ĐỀ CƯƠNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH THI CAO HỌC HÀNH CHÍNH CÔNG

ĐỀ CƯƠNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH THI CAO HỌC HÀNH CHÍNH CÔNG
PART ONE
Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from the box below
operated
cautious
treating
anxious
priceless
far
long
worthless
described
said
hardly
simply
so far
by far
attend
follow
knocked down
run across
maintaining
controlling
mind
matter
come
seen
fit
put
realized
recognized

looking
getting
increase
expansion
reason
cause
towed
lifted
growing up
piling up
objected
apposed
1. The minister was ………….. in private hospital.
2. Jane was ………….. to leave as soon as possible.
3. The vase is ………….. to be over a century old.
4. As ………….. as I know, we have not received any letter like that.
5. The ring is only made of plastic so it is quite ……………
6. We were so late. We ………….. had time to catch the train.
7. Your wish to learn a new language you must ………….. regularly.
8. The child was ………….. by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street.
9. These figures give you some idea of the cost of ………….. your car for one year.
10. She did not ………….. staying at home as she had some sewing she wanted to do.
11. He said that he had never ………….. across a painting which pleases him more.
12. They decided to ………….. in a visit to their relations when they were on
holiday.
13. I suddenly ………….. that I had left my purse with the money at home.
14. The nation’s economy was ………….. up and would certainly show a great
improvement in the next five years.
15. As a result of the company’s …………..policy, there are now 15 fair deal
supermarkets compared with 10 in 1980.

16. My cousin’s main ………….. for going abroad was his poor health.
17. He parked in the wrong place and the police ………….. his car away.
18. The work keeps ………….., and I seem to get very little done.
19. I’m not ………….. to your plan but it needs modifying.
Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from the box below
since
notice
from
by hand

shops
pay attention
would
to

unable
heard of
forward
exhibition

love
chairman
for
you will

will you?
leader
take
with hands

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make
tired of
not
club
unhappy
1. I always prefer animated movies ………….. real life movies.
2. We regret that we are ………….. to attend the reception on 18 September.
3. These leather shoes are all made ……………
4. He is very much looking …………..to visiting your country.
5. If it weren’t too much trouble, I’d ………….. a cup of coffee.
6. I am ………….. cooking for your friends.
7. You must try not to ………….. so many mistakes.
8. Our committee has elected a new …………..
9. He finished the paintings in good time for the …………..
10. They have not seen their uncle ………….. 1975
11. You really ought to apologise ………….. what you said yesterday.
12. Have you ………….. the idiom “He bought the farm”?
13. If you want to learn something, you had better ………….. in class.
14. There are many different ways to ………….. a holiday.
15. Open the window, …………..? It’s very hot in here.
Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from the box below
how
to
a few
in sight
in spite of
thousand

river bank
able of
which room
observer
capable of
same way

similar
lie
swell
cut off
write
cut down

in time
laid
before time
grow
witness
compose

which the room
many thousands
from going
as long as
grow
of coming

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

An ………….. is a person who sees something and can tell what he or she is.
Routine work is work which is done the ………….. all the time.
When you create you can draw, write ………….. music, or make something new.
………….. do you find it? Beautiful!
The mountains ………….. far behind.
Smith forgot ………….. he was supposed to go.
There were no people or houses …………..
When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authority decided to ………….. the gas
supply to the flats.
9. Several items of clothes were found on the …………..
10. The lake contained ………….. of fish
11. You can use my bicycle ………….. you bring it back tomorrow.
12. He was so tired he wasn’t ………….. driving himself home.
13. If we hurry, we might get there ………….. to catch the early train.
14. The mosquito bite made my eyelid ………….. and couldn’t open my eye properly.
15. I tried to prevent them ………….., but they wouldn’t take any notice.
Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from the box below
because
used to
as
since
could

to come
for
will be
did
was
which
whom

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enough
too
an
although
never

whose
let’s
had
put
took

arrive
and
the
nearly
were

about

a
if
what
so

with
left
most
according to
comes

of
rather
due to
to tell
very

1. The man …………. we met on the bus was a professor.
2. Peter would rather ………….early than late.
3. When my brother was asked if he liked his job, he replied that he ………….
4. …………. of the visitors are strangers to me.
5. Tim …………. go fishing with his father when he was young.
6. The news …………. bad last night.
7. “Let’s go dancing, shall we?” “Yes, ………….”
8. I wish I ………….go to Hawaii with him.
9. My daughter isn’t …………. young to go to school.
10. I haven’t seen John ………….two months.
11. It takes half …………. hour to walk from here to the station.
12. She …………. fifteen years old tomorrow.
13. I can’t remember where I …………. my glasses.

14. …………. colour is your coat?
15. He is …………. very important person.
16. …………. the child cried, the mother would run to it.
17. He couldn’t go far because he was afraid …………. travelling by plane.
18. I’m glad …………. you that you can have the job.
19. Please wait until he …………. back.
20. Tom has …………. his hair cut twice this month.
Fill in the blank with a suitable word or phrase taken from the box below
forward
rush hours
last month
without
some places

a table
asleep
rest
Sunday
next year

leader
not having
London street
director
opportunity

fishing
to ski
already
sleeping

toward

city
need
peace
so
or

1. Mrs. Tilley and elderly widow were walking along a dark ………….
2. When I arrived, the student had …………. gone into class.
3. I want you to reserve …………. at the Savoy restaurant for seven o’clock.
4. He comes to see me every Sunday, and we often go …………. together.
5. I fell …………. when I was watching television.
6. By the end of …………. they will have finished work on the new stadium.
7. Don’t hurry, there’s no …………. to run.
8. I am going to have short …………. as I have a headache.
9. You will not succeed …………. working harder.
10. There is always heavy traffic in the city centre at ………….
11. He is the …………. of a business company.

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12. He saved money …………. he had to economize.
13. We are looking …………. to the games. So we will be pleased when they begin.
14. If Maria comes to England, it will be a good …………. for her to improve her
English.
15. A dam is bull to keep the water of a stream …………. a river.
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would

cross
at
almost
have
off
have had
hip
will write
to

will
wipe (lau saïch)
by
already
will have
up with
had had
stop
would write
than

and
he had been
is getting
across
cost
directory
sensitive
on
eating

glance

so
to be
gets
apart from
charge
index
aware
by
to eat
sight

1. In the hotel lobby the detective caught …………. of the man he had been hired to
follow.
2. Most people prefer flying …………. going by sea because it is so much cheaper.
3. Go on, finish the dessert. It needs …………. up by sea because it won’t stay fresh
until tomorrow.
4. Before he left on his trip to America, the young man promised his parents he
…………. to them regularly.
5. Of course I did not break it …………. purpose. It was an accident.
6. Andrew couldn’t …………. laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face.
7. The artist has always been………….to criticism.
8. If only we …………. more time, we could have seen more of the country.
9. They search for the number in the phone………….
10. When they could put …………. the noise no longer, they banged on their
neighbor’s door.
11. That hotel is so expensive. They …………. you 60 pounds for bed and breakfast.
12. As long as we …………. enough rain, I think there will be good harvest.
13. …………. the long journey we had a marvelous holiday.

14. She came to live here …………. a month ago.
15. Could you wait for a few moments until the manager …………. back?
16. The journey took so long that …………. the time we got there all the seats had
been sold.
17. Graham was said …………. the brightest boy in the class.
18. If you make a mistake when you are writing, just …………. it out with your pen.
19. ‘You look tired. Have a rest …………. I’ll get dinner.’
20. He is hoping that I …………. forget about fifty pounds he owes me.
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for
so
too
on
by
to
or

very
that
how
have
upon
ever
stay

neither

either
enough
whose
ability
would
should

never
about
nearly
stop
and
nor
lies

rather
to stand
reasons
things
did
the
with

decorated with
prerequisites
possibility
give up
according to
due to
because

0.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Many people were made homeless…due to... the storm
I arrived early …………. to have some coffee before the class started.
They are going to leave…………. Manchester in an hour.
I didn’t go to the cinema yesterday; and I didn’t write the composition, ………….
Frank went to prison last year; …………. did Bob.
It is …………. too hot nor too cold at this time of the year.
To be admitted to this MA course, two…………. are a University degree in
Education and four years of teaching experience.
7. I am thinking of a/an …………. of studying abroad.
8. You wouldn’t act differently if you knew about it, …………. you?
9. Please show me …………. this machine works.
10. In the corner of the room …………. an artificial tree.
11. Once …………. a time there was a very beautiful princess.
12. Never in my life ………….I seen a cheetah.
13. These are the …………. for which I resigned.
14. When I looked through the window, I saw a girl …………. beauty took my breath
away.
15. He achieved his ambition …………. working hard and acting wisely.
16. …………. Gardner, motivation plays a positive role in learning a second
language.
17. I would …………. be single than marry him.

18. He is the most intelligent man I have …………. known.
19. I was just ………….to go when you telephoned.
20. Mary decided to …………. her job for the sake of her children.
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made in space travel
particularly fond of
are not
on
less
while
fewer
how to deal with
during
having been beaten
solve
over the television
does not either
since
on the radio
not strong enough
not to allow
when
are not
does too
wasn’t it?
have beaten
interested
didn’t it?
1. The main office of the factory can be found ………….Maple Street.

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2. Because there are …………. members present tonight than there was last night,
we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
3. David is …………. cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals.
4. The progress …………. in the early 1960s is remarkable.
5. Sandra has rarely missed a play …………. she was seventeen years old.
6. The governor has not decided …………. the new problems yet.
7. There was very interesting news …………. this morning about the earthquake in
Italy.
8. …………. by the police for striking an office, the man cried in pain.
9. The table is …………. to support television.
10. The bridge was hit by a large ship …………. a storm last week.
11. The taxi driver told the man …………. his disobedient son to hang out the
window.
12. Harvey seldom pays his bills on time and his brother ………….
13. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, ………….?
14. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ………….
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having
charged

a bigger
on

in
sentenced

acting

bigger

performance
sharing

could
can
was taken

dividing
no
took

put
most
while

take
none
building

way
the less
is

may be

unless

1. The next …… of the school play will be on Monday at 6.30 p.m.

2. The thief was …… to six months’ imprisonment.
3. …… a flat with someone is cheaper than living on your own.
4. No, thank you. I don’t …… sugar in tea.
5. Jim always gets very annoyed of he can’t get his own ……
6. “I hope you …………. speak French?”
7. I want some sugar, but there is …… in the bowl.
8. …… of the students know the answer to that question.
9. We are too late, the plane …… off ten minutes ago.
10. The fewer hags you take …… trouble you will have.
11. I also wish that I …… speak French”.
12. …. of the students know the answer to that question.
13. We both decided to do different things: he wrote a letter ….. I listened to the
radio.
14. I spent half a year …….. this boat.
15. Mr. Brown receives ……. salary than anyone else in the company.
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to hear
on herself
whose
point
despite

show
if
who
game

next week
raise money
match
very ashamed of
build fund
dreadful cough awful weather
sickness
on her own
have been
although

apply for
has been
listen to
arrested
ask for

1. She set up in business ………… and was very successful.
2. Could you please ………… me the way to the nearest post office?
3. This is Mr. Evans, ………. invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
4. We would contact your nearest relative ………… any accident occurred.
5. You should not ………… that job as you are not properly qualified.
6. They turn up at the party, despite the …………
7. We shall have to postpone the meeting until …………, I’m afraid.
8. A new Minister for Agriculture ………… appointed.
9. The team lost their last football ………… of the reason.
10. He is ………… his conduct and promises never to behave like that again.
11. You have nothing to gain by refusing ………… our advice.
12. The fact is ………., doctor, I just cannot get rid of this.
13. The headmaster had been trying for years to ………… for new science block.

14. The agent was ………… for carrying a false passport.
15. I do not particularly like the climate here ………… I believe it is very healthy.

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PART TWO
Fill each of the gaps in the passage below with only ONE suitable word.
Passage one
Did you ever dream of winning the lottery? so did millions of other people. Everyday,
millions of Americans ………………… (1) lottery tickets. They are hoping to win
$50.000, $100.000, one million dollars ………………… (2) more. What happens
after a person wins the …………………(3)?
When a person wins a million ………………… (4), he or she doesn’t receive a check
for the total amount. The person receives $50.000 a year ………………… (5) twenty
years. Also, he or she pays taxes. After taxes, a million-dollar winner receives from
$25, 000 to 40, 000 ………………… (6) year for twenty years. This is a lot of extra
spending money.
What have some people done ………………… (7) the money? Let’s look at one past
winner. Lisa wanted to be an artist, but she didn’t have enough …………………(8)
to go to school. She was working at a job she didn’t enjoy. In August, Lisa bought
one ………………… (9) and won two million dollars. She quit her job three weeks
later and is now attending art ………………… (10). Lisa says, ”If I don’t become an
artist, It’s my own fault. I have the opportunity now.”
Passage two
Have you ever driven a van? I did once. It …………………(1) just after I left college
and I had got myself a temporary job …………………(2) a delivery man. When I
accepted the job I thought I would have to sit beside a driver, chat to him and help
…………………(3) to carry things from the van to the houses, but no, I was on my
…………………(4) and I had to drive the van and carry everything by myself. It

might have been very strenuous, but after no more than a week I had got used to it
and I ………………… (5) able to relax and enjoy the driving. But I must say that I
was very glad ………………… (6) I had finished after six weeks. It would have
…………………(7) rather boring in the long run. I can imagine why someone who
has to do that kind of ………………… (8) permanently doesn’t mind getting held up
in traffic hold-ups ………………… (9) much as I do but something really ought
…………………(10) be done to improve road conditions; it must be so frustrating
having to spend half your working life sitting in traffic jams.
Passage three

