We had the printer __________ but they couldn’t work out what the problem was; they said it’s just too old a model.
A. to be serviced B. having serviced C. serviced D. to service
Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions
1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique
B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect
C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect
D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison
2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand
B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand
C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book
3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration
D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery
4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work
A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work
B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work
C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work
D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work
5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that
A. I wish you not to say that
B. I hope you will not say that
C. If only you didn't say that
D. I wish you hadn't said that
6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture
A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured
B. They were captured just because he was incompetent
C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured
D. All of the above
7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work
A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work
B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work
C. If he were careful, he would finish the work
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work
8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement
A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement
B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement
C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement
Make the letter A,B,C,D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is the closet in meaning to each of the following questions
1. The only that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
A. The way he spoke the local dialect was unique
B. We were sent to prison beacause he spoke only one dialect
C. We sent him to prison because he spoke the local dialect
D. But for his command of the local dialect, we would have been put in prison
2. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying because I had not read his book
A. What the lecturer wrote and said was too difficult for me to understand
B. The lecturer's book which I not had read was dificult for me to understand
C. I found it very difficult to understand what the lecturer was saying if I had read his book
D. I would have understood what the lecturer was saying if I had read this book
3. Without skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
A. Had it been for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the operation
B. He would not have survived the orpeation if he had had skillful surgery
C. But for skillful surgery, he would not have survived the opreration
D. He did not survive the operation beacause of unskillful surgery
4. He didn't take his father's advice. That's why he is out of work
A. If he takes his father's advice, he will not be out of work
B. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not be out of work
C. If he had taken his father's advice, he would not have been out of work
D. If he took his father's advice, he would not be out of work
5. It would be nice if you hadn't said that
A. I wish you not to say that
B. I hope you will not say that
C. If only you didn't say that
D. I wish you hadn't said that
6. It was his incompetence which led to their capture
A. If it hadn't been for his incompetence, they would not have been captured
B. They were captured just because he was incompetent
C. If he had been so incomepetent, they would have escaped from captured
D. All of the above
7. If it hadn't been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work
A. If he had been more carefull, we would have completed the work
B. He was careless because he hadn't finished the work
C. If he were careful, he would finish the work
D. Because he wasn't careless, we didn't finish the work
8. It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement
A. If you need assisted us, we could not get achievement
B. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement
C. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement
1. The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.
--> The shirt is so…………………………………….
-->The shirt is too…………………………………….
2. This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.
--> The problem is too……………………………
--> It is such ……………………………………..
3. The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
--> The man was too ……………………………………………………………
4. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.
--> Hoa is so……………………….
5. It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out.
--> It was too…………………………….
6. That car was too old for me to buy.
--> That car was so……………………
7. The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
--> It was such……………………………………………
8. No one could move the piano. It was very heavy.
--> The piano was too ……………………………..
9. We shouldn’t swim in this river. The water isn’t clean.
--> This river isn’t ………………………………………..
10. John couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about exam.
--> John was so………………………………………………………..
11. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
--> It was such………………………………………………………..
12. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.
--> They were……………………………………………………
13. She speaks English well. You would think it was her native language.
--> She speaks……………………………………………………………..
14. A taxi would have been best. But I didn’t have enough money.
--> I didn’t have………………………………………………….
15. All my guests will need chairs. But I haven’t got very many.
--> I didn’t have………………………………………………….
1. The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight.
--> The shirt is so tight that the boy can’t wear it.
-->The shirt is too tight for the boy to wear.
2. This problem is very difficult. He can’t solve it.
--> The problem is too difficult for him to solve.
--> It is such a diffucult problem that he can\'t solve it.
3. The man wasn\'t able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age.
--> The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East.
4. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up.
--> Hoa is so sick that she can\'t sit up.
5. It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out.
--> It was too dark for her to go out.
6. That car was too old for me to buy.
--> That car was so old that I can\'t buy.
7. The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
--> It was such a funny movie that we couldn\'t stop laughing.
8. No one could move the piano. It was very heavy.
--> The piano was too heavy for eveyone to move.
9. We shouldn’t swim in this river. The water isn’t clean.
--> This river isn’t clean so we shouldn\'t swim in this river.
10. John couldn’t get to sleep last night. He was worried about exam.
--> John was so worried about exam that he couldn\'t get to sleep at night.
11. It was a good book. I couldn’t put it down.
--> It was such a good book for me to put it down.
12. They were beautiful flowers. We took a photograph of them.
--> They were beautiful flowers so we took a photograph of them.
13. She speaks English well. You would think it was her native language.
--> She speaks English well so you would think it was her native language.
14. A taxi would have been best. But I didn’t have enough money.
--> I didn’t have enough money although a taxi would have been best.
15. All my guests will need chairs. But I haven’t got very many.
--> I didn’t have many chairs although all my guests need it.
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himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let's end all this nonsense of grades, exams, and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, "But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?" Don't worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
Question 50: The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are __________.
A. unable to think for themselves
B. too independent of others
C. unable to use basic skills
D. too critical of themselves
Đáp án A
Dịch nghĩa: Tác giả lo rằng những đứa trẻ lớn lên sẽ trở thành những người lớn mà ________.
A. Không thể tự suy nghĩ
B. Quá phụ thuộc vào người khác
C. Không thể sử dụng những kĩ năng cơ bản
D. Qua khắt khe với bản thân
Giải thích: Tác giả phê bình việc chỉ ra lỗi sai của trẻ và sửa nó giúp trẻ. Như vậy có thể suy ra là nếu cứ tiếp tục như vậy thì khi lớn lên, không ai chỉ cho, nó sẽ không thể độc lập suy nghĩ. Dễ nhầm lẫn với B nhưng phương án B chỉ đúng khi còn nhỏ, nó phụ thuộc vào thầy cô và cha mẹ để giúp nó, còn khi trưởng thành thì kết quả là nó không suy nghĩ được, đáp án A.
Fill each blank with BUT - SO - HOWEVER - THEREFORE where appropriate:
8.He had written her many times , but she didn’t give any reply , ......... they had been out of touch ever since.
9.We discussed the issue all day, ......................... we couldn’t come to a final conclusion.
10.It started to rain hard , ............................... we decided to stay at home to watch TV.
11.The wind was howling outside, ................................... it was warm and comfortable indoor.
12.The highway was under construction, .............................. we had to take a different route to work.
13. Jackson was going to study all night, ............................ he declined our invitation to dinner.
14,There is still much to discuss . We shall, ........................... , return to this item at our next meeting.
15. The holiday had been a complate disaster. We , ........................ , decide to fly home early if we could..
Fill each blank with BUT - SO - HOWEVER - THEREFORE where appropriate:
8.He had written her many times , but she didn’t give any reply , ... THEREFORE ...... they had been out of touch ever since.
9.We discussed the issue all day, ........ HOWEVER ................. we couldn’t come to a final conclusion.
10.It started to rain hard , .................. SO ............. we decided to stay at home to watch TV.
11.The wind was howling outside, .............. BUT..................... it was warm and comfortable indoor.
12.The highway was under construction, ...........THEREFORE................... we had to take a different route to work.
13. Jackson was going to study all night, ........... SO................. he declined our invitation to dinner.
14,There is still much to discuss . We shall, ............HOWEVER ............... , return to this item at our next meeting.
15. The holiday had been a complate disaster. We , ............THEREFORE............ , decide to fly home early if we could..
Find a word that can go with all three sentences:
1. The office staff couldn’t get the new printer to ………………… properly Unfortunately, Tim’s idea for a new office layout didn’t ………………… out in the end. Clare had to ………………… towards a solution to the problem over several months.
2. This bag comes from the company’s mid-priced ………………… of accessories. The mountain ………………… in Tibet is one of the most familiar images in the natural world. There is a wide ………………… of food available in restaurants in London.
3. Under the new law, cigarettes can only be advertised at the ………………… of sale. Please, hurry up and get to the ………………… I’m leaving in five minutes! It’s often hard to grasp the ………………… Ben’s trying to make - he never thinks before he speaks.
4. I was at a ………………… to know what to say when she told me the bad news. The company made a huge ………………… of over $10 million last year. After the accident, Graham suffered from a temporary ………………… of memory. BT-Updatepower-Ex37-38(21-24)-Jan.2022
5. The boss set an upper ………………… for the amount of overtime anyone could do in a week. We have no extra money - our finances are stretched to the ………………… There’s no ………………… to what you can achieve if you really try
Câu 1 : Read the passage then answer the question :
Last May Day my class went to the countryside by bus for our holiday . There was too much trafficon the road so we had to move very slowly . It took us about one hour to get out of the town . After some time , we came to a hill . It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic , so we stopped and took the food , fruit and drinks out of the bus . We sat down and began to eat . Studdenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain . We had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus . Then we drove back home . What a sad trip !
a) Where did his class go last May Day ?
b) What was the traffic like ?
c) Did they go very fast ?
d) Where did they stop to have the picnic ?
e) Did they have a nice trip ? Why ?
Last May Day my class went to the countryside by bus for our holiday . There was too much trafficon the road so we had to move very slowly . It took us about one hour to get out of the town . After some time , we came to a hill . It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic , so we stopped and took the food , fruit and drinks out of the bus . We sat down and began to eat . Studdenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain . We had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus . Then we drove back home . What a sad trip !
a) Where did his class go last May Day ?
→ His class wemt to the countryside.
b) What was the traffic like ?
→ There was too much traffic here.
c) Did they go very fast ?
→ No, they didn't.
d) Where did they stop to have the picnic ?
→ They stop to have the picnic on the hill of the town.
e) Did they have a nice trip ? Why ?
→ No, they haven't. Because when they sat down and began to eat . Studdenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain . They had to run back to the bus and have them meal in the bus . Then they drove back home .
Câu 1 : Read the passage then answer the question :
Last May Day my class went to the countryside by bus for our holiday . There was too much trafficon the road so we had to move very slowly . It took us about one hour to get out of the town . After some time , we came to a hill . It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic , so we stopped and took the food , fruit and drinks out of the bus . We sat down and began to eat . Studdenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain . We had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus . Then we drove back home . What a sad trip !
a) Where did his class go last May Day ?
His class went to the countryside last May Day.
b) What was the traffic like ?
There was too much traffic on the road.
c) Did they go very fast ?
No , they didn't.
d) Where did they stop to have the picnic ?
They stopped to have the picnic on the hill.
e) Did they have a nice trip ? Why ?
No , they didn't. Because suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain and they had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus .
Rewriting sentences without changing the meaning
1. The engineers completed the construction work in 100 days.
→ It took ..................................................................................................
2. This is a beautiful picture.
→ What......................................................................................................
3. The problem was too complicated for them to solve in a few months.
→ The problem was..................................................................................
4. I couldn’t go to school yesterday. I wasill
→ Because of .............................................................................................
5.You shouldn’t eat too much meat.
→ You’d ......................................................................................................
6. How wide is this room?
→ What.............................................................................................?
1. It took the engineers 100 days to complete the construction work.
2.What a beautiful picture!
3.The problem was too complicated so they couldn't solve it in a few months.
4.Because of being ill, I couldn't go to school yesterday.
5.You'd better to eat less meat.
6.What is this room's width?
16/ She was very busy, so she never had time to watch TV.
She was such _____________________________________________
17/ It was such a complicated problem that the children couldn’t understand it.
The problem wasn’t ______________________________________________
18/ The sewing machine is so rusty that it must be thrown away.
It is such ___________________________________________________
19/ We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
It was such ________________________________________
20/ She didn’t want to see that film because it wasn’t interesting.
The film was so _______________________________________
21/ The film is too good for the children to miss.
The film is ___________________________________________
22/ The water is too polluted for us to drink.
The water is ___________________________________________
23/ She couldn’t watch TV because she had never enough time.
She was too _____________________________________________
24/ Jimmy was too weak to carry that box alone.
Jimmy was such ______________________________________
16/ She was very busy, so she never had time to watch TV.
She was such ____a busy girl that she never had time to watch TV._________________________________________
17/ It was such a complicated problem that the children couldn’t understand it.
