Bài tập nâng cao tiếng anh 12 - unit 3

Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12
Unit 3: WAYS OF SOCIALISING
I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A.clap B. catch C. waving D. handle
2. A. maximum B. jump C. summarize D. abrupt
3. A. kiding B. signal C. whistle D. slight
4. A. cue B. cite C. course D. cable
5. A. reason B. realize C. lead D. speak
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. attract B. schoolyard C. approach D. social
2. A. towards B. verbal C. waiter D. passport
3. A. valuable B. astonishment C. machinery D. formality
4. A. addition B. discipline C. misbehave D. interpret
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1. My cousin said that he was coming .
A. tomorrow B. next day C. the following day D. day after
2. She asked me if to see him off at the station.
A. go B. am going C. was going D. shall go
3. I warned them late-night horror movies.
A. didn’t watch B. not to watch C. not watching D. don’t watch
4. He said that he her since they school.
A. hadn’t seen - left B. hadn’t seen – had left
C. hasn’t seen - left D. did’t see – had left
5. He wanted to know whose car I had borrow .
A. last night B. yesterday evening C. the last evening D. the previous night
6. I Mai for helping me with the house work.
A. greeted B. thanked C. congratulated D. agreed
7. My neighbour me a cup of coffee
A. begged B. suggested C. offered D. invited
8. The zookeeper wanted us near the bar.
A. that we didn’t put our hands B. don’t put our hands

C. not putting our hands D. not to put our hands
9. Lynn waved to us as a that he saw us.
A. signal B. scence C. signature D. scenery
10. Peter: “ I thought your game was much better last night.”
Dave: “ You’ve got to be kidding! .”
A. I myself liked it very much B. I thought it was terrible
C. I’m sure you enjoyed it D. I supposed it was not bad
IV. Put the following sentences into reported speech.
1. “ We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they said.
2. “ It isn’t so rainy today but it was yesterdat”, he remarked.
3. “ Did you go to Mary’s birthday party last night?”, she said.
4. “ Don’t argue with me,” his brother said.
5. “ How many students are there in your school?”, he asked me.
6. “ The sun rises in the east and sets in the west,” the teacher said.
7. “Please pick me up at 6.00 tomorrow morning,” I said to her.
8. “Remember to write me soon,” I said to her.
9. “ If I were you, I would tell them the news,” he said.
10. “ It’s time we bought a new electric cooker,” Jane said.
V. Match each report (1 – 10) in part I with the actual words spoken (A – J) in part II.
PART I
1. Jim admitted that he might have taken it.
2. Sue denied that she had taken it.
3. Harry doubted whether he had taken it.
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4. Diana explained that she had taken it.
5. Bill insisted that he had taken it.
6. Mary suggested that she had taken it.
7. Ted confirmed that he had taken it.

8. Ruth claimed that she had taken it.
9. Charles repeated that he had taken it.
10. Sally reassured us that she had taken it.
PART II
A. “ No, I’ve definitely taken it.”
B. “ I don’t think I took it.”
C. “ Don’t worry, I’ve taken it. It’s alright.”
D. “ What about me? Perhaps I took it.”
E. “OK, perhaps I took it after all.”
F. “ Yes, I took it. I took it. I tell you.”
G. “ Yes, that quite correct. I took it.”
H. “ No, certainly I didn’t take it, I can assure you.”
I. “ You may not believe me, but actually I took it.”
J. “ You see, it’s like this. I’ve taken it.
VI. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. The restaurant manager was very and said we could have APOLOGY
our meal for free.
2. They were having an about the children. ARGUE
3. Julia dances a lot more than all of her friends. MARVEL
4. The of the heating system requires several days. INSTALL
5. He was very pupil and seemed to spend most of the time ATTEND
looking out of the windows.
6. The girl sitting next to Mike smiles very doesn’t she? ATTRACT
7. Mr. Andrew enjoys with his students after class. SOCIAL
8. At first he was rude, but later he apologised for his . POLITE
9. The atmosphere was very and everyone was on first name term. FORMALITY
10. The shop seemed to spend most of the time talking rather than attending to the sustomers.
VII. Some lines of the following passage are correct, and some have an unnecessary word. If a line is correct,
put a tick( √). If a line has an unnecessary word, underline it and it in the space provided.
COMMUNICATION

Manegers spend most of their time comunicating – reading, and writing, 0/ and
talking or listening – yet the evidence is that they do not always do this as
successfully.
00/ √
One reason that they has been suggested for this is that, in the past, 1/
communication was regarded as a natural process, not been taught in any 2/
formal sense. This theory has been changing, and with the concept of 3/
communication as an “art” now apears regularly in the manegement 4/
courses and seminars. Communication is probaly only one of the least 5/
appreciated aspects of manegement, and more and more organisations 6/
are realising that affective communication involves telling staff why 7/
all things are happening. This not only helps day-to-day working but 8/
allows changes to be introduced more smoothly, and sometimes leads 9/
to improvements for being mentioned by staff. Both the morale and 10/
eficiency of an organisation are depend to a great extent on the abilities 11/
of its staff to communicate effectively. Communication is not something 12/
that should be undertaken only when trouble occurs. It should be both 13/
a two-way process, involving listening to as well as talking. Regular 14/
exchanges of ideas between manegers and staff will help to create good 15/
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teamwork.
VIII. Fill in each numberd blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
LEARNING BODY LANGUAGE
Throughout history people have always communicated with one another, not only by soeech but also
by movements of the hands and body. It is, however, only (1) the last few years that these aspects of
communiation (2) been studied all widely. This type of communication is (3) as body
language or non-verbal communication.
People sometimes wonder (4) you can learn how body language works. It is of course possible

to read books on the subject but you can also need to (5) time observing people’s movements. A
railway stations is a particularly good place (6) such observation, as here people can (7) seen
openly expressing eagerness, sorrow, delight, impatience and many other human emotions by means of
movement.
If you turn down the sound on your television set and try to ubderstand (8) is happening
simply by watching (9) picture you will learn even more about communication (10) words.
By turning the sound back up every five minutes (11) so, it possible to check (12) accurate
your understanding is.
Having studied the art of body language you will have (13) definite advantage at a boring
party. You will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and thoroughly enjoy (14) by both
watching (15) interpreting the body language of all the other people there.
IX. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Sometimes when you move out of home or to a new city or town it can be difficult to meet new people
and to socialise. It is imprtant to (1) a balance in your life between work or study and socialising. This
balance will make it much easier to (2) and enjoy your new independent lifestyle. There are plenty of
different ways, sport for example that we can socialise.
When you think of sport you think of netball, football, basketball, cricket, tennis, soccer etc. However,
there are heaps of (3) sports you can play, don’t be afraid to give them a go! Sport is a great way to
keep fit, meet new people and (4) .
Contact your local Council for sporting clubs in your Council area, or check the Yellow and White
pages under the paticular sport you may be (5) in or under local sporting bodies.
Recreation Link-up provides (6) and advice to assist peolple with disabilities in accessing
recreational activities in their local area.
If you are not into structured or (7) sports, there are still plenty of recreational acivities you
can do…..skating, surfing, swimming, bike riding, yoga, tennis, golf, working out, skiing etc.
These unstructured sports are an excellent way to (8) out with friends and do some exercise at the time
that suits you.
Why not get a team (9) with some mates and enter a social sport competition, these are often
played with mid-week, so it won’t even muck (10) your weekend!
Umpiring is a great way to keep fit and make some extra money, ask at sporting clubs near you.

1. A. keep B. store C. make D. hold
2. A. settle B. adapt C. absorb D. receive
3. A. another B. other C. others D. other’s
4. A. react B. compete C. challenge D. socialise
5. A. amused B. interested C. surprised D. amazed
6. A. suggestion B. supply C.proposal D.support
7. A. fighting B. unharmed C. competive D. careful
8. A. play B. stay C. drive D. hang
9. A. together B. apart C. beside D. accompanied
10. A. with B. in C. up D. for
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given
word.
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1. “Would you like me to come with you?” I said.
offer I………………………………………………………………………..him.
2. “ I wish my son were more active and confident,” she said.
wished She…………………………………………………………more active and confident.
3. “ Why don’t we go camping next week?” he said.
going He………………………………………………………………………..week.
4. “ Would you like to lunch with me the day after tomorrow?” he said.
me He……………………………………………………………….him in two days’ time.
5. “Don’t forget to lock the door and close all the windows,” said John.
lock John………………………………………………the door and close all the windows.
6. “ You’d better get home early tonight,” he said.
home He……………………………………………………………early that night.
7. “What a long bridge,” the child said.
such The child……………………………………………………a long bridge.

8. “ Would you mind turning down the radio? I have a headache.” Mary said.
turn Mary…………………………………………the radio because she had a headache.
9. “ You broke the chair,” said Bod to Peter.
having Bob………………………………………………………………………the chair.
10. “ You won the first prize. Congratulations,” said Tom’s friend.
winning Tom’s friend………………………………………………………the first prize.
XI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication.
Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a
language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motion stands for letters,
words, and ideas. Tourists, the deaf, and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these
symbols of whole words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however
cannot.
Body language transmits the ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally.
A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while
shaking the head indicates negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille ( a system of raised dots and read with
fingertips), signal flags. Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn and
instruct people.
While verbalization in the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express
human thoughts and feelings.
1. Which form other than oral speech would be most commonly used among blind people?
A. picture signs B. Braille C. body language D. signal flags
2. How many different forms of communication are mentioned here?
A. 5 B.7 C. 9 D. 11
3. Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used internatioally EXCEPT for
.
A. spelling B. ideas C. whole words D. expressions
4. Which of the following best summarizes this passage?
A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication

B. Everybody uses only one form of communication.
C. Nonlinguistic language is invaluaable to foreigners.
D. Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are many forms of communication in existence today.
B. Verbalization is the most common form of communication.
C. The deaf and mute use an oral form of communication.
D. Ideas and thoughts can be trnsmitted by body language.
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