TAÌ LIỆU ÔN THI CAO HỌC CÁC ĐỀ THI + ĐÁP ÁN THƯỜNG GẶP (CHÚ Ý MỖI EXERCISE LÀ MỘT ĐỀ THI) Elementary level. A. Put these words and phrases in the right order to make sentences. The letters in brackets show the structure of your sentences. 1. a bone / the dog / ate. (S + V + O) + 2. everybody / hard / works. (S + V + A) + 3. the cat / the mouse / caught. (S + V + O) + 4. Children / kittens / love. (S + V + O) + 5. the answer / nobody / knows. (S + V + O) + 6. a new dress / Mary / bought / yesterday. (S + V + O + A) + 7. the film / all of us / last night / enjoyed. (S + V + O + A) + 8. John Black / to the supermarket / went. (S + V + A) + 9. her car / Janet Black / to the airport / drove. (S + V + O + A) + 10.a cup of coffee / Mike / after lunch / drank. (S + V + O + A) + B. Read the following sentences and write down their structure using the letter S, V, O, and A. 1. The dog bit Peter very badly. + 2. Bill ran fast. + 3. I ate some fish and chips for supper. + 4. We all went home. + 5. Most of my friends enjoyed the game last week. + 6. John saw Fred yesterday. + C. Change the sentences from negative statements to negative questions. 1. They don’t live near here. + 2. You didn’t see Jill last Friday. + 3. They haven’t arrived yet. + 4. Peter won’t help you. + 5. Henry can’t speak French. + 6. He doesn’t smoke any more. + 7. They didn’t understand him. + 8. John hasn’t met Mary yet. + D. Underline the main verbs in these sentences. 1. Jack will kill the giant. 2. We can come round tomorrow. 3. I haven’t heard from her since she went on holiday. 4. I would have told her if she had asked. 5. Did you walk to school, or did you go on your bike? 6. You could have stayed with us if we had known you were coming. 7. He said he didn’t know who was coming. 8. They woke up when they heard the noise. 9. You must do what the boss tells you. 10.Do you always do what the boss tells you? E. Underline the auxiliaries. 1. I don’t speak English very well. 2. We haven’t seen them. They weren’t at home when we called. 3. We were playing tennis when the storm started. 4. They are coming as soon as they have finished work. 5. John had seen Mary just twice before. 6. Do you live here or are you just visiting? 7. Do you know each other or haven’t you met before? 8. Will you be coming early or are you arriving late? 9. This cup has been broken. 10.They will have been found by now. F. Underline the modals. 1. You will get a good seat if you get there early. 2. I’ll ask Fred if he can help. 3. Ken will certainly come if he can find the time. 4. Could you keep quiet while we are trying to listen to the music? 5. I would help you if I could. 6. I suppose you should tell her as soon as you can. 7. They might agree out; on the other hand they might not. 8. I think they may come if they can find the time. 9. You should have known that Jack would try to make trouble. 10.They would probably have done it if they could have found the money. G. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural verb. 1. The kitchen ready for school. (is getting / are getting) 2. My brother in the army. (is / are) 3. The cake delicious. (smell / smells) 4. The mice the cheese. (has eaten / have eaten) 5. The books we bought very expensive. (was / were) 6. Did you notice the picture that on the wall? (was hanging / were hanging) 7. The young man you met to college with my sister. (goes / go) 8. The letters you posted wrongly addressed. (was / were) 9. The woman they were meeting telephoned to say she can’t come. (has / have) 10.Mary and Peter, the couple I met last week wanted us to answer. (have / has) H. Use these plural nouns to complete the sentences that follow. belongings clothes expenses feelings goods holidays parents pictures refreshments sights 1. If I spend a lot of money, can I claim ? 2. Britain needs to export more . 3. There was a short break for . 4. My are soaking wet. I need to change. 5. He’s very unhappy. You must have hurt his . 6. The kids are at home. They’re on their . 7. What’s on at the cinema? I haven’t been to the for ages. 8. You’re famous. I saw your picture in the . 9. He carries all his with him in an old suitcase. 10.We took some time to walk round the town and see the . I. Use these collective nouns to complete the sentences that follow. audience crew enemy family gang government media public staff team 1. Take care. The are attacking. 2. Do you think Liverpool are the best in Europe? 3. Dad is out but the rest of the are at home. 4. The has decided to increase taxes. 5. The ship sank but the were safe. 6. The office is closed. The are on strike. 7. The house was surrounded and the were arrested. 8. The is much bigger than at last night’s performance. 9. The railways should provide a better service for the travelling . 10.Some sports stars are very badly treated by the newspapers and other . K. Look at the following pairs of sentences. In one the noun in bold is used as a count noun and in the other as an uncount noun. Mark the sentences C for count or U for uncount. 1. Shakespeare’s language is magnificent. ____ It’s easier to work with someone who speaks your own language. ____ 2. She’s had nine months’ experience as a secretary. _____ The funeral was a painful experience. ____ 3. People spend their lives worrying about money. ____ How’s life? ____ 4. Are you in San Francisco for business or pleasure? ____ He set up a small travel business. ____ 5. She never completely gave up hope. ___ Ken has high hopes of a promotion before the end of the year. ____ 6. There was general agreement on the problem. ____ We hope to come to a general agreement on future action. ____ L. Use these phrases with the and an uncount to complete the sentences which follow. the news about Bill the furniture in the sitting room the traffic in London the advice you gave me the information you need the strength to go on 1. I liked . I thought it looked very smart. 2. I’d like to thank you for . 3. I’m tired out. I haven’t got . 4. You can find in any good grammar book. 5. is dreadful - especially in the rush hour. 6. Have you heard ? M. Use these words and phrases to complete the story which follows. her her friend it the first student the first student the second A student went to first lecture at the university, and mentioned this to a friend, another student. “What was about?” asked . “I don’t know” replied. “Why not?” asked . “Weren’t you listening?” “Of course I was listening," replied, “but he didn’t tell us what it was about.” N. Now do the same with this story. the customer he the curious bank manager it the car park it the car he a wealthy man his bank manager he the customer it his car the customer was told by that he owed the bank $200 and would have to pay 12% interest per year. agreed to pay, and said he would leave a Rolls Royce, as security. He then drove round the bank, and left in the car park. A month later, returned to collect the car. asked why had insisted on leaving in . “Where else could I park for a month, for only $1?” replied . O. Underline the best answers to complete the following sentences. 1. He (approved / approach / reproached / reproduced) his wife for being late with the dinner. 2. He is not (good / equal / qualified / prepared) to the task, I’m afraid. 3. He failed to give (satisfactory / suiting / inadequate / right) reasons for his absence from school. 4. If she can make up stories, she is certainly a very (imaginary / imaginable / imaginative / imminent) girl. 5. She (accepted / refused / opposed / denied) having sent the anonymous letter. 6. The (travel / voyage / flight / journey) from the airport was very tiring as we had to drive through the fog. 7. Can you (exchange / change / give / offer) a pound? I need some money for the telephone box. 8. It’s grandmother’s birthday tomorrow, so don’t forget to wish her many happy (returns / days / anniversaries / congratulations). 9. John and Lucy’s children are very (overdone / harmed / damaged / spoilt) because their parents give them everything they ask for. 10.I never wear yellow because it doesn’t (match / fit / like / suit) me. 11.You can’t (calculate / count / base / support) on me if you find yourself in trouble. 12.Can you give me a (description / prescription / receipt / recipe) for a fruitcake? 13.He (demanded / suggested / supposed / claimed) the best chess player in the world. 14.See you don’t (loose / lose / loss / loosen) your umbrella again! 15.If I bought a ticket in the lottery, I might (bet / buy / sell / win) $1,000. 16.“What would you like to do at the weekend?” + “(I’d like to do a lot / I can’t stand it / I’d like to watch a football match / Listen music)”. 17.That man can tell us where (does she live / she lives / she living / does she live). 18.After breakfast, my father usually (leaves / leaves for / goes / reach) work at once. 19.(Where / How / How often / When) do you visit your friends? + Twice or three times a week. 20.They had only (little / a few / a little / few) sugar. P. Complete the text with the verbs in the box. arrive walk work get finish watch open go (2) have play practise need live get up start go out Peter doesn’t have a very normal routine. He (1)…… ……. in a night club, where he (2) … …………. the piano in a jazz band. The club (3)………… …… at 11.00 at night, but the members of the band usually (4)………………… there at 9.00 and they (5)………… ………. for a couple of hours. The first customers (6)…………………… at about 11.15 and the show (7)……… …………. at midnight. It (8) …… ………………. at 5.00 in the morning. Then Peter and his friends (9)……… …………… something to eat before they (10)……… ………… home. Peter (11)… ……………… quite close to the club, so he (12)…………… ……… home. He (13)………… …………… to bed at 8.00, but he only (14)………… ………. about four hours sleep, so he (15)…… ……………. at midday. In the afternoon he (16)…………… …… TV or he (17)……… …………… . Instruction as above. money understand taxes want jobs security roads caravans should nothing shouldn’t every It’s the same (1)………………….summer. You can’t move on the (2)……… ………… because they’re full of their old (3)………………… and buses. It’s terrible. I don’t (4)………………… why these people can just do what they (5)………….