đề cương ôn thi cao học môn tiếng anh

TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI TUYỂN SINH ĐÀO TẠO THẠC SĨ
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dùng cho các chuyên ngành không chuyên tiếng Anh)
I. NỘI DUNG
A. NGỮ PHÁP:
1. TENSES:
The Simple Present Tense
The Present Continuous Tense
The Present Perfect Tense
The Simple Past Tense
The Past Continuous tense
The Past Perfect Tense
The Simple Future Tense
The Future Continuous Tense
The Future Perfect Tense
2. PARTS OF SPEECH
The English Verbs and verb
Phrases
The Modal verbs
The English Adjectives
The English Adverbs
The English Prepositions
The English Articles
The Conjunctions
The English Nouns and Noun
Phrases

The Gerunds and The Infinitives
3. SENTENCE STRUCTURES

The Active and Passive Voice
The Adjective Clauses
The Noun Clauses
The Adverbial Clauses
Comparison
Reported Speech
B. CHỦ ĐỀ TỪ VỰNG & ĐỌC HIỂU
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
FAMILY LIFE AND WORK
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
HEALTH CARE
SOCIAL ISSUES
ECONOMIC
AND
POLITICAL
ISSUES
PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS
MODERN TECHNOLOGY

SESSION ONE :
THÌ HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN VÀ HIỆN TẠI TIẾP DIỄN:
1. Let’s go out . It (not rain ) now.
2. Julia is very good at languages. She ( speak) four languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody (wait ) for you.
4. “You (listen) to the radio?” “ No, you can turn it off”
5. “ You (listen) to the radio everyday?” “ No, just occasionally.”
6. The River Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It (flow) very fast today- much faster than usual.

8. We usually (grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we (not grow) any.
9. “How is your English?” “ Not bad. It (improve) slowly.”
10. Ron is in London at the moment. He (stay) at the Park Hotel. He always (stay) there when he’s in
London.
11. Can we stop walking soon? I (start) to feel tired.
12. Normally I (finish)work at 5 ,but this week I (work) until 6 to earn a bit more money.
13. Sonia (look ) for a place to live. She (stay) with her sister until she find somewhere.
14. “ What your father (do)?” “ He’s an architect but he (not work) at the moment.
15. The train is never late. It always (leave) on time.
16. Jim is very untidy. He always (leave) his things all over the place.
17. Don’t put the dictionary away. I(use) it.
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18. Don’t put the dictionary away. I (need) it.
19. Who is that man? What he (want)? Why he (look) at us?
20. I (think) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it?
21. I ( think) you should sell your car. You (not use) it very often.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
worth
satellites
normally
journals
mild
pile
homeless
message
normal

exactly
throat
feed
spread
fair
rights
fact
1. Barbara has a sore ………. . She can hardly talk.
2. Many famous people have written ………… . They are very interesting to read.
3. I don’t understand ………. what you mean.
4. Saudi Arabia cannot grow enough food to ……. its population.
5. It is a ……that the Earth is round.
6. Peter ……..his papers all over the table and then put them in order.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I. English is the native or official language on one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North
America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official
languages.
More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in
English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.
English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world's mail is written in English. More than threefifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are
in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
Questions:
1. Where , according to the text, is English used as the native language?
2. Why is it necessary for students in many countries to know English?
3. How many mails in the world are written in English?
4. Is English important in science? How do you know?
5. What language have most of the languages in the world borrowed?
II.“ What time is it ?” “ I don’t have enough time.” “Is it time to go yet ?” “Hurry up ! We’re going to be
late.”
We talk about time every day. We measure it by the second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, and

century. But what is time ? No one can say exactly what it is. It is one of the greatest mysteries of our lives.
We don’t know exactly what time is, but our ability to measure it is very important. It makes our way of
life possible. All the members of a group have to measure time in the same way.
Time lets us put things in a definite order. We know that breakfast comes before lunch. The reading class
is after the writing class. Children can’t play until school is over. Time enables us to organize our lives.
The earliest people saw changes around them. They saw day and night, the changes of the moon, and the
seasons. They started measuring their lives by these changes.
Then people started inventing clocks. The Chinese invented a water clock in the eleventh century, but the
Egyptians had them long before that. As water dripped from one container to another, it measured the
passing time.
Questions:
1. Why is time a mystery ?
2. How do we measure time ?
3. Why is our ability to measure time important ?
4. How does time enable us to organize our lives ?
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III.
When the early settlers, especially the English, arrived in the New World, the hardships and dangers
awaiting them were totally unexpected. Had it not been for some friendly Indians, the colonists never would
have survived the terrible winters. They knew nothing about planting crops, hunting animals, building sod
houses, or making clothing from animal skins. Life in England had been much simpler, and this new life was
not like what the Spanish explorers had reported.
Questions:
1. What faced the early settlers when they arrived in the New World ?
2. What were the Indians like ?
3. Could the early colonists survive the terrible winters ?
4. What did the Indians teach them ?
5. Where were the early settlers from ?

IV.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs, and politics, the Panama Canal
was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the
fifty-mile canal zone instead of travelling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship
approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand
dollars, one-tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships
pass through its locks each year.
Questions:
1. When was the Panama Canal officially opened ?
2. In what year was construction probably begun on the canal ?
3. How long is the canal zone ?
4. On the average, how much would it cost a ship to travel around Cape Horn ?
5. How many ships travel through the Panama Canal annually ?
V.
Clocks as we know them were probably developed by very religious people in Europe in the thirteenth
century. They needed to know the exact time so they could pray at the right times. By the 1700s, people
had clocks and watches that were accurate to the minute. Some clocks were beautiful. They had very
complicated moving parts. Some had figures of people or animals that moved on the hour or quarter hour.
Others played music. The movement of the parts is beautiful to watch when you open these clocks.
Questions:
1. Who developed clocks?
2. Why did they develop clocks?
3. When did people have very accurate clocks?
4. Describe some kinds of clocks at that time.
5. What can you see when you open these clocks?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
A.
Greenland is the largest …..1………..in the world. It covers over 2,000,000 (two million) square kilometers.
Most of it ……..2………..inside the Arctic Circle, and a huge sheet of …..3……..covers 85% (85 percent)
of it. Imagine that a map of Greenland is on top of a map of Europe. Greenland ….4……..from London to

the middle of the Sahara Desert.
The ice sheet is more than 1.6 kilometers thick, and it …….5…….. melts. There is probably only rock
under the ice, but no one knows for sure. Along the sea coast, mountains rise ……6……the sea. There are a
few low trees in the southwest, but no forests. ….7…….covers everything in winter, but in summer very low
plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet.
Norwegian Vikings were the first Europeans to see the island in A.D. 875, but no one visited it until 982.
Three years ….8……….a few Vikings went to live there. In 1261 the people in Greenland decided to join
Norway. Norway and Denmark united in 1380. This union ended in 1814, and Greenland stayed with
Denmark. Greenland is fifty times ….9…….than Denmark, but it is still a …..10…….of this small country.
B.There was once a large, fat ( 1 ) ____who had a small, thin husband. He ( 2 ) _____ a job in a big
company and was given his weekly wages every Friday evening. As soon as he got ( 3 ) _____ on Fridays,
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his wife used to make him give her all his ( 4 ) ____ , and then she used to give him back only enough to (
5 ) _______ his lunch in the office every day.
One day ( 6 ) ____ small man came home very excited. He hurried into the living-room. His ( 7 ) ____
was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.
“You’ll never guess ( 8 ) ____ happened to me today, dear,” he said.
He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I ( 9 ) ______ ten thousand pounds on the lottery !”
“That’s wonderful !” said his wife delightedly. But then she ( 10 ) ____ for a few seconds and added
angrily, “But wait a moment ! How could you afford to buy the ticket ?”
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. I’ve / looking / job / three weeks / haven’t / yet
2. father / told / not / go / far
3. what / man / wearing / you saw
4. they / go / countryside / honeymoon

5. they / prepare / special dinner / today
6. concert hall / so crowded / saw / heard / nothing
7. Elvis / died / 42 / sudden
8. not tell / new job / got / recently
9. going to / new friends / meet / hostel
10. She sings / now / than / she used to
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. It was such good weather that we went swimming. The weather…………….
2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first .......................................
3. They think the owner of the house is abroad. The owner ..........................
4. I like swimming best of all sports. My favourite ...................................
5. The teacher asked Tom whether he had any hobbies. “ Do .................”..............
6. Tom has also been collecting stamps for five years. He also started ................
7. I didn’t realize who he was until later. Only later ………………………………….
8. He had over 3000 stamps in his collection. There ..................………….……….
9. The doctor advised me to rest . The doctor suggested ………………………….
9. She didn’t say a word as she left the room. She left the …………………….……
10. I don’t intend to apologize to either of them. I have ………………………..
Bài 3 : Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Mãi cho đến lúc bấy giờ tôi mới biết rằng anh ta đã nói lên sự thật.
2. Mệt mỏi sau một ngày làm việc, tôi đã đi nghỉ sớm.
3. Một điều rất quan trọng đối với chúng ta hiện nay là phải xây dựng một nền kinh tế vững mạnh.
4. Không ai biết được cách đây 5 năm anh ta ở đâu .
5. Tôi không thể giải thích được là họ đã vượt qua tất cả những khó khăn ấy bằng cách nào
SESSION TWO :
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ

không được sử dụng ):
blow for
homeless
through
damaged
normally
beautiful
worth
provision
drought
flood
terribly
overpopulated
injured
pollute
cars summer
1. Factories and ______ pollute the air.
2. Fall, winter, spring and ________ are the four seasons.
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3. Tom’s car hit a tree, and he was badly _______.
4. Some countries are ________. They have too many people.
5. The heavy rains in the mountains caused a bad ______ along the river.
6. There is a ______ when it doesn’t rain for a long time.
7. The ________ of food for hungry people is very important.
8. Ann’s new diamond ring is _______$5,000.
9. Each class ________has fifteen students, but this semester there are only twelve.
10. Paul had an accident last night. His car was _________ but no one was hurt.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:

I.
Mahomed comes from Tripoli, a large port north of Beirut. He has a married sister who lives in Australia.
Nine months ago Mahomed and his parents came to Australia to live with his sister. “We are homesick for
Lebanon all the time. But it was terrible with the war there. Shooting in the streets all the time. There was no
work, nothing. We just stayed at home all the time. Two friends of mine from school were killed. And my
brother. He was killed, too. He was twenty-four years old. He went to the shop and was shot in the street.
Just like that. It was terrible”. Mahomed has a brother-in-law who works in Beirut. He was able to give the
family money for air fares to Australia.
Questions :
1. Why did they decide to move to Australia ?
2. What happened to Mahomed’s brother and friends ?
3. Who paid for their flight to Australia ?
II.
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Frank is now
the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to
repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1938
he bought a small work-shop of him own. During the war Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At
that time he had two helpers. At the end of the war, the small work-shop became a large factory which
employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years
and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted
him to repair their son’s bicycle.
Questions:
1. What did Frank Hawkins tell me?
2. What does Frank do? What did he use to do?
3. Did he work hard as a boy? What did he buy in 1938?
4. Why did Frank feel happy when remembering his hard early years?
III. Read the article below. For questions 1-5, you are to choose one best
answer, (a), (b), (c), or (d), to each question. Then put a cross on the
letter that corresponds to your answer you have chosen.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, and later came to the

United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His
father was most instrumental by supervising his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the deaf and
investigated the science of acoustics, his studies eventually led to the invention of the multiple telegraph and
his greatest invention-the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to advances in
aviation.
1.
What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell’s greatest invention ?
a. multiple telegraph
b.telephone
c. aviation
d. acoustics
2.
To what did Bell dedicate the last of his life ?
a. acoustical science
b. aviation
c. adventure
d. architecture
3.
What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell ?
a. He worked very hard, but never achieved success.
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b. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot.
c. He dedicated his life to the science and the well-being of mankind.
d. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone.
Which of the following statements is not true ?
a.

Bell was born in the eighteenth century.
b.
Bell worked with the deaf.
c.
Bell experimented with the science of acoustics.
d.
Bell invented a multiple telegraph.

5. How many years did Hell dedicate to aviation ?
a.100
b.25
c.35
d.50
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
In developing ____________(1), where three-fourths of the world’s population __________(2), sixty
percent of the people who can’t __________(3) and write are women. Being illiterate doesn’t
__________(4) that they are not intelligent. It does mean it is difficult for _________(5) to change their
lives. They produce more than half of the food. In Africa, eighty percent of all agricultural work is
___________(6) by women. There are many programs to help poor countries develop their agriculture.
However, for years, ____________(7) programs provided money and training for men.
International organizations and programs run by developed ___________(8) are starting to help women,
as well as men, improve their agricultural production. Governments have already __________(9) some
laws affecting women because of the UNO Decade for Women. The UNO report will affect the changes
now happening in the _________(10) and society.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. They / must / an end / this discussion
2. The teacher / the class / four groups / last week

3 . they / already / homework / when / come
4. I / not interested / find / new / job
5. she / used / stay / uncle / when / child
6. it / important / that / she / see / doctor / now
7. how long /it/ usually take you / do / homework?
8. if you / stay up late /you / be / tired / tomorrow.
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework. I wish................
2. A train leaves for Hai Phong at 8 o’clock every morning. There is ..............
3. It is nearly four hundred years since the birth of Shakespeare. Shakespeare..........
4. I’d like you to carry this bag for me. Do you mind ........
5. Nobody expected him to get the position. He got the position .....................
6. I can’t tell lies very well. I’m not ....................
7. People think the jewels were stolen by one of the guests. One of the guests is .......
8. If we can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. The sooner ..........
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Có nhiều thách thức cần phải vượt qua.
2. Cánh cửa phía bên trái đang mở kìa.
3. Người không có công ăn việc làm thường sống trong túng thiếu.
4. Ngôi nhà chị ấy sống thời niên thiếu nằm ngay bên bờ sông Thu bồn.
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5. Nước Việt nam ta giàu và đẹp.
SESSION THREE :
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
1. Jane (wait) for me when I (arrive).