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I love to cook and eat, so I read a lot …………………(1) food and diet. I like to
know the advice and opinion of nutrition experts. For …………………(2), one expert
says that there is an ideal diet. About fifteen to twenty percent of this perfect eating
plan is protein. About fifty to sixty …………………(3) is carbohydrates, and about
twenty to thirty percent is fat. This nutritionist also …………………(4) that a highfiber diet can help prevent cancer. We can get fiber from foods like bran, nuts, beans,
and vegetables. If we eat a little fish every week, the fish oils …………………(5)
protect us against heart disease. Garlic and onions could reduce the amount of
cholesterol ………………… (6) our blood. Do I believe in all this advice? I’m not
sure, but I know I love to cook and eat, so I love most kinds of food, But I don’t
………………… (7) to gain any weight. Maybe I could even lose a few pounds,
Here’s some advice from a diet expert:
* Go …………………(8) for food only on a full stomach. If you eat before you
go to the supermarket, you may not want so much junk food.
* Use a shopping list. Buy only the items on that ………………… (9). Don’t take
much money when you go food shopping.
* Don’t keep candy, cookies, potato chips, soda, or other junk food on the house.
And don’t eat desserts ………………… lots of sugar and fat. Eat fruit instead.

I think these are good ideas, but can I do all these things all the time? Could you?
Passage four
Rabindranah Tagore lived in India many years (1) ………………… He was a famous
Indian. He wrote many poems, stories, and songs. He wrote (2) ………………… in
his language Bangali, and in English. Today we find his language in other languages
too. People still like to read his books because his books are good. Tagore was (3)
………………… in 1861 in Calcutta in India. His parents were rich. When he (4)
………………… still very young, he was already interested in reading, writing, and
in music. He wrote hi s first book of poems when he was only 17 (5)
………………… old. He also liked to watch things around him: the trees, the birds,
the flowers, the grass, and so on. All these things were beautiful for him. When he
was old (6) …………………to go to school, his father sent him to a school in his (7)
………………… town. He did not like his lessons. He did not like his teacher’s way
of teaching, so after some time he (8) ………………… His father found him a
teacher. He then learned at home. A few years (9) …………………, his father sent
him to England. He wanted Tagore to study law. But Tagore did not want to. So he
(10) ………………… back to India before he finished his study.
Passage five
One day, late in the evening, a man was walking home alone on an empty road. He
had (1) ………………… passed through the railway station (2) …………………
suddenly he heard some footsteps behind him. He got (3) ………………… bit scared.
He quickened his steps, but the footsteps didn’t stop.
The man thought that he was (4) ………………… followed. It must be a robber. No
one else would be walking on this dark road at such late hour. The man seemed to (5)
………………… trying to catch him, so he started running, and the man behind him

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started running, too. (6) ………………… matter how hard he tried to run, the man

behind him still followed him. He was scared almost to death (7) ………………… he
reached an old cemetery. Without thinking, he jumped over the wall and threw
himself on the ground near a big grave. The man behind also jumped over the wall
and (8) …………………now trying to find the man. (9) ………………… was no
way out, the man got up and shouted in a trembling voice: “ Who are you? Why (10)
………………… earth are you following me?”
Passage six
Most people are frightened of being unemployed. Being unemployed has
disadvantages, but there are good things about it too. One advantage of ………… (1)
having a job is that you don’t have to get up early and go to ……………… (2) in the
rush hour. You can stay in bed as ………………(3) as you like, and there’s plenty of
time to read the newspaper and have a leisurely breakfast. But the best thing of all is
that you are your ……………… (4) boss. There’s no one to tell you ………………
(5) to do and when to do it.
One ………………(6) of being unemployed is, of course, that you haven’t got much
money coming in. Having a job at least enables you a bit of ……………… (7)to go
on holiday. On the other ……………… (8), when you are unemployed you don’t
need (9) ……………… go on holiday, because you are on holiday already. In fact,
the main ……………… (10) with being unemployed is that you have to spend much
of your time looking for a job.
Passage seven
Winter is dangerous because it’s so (1) ……………… to know what is going to
happen and accidents take place so easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the
top of (2) ……………… hill. Ice might be hiding beneath the melting snow, waiting
to send you (3) ……………… the road. The car coming towards you may suddenly
slide across the road.
Rule Number one (4) ……………… driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly.
Uneven movements can make a (5) ………………suddenly very difficult to control.
So every time you turn either the wheel, touch the brakes or increase your speed, you
must be as gentle and as slow as (6) ………………. Imagine you are driving with a

full cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. Drive so that you wouldn’t (7)
……………….
Rule Number two (8) ……………… to pay attention to what might happen. The
more ice there is, the further down the road you have to look. Test how long it takes
to stop by gently (9) ………………. Remember that you may be driving more
quickly than you think. In general, allow double your normal stopping distance when
the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay
in control of your car (10) ……………… all times and you will avoid trouble.
Passage eight
Tampa, Florida, owes a great deal (1) …………… its growth and prosperity to a
Cuban cigar manufacturer (2) …………… Vicente Martinez Ybor. When the Cuban
Revolution broke out (3) …………… 1869, he was forced to flee his country and
moved (4) …………… business to south Florida. Sixteen years (5) ……………,

