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Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (1) never happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (2) life.
In the first place, people (3)who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
(4) On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (5) spend time in hospital or become dependent (6) on their children and friends. Many of them (7) find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (8) older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often difficult to make new (9) friends
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (10) enough to remain independent and enjoy life.
V. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. Although Titanic is a romantic film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE
2. His recent film received a lot of criticism from the public. CRITIC
3. I don't like horror films because they are too frightening for me. FRIGHT
4. Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars for Best actor. ACT
5. The film was unsuccessful thoughtheyspent millions of dollars making it. SUCCEED
6. Big Ben Down is about a group of terrorists who take control of Big Ben. TERROR
7. We were unsatisfied with the service at the cinema. Everything was terrible. SATISFY
8. The film is a big disappointment. It is boring from beginning to end. DISAPPOINT
9. The film is about two hijackers who threatened to blow up the plane. THREAT
10. I don't think it is good for young kids to see violence on TV. VIOLENT
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and
AugusteLumlere. Although it only (1)________of short, simple scenes, people loved it
and films have (2)____________popular ever since. The first films were silent, with
titles on the screen to (3)___________the story.
Soon the public had (4)___________favourite actors and actresses and, in this
(5)_________the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound,
was shown and from then on, the public (6)_______only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7)_______produced 95% of
all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s,(8)_________people went to see
films, but in (9)_____________years cinema audienceshave grown again. More
countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are
currently (10)_____________national film industries.
1. A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D. held
2. A. gone B. been C made D. kept
3. A. join B. read C. explain D. perform
4. A. your B. his G our D. their
5. A. reason B. way C. method D. result
6. A. should B. would C might D. will
7. A. who B. where C. when D. which
8. A. other B. each C. fewer D. any
9. A. recent B. now C. modern D. present
10. A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty
Good luck!
Tham khảo
Up until the 1960s,not many British people had flown abroad for their holidays.Although the idea was Attracted ,flying was still too expensive for most people.The only Chose people had was to go to British resorts.Instead of flying,families drove to the British coast.Places like Blackpool and Brighton had milions of Visitor every year.During the 60s and 70s,prices dropped and Travelers began to visit places like Spain.At first,hotels were Comfortable but they slowly got better.These day,the Department lounges at airports are full and people travel Backs and forwards across the world for work and on holiday.Every summer,tourist go in all Director in search of the perfect beach and the perfect resort.
Use only ONE word in each space.
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (1) never happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (2) life.
In the first place, people (3)who live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
(4) On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (5) spend time in hospital or become dependent (6) on their children and friends. Many of them (7) find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (8) older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often difficult to make new (9) friends
To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (10) enough to remain independent and enjoy life.
Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1)................keen.................on music and played in a pop group (2) .....................at................... school and Art college .
John (3)................got.................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4)................whose............... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)...............called.................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) .................were................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They (7)..................always.................. scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8).................about.................... “The Beatles” and John was (9)...............becoming............... richer than he had ever thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)..............on................... his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11)...................his................. marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12)...............who........... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) ...............be................. seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ................the............... most talented of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15)..................was.................. shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1)...............keen..................on music and played in a pop group (2) .......................at................. school and Art college .
John (3).................got................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4).................whose.............. name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)..........called......................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) ................were.................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They (7)...............would..................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8)..................about................... “The Beatles” and John was (9)...............much............... richer than he had ever thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)............on..................... his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11)..............his...................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12)........whom.................. he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) ......be.......................... seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ..........the..................... most talented of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15)..............was...................... shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.
Put an appropriate word in each gap in the passage.
The Lunar Roving Vehicle, or moon buggy, was the vehicle used by (1)......astronauts.... when they explored the moon in the 1970s. It was considered Apollo's Cadillac of lunar (2)....vehicles..... and was developed by Boeing and General Motors.
Moon buggies run by electricity and were specially designed to operate on the lunar surface. They measure 1.1 metres tall and 3 metres long. They (3)...weigh..... 210 kg but they can carry a payload for up to 490kg. The wheels(4)...were... also designed very carefully to resist the rocky moon surface which is covered in dirt. A lunar rover also has a controller, motors, brakes, and two (5)...seats.... for astronauts to sit in.
Most Filipinos consider Dr. Eduardo San Juan, a NASA engineer, the inventor of the Lunar Rover. Howerver, San Juan was not listed as the (6).......inventor....... of the moon buggy in NASA documents. Officially, the vehicle was(7)....designed... and constructed by a group of space engineers. Nevertheless, it is claimed that he received one of the Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) awards (8)...in...., science and technology in 1978.
Ex1:
1:Learning /foreign language/necessary/us/get/job.
=> Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a job.
2:Video film /interesting/I/see/twice.
=> Video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice
3:Boxing/too/dangerous/her/play,/it?
=> Boxing is too dangerous for her to play it.
4:He /try/stop/smoking/many times/but/he/never/succeed.
=> He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded.
5:Tomorrow,parents/come/stay/me/few days/so/i/excited/now.
=> Tomorrow, my parents are going to come and stay with me for a few days, so I'm excited now.
6:I/be/sorry/i/not/write/you/such/long time/but i/very busy/
=> I'm very sorry that I haven't written for such a long time, but I've been very busy.
7:as you know ,/we/just/move/new flat/center/city//
=> As you know, we have just moved to a new flat in the center of the city.
8:We /like/you/come over/dinner/our new flat/7pm/next Saturday//
=>We'd like you to come over to have dinner in our new flat at 7 pm next Saturday.
9:Please give me/ring/let/know/you/able/com//
=> Please give me a ring and let me know if you are able to come.
10:I/really/look forward/see/you again.
=> I really look forward to seeing you again.
Ex2: Read the passage and use only on suitable word to fill in each gap.
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, alexander graham bell was (1) born in 1847 in Edinburgh Scotland.He moved to Ontario and then to the united states setting in Boston before beginning his career as an inventor.Throughout his life bell had been interested (2) in the education of deaf people.This interests him to(3) inviting the microphone and in 1867 his "electrical speech machine" which we now call a (4) telephone New of his invention quickly (5) spreaded throughout the country even throughout Europe.By 1878 Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven Connecticut.By 1884 long distance connections were (6) made between Boston Massachusetts and new york city.
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone like the model from (7) the 1920s but would he ever have (8) imaged telephone lines being used to transmit video images? Since his (9) death in 1992 the telecommunication industry has undergone an amazing revolution. Today non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate.Bell's "electrical speech machine"paved the way (10) for the information super high.
Ex3:
New Year is one of the most important (23) festival in the United States. On New Year's Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o'clock (24) at night, everyone says "Happy New Year" and they (25) wish their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) night to many people. Many people don’t go home (5) until morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) from house to house asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give (8) them candy, the children will (9) play a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Most people give them candy of fruit.
Ex1 :Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1:Learning /foreign language/necessary/us/get/job.
....Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a good job..
2:Video film /interesting/I/see/twice.
...........Video film is interesting although I see twice a time...............
3:Boxing/too/dangerous/her/play,/it?
........Boxing too dangerously for her to play,won't it?.............
4:He /try/stop/smoking/many times/but/he/never/succeed.
....He tries stopping smoking many times but he is never succeed....
5:Tomorrow,parents/come/stay/me/few days/so/i/excited/now.
.....Tomorrow,my parents will come to stay with me few days so i am excited now....
6:I/be/sorry/i/not/write/you/such/long time/but i/very busy/
.......................I am sorry i do not write you such a long time but i am very busy.....................................
Ex2:Read the passage and use only on suitable word to fill in each gap.
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications , Alaxander Graham Bell , was (1).......born........ in 1874 in Edinburgh , Scotland . He moved to Ontario , and then to the United States , setting in Boston , before beginning his career as an inventor . Throughout his life , Bell had been interested (2) .....in...... the education of deaf people . This interest led him to (3) .......inviting........the microphone and , in 1867 , his " electrical speech machine " , which we now call a (4) .......telephone....... News of his invention quickly (5) ......spreaded.....throughout the country , even throughout Europe . By 1878 , Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Havan , Connecticut . By 1884 , long distance connections were (6) ......made.......between Boston , Massachusetts and New York City .
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone , like the model from (7) ......the...... 1920s , but would he ever have (8) ........imagined........telephone lines being used to transmit video images ? Since his (9) .......death......in 1922 , the telecommunications industry has undergone an amazing revolution . Today , non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate . Bell's " electrical speech machine " paved the way (10)........for........ the information superhighway .
Ex3: Read the passage and use only on suitable word to fill in each gap.
New year is one of the most important (1)..festival.....in the uinted states .On New year's eve most people go to the parties.At twelve o'clock (2)...at..... night everyone says'HAPPY NEW YEARS ' and they (30 ........wish..........their friends and relatives good luck.New year's parties uaually last a long (4) .ago......Many people don;t go home (50.....on.....next morning .Another holiday halloween is mainly for children .On this hiliday children (6) ..dress ...as witches ghosts or others .Most children go (7)..from..house to house asking for candy or fruit.If people at the house don't give (8)...them..candy the children will(9).....play....a trick on a them .But this hardly ever happens.Almost people give them (10) .candy ..or fruit.
Jacob Grimm (1)...WAS... born in January 1785 and his brother was born in February 1786 in Germany.Their father was a lawyer,and they (2).HAD... six more brothers and one sister.In 1802, Jacob(3)....WENT... to university to study law at the University of Marburg.As always,his little brother followed him,and entered law school (4).......IN.... 1803.During their university years they began to collect folk and fairy tales.Folklore is stories that have been passed down from parents to children, by(5)...WORD... of mouth,but at that time many had not been published in books.The Grimms were especially interested (6)...IN.... stories that included Germany and German culture.Jacob and Wihelm published their first book of fairy tales -"Children's and Household Tales"-in 1812.There (7) ....WERE....... 86 folktales.Readers were so happy to see the stories they had been(8)..TOLD... as children all collected together.Therefore,the book was a success.In the next volume of"Grimm's Fairy Tales",the brothers added 70 more stories.It went on growing like this for six more editions.Finally,the book contained over 200(9)...STORIES....! It is probably the best-known work of German literature.Even if you don't know the Brothers Grimm, you definitely(10)..KNOW... a Grimm fairy tale.