………… . They don’t work. They live on social (6) ……… ……… benefits. And where does that (7)………………….come from? It comes from my (8) ………….……… . Now why (9)…………… …….I go to work every day so that these people can do (10)…… …………? The government (11)……………… …give them anything. They should get (12)…………… …… and work like I do. Q. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it. 1. The doctor advised me to rest. + The doctor suggested 2. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left. + Only after a 3. Their teacher is making them to study hard. + They are 4. They were just as good as we had expected. + They certainly lived 5. I know no Spanish at all. + I do not 6. The firemen managed to put the fire out after fighting it for a day. + After fighting 7. The room seemed to have been unoccupied for years. + It looked 8. “Less noise!” the teacher told the boy. + The teacher shouted to 9. You don’t have to finish the work today. + It isn’t necessary 10.I had only just gone out when the phone rang. + Hardly 11.Miss Jones is the best teacher in this school. + There is no better 12.“ Don’t do that! Are you mad?” she said to me. +She told 13.I’m very sick now. + Never have 14.The water was so dirty that he could not bathe his eyes. + The water was not 15.Has anyone told you about it yet? + Have you ? 16.Though money is a good servant, it is a bad master. + Money is 17.No other exercise is as healthy as swimming. + Swimming is 18.A child can’t stay too far away from home. + It is impossible Key of Elementary Level A. 1. The dog ate a bone. 2. Everybody works hard. 3. The cat caught the mouse. 4. Children love kittens. 5. Nobody knows the answer. 6. Mary bought a new dress yesterday. 7. All of us enjoyed the film yesterday. 8. John Black went to the supermarket. 9. Janet Black drove her car to the airport. 10. Mike drank a cup of coffee after lunch. B. 1. S-V-O-A 2. S-V-A 3. S-V-O-A 4. S-V-A 5. S-V-O-A 6. S-V-O-A C. 1. Don’t they live near here? 2. Didn’t you see Jill last Friday? 3. Haven’t they arrived yet? 4. Won’t Peter help you? 5. Can’t Henry speak French? 6. Doesn’t he smoke any more? 7. Didn’t they understand him? 8. Hasn’t John met Mary yet? D. 1. will 2. come 3. heard 4. told / asked 5. walk / go 6. stayed / known / coming 7. said / know / coming 8. woke / heard 9. do / tells 10. do / tells E. 1. don’t 2. haven’t 3. were 4. are / have 5. had 6. Do / are 7. Do / haven’t 8. be / are 9. has been 10. have been F. 1. will 2. ’ll 3. will / can 4. Could 5. would / could 6. should / can 7. might / might not 8. may / can 9. should / would 10. would / could G. 1. is getting 2. is 3. smells 4. have eaten 5. were 6. was hanging 7. goes 8. were 9. has 10. have H. 1. expenses 2. goods 3. refreshments 4. clothes 5. feelings 6. holidays 7. pictures 8. parents 9. belongings 10. sights I. 1. enemy 2. team 3. family 4. government 5. crew 6. staff 7. gang 8. audience 9. public 10. media K. 1. U / C 2. U / C 3. C / U 4. U / C 5. U / C 6. U / C L. 1. the advice you gave me 2. the furniture in the sitting room 3. the strength to go on 4. the information you need 5. the traffic in London 6. the news about Bill M. her - it - her fiend - the first student - the second - the first student N. A wealthy man - his bank manager - he - The customer - his car - it - it - the customer - The curious bank manager - he - the car - the car park - it - the customer O. 1. reproached (chæ trích) 2. qualified 3. right (thích hôïp) 4. imaginative (imminent (adj) saép xaûy ra) 5. denied 6. journey 7. change 8. returns 9. spoilt 10. suit 11. count 12. recipe 13. claimed 14. lose 15. win 16. I’d like to watch a football match 17. she lives 18. leaves for 19. How often 20. a little P. 1. works 2. plays 3. opens 4. get 5. practise 6. arrive 7. finishes 8. begins 9. need 10. go 11. lives 12. walks 13. goes 14. have 15. gets up 16. watches 16. goes out Instruction as above. 1. every 2. roads 3. caravans 4. understand 5. want 6. security 7. money 8. taxes 9. should 10. nothing 11. shouldn’t 12. jobs Key of elementary level, page 2 Q. 1. The doctor suggested that I should have a rest. 2. Only after a twelve-hour wait did the flight leave. 3. They are being made to study hard by their teacher. 4. They certainly lived as well as we had expected. 5. I do not know any Spanish at all. 6. After fighting the fire for a day, the firemen succeeded in putting it out. 7. It looked as if (as though) the room had been unoccupied for years. 8. The teacher shouted to the boy to make less noise. 9. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today. 10.Hardly had I gone out when the phone rang. 11.There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones. 12.She told me not to do that and asked me if I was mad. 13.Never have I been so sick. 14.The water was not clean enough for him to bathe his eyes. 15.Have you ever been told about it yet? 16.Money is (not only) a good servant but also a bad master. 17.Swimming is the healthiest exercise. 18.It is impossible for a child to stay too far away from home. Exercise 1. VERB FORM I/ Give the correct verb forms 1. Where would you like (have) lunch? 2. I’m too tired (listen) to his boring stories. 3. I hate (go) outside in the rain. 4. It used (take) an express coach three days (go) from London to Bath. 5. He was afraid of (lose) his job. [...]... jog a rest a shower a move a walk a wash a ride 1 I need some fresh air I think I’ll go out for 2 I’m going to lie down and have 3 I haven’t had time for I’ll just have instead 4 The children are covered in dirt They need 5 Can I have on your bike? 6 He keeps fit by going for every evening 7 This is thirsty work Let’s stop for 8 Bill’s in trouble He started and got... xuất phát, lên đường) 10 a go (have a go at doing something : cố gắng) Part 3: Passage 1: catch on: trở thành phổ biến; tar (n) nhựa; rate (n) tốc độ, tỉ lệ; 1 The Indians were the first to smoke 2 Smoking became popular in Turkey in the 19th century 3 Because it is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases 4 Both of them affect breathing 5 It is a bad habit People smoke to keep calm... she like? 2 I suppose that (think that) Jeremy will win He has played rather well so far 3 Remember me to everybody at home, Mum (Send / Give my regards to everybody in our family, Mother) 4 Hanoi is considered as one of the oldest cities in Asia 5 This book was written in the early 1980s when its author had just left the army (outnumber (v) nhiều hơn; casual (adj) ỵ nhiên, không trònh trọng -The end-... smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar, and nicotine Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs, and therefore affects breathing Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate Smoking cigarettes is dangerous The US Public Health Service states that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly... 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I’ll give you a lift if you like + Would you 3 I felt that there was something burning + I had 4 It was a lot of difficult for us to find the way here + We had 5 The shock made her face turn pale + She was so 6 Tell me about her physical appearance + What 7 Do you think you could gift-wrap it for me? + Would you 8 Nobody sent us any tickets... economical than Thai ones 13.He is one of the most dangerous criminals in the (of this) country 14.She does not (did not) prepare her lessons as carefully as her classmates 15.Yesterday was the hottest day of the year 16.I have never been to Ho Chi Minh City 17.I like going fishing very much, but I have not had time for it this week 18.Jane has already done her English exercises, but Kate has not finished... along the street (Nguyen Du street) yesterday when I met Tom 10 It was (is) very nice to visit a hospital which is so quiet and clean 11 She is the swimmer who has just won the gold medal 12 This is the book (This book is) about Dennis Thatcher, whose life was the British Prime Minister until 1980 13 The Statue of liberty is one of the most famous monuments in the world 14 Everyone was delighted to... explanation 51.If you have enough apples, I (bake) an apple pie this afternoon 52.I would fix your bicycle if I (have) a screwdriver of the proper size 53.I (make) a tomato salad for the picnic tomorrow if the tomatoes in my garden are ripe 54.Sally would answer the phone if she (be) in her office 55.I (not be) .a student of this class if English were my native language 56.Had I known Mr . TAÌ LIỆU ÔN THI CAO HỌC CÁC ĐỀ THI + ĐÁP ÁN THƯỜNG GẶP (CHÚ Ý MỖI EXERCISE LÀ MỘT ĐỀ THI) Elementary level. A. Put these words and phrases in. dirt. They need . 5. Can I have on your bike? 6. He keeps fit by going for every evening. 7. This is thirsty work. Let’s stop for . 8. Bill’s in trouble. He started and got himself arrested. 9 damages the lungs, and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous.