BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ VÀ NÂNG CAO - UNIT 6

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BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ VÀ NÂNG CAO - UNIT 6 I. Fill in the blank with one suitable word Traffic lights The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (1)… like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (2)…, it exploded and killed a policeman and the accident discouraged father development until cars became common. Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Rea-green systems were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (3)… by hand from a tower in the (4)… of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this (5)… to appear in Britain were in London, on the junction between St.James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatically (6)… were installed (7)… year later. In the past, traffic lights were (8)… . In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just change silently, but would ring bells to (9)… the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10)… by standard models which are universally adapted. II. Choose the best answer that fits the blank: 1. A lot of houses in our neighborhood … repairs. 2. I didn’t realize you were a foreigner. Your … of English is very good. 3. Oh, dear, I see we’ve … coffee. Do you mind drinking tea? 4. I have a very bad … for names 5. She is … to leave as soon as possible 6. The coins are … to be over a thousand years old. III. Use the correct form of verbs Unable to find his car in the street where he usually (park) it when he is at the office. George Hunt, of Lexington Road, (phone) the police and (report) it (steal). After some time they (come) (write) a report. As they (write) down the details, Mrs. Doreen Hunt, Mr. Hunt’s wife, (arrive) in the car. She (take) it (go) shopping without telling her husband. IV. Combine these two sentences using relative clause 1. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. The most famous of the plays are “Hamlet”, “Othello”… 2. People want to save time and energy. They use microwave ovens
3. By 1850, thousands of people, has joined the “California Gold Rush”. California became a state in 1850. 4. San Francisco, for example, has a very large “Chinatown”, Thousands of Chinese people live in Chinatown 5. We may never know the real reason, President Kennedy was assassinated for a reason 6. Many people exchange gifts on December 25. Christian celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 7. Medical researchers have tested thousands of drugs on cancer victims. Most of the drugs prove to be useless. 8. At our school’s annual international fair, I ate a lot of native foods. I had not tasted some of the foods before. V. Use the correct form of words: 1. Cats, with the (except) of kittens, should be fed twice a day. Half a tin of cat food at each meal is (sufficiency). Kittens, on the other hand, should be fed more often (sure) proper (grow). Cats in general will not (eat) so do not worry about giving them too much food 2. The severe drought caused by 8 weeks without rain (get) more serious. An (office) from the Water Board said that every family must make an effort to reduce its water (consume) VI. Correct the mistakes in the sentences 1. Not only cigarettes but alcohol is believed to be harmful to one’s health 2. The first step of scientific research is to decide how gather data 3. Caffeine in coffee is relative harmless if people drink it moderately 4. SPSSX is a computer program designed specific for statistical analysis with a large amount of data 5. New York City, which is one of the largest cities in the world, is larger than any other cities in the United States 6. Even though she hated the food, but her father forced her to eat it. 7. This diamond necklace is worth. It is made of glass 8. Because of films, records, television and radio, teenagers are aware of that their contemporaries are doing all around the English-speaking world VII. Rewrite the sentences
1. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic They left early in order to........................................................................... 2. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? I should ...................................................................................................... 3. Nobody plays this piece as beautifully as he does He plays the piece ...................................................................................... 4. Thanks for reminding me about this meeting – otherwise I would have missed it If you ......................................................................................................... 5. I don’t normally go into town by car I am not ..................................................................................................... 6. I would like to express my thanks for everything you have done for me. I’d like to say how thankful........................................................................ VIII. Choose the word to fill in the blanks (you can change the form of words if necessary) keep track of get in touch with take care of pay attention to take advantage of keep an eye on set fire to put an end to make room for fall in love with 1. Who will … Jean’s cat while she is away? 2. I’ve been trying to … him all day 3. He will … a special sale to get some new shirts 4. … the policeman directing the traffic 5. … the rice so it won’t boil over 6. John … every new girl he meets 7. Do you … the long distance telephone calls which you make in your office each month? 8. It is up to the police … these robberies 9. Sit here with us. We can move over and … you in this sofa 10. Noone knows who … the building IX. Fill in the blanks with the following words “another, other, the next, the other, others” 1. John came to see me … day. It was last Friday, I think
2. I met two strangers on the way to work. One of them greeted me and … didn’t 3. Some people like to have the windows open all the time; … don’t 4. I can’t see him today. I’ll have to see him … day 5. We spent the night in a small village and continued our journey … day 6. Bill and … boy are playing in the yard. Jane and … girls are in the front room. 7. There must be … road that leads to the city centre 8. There must be … roads that lead to the city centre X. Rearrange the following sentences to build a suitable dialogue (A street in an English town. A policeman stops a car. In the car there is a visitor from another country who does not know that traffic in England keeps to left) 1. But you said I was driving on the right side 2. Stop! 3. Why are you driving on the right side of the road? 4. It’s like a looking-glass! I’ll try to remember 5. A strange country! If right is wrong, I am right when I’m on wrong side. So why did you stop me? 6. That’s right! You are on the right, and that’s wrong 7. Do you want me to ride on the wrong side? 8. What’s the matter? 9. You are driving on the wrong side 10. My dear sir, you must keep to the left. The right side is left XI. Read and answer the funny question: One day a little boy called Bobby wanted a liter of water. He only had two cans for measuring the water. One can held five liters, and the other held three liters. He was surprised to find that he could measure a liter pf water with the two cans. This is how he did it. He filled the three-liter can and then poured the water into the five-liter can. Then he filled the three-liter can till it was full. The five-liter can needed two liters to fill it, so there was then a liter left in the three liter can. The next day, Bobby wanted two liters of water. He still only had the same two cans for measuring. How did he get two liters by using only the two cans?
ANSWER FOR UNIT 6 I. 1. looked 2. however 3. operated 4. middle 5. type 6. signals 7. a 8. special 9. wake 10. replaced II. 1B 2A 3C 4B 5B 6B III. 1. parks 2. phoned 3. reported 4. had been stolen 5. came 6. to write 7. were writing 8. arrived 9. had taken 10. to go V. 1. exception – sufficient – to ensure – growth – overeat 2. is getting – officer – consumption VI. 1. but also alcohol 2. how to gather 3. relatively 4. specifically 5. other city 6. X but 7. worthless 8. what VII. 1. They left early in order to avoid getting caught in the traffic 2. I should have been told about these changes earlier 3. He plays this piece more beautifully than anyone 4. If you hadn’t reminded me about this meeting I would have 5. I am not used to going into town by car 6. I’d like to say how thankful I am for everything VIII. 1. take car of 2. get in touch with 3. take advantage of 4. pay attention to 5. keep an eye on 6. falls in love with 7. keep track of 8. put an end to 9. make room for 10. set fire to IX. 1. the other 2. the other 3. others 4. another 5. the next 6. another 7. another 8. other X. 2 – 8 -3 – 7 – 9 – 1- 6 -5 – 10 – 4