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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH- KHỐI 11
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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. WORD CHOICE
Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes.
1. The film ends with a sheriff lying in a ______ of blood.
A. bath B. puddle C. jet D. pool.
2. The 5% wage increases they propose are ______ .
A. across the board B. all for one C. by and large D. top to bottom
3.Having planned our weekends to watch football, we found the news of the home team’s
players’ strike most __.
A. disconcerting B. refreshing C. activating D. debilitating
4. The puppy was..................so much I nearly dropped him.
A. sniggering B. wriggling C. chuckling D. giggling
5. Every time the government meets their demands, the union leaders move the............
A. goalposts B. lamp-posts C. bus stops D. roadblocks
6 A price war looks likely now that a leading supermarket has thrown down the _________ to its
competitors.
A. powder B. skeleton C. gauntlet D. porridge
7. My sister’s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly……….. by her last music
teacher
A. subsided B. weakened C. undermined D. loosened
8. She was kept awake for most of the night by the………… of a mosquito in her car.
A. whine B. moan C. groan D. screech
9. It was Alice’s year: a new home, a better job – everything just clicked into
_________________.
A. place B. position C. space D. spot
10. Anticipating renewed rioting, the authorities erected……………to block off certain streets. 
A. barrages B. ditches C. dykes D. barricades

Answers:

1. D 2. A 3. A 4.B 5. A

6. C 7. C 8. A 9.A 10. D
III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
1. Had the electrician not come in time, we would ……………….. last night’s party by
candlelight.
A. have to have B. have to be having
C. have had to have had D. have had to have been having
2. The interviewer asked ……………….. the question.
A. for him answering 12 times B. that he answer 12 times
C. him 12 times to answer D. 12 times his answering
3. ______, we missed our plane.
A. The train is late B. The train was late
C. To be late D. The train being late
4. Although he acts tough, ______.
A. his bark is worse than his bite B. he’s a tough nut to crack
C. he’s learned the hard way D. he isn’t up to scratch
5. What's wrong with John? He is behaving _________________ .
A. erratically in the class this morning B. in the class improperly this morning
C. inappropriately this morning in the class D. this morning in the class irrationally
6. The Government intends to introduce a new Bill on taxation,
A. whose provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House will be study
B. of which the study of its provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House
C. the work of experts on both sides of the House will be the study of its provisions
D. the study of whose provisions will be the work of experts on both sides of the House
7. Shareholders left the meeting with the feeling __________.
A. that the Company needed a new management
B. which the Company needed a new management
C. needing a new management by the Company
D. a new management to need by the Company
8. When all the students …………….., the professor began his lecture.
A. sat B. were sitting C. seated D. were seated
9. ______________, she went back to her room.
A. There was no cause for alarm B. Without having cause for alarm
C. There being no cause for alarm D. Being no cause for alarm
19. ______________, there’s no place like home.
A. Be it ever so humble B. Should it be humble
C. As humble as it could be D. To be humble

Answer
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. A
III. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
1. I had no time to think about what I looked like, so I ………….. on my old jeans.
A. dolled B. pulled C. let D. rolled
2. Fiona stood up, ………….. down her skirt and began to address the audience.
A. smoothed B. got C. tied D. dolled
3. To my embarrassment I suddenly realised that I ………….. my T-shirt on backwards.
A. took B. had C. got D. let
4. I ate so much on holidaythat I had difficulty ………….. into my suit today.
A. pulling B. dressing C. getting D. zipping
5. When I was a child I always hated wearing my older brother’s …………..-offs.
A. let B. cast C. get D. flung
6. Roberto should try not to let his regrets for what he done ………….. away at him.
A. come B. eat C. stick D. flood
7. I was sitting in a train looking out of the window, when my mind suddenly ………….. back to that
amazing trip we made to India.
A. put B. flashed C. stirred D. associated
8. I’ll listen ………….. for your car and come down to the street so you don’t have to park.
A. to B. with C. out D. up
9. The noise of the plane passing overhead drowned ………….. the radio and I missed the nesws.
A. down B. off C. out D. in
10. She has such an awful voice; it just grates ………….. me every time she sings.
A. to B. at C. of D. on
Answer
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1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D
IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS
1. It was such a shock to receive a letter like that _____.
A in the red B. out of the blue C. in the pink D. over the moon
2.. Just think! Next month you'll be _____ and it seems like only yesterday you were a baby.HD
A. in your teens B. in your teenage C. at your teens D. teenager
3. I'd like to buy the radio but I haven't got any money on me at the moment. Could you _____
for me for a day or two?
A bring it round B. lay it in C. take it in D. put it on one side
4. With his excellent qualifications and a good command of English, James is ____________
above the other applicants.
A. head and hair B. head and ears C. head and hands D. head and shoulders
5 .When his parents are away, his eldest brother ___.
A. knocks it off B. calls the shots C. draws the line D. is in the same boat
6. - I think that Mick will leave his new job before the year is out.
- Yes, I agree. I don’t think he’ll_______________ either
A. stay the course B. relieved of his duties C. get the sack D. rake industrial action
7. That part of the city has many homes where people behave very badly with regard to others
around them. There is a big problem with___________________
A. sanitary conditions B. sanitary conditions C. antisocial behavior D. public disorder
8 Einstein’s ideas significantly contributed to our understanding of the universe.
Einstein’s ideas made ____________ our understanding of the universe.
A. dim and distant memory B. a lasting contribution to
C. a bygone era D. the vast expanse
9.The Minister was trying to avoid publicity so he kept_________________
A. near the ground B. a low profile C. a cool ahead D. under cover
10. We should all _____________ when advertisers attempt to use unfair practices.
A. make a comeback B. make a deal C. make amends D. make a stand
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Answers:

1. B 2. A 3. D 4.D 5. B

6. A 7. C 8. B 9.B 10. D
V. READING 
READING 1
You are going to read a newspaper article. For questions 1 – 10, choose the answer (A, B, C
or D) Which you think fits best according to the text.
HOW I FOUND MY TRUE VOICE
As an interpreter, Suzanne Glass could speak only for others – but the work provided terrific
material for her first novel.
‘No, no, no! You’ve got to get away from this or you’re going to lose it.’ The voice
reverberating in my head was my own. I was at an international conference. My throat was
killing me and my headphones were pinching. I had just been interpreting a speaker
whose last words had been: ‘We must take very seriously the standardization of the
length of cucumbers and the size of tomatoes.’ You can’t afford to have your own
thoughts when you’re interpreting simultaneously, so, of course, I missed the speaker’s next
sentence and lost his train of thought. Sitting in a darkened booth at the back of a huge
conference hall, I was thrown. Fortunately, my colleague grabbed my microphone and took
over.
This high-pressure, high-output work was not quite the dream profession I had hoped for.
Although I had fun with it in the beginning – occasionally being among the first to hear of
medical and political breakthroughs would be exciting for any 25-year-old –I realized that this
was a job in which I would never be able to find my own voice. I had always known that words
would be my life in one form or another. My mother thought she’d given birth to an alien
when I began to talk at the age of seven months. That momentous day, she had placed my
playpen in the hallway and gone into the bedroom. In imitation of the words she had repeated to
me again and again, I apparently called out towards the bedroom door: ‘I see you. I see you.’
I was already in training for a career as a professional parrot.
But how mistaken I was to think that international interpreting would be glamorous. The
speaker rarely stops to think that there’s someone at the back of the room, listening to his
words, absorbing their meaning, and converting them into another language at the same
time. Often I was confronted with a droner, a whisperer or a mumbler through my headphones.
The mumblers were the worst. Most of the time, an interpreter is thought of as a machine – a
funnel, a conduit, which, I suppose, is precisely what we are. Sometimes, when those we are
translating for hear us cough or sneeze, or turn round and look at us behind the smoky glass of
the booth, I think they’re surprised to see that we’re actually alive.
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Ironically, part of the secret of interpreting is non-verbal communication. You have to sense
when your partner is tired, and offer to take over. At the same time, you have to be careful not to
cut him short and hog the microphone. Interpreters can be a bit like actors: they like to show off.
You do develop friendships when you’re working in such close proximity, but there’s a huge
amount of competitiveness among interpreters. They check on each other and sometimes even
count each other’s mistranslations.
Translating other people’s ideas prevented me from feeling involved and creative as an
interpreter. Actually, you can’t be a creative interpreter. It’s a contradiction in terms. Sometimes,
when I disagreed with a speaker, I wanted to rip off my headphones, jump up and run out of
the booth, shouting: ‘Rubbish. Rubbish. You’re talking a lot of nonsense, and this is what I think
about it.’ Instead, I had to sit there and regurgitate opinions in violent contradiction with my
own. Sometimes, I’d get my revenge by playing games with the speaker’s tone of voice. If
he was being serious, I’d make him sound jocular. If he was being light-hearted, I’d make him
sound earnest.
Eventually, I wanted to find a career where my own words would matter and where my
own voice would be heard. So, to redress the balance, I decided to write a novel. While I was
writing it, I did go back and interpret at a few conferences to get inside the head of
Dominique, my main character. At first, I was a little rusty and a couple of the delegates
turned round to glare at me, but after twenty minutes, I was back into it, playing that old game
of mental gymnastics. Interpreting is like learning to turn somersaults: you never forget how to
do it. But for me, sitting in the booth had a ghost-like quality to it – as though I had gone back
into a past life - a life that belonged to the time before I found my own voice.
1. In the first paragraph, the writer says she discovered that
A. there were some subjects she had no interest in dealing with.
B. the standard of her work as an interpreter was getting lower.
C. her mind was wandering when she should have been doing her job.
D. she could no longer understand subjects she had previously covered.
2. What does the writer say about being an interpreter in the second paragraph?
A. It was the kind of job her parents had always expected her to do.
B. It turned out to be more challenging than she had anticipated.
C. It was what she had wanted to be ever since she was a small child.
 D. It gave her access to important information before other people.
3. What does the writer say about speakers she interpreted for?
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A. Some of them had a tendency to get irritated with interpreters.
B. She particularly disliked those she struggled to hear properly.
C. They usually had the wrong idea about the function of interpreters.
D. Some of them made little attempt to use their own language correctly.
4. The writer says that relationships between interpreters
A. can make it difficult for interpreters to do their jobs well.
B. are affected by interpreters’ desires to prove how good they are.
C. usually start well but end in arguments.
D. are based on secret resentments.
5. The writer says that when she disagreed with speakers, she would sometimes
A. mistranslate small parts of what they said.
B. make it clear from her tone of voice that she did not agree.
C. exaggerate their point of view.
D. give the impression that they did not really mean what they said.
6. The writer says that when she returned to interpreting,
A. she did not start off very well.
B. she briefly wished she had not given it up.
C. she thought that two of the delegates recognised her.
D. she changed her ideas about the main character in her novel.
7. What is the writer’s main point in the article as a whole?
A. It is not always a good idea to go into a profession because it looks glamorous.
B. Most interpreters eventually become disillusioned with the work.
C. Being an interpreter did not allow her to satisfy her need to be creative.
D. Most interpreters would actually like to do something more creative.
8. Which is the closest in meaning to momentous in ‘That momentous day’?
A. unimportant B. historic C. momentary D. hard
9. Which is the closest in meaning to ‘to glare’?
A. to glower B. to caress C. despise D. wonder
10. Which is the closest in meaning to ‘simultaneously’?

A. all again B. all at once C. once and for all D. once too often

Answers:

1. C 2. D 3. B 4.B 5. D

6. A 7. C 8. B 9.A 10. B
READING 2
Read the following passage and answer the questions
CHILDREN TESTED TO DESTRUCTION?
English primary school pupils subjected to more tests than in any other country
Primary school pupils have to deal with unprecedented levels of pressure as they face
tests more frequently, at a younger age, and in more subjects than children from any other
country, according to one of the biggest international education inquiries in decades. The
damning indictment of England's primary education system revealed that the country's children
are now the most tested in the world. From their very earliest days at school they must navigate a
set-up whose trademark is "high stakes" testing, according to a recent report.
Parents are encouraged to choose schools for their children based on league tables of test
scores. But this puts children under extreme pressure which could damage their motivation and
self-esteem as well as encouraging schools to "teach to the test" at the expense of pupils' wider
learning, the study found. The findings are part of a two-year inquiry – led by Cambridge
University – into English primary schools. Other parts of the UK and countries such as France,
Norway and Japan used testing but it was, "less intrusive, less comprehensive, and considerably
less frequent", Cambridge's Primary Review concluded.
England was unique in using testing to control what is taught in schools, to monitor
teaching standards and to encourage parents to choose schools based on the results of the tests,
according to Kathy Hall, from the National University of Ireland in Cork, and Kamil Ozerk, from
the University of Oslo, who conducted the research. "Assessment in England, compared to our
other reviewed countries, is pervasive, highly consequential, and taken by officialdom and the
public more generally to portray objectively the actual quality of primary education in schools,"
their report concluded. Teachers' leaders said the testing regime was "past its sell-by date" and
called for a fundamental review of assessment.
Steve Sinnott, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said England's testing
system was having a "devastating" impact on schools. "Uniquely, England is a country where
testing is used to police schools and control what is taught," he said. "When it comes to testing in
England, the tail wags the dog. It is patently absurd that even the structure and content of
education is shaped by the demands of the tests. "I call on the Government to initiate a full and
independent review of the impact of the current testing system on schools and on children's
learning and to be prepared to dismantle a system which is long past its sell-by date."
John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders,
warned that the tests were having a damaging effect on pupils. "The whole testing regime is
governed by the need to produce league tables," he said. "It has more to do with holding schools
to account than helping pupils to progress.”
The fear that many children were suffering intolerable stress because of the tests was voiced by
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers. "There are
schools that start rehearsing for key stage two SATs [Standard Assessment Tests] from the
moment the children arrive in September. That's just utterly ridiculous," he said. “There are other
schools that rehearse SATs during Christmas week. These are young children we are talking
about. They should be having the time of their lives at school not just worrying about tests. "It is
the breadth and richness of the curriculum that suffers. The consequences for schools not
reaching their targets are dire – heads can lose their jobs and schools can be closed down. With
this at stake it's not surprising that schools let the tests take over."
David Laws, the Liberal Democrat schools spokes-man, said: "The uniquely high stakes
placed on national tests mean that many primary schools have become too exam focused”. But
the Government rejected the criticism. "The idea that children are over tested is not a view that
the government accepts," a spokesman said. "The reality is that children spend a very small
percentage of their time in school being tested. Seeing that children leave school up to the right
standard in the basics is the highest priority of the government."
In another child-centred initiative, both major political parties in the UK - Labour and the
Conservatives - announced plans to make Britain more child-friendly following a report by
UNICEF which ranked the UK the worst place to be a child out of 21 rich nations.
Parents were warned that they risked creating a generation of "battery-farmed children"
by always keeping them indoors to ensure their safety. The Families minister, Kevin Brennan,
called for an end to the "cotton wool" culture and warned that children would not learn to cope
with risks if they were never allowed to play outdoors.
Questions 1-4: Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the
passage for each answer.
1. According to the inquiries, the amount of testing puts a lot of ______________on young
children.
2. The education report describes testing in England as _______________testing.
3. Kathy Hall and Kamil Ozerk believe testing in England is also used to evaluate
___________in schools.
4. The major political parties have promised to make Britain ___________in view of the
UNICEF report.
Questions 5-7: Write in the corresponding spaces provided.
YES if the statement agrees with the information
NO if the statement contradicts the statement
 NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage

5. Mick Brookes wants to see earlier student preparation for SAT.

6. According to John Dunford, children would make more progress with much shorter and
easier tests.
7. David Laws agrees with the opinions of Mick Brookes.
Questions 8-10: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.
8. What does the government argue?
A. There is not enough testing at present.
B. Tests at primary school are too easy.
C. Teachers should take more tests.
D. Tests are not given frequently.
9. The government spokesman______________.
A. is extremely critical of the way exams are written
B. thinks education is what the government is most interested in
C. accepts many of the points made by the teachers’ leaders
D. argues it is the teachers’ fault that students are tested so much
10. According to UNICEF, children in the UK___________________.
A. could be having much more fulfilling childhoods
B. often spend too much time in the worst kind of places
C. are not so well behaved as in other countries
D. are not as rich as children in 21 other countries

Answers:

1. pressure 2. high stakes 3.teaching standards 4.more child-friendly 5.No

6. Not Given 7. Yes 8.D 9.B 10..A
VI. CLOZE TEST 
CLOZE TEST 1: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

A NEW LOOK AT THE MIDDLE AGES

The Institute for Medieval Studies is holding a series of lectures to generate interest in a period
of history which is all too often (1)__________ It is hoped that these lectures will
(2)______________ some of the misconceptions that persist to this day about the long and
eventful span of time between the crowning of Charlemagne and the Renaissance.
It is true that Europe was (4) ________________ by the plague in the latter part of the fourteenth
century, while the terrors of the Inquisition cast a grim shadow over the continent. Living
(5)________________for the majority of people were appalling by modern standards, and life
(6) ___________was low. The peasants suffered under a brutal feudal system and the(7)
___________of learning was open only to the clergy and the small minority who were literate.
However, these (8) ____________negative aspects of medieval life cannot be properly evaluated
unless they are viewed in the broader (9) ____________.The Middle Ages saw the construction
of the magnificent cathedrals that grace so many European cities and the (10)____________
........................................................................................... of a middle class. Many institutions we
think of as modern were an integral part of medieval life. Progress was being made in science
and technology, and artists were forging styles that had a powerful and (12)
____________influence on subsequent centuries.
1. A neglected B. abandoned C. subdued D. deserted
2. A respond B. refuse C. rectify D. revive
3. A. injured B. eliminated C. wounded D. ravaged
4. A states B. circumstances C. conditions D. situations
5. A estimate B. forecast C. prediction D. expectancy
6. A pursuit B. chase C. desire D. quest
7. A comprehensively B. admittedly C. dubiously D. potentially
8. A background B. setting C. context D. environment
9 A. debut B. invention C. introduction D. rise
10. A. maintaining B. enduring C. remaining D. sustaining
Answers:

1. A 2. C 3. D 4.C 5. D
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6. A 7. B 8. C 9.D 10. B
CLOZE TEST 2. Read the text below and choose the correct word A, B C or D to fit the
gaps.
Many separate fires (1)…………..in the humus of the forest floor. Smoke sometimes (2)
………….. the sun, which was often visible only at midday. On September 30, flames came
within three miles of the town of Green Bay, (3) ………….. 1,200 cords of wood stored at a
charcoal kiln.
The settlements in the area were becoming increasingly (4) …………..from both the outside
world and one another as railroad and telegraph lines burned. The fires seemed to wax and
wane, (5) on the wind and chance. On September 30 the Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle
reported hopefully that "the fires have nearly (6) ………….. now in this vicinity."
But the paper was wrong, and the fires were growing. By October 4, the smoke was so thick on
Green Bay that ships had to use their foghorns and (7) …………..by compass. On October 7,
the paper, reduced to looking for any scrap of good news, noted that at least the smoke had
greatly reduced the mosquito population and that "a certain establishment down on the bay
shore that has been (8) …………..to the respectable citizens" had burned.
The paper's editor, (9) …………..by the burning of the telegraph line, could not know it,
but a large, deep low-pressure area was moving in from the west. The winds circling it would
turn the smoldering forest of northeastern Wisconsin into (20) ………….. on earth.
1. A. extinguished B. engulfed C. spread D. smoldered
2. A. obscured B. burnt C. illuminated D. exposed
3. A. damaging B. consuming C. avoiding D. licking
4. A. frightened B. lonely C. isolated D. inundated
5. A. depending B. independent C. waiting D. from
6. A. increased B. died out C. flared D. diminished
7. A. steer B. drive C. guess D. navigate
8. A. frequented B. obnoxious C. open D. ignorant
9. A. cut-off B. burnt C. dismissed D. chased
10. A. peace B. heaven C. hell D. paradise
Answer:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
B. WRITTEN TEST
I/ OPEN CLOZE TEST
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OPEN CLOZE TEST I
Cloze Test 2: Fill each space in the text below with a suitable word. (Note that only one
word per space is allowed and that it must make grammatical sense.)
Relationships
A new television programme in America - Blind Hate - plans to show couples splitting (1)
…………..! The programme is already advertising in the papers for potential "contestants".
The makers of the programme have come up with a plan to tempt one partner into being
unfaithful to the other - with them being (2) ………….. up by an attractive "stranger" - so that
the second partner then has a good excuse for being able to get rid of the first one! All of this
will take place under the (3) ………….. of a secret camera, with both the partners subsequently
being invited into a television studio where the film will be shown to a studio audience. Only one
partner will know what the show is really all (4) ………….., with the unfaithful one suddenly
being confronted with their own (5) …………... The show boasts that it will have special
counselors on (6) ………….. to help deal with the split and its psychological impact. However,
it has already come in for severe criticism from religious and other bodies who claim that it is
potentially very dangerous as well as in very bad (7) …………... The Church in particular says
that it damages the (8) ………….. of marriage and is highly immoral. Many psychologists too
have condemned it despite some of their (9) ………….. taking part in the spectacle. Whether
the show actually finally gets the go ahead remains to be (10) ………….., but its makers are
optimistic that it will be a great success!
Answer
1. apart/ up 6. hand/ call
2. chat(tet) 7. taste
3. gaze/ eye/ observation 8. sanctity/ value
4. about 9. colleagues/ kind/ profession
5. infidelity/ faithfulness 10.seen
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
Unemployment
An army of 10 million Chinese peasants is r………….. (1) the country seeking work. An even
bigger army of around 130 million peasants, still at home, is without work. The figures,
published by the Communist news service, explain the m………….. (2) of people g…………..
(3) together outside the Canton railway station each morning. It may well be that the numbers
flocking to the coastal cities to take advantage of less st………….. (4) controls on movement
and greater job opportunities could reach as high as 30 million soon. Notices are being posted
and orders given telling people to go back to their towns and villages and warning city employers
not to advertise jobs in the c………….. (5)! Until recently the cities welcomed these
m………….. (6) workers because they were cheap. However, recent proc………….. (7) of
austerity, banning building projects, mean less work is available. In addition, figures reveal that
in some cities migrant workers account for more than half of the recent cr………….. (8) arrests!
Ironically, the household registration system, which made it il…………..(9) for people to leave
home without permission, has been ab………….. (10) making it easier for peasants to move to
the cities. The authorities appear to be at a loss as to what more they can do.

Answer
1. roaming
2. mass(es)
3. gathering
4. stringent
5.countryside
6. migrant
7. proclamations
8. criminal
9. illegal
10. abandoned
II. WORD FORMS
Supply each gap with correct form of the word given in brackets.
1. The true motives for Jack the Ripper’s notorious murders in Britain in the late nineteenth
century are rather ………………………………, but one thing is for sure – that they were all
rather grisly. (DETERMINE)
2. I do wish you’d stop ……………………………… me to clean the windows – I’ll do them
soon. (PEST)
3. Many staff at the Smith’s factory are to be made unemployed, but at least they’ll receive a
……………………………… payment to help them survive financially for a while. (SERVER)
4. With Hitler defeated, the Third Reich was ……………………………… to history. It would
never be seen again. (SIGN)
5. I think my last statement ……………………………… the situation pretty well – at least, I
can’t think of any better summary. (CAPSULE)
6. Yes, Gerald does like to come into this pub now and then, but I hardly call him a
……………………………… of the place – he does like to drink in the other pub down the road
as well! (HABIT)
7. The show was wild and spectacular – altogether, an ………………………………!
(EXTRAVAGANT)
8. Excuse me, but I think there is something wrong with my eyesight. May I have a
……………………………… to an optician? (REFER)
9. Once Germany became a dictatorship it fell into a state of complete
……………………………… - with absolutely no opposition allowed. (TOTAL)
10. It could be said that Microsoft has a ……………………………… on the computer market at
the moment. It’s certainly very difficult for their competitors to get a look in!
Answer
1. indeterminate
2. pestilential
3. severance
4. consigned
5. encapsulates
6. habitué
7. extravaganza
8. referral
9. totalitarianism
10. stranglehold
Supply each gap with correct form of the word given in the box.
conduct reserve occur hospitable concentrate
forest consume deplete abound relate emerge

