Tài liệu ôn thi cao học môn anh văn (dạng đề thi cao học hành chính)

TAÌ LIỆU ÔN THI CAO HỌC
CÁC ĐỀ THI + ĐÁP ÁN THƯỜNG GẶP
(CHÚ Ý MỖI EXERCISE LÀ MỘT ĐỀ THI)
Elementary level.
A. Put these words and phrases in the right order to make sentences. The letters in
brackets show the structure of your sentences.
1. a bone / the dog / ate. (S + V + O)
+
2. everybody / hard / works. (S + V + A)
+
3. the cat / the mouse / caught. (S + V + O)
+
4. Children / kittens / love. (S + V + O)
+
5. the answer / nobody / knows. (S + V + O)
+
6. a new dress / Mary / bought / yesterday. (S + V + O + A)
+
7. the film / all of us / last night / enjoyed. (S + V + O + A)
+
8. John Black / to the supermarket / went. (S + V + A)
+
9. her car / Janet Black / to the airport / drove. (S + V + O + A)
+
10.a cup of coffee / Mike / after lunch / drank. (S + V + O + A)
+
B. Read the following sentences and write down their structure using the letter S, V,
O, and A.
1. The dog bit Peter very badly. +
2. Bill ran fast. +
3. I ate some fish and chips for supper. +

4. We all went home. +
5. Most of my friends enjoyed the game last week. +
6. John saw Fred yesterday. +
C. Change the sentences from negative statements to negative questions.
1. They don’t live near here.
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2. You didn’t see Jill last Friday.
+
3. They haven’t arrived yet.
+
4. Peter won’t help you.
+
5. Henry can’t speak French. +
6. He doesn’t smoke any more. +
7. They didn’t understand him. +
8. John hasn’t met Mary yet. +
D. Underline the main verbs in these sentences.
1. Jack will kill the giant.
2. We can come round tomorrow.
3. I haven’t heard from her since she went on holiday.
4. I would have told her if she had asked.
5. Did you walk to school, or did you go on your bike?
6. You could have stayed with us if we had known you were coming.
7. He said he didn’t know who was coming.
8. They woke up when they heard the noise.
9. You must do what the boss tells you.
10.Do you always do what the boss tells you?
E. Underline the auxiliaries.
1. I don’t speak English very well.
2. We haven’t seen them. They weren’t at home when we called.

3. We were playing tennis when the storm started.
4. They are coming as soon as they have finished work.
5. John had seen Mary just twice before.
6. Do you live here or are you just visiting?
7. Do you know each other or haven’t you met before?
8. Will you be coming early or are you arriving late?
9. This cup has been broken.
10.They will have been found by now.
F. Underline the modals.
1. You will get a good seat if you get there early.
2. I’ll ask Fred if he can help.
3. Ken will certainly come if he can find the time.
4. Could you keep quiet while we are trying to listen to the music?
5. I would help you if I could.
6. I suppose you should tell her as soon as you can.
7. They might agree out; on the other hand they might not.
8. I think they may come if they can find the time.
9. You should have known that Jack would try to make trouble.
10.They would probably have done it if they could have found the money.
G. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural verb.
1. The kitchen ready for school. (is getting / are getting)
2. My brother in the army. (is / are)
3. The cake delicious. (smell / smells)
4. The mice the cheese. (has eaten / have eaten)
5. The books we bought very expensive. (was / were)
6. Did you notice the picture that on the wall? (was hanging / were
hanging)
7. The young man you met to college with my sister. (goes / go)
8. The letters you posted wrongly addressed. (was / were)
9. The woman they were meeting telephoned to say she can’t come.

(has / have)
10.Mary and Peter, the couple I met last week wanted us to answer.
(have / has)
H. Use these plural nouns to complete the sentences that follow.
belongings clothes expenses feelings goods holidays parents pictures
refreshments sights
1. If I spend a lot of money, can I claim ?
2. Britain needs to export more .
3. There was a short break for .
4. My are soaking wet. I need to change.
5. He’s very unhappy. You must have hurt his .
6. The kids are at home. They’re on their .
7. What’s on at the cinema? I haven’t been to the for ages.
8. You’re famous. I saw your picture in the .
9. He carries all his with him in an old suitcase.
10.We took some time to walk round the town and see the .
I. Use these collective nouns to complete the sentences that follow.
audience crew enemy family gang government media
public staff team
1. Take care. The are attacking.
2. Do you think Liverpool are the best in Europe?
3. Dad is out but the rest of the are at home.
4. The has decided to increase taxes.
5. The ship sank but the were safe.
6. The office is closed. The are on strike.
7. The house was surrounded and the were arrested.
8. The is much bigger than at last night’s performance.
9. The railways should provide a better service for the travelling .
10.Some sports stars are very badly treated by the newspapers and other .
K. Look at the following pairs of sentences. In one the noun in bold is used as a count

noun and in the other as an uncount noun. Mark the sentences C for count or U for
uncount.
1. Shakespeare’s language is magnificent. ____ It’s easier to work with someone who
speaks your own language. ____
2. She’s had nine months’ experience as a secretary. _____ The funeral was a painful
experience. ____
3. People spend their lives worrying about money. ____ How’s life? ____
4. Are you in San Francisco for business or pleasure? ____ He set up a small travel
business. ____
5. She never completely gave up hope. ___ Ken has high hopes of a promotion before the
end of the year. ____
6. There was general agreement on the problem. ____ We hope to come to a general
agreement on future action. ____
L. Use these phrases with the and an uncount to complete the sentences which follow.
the news about Bill the furniture in the sitting room the traffic in London the
advice you gave me the information you need the strength to go on
1. I liked . I thought it looked very smart.
2. I’d like to thank you for .
3. I’m tired out. I haven’t got .
4. You can find in any good grammar book.
5. is dreadful - especially in the rush hour.
6. Have you heard ?
M. Use these words and phrases to complete the story which follows.
her her friend it the first student the first student
the second
A student went to first lecture at the university, and mentioned this to a
friend, another student.
“What was about?” asked . “I don’t
know” replied.
“Why not?” asked . “Weren’t you listening?”

“Of course I was listening," replied, “but he didn’t tell us what it was
about.”
N. Now do the same with this story.
the customer he the curious bank manager it the car park
it the car he
a wealthy man his bank manager he the customer it his
car the customer
was told by that he owed the bank $200
and would have to pay 12% interest per year. agreed to
pay, and said he would leave a Rolls Royce, as security. He then
drove round the bank, and left in the car park.
A month later, returned to collect the car. asked
why had insisted on leaving in .
“Where else could I park for a month, for only $1?”
replied .
O. Underline the best answers to complete the following sentences.
1. He (approved / approach / reproached / reproduced) his wife for being late with the
dinner.
2. He is not (good / equal / qualified / prepared) to the task, I’m afraid.
3. He failed to give (satisfactory / suiting / inadequate / right) reasons for his absence
from school.
4. If she can make up stories, she is certainly a very (imaginary / imaginable /
imaginative / imminent) girl.
5. She (accepted / refused / opposed / denied) having sent the anonymous letter.
6. The (travel / voyage / flight / journey) from the airport was very tiring as we had to
drive through the fog.
7. Can you (exchange / change / give / offer) a pound? I need some money for the
telephone box.
8. It’s grandmother’s birthday tomorrow, so don’t forget to wish her many happy
(returns / days / anniversaries / congratulations).

9. John and Lucy’s children are very (overdone / harmed / damaged / spoilt) because their
parents give them everything they ask for.
10.I never wear yellow because it doesn’t (match / fit / like / suit) me.
11.You can’t (calculate / count / base / support) on me if you find yourself in trouble.
12.Can you give me a (description / prescription / receipt / recipe) for a fruitcake?
13.He (demanded / suggested / supposed / claimed) the best chess player in the world.
14.See you don’t (loose / lose / loss / loosen) your umbrella again!
15.If I bought a ticket in the lottery, I might (bet / buy / sell / win) $1,000.
16.“What would you like to do at the weekend?” + “(I’d like to do a lot / I can’t stand it /
I’d like to watch a football match / Listen music)”.
17.That man can tell us where (does she live / she lives / she living / does she live).
18.After breakfast, my father usually (leaves / leaves for / goes / reach) work at once.
19.(Where / How / How often / When) do you visit your friends? + Twice or three times
a week.
20.They had only (little / a few / a little / few) sugar.
P. Complete the text with the verbs in the box.
arrive walk work get finish watch
open go (2)
have play practise need live get up
start go out
Peter doesn’t have a very normal routine. He (1)…… ……. in a night club, where he (2)
… …………. the piano in a jazz band. The club (3)………… …… at 11.00 at night, but the
members of the band usually (4)………………… there at 9.00 and they (5)………… ………. for a
couple of hours. The first customers (6)…………………… at about 11.15 and the show (7)………
…………. at midnight. It (8) …… ………………. at 5.00 in the morning. Then Peter and his friends
(9)……… …………… something to eat before they (10)……… ………… home. Peter (11)…
……………… quite close to the club, so he (12)…………… ……… home. He (13)………… …………… to bed
at 8.00, but he only (14)………… ………. about four hours sleep, so he (15)…… ……………. at
midday. In the afternoon he (16)…………… …… TV or he (17)……… …………… .
Instruction as above.

money understand taxes want jobs
security roads
caravans should nothing shouldn’t
every
It’s the same (1)………………….summer. You can’t move on the (2)……… ………… because
they’re full of their old (3)………………… and buses. It’s terrible. I don’t (4)………………… why these
people can just do what they (5)………….………… . They don’t work. They live on social (6)
……… ……… benefits. And where does that (7)………………….come from? It comes from my (8)
………….……… . Now why (9)…………… …….I go to work every day so that these people can do
(10)…… …………? The government (11)……………… …give them anything. They should get
(12)…………… …… and work like I do.
Q. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one
printed before it.
1. The doctor advised me to rest. + The doctor
suggested
2. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left. + Only after
a
3. Their teacher is making them to study hard. + They
are
4. They were just as good as we had expected. + They certainly
lived
5. I know no Spanish at all. + I do
not
6. The firemen managed to put the fire out after fighting it for a day. + After
fighting
7. The room seemed to have been unoccupied for years. + It
looked
8. “Less noise!” the teacher told the boy. + The teacher shouted
to
9. You don’t have to finish the work today. + It isn’t

necessary
10.I had only just gone out when the phone rang. +
Hardly
11.Miss Jones is the best teacher in this school. + There is no
better
12.“ Don’t do that! Are you mad?” she said to me. +She
told
13.I’m very sick now. + Never
have
14.The water was so dirty that he could not bathe his eyes. + The water was
not
15.Has anyone told you about it yet? + Have
you ?
16.Though money is a good servant, it is a bad master. + Money
is
17.No other exercise is as healthy as swimming. + Swimming
is
18.A child can’t stay too far away from home. + It is
impossible
Key of Elementary Level
A.
1. The dog ate a bone. 2. Everybody works hard. 3. The cat caught the mouse. 4.
Children love kittens. 5.
Nobody knows the answer. 6. Mary bought a new dress yesterday. 7. All of us enjoyed
the film yesterday. 8. John Black went to the supermarket. 9. Janet Black drove her car
to the airport. 10. Mike drank a cup of coffee after lunch.
B.
1. S-V-O-A 2. S-V-A 3. S-V-O-A 4. S-V-A 5. S-V-O-A 6. S-V-O-A
C.
1. Don’t they live near here? 2. Didn’t you see Jill last Friday? 3. Haven’t they

arrived yet? 4. Won’t Peter
help you? 5. Can’t Henry speak French? 6. Doesn’t he smoke any more? 7. Didn’t they
understand him? 8. Hasn’t John met Mary yet?
D.
1. will 2. come 3. heard 4. told / asked 5. walk / go 6. stayed / known / coming 7.
said / know / coming
8. woke / heard 9. do / tells 10. do / tells
E.
1. don’t 2. haven’t 3. were 4. are / have 5. had 6. Do / are 7. Do / haven’t
8. be / are 9. has been 10. have been
F.
1. will 2. ’ll 3. will / can 4. Could 5. would / could 6. should / can
7. might / might not 8. may / can 9. should / would 10. would / could
G.
1. is getting 2. is 3. smells 4. have eaten 5. were 6. was hanging 7. goes 8. were
9. has 10. have
H.
1. expenses 2. goods 3. refreshments 4. clothes 5. feelings 6. holidays 7. pictures
8. parents
9. belongings 10. sights
I.
1. enemy 2. team 3. family 4. government 5. crew 6. staff 7. gang 8. audience 9.
public 10. media
K.
1. U / C 2. U / C 3. C / U 4. U / C 5. U / C 6. U / C
L.
1. the advice you gave me 2. the furniture in the sitting room 3. the strength to go on
4. the information you need 5. the traffic in London 6. the news about Bill
M.
her - it - her fiend - the first student - the second - the first

student
N.
A wealthy man - his bank manager - he - The customer - his car - it - it - the
customer - The curious bank manager - he - the car - the car park - it - the
customer
O.
1. reproached (chæ trích) 2. qualified 3. right (thích hôïp) 4. imaginative (imminent
(adj) saép xaûy ra) 5. denied
6. journey 7. change 8. returns 9. spoilt 10. suit 11. count 12. recipe 13.
claimed 14. lose 15. win
16. I’d like to watch a football match 17. she lives 18. leaves for 19. How often 20. a
little
P.
1. works 2. plays 3. opens 4. get 5. practise 6. arrive 7. finishes 8. begins 9. need
10. go 11. lives
12. walks 13. goes 14. have 15. gets up 16. watches 16. goes out
Instruction as above.
1. every 2. roads 3. caravans 4. understand 5. want 6. security 7. money 8. taxes 9.
should 10. nothing
11. shouldn’t 12. jobs
Key of elementary level, page 2
Q.
1. The doctor suggested that I should have a rest.
2. Only after a twelve-hour wait did the flight leave.
3. They are being made to study hard by their teacher.
4. They certainly lived as well as we had expected.
5. I do not know any Spanish at all.
6. After fighting the fire for a day, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
7. It looked as if (as though) the room had been unoccupied for years.
8. The teacher shouted to the boy to make less noise.

9. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today.
10.Hardly had I gone out when the phone rang.
11.There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
12.She told me not to do that and asked me if I was mad.
13.Never have I been so sick.
14.The water was not clean enough for him to bathe his eyes.
15.Have you ever been told about it yet?
16.Money is (not only) a good servant but also a bad master.
17.Swimming is the healthiest exercise.
18.It is impossible for a child to stay too far away from home.
Exercise 1. VERB FORM
I/ Give the correct verb forms
1. Where would you like (have) lunch?
2. I’m too tired (listen) to his boring stories.
3. I hate (go) outside in the rain.
4. It used (take) an express coach three days (go) from
London to Bath.
5. He was afraid of (lose) his job.
6. He remembers (go) to school for the first time.
7. Let’s (go) for a swim.
8. The hunters expected (be paid) for the snakes they caught.
9. I was about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
10.My wife wanted me (call) at the butcher’s on my way home.
11.Don’t forget (take) a camera with you.
12.It would be not good (ask) Tom (do) that work.
13.They decided (not / go) to the cinema.
14.We stopped (talk) when (see) the teacher.
15.Let’s wait until it stops (rain) .
16.I tried (persuade) him to travel with us.
17.Have you tried (press) that button to see what happens?

18.I don’t mind (travel) by coach.
19.If you agree (work) for me, I’ll be very happy.
20.I like (listen) to classical music.
21.Your hair needs (cut) . You’d better (have) it done
tomorrow.
22.She seems (expect) me (do) it.
23.I’m thinking of (go) to Oxford tomorrow on my motorbike.
24.I’d rather (go) by train.
25.After (spend) a week in that place, he decided (come)
back immediately.
26.What about (have) a picnic in Piccadilly Circus?
27.We are looking forward to (see) you.
28.I’m delighted (hear) that you come on Saturday.
29.They made Bob (teach) Janet.
30.He advised me (apply) for that job at once.
31.I saw him (walk) in Ba Trieu street yesterday.
32.There are people who can’t help (laugh) when they see someone
(slip) a banana skin.
33.Bill couldn’t stand (stay) at home all day.
34.He succeeded in (climb) out of the window.
35.Please let me (know) your decision as soon as possible.
36.Are you interested in (compose) poems?
37.He refused (accept) the bribery.
38.Will you help me (move) the bookcase?
39.Did you hear the clock (strike) ?
40.He has admitted (steal) his friend’s car.
41.You’ll never regret (do) a kind action.
42.She told me (look) through the book.
43.He offered (lend) me the money.
44.The children prefer (watch) T.V to (read) .

45.I suggest (phone) the hospitals before (ask) the police
(look) for him.
46.I’m beginning (understand) what you mean.
47.My younger sister dislikes (drink) tea.
48.She apologized for (borrow) my book without (ask) for
permission.
49.We got tired of (wait) for the weather to clear.
50.He kept (stand) up and asking for an explanation.
51.If you have enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon.
52.I would fix your bicycle if I (have) a screwdriver of the proper size.
53.I (make) a tomato salad for the picnic tomorrow if the tomatoes in my
garden are ripe.
54.Sally would answer the phone if she (be) in her office.
55.I (not be) a student of this class if English were my native language.
56.Had I known Mr. Jung was in the hospital, I (send) him a note and
some flowers.
II/ Guided sentence building.
1. Henry / born / 4 o’clock / morning / Tuesday / 18 May.
+
2. church / design / Sir Thomas Woolley / Middle Ages.
+
3. year / after / leave / college / Mona / emigrate / Australia.
+
4. few months / there / an accident / three boys / killed.
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5. She / used / stay / her / uncle / when / a child.
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6. You / better / eyes / checked again / if / not get / better.
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7. Neither / Mike / his wife / know / what happen / outside / house / last night.

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8. His doctor / advise / stop / work / hard.
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9. If / you / ever / be / trouble / you should / ask / friends / help.
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10.There / many scientists / conference / last week / some / still very young.
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11.Travelling by plane / cheap / travelling by train / comfortable.
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12.Japanese motorbikes / expensive / but / economical / Thai ones.
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13.He / one / dangerous criminals / the country.
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14.She / not prepare lessons / carefully / classmates.
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15.Yesterday / hot day / the year.
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16.I / never / been / Ho Chi Minh City.
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17.I / like / go / fishing / much but I / not have / time / for it / this week.
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18.Jane / already / done / English exercises / but Kate / not finish / them / yet.
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19.My mother / go / Hanoi / business and she / not return / yet.
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20.The teacher’s son / lose / way / in the city / yesterday. A policeman / take / him /
home / in a car.
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21.If / I / be / you / not buy / that bicycle.

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22.you / usually bored / read / long books?
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23.A farmer / person / work / a farm.
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24.He / not drive / carefully as / used to.
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25.I / never forget / day / meet her / first time.
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26.They / children / parents / die / three years ago.
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27.I / already discuss / further loan / my bank manager.
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28.He offer / lend me / $2,000.
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29.Now it / seem / there be / no problem / buy the car.
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30.I / not yet decide / exactly / which car / buy.
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31.However / one of my friends / suggest / I buy / a Fiat Uno.
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32.If / no taxis / we / walk / there.
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33.She / tell / meeting / if / see / tomorrow.
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34.If / he / had worked hard / last year’s exam.
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35.I / not wet / if / have / raincoat / yesterday.
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36.If / pigs / wings / they / fly.

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Ex-1-Hg-1
Key of Exercise 1
I/ 1. to have 2. to listen 3. going 4. to take / to go 5. losing 6. going / to go 7. go 8.
to be paid 9. to leave 10. to call 11. to take 12. asking / to do 13. not to go 14.
talking / seeing 15. raining 16. to persuade 17. pressing 18. travelling 19. to work 20.
listening 21. cutting 22. to expect / to do 23. going 24. go 25. spending / to come 26.
having 27. seeing 28. to hear 29. teach 30. to apply 31. walking 32. laughing / slip
33. staying 34. climbing 35. know 36. composing 37. to accept 38. move (to move)
39. strike 40. stealing / having stolen 41. doing 42. to look 43. to lend 44. watching /
reading 45. phoning / asking / to look 46. to understand / (understanding) 47. drinking
48. borrowing / asking 49. waiting 50. (on) standing 51. will bake 52. had 53. will
make 54. were 55. wouldn’t be 56. would have sent
II/
1. Henry was born at 4 o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, 18 May.
2. The church was designed by Sir Thomas Woolley in the Middle Ages.
3. A year after leaving college, Mona emigrated to Australia.
4. A few months ago there was an accident and three boys were killed.
5. She used to stay with her uncle when she was a child.
6. You had better have your eyes checked again if they do not get better.
7. Neither Mike nor his wife knows what happened outside house last night.
8. His doctor advised him to stop working (so) hard.
9. If you have ever been in trouble, you should ask your friends for help / to help.
10.There were many scientists at the conference last week and some of them (some of
whom) were still very young.
11.Travelling by plane isn’t as cheap as travelling by train but (it is) more comfortable.
12.Japanese motorbikes are more expensive but more economical than Thai ones.
13.He is one of the most dangerous criminals in the (of this) country.
14.She does not (did not) prepare her lessons as carefully as her classmates.

15.Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
16.I have never been to Ho Chi Minh City.
17.I like going fishing very much, but I have not had time for it this week.
18.Jane has already done her English exercises, but Kate has not finished them yet.
19.My mother has gone to Hanoi on business, and she has not returned yet.
20.The teacher’s son lost his way in the city yesterday. A policeman had to take (took)
him home in a car.
21.If I were you I wouldn’t buy that bicycle.
22.Are you usually bored when (reading) you (have to) read long books?
23.A farmer is a person who works on a farm.
24.He does not drive as carefully as he used to.
25.I will never forget the day when I met her for the first time.
26.They are the children whose parents died three years ago.
27.I have already discussed the further loan with my bank manager.
28.He offered to lend me $2,000.
29.Now it seems (to me) that there will be no problem to buy the car.
30.I have not yet decided exactly which car I will buy (which car to buy).
31.However, one of my friends suggested (that) I (should) buy a Fiat Uno.
32.If there are no taxis we will walk there.
33.She will tell you about the meeting if she sees you tomorrow.
34.If he had worked harder he could passed his last year’s exam.
35.I would not get / be wet if I had worn a raincoat yesterday.
36.If pigs had wings they could fly.
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Exercise 2
READING: Part one. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from
the box below.
forward special getting up plan myself after sociable
careless home-grown
am going to relax events yourself religions unsafe especially list

house-grown on
sleepy matter subject like to get professional will same
national cosmopolitan
1. The brakes on my car do not work. It is to drive.
2. Edward usually reads in bed for an hour each night. Reading helps him
and fall asleep.
3. Before Kirin goes shopping at the supermarket she always makes a of the
food she wants to buy.
4. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in
many .
5. James is a photographer. He takes pictures for magazines and
newspapers.
6. I don’t make my clothes I buy them.
7. Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are very old . They began thousands of
years ago.
8. All of our vegetables are so they are very fresh.
9. In Amsterdam there are so many people from all over the world. It is even
more than London is.
10.We tried an earlier flight, but it wasn’t possible.
11.I’m just my father. We’re both tall and thin with black hair and brown
eyes.
12.“Did you phone Peter about tonight?” +”No, I forgot. I do it now. What’s
his number?
13.“You’re crying. What’s the ?” + “I’m just a bit sad. That’s all.”
14.I look to hearing from you soon.
15.Everybody in our family loves ice cream, me.
Part two. Use the singular nouns below to complete the sentences which follow.
a bath a go a drink a fight a jog a rest a shower a move a
walk a wash a ride
1. I need some fresh air. I think I’ll go out for .

2. I’m going to lie down and have .
3. I haven’t had time for . I’ll just have instead.
4. The children are covered in dirt. They need .
5. Can I have on your bike?
6. He keeps fit by going for every evening.
7. This is thirsty work. Let’s stop for .
8. Bill’s in trouble. He started and got himself arrested.
9. You can’t succeed if you don’t have .
10.It’s time to go. Let’s make .
Part three. Read the following passages and answer the questions given
below each one.
Passage 1: People have smoked cigarettes for a long time now. The tobacco, which is
used to make cigarettes, was first grown in what is now part of the United States.
Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking. Soon the dried
leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the
Turks made cigarettes popular.
Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar, and nicotine. Tar, which
forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs, and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine,
which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing
rate. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The US Public Health Service states that cigarette
smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases. The US
government now requires that each package of cigarettes bears a special warning about
the dangers of smoking.
1. Who was the first to smoke?
+
2. Where did smoking become popular in the nineteenth century?
+
3. Why is smoking cigarettes dangerous?
+
4. Which substance, tar or nicotine or both, affects breathing?

+
5. Why in your opinion do people smoke?
+
Ex-2.Hg-1/1
Passage two: It is almost impossible to write of the Arts in Australia without mentioning
the building that first put Australia firmly on the world cultural map - the Sydney Opera
House. Completed in 1973 after 14 years of much heated discussion and at a cost of over
$85 million, it is not only the most well-known Australian building in the world but
perhaps the most famous design of any modern building anywhere.
The Opera House was designed not by an Australian but by a celebrated Danish architect,
Jorn Utzon, whose design won an international competition in the late 1950s. However, it
was not, in fact, completed to its original specifications. Plans for much of the intended
interior design of the building have only recently been discovered. Sadly, the State
Government of the day interfered with Utzon’s plans because of the concerns about the
escalating cost, though this was hardly surprising - the building was originally expected to
cost only $8 million. Utzon left the country before completing the project and in a fit of
anger vowed never to return. The project was eventually paid for by a state-run lottery.
1. When did the Opera House first appear in design?
+
2. What was the nationality of the Opera House’s author?
+
3. Where did the budget for building the Opera House come from?
+
4. What have just recently been discovered?
+
5. Why did the State Government interfere with Utzon’s plans?
+
Passage three: The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although
science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, at the same time, made
many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all

human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as
well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more prone to contract certain
illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to
illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and
nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused
cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more
difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are
helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give
penicillin to beef and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of
treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical
purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in
order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.
1. How has science done a disservice to mankind?
+
2. What are nitrates used for?
+
3. What does FDA mean?
+
4. Find a word in the text which means most nearly the same as cancer-causing?
+
5. Are drugs always given to animals for medical reasons?
+
Passage 4: Only five hundred years ago, the oceans were limits of people’s knowledge of
the world in which they lived. They were afraid to sail out into the oceans because no one
knew what might be waiting for them there; the shore was the edge of the world, many
people believed. The Portuguese navigators who began to break through this darkness
stayed within sight of the coasts as they discovered the shape of Africa. Then in 1942
Christopher Columbus sailed directly across the Atlantic. He thought he had reached
India, but he had really discovered the American continents. From that time on, other

