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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: ANH

LỚP : 11

NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018

THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40pts)

I. WORD CHOICE (5ps)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1. Large UK-owned companies are .................. their European rivals when it comes to
creating wealth, a study has concluded.

A. outstripping B. catching up C. overruning D. exceeding

Đáp án: A

2. Donald Trump’s pledge to rip up existing trade deals with Mexico would .....................
substantial damage on the US economy and kill the region’s competitiveness on the world
stage, according to the Mexican economist who led the country’s trade talks with the US.

A. induce B. inflict C. impose D. wreak

Đáp án: B

3. Discontent among the ship's crew finally led to the ..........................

A. riot B. rebellion C. mutiny D. strike

Đáp án: C

4. The inconsiderate driver was .................... for parking his vehicle in the wrong place.

A. inflicted B. harassed C. condemned D. confined

Đáp án: D
5. Another, perhaps inspired by the nursery rhyme, is that a(n) ........................ for sweet
things during pregnancy makes you more likely to be having a girl, while a boy will make you
crave savoury, salty foods, meat and cheese in particular.

A. inspiration B. affinity C. predilection D. propensity

Đáp án: C

6. The proposal would ........................... a storm of protest around the country

A. spark B. sparkle C. ignite D. trigger

Đáp án: A

7. She refused to answer questions that ...................... her private affairs

A. infringed on B. imprinted in C. impinged on D. indulged in

Đáp án: A

8. The book is such a ..................... that I can not put it down

A. page-turner B. best-seller C. duvet-cover D. mind-reader

Đáp án: A

9. The rates of extreme poverty have halved in recent decades. But 1.2 billion people still
live .........................

A. on the house B. on the tenterhooks C. on the breadine D. on the cards

Đáp án: C

10. Obama expressed regret as a US drone strike has .................... killed innocent hostages.

A. incongruously B. vehemently C. inadvertently D. graciously

Đáp án: C

III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (5pts)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

11. ______________, we missed our plane.

A. The train is late B. The train was late
C. To be late D. The train being late
Đáp án: D

12. "Mind your business" "_________"

A. What, again? B. I don't mind.

C. Thank you D. All right. I didn't mean to be noisy

Đáp án: D

13. My friend has _______ for a bargain.

A. a sharp ear B. a keen eye C. a strong head D. a keen ear

Đáp án: B

14. __________ they to open fire without a warning.

A. On condition that B. Under no conditions that are

C. On no condition are D. On no conditions that are

Đáp án: C

15. His jeans and checked shirt, _____________, looked clean and of good quality.

A. though it old and well-worn B. though old and well-worn

C. even though are they old and well-worn D. although them old but well-worn

Đáp án: B

16. I hope you won’t take it…………………if I suggest an alternative remedy.

A. offence B. amiss C. upset D. most

Đáp án: B

17. Claims for compensation could ………………… run into billions of pounds.

A. far B. much C. well D. most

Đáp án: C

18. I’d prefer to go skiing this year _________ on a beach holiday.

A. to going B. than going

C. rather than go D. rather than going

Đáp án: C

19. _____ the public’s concern about the local environment, this new road scheme will have
to be abandoned.

A. as regards B. In view of C. In the event of D. However much

Đáp án: B

20. We are prepared to overlook the error on this occasion ______ your previous good work.

A. with a view to B. thanks to C. in the light of D. with regard to

Đáp án: C
IV. PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS (5pts)

