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VIII. Rewrite the sentences.

1. He can play well though, he is old.

.... Þ In spite of ..........................................................................................

2. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly.

.... Þ I object ..............................................................................................

3. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

.... Þ On......................................................................................................

4. Please don’t say things like that.

.... Þ I wish you ..........................................................................................

5. I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast.

.... Þ I took the blame ................................................................................

6. She’s pleased to be going away on holiday soon.

.... Þ She’s looking ....................................................................................

7. They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the country.

.... Þ They prevented .................................................................................

8. Eventually he managed to make her answer the question.

.... Þ Eventually..........................................................................................

9. I am fond of my nephew although he behaves terribly.

.... Þ I am fond of my nephew in ...............................................................

10. The south of England is drier than the north.

          Þ There is not      

IX. Complete the following sentences with an expression formed from COME and GO.

1. I have a lovely silver teapot that I came ....................... in an antique shop.

2. I don’t really think your purple hat goes .........................  the green coat.

3. That milk smells terrible. It must have gone ...................  

4. We’d belter get back to the boat quickly, because the tide is going to go........................ soon, and we might get stuck on the sand.

5. It was a brilliant plan, and it’s a pity that it didn’t come ........................

6. Those remarks tend to come right ..................  ................. the blue, and anyone not knowing him is invariably shocked.

7. You’ll have to go .......................  the figures again; they don’t balance.

VII. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Cần phải có những biện pháp hữu hiệu nhằm chống lại nạn nghiện hút đang tăng lên ở các trường đại học và cao đẳng. (effective, measures, take, against, drug-addition, increase, universities, colleges).

2. Chúng ta ngày càng nhận thứ rõ tầm quan trọng của môi trường đối với sự tồn tại và phát triển của con người. (become, aware, importance, existence, development).

V. Fill each blank with one suitable word. 

BEE KEEPING

Honey, the sweetest …1… natural foods, was the main source of …2… in ancient times. It was highly prized both as a foodstuff …3… a medicine, …4… those days, the art of bee keeping was known only …5… a select few members of secret societies, who were treated …6… great respect. Nowadays, of course, bee-keeping is not surrounded by such mystique. It is a popular pastime …7…can be taken up by anyone with a …8… money to spend and some space in their garden.

It …9… be wrong to say that bees are domestic creatures, farmed …10… the same way as cows or sheep. The beekeeper provides a home for the bees, and …11… care of them, but the bees …12… with. In a sense, the relationship …13… bee and beekeeper is one of mutual exploitation. Both benefit …14… the relationship, and …15… one is a slave to the other.

Many people …16… an irrational fear of bees. Their anxiety is usually based …17… an ignorance of …18… true nature of these adorable insects. They are not naturally aggressive creatures. True, their sting is rather painful, but it is seldom …19… serious for the victim as it is for the bee, who dies soon …20…

IV. Read the following passage and then decide whether the sentences are true or false according to the passage

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way Galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy, and billions of galaxy in universe. People have always wondered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years, this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we shall never know. The nearest star is 4.3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light (travelling al almost 300,000 kilometers a second), in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star. For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the lime we had sent our reply, and received their response the earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow moving conversation!

1. Nine planets but the Earth move around the sun.

2. Scientists doubt if there is intelligent life on other planets.

3. It wouldn’t be possible for the very person who sent a message to even the nearest star to receive a reply from it.

4. The universe is immense.

5. We still haven’t received any signals from outer space.

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. His ...............  to understand mathematics prevented him from going on studying. (able)

2. It would be .....................  of you to resign from your present job before you are offered another one. (prudent)

3. Some people still think it is ....................... for men not to stand up when a woman come into the room. (polite)

4. Since time ...................... man has been interested in .................... depths of the universe. (memory, measure)

5. It’s virtually .......................... to predict the future .................. (possible, accurate)

6. If you weren’t so ................... you wouldn’t be so fat. (active)

7. It’s most ..................  that the level of .................... will fall. (probable, employ)

8. The children seem .....................  of working quietly by themselves. (capable)

9. Scientists in different countries working ...........................  of each other have come up with very similar results. (depend)

10. ...................  hunters should be severely punished. (legal)

11. There are so many ........................ in this translation. (accurate)

12. He’s interested in stars that are ..................  to the naked eye. (visible)

13. He was dismissed for .................................  (efficient)

14. ..................... restaurants are usually ...................... (expensive, comfortable)

15. I’m afraid we’ll have to put up with some slight ...................... (convenient)

16. It is ...................... to have too much sugar in your diet. (advise)

17. His rudeness to his parents were ..................... (excuse)

18. The failure of the scheme resulted from...................... preparation. (adequate)

19. He’s an ................ clever but totally ...................... young man. (academic, practice)

20. The fallen trees made the road ................... (pass)

21. We are waiting .................... for the summer holiday to come. (patient)

22. Shakespeare is regarded as one of the .................... of classical literature. (mortal)

23. The letter was written .......................... so it was impossible to read it. (legible)

24. You must be ...................  if you’ve never heard of Marx. (literate)

25 Can you notice the ...................... of the conclusion? (logical)

26. My patient is not........................... (exhaust)

27. He is a man with ...................  temper. (flame)

28. These philosophical theories are ............................ to ordinary people. (access)

29. Don’t be................................. to the needs of others. (attend)

30. The ........................  of beef has gone down in the last five years. (consume)

31. Rights are .............. from duties. (separate)

32. He is ......................  courteous. (vary)

I. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that …1… (seem) incredible 50 years ago. Over the past 20 years computers …2… (completely revolutionize) our lives. Yet we can expect the rate of change …3… (accelerate) rather than …4… (slow) down within our lifetimes. The next 25 years …5… (see) as many changes as …6… (witness) in the past 150 yeas. These developments in technology are bound …7… (have), a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new, technology …8… (revolutionize) communications. People …9… (transmit) messages down the telephone lines that previously …10… (send) by postal. A postal system which …11… (essentially be) the same since the Pharoahs …12… (virtually disappear) overnight. Once these changes …13… (introduce), not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper- free society. All the routine tasks they perform …14… (carry) on a tiny silicon chip. As soon as this technology is available, these people will be as obsolete as the horse, and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change …15… (make) thousands if not millions, redundant.

VII. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no rainfall, but his hardly true. Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to stark, jagged cliffs, and most deserts have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not receive a high amount of rainfall - to be classified as a desert, an area must get less than 25 cm of rainfall per year - there are many plants that thrive on only small amounts of water, and deserts are often full of such plants.

1. What causes an area to be classified as a desert?

2. Is it true that deserts are dry and flat areas?

3. What kind of plants can be found in deserts?

4. Is there little vegetation and no rainfall in deserts?

5. Can rolling hills be found in deserts?

VIII. Complete the sentences with one word connected with the idea of

3. Please can I have a ......................... ticket to Manchester?

4. I don’t like being an ............................ child.

5. Although Aunt Harriet lived ........................... , she had lots of friends who came to visit her.

6. I’ve only been to Glasgow ..................................... before, and that was many years ago.

III. Finish each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.

1. He doesn’t like repairing the car himself. He prefers ............................................. by a mechanic.

2. The trouble is that .......................................................  he says, his wife disagrees with him.

3. Difficult .......................................................... it is not completely impossible.

4. His cold attitude showed that he was not ....................................................  being criticized.

4. In spite ............................................................................... the bus he still arrived on time.

6. There you are! I ................................................................. you everywhere.

7. If you had been in that situation, ........................................................  taken?

8. ................................................. those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine.

9. Give ................................................................... tomorrow evening. My number is 4729915.

10. He would sooner ....................................................... than by boat.