I. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1. It is saving that the Temple of Literature was built in the 11th century.
2. They suggest that we must book a hotel by the Perfume River.
3. Many people have been claimed that the show tickets are too expensive.
4. She wanted to know if I saw Paul recently.
5. Have the play already started when you got to the theater?
1 we .........playing table-tennis is very interesting because we can meet and make friends with interesting people
2 My brother and I...............the same body
3 I love.................outdoors in my garden to plant flowers and vegetables
4 my father likes............his bike in the park at the weekend
5Tom and peter like water ..................and they go swimming , playing water polo and surf
6 my hobby is collecting ............because I love reading whenever I have time
7 Why don't you ............jogging because it can help you keep fit?
8 I really enjoy going round the shop in the town to..................for rare and old teacups
9 my parents have just bought a new...................of ruller skate
10 It is very..........................to collect motorbicycles because it costs you a lot of money to buy them and get them repaired
Làm đề sao cho thật đúng nhé!
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1. The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police
→ The police ....................................................................................
2. "Don't leave your luggage unattended"
→ He asked me ...................................................................
3. The salary of a professor is higher than that of a secretary
→ The salary of a secretary is .....................................................................
4. He felt very miserable, so he looked for someone to share his life with.
→ He looked .................................................................................
5. I didn't realize how late it was and I didn't stop studying till after midnight
→I didn't realize how late it was and I went .................................................................................................
Join the sentences using relative pronouns (who, which, whom, that)
1. This morning I missed the train. I usually catch this train.
2. The bed has no mattress. I slept on that bed.
3. This woman is a doctor. She often treats the poor.
4. I don't like the stories. The stories have unhappy endings.
5. Do you remember the teacher? You met him at the station.
6. This is Mr Smith. He helped me do the work.
7. The novel is interesting. My uncle wrote the novel.
8. Da Lat is one of the most beautiful cities of Viet Nam. It has a lot of waterfalls.
9. I bought a new computer. It cost me a lot of money.
10. Nam lent me this book. He is a friend of mine.
I/ Cho đoạn văn dưới đây, hãy khoanh tròn chữ cái A,B,C,D cho câu trả lời đúng nhất :
Tony: I cannot why they need to keep on changing all the rules. It’s the only thing in this company.
Zac: I know I cannot understand it .
Tony: The should sit down and talk about this. This would cause a problem sooner or .
Zac: This has been going on for now. It seems like they are pulling us into different directions.They all have their own .
Tony: The leaders are just focusing on the money and are the people who bring them the money.
Zac: I am getting every day. It’s becoming an working place.
Tony: I know how you feel. up and dragging you to work.
Zac: I went and talk to some of my and they feel the same way. We are planning to go another work.
Tony: I hope they would sooner that they are going to lose a lot of people.
Zac: I hope that they would act as good and start listening and do the right thing.
Tony: I hope it would be than later.
Giúp mình nhé
The perception of today’s youngsters as media-savvy cynics could hardly be further from the truth. Instead, this
generation of keen consumers may turn witty advertising into an endangered species. Julia Day reports
The youth of today are cynical, media-savvy, seen it all, done it all, wouldn’t-be-seen-dead-in-the-T-shirt types
who appreciate only the most achingly trendy adverts, TV shows and magazines, right? Wrong: that was so last generation.
Today’s youngsters don’t “get” clever ads, are not in the least suspicious of commercials ercials, don’t know the difference between newspapers’ political stances, or TV channels, and they don’t mind admitting it. In short, they are not half as media, marketing and advertising literate as we might have thought, according to new research
commissioned by five media groups – Guardian Newspapers, Channel 4, Carlton Screen Advertising, media buying
agency OMD, and Emap Advertising.
As a result media companies and advertisers are going back to basics to arouse the interest of 15- to 24-year-olds with instant impact messages, plain product pictures, bigger posters, annoying jingles, celebrity endorsements and repetitive ads. Today’s youth are a far cry from today’s thirtysomethings who grew up as commercially-naive kids weaned on the cold war, no national commercial radio, three national TV stations, grant-funded higher education, sponsorship-free Glastonbury festivals and regular strikes and student protests.
Now a lifetime of MTV, the internet, dawn-till-dusk advertising and PlayStation gaming has created a generation
so used to being bombarded with fast-turnover information, they filter it instantly without paying much attention to its meaning. This is a generation of “thoroughbred consumers” says Stuart Armon, managing director of 2cv: research, the company that conducted the so-called Roar research into the media habits of the nation’s youth. “Previous generations were suspicious of advertising, they might have liked ads, but they wouldn’t necessarily buy the product. But this generation has been consuming since they were born. They don’t see any reason to be suspicious,” says Armon.
One young panellist in the focus group research embodied this attitude: “If the advert is good, you think their
product will be good because the more they can spend on advertising, the more money they are obviously getting for
their product.” Armon says the trend has become more pronounced over the seven years that the continuous tracking
study has been running, but has reached a peak in the latest round of interviews with 600 youngsters.
“Advertising is accepted and expected. Young people don’t see anything wrong in being sold to and think that if a product is in a TV ad, it must be good. It’s a myth that they are interested in clever ads – they are not willing to decipher complicated mmessages, they want simple ones.” Many panellists dramatically illustrated this point by revealing they thought Budweiser’s “Real American Heroes” ad, ironically celebrating “Mr foot-long hot dog inventor”, was an ad for hot dogs rather than beer, even though the ad might not be aimed at them.
However, many loved Heineken’s ironic ad featuring Paul Daniels singing Close to You, purely because it made
them laugh. “They are looking for an instant message. If it’s not there, they don’t take any notice. And they literally,
and naively, believe celebrities in ads really use the products they are advertising,” says Armon. A girl panellist from Birmingham commented: “In some of the Nike ads they’ve got all these well-known footballers. You think, ‘Oh my God, they’ve got everybody famous there.’ You think it must be good if they want it.”
The youngsters only read newspapers for the celebrity gossip and sport, rather than news, and couldn’t distinguish between papers’ political stances. They also failed to distinguish between TV channels – they access TV through programmes, not channels, for example watching Sky because The Simpsons is on, not because it’s Sky.
The results of the research deeply worry Sid McGrath, planner at the ad agency that made the infamous “You’ve
been Tango’ed” ads, HHCL and Partners. But they do not surprise him. “My worry is that the youth of today are not
being called upon to flex their intellectual muscles enough,” he says.
“There is instant gratification everywhere – in food it’s Pot Noodles or vending machines, even their pop icons are one-dimensional figures delivered on a plate. Young people are living vicariously through other people’s lives and are not asking for much at the moment. A lot of stimulation is ‘lean back’ – it doesn’t require as much involvement as it used to.”
He says advertising is changing as a result: “Lots of the most popular ads at the moment are happy, clappy, fun.
Easy to digest. They’ve got notice or inclination to decode ads.” One reason behind the shift, McGrath believes, is that young people want relief from the traumas of real life: “Advertising is becoming the opium of the masses rather
than the educator.”
16. Research shows that, compared with the previous generation, young people today are _____.
A. less perceptive B. more sensitive C. more worldly-wise D. better informed
17. In paragraph 3, the word ‘stances’ is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. attitudes B. situations C. functions D. places
18. According to new research by five media groups, today’s youngsters are _____.
A. able to understand the language of advertising
B. unable to ‘read’ the messages in the many forms of advertising
C. bright enough to do some research before buying something
D. a bit wary of adverts
19. Advertisements aimed at the present young generation _____.
A. are using a variety of new techniques B. are technologically sophisticated
C. are making use of old techniques D. are becoming more subtle
20. It can be inferred that celebrity endorsements are advertisements _____.
A. that show viewers how to become famous
B. that famous people like watching
C. where famous people say they use and like certain products
D. where viewers are invited to take part in a phone-in progra e
21. Young people seem to believe that costly advertising _____.
A. makes no difference to the popularity of the product B. is the mark of a good quality product
C. means the product is probably overpriced D. does not inspire customer confidence
22. According to Stuart Armon, youngsters today pay more attention to an advert _____.
A. if its message is i ediately obvious B. if it is on their favorite TV channel
C. if it gives them something to think about D. if it has a witty element
23. Sid McGrath is concerned that young people these days _____.
A. are encouraged to eat too much B. are given too many choices
C. are not required to drink D. do not get enough exercise
24. The author uses the phrase ‘living vicariously’ in the penultimate paragraph to mean that young people _____.
A. want to become more sophisticated than other people
B. do not imitate people around the
C. do not rely on their own feeling or senses to understand the world around the
D. want to be independent of other people
25. According to McGrath, many advertisements today are adapting to satisfy youngsters’ desire to _____.
A. understand their problems B. see the funny side of their problems
C. forget their problems D. find solutions to their problems
BÀI 2:
There was nothing unusual about Wellington Street, or so I thought as I was growing up. The cobbled street, one
of four identical streets next to each other, was calm, apart from the occasional sound of raised voices from the pub on the corner. Everybody said hello to each other, although rarely much more than that. It was the kind of street that in the past had covered the whole of the north-west of England, affordable housing for the workers, the kind of street that used to be the heart of a community. Now it was a relic, unchanged while the modern world went on around it.
