1. The oxygen in the air we breath has no taste, smell, or color.
Điền từ thích hợp cho dưới đây vào chỗ trống.
overcome | tendency | exception | generous | obstacles |
disappointed | status | satisfies | apparent | determined |
Chọn từ/cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong câu sau:
The meeting was so length that many people had to leave before it concluded.Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án trả lời đúng cho câu hỏi dưới đây:
If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.
The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the boat when it went down.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2,300 passengers, more than two-thirds were drowned. Because the Titanic was thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble.
There was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half-empty. The one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very end: What makes the.sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warnings of icebergs had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal. One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety at sea was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures, including. stricter lifeboat regulations and the establishment of an iceberg patrol.
1. The lifeboats were
Đọc đoạn văn sau và điền A, B, C hoặc D vào chỗ trống tương ứng với phương án lựa chọn đúng:
Desert biomes are the (1) of all the biomes. In fact, the most important characteristic of a desert is that it receives very little (2) . Most deserts receive less than 300 mm a year compared (3) rainforests, which receive over 2,000 mm. That means that the desert only gets 10 percent of the rain that a rainforest gets! The temperature in the desert can (4) drastically from day to night because the air is (5) dry that heat escapes rapidly at night. The daytime temperature averages 38°C (6) in some deserts it can get down to -4°C at night. The temperature also varies greatly depending on the (7) of the desert.
Since desert conditions are so severe, the plants that live there need to have (8) to compensate for the lack of water. Some plants, such as cacti, (9) water in their stems and use it very slowly, while others like bushes conserve water by growing few leaves or by having large root systems to gather water or few leaves. Some desert plant species have a short life cycle of a few weeks that (10) only during periods of rain.
1. A. coldest B. hottest C. driest D. wettest
2. A. rain B. rainfall C. raindrop D. raincoat
3. A. with B. for C. about D. in
4. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transfer
5. A. such as B. such C. so much D. so
6. A. when B. while C. as D. because
7. A. part B. region C. area D. location
8. A. adaptations B. agreements C. accepts D. achievements
9. A. place B. put C. store D. hold
10. A. spend B. take C. last D. experience
Chia động từ trong ngoặc:
When the phone...........................I........................a bath. (ring/ have)
Dùng những từ gợi ý viết lại các câu sau đây vào chỗ trống.
1. He visits us whenever he's in town.
1. He pays .
2. There have a tendency to choose well-paid jobs.
2. They have .
3. Some children give a great deal of thought to their future work.
3. Some children think .
4. I slept well last night.
4. I had .
5. She has a strong desire for a scholarship.
5. She strongly desires .
6. The villagers gave us a cordial welcome.
6. The villagers welcomed .
7. He has no intention of leaving the city.
7. He doesn't .
8. She types with care.
8. She is .
9. My grandfather is a lover of music.
My grandfather loves .
10. She teaches English well.
10. She is .
Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành câu sau:
1. . ...........................of them can probably get along well with "associate", but that's not easy to spell either.
Chia động từ trong ngoặc:
1. A large amount of money............on the film :Tintanic". (spend)
Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành câu sau:
1. .............................people use the word "colleague", but writers find it difficult to spell.
Điền dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu sau:
1. These firms released much into the river. (pollute)
2. We were after doing some difficult exercises. (exhaust)
3. My grand parents live at the age of 70. (health)
4. Police found a strange man lying still on the street without . (breathe)
5. Water will at 1000 C. (vapour)
6. We have to cancel the trip to Da Lat because of the weather (storm).
7. There was a storm here last week. (dust)
8. The geese are crossing ground. (swamp)
9. We should modernize our process as soon as possible. (industry)
10. smog is the of fog and smoke. (combine)
Dùng mệnh đề quan hệ để viết lại những câu sau:
Ví dụ:
1. We have a lot of homework to do.
1. We have a lot of homework which we have to do.
2. He was the first student to finish the exercise.
2. .
3. The first man to be interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
3. .
4. She is very busy because there is a lot of housework to be done.
4. .
5. Where can we find a river to swim in?
5. ?
6. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
6. ?
7. This is the second car to be made in that factory recently.
7. .
8. I am looking for a box to put these shoes in.
8. .
9. They had to stand because they couldn't find anything to sit on.
9. .
10. The first thing to be done is to learn the new words in the reading.
10. .