I. Choose the best answer
1. ______ second thoughts, I'd rather not go out tonight.
A. with B.In C. On D. Under
2. My car was so old that I could only sell it for ____.
A. rubbish B. scrap C. debris D. waste
3. I felt a bit _______ and seemed to have more aches and pains than usual.
A. out of sorts B. on the mend C. over the worst D. under the fevers
4. The had a four-day holiday, they began work ________.
A. on end B. out of bounds C. in proportions D. in earnest
5. Many books were not available to the public because of government _______.
A. omission B. inhibition C. compensation D. censorship
II. Rewrite the sentences
1. Even though her B grade in English wasn't quite as high as she had expected, it was still a good result ( if )
=> He B grade in English, _________________________, was still a good result.
2. The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked. ( light )
=> The mistakes in the accounts only ____________________ the figures were re-checked.
3. They think that Henry's brother stole the money. ( suspected )
=> Henry's brother __________________________ the money.
III. Give the correct form of the word given in parentheses.
1. There was a heavy __________ yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the church Garden Party. ( pour )
2. A __________ friend is one who likes power. ( dominate )
3. Suddenly without ____________, the dog sank its teeth into my leg. ( provoke )
4. I really believe that it would be a major mistake to ________ any drugs that are currently illegal.
5. This problem is very ___________. Don't tell or discuss it outside the office. ( confident )
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job?
Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
22. _____________, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard
C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
23. He went to work _____________ his headache.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather
C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
26. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well
C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
27. Though _______, they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes
C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic B. of the traffic
C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic
29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.
A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although
30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games.
A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although
31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.
A. because of B. despite C. though D. because
35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though
37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because
38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.
A. because B. despite C. although D. because of
40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
41. Although the sun was shining, __________.
A. it wasn’t very hot B. it was very hot C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot
42. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be________ young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.
A. despite B. but C. even though D. in spite of
43. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.
A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. Because of
44. I gave up the job ________ the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
45. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.
A. Although B. Because C. So that D. Despite
EX2:
1. If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a fuel crisis
2. If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would play basketball
3. If the doctors could find in the remedy, a lot of people would be saved
4. If she bought that house now, she ran out of money
5. What you would do if you could speak French well?
6. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match will be postponed
7. If you will see Mike today, please ask him to phone me
8. If I were you, I will go to the dentist's and have the tooth checked
9. If you hadn't left the car unlooked, it would't have be stolen
10. What would happen because I pressed that red button
11. If the weather is fine today, we would go to the beach
12. If you will study harder, you will surely pass the coming exams with good results
13. If the weather weren't too bad, we would to go swimming
14. If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on the earth
15. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate
Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì quá khứ đơn hoặc hiện tại hoàn thành:
1. What she (do) when you (arrive) there? She (write) a letter
2. She (have) her bath while her sister (get) the breakfast ready
3. The storm (begin) at half past ten while the class (study) history
4. When the students (hear) the bell, they (get) up and (leave)
5. Mr harvey (ask) me about my plans the next time he (see) me
6. Just as I (leave) for home, a student (stop) me in the hall
7. As I (cross) the street, two cars (race) by me at full speed
8. Dorothy and I (just leave) the house when the telephone (ring)
9. The minute I (hear) the news, I (send) hima telegram
10. I (go) to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) so peacrfully when I (look) into your room that I (decide) to do it alone
11. My mother (arrive) while I (clean) the kitchen
12. John (work) from morning to night he (study) to be a doctor
13. Just as I (write) the letter, the inkpot (fall) over
14. A noise of breaking chairs (suggest) the the men (fight)
15. He (just close) the church door when he (notice) a man still praying in the corner
16. The men (fight) bravely, but the general (order) them to retreat
17. As he (come) up to his house in the darkness, he (see) that a man (climb) out of one of the bedroom windows
18. John (work) hard when suddenly the door (open)
19. When we (open) the front of door we (see) someone walking out of the gate
20. Lightning (strike) the tree that they (shelter) under. Of course, they (have) a terrible fright, but they (be) very lucky. No harm (come) to them at all
1. If you don't know the meaning of any words, you should___ in the dictionary.
a. look up to
b. look towards
c. look it up
d. look it through
2. An FBI agent required to___ a top-secret file of the local government.
a.prevent
b.access
c. demand
d. allow
3. Everything was out in his ___
a.calculations
b. fingers
c. hands
d. expectations
I've been to the theater ................... of times
a. much b. a little
c. most of d. few
ai giải thích giúp tớ câu này với ạ,thời gian là danh từ không đếm được chứ nhỉ
Match the sentences pair and join them with " which " as a connector :
A B
1 . My phone is out of order . a . It means he can't get about very easily .
2 . Rachel's mother paid for the meal . b . This was good for the garden .
3 . My mother is disabled . c . It's made her very depressed
4 . You left the key in the car . d . That was very kind of her .
5 . Vicky didn't get the job . e . This surprised everybody .
6 . The police blocked off the road . f . That seemed to amuse everyone .
7 . It rained all night . g . That was rather careless of you .
8 . David helped me clear up . h . That caused a traffic jam .
9 . Tom pushed Nick into the swimming pool . i . It's a real nuisance .
10 . Jim passed his driving test . k . That was very kind of him .
1. It can sometimes be difficult to tell fact from _____.
(A) reflection (B) situation (C) section (D) fiction
2. I strongly recommend you have a Valentine’s dinner at this Italian restaurant, which provides _____ dining atmosphere and attentive service.
(A) agreeable (B) honorable (C) complex (D) freezing
3. We'd have a much better chance of finding the child if we _____ into groups.
(A) break off (B) come forward (C) spread out (D) split up
4. The thief _____ that he had stolen the famous painting and was sent to prison.
(A) recovered (B) confessed (C) claimed (D) arranged
5. People have been looking for _____ of life on other planets for years.
(A) issues (B) quantity (C) evidence (D) flavors
6. Most freshmen soon _____ the life on the HSNU campus, and some even said they missed the campus very much during the winter vacation.
(A) cut down on (B) ran out of (C) worked out (D) got accustomed to
7. "Do you want to come to the KTV parlor with us?'' "_____ I think I'll just stay in and read.''
(A) What a pity! (B) You know what they say. (C) Not really. (D) The more, the merrier!
8. _____ for bad behavior can range from time-outs to no-TVs for several days, so you’d better behave yourselves.
(A) Engagements (B) Punishments (C) Forgiveness (D) Party favors
9. I liked him instantly, especially as he, like me, was a basketball _____, who played basketball so well and loved it so much.
(A) miracle (B) interest (C) fanatic (D) broom
10. “I’d like to _____ a seat on the next plane to New York.” “I’m sorry, but all the tickets for the plane have been booked. You may have to standby on the day of flight.”
(A) release (B) remove (C) reply (D) reserve
I. Pronunciation :
1. A. description B. tradition C. question D. expression
2. A. depth B. refer C. beneath D. secret
3. A. destroyed B. depressed C. filled D. answered
Main stress
4. A. destruction B. industry C. addition D. electric
5. A. against B. conserve C. frequent D. remove
II. Mark your answer to show the underlined part that needs correcting
6. Because of his mother has been seriously ill, she can’t come to the party.
A. Because of B. has been C. seriously ill D. can’t come
7. I'll pay you double if you get the work finishing by Friday.
A. I'll pay B. double C. if D. finishing
8. It often takes the boy about ten minutes to go to school from here by foot
A. takes B. ten minutes C. to school D. by foot
III. Mark your answer to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
9/ What do I think of your purple shoes? Well, they're certainly _______.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
10/ This has been a _______ time for us all.
A. challenge B. challenger C. challenged D.
challenging
11/ Scientists now send submarines to the seabed.
A. investigate B. investigative C. investigation D. investigating
12/ I need someone _______ to look after the children while I'm at work.
A. depend B. dependence C. dependable D. dependant
13/ These sperm whales to the warm waters to give birth .
A. settle B. goes C. relocate D. migrate
14/ They knew there must be trouble unless the report was by the next
day.
A. finish B. finishes C. finishing D. finished
15/ You _______ show this letter to anyone else.
A. mustn't B. didn’t have to C. couldn’t D. didn’t need
16/ I wouldn't work for them even if they _______ me twice my current salary.
A. paid B. had paid C. have paid D. pay
17/ If anyone _______ for me, please tell them I'll be back in the office at 4
o'clock.
A. rang B. had rung C. rings D. has rung
18/ Many people are very concerned about the _______ of the rainforests.
A. lost B. loss C. lose D. losing
19/ When preparing meals, you need to think about _______ and taste as well as
nutritional value.
A. variety B. various C. varied D. variable
20/ Some marine animals are dangerous to humans.
A. living in the mountain B. living in the ocean C. living in the forest D.
living in the house
21/ Sperm whales and sharks are carnivores.
A. animals that live in the sea B. animals that only eat plants
C. fish that aren't born from eggs D. animals that eat meat
22/ Zoos nowadays are very about their image.
A. sense B. sensitive C. sensible D. senseless
23/ A novelist is a person who has a very mind.
A. image B. imagine C. imaginative D. imagination
24/ Most of the old part of the city was _______ by bombs during the war.
A. planted B. destroyed C. eliminated D. worried
25/ We would never know the true of the loss of forest.
A. interest B. value C. conserve D. cost
26/ The floor was covered in tiny pieces of paper.
A. unimportant B. many C. very large D. extremely small
27/ He put an arm around her shoulder _______.
A. protected B. protection C. protective D.
protectively
28/ Her _______ of English grammar is very extensive.
A. know B. knowable C. knowledge D. knowing
29/ If modern technology did not exist, we would never have such precious information.
A. valuable B. precise C. confidential D. detailed
30/ The new job will provide you with _______ experience.
A. value B. valued C. valuable D. invaluable
31/ It is a smart to buy a large packet because it works out cheaper in the
end.
A. choice B. choose C. chose D. choosing
32/ We all enjoyed the waters of Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie .
A. under B. behind C. beneath D. beside
33/ Some tiny organisms are along by the currents.
A. carried B. taken C. flowed D. moved
34/ is a chemical used for killing- weeds.
A. Pesticide B. Herbicide C. Fertilizer D. Antibiotic
35/ He is a biologist. He spends all his life studying sea plants and animals.
A. ocean B. marine C. botany D. sea
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks from 36 to 40
Have you ever seen a forest ……(36)…… by fire? A great forest fire is an awful thing to
see. Once a
fire started, it spreads….(37)……. Foresters say that late summer is the season when the
fire is the ……….(38)…..danger to woods and forests. They are very dry then. Sometimes
when the danger of fire is very great, foresters will not allow anyone to go into the forests.
If people leave a camp-fire burning near a heap of leaves, this often causes a forest fire.
Campers must always remember……….(39)…. out the camp-fire and cover the place with
earth. It is the duty of every camper to take the greatest care not to start a forest fire.
Anyone careless enough to start a forest fire has done something, ……(40)….. make life
more difficult for all of us. Every fire destroys valuable wood, wildlife and good soil.
Everyone of us must know how important it is to care for out great forest and save them
from fire.
36. A. destroying B. destroyed C. destroy D. destruction
37. A. protectively B. quick C. quickly D. protective
38. A. greatest B. great C. greater D. good
39. A. puts B. putting C. put D. to put
40. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