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serious problems caused him to seek a better location along the west coast of (6)
…………… state. His original land purchase of sixteen blocks expanded to more (7)
…………… one hundred acres near Tampa. This newly developed area (8)
…………… called Ybor City in his honor. With the demand (9) …………… factory
workers for Ybor’s business, the surrounding areas expanded (10) ……………
thrived.
Passage nine
Alo is the most naughty boy in the world. He is a five-year-old boy ………… (36)
Bangladesh. One afternoon, while his father was asleep on the sofa., Alo cut off
………… (37) father’s mustache, A few days later he cut off his brother’s eyebrows
………… (38) his brother was sleeping in the bedroom. A few weeks after that, he
cut off most of his mother’s hair when she was ………… (39) at night. Alo’s family
now keeps every pair of scissors under lock and key and …………40) sleeps behind

locked doors.
The behaviour of a Mexican boy named Manuel is perhaps ever …………(41)
than Alo’s because it is more dangerous. Manuel …………(42) to play with
matches, One day he found some matches near the kitchen stove. He took the
matches, sneaked ………… (43) his parents’ bedroom and set fire to the curtains.
Fortunately Manuel’s mother ………… (44) into the bedroom just in time. She pulled
down the curtain and put out the ………… (45) before it spread.
Passage ten
An Italian was once visiting New York city. He wished to take a walk in (36)
………… to see the city, but he was afraid that he would get (37) ………… because
he did not know a word of English, Therefore, (38) ………… leaving the hotelm he
stpped at the first corner and carefully copied (39) ………… his notebook the name
of the street on which his hotel was located. Then he walked (40) …………. Fifnally,
(41) …………, he got lost. Some hours later, he arrived in police station. After the
good deal of confused conversation, an interpreter was called. The Italian explained
to the (42) that, although he didn’t know the (43) ………… of his hotel. He did know
the (44) on which it was located, He then showed the intrepreter what he had copied
in his (45) …………. The words which he had so carefully copied were “one-way
street”

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PART THREE
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: she/give/I/flower/ birthday
Possible answer: She gave me some flowers on my birthday.
1. One morning/ officer Voger/ drink/ coffee/ restaurant.
……………………………………………………………………………………..

2. suddenly/doors/restaurant/ open/ and/ man/ run / in.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Man/ shout/ ‘’little kid/ drive/ car!”
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Officer Voger/ run out/ restaurant.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. He/ see/ car/ run / front/ him.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. It/ be/ go / slowly/ but it / not be / go / straight.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
7. He jump/ police car / follow/ the car.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
8. car/ move/ side/ road / stop.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Officer Voger/ get out/ police car/ look into.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
10. driver/ be/ little boy.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: she/give/I/flower/ birthday
Possible answer: She gave me some flowers on my birthday.
1. What/ happen/ person/ win lottery?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. When / person/ win/ a million dollars/ he/ not receive/ total amount.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Person/ receive/ $50.000 a year/ 20 years.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. This/ be/ a lot/ extra spending money.
……………………………………………………………………………………..

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5. What / some people/ do/ money?
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6. Let/ look/ one past/ winner.
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7. Lisa K/ want/ be/ artist/. But/ she/ not money/ school.
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8. She/ work/ job/ she/ not enjoy.
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9. August/ Lisa/ buy/ one ticket/ win/ two million dollars.
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10. She/ quit/ job/ three weeks later/ now/ attend/ art school.
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Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: she/give/I/flower/ birthday
Possible answer: She gave me some flowers on my birthday.
1. Receptionist: morning, how/ I/ help/ you?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mr. Roberts: Yes, I/ appointment/Dr. Taylor?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Receptionist: I/be/sorry. We/ be/ completely/ book up.
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4. Mr. Roberts: When/ be/ earliest appointment/ you/ offer/ me?
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5. Receptionist: How/Thursday/9:30?
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Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: I/be/ sure/ you/ find/ suitable applicant/ fill/ vacancy
Possible answer: I am sure you will find a suitable applicant to fill the vacancy.
1. Don’t/ think/ children/ love/ visit/ countryside.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I/sick/ all/ time/ arrive/ feel/ very weak/
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3. If/ enough/ money,/ go/ Ireland/ as well.
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4. My sister/ 18 years old/ want/ spend/ year/ England.
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5. Unfortunately/ I/ not be/ able/ come/ wedding/
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6. How/ about/ come/ my flat/ and have/ something/ eat/ before/ go?
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7. I/ remember/ have/ long conversation/ him/ only/ few days ago.
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8. Be possible/ rearrange/ interview/ Wednesday morning?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. three months ago/ price/ chocolate bar/ be/ twenty pence.
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10. family/ I/ spend/ two months/ plan/ summer/ holiday.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.

