ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 18 I. Give the correct word form : While military (science) _____________ test lasers against satellites, surgeons use them as (miracle) _________ accurate scalpels. The beam can be (focus) __________ to spot one fiftieth the size of a human hair, yet its (intense) _________ is enough to kill cancer cells leaving their (health) ___________ neighbours unharmed or drill through the most delicate bones without touching any of the surrounding tissues. So it is (value) ___________ in ear surgery and cancer (treat) ___________. In cosmetic surgery, the laser beam helps make birthmarks less conspicuous and transform the (live) _________ of people who had to suffer from lifetime physical (abnormal) _____________. II. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given: 1. His father is taller than his mother. - His mother is not _________________________________________________________ 2. Tom didn’t come to the party. Ann didn’t come to the party, either. - Neither Tom ____________________________________________________________ 3. Although the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. - In spite of_______________________________________________________________ 4. If you have a car, you are able to travel around more easily. - Having a car enables ______________________________________________________ 5. The sudden noise caused me to jump. - The sudden noise made____________________________________________________ 6. My father said I could use his car. - My father allowed ________________________________________________________ 7. She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter. - She wouldn’t let _________________________________________________________ 8. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago. - Tom has________________________________________________________________ 9. I can’t give up smoking, but I’d like to. - I wish _________________________________________________________________ 10. She often writes to him and he often writes to her. - They___________________________________________________________________ 11. The teacher explained the lesson again. He wanted his students to grasp the main points of this difficult lesson. (so that) - The teacher _____________________________________________________________ 12. They’re taking a train from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. They want to see more and their trip will cost less. (so that) - They’re ________________________________________________________________ 13. We decided to leave early for the picnic. We didn’t want to get home late. - We ____________________________________________________________________ 14. I suggest you take a map of the city with you. I don’t want you to get lost. - You ___________________________________________________________________ 15. I spoke very slowly. I wanted the man to understand what I said. - I ______________________________________________________________________ III. Use the correct verb tense or form. 1. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He (be) _______ in the music business for over 20 years. He (start) ________ playing professionally while he (be) _______ at school. He (travel) _______ all over the world. He (have) __________ his first hit record in 1974. So far he (make) __________ a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain (know) ____________ his name and they (never forget) __________ his number-one song “The Living Years”. 2. Yesterday a purse-snatcher (catch) ___________ by a dog. While the thief (chase) ___________ by the police, he (jump) ___________ over a fence into someone’s yard, where he encountered a savage dog. The dog (keep) ___________ the thief from (escape) ___________. 3. In November 1963 someone (shoot) ___________ President John.F.Kennedy when he (visit) ___________ Dallas. He (die) ___________ later in hospital. The police (catch) ___________ Lee Harvey Oswald. Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner, (kill) ___________ Oswald at the police station. November 22nd (be) ___________ one of the most important days in American history. Most American people can remember what they (do) ___________ when they (hear) ___________ the news of Kennedy’s assassination. IV. Give the correct word form. 1. There is a__________ of food and water in the refugee camp. (short) 2. The days are beginning to __________. (short) 3. Her hair curls __________. (nature) 4. Her husband’s sudden __________ made her life __________. (die / mean) 5. He soon put on __________ when he stopped playing football. (weigh) 6. The lesson was so __________ that most of them fell asleep in the middle. (interest) 7. Those pictures are __________ beautiful. (extreme) 8. You are very __________ from your brother. (differ) 9. Many cultural __________ were held by the government. (act) 10. She has a good __________ of science. (know) V. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space. Radar is an electronic device that can “see” great distances (1) __________ fog, rain, snow, clouds, and darkness. It can find and (2) _________ locate missiles, aircraft, ships, cities, rainstorms, and mountains. Radar uses radio waves (3) __________ light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This makes it (4) __________ for radar to locate many kinds of objects at (5) __________ greater distances than the eye can see. Radar became an important military device during World War II.Today, networks of radar lookout stations guard the United States and Canada 24 hours a day against (6) __________ missiles and airplanes. Patrol planes and ships (7) __________ the oceans with radar for hostile ships and aircraft. Airports use radar to (8) _________ planes safely to earth in fog or storms. Ships use it to steer clear of other (9) __________ or icebergs. Radar helps weathermen warn of (10) __________ hurricanes and tornadoes. 1. A. inspite B. despite C. instead D. outside 2. A. accurately B. justly C. minutely D. pointedly 3. A. despite B. inspite of C. instead of D. minus 4. A. practical B. practicable C. workable D. possible 5. A. far B. extreme C. long D. straight 6. A. long-term B. long-range C.long-shot D.long-sighted 7. A. investigate B.master C. search D. update 8. A.pinpoint B.plunge C. down D. guide 9. A. vessels B. rafts C. floats D. vehicles 10. A. aggressing B. accessing C.approaching D.accosting Don’t Bite Off More Than You Can Choose Đừng cố làm việc gì quá sức mình . ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 18 I. Give the correct word form : While military (science) _____________ test lasers against satellites, surgeons use. C. workable D. possible 5. A. far B. extreme C. long D. straight 6. A. long-term B. long-range C.long-shot D.long-sighted 7. A. investigate B.master C. search D. update 8. A.pinpoint B.plunge. and they (never forget) __________ his number-one song “The Living Years”. 2. Yesterday a purse-snatcher (catch) ___________ by a dog. While the thief (chase) ___________ by the police, he