The first time I got a sense that my childhood world was not going to remain the same forever was when a letter
arrived from the local council saying that a meeting was being held locally to discuss the development of the area. I
remember wondering why areas had to be developed and I asked my father. He said that people just liked changing
things for the sake of it but my mum interrupted him and explained that the houses needed modernizing. Even then I
could see this as another move in their ongoing argument about money and location. Mum, with her keen sense of
social position and always very aware of what the neighbours thought, wanted to move into a better house, which Dad took to mean a more expensive house.
The evening of the meeting came around and my dad and I went along. It had already started when we got there
and one of the councilors was trying to explain the plans, although the general reaction from the audience was far from positive. I don’t remember the details, but I remember some shouting, until finally one of our neighbours stood up and said that he wasn’t giving his permission for any of it. I remember the councilor saying then, ‘We don’t need permission. We’re telling you, not asking you.’
The mood when we got home was tense. Although she tried to hide it, I think Mum was secretly quite pleased.
Dad sat and frowned at the TV for a while, before Mum brought him a cup of tea. I was surprised when it was he who broke the silence after a minute or two and said, ‘There are one or two nice places up around Ladybride.’ Mum said nothing. She just sipped her tea and looked at me and smiled.
46. The writer describes the street as a place where _____.
A. people felt they were part of a co unity B. people resisted the fast pace of motion life
C. everyone quietly got on with their own life D. everyone could afford their own house
47. Streets of this kind had been built in the past because they were _____.
A. comfortable B. long-lasting C. traditional D. cheap
48. What did the writer NOT understand when the letter arrived?
A. why things had to change B. why his parents were arguing
C. who had organised the meeting D. where they were going to live next
49. Why didn’t the writer’s father want to move house?
A. He knew why the area had to be developed.
B. He didn’t understand why they wanted to change things.
C. He didn’t want to live in a modern house.
D. It would cost them more.
50. Why did the mother’s mother want to move house?
A. She liked to impress other people. B. She didn’t like the neighbours.
C. She knew it would annoy the writer’s father. D. She thought the local council would help.
51. During the meeting, most people were _____.
A. shocked by what they learned B. unhappy about the proposals
C. sympathetic to the councilor D. confused by the explanation
52. Why was the writer surprised by what his father said?
A. He knew that his father was watching television.
B. He thought that it would upset his mother.
C. He knew that what his father said was wrong.
D. He thought his mother would have made the suggestion.
53. According to the passage, who would make a final decision on the development of the area?
A. People in the area B. The councilors C. Home owners D. The writer’s father
54. What would be the most suitable title for this extract?
A. An unhappy childhood B. A difficult marriage C. The wrong decision D. Changing times
55. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. people at the meeting supported the plan to develop the area
B. everybody in the area wanted to modernize their house
C. the writer said that he didn’t give permission for the development
D. the writer’s father finally agreed to move the house
Tìm lỗi sai:
1. He was deaf to everything except than what he wanted to hear.
2. I have enough money on me but I’ll take my credit card with me to be on the safe sight.
3. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
4. The symptoms of diabetes in the early stages are too slight that people don’t notice them.
5. Janet is finally used to cooking on an electric stove after having a gas one since so long.
6. First raise your right hand, and then, you should repeat after me.
7. The amount of women earning Master’s Degree has risen sharply in recent years.
8. The badest accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
9. More electricity you use, the higher your bill will be
10.The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he hasn't flown before.
Use relative pronouns or adverbs to combine each pair of sentences below
1/ The girl is from Australia. She sits nest to me
________________________________________
2/ I thanked my friend . He had helped me overcome these difficulties
__________________________________________________________
3/ The teacher is excellent .I am taking his course
_______________________________________
4/ I saw a lot of people and horses . They went to market
________________________________________________
5/ Tom has three sisters> All of them are married
___________________________________
6/ Do you know the music ? It is being played on the radio
_______________________________________________
7/ The day was rainy .My father left on that day
__________________________________________
8/ You sent me a present . Thank you very much for it
_______________________________________________
I. Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live.
Obviously, it is difficult to (1) the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the 21st century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2)over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8)appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past, men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10) into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare - footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared