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

21. My fingers are tired! I’ve been hammering away __________ this keyboard for hours.
A. on B. at C. onto D. in
Đáp án: B
22. There tactics were strongly influenced by reliance on line formation and fire-power, as
against attack__________ close quarters.
A. in B. on C. to. D. at
Đáp án: D
23. His jokes seemed to be going __________ very well with his audience, if their laughter
was any indication.
A. off B. along C. by D. down
Đáp án: D
24. The communist government has resigned __________ the background of the widespread
social unrest.
A. against B. from C. to D. as
Đáp án: A
25. The prisoner was recaptured as he made a dash__________ the gate.
A. at B. to C. for D. from
Đáp án: C
26. I __________ a small fortune when my uncle died but I managed to squander most of it.
I’m ashamed to say.
A. came into B. came about C. came round to D. came down with
Đáp án: A
27. At the meeting someone __________ the idea that there should be a student
representative on the committee.
A. put forward B. put across C. put about D. put out
Đáp án: A
28. Do you have trouble obtaining your copy of Teacher’s Weekly? Why not __________ a
regular subscription and be sure of receiving each edition as soon as it’s published?
A. Take over B. take out C. take on D. take to
Đáp án: B
29. He originally __________ to beat the land speed record, but weather conditions were
unfavourable.
A. Set to B. set in C. set up D. set out
Đáp án: D
30. The job itself is well paid and interesting, but commuting to the City every day really
__________me _________
A. gets_ down B. gets_ round C. gets- for D. gets- from
Đáp án: A

III. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (5pts)

31. The waiter tried to be friendly to his customers but a ___________ can't change its spots
and he was still very rude.

A. leopard B. lion C. cheetah D. wolf

Đáp án: A

32. Denise has been ___________ the midnight oil trying to finish this report, so she must be
exhausted.

A. lighting B. brightening C. burning D. burnt

Đáp án: C

33. For some peculiar ___________, they didn’t tell us they were going away.

A. cause B. effect C. justification D. reason

Đáp án: D

34. Monsoon Wedding was described as a cinematic jewel when it hit the _____________
screen.

A. golden B. silver C. bronze D. diamond

Đáp án: B

35. How much to tell terminally ill patients is ______________ the discretion of the doctor.

A. leaving to B. left to C. led to D. lead to

Đáp án: B

36. The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington’s ____________ strings.

A. apron B. violin C. heart D. taut

Đáp án: A

37. After I was nearly expelled in my first year of college, I decided to stop fooling around,
put my ____________ to the wheel, and get as much out of my degree as I could.

A. shoulder B. arms C. shoulders D. leg

Đáp án: A
38. Trying to find her way home through the woods in the dead of night, Sarah lost her
___________ when the clouds obscured the stars overhead.

A. bearings B. rag C. heart D. marbles

Đáp án: A

39. I was struggling with the reading before, but now I’ve definitely
_________________________.

A. get the wrong end of the stick B. got hold of the wrong end of the stick

C. got the wrong end of the steel D. get hold of the wrong end of the steel

Đáp án: B

40. Cubans who reach the U.S. are usually _______________ asylum.

A. protested B. protected C. found D. granted

Đáp án: D

VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10pts)

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space

PASSAGE A

LONDON’S BLACK CABS

Black cabs, officially known as Hackney Carriages, are synonymous with London and are
special for a number of reasons. For a start, they are the only taxis in the city that can be (41)
_______ from the kerb with a raised hand signal to get the driver’s attention. Currently, it is
estimated that there are 20,000 black cabs (42) _______ on the capital’s streets. Their origin,
in fact, can be (43) _______ the name ‘Hackney Carriage’ said to derive from the French
word haquenée referring to the type of horse used to pull the carriages in the days of horse-
drawn carriages. The first horse-drawn Hackney coaches appeared on London’s streets in the
17th century during the (44) _______ of Queen Elizabeth I. As transport developed and motor
cars were (45) _______, motor cabs replaced the horse-drawn carriages. Since the end of the
19th century, various car manufacturers’ vehicles have been used as motor cabs but it was not
until the mid-20th century that the cabs we have been (46) _______ over the last decades first
appeared.

It is such a(n) realisation of becoming a black cab driver in London and it is (47) _______.
If you want to gain this honour you will need to have passed the (48) _______ test known as
‘the Knowledge’, which was first introduced in 1851 following hordes of complaints by
passengers whose cab drivers got lost. This incredibly difficult test can take around three or
four years to prepare for and you can often catch a(n) (49) _______ of those drivers who are
doing just this zipping around London on their mopeds, with a map fastened to a clipboard on
their handlebars. These people are essentially trying not only to master the 25,000 or so streets
within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross, but also to work out the most direct routes from
place to place. They must know thousands of ‘points of interest’ such as hotels, hospitals,
places of worship, theatres, stations, sports and leisure facilities, to name but a few.
Practically everywhere and anywhere that a potential passenger would wish to be taken to or
from must be known, so a(n) (50 ) _______, for a black cab driver, is beyond the pale

and perhaps this is the most difficult part, knowing the quickest way to get from
one place to another. Little wonder so few people are successful.
41. A. acclaimed B. acknowledged C. hailed D. summoned

Đáp án: C

42. A. hereabouts B. hither and thither C. or thereabouts D. there and then

Đáp án: C

43. A. ferreted out from B. hunted down from C. mapped out to D. traced back to

Đáp án: D

44. A. incumbency B. leadership C. reign D. sovereignty

Đáp án: C

45. A. all the time B. of high standing C. of repute D. in vogue

Đáp án: D

46. A. clued in on B. genned up on C. in the know about D. no stranger to

Đáp án: D

47. A. beyond you B. no brainer C. no mean feat D. over your head

Đáp án: C

48. A. abominable B. infamous C. loathsome D. unscrupulous

Đáp án: B

49. A. gander B. geek C. glance D. glimpse

Đáp án: D

50. A. nodding acquaintance B. insight into London C. profundity of London D. smattering knowledge

Đáp án: A

PASSAGE B
 If you are an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or snarl.
It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little (51)
______ it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastics have brought enormous (52)
______ , even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the
environmental evil – it’s the way society chooses to use abuse them.

Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastics are made from oil, gas, or
coal-non-renewable natural (53) ______. We (54) _______ well over three million tons of the
stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (55) _______
of our annual consumption is in the (56) ________ of packaging, and this (57) ________
about seven per cent by weight, of our domestic (58) ________ . Almost all of it could be
recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (59) _______ is growing fast.

The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich. They have a higher caloric value
than coal and one method of “recovery” strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the
(60) _______ of waste plastic into fuel.

51. A. doubt        B. evidence      C. concern       D. likelihood

Đáp án: A

52. A. pleasures   B. benefits      C. savings        D. profits

Đáp án: B

53. A. processes        B. products     C. fuels        D. resources

Đáp án: D

54. A. remove         B. consume         C. change         D. import

Đáp án: D

55. A. proportion    B. portion       C. amount        D. rate

Đáp án: A

56. A. way         B. form       C. kind       D. type

Đáp án: B

57. A. takes        B. makes        C. carries        D. constitutes

Đáp án: D

58. A. goods        B. refuse        C. rubble        D. requirements

Đáp án: B

59. A. industry      B. manufacture     C. factory         D. plant

 Đáp án: A

60. A. melting       B. change        C. conversion    D.

replacement

Đáp án: C

V. READING COMPREHENSION (10pts)

Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space

PASSAGE A

The Creators of Grammar

No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex. By changing word
sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate
tiny variations in meaning. We can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action
has taken place or is soon to take place, and preform many other word tricks to convey subtle
differences in meaning. Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language. All
languages, even those of so-called ‘primitive’ tribes have clever grammatical components.
The Cherokee pronounce system, for example, can distinguish between ‘you and I’, ‘several
other people and I’ and ‘you, another person and I’. In English, all these meanings are
summed up in the one, crude pronounce ‘we’. Grammar is universal and plays a part in
every language, no matter how widespread it is. So, the question which had baffled many
linguists is – who created grammar?

At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer. To find out how grammar
is created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language’s creation, documenting its
emergence. Many historical linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to
earlier languages, but in order to answer the question of how complex languages are actually
formed, the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch. Amazingly,
however, this is possible.

Some of the most recent languages evolved due to Atlantic slave trade. At that time, slaves
from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer’s rule.
Since they had no opportunity to learn each other’s languages, they developed a make-shift
language called a pidgin. Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the
landowner. They have little in the way of grammar, and in many cases, it is difficult for a
listener to deduce when an event happened, and who did what to whom. [A] Speakers need to
use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood. [B] Interestingly, however, all
it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to
it at the time when they learn their mother tongue. [C] Slave children did not simply copy the
strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new, expressive
language. [D] Complex grammar systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and
they are invented by children.

Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf. Sign languages
are not simply a series of gestures; they utilize the same grammatical machinery that is found
in spoken languages. Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide. The
creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, all
deaf people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools
for the deaf. Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the
playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures that they used at
home. It was basically a pidgin.  Each child used the signs differently, and there was
no consistent grammar.  However, children who joined the school later, when this inventive
sign system was already around, developed a quite different sign language.  Although it was
based on the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and
compact, and it utilized a large range of grammatical devices to clarify meaning.  What is
more, all the children used the signs in the same way.  A new creole was born.

Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at
first.  The English past tense –ed ending may have evolved from the verb ‘do’.  ‘It
ended’ may once have been ‘It end-did’.  Therefore, it would appear that even the most
widespread languages were partly created by children.  Children appear to have innate
grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are first trying to make
sense of the world around them.  Their minds can serve to create logical, complex structures,
even when there is no grammar present for them to copy.

61. In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee language?

A. To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures

B. To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar

C. To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees.

D. To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language

Đáp án: A

62. What can be inferred about the slaves’ pidgin language?

A. It contained complex grammar.

B. It was based on many different languages.

C. It was difficult to understand, even among slaves.

 D. It was created by the land-owners.

Đáp án: C

63. All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT:

A. The language has been created since 1979.

B. The language is based on speech and lip reading.

C. The language incorporates signs which children used at home.

D. The language was perfected by younger children.

Đáp án: B

64. In paragraph 3, where can the following sentence be placed?

It included standardized word orders and grammatical markers that existed in

neither the pidgin language, nor the language of the colonizers.

A. [A]

B. [B]

C. [C]

D. [D]

Đáp án: D

65. ‘from scratch’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to:

A. from the very beginning

B. in simple cultures

C. by copying something else

D. by using written information

Đáp án: A

66. ‘make-shift’ in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:

A. complicated and expressive

B. simple and temporary

C. extensive and diverse

D. private and personal

Đáp án: B

67. Which sentence is closest in meaning to the highlighted sentence?

 Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread
it is.

A. All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people, contain
grammar.

B. Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain a little.

C. Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languages that
contain a little.

D. The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languages evolved.

Đáp án: A

68. All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT:

A. All children used the same gestures to show meaning.

B. The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language.

C. The hand movements were smoother and smaller.

D. New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities.

Đáp án: D

69. Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?

A. English was probably once a creole.

B. The English past tense system is inaccurate.

C. Linguists have proven that English was created by children.

D. Children say English past tenses differently from adults.

Đáp án: A

70. Look at the word 'consistent' in paragraph 4. This word could best be replaced by which
of the following?

A. natural

B. predictable

C. imaginable

D. uniform

Đáp án: D

PASSAGE B
 Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There
are two very different types of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The
skates and rays, relatives of the sharks, have become flat in what might be called the obvious
way. Their bodies have grown sideways to form great “wings”. They look as though they
have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely, fish
such as plaice, sole and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which
have a marked tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they
are wide. They use their whole, vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which
undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their ancestors migrated to the
seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the problem that one
eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless. In evolution this
problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of
moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life
swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to
grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves
over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso-like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20
flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and other on either side.

71. The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish

C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish

Đáp án: C

72. The phrase “hugging the contours” means _____.

A. swimming close to the seabed B. hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea

C. floating just below the surface D. lying still on the sea bottom

Đáp án: A

73. In lines 2- 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that ____.

A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly

C. have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks

Đáp án: C

74. It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish _____.

A. have one eye each side of the head B. have one eye underneath the head

C. have two eyes on top of the head D. have eyes that move around the head
Đáp án: C

75. The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to _____.

A. similarly B. alternatively C. inversely D. contrarily

Đáp án: D

76. According to the passage, fish such as plaice _____.

A. have difficulties in swimming B. live near the surface

C. have poor eyesight D. have distorted heads

Đáp án: D

77. The word “undulate” is closest in meaning to _____.

A. sway B. flutter C. flap D. leap

Đáp án: A

78. The word “this” refers to _____.

A. the migration of the ancestors

B. the practice of lying on one side

C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards

D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful

Đáp án: B

79. According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eye around is _____.

A. average B. weak C. excellent D. variable

Đáp án: C

80. It can be inferred from the passage that the early life of a flat fish is _____.

A. often confusing B. pretty normal

C. very difficult D. full of danger

Đáp án: B

B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST: (20pts)

Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space.

PASSAGE A:
Is Honesty The Best Policy?

Radical honesty (1) …………, as it is known in the US, is the latest thing to be
held up as the key to happiness and success. It involves telling the truth all the time, with
no exceptions for hurt feelings. But this is not as easy as it may sound. Altruistic lies,
rather than the conniving, self-aggrandising (2) …………, are an essential part of polite
society.

‘We all lie like mad. It wears us out. It is the major source of all human (3) …………,’ says
Brad Blanton, psychotherapist and founder of the Centre for Radical Honesty. He has become
a (4) ………… name in the US, where he spreads his message via day-time television talk
shows. He certainly has his work (5) ………… out for him. In a recent survey of Americans,
93 per cent admited to lying ‘regularly and (6) ………… in the workplace. Dr Blanton is
typically blunt about the consequences of being deceitful. ‘Lying (7) …………people,’ he
says.

Dr Blanton is adamant that minor (8) ………… are nothing at all compared with the huge
benefits of truth telling. ‘Telling the truth, especially after hiding it for a long time,
takes guts. It isn’t easy. But it is better than the (9) ………….’. This, he believes, is the
stress of living in the prison of the mind,’ which results in depression and ill health. ‘Your
body stays tied up in (10) …………. and is susceptible to illness,’’ he says. ‘Allergies, high
blood pressure and insomnia are all made worse by lying. Good relationship skills,
parenting skills and management skills are also dependent on telling the truth.’

1. therapy 2. variety 3. stress 4. household 5. cut

6. habitually 7. kills 8. inconveniences 9. alternative 10. knots

PASSAGE B:

It is not uncommon for people returning to visit their parents to react in this way. Although
there are obviously real joys in (11) ………… with one’s loved ones, the downside is that it
can stir up (12) ………… memories. These are memories that exist deep down and can (13)
………… without conscious awareness, (14) ………… triggering feelings we had in the
past. Dr Daniel Siegel, author of The Mindful Brain, says that ‘When we (15) ………… an
element of implicit memory into awareness, we just have the (16) ………… response without
knowing that these are (17) ………… related to something we’ve experienced before. This is
distinct from an explicit memory – a (18) ………… experience that exists in our minds, such
as learning to ride a bike.’ It is implicit memories that make it possible to experience even a
seemingly (19) ………… visit home while at the same time unconsciously taking on the (20)
………… and attitudes we had as children and reacting as we would have done

then.

11. reconnecting 1. implicit 2. surface 3. automatically 4. retrieve

5. emotional 6. activations 7. concrete 8. pleasant 9. identities

II. WORD FORMATION: (20ps)

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.

1. I would say that you’d be ………… to resign without having found a new job. (ADVICE)
2. Two people have been arrested for illegal possession of ………… in a police raid. (ARM)

3. The comedy Bringing Up Baby presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at

………… speed. (NECK)

4. This use of dialogue underscores the ………… of the film itself and thus its humor.
(ABSURD)

5. People are increasingly becoming ………… to violence on television. (SENSE)

6. They were now faced with seemingly ………… technical problems (MOUNT)

7. He is currently standing trial for alleged ………… (PRACTICE)

8. All points on a circle are ………… (DISTANT) from the centre.

9. The organization insists that it is ………… and does not identify with any one particular
party (POLITICS)

10. The new regulations will be ………… for small businesses. (BURDEN)

1. ill-advised/ 2. armament 3. Breakneck 4. absurdity 5. Desensitized

inadvisable
6. insurmountable 7. malpractices 8. equidistant 9. apolitical 10. burdensome

PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box

CONTENT RESIGN LEISURE SHIP SEE

TAX HOLD PONDER ATLANTIC STANDARD

At one time, for the (11)…………of people needing to make the journey, the only way
to travel from Europe to America was by ship, but the days of a (12) …………five-day (13)
………… crossing in a large liner have long gone. Today, everything is about speed, and
long distance travel has become almost exclusively the business of the airlines.

Although air travel is admittedly fast, passengers are still subject to the unexpected (14)
………… which seem to be inherent in any form of travel, but people’s reactions to such
delays seem to be far more
(15) ………… than in the days of the great liners. Then, passengers might have shrugged
their shoulders (16) ………… and relaxed with a book in their cabins, knowing that little
could be done about the situation, but today’s traveller is more likely to make his (17)
…………known forcibly to any official who is unfortunate enough to appear on the horizon.

It is easy to see why this might be the case since airport lounges are (18) …………
clearly inadequately equipped to cope with large numbers of (19) ………… passengers.
Small wonder that people’s tempers begin to fray and their nerves are (20) ………… when

faced with the prospect of a sleepless overnight stay in what is, after all, no more
than a vast public hall.

11. preponderance 1. leisurely 2. transatlantic 3. hold-ups 4. foreseeable

5. resignedly 6. discontent(ment) 7. substandard 8. shipwrecked 9. overtaxed

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10pts)

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them

(Line 1) Tornadoes are one of the most severe types of weather phenomenon. While
many people fear tornadoes and their destructive power, few people understand their real
causes and effects, nor are they aware of how to protect themselves from their devastating
force.

(Line 4) Tornadoes, violently rotating columns of air, occur when a change in wind
direction, couple with an increase in wind speed, results from a spinning effect in the lower
atmosphere. These whirling movements, which may not be visible to the naked eye, are
exacerbated when the rotated air column shifts from a horizontal to a vertical position. As the
revolving cloud draws in the warm air that surrounds it at ground level, its spinning motion
begins to acelerate, thereby create a funnel that extends from the cloud above it to the ground
below. In this way, tornadoes become pendent from low pressure storm clouds.

(Line 11) When a tornado comes into contact the ground, it produces a

strong upward draft known as a vortex, a spiraling column of wind that can
reach speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour. Traveling on the landscape, the
tornado wreaks a path of concentrated destruction. It is not common for these
twisters to lift heavy objects, like cars or large animals, and throw them several
miles. Houses that succumb to the force of the tornado seem to explode if the
low air pressure inside the vortex collides with the normal air pressure inside the
buildings.

1. phenomenon  phenomena 6. acelerate  accelerate

2. couple  coupled 7. contact  contact with
3. from  in 8. on  across
4. rotated  rotating 9. not common  common
5. create  creating 10. if  as / when

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts)

1. Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating with him.
 But..............................................................................
But for Jack’s being so affluent, she would not be dating with him.
2. It is likely that they forgot about the extra class.
 They.............................................................................
They probably forgot about the extra class.
3. Do you have any scarves? I'm looking for one that's woolen, green and fairly long.
 I'm looking for a...........................................................
I’m looking for a woolen, green and fairly long scarf.
4. You should not lock this door for any reason when the building is open to the public.
 Under no .....................................................................
Under no circumstance should you lock this door when the building is open to the public.
5. A bee sting is more likely to cause death these days than a snake bite.
 Death............................................................................
Death is more likely to be caused by a bee sting than by a snake bite these days.
6. If something’s worrying you, you should tell me about it now. CHEST

 If you have a problem, why don’t you………………………………………..now?

If you have a problem, why don’t you get it off your chest?
7. I think you should confront your boss right now with how you feel about this.
OUT

 Why don’t you………………………………………………………your boss right now?

Why don’t you have it out with your boss right now ?
8. Anna had decided Tom was not telling the truth about what happened. TEETH
 Anna was sure Tom ……………………………………………….. about what happened.

Anna was sure Tom was lying through his teeth about what happened
9. Perhaps my sister was bad-tempered because she was tired. FACT

 I put my sister’s……………………………………….. she was tired.

I put my sister’s bad-temper down to the fact that she was tired.
10. When confronted with his crime the accused was unrepentant. REMORSE

 The accused……………………………………………………crime he had committed.

The accused showed no remorse for the crime he had committed.

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