Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh - Luyện thi Đại Học năm học 2015-2016 - Bài số 24 - Phạm Thái Bạch Mai

LESSON 24 (May, 19th, 2016)
READING 1. Choose a suitable word from the list to completethe text below. There are three words you do not need. There is an example at the beginning (0).
• travel • flight • excursion • trip • journey • tour • visit • 
• voyage • expedition • ride • drive • crossing • 
 It was very foggy and our (0) FLIGHT from London had arrived two hours late. We finally got out of the airport at 8 in the evening. We had arranged to go on a guided (1).......of the city at night but we realized that we were going to miss it, as it is at least a half an hour's (2).......from the airport to the centre of Paris. We had also booked a day-(3) .... to Versailles the next morning but, after our long (4)......, we knew it was going to be difficult to get up early! I suppose we could have gone by ferry but after we'd had a particularly rough (5)......two years ago, we said 'Never again!' We both love to (6)......and (7) other countries. In fact, one of our greatest ambitions is to join a group of explorers and go on a(n) (8).......to the Himalayas!
READING 2. Read the text and decide which word, A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
 I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to check (0) IN. It was a trip I had done many times before and, (1) ... to the clerk at the desk, there were no problems and the (2).......was scheduled to leave on time. I was flying to Thessaloniki but I had to (3).....planes in Athens. Suddenly there was a(n) (4)......saying that, because of a strike by air-traffic controllers, the plane would be (5)......by at least two hours. I headed in the (6)......of the restaurant.
 After an interminable wait of about six hours, tired and frustrated, we eventually (7)......the plane. When we (8)......in Athens, it was almost midnight, and there was no sign of any connection to Thessaloniki.
0. A. up 	B. into 	C. IN 	D. through
1. A. referring 	B. relating 	C. according 	D. conforming
2. A. journey 	B. travel 	C. trip 	D. flight
3. A. transfer 	B. alter 	C. change 	D. exchange
4. A. advertisement 	B. broadcast 	C. announcement 	D. notice
5. A. checked 	B. stopped 	C. delayed 	D. postponed
6. A. way 	B. direction 	C. route 	D. path
7. A. joined 	B. boarded 	C. took 	D. caught
8. A. arrived 	B. got 	C. came 	D. went
READING 3. THE MEANING OF DREAMS
 We all have dreams and can often remember parts or images from them. Here is a guide to the meanings of the most common images that appear in dreams.
[0 H]
 This is one of the most common images, typically showing insecurity and anxiety. It may relate to a fear that a career or a relationship is coming to an end. The fact that we are not hurt when we land represents a hope that things won’t turn out too badly.
[1....]
 This common dream - which commonly involves using our own arm or leg power (rather than any kind of engine) - seems to represent a wish to escape from the problems we are facing in everyday life. It may also represent a wish to achieve greater power.
[2...]
 This represents strength and power. If the dreamers are inside, they are protected by the thick walls. If they are outside and looking at it, they may desire that safety. It is also sometimes the symbol of a woman.
[3....]
 This suggests that the dreamer has mixed feelings of love and hostility towards the person who dies, particularly if that person is close. If dreamers see themselves die, this may represent a desire to escape from pressure.
[4....]
 Anxiety dreams are very common when something is worrying us. We are being put to the test.The mind remembers times in the past when we were nervous, and a common image is that of a test for which we were badly prepared.
[5....]
 This is naturally associated with passion and love, and, not surprisingly, the dangers that go with them. In many cases it shows that the dreamer is both attracted to passion but afraid of being burned.
[6....]
 Running forwards and not getting anywhere, or trying to walk through water or honey is a common image in dreams. It symbolizes a conflict of feeling, particularly the desire to escape, yet at the same time, not to escape.
[7....]
 These represent obstacles and difficulties which the dreamers feel they have to overcome. If the dreamers keep on climbing without getting anywhere, it could be that they are chasing goals that they cannot hope to achieve.
A. FIRE	B. CASTLE	C. DEATH
D. MOUNTAINS	E. EXAMS	F. WILD ANIMALS
G. FLYING	H. FALLING	I. GETTING STUCK
WRITING 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
0. I didn’t know the way there, so I got lost.	 GET
 Not..................... there, I got lost.
 Not knowing how to get there, I got lost.
1. It took me some time to understand fully what happened.	 WHILE
 It was..................... understood what had happened.
2. There’s no point arguing about this small detail, in my opinion.	 WORTH
 This small detail..................... , in my opinion.
3. If your order is delayed, we will contact you.	 DELAY
 Should..................... to your order, we will contact you. 
4. The two situations are completely different.	COMMON
 The two situations don’t ..................... each other.
5. I was amazed because there were no problems throughout the holiday.	 WENT
 To..................... wrong throughout the holiday.
6. I have no intention of doing another kind of job.	DREAM
 I ..................... other kind of job.
7. 'Honestly, I didn't cheat in the test!' said John.	DENIED
 John...............................................................in the test.
8. Pop in for a Chat whenever you are in town.	HAPPEN
 If...............................................................in town, pop in for a chat.
9. Paula had just reached the gate when it began to rain.	 THAN
 No sooner........................................................it began to rain.
10. 'Mark wrote that poem, not Tom," said Helen.	 IT
 According to Helen,...........................................that poem, not Tom.
11. Even if it is expensive, they want to go on the London Eye. 	 MAY
 Expensive...........................they want to go on the London Eye.
12. Unless you tell the truth, the school trip will be cancelled.	 MEAN
 Your failure......................................the cancellation of the school trip.
13. Jill has never been here before, so it is possible that she has got lost.	 HAVE
 Jill............................................it is the first time she has ever been here.
14. Instead of spending money on clothes, I prefer to spend it on books.	 SPEND
 I would..................................................on books than on clothes.
PHRASAL VERBS. Complete the following sentences using the appropriate verb.
UP
1. If Elizabeth had been able to.........up just a little more money, she would have bought a faster computer.
2. Every time I go shopping for clothes, I find that prices have........up yet again.
3. Come just as you are, there's really no need to.........up.
4. Sara was walking so fast that I couldn't........up with her.
5. When you manage to fmd his address, ........me up and let me know what it is.
OUT
6. Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they.......out in a crowd.
7. Sheila decided to.........out of the hotel a bit early so she wouldn't miss her plane.
8. "I don't know how you can........out looking like that," Sue's mother said.
9. I'm not sure I can........out how to play this computer game.
WORD FORMS. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
WILD ANIMALS
 Wild animals have (0) recently made an appearance in the back gardens of American suburbs. They have caused havoc and have (1)........domestic pets.
 Mountain lions that wander into suburbs are now quite (2)........to attack humans, while bears and wolves have (3)........ discovered rubbish bins. If you find the (4).......of your bin scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct (5)........that a bear has been feasting there during the night. Nobody should be particularly surprised by this (6)........, which was predicted by experts years ago, and it's not (7).........under the circumstances. One cause is the massive expansion of (8)........into areas that were wild and uninhabited not long ago. In (9).........., over the past few decades a large number of (10)........have been placed on hunting certain animals, allowing their populations to grow.
0. RECENT 1. THREAT 2. WILL 3. APPARENT 4. CONTAIN 5. POSSIBLE
6. DEVELOP 7. EXPECT 8. HOUSE 9. ADD 10. RESTRICT
WORD CHOICE. Choose the word that best fits each blank. 
A. become • develop • get • grow • grow up
1. I’m going to be a doctor when I.......
2. My uncle ........tomatoes in his garden.
3. Why did you decide to........a member of the society?
4. She didn’t hear what you said. There’s no need to .......upset about it.
5. They’re doing research to.......new drugs to fight cancer.
B. discover • find • find out • get to know • know • meet
1. Do you ........Sara Brown? - Yes, we........at a party last week.
2. I’m not going to tell you the answer. If you don’t ........, ..........for yourself!
3. They.......at university, ......each other on the course, and now they’re getting married.
4. Have you .........the papers you were looking for?
5. Do you know who .......Antarctica?
C. agree • fit • get on with • match • suit
1. You’ve grown so fat recently that those trousers don’t .........you any more.
2. How is Jane........the other girls in her class? ~ Very well. She’s made a lot of friends.
3. We need a light brown carpet to......the colour of the wallpaper. - Yes, I.....How about that one?
4. Some girls don't look very smart in trousers but they.......Anne because she has a slim figure.
D. character • characteristic • humour • mood • personality • temper
1. My grandfather was a strange... . He behaved quite differently according to the .......he was in at the time.
2. He had a very strong.......(or......) and he became really frightening if he lost his......
3. In contrast, my grandmother’s most noticeable......was her calm and her quiet sense of .......
ESSAY. Put these parts in good order to make a good paragraph. Then identify the topic sentence. Insert Firstly, Secondly, In other words, In sum where possible. 
 A. ..., they promote our strength without calculation. 
 B.., family is a source of encouragement and personality for us. 
 C.., family creates our developing environment. It gives us habits, ways of thinking through which we shape our characteristics. The reacting and tolerating manner of other members affect us toughly, resulting in our personalities. 
 D. Our family finances not only our physical life but also our intellectual life from education to leisure activities. We receive family members’ care in every meal, every time we are sick and every time we stay together. Through ups and downs, our family is still available to share extreme feelings such as happiness, worries, failures and tries to solve our problems. 
 E. Family plays an important role throughout each one’s life. .., it is our families that are willing to support us at any time. When we are small, our parents bring us up. They are ready to instruct us to walk, to ride, to self-care and care for others. 
KEY TO LESSON 24
READING 1
1. tour 	2. drive 3. trip 4. journey 5. crossing 6. travel 7. visit 8. expedition 
READING 2. 0. C 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. A
READING 3. 0. H 1. G 2. B 3. C 4. E 5. A 6. I 7. D
WRITING 1.
1. a while before / until / till I fully	2. isn’t / is not worth arguing about
3. there be any / a delay	4. have anything in common with
5. my amazement, nothing went	6. wouldn’t / would not dream of doing any
7. John denied having cheated/that he had cheated in the test.
8. If you (ever) happen to be in town, pop in for a chat.
9. No sooner had Paula reached the gate than it began to rain.
10. According to Helen, it was Mark who wrote that poem, not Tom.
11. Expensive though it may be they want to go on the London Eye.
12. Your failure to tell the truth will mean the cancellation of the school trip.
13. Jill may/might have got lost as/since/because it is the first time she has ever been here.
14. I would rather spend money on books than on clothes.
PHRASAL VERBS. 1. save 2. gone 3. dress 4. keep 
 5. ring / call / phone 6. stand 7. check 8. go 9. work 
WORD FORMS. 0. recently
1. threatened (noun to verb, past participle)	2. willing (noun to adjective)
3. apparently (adjective to adverb)	4. contents (verb to noun, plural form)
5. possibility (adjective to noun)	6. development (verb to noun)
7. unexpected (verb to negative adjective)	8. housing (verb to abstract noun)
9. addition (verb to noun)	 10. restrictions (verb to noun, plural form)
WORD CHOICE.
A: 1. grow up; 2. grows; 3. become; 4. get; 5. develop
B: 1. know, met; 2. know, find out; 3. met, got to know; 4. found; 5. discovered; 6. find
C: 1. fit; 2. getting on with; 3. match, agree; 4. suit
D: 1. character, mood; 2. personality/character, temper; 3. characteristic, humour
ESSAY. Family plays an important role throughout each one’s life. Firstly, it is our families that are willing to support us at any time. When we are small, our parents bring us up. They are ready to instruct us to walk, to ride, to self-care and care for others. Our family finances not only our physical life but also our intellectual life from education to leisure activities. We receive family members’ care in every meal, every time we are sick and every time we stay together. Through ups and downs, our family is still available to share extreme feelings such as happiness, worries, failures and tries to solve our problems. In another words, they promote our strength without calculation. Secondly, family creates our developing environment. It gives us habits, ways of thinking through which we shape our characteristics. The reacting and tolerating manner of other members affect us toughly, resulting in our personalities. In sum, family is a source of encouragement and personality for us. 
THESSALONIKI (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici] is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα (Symprotévousa), literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα (Symvasilévousa) or "co-reigning" city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, alongside Constantinople.
The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 385,406[1] in 2007, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 800,764, and the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,104,460 inhabitants in 2011.
 Thessaloniki is Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for the rest of southeastern Europe; its commercial port is also of great importance for Greece and the southeastern European hinterland. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general, and is considered to be Greece's cultural capital. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually, while the city also hosts the largest bi-annual meeting of the Greek diaspora. Thessaloniki is the 2014 European Youth Capital.
 The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to modern Greece on 8 November 1912.
Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city's main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.
 Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. For 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide, while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle. Among street photographers, the center of Thessaloniki is also considered the most popular destination for street photography in Greece.
LONDON EYE
 The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. Also known as the Millennium Wheel, it has also been called by its owners the British Airways London Eye, then the Merlin Entertainments London Eye, then the EDF Energy London Eye. Since mid-January 2015, it has been known as the Coca-Cola London Eye, following an agreement signed in September 2014.
 The structure is 443 feet (135 m) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 394 feet (120 m). When erected in 1999 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. Its height was surpassed by the 520 feet (158 m) tall Star of Nanchang in 2006, the 541 feet (165 m) tall Singapore Flyer in 2008, and the 550 feet (168 m) High Roller (Las Vegas) in 2014. Supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the taller Nanchang and Singapore wheels, the Eye is described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel"
 It is Europe's tallest Ferris wheel, and offered the highest public viewing point in Londonuntil it was superseded by the 804 feet (245 m) observation deck on the 72nd floor of The Shard, which opened to the public on 1 February 2013.[13] It is the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors annually,and has made many appearances in popular culture.
 The London Eye adjoins the western end of Jubilee Gardens (previously the site of the former Dome of Discovery), on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth.