It was not ......to finish that work befo5'oclock
A, expected
B, expecting
C, expectative
D, expectation
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Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
28. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.
The water was not___________________________________________.
29. “Where has he been?” she wondered.
She doesn’t know___________________________________________.
30. Your handwriting is less nice than hers.
Your handwriting___________________________________________.
31. The basketball coach made me train very hard.
I was___________________________________________.
Combine the sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do NOT change the given words in any ways.
32. I’m very busy with my work. I cannot go with you. (wish)
___________________________________________
33. lam always nervous. I feel that when I travel by air. (makes)
___________________________________________
34. The garden is very small. We can’t play football in it. (so)
___________________________________________
35. We couldn’t go out. The weather was so bad. (because)
___________________________________________
viết lại câu sau có cùng nghĩa :
- I bet you wouldn't ask David to come with you to the party! => if
- If you work for this company, you have to travel a lot => involes
- Joe doesn't like it when people treat him like a child => resents
- It was resolves that the matter would be brought up at the next meeting => bring
- The police were told that the use of unnecessary force was forbidden => not
Rewrite the sentences as directed:
1. They should finish thei work soon.( passive voice)
2. The car was beautiful so I wanted to buy it.( because)
3. The table is expensive. I bought the table.( relative clause)
4. She is not well. She goes to school. ( Although)
5 . The air is not pure so we are not healthy.( If)
1. when I got home I found that water...........down the kitchen walls
A. run B. was running C has run D had been running
2 after he .............his Enlish course , he went to England to continue his study
A has finish B had finished C was finished D would finish
3. how ..............since we ...........college
a. are you/left b. were you/left c. have you been/ have left d. have you been/ left
4. I................much of you lately. We ..............three months ago
A. haven't seen / last met B. didn't see/ met C. haven"t seen/ have meet D. didn"t see/have met
5. when I arrived at the meeting the first speaker............speaking and the audience........
A. just finished/were clapping B. had just finished/had clapped C. had just finished/ were clapping D. just finished/ had clapped
6. he...........his job last month and then he.......out of work
A. lost/was B. was lost/had been C. has lost/was D. lost/ has been
7. In the 19th century, it ......tow or three months to across North America by covered wagon
A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D was taking
8.she ........to Ha Noi last year
A. went B. go C. goes D. is going
9. Right now, Jim ..............the newspaper and Kathy .......dinner
A. reads/has cooked B. is reading/is cooking C. has read/ was cooking D. read/ will be coking
Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the.......of making Dong Ho paintings.
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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
29. The family usually ________ on Saturday afternoon. They don’t work.
A. be free B. not work C. relaxes D. enjoys
30.She was born________Taiwan.a
. at B. on C. in D. from
31.I don’t have a car .I wish I ________one
a. have B. didn’t have C. had D. would have
32. Many students enjoy ________videogames.
a. to watch B. watching C. watch D. to watching
33. She said she________wearing uniform.
a. like B. likes C. liked D. was liking
1. They will not announce the dicision faormally. No formal.....................
2. They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof. The robbers.....................
3. Karajan was the first person to recognise her extra-ordinary musical gift. It.....................
4. Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperabto a unique language. Unlike.....................
5. Thanks to Laura's support I was able to finish the project. Had it.....................
6. It was his over-confidence that led to his defeat in the Wimbledon final. If.....................
7. They have been living in Germany for 5 years now. It.....................
8. I have never been to Paris before. This is.....................
9. I am determined to refuse his offer. I have no.....................
10. " Why don't you buy a new coat?" – Mary said to her hussband. Mary suggested.....................
TEST 1
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. passed B. watched C. played D. washed
2. A. proud B. about C. around D. would
3. A. market B. depart C. card D. scare
4. A. entrance B. paddy C. bamboo D. banyan
5. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
II - Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
6. My house _________in 1986.
A. is built B. was building C. was built D. has been built
7. The doctor _________me not to stay up too late at night.
A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. forced
8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
A. a seven-room B. a seven-rooms C. seven room D. seven rooms
10. If you get up early, you _________late.
A. weren't B. wouldn't be C. aren't D. won't be
11. It's very hot today. I wish I _________on the beach now.
A. am B. was C. were D. had been
12. When he lived in the city, he _________to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go B. has gone C. used to go D. was going
13. My father asked us _________too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending B. did not spend C. not to spend D. to not spent
14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant _________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. where
15. If I were a flower, I _________a sunflower.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
16. Nobody went to the party, _________?
A. does he B. do they C. didn’t they D. did they
17. It is nearly 3 months _________he visited his parents.
A. while B. during C. since D. when
18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
A. Increased B. Increasing C. The increase D. To increase
19. If we _________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
A. will have B. have C. had D. would have
20. What would you do, if you _________a UFO?
A. see B. saw C. would see D. had seen
III - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
A B C D
22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
A B C D
23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A B C D
24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
A B C D
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30.
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
26. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak
27. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
28. A. after B. until C. when D. while
29. A. although B. even C. because D. so
30. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.
- They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
31. People say that they bought this shop last year.
- It is_______________________________________________________________.
- They are_________________________________________________________.
32. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
- He asked me_______________________________________________________.
33. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game. He looks very sad.
- Mr. Brown whose____________________________________________________.
34. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
- You know_________________________________________________________.
35. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day.
- Minh spends______________________________________________________.
36. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
- Because it___________________________________________________________.
37. My mother used to make us clean the house.
- We used____________________________________________________________.
38. "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said
- She said__________________________________________________.
39. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t___________________________________________________.
40. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting.
- It_______________________________________________________.