2. “ What you (do) this time yesterday?” “ I was asleep.”
3. “You (go) out last night?” “ No, I was too tired.”
4. ” How fast you (drive) when the accident (happen)?
5. John (take) a photograph of me while I (not/ look).
6. We were in a very difficult position. We (not know) what to do.
7. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last (see) him, he (try) to find a job in London.
8. When I was young, I (want) to be a bus driver.
9. The sailors (swim) near their ship when they were attacked by a shark.
10. Mary (wear) her new dress when I (meet) her yesterday.
11. The sun (rise) when I (wake) up this morning.
12. The boy was knocked down by a bus as he (cross) the road.
13. He fell down and (break) his leg while he (play) football.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
NOISILY
MOUNTAINOUS
INJURIES
POSSESSIONS
REFUSAL
ENTERTAINMENT ENCOURAGED

ASHAMED FRIENDLY
DESTRUCTION
FLIGHT
IMPRESSION

1. Television is one of the cheapest forms of ________
2. He fell off his motor- bike, but his________ were not serious.
3. The family managed to get out of the burning house, but they lost nearly all their_________

4. I was annoyed at his_________ to co- operate.
5. Sally came in so___________ that she woke everyone up.
6. He said “good evening” in a most ______way.
7. Her boss _______ her to work hard.
8. Martin was very___________ of what he had done.
9. This organization is very concerned about the_________ of the rain forests
10 The country is very_______ so travelling by road is difficult.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.
WATER
Water is necessary for sustaining life in plants and animals. Men have always been interested in the nature
of water. At one time, water was considered an element. Most water is derived from ocean directly or
indirectly. Water which New Yorkers use does not come from Hudson River. Water used in New York
homes comes from large reservoirs. Water in these reservoirs is purified. However, absolutely pure water is
probably unknown. Lake water is relatively pure, especially in the mountainous regions. Most people think
spring water is pure. However, water which comes from spring sometimes contains large amounts of two
types of salt. Therefore, water in your springs should be analyzed.
1. What is the importance of water?
2. How is water which New Yorkers use?
3. Is there absolutely pure water in the world?
4. What should people do to spring water?
II.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.
A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human
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beings have been writing ( as far as we can tell from surviving evidence ) for at least 5,000 years, but they
have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even

today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we
learn to write: any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk; a
normal human being can not be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn
to write: in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today
many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the
rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to say that the latter is of little importance.
One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and make possible the records that any
civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human writing makes us civilized.
Questions :
1. What is more real than speech ?
2. How long have human beings had speech ?
3. Do all spoken languages in the world have their written forms ?
4. Can a normal human being learn to write without trying ?
III.
One year Miss Wyatt decided to have a holiday in Italy. She did not speak much Italian, but wherever she
went, she was fortune enough to find people who knew enough English to be able to understand what she
wanted, until one day she decided to have lunch in a charming little restaurant in a village in the south of
Italy.
She had seen some nice mushrooms in the market of another village nearby and thought they would taste
very good, so when the waiter came to take her order, she inquired whether she could have some mushrooms
for her meal, but she had great difficulty in explaining to him because she did not know the Italian word for
mushrooms. At last she took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom. The waiter’s face brightened at
once, and he hastened out to the kitchen. A minute later he returned, carrying an umbrella.
Questions :
1. Why did Miss Wyatt’s poor knowledge of Italian not interfere with her enjoyment of her holiday most of
the time ?
2. Where did she have trouble in making herself understood ?
3. Why did she think she would like some mushrooms ?
4. How did she try to show the waiter what she wanted ?

5. Why did he bring her an umbrella ?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
Once my uncle applied for a post in Camford University, It was a (1) ______ good post and there were
hundreds of (2)__________ who applied for it. The Dean and the committee _____________(3) all the
candidates and as a (4)___________ of this interview only two (5)___________, my uncle and a Mr.
Adams, a self-confident young fellow. As (6) _________ committee couldn’t decide (7) ________ of
the two to take, each candidate was to give a lecture in the college lecture hall. My uncle (8) ______
day and night at the lecture almost without eating or (9) _______ . Adams didn’t seem to do any (10)
_________. He ate (11) _______ a horse and slept ( 12 ) ________ a log.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
Dear Sir,
1. I / very surprised / letter / I receive / you / this morning
2. In it / say / I not pay / book / send / one month ago
3. You / say / I / send / money immediately
4. In fact / I return / book / you / same day / receive
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5. I / return / not because / not want
6. But because / book / be / poor condition / several torn pages
7. I send / letter / that time / ask you / send / perfect copy / same book
8. I hope / you do that and / not have / write / you again / this matter
Yours faithfully,
Samuel Johnson
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................

The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. The car was so rusty that it couldn’t be repaired. The car was too ..................
2. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them. They had such ...................
3. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film. He was too .........
4. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. The furniture was too ................
5. Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station? Does your aunt ………….
6. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish. Much ………….
7. Given fair warning , I could have avoided that date. If you had told me ……….
8. Please don’t say things like that. I wish ………….
9. It would have been a superb weekend if it hadn’t been for the weather. But …….
10. There’s a spare bed in David’s room. David’s room …………
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Jane, vận động viên bơi lội xuất sắc, đã đại diện cho Anh quốc tại Thế vận hội Omlypic.
2. Kể từ khi họ mua căn nhà đến nay đã được bao lâu rồi ?
3. Cậu đã nói dối anh ấy, điều đó thật sai lầm.
4. Cô gái nhà bên cạnh năm tới sẽ lấy chồng.
5. Tôi đã trông thấy cậu ấy ra khỏi nhà.
SESSION FOUR :
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ QUÁ KHỨ TIẾP DIỄN
1. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (not be) at home. He (study) at the library.
2. I (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine). A cool breeze (blow).
The birds (sing).
4. My brother and sister (argue) about something when I (walk) into the room.
5. I got a package in the mail. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise.
6. Tommy went to his friends’house, but the boys (not, be) there. They (play) soccer in the vacant lot down
the street.
7. Stanley (climb) the stairs when he (trip) and (fall). Luckily, he (not hurt) himself.
8. While Mrs. Emerson (read) the little boy a story, he (fall) asleep, so she (close) the book and quietly
(tiptoe) out of the room.

9. The rich old man (count) his money when the thief quietly (open) the door and (come) into the room.
10. The mouse (eat) a piece of cheese when the cat (catch) and (kill) it.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
imprisoned
homeless
confused
scientists
worthless

satisfaction
industrial

invention
confusing

worldwide
satisfied
approval

1. The satellites have given us ________________ communications.
2. Scientific knowledge has been developed through the work of many __________
3. With the ___________ of the computer, office workers can save a lot of their time.
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4. There are many _____________cities in our country.
5. The instructions were so ________________ that I have done it all wrong.
6. The committee was not really _____________ with the financial inspection.

7. The urban developer submitted his plan to the City Committee for _______.
8. He was ______________ for a year.
9. The thief replaced the diamond with a _________ stone.
10. Thousands of people have been made ___________ by the war.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.
Louis Braille was born in France in 1809. His father had a small business. He made shoes and other things
from leather. Louis liked to help his father in the store even when he was very small. One day when Louis
was three years old, he was cutting some leather. Suddenly the knife slipped and hit him in the eye. Louis
soon became completely blind.
When he was ten years old, he entered the National Institute for the Blind in Paris. One day his class
went to visit a special exhibit by a captain in the army. One thing in the exhibit was very interesting for
Louis. It showed messages in code. Armies send messages in secret codes so no one else can read them. The
captain wrote this code in raised letters on very thick paper.
Louis thought a lot about this code. Then he decided to write in the same way so blind people could “read”
with their fingers. It is very difficult to feel the differences between raised letters. Instead of letters, Louis
used a “cell” of six dots. He arranged the dots with two dots across and three down.
There are 63 possible arrangements of the dots in the Braille system. Each arrangement stands for one
letter, punctuation mark, or number. He also used his system to write music. Louis Braille invented this
system when he was only fifteen years old.
Blind people can also write Braille. They use a special kind of pen to make the dots.
Questions :
1. What was Louis Braille’s place of birth?
2. How did he become blind?
3. What gave him the idea for the Braille system?
4. How old was he when he invented the Braille system?
5. Are there raised letters in the Braille system?
II.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
Scientists say that something very serious is happening to the Earth. It will begin to get warmer in the

1990s. There will be major changes in climate during the next century. Coastal waters will have a higher
temperature. This will have a serious effect on agriculture. In northern areas, the growing season will be ten
days longer by the year 2000. However, in warmer areas, it will be too dry. The amount of water could
decrease by fifty percent. This would cause a large decrease in agricultural production.
World temperatures could increase two degrees centigrade by the year 2040. However, the increase could
be three times as great in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This would cause the ice sheets to melt and raise
the level of the oceans by one or two metres. Many coastal cities would be under water.
Why is this happening ? There is too much carbon dioxide (CO2 ) in the air. When oil, gas, and coal burn,
they create large amounts of carbon dioxide. We send five billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
every year. This amount will double in fifty years. This carbon dioxide lets sunlights enter the earth’s
atmosphere and heat the earth. However, it does not let as much heat leave the atmosphere and enter space.
It is like a blanket. The heat can pass from the sun through the blanket to warm the earth. The heat stays
there and can not escape through the blanket again.
Scientists call this greenhouse effect. A greenhouse is a building for growing plants. It is made of glass or
clear plastic.
QUESTIONS
1. What is a greenhouse ?
2. What causes the greenhouse effect ?
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3. Why do scientists call this the greenhouse effect ?
4. What changes will this effect make in the earth’s climate ?
5. What would the temperature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions be in the year 2040 ?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
In 1847, Michael Moore, a poverty-stricken seventeen-year-old farm worker _____(1) Ireland for
America. ______(2) the future held in store for him, he did not know. However, he ____(3) know that it
could not be any worse _____(4) the past. He had ____(5) up during the Great Famine in Ireland and had
known what it was to be very hungry. He had _____(6) his mother die ____(7) typhus a month before;
his father had died a year after Michael was born. There was nothing now _____(8) keep him in Ireland

and so, _____(9) a bright June morning, he stepped on ______(10) a ship bound for America. In years to
come he would remember this moment.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. Don’t / me / unless / confused
2. he / write / the theatre / when / young
3. if / had worked hard / last year’s exams
4. arrive / in a few hours / HaNoi
5. in my life / have / never been
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking. If I ……………
He knows nearly everything there is to know about whales. There’s …………..
I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later. Only when ……..
As TV programs become more popular, they seem to get worse. The more ………
Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk. Having …………
The engine failed because a part had been badly fitted. The engine failure ………..
7. Why didn’t I think of that before. I should …………..
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:

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

So với cách đây vài năm, bây giờ xăng dầu đắt gấp hai lần.
Lẽ ra cậu nên làm như tớ đã chỉ.
Tiếng ồn gì thế ? Nghe như một đứa bé đang khóc.
Lâu nay tôi cố gắng học tiếng Anh, thế nhưng tôi vẫn chưa hài lòng với những tiến bộ đạt được.
Bộ phim khác xa với những gì tôi tưởng.
Trung tâm thành phố tràn ngập khách du lịch đến từ đủ mọi nước.
SESSION FIVE :

BÀI TẬP 1: THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN VÀ HIỆN TẠI HOÀN THÀNH
1. What (you/ learn) since you (come) here? How many new friends (you/ make)? I hope you (already/
meet) a lot of interesting people.
2. Since classes began I (not have) much free time. I (have) several big tests to study for.
3. Last night my roommate and I (have) some free time, so we (go) to a show
4. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, medical scientists (make) many important discoveries.
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5. Mr Count (work) as a cashier for 20 years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the countryside.
6. Mr Brown is the bank manager. He (be ) here for five years.
7. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning.
8. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work.
9. You (have) breakfast yet?- Yes, I (have) it at 8:00
10. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh

11. When I (leave) school, I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.
12. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
13. We (miss) the bus. Now we have to walk.
14. It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
15. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
16. You (be) here before?- Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year_ You (have) good time?_ No, it (never
stop) raining.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
HARMLESS SPEEDY
POISONOUS

STRENGTHEN
BEHAVIOUR

WIDE
APPLICANTS MUSICIANS
RELIABLE
WARMTH
CRIMINAL

1. There were over fifty_________ in the orchestra.
2.Jim always does what he says; he’s a very_________ person.
3. Alexander knows which mushrooms are _____, so ask him before you pick them.
4. The company is very efficient and gives a _____________ service.
5. The ___________ of the fire was very welcome after our long walk.
6. John’s ___________ improved at his new school.
7. Work is going on to _______ the bridge, which carries a great deal of traffic.
8. That large dog is perfectly_________ and has never been known to attack anyone.

9. We have decided to interview only the best six ____________ for the job.
10. No one with a recent________ record will be considered for this job.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.
The controversy surrounding the relationships between and roles of men and women is, perhaps, one of the
features of the second half of the twentieth century in Western societies. In the United States of America, for
example, both sexes are, more or less aggressively, demanding freedom from the constraints of traditional
attitudes towards the roles of the sexes and marriage. The impact of this can be seen in the rising divorce
rate, falling birth rate and the increasing number of couples living together without a marriage license.
It is perhaps interesting to speculate on the future roles of men and women. In developed countries, if the
advent of the silicon chip leads to mass unemployment and a revolutionized attitude towards work and
leisure, what will be the effect on, for example, women who at present express their equality with men
primarily through their work; if oil, coal and gas run out and alternative energy sources can not take up the
slack in domestic supplies, what effect will this have on the roles of men and women in domestic life ? In
developing societies, how will increasing exposure to Western society ( through the media and travel ) and
improved technology affect the role of women ? One can obviously guess at the answers, but what do you
think or hope will happen ?
Questions :
1. What is one of the features of the 20th century in the Western societies ?
2. Are American men and women still happy with their traditional role in the family ?
3. How can women express their equality with men ?
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4. How are developing countries exposed to Western societies ?
II.
In societies where people tend to live together in extended family groups, - consisting of grandparents, great
uncles and aunts, parents, aunts and uncles, children and cousins, for example - care of both young and old
is the natural function of the group. The State is only needed when the efficiency of the group breaks down,
because of illness or poverty, for example. In Britain, however, people tend to live in nuclear family groups (

parents and children only ), with the result that the care of the old is a social problem and the State needs to
intervene. What is more, if the relationship between husband and wife breaks down, the children are
immediately at risk, and State intervention may be necessary for them too. Where parents do care for their
children, however, they usually take their responsibilities very seriously.
The British population is already one of the oldest in Europe, and it is slowly getting older. In 1990 the
median age in Britain was thirty-six but it will rise to forty-one by 2020. At the end of the 1990s the number
of pensioners will begin to rise rapidly, and the workforce will shrink. One result will be that by 2020 there
will be twice as many people aged eighty-five or over as in 1990. A disproportionate number of the old,
incidentally, choose to retire to the south coast and East Anglia, creating regional imbalances.
Questions :
1. What is an extended family ?
2. What is a nuclear family ?
3. Who takes care of the young and old in an extended family ?
4. What is a possible consequence if the relationship between the husband and the wife breaks down
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
John Bradley was surprised to find a letter (1)……….…for him on his desk when he arrived at work. Before
(2)………..…it, he hung up his coat and took out his glasses.
“Dear Mr. Bradley,” he read, “ we are sorry to (3)………....you that your services are no longer required (4)
………” He couldn’t believe it. After (5)…….…for the company for 30 years, he had been made redundant,
one Monday morning without (6) …….…..warned in any way at all. There was no point in (7)….…….the
letter. The ending was obvious. “Thank you for your loyalty and dedication over the years, and we hope you
will enjoy (8)……..….more time to spend”. The company wanted him to go away quietly and enjoy his
premature retirement. He was 52. How he could manage to find another (9)……..…at his age? He knew that
firms were not interested in (10)…..…….people over 45, let alone over fifty. Could he still afford to (11)
………....his daughters to their expensive school? He sat back in his chair and looked out of the window,
(12)……….…what to do next. He decided to leave the office as soon as possible. He did not want anyone to
(13)…………… him while he left so sadly . So he put on his coat and for the last time closed the office door
(14)…………….him and left the building.
Out in the street, it had (15)…………….. to rain. He had forgotten to bring his (16)………………..that
morning, so he turned up his overcoat collar and walked towards the station to (17)……………..……his

train home. He didn’t know what to say to his wife. The thought of (18)…………..…the news to her made
him feel sick.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. How long/you/ waiting/ answer?
2. After/ I/ entered/ house/ it/ to rain.
3. Dress/ small/ not/ fit/ her.
4. He/ see her/ walk/ alone/ park/ ago.
5. Time/ children/ go/ bed.
6. The film/ so good/ I/ it/ twice.
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7. If/ I/ your position/ not/ so/ do.
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. There was never any answer when we rang. Every .............................................
2. That’s an insulting name to use for him. Don’t call ...................................
3. John was asking if it was the blue one or the green she wanted. “ Which .............”
4. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less. She thought Rome ..............................
5. No, please don’t tell him. I’d rather ..........................................
6. Why don’t you ask her yourself ? I suggest .........................................
7. You really should be able to dress yourself by now! It’s high ………….
8. My parents find fault with everything I do. No matter ………..
9. As I get older, I want to travel less. The older ………..
10. Someone repaired her car yesterday. She ... .. . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .

Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Hôm nay vào 7:30 tối vô tuyến truyền hình có chương trình gì?
2. Nhớ mang theo áo mưa nhớ trời mưa!
3. Cậu bé lên mười tuổi mới biết nói.
4. Một trong những căn bệnh hiểm nghèo nhất mà loài người mắc phải là bệnh Aids
5. Ở nhiều quốc gia sản xuất lương thực không theo kịp mức độ gia tăng dân số.

SESSION SIX :
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
ADVERTISEMENT DIFFERENT OVERSLEPT ACTION
DIFFERENTIATE
OUTLIVED DISADVANTAGE
ADDITIVES

ATTRACTIONS
SURPRISINGLY

SOCIABLE

1. They were so alike. It was sometimes impossible to __________between them.
2. He has many friends because he is so _______________.
3. I _________ this morning, and was late for school.
4. A holiday in America can be _______________cheap.
5. My grandfather ___________my grandmother by five years.
6. We must take _______before things get worse.
7. Are all those _____they put in food really necessary?
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8. Unfortunately, you‘ll be at a ______if you can’t drive.
9. I saw an _______for the job in our local newspaper.
10. I only had a day to visit all the tourist ________.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.
During the teenage years, many people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being
questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at
this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of
teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if
they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on
them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their sons or daughters about schoolwork and future plans but
should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some
young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to
watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
QUESTIONS :
1. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to ?
2. When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual ?
3. Why may some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking ?
4. What should parents do if they notice any signs of their children’s unusual behaviour?
II.
A. Đọc bài sau đây và các câu phía dưới. Câu nào có nội dung đúng với bài đọc thì ghi là T (true), câu
nào sai ghi F (false).
I knew it was going to be a bad day when, on the way to the airport the taxi-driver told me he was lost.
I had booked my flight over the telephone, so when we finally arrived, I had to rush to the reservation
desk to pay for my ticket. The woman at the desk told me that my name was not on the passenger list. It took
fifteen minutes for her to realize that she had spelled my name incorrectly. She gave me the ticket and told
me I'd better check in my luggage quickly or I'd miss my flight.
I was the last person to get on the plane.

I found my seat and discovered that I was sitting next to a four-year-old boy who had a cold. I sat down
and wondered if anything else could go wrong.
I hate flying, especially take-off, but the plane took off and everything seemed to be all right. Then, a few
minutes later, there was a funny noise and everything started to shake.
I looked out of the window and- oh my God- there was smoke coming out of the wing. All I could think
was 'The engine is on fire. We are going to crash, I am too young to die'.
Almost immediately, the captain spoke to un in a very calm voice "Ladies and gentlemen. This is your
captain speaking. We are having a slight technical problem with one of our engines. There is no need to
panic. We will have to return to the airport. Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened."
A few minutes later, we were coming in to land. The pilot made a perfect landing on the runway. It was
over. We were safe. That day, I decided not to fly again. I caught another taxi and went home. But as I
closed the front door, I looked down at my case. Somehow I had picked up the wrong suitcase.
Questions :
1. There was nothing wrong with her on the way to the airport.
2. She was in a great hurry at the airport.
3. It took her about fifteen minutes to get her ticket.
4. She was happy to sit next to a four-year-old boy who had a cold.
5. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, its engine was on fire.
6. The plane had to come back to the airport.
7. The pilot was very good at his job.
8. The suitcase she brought home wasn't hers.
III.
Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869, and was sent to England in 1888 where he studied law. When he
graduated he took a job in South Africa where he first began to struggle against injustice. The South
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Africans looked down upon non- Europeans, and the black, white and Indian people were kept separate.
Gandhi developed his policy of non- violent passive resistance to authority, and was imprisoned several
times.

In 1914 he went back to India. He believed that the end of British colonial rule was inevitable, and he
struggled for independence.
Gandhi was so against violence that once he decided to fast unless the fighting stopped. He spent several
periods in prison, but always looked forward to an end to British rule, and to a united India where Hindus
and Moslems could live together in peace.
Questions:
1. When did Gandhi’s struggle against injustice begin ?
2. What policy did he set up for his struggle ?
3. What was an example of his anti-violence viewpoint ?
4. Did he want the Hindus and the Moslems to live separately ?
IV.
The human race is spread all over the world, from the polar regions to the tropics. The people of which it is
made up eat different kinds of food, partly according to the kind of food which their countries produced.
Thus, in India, people live chiefly on different kinds of grain, eggs, milk, or sometimes fish and meat.
In Europe, people eat more flesh and less grain. In the Arctic regions ,where no grain and fruits are
produced, the Eskimo and other races live almost entirely on flesh , especially fat. The man of one race is
able to eat the food of another race, if they are brought into the country inhabited by the latter. But as a rule,
they still prefer their own food, at least for a time. In warm climates flesh and fat are not much needed, but
in the Arctic regions they seem to be very necessary for keeping up the heat of the body.
Questions:
1. What kind of food do they eat in Europe?
2. Why are flesh and fat needed in the Arctic regions?
3. What does the word “latter” refer to?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia on August 27th 1910. She grew ______(1) with her brother and sister
in a very happy ______( 2 ), and attended the government school near her home ______(3 ) she was
eighteen. At that time, some missionaries from Yugoslavia were ______( 4) in Calcutta, and they often
wrote to the school about their ______(5 ). She decided to ______(6 ) them.
When she finished school, she went first to Ireland and after ______( 7) to India, where she began to train

______( 8 ) the religious life. After training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she ______( 9 ) geography at a
high school and eventually ______(10 ) Principal.
However, ______(11 ) she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the
slums of Calcutta. She did some nursing training in Patna, and then began her work helping the ______(12 )
and comforting the dying in the streets of the ______(13 ). Gradually, others came to help her, and her work
______( 14) to other parts of India.
Mother Teresa was a well-known figure. ______(15 ) in her white and blue sari, she was photographed all
over the world, as she travelled to open ______(16 ) schools and hospitals in ______( 17) countries. In 1979,
she was ______(18 ) the Nobel Prize – a small tribute to the lifetime of love ______(19 ) service she has
______( 20) to the poor. She died on September 5, 1997, to the greatest grief of the whole world.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. police / look / murderer / two days
2. what / population / of / Manchester?
3 my sister / in love / best engineer / factory.
4. car / fast and comfortable / than / motorcycle.
5. I/ already finish / read / long novel / Arthur Hailey
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Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1.
2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go. We’ll still go …………….
We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children. So as ………………….
I’m sure he didn’t know that his brother was seriously ill. He couldn’t possibly ………
His second attempt on the world record was successful. He broke …………….
This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London. This will be the first time ……………
Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings. Arthur apologized …………….
He remembered, and so did she. He didn’t ………………..
When are the council going to do something about the city’s traffic problems? It’s high time something
………………..

Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1.Bạn có thể kể tên một số nước nói tiếng Anh như tiếng mẹ đẻ được không ?
2.Trước kia người ta tưởng rằng nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên không thể bị cạn kiệt được.
3.Khi chọn mua một cuốn sách tiếng Anh bạn phải chú ý sao cho cuốn sách đó phù hợp với trình độ tiếng
Anh của bạn.
4.Ở nhiều quốc gia với cùng một công việc phụ nữ chỉ được hưởng bằng 40 đến 60% mức lương của nam
giới.

SESSION SEVEN :
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
SAVINGS
LIAR
FREEDOM

RIDICULOUS
SUCCESSFUL
THREATEN

INCONSISTENT
CHILDHOOD
EVENTUALLY
PROOF
ECONOMICAL

1.Although the police suspected him of the crime, since they had no definite ……… that he was involved,
they could not arrest him.
2. I spent my……….. in the country.
3. After hours of going from one hotel to another, we…………found one which
was not fully booked.
4. The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ……… One minute he goes mad when you come late; the
next he says nothing. You never know where you are
5. You can’t wear those trousers, Sally. They’re far too tight. You look……. in them.
6. It is much more................. to buy that car.
7. After 15 years in prison John was given his................. .
8. If you ................. me I will simply inform the police
9. When Bill and Jane retire, they are planning to spend all their.............. on a
Mediterranean holiday.
10. Don’t believe any word Tim says. He is a terrible............. .
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.
Jack was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
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One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbours near his mother’s house. They
had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved her very much.
He said to her, “ My next voyage will begin in a few days’ time, Gloria. I love you, and I’ll marry you
when I come back. I’ll think about you all the time, and I’ll write to you and send you a present from every
port.”
Jack’s first port was Freetown in Africa, and he sent Gloria a parrot from there. It spoke five languages.
When Jack’s ship reached Australia, there was a letter from Gloria. It said, “ Thank you for the parrot,
Jack. It tasted much better than a chicken.”
Questions :
1. Where did Gloria live?
2. Where did Jack send Gloria the parrot from?
3. Who could speak five languages?
4. What did Gloria do to the parrot?
II.
SECONDHAND SMOKE
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health. Scientific research shows that it causes
many kinds of diseases. In fact, many people who smoke get lung cancer. However, Edward Gilson has lung
cancer, and he has never smoked cigarettes. He lives with his wife, Evelyn, who has smoked about a pack of
cigarettes a day throughout their marriage. The Gilsons have been married for 35 years.
No one knows for sure why Mr. Gilson has lung cancer. Nevertheless, doctors believe that secondhand
smoke may cause lung cancer in people who do not smoke. Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from
other people’s cigarettes. This is secondhand smoke. Edward Wilson has been breathing this type of smoke
for 35 years. Now he is dying of lung cancer. However, he is not alone. The US. Environmental Protection
Agency reports that about fifty-three thousand people die in the United States each year as a result of
exposure to secondhand smoke.
The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different poisonous chemicals. In the past,
scientists did not think that these chemicals could harm a nonsmoker’s health. Recently, though, scientists
changed their opinion after they studied a large group of nonsmokers. They discovered that even
nonsmokers had unhealthy amounts of these toxic chemicals in their bodies. As a matter of fact, almost all
of us breathe tobacco smoke at times, whether we realize it or not. For example, we can not avoid

secondhand smoke in restaurants, hotels, and other public places. Even though many public places have
nonsmoking areas, smoke flows in from the areas where smoking is permitted.
It is even harder for children to avoid secondhand smoke. In the United States, nine million children
under the age of five live in homes with at least one smoker. Research shows that these children are sick
more often than children who live in homes where no one smokes. The damaging effects of secondhand
smoke on children also continue as they grow up. The children of smokers are more than twice as likely to
develop lung cancer when they are adults as children of nonsmokers. The risk is even higher for children
who live in homes where both parents smoke.
People are becoming very aware of the danger of secondhand smoke. As a result, they have passed laws
that prohibit people from smoking in many public places. Currently, 45 states in the United States have laws
that restrict, or limit, smoking. The most well-known law forbids people to smoke on short domestic airline
flights, i.e., flights within the country.
After smoking for most of her life, Evelyn Gilson has finally quit. She feels that if more people know
about the dangers of secondhand smoke, they will stop, too. Her decision comes too late to help her
husband. However, there is still time to protect the health of others, especially children, who live with
smokers.
Questions:
1. What may be a reason why Edward Wilson has lung cancer ?
2. What is secondhand smoke ?
3. Why might secondhand smoke harm nonsmokers ?
4. What are some laws that prohibit smoking in certain places ?
5. What is the main idea of this passage ?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
HOW TELEVISION WAS INVENTED
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Television owes its origins to many inventors. But it was the single-minded determination of an amateur
inventor, John Logie Baird, that led (1)____________ the first live television broadcast.
Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living (2)____________ a

razor-blade salesman. In the 1890s Guliedmo Marconi showed that sound could (3)____________ sent by
radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of
(4)____________ spare time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without (5)____________
commercial support. He (6)____________ to use his (7)____________ earnings to continue his research. In
1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure more (8)____________ 3 metres. He
continued to experiment and (9)____________ October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognizable image of a doll.
He ran (10)____________ to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come
upstairs. (11)____________ boy became the first living image transmitted by television.
Overnight, Baird became famous and the money (12)____________ he needed to continue his research
was at (13)____________ made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in
1928 he made (14)____________ from London to New York. He continued experimenting
(15)____________ spent his last years exploring the possibility of colour television.
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1. As/soon/get/ back/holiday/I/longing/next.
2. In spite/ doctor/warn/keep/smoke
3. She/ believed/ taken/ revolutionary activities.
4.
It/impossible/work/that condition.
5. Since/she/not certain/way/asked/policeman/
6. make / laws / effective / only / this way
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting; otherwise I would have missed it. If you …….
2. I don’t normally go into town by car. I’m not ………….
3. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. I’d like to say how

thankful…………….
4. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? Don’t you wish ………….
5. Mary will be ready any minute, and then we must leave. We must leave as soon …….
6. The last time I saw him was when I lived in London. I have …………
7. I’ve got to get a new computer. What I really …………….
8. The play was so boring that we left in the interval. We were so……………
9. “Mark, could you write up the report immediately?” Peter said. Peter told Mark that
………….
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Đã lâu lắm rồi tôi không gặp Lan. Lần cuối cùng chúng tôi gặp nhau, cô ấy đang tìm việc làm ở Hà
nội.
2. Chị không cách nào tìm ra cái túi xách. Em có thấy nó ở đâu không ?
3. Tôi đói bụng quá. Từ bữa sáng đến giờ chưa có gì vào bụng.
4. A, Tôm. Tớ tìm cậu cả sáng nay. Cậu ở chỗ nào ra vậy ?
SESSION EIGHT :
CÁC LOẠI THÌ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ:
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1. So far this week, I (have) two tests and a quiz.
2. The science of medicine (advance) a great deal in the nineteenth century.
3. Many people (see) the accident while they (wait) for the bus.
4. Today is Thursday. John (be) late twice this week; he (be) late yesterday and on Monday
5. I first (meet) Jonh a month ago, and I (meet) him several times since then.
6. It (rain) very heavily last Monday, but it (not rain) much since then.
7. He always (wear) a raincoat and (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.
8. Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his car.
9. Ann (make) a dress for herself at the moment. She (make) all her own clothes.
10. Amy (not hear) her parents having an argument last night. She (listen) to music in her room.
11. The children are at the park. They (play) ball for the last two hours, but they don’t seem to be tired yet.

12. Last Monday, while we (watch) an exciting game in our living room, the electricity (go) out.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
HELPFUL
BEGIN
INDUSTRIAL
COMPARISON

UNCOMFORTABLE
HOMELESS
BELIEF
PROUD
RETIREMENT
SIMILARITY
OF
ENDLESS

1. I write endless letters ________ application, but got no reply.
2. In _________ with most other countries, Britain has a very high rate of heart attack.
3. These old people have saved a lot of money for their ____________.
4. The _________area of the city is not very attractive.
5. Many _________ families have to live in hostels.
6. He was very ________ of the work he had done.
7. He doesn’t agree with the _______ that there is life on other planets.
8. There is a great _________ between Hari and his twin brother.
9. These shoes look quite smart but they are terribly _________.
10. It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very __________.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.

The general opinion abroad is that London has fog or rain or both, everyday of the year, but on the day
that I arrived it was fine and warm, there was a bright sun and a cloudless sky. The next day it was just
as beautiful; there was a slight wind that gently moved the leaves on the trees, and you could smell the
spring in the air. “Life is grand”, I thought as I walked in Kensington Gardens. It was a straight road
and I found the way quite easily. When I got my first sight of the Gardens the beauty of it nearly took
my breath away. The trees were just bursting into leaf, fresh and green and lovely, and there were beds
of spring flowers, red and yellow and blue, in the beautiful, smooth grass under the trees.

Questions :
1. What is the weather like in London according to general opinion ?
2. What was the weather like when the writer visited London ?
3. What season did the writer feel in London ?
4. What was his feeling when he first saw the Gardens ?
II.
There are people whose immortality begins from the moment of their death. Hemingway is one of them.
He was a great man. The whole of his creative work was a long struggle, for Hemingway, the man and the
writer, had many enemies. Perhaps his great enemy was war. He hated it with all his heart, with his whole
body, in which 28 bullets had left their traces.
Hemingway hated those who made business of war. In an introduction to his novel “A Farewell To
Arms”, Hemingway said that wars started by people who profited from them, and he suggested that those
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warlike people should be shot on the very first day of war, by sentence of the people. Hemingway hated
fascism. He never surrendered. He fought against it with the pen and the sword.
Questions :
1.
2.
3.

4.

What type of people did Hemingway belong to?
Why was his creative work a long struggle?
Who started wars, according to Hemingway?
How did he fight against fascism?

III.
A World Health Organization team investigating the deadly SARS virus says it is possible there is more than
one cause of the illness. The group, which is meeting with experts in southern China, says it has found
evidence that both the bacteria chlamydia and the coronavirus could be sources of Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome. Chlamydia is normally transmitted sexually, and the coronavirus is commonly found in animals.
Scientists believe SARS originated in China's Guangdong province, and are racing to find its cause so they
can develop a cure.
On Friday, China issued a public apology for the way it handled early information about the epidemic. The
head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control, Li Leming, admitted there was poor communication
between China's medical departments and mass media in providing timely information about the disease.
SARS has claimed at least 85 lives worldwide, about half of them in China. More than 2500 people are
infected in 18 countries. On Saturday, Hong Kong reports 39 new cases of SARS and three more deaths
from the disease.
Malaysia said on Saturday that a man who died six days ago was probably the country's first known victim
of SARS. Malaysian officials say the 64-year-old man, who died in a Kuala Lumpur hospital on Sunday, last
visited China and Singapore last month.
Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines are among 14 places where suspected cases have been reported, but
do not appear in WHO statistics. Because the disease is being carried around the world by travelers, many
governments are advising citizens against visiting affected areas. In the Asia-Pacific region in particular,
governments are imposing strict quarantines and urging citizens to wear face masks.
Questions:
1. According to WHO experts, what could be the sources of SARS ?
2. Where was SARS believed to come from ?

3. How many Chinese people died of SARS ?
4. Where did the first Malaysian victim travel before his death ?
5. What did the Asian-Pacific governments advise their citizens to do ?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
In the thirteenth- century Wales there was a handsome young prince called Llewellyn. He was very fond
of hunting and used to go out (1)______
the forests and mountains with his favourite hunting dog (2)
________name was Gelert. _______(3) day, however, he left Gelert
________(4) home to guard his
baby son who was only a few months _______
(5). In the evening when the prince _________
(6)
from hunting he saw that his house was
________(7) a terrible mess. The furniture ________(8) been
knocked over and there was blood on the walls. He could not find his baby son. Then he saw his dog Gelert
running towards him, covered _______(9) blood. The prince thought that the dog had attacked and killed his
son. He _______(10) violently angry, drew his sword and killed the dog with one blow.
However, when he looked around his house more carefully he found his son lying under a chair, alive
________(11) well. Then he saw the dead body of a huge wolf. He realized that Gelert had _______(12) his
son’s life by fighting the wolf. The prince was horrified __________(13) the mistake he had made and when
he buried the dog he built an enormous pile _________(14) stones to mark the spot, which can still be seen
today. He never ________ (15) hunting again.

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PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.

1. Sally/ cleverest/class
2. I/not/hear/them/speak/softly
3. Walking/rain/him/pleasure
4. Travel/plane/expensive/than/train
5. I/love/rich/famous
Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. It’s ages since she last wrote to me. She .........................................
2. If the painting were to prove valuable, it would be a pity to have given it away.
Were.......................................
3. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it. The door was
too........................
4. Why isn’t this TV working ? What .............................. ?
5. It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all. They ..............................
6. The last time I played football was in 1990.
I haven’t ......................................
7. I invited my friend to have a cup of tea. I asked ……………………………
8. Janet is the best tennis- player in the club. No one ......................................................
9. He plays the guitar better than I do. I don’t .....................................
10. They have been living in this house for six years now. They moved ………………
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Ông Tâm bỏ thuốc cách đây 2 năm. Ông vốn hút đến 40 điếu mỗi ngày.
2. Mình nghĩ Bình sẽ rất thích món quà bọn mình mua tặng cậu ấy.
3. Khi nào con làm bài tập xong chúng ta mới đi dạo.
4. Lúc ấy điện thoại reo thế mà tôi chẳng nghe gì cả. Chắc tôi đã ngủ thiếp đi.
5. Tôi lấy làm lạ là Nam không đi họp.
- Có lẽ cậu ta quên khuấy mất ấy mà.
SESSION NINE :

QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH- QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN- QUÁ KHƯ TIẾP DIỄN- QUÁ KHỨ HOÀN THÀNH
TIẾP DIỄN
1. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he (walk) so fast.
2. Mary was sitting on the ground. She (be) out of breath. She (run).
3. When I (arrive) Kate (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait)
for a very long time.
4. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We (travel) for more than 24 hours.
5. After she (spend) all her money she (ask) her father to help her.
6. Class (already, begin) by the time I (get) there, so I quietly (take) a seat in the back.
7. It was midnight. I (study) for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired.
8. It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) over, the rain (stop).
9. He (keep) looking at her, wondering where he (see) her before.
10. He (sit) on the bank fishing when he (see) a hat floating down the river.
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PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
TERRIFIED
ARRIVAL
MISUNDERSTOOD EXPECTATION
REASON
UNFORTUNATELY

POLITICIAN
POEMS
REFUSE
CRIMINAL

EMPLOYER

1. I’d love to come to your party, but ____________, I have to go somewhere else.
2. John Jameson is a famous _________ who stole five million pounds from a bank.
3. Churchill was not only a famous ________ but also a respected historian.
4. He has very high ___________ of his only son.
5. Roy was dismissed after being told by his ________ that he must leave in a month’s time.
6. He regularly writes _________ for our newspaper.
7. The _________ of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt.
8. Sorry about the mistakes. I _____________ the instructions you gave me.
9. Many people still _________ to believe that smoking is harmful.
10. My wife is ____________ of spiders.
Bài 2: Đọc các bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời các câu hỏi kèm theo:
I.

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 th birthday . Five years ago it seemed certain to close but
parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it open. It is
now ending its first term as a school run by the village community and the villagers are proud of their
achievement.
They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools
further away because the number of pupils at the village was too small. The villagers started a huge
campaign to raise money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school
cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems as if it will
continue to run in the future.

Questions :
1. What effect would the closure of the school have had on the village children ?
2. Where did the parents get the money they needed to keep the school open ?
3. When did the village school first open ?
4. What was the reason for the intended closure of the school ?

5. Why does the writer think the school will not now be closed ?
II.
If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that
nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly
the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.
The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity
had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life
were on the boat when it went down.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2,300
passengers, more than two-thirds were drown. Because the Titanic was thought to be virtually unsinkable,
no one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to
learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble. There was severe shortage of lifeboats. The one point of
calm was to be found in the ballroom when the band carried on playing right to the very end.
Questions :
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What do many people think about the sinking of the Titanic?
Why did the Titanic sink ?
Where was it going at that time ?
Where was there seemingly no panic when the ship went down ?
Why were there so many important people on the Titanic on its first voyage ?

III.

Recently the World Health Organization announced that the disease of smallpox had almost been wiped
out in most parts of the world, thanks to widespread vaccination. Most people are vaccinated at least once in
their lives and if they wish to travel from one country to another they must be able to show a certificate
proving that they have had a recent vaccination. In this way the disease has been prevented from spreading
and today one seldom hears of it at all.
This is mainly due to the remarkable discovery made by a country doctor, Edward Jenner, in about 1798
when he published an account of his experiments in a new method called “vaccination” ( from the Latin
word “vacca” meaning a cow ). Jenner discovered that people who worked with cattle, like milkmaids and
cowmen, were often infected with a harmless disease called cowpox which they caught from the cattle; but
these people never seemed to get smallpox. So he experimented by making a scratch on the arms of healthy
people infecting them with cowpox, and though their arms became sore for a day or two, they soon healed
and none of these people ever got smallpox.
Soon the news of the wonderful discovery spread abroad and people rushed to their doctors to be
vaccinated. In America, at Gibraltar, in Spain, Egypt and China the simple scratch of the arm was performed
on thousands of people, and the terrible smallpox began to disappear.
Questions:
1. In what two ways do most countries guard against the spread of smallpox ?
2. Who was Edward Jenner ?
3. What is the Latin word for a “cow” ?
4. What harmless disease were cowmen and milkmaids often infected with ?
5. How successful has vaccination against smallpox been ?
Bài 3: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và tìm một từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống:
A Frenchman, an Englishman and an American were boasting about _____(1) fast the trains go in their
countries. _____ (2) Frenchman said, “In my country the trains go so fast that the telegraph posts by the line
_______(3) like a fence.”
The Englishman said, “In England the trains go so fast that we have to
_____(4) water on the wheels to cool them because they get hot and would melt.”
The American said,” That’s nothing. You must come to America to see how fast the trains go there. I
was once leaving ____(5) a trip and my wife came with me to the platform to see me _______(6). I got
into the train and was standing at the window of my compartment. I ________(7) to take leave of my

wife as the train was just starting so I leant _____ ( 8) of the window to give ______(9) a kiss. But the
train went off at ______ ( 10 ) speed that instead I kissed a cow in a field six miles down the line.”
PHẦN II: VIẾT
Bài 1: Viết các câu sau dùng từ , cụm từ cho sẵn:
Ví dụ: I/ try/ find/ better car/ you
I’ll try to find a better car for you.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

It/long time/them/decide/married
If/emergency/ring/number
We/regret/you/application/not/successful
It/believed/man/escaped/stolen car
Cost/living/gone up/ last few years

Bài 2 : Viết lại các câu sau sao cho không đổi nghĩa của câu gốc:
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Ví dụ: The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t open it.
The door was too........................
The door was too heavy for the child to open.
1. I dislike it when people criticize me unfairly. I object ………………
2. Robert is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job. Robert now wishes…………….
3. You’ll certainly meet lots of people in your new job. You are ……………….
4. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking. Mrs. Scott takes ……………………….
5. It was the goalkeeper who saved the match for us. If it hadn’t ………………..

6. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won’t succeed. There’s no point …
7. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements. Much …………….
8. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
The accident is ………………
Bài 3: Dịch các câu sau sang tiếng Anh:
1. Trông anh có vẻ mệt mỏi. Làm việc nhiều quá phải không ?
2. Tuần này trời chả chịu mưa.
3. Chúng tớ đang lái xe trên đường thì thấy một chiếc xe bị hỏng, vậy là cả bọn dừng lại để xem có giúp
được gì không.
4. Kim đang đợi khi tôi tới. Cô nàng hơi bực vì tôi đến trễ để cô nàng phải đợi lâu.
5. Bữa tiệc tối qua vui ghê lắm. Lẽ ra cậu phải đến mới phải.

SESSION TEN
ÔN TẬP CÁC THÌ ĐÃ HỌC:
1. Ahmad (do) his homework before every supper. _ Has he finished his homework? No, he still (do) it.
2. As I (cross) the road, I (step) on a banana skin and (fall) heavily
3. Where ‘s the old man living now? He (live) with his married daughter. He usually (live) with her for six
months every year.
4. He (speak) for an hour now. I expect he’ll soon be finished.
5. Why is she so quiet? She (think) of her family. She‘s away from home and she often (think) of them.
6. She (feel) sick after she (eat) a whole box of chocolate.
7. The thief (break) the shop window when they (dance) noisily.
8. We’re in September now, and we (do) a lot of work this year; we (do) a lot last year also.
9. He (feel) extremely ill when he went to hospital, but he (feel) much better since he (come) out of
hospital a month ago.
10. You (open) the door for me, please?_ Yes, certainly.
11. She (get) married next month. She (choose) her wedding dress yesterday, but she (not choose) any other
clothes yet.
12. What are all those notes for? You (give) a lecture?
13. Mr John (drink) a lot of coffee when he was working in the Middle East, but he (not drink) much since

he (come) back to England.
PHẦN I: ĐỌC HIỂU:
Bài 1: Chọn từ thích hợp để điền vào chỗ trống trong câu (mỗi từ chỉ được sử dụng một lần, có từ
không được sử dụng ):
DISAPPEARED
WORKS
SLEEPLESSNESS
WARM
NOISETRIAL
DEATH
SHOUTED RIDING
PERFECTLY
SLEEP
1. He suffered from constant _________________.
2. I understand ___________ what you are saying.
3. The _________ of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night.
4. The fans ________ when their teams scored a goal.
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