The problem wasn’t _____simple enough for the children to understand it. _________________________________________
18/ The sewing machine is so rusty that it must be thrown away.
It is such ___a rusty sewing machine that it must be thrown away. ________________________________________________
19/ We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
It was such __bad weather that we couldn’t go out ______________________________________
20/ She didn’t want to see that film because it wasn’t interesting.
The film was so ____boring that she didn’t want to see it___________________________________
21/ The film is too good for the children to miss.
The film is ___such a good film that the children couldn't miss.________________________________________
22/ The water is too polluted for us to drink.
The water is ____so polluted that we couldn't drink it_______________________________________
23/ She couldn’t watch TV because she had never enough time.
She was too ____busy to watch TV_________________________________________
24/ Jimmy was too weak to carry that box alone.
Jimmy was such ___a weak boy that he couldn't carry that box alone. ___________________________________
Complete the passage then answer the question:
Last May Day, my class (1)...................to the countryside by bus (2)......................our holiday.
There was (3).................traffice on the road so we had to move very slowly. It took us about one hour to (4)................out of the town. After somethings, we came to (5) hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good (6)....................for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out (7)...............the bus. We (8)..................down and began to eat. Suddenly a stong wind blew and soon (9)..................started to rain. We had to run back to the bus and (10)..............our meal in the bus. Then we drove back home. What a sad (11)............
When did his class go to the countryside?Did they go very fast or slowly?Where did they stop to have a picnic?Did they have thier meal in the house?What happened to their picnic?Complete the passage then answer the question:
Last May Day, my class went to the countryside by bus on our holiday.
There was heavy traffice on the road so we had to move very slowly. It took us about one hour to get out of the town. After somethings, we came to the hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the bus. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly a stong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to the bus and had our meal in the bus. Then we drove back home. What a sad picnic.
When did his class go to the countryside?Because of the heavy traffic.Did they go very fast or slowly? They went slowly.Where did they stop to have a picnic? In the hillDid they have thier meal in the house? no, they didn't What happened to their picnic? It was sad.Last May Day, my class (1).....went..............to the countryside by bus (2)......for................our holiday.
There was (3)...too much..............traffice on the road so we had to move very slowly. It took us about one hour to (4)......get..........out of the town. After somethings, we came to (5) a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good (6).....place...............for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out (7).....of..........the bus. We (8)......sat............down and began to eat. Suddenly a stong wind blew and soon (9)........it..........started to rain. We had to run back to the bus and (10)......have........our meal in the bus. Then we drove back home. What a sad (11)......trip......
1. Last May Day his class went to the countryside
2. They went very slowly
3. They stoped in a hill to have a picnic
4. No, they didn't
5.Suddenly a stong wind blew and soon It started to rain
1. The magician moved his hands too quickly for me to see what he was doing. (so)
The magician ____
2. The weather was so awful that I couldn’t go swimming.
It was ______
3. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
So _______
4. It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we cannot miss it.
Such _________
5. Sally lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
Such ____________
6. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
It was __________
7. The exercise is so difficult that the students can’t do it.
The exercise _____
8. He is so foolish that he can’t remember his lessons.
So _
9.The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So __
10.. He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
So _
1. The magician moved his hands too quickly for me to see what he was doing. (so)
The magician ____moved his hands so quickly that I couldn't see what he was doing.
2. The weather was so awful that I couldn’t go swimming.
It was ____such awful weather that I couldn’t go swimming.__
3. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
So _______fierce dog they had that nobody would visit them.
4. It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we cannot miss it.
Such _________wonderful opportunity it is that we cannot miss it.
5. Sally lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
Such was her hopelessness, Sally decided to stop her business
6. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
It was ____so boring a speech that we began to yawn. ______
7. The exercise is so difficult that the students can’t do it.
The exercise ____is too difficult for the students to do_
8. He is so foolish that he can’t remember his lessons.
So _foolish he is that he can’t remember his lessons.
9.The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So __great the demand was that they had to reprint the book immediately.
10.. He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
So _intelligent he is that he can solve all the problems in no time.