Example: I/not see/ him/ four years
Possible answer: I haven’t seen him for four years.
Dear Suan,
1. I/want/ travel/ London/ to/ Paris/ 28th June
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I/ not sure/ how/ I/ go.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. There/ be/ planes/ but/ think/ it/ be/ expensive
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. There/be/ certainly/ cheaper/ ways/ example/ train, ferry
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Thank you/ much/ all what/ you/ do/ last two weeks.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. It/ be/ wonderful time/ stay you/ and/ visit/ places/ city.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I/ write/ you/soon/ as/ get/ back/ country.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
8. There/ be/ one/ thing/ hope/ you/ do/ me.
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9. You/ send/ collections/ English books/ magazines/ I order/ when/ I/ be/ there ?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
10.. Thanks again/ look/ forward/ hear/ you.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: you/ need/ able/ speak/ English/ if/ want/ study/ England.
Possible answer: You need to be able to speak English if you want to study in
England.
1. Florence Nightingale/ from/ rich/ family.

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……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. She/ kind/ pretty/ learn/ well/ school.
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3. In/ family/ young girls/ spend/ go/ parties/ until/ married.
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4. Florence/ parties/ boring/ she/ want/ nurse.
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5. Her parents/ not agree/ first/ finally/ they/ accept/ her decision/ 1850.
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6. She study/ hospital/ Germany.
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7. Soon/ she/ be/ ask/ go Crimea.
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8. She/ look after/ wounded soldiers.
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9. It/ difficult/ her/ work/ there/because/ the conditions/ Crimea/ terrible.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
10. She/ had / become/ important/ there/ as as result/ she/ love/ everyone/
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: I/ wonder/ why/ you/ not/ reply/ last letter.
Possible answer: I was wondering why you had not answered my last letter.
Dear Dumiko,
1. I/ be/ very pleased/ receive/ parcel/ send
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What/ good idea/ send/ selection/ different/ kinds of food/ your country.

……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I/ enjoy/ eat/ very much/ so/ my family.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. I/ be/ not possible/ buy/ things/ England/ except/ perhaps/ London.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. You say/ your letter/ you like/ to send/ parcel/ English food.
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6. I/ just post one/ you.
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7. It/ not/ arrive/ same time/ this letter/ send/ by sea-mail.
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8. In/ parcel/ be/ information/ prepare/ eat/ food.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.

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Example: I/ wonder/ why/ you/ not/ reply/ last letter.
Possible answer: I was wondering why you had not answered my last letter.
Dear John,
41. Thank / letter / I / sorry / not / write / two weeks.
_______________________________________________________________________
42. but / have to do / lot / homework.
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43. My exam / be four weeks / and / can’t / speak / French / well / enough / yet.
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44. I / very glad / you / able / come / Paris.
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45. You / be / able / come / soon?
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46. I / want / show / you round / and / meet / all my friends.
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47. I / make / lot / friends / since / come / here.
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48. You / must / speak / French / because / some / them / can’t / English / very well.
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49. It/ not / be / too / difficult / you / will it?
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50. Write / me / soon.
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Love,
Mary
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example: I/ wonder/ why/ you/ not/ reply/ last letter.
Possible answer: I was wondering why you had not answered my last letter.
Dear Jan,
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We not see / you / such / long time.
41.......................................................................................................................................
Our latest news be / next week / we move house
42.......................................................................................................................................
New flat be / outskirts / city
43.......................................................................................................................................
Flat / not be larger / but we be / able grow / vegetables / garden.
44.......................................................................................................................................

We hope / no problems / noisy neighbors as / now.
45.......................................................................................................................................
We be glad / escape / noise and traffic / city centre.
46.......................................................................................................................................
We / take / dog / walk / across fields / evening.
47.......................................................................................................................................
Sunday 14th / we have / flat-warming party.
48.......................................................................................................................................
We / forward / see you / any time / after 7 pm.
49.......................................................................................................................................
If / phone me / I / tell you / how / get there.
50.......................................................................................................................................
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases.
Example:

She/give/Iflower/birthday

Possible answer: She gave me some flowers on my birthday.
46. Dear/ Sally/ Jim,
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47. As you/ see/ stamp. letter/ we/ be/ holiday/ Malta.
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48. We/ stay/ beautiful hotel/ magnificent swimming pool.
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49. Since we/ arrive/ we/ spend nearly. every day. beach/ be/near. our hotle.

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50 Yesterday, though,/ we decide/ do something different./ we hire/ boat/ go sailing.
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51. Tomorrow/ the next day/ we/ hire/ car/ have a look around. rest. island.
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52. After/ we/ come back here. another week.
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53. The food/ be/ very good/ lots. seafood and fresh fish. we/ often eat outdoors.
swimming pool.
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54. I know. be much healthier for us. go. walking holiday. like your brother suggest.
but we can do/ next year.
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55. See/ soon./ Look/ yourselves.
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Love

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PART FOUR
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
Example: She looks remarkably like her mother.
She and her mother …………………………………………………..
Possible answer: She and her mother look remarkably alike.
1. There is no danger that you fall from the ladder.
There is no danger of …………………………………………………………………..
2. We are only interested in why they know it.
The only thing ………………………………………………………………………..