The greenhouse effect is essentially the process by which the absorption and emission of infrared
radiation by gases in the atmosphere warms the planet's lower atmosphere and surface. Put
simply, the so-called greenhouse gases which cause this effect basically redirect heat that would
otherwise escape back into outer space down towards the surface of the earth. This phenomenon
is actually key to creating conditions (1) …………………….. to life on Earth. Without the
natural (2) …………………….. of these gases and consequent planetary warming, Earth would
actually be a very (3) …………………….. place. The problem, however, began in the 1800s
during the industrial revolution. The increased amount of industrial activity led to additional
volumes of greenhouse gases being produced unnaturally as a result of human activity.
Obviously, as the level of industrial activity has increased dramatically over the last several
centuries, so too then has the rate of production and emission of greenhouse gases. Human
activity has therefore altered the balance of things with (4) …………………….. of greenhouse
gases such as CO2 and methane in the atmosphere significantly higher today than at any other
time in the past 800,000 years of Earth's history. About two-thirds of the additional CO2 released
is attributed to the burning of fossil fuels, while the rest of the increase in atmospheric
greenhouse gas levels is put down to changes in land-use, in particular (5) ……………………..,
and population growth, which, for example, has led to greater numbers of livestock than ever
before being reared for (6) …………………….., and a consequent significant increase in
methane emissions. The (7) …………………….. of the tropospheric ozone layer, caused by
chlorofluorocarbons, has also had a significant warming effect on the Earth's surface, but this is
not to be confused with the greenhouse effect as the two phenomena are largely (8)
……………………… Given the relative (9) …………………….. of fossil fuels, our
dependence on them, and the emergence of new and more efficient methods of extraction the
likelihood of a significant reduction in carbon emission levels in the near future seems very
unlikely. Therefore, the problem of global warming also appears very unlikely to moderate.
Besides, many scientists believe the damage already done may be (10). ……………………..
Answer:
1. conducive 6. consumption
2. occurrence 7. depletion
3. inhospitable 8. unrelated
4. concentrations 9. abundance
5. deforestation 10.irreversible
III/. ERROR CORRECTION: The following passage contains 10 mistakes. For
questions 1 - 10, find and correct them.
Line 1 After my internship finished, I wasn't offered a permanent position as I hoped I
would be. My line manager said that this was not a reflection of the way I had
performed but rather of the economic reality of life in post- recession Britain.
Perhaps, truth said, it was no harm that I was let go. I must say I never found her
Line 5 brand of leadership particularly inspired at any rate. She was an autocrat and
ruled by an iron fist. There was a clear hierarchy that had to be respected.
Well, with little money and that I had of it fast disappearing, I was fairly
desperate and necessity forced my hand so I gave the first job that came along -
quite literally, and, before I had quite let it sink in, I was enrolled in a paid
Line 10 apprenticeship program at Lawry and Sons - not one in the traditional sense as it
applies to the trades mind, but rather a program sponsored by the Law Society
as an alternative route of entry into the profession by way of gaining practical,
paid experience in a law firm without also studying part-time.
While outwardly, I would from now on be considered a white-collar worker: a
Line 15 professional in a respected field, in reality, the remuneration package was pretty
modest and I barely kept myself above the dreaded poverty threshold for the
first year or two, such was the financial strain of having to cover rent and
utilities as well as the bare necessities of day-to-day living in the city with the
highest cost of living in Europe. However, as my studies progressed, I do a
Line 20 steady progression up through the ranks of the firm.
Indeed, it wasn't long after I became fully qualified that I made partner. And I
enjoyed my work as much as a person can ‘enjoy’ working. There was good
camaraderie in the team, and the fringe benefits were considerable; l had a
company car and a generous pension, to that only my employer was expected to
Line 25 contribute, as well as access to the company gym twenty-four, seven. Life was
good.
Answers: 
Number Line Mistake Correction
1. 1 hoped had hoped
2. 2 reflection of reflection on
3. 3 said told
4. 5 by with
5. 7 that what
6. 8 gave took
7. 12 without while/ whilst
8. 14 now then
9. 19 do make
10. 24 that which
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. Attendance at the additional evening lectures is not obligatory for students. UNDER
=> Students ……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. It is as yet unclear whether a new sports centre is being planned or not. SEEN
=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The suggestion to increase the entrance fee at the disco came from Tony. SHOULD
=> It …………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. It's unfortunate that I came to see him where he wasn't here. GOING
=> If ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You can borrow Dad's car but don't blame me when tt breaks down. HOLD
=> ……………………………………………………………………………… breaking down.
6. Personal history plays a role in determining how willing you are to participate in group
activities. ON
=> ………………………………………………………………………………in group activities.
7. It is important to know the difference between a joke and an insult. DRAW
=> It is important to know ………………………………………………………………………..
8. Five actor were competing for the leading role in the play. CONTENTION
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. She was concentrating so hard on her work that she didn’t notice when I came in. UP
=> She …………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. They still haven’t found out what caused the accident. HAVE
=> ……………………………………………………………….. the accident was.
Answer
1. Students are under no obligation to attend the additional evening lectures.
2. it remains to be seen whether there are any plans for a new sports centre or not
3. it was Tony who suggested that the entrance fee should be increased at the disco
4. if I had known he was nor/wasn't going to be here, I wouldn't have come
5. You can borrow Dad’s car but don't hold me responsible for it breaking down.
6. Personal history has an/its effect on your willingness to participate in group activities.
7. It is important to know how/where to draw the line between a joke and an insult.
8. There were 5 actors in contention for the leading role in the play.
9. She was so wrapped up that she didn’t notice when I came in
10. They have yet to find out what the cause of the accident was.