither of the two alternatives that had been outlined at the last meeting were acceptable -> accepted to the executive committee
10. Attempting to smuggle drugs into the country, customs officials apprehended the criminals and took them to police headquarters for questioning -> interrogating
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