3. Nam asked Lan if she could remember where she had put the address book.
Nam said, “ Lan ……………………………………………………………………….
4. “I am sorry I came late, sir” the little boy said.
The little boy
apologized………………………………………………………………..
5. I’ll water the tree if you like
Would ………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The film is called “Titanic”
The name ………………………………………………………………………..
7. It would be nice to have a swimming pool in our garden.
I wish …………………………………………………………………………….
8. “How long have you been waiting here?’ the girl asked me.
The girl asked …………………………………………………………………….
9. Tom doesn’t play football anymore.
Tom used ………………………………………………………………..
10. My mother bought me a nice blouse
A nice blouse ………………………………………………………………………..
11. They say that the company is in difficulty.
The company ………………………………………………………………………..
11. You can get suntan by sunbathing.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?”
We were asked to …………………………………………………………………….
13. “Where’s the best place to buy souvenirs?”
I asked her ………………………………………………………………..
14. You won’t lose weight if you don’t stop eating much.
Unless …………………………………………………………………………………
15. To know English is necessary.
It is ………………………………………………………………..
16. Given the choice of tea and coffee, I’d drink tea.

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I’d rather ………………………………………………………………..
17. This is the last time I speak to you.
I ………………………………………………………………………………………...
18. The statue was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be completely saved.
The statue was too ………………………………………………………………..
19. I cannot afford my family because I am jobless.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………..
20. Were you O.K. with the exams” asked my father.
My father wanted to know ……………………………………………………………
21. Our correspondent in Paris sent this report.
This report ………………………………………………………………………..
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
Example: She looks remarkably like her mother.
She and her mother …………………………………………………..
Possible answer: She and her mother look remarkably alike.
1. There are two ways by which acid rain attacks trees.
Acid rain …………………………………………………..
2. The air we breathe is polluted with gas from cars and smoke from factors.
Gas from cars …………………………………………………..
3. They seemed to be interested in artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence …………………………………………………..
4. She would rather have coffee than tea.
She prefers …………………………………………………..
5. Why he left her is not known to me.
I …………………………………………………..
6. I won’t tell you the truth if you treat me like that.

Unless you stop …………………………………………………..
7. “Have you got a pale sweater?” I asked the shop assistant.
I asked ………………………………………………………………….
8. She showed me the one that was too small.
The one she ………………………………………………….?” I asked.
9. How much is the red sweater? I asked
“How much does …………………………………………………..
10. The red sweater was more expensive than the blue one.
The blue sweater …………………………………………………..
11. So I bought neither!
So I didn’t …………………………………………………..
12. On arrival at the airport, please go straight to the check in desk.
When …………………………………………………..
13. Remember to check your flight number.
Don’t …………………………………………………..
14. Your passport will be checked in the Immigration Hall.

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The Immigration officials …………………………………………………..
15. Tax free goods can be bought before you get on the plane.
You …………………………………………………..
16. Some tax free goods will be on sale during your flight.
There are…………………………………………………..
17. Most people can understand him when he speaks English.
He can make …………………………………………………..
18. He has never behaved so violently before.
He is behaving …………………………………………………..
19. I think you should go by train’ he told us.

He advised …………………………………………………..
20. We spent five hours getting to London.
It took …………………………………………………..
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
Example: She looks remarkably like her mother.
She and her mother …………………………………………………..
Possible answer: She and her mother look remarkably alike.
21. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner …………………………………………………..
22. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by …………………………………………………..
23. Check should only be accepted with proof of identity.
Never …………………………………………………..
23. There weren’t nearly as many people there as I had expected.
There were far …………………………………………………..
24. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather …………………………………………………..
25. How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?.
Other …………………………………………………..
26. They were married in the summer of 1982.
Their wedding …………………………………………………..
27. Postal deliveries were delayed because of industrial action.
Industrial action resulted …………………………………………………..
28. Can I offer you a cup of coffee?
Would …………………………………………………..
29. He has such an intelligent daughter. She won all the prizes at her school.
His daughter is so …………………………………………………..
30. I haven’t had any Italian food for ages.
It’s ages since …………………………………………………..

30. Passing your driving test is not easy nowadays.
It is not …………………………………………………..
31. It is ages since I saw you.

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I have not …………………………………………………..
33. ‘Do not write on the wall,’ said the teacher to the boys.
The teacher told …………………………………………………..
34. A semi-detached house is cheaper than a detached one.
A detached house …………………………………………………..
35. We must answer this letter immediately.
This letter …………………………………………………..
36. ‘Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday?’ Tom said.
Tom suggested …………………………………………………..
37. This town has three cinemas.
There are …………………………………………………..
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it.
Example:
She looks remarkably like her mnother.
She and her mother ……………………………….
Possible answer: She and her mother look remarkably alike.
1. George and Alan haven’t finished university yet.
George and Alan are …………………………………………………..
2. Nobody heard Sheila’s cry for help.
Sheila’s …………………………………………………..
3. Many teachers would rather go on holiday in the summer than work for extra
money.

Many teachers’s prefer …………………………………………………..
4. Wouldn’t it be marvelous to live in a house like that.
I wish …………………………………………………..
5. We enjoyed ourselves in the mountains despite the bad weather.
Although …………………………………………………..
6. I applied for the job because my father encouraged me.
If my father …………………………………………………..
7. Elizabeth;s children didn’t go to school yesterday because they had flu.
Elizabeth’s children were prevented …………………………………………………..
8. “Is it raining?” Susan asked.
Susan wanted to know …………………………………………………..
9. The house was much bigger than Jill had thought.
Jill didn’t realized …………………………………………………..
10. John said he wouldn’t pay the bill.
John refused …………………………………………………..

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PART SIX: READING COMPREHENSION
Reading the following passages and answer the questions below each passage.
Passage one
How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He
can fill the small boles in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our
teeth to check that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait
until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth
with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day, toothpicks to clean between
our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body;
milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit.
Chocolate, sweets, biscuits, and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between

meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
1. Only when do a lot of people visit a dentist?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. How often ought we to try to clean our teeth?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What shouldn’t we eat a lot?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Why are sweets harmful?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. What happens to our teeth when food and germs collect in a small crack?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passage two
Man is only just beginning to realize how much he must look to the sea. It can be an
important source of food for millions of the world. When we know how much and in
what way the oceans influence the weather, we can plan the growing of crops and even
work out the best time to take our holidays. But when we get to the bottom of the sea, we
find things that no one dreamed existed until recently. Lands which were covered with
water when the ice melted at the end of the Ice Age are rich in minerals. Off the South
African coasts, for example, is a place where there are five times as the number of
diamonds as in the mines on the land. Oil is brought from the bottom of the Caspian Sea.
Sand with gold in it has been found off Thailand and Indonesia. But if man wants to
continue gathering riches from the sea, he is going to have to look after it.

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1. What is man only just beginning to realize?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. When can we plan the growing of crops?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What do we find when we get to the bottom of the sea?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. What has been found off the South African coast?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. What is man going to do if he wants to continue gathering riches from the sea?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passage three
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind’s burning of
fuels, is thought to act like the glass of a greenhouse. It absorbs heat radiation from the
earth and its atmosphere effect could alter the earth’s temperature has been debated for
many years. Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is increasing. The major difficulty
in accepting the greenhouse has been the absence of served warming coincidence with
the historic carbon dioxide increase.
1. What is the principle consequence of the greenhouse affect assumed to be?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What is carbon dioxide in the atmosphere believed to produce the greenhouse effect
by?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. What does the scientific community think about the greenhouse effect?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. What is the thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. What is the best title for the passage one can generalize?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passage four
Language, the way we express ourselves, is a vital part of learning. A baby learns his
native tongue naturally by hearing speech around him. If the speech he hears is rapid, not
clear and never directed at him then he learns slowly and speaks badly. A child of two or
three years who can’t make his desires known or put his thoughts into words will usually
become angry. His relationships with others will get worse. If the speech a baby hears

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around him is clear, and his family talks to him, he will gain a satisfactory command of
language directly, by his mother, his language ability will be greater. By the time he is
two it is quite possible for him to have a vocabulary of two thousands words and by the
time he is three he will be able to read. Once ahead he will stay ahead.
1. What is language defined by the writer?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. How does the baby learn his mother tongue?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How does the child usually react when he can’t express himself?

…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. What is the role of the mother in the education of her child?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. What are the ideas expressed by the writer on how a child should be taught his native
language?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Reading the following passages and answer the questions below each passage.
Passage one
A long-range health study in Framingham Massachusetts, which began in 1948 and
continued to this day, involves checking the survivals among the same 5.200 men and
women every two years and carefully determining the causes of any deaths occurring in
the group. A rather surprising conclusion that emerged in 1980 was that the lightest men
had the shortest life expectancy. While the only others for whom weight seemd to have a
sidnificant negative effect on life expectancy were those who weighed more than 25%
above the national average. Much the same was true of women with those in the lightest
and heaviest group dying earliest.
1. How long has the study lasted?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What happened with the people who were more than 25% overweighed?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What is studied?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. What is the study result of the woman?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Who has the shortest life?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Passage two

I live in California and we have earthquakes here all the time. Sometimes, they’re strong
things fall off shelves, and windows break. It’s well known that a very big earthquake
will probably hit this area in the near future. Everyone is preparing for it. Some people

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