navigators explored the continents and islands in the unknown seas until those lands have
become familiar parts of the world. Routes of traveling and commerce spread out across
the oceans to bring the whole world together. The oceans have come to seem small now
that it only takes seven hours to cross the Atlantic in a commercial jet plane.
1. How did people feel about the oceans five hundred years ago?
+
2. What did the Portuguese navigators do?
+
3. What happened in 1492?
+
4. What did Columbus think? What had he really done?
+
5. What did other navigators do from that time on?
+
6. What brought the whole world together?
+ …….Ex-2/2
7. Why do the oceans seem small now?
+
Passage 5: There were already people living in the world that Columbus discovered. They
had probably passed over the Arctic bridge of land and ice from Asia many thousands
years before. Then after Columbus, Europeans began to colonize the New World even
while they were still exploring it. In spite of difficulties that the early colonists
encountered, the New World turned out to be a good home for them. In a short time, it
really became just another part of our one world.
1. How had people probably come to the New World before Columbus?
+
2. What did Europeans do after Columbus?
+
3. What did the New World turn out to be?
+

4. What did it become in a short time?
+
Passage 6: In our time, we have begun to explore another of the limits of humanity’s
knowledge. Beyond our world lies space. We have now made our first voyages into this
new “ocean”, which is so large that we cannot really even measure it, as we can the ocean
that Columbus crossed. People have walked on the moon, the nearest object in space to
our earth. Exploration of both the nearer and the farther planets has already begun as
well. Instruments carried on these space voyages have sent back useful information about
the nature of these planets. The use of space has already begun; communications and
weather satellites now orbit the earth.
1. What has begun in our own time?
+
2. How large is the “ocean” of space?
+
3. What else has begun?
+
4. What have instruments carried on space voyages sent back?
+
5. What is the first use of space?
+
Part 3: Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Forests are useful to Man (1) several ways. Wood is always (2) for
building and making all kinds of things and we usually need firewood in our homes.
Forests provide timber, one of the most (3) resources but they must
(4) used wisely and managed carefully. Men should control the cutting of
trees in (5) a way that the forests grow (6) trees than it would
be cut, leaving the young ones to grow bigger. Trees and shrubs are also needed
(7) preserve land because their roots bind the soil, preventing heavy rain
(8) washing the soil away. When all the trees in a region are (9) ,
the soil can easily become loose and blow (10) .

WRITING. Part 1: Construct sentences as guided.
1. I / not see / what / your problem / be.
+
2. She / work / quietly / her desk / suddenly / door / open / her daughter / rush in.

+

3. Jane / furious / she / oversleep / miss / bus.
+
4. traffic / to the airport / so bad / we / miss / plane.
+
5. You / not allow / smoke / public places / hospitals / airports
+
6. Before / go / holiday / you / should / sure / all / doors and windows / shut / locked.
+

7. you / mind / feed / cat / we / away / business?
+
8. Smoking / do / lot of / harm / your health.
+
9. I / walk / along / street / yesterday / meet / Tom.
+
10.It / nice / visit hospital / be so quiet and clean.
+
11.She / be / swimmer / who / just / win / gold medal.
+
12.book / about / Dennis Thatcher / whose life / be / British prime Minister / 1980.
+
13.Statue of liberty / be / one / most famous / monuments / world.
+

14.Everyone / be / delighted / see him / back / home / war.
+
15.Mr. Anderson / be / responsible / hire / sack / employees.
+
16.After / finish / housework / Mrs. Brown / sit / watch TV.
+
17.Japan / have / large / population / than / Switzerland.
+ Ex-2/3
18.I / be sued / travel / car / instead / motorbike.
+
19.No one / neighboring / want / accept / his / invitation.
+
20.your friend / be successful / at / get / loan / bank?
+
Part 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the one printed before it.
1. Don’t sit in the sun for too long. +
You
2. I’ll give you a lift if you like. + Would
you
3. I felt that there was something burning. + I
had
4. It was a lot of difficult for us to find the way here. + We
had
5. The shock made her face turn pale. + She was
so
6. Tell me about her physical appearance. +
What
7. Do you think you could gift-wrap it for me? + Would
you

8. Nobody sent us any tickets. +
We
9. He hasn’t smoked since he was 30. + He
stopped
10.It is optional for final year students to attend lectures. + Final year students
don’t
11.They moved to that house two years ago. + They
have
12.He hasn’t smoked for two months. + He
stopped
13.She likes reading books, listening to pop songs, and shopping. + Her
hobbies
14.I didn’t become a university student until last year. + I
have
15.Someone gave him a lot of money. +
He
16.Susan is the best tennis player in the team. + Susan
plays
17.Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. + The rough
sea
18.It is ages since Alan visited his parents. +
Alan
19.Mr. Mills lost his job because he was late every day. + If Mr.
Mills
20.“You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anna,” Henry said.
+ Henry
suggested

Part 3: * Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Cô y là ng i nh th nào? ấ ườ ư ế

+
2. Tôi cho r ng Jeremy s th ng. D o này anh ta ch i khá t t. ằ ẽ ắ ạ ơ ố
+
3. Cho con g i l i th m t i t t c m i ng i nhà m nhé. ử ờ ă ớ ấ ả ọ ườ ở ẹ
+
4. Hà N i có th c coi là m t trong nh ng ô th c nh t Châu Á. ộ ể đượ ộ ữ đ ị ổ ấ
+
5. Cu n sách này c vi t vào u nh ng n m 80 khi tác gi v a r i quân ng .ố đượ ế đầ ữ ă ả ừ ờ ũ
+

* Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese.
1. On 25 October, 1881 a little boy was born in Malaga, Spain. It was a difficult birth and
to help him breathe,
cigar smoke was blown into his nose! But despite being the youngest ever smoker, this
baby grew up to be one of the 20
th
century’s greatest painters - Pablo Picasso.
+


2. Agatha Mary Clarissa wrote 97 novels and several plays. Her sales outnumber those of
William Shakespeare.
However, behind her 4,680,000 words was a painfully shy woman whose life was often
lonely and unhappy.
+

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It takes some skill to spoil a breakfast - even the English can’t do it.
+

4. The Americans sometimes find it difficult to accept the more formal Japanese
manners. They prefer to be
casual and more informal.
+
5. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafe until you’ve shaken hands with everyone
you know. +


Ex-2.Hg1/4 - The end -
Key of exercise 2
Reading: Part 1: 1. unsafe 2. relax 3. list 4. events 5. professional 6. myself 7.
religions 8. home-grown (cay nha la vuon); 9. cosmopolitan (toàn thế giới) 10. to get
11. like 12. will 13. matter 14. forward 15. especially
Part 2: 1. a walk 2. a rest 3. a bath / a shower 4. a wash 5. a ride 6. a jog 7.
drink 8. a fight 9. a move (make a move : xuất phát, lên đường) 10. a go (have a go at
doing something : cố gắng)
Part 3:
Passage 1: catch on: trở thành phổ biến; tar (n) nhựa; rate (n) tốc độ, tỉ lệ; 1. The Indians
were the first to smoke. 2. Smoking became popular in Turkey in the 19
th
century. 3.
Because it is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases. 4. Both of them
affect breathing. 5. It is a bad habit. People smoke to keep calm
Passage 2: heated (adj) soi noi; celebrated (adj) famous, well-known; specification (n) chi
tiết kỹ thuật; escalating (adj) leo thang; escalate (v) leo thang; a fit of anger : trong cơn
giận dữ; vow (v) the; 1. It first appeared in design in 1959. 2. He was Danish. 3. It came
from a State-run lottery. 4. Plans for much of the intended interior design of the building
have just recently discovered. 5. The State Government interfered with Utzon’s plans
because of the concerns about the escalating cost.
Passage 3: profound (adj) sâu sắc; colon (n) ruột; prone (adj) thiên về; contract (v) nhiễm,

mắc phải; nitrate (n) nitrat; nitrite (n) nitrit; additive (n) chất phụ gia; carcinogen (n) chất
sinh ung thư- carcinogenic (adj); poultry (n) gia cầm; administer (v) cung cấp, cung ứng;
disservice (n) sự làm hại; 1. Science has done a disservice to mankind because it has also
made many foods unfit to eat. 2. Nitrates are used to preserve color in meats. 3. FDA
means Food and Drug Administration. 4. Carcinogenic. 5. No, sometimes they are given
to animals for financial reasons.
Passage 4: 1. They felt that the oceans were limits of their knowledge of the world in
which they lived. 2. They discovered the shape of Africa. 3. In 1942 Christopher
Columbus sailed directly across the Atlantic. 4. He thought he had reached India. He
really discovered American continents. 5. From that that on other navigators explored the
continents and islands in the unknown seas. 6. Routes of travelling and commerce which