BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH TIẾNG ANH ÔN TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC

BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH TIẾNG ANH ÔN TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC 1 BÀI TẬP THỰC HÀNH PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION TEST 1 1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the following sentences anywhere as soon as because did do find frightened how how many how much like look up models nowhere produce scientists shake since so which 1. 2. Paris or another? 3. 4. up. 5. are emergency calls? Call us free on 150. city do you think is Europe’s “fashion capital” today – Milan, in many fields are studying way to increase food production. we finish eating she takes the plates and glasses to wash them you mind if I smoke? Well, I’d rather you didn’t. 6. Excuse me. Can you tell me 7. Factories and vehicles to get to the Art Gallery, please? waste which goes into the air and rivers. 8. Fashion has become a big business and the top have made large fortunes. 9. I can’t find him now. 10. I don’t remember much about him. I don’t know what he looks . 11. People meet after a long time. 12. She needed to relax hands when they meet for the first time and when they she went on holiday. 13. We don’t understand this word! Let’s the word in the dictionary. 14. When I saw a thief in the living room I was really 15. You missed the beginning of the film . you were late. 2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it The ancient Greeks were lucky, it seems. The diet of olive oil, garlic, fish, vegetables and bread was very healthy. They ate very little meat, fat, or sugar. The experts today tell us to eat less meat and more vegetables, fruit, fish, pasta, bread, and potatoes. Chicken is healthier than beef because it has less fat. Garlic, the basis of French aioli, Spanish gambas al ajillo, Italian bruchetta and Greek tzatziki, also has a good effect on the heart, as well as other benefits, 2 which is perhaps why the ancient Greeks ate so much of it. So, if you love your heart, add a little more garlic to your diet! 16. What did the diet of the ancient Greeks mainly include? 17. Does beef have more fat than chicken? 18. Which countries do these foods: Aioli and tzatziki come from? 19. What do they all have in common? 20. According to the passage, what should we eat more often in order to reduce the risk of heart attack? 3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it A key word in the modern American vocabulary is “stress”. Stress is the feeling of anxiety and exhaustion that comes from the pressures of modern living. Stress is such a common problem today that many people are turning to one of its most common cures: physical exercise. People of all ages and types are exercising: jogging, weight lifting, swimming, and even just plain walking! Is this just a fad, or will it last? 21. How do people feel when they are stressed? 22. What is the cause of stress? 23. How can people avoid stress? 24. What words in the passage mean something that removes a problem? 25. What words in the passage mean fashion that is not likely to last? 4. Read the passage and answer the questions below it As in other countries, there are a number of different regional accents in the United Kingdom. Apart from Scottish, Welsh and Irish accents, the north, east, west and southwest of England, as well as the Midlands and London, all have their distinctive accents. At the same time there is an accent which belongs to no particular region. This accent is called the Standard English accent, and is the accent usually taught to foreigners. Northerners call it the “southern accent” – with some scorn. 26. According to the passage, what do other countries and the United Kingdom have in commmon? 27. Name some popular accents that belong to different regions in the United Kingdom? 28. Which region in the United Kingdom does the Scottish accent belong to? 29. What does “it” in “Northerners call it the “southern accent” refer to? 30. Which phrases used in the passage has the same meaning as “many”? 5. Read the passage and answer the questions below it There are 7,000 periodicals published in the United Kingdom. Of these, women’s magazines have the largest circulations: Woman (1,300,000) and Woman’s Own (1,200,000). There are magazines and periodicals for almost every trade, profession, sport, hobby or interest. The most important periodicals for the more serious readers are: The Economist, which comments on events of international, political or economic interest; The Spectator, a journal with conservative views, which publishes articles on many different subjects, including politics; 3 New Society, which has articles on social matters; New Scientist, which reports on scientific matters in language that non-specialists can understand; Punch, a long-established humorous magazine which also has serious articles. 31. What are Woman and Woman’s Own? 32. What word in the passage means the average number of magazines/periodicals sold each day, month, or year? 33. If you are interested in science, which periodical(s) will you read? 34. Can you find a serious article in Punch? 35. Fill in the blank with one suitable word from the passage. New scientist is suitable for both kinds of readers – specialist and 6. Read the passage and fill each numbered space with ONE suitable word Manual Rodrigues, 24, a steward on the new Eurostar trains, one (36) the first people to travel through the Channel Tunnel. Now the three-hour journey from London (37) Paris is all a day’s work for him. He says, “I have to know both cities really well. I have found some lovely restaurants!” Eurostar stewards have to be (38) 20 and 35 and physically fit. The company trains all new stewards, so they don’t have to have experience in this kind of (39) , but they have to have (40) lovely personality. You don’t have to have any qualifications, but you have to (41) fluent English and French to communicate with the passengers. Manuel has to wear uniform. The company pays for his meals (42) abroad, so he doesn’t hve to worry about restaurant bills. “We (43) Paris at about 11.00 a.m. Sometimes we have to come back on the next train, (44) when we don’t have to return until the next day, (45) can go shopping or sightseeing. TEST 2 he stays in PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION 1. Choose ONE of the words or phrases given in the box to fill in the blank of each of the following sentences appearing at least come from did she domesticated fined for how I did ask isn’t Japan Japan’s like major impact not peculiar the way right used senses way sounds what sustained with 1. All birds have wings, but wings are not 2. Are you better off than you 3. Birds have two basic types of 4. Computer technology has had a jobs. to birds. to be? : songs and calls. on how people carry out their 4 5. Even after six years of economic growth, Americans worry about that question. 6. I believe that women should have the 7. I have no idea what the weather is to serve in the military. in that city. 8. Motorists can be for driving recklessly. 9. No one know when the dog was first 10. Only once ask for help. 11. People attend college or universities 12. Religion is very important in Saudi Arabia, but it 13. Saudi Arabian society is very different from 14. Sociologists study society and 15. The sea has been rising relative to the land for 2. Read the passage and answer the questions below it many different reasons. in Japan. it is organized. 100 years. The Nation’s security Bank in downtown San Antonio was robbed last night. A safe was blown open and around US$ 800,000 was stolen. The robbery took place between midnight and 1:00 a.m. The police are looking for two men who were seen getting into a black car near the bank at about 1 o’clock last night. They also want to hear from Mr. Joe Newman, 52, who worked as a security guard at the bank. Mr. Newman disappeared just before the robbery and he has not been seen since then. 16. How much money was stolen? 17. When did the robbery occur? 18. Why are the two men being looked for by the police? 19. What was Newman’s job? 20. When did he disappear? 3. Read the passage and answer the questions below it The Third world cities are overcrowded. But city workers earn two to ten times as much as people in the country. So, thousands of more people arrive every year. The governments must provide electricity, water, schools, health services, and land for house. But poor countries do not have the money to do it. As cities grow larger the problems increase. However, some social scientists believe the problems are not hopeless. People move to cities because they want to change and improve their lives. When they can find jobs they work hard. They build nice houses when they have money and send their childen to school. These hardworking people help build a better society for the whole country. 21. Do people in the city earn better than in the country? 22. Why do people move to cities? 23. Who has to provide health service for these people? 24. What do they do when they have money? 25. Are these hardworking people helpful to the country? 5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn