bai tap luyen B

Department of Education & Training Level : INTERMEDIATE
Ho Chi Minh City Date of Testing : May 14th, 2006
---------- Time allotted : 120 minutes
SECTION I: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the
sentence.
1. Tracey wanted to be financially independent _______ her family.
A. of B. to C. with D. on
2. You're supposed to pay the rent two weeks ________ advance.
A. for B. by C. in D. at
3. Guess who I ran _______ in town today.
A. with B. on C. into D. to
4. It is likely that gold will always be valued _______ protection against inflation.
A. like B. for C. in D. as
5. He jumped ______ his car and drove to work.
A. on B. into C. onto D. off
6. When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, George became
______.
A. inconsiderate B. insufficient C. unsatisfactory D. redundant
7. The robber ______ to kill his hostage if his demands were not met.
A. agreed B. threatened C. requested D. approved
8. I'm _____ of listening to your complaints.
A. uninterested B. bored C. tired D. fed up
9. He was ______, so he couldn't see anything.
A. covered B. sheltered C. blindfolded D. shaded
10. They should send off players for ______ fouls.
A. great B. minor C. accidental D. deliberate
11. After the accident, he was ______ from driving.
A. banned B. punished C. scared D. protected
12. He's a bad-tempered old man, who's always having ______ with his wife.
A. discussions B. rows C. disagreements D. struggles
13. They have built canals to ______ the desert.

A. drain B. irrigate C. supply D. provide
14. This is a ______ store, where goods are sold below the price suggested by the
makers.
A. department B. general C. drug D. discount
15. She has ______ the kids to ride their bikes to school because she thinks they are still
too young.
A. stopped B. permitted C. forbidden D. allowed
16. Without water and air, living things _______ survive on this planet,
A. could not B. cannot C. will not D. won't be
17. I hate being taken care of as if I ______ a child.
A. am B. were C. be D. have been
18. If energy ______ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be
different.
A. is B. will be C. were D. would be
19. Elvis left all his money to his only daughter, ______ became one of the richest
people in the world when she was only nine years old.
A. therefore B. and C. that D. who
20. Last Monday while we ______ an exciting match on TV, the electricity went out.
A. was watching B. were watching C. had watched D. watched
SECTION II. Read the article below. For questions 21 -25, 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.
Agriculture is the world's most important industry. It provides us with almost all our
food. It also supplies materials for two other basic human needs – clothing and shelter.
In addition, agriculture provides materials in making many industrial products, such as
paints and medicines. About half of the world's workers are employed in agriculture – far
more than in any other industry.
Agriculture is one of the world's oldest industries. It began about 10,000 years ago in
the Middle East. By that time, certain Middle East tribes had discovered how to grow
plants from and how to raise animals in captivity. Having mastered these skills, they

could begin to practice agriculture. Before the development of agriculture, people got alt
their food by gathering wild plants, hunting and fishing. They had to search for food
continually, which left them little time for other activities. But as agriculture developed
and farm output increased, fewer people were needed to produce food. The non-farmers
could then develop the arts, crafts, trades and other activities of civilized life. Agriculture,
therefore, not only greatly affected the food supply but also made civilization possible.
21. The text is mainly about the importance of ______.
A. industry B. agriculture
C. food supply D. civilization
22. According to the writer, the basic needs of human beings are ______.
A. food and clothing B. food and medicines
C. food, clothing and shelter D. industrial products
23. Agriculture is the practice of ______.
A. growing plants and hunting B. hunting and raising animals in captivity
C. gathering wild plants D. growing plants and rearing animals
24. Before the development of agriculture, people spent most of their time ______.
A. looking for food B. producing food
C. growing plants from seeds D. raising animals in captivity
25. As agriculture developed, more people ______.
A. became farmers B. became jobless
C. could produce food D. could spend their time doing other things
SECTION III. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C or D)
best fits the blank space.
When man first learned (26) ______ to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first
time. The first (27) ______ he used was probably wood. As time (28) ______, man
eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (29) ______.
Coal was not used very widely as a source of (30) ______ until the last century. With
the coming of the industrial revolution it was soon realized that production would double
if coal was used (31) ______ wood. Nowadays many of the huge factories and electricity
generating stations would be unable to function if there was (32) ______ coal.

In the last twenty or thirty years, (33) _____, the use of coal has declined.
(34)_______ a result, there have been changes in the coal industry. It is (35)_______
that more people would use coal if gas and oil were not so readily (36)_______.
There is more than (37) ______ coal in the world for man's needs for the next two
hundred years (38) ______ our use of coal does not increase. (39) _______, however,
about half of the world's coal may never be used. Mining much of it would be very
expensive (40) _______ it was possible to use new equipment.
26. A. when B. why C. how D. what
27. A. fuel B. object C. material D. energy
28. A. went B. passed C. passes D. goes
29. A. are burning B. have burnt C. would burn D. were burnt
30. A. substance B. force C. power D. energy
31. A. despite B. instead of C. as well as D. like
32. A. no B. more C. much D. some
33. A. moreover B. so C. however D. therefore
34. A. In B. With C. Like D. As
35. A. believed B. considered C. regarded D. suggested
36. A. found B. available C. inexpensive D. cheap
37. A. plenty B. much C. enough D. ready
38. A. therefore B. however C. unless D. if
39. A. Unfortunately B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Luckily
40. A. as if B. even if C. if D. as
SECTION IV.
A. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
41. America / said / discover / 1498 / Christopher Columbus,
42. Tracey / fed / queue / unemployment benefit.
43. Why / you always / avoid / meet her?
44. You / surprised / when you / here tomorrow.
45. Without your help / I / not meet / her last week.
B. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.
46. You should take two tablets every four hours.
Two tablets ______________________________
47. Most students can work very hard when they feel like doing it.
Most students are capable __________________
48. Plane tickets are very expensive.
You have to pay __________________________
49. The exam question was so easy that all the students got it right.
It was such ______________________________
50. Someone waters the roses for my mother every day.
My mother has her _________________________
51. I’ll see you next week unless something unexpected happens.
If _______________________________________
52. This is the biggest fish I have ever seen.
Never ____________________________________
53. It’s a pity I don’t know where she is.
I wish ____________________________________
54. He wrote the letter in two hours.
It took ____________________________________
55. Let’s eat out tonight.
Shall _____________________________________
SECTION V: Write a composition of 100 – 120 words in length on this topic:
‘Making good use of your leisure time is an important thing to do.'