I. Choose the word or phrase from the list that best completes each sentence. 1. It was found that he lacked the ________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end. A. persuasion B. commitment C. engagement D. obligation 2: ________, human beings have relatively constant body temperatur A.Alike all mammal B. Alike all mammals C. Like all mammals D. Like all mammal 3. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the ___ that the matter was confidential. A. reasons B. excuses C. grounds D. foundation 4. I'm going to set up the equipment in a minute. + __________ give you a hand? A. Shall we B. Will I C. Would I D. Do I 5. I don’t think he will get ..... the shock in a short period of time. A. over B. through C. by D. off 6. Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and ….is not. A. another B. other C. the other D. the second 7. I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t ____ it very well. A. talk B. say C. tell D. speak 8. 'I usually ____ to work by car, but I ____ to Bristol by train yesterday.' A. go / went B. went / go C. get / went D. go / got 9.. If you never say ‘no’ to your children, you ______ them A. damage B. spoil C. ruin D. hurt 10. Is swimming under water very difficult ? No, it’s just a matter _______ able to control your breathing A. to be B. of being C. that you are D. being 1. The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn’t be repaired. - The house was too …………………………………………………………………………… 2. You won’t reach the station in less than twenty minutes. - It will take ……………………………………………....................................................................................... 3. The collision didn’t damage my car much.- Not a great ……………………………………………………… 4. Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh. - The very ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I took my car to the garage last Saturday and they resprayed it. - I had …………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. Although Christopher was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him. - Despite his …………………………………………………………………………………... 7. What a surprise to see you here!- Fancy ……………………………………………………………………… 8. It was only when I left home that I realised how much my father meant to me. - Not until ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The house collapsed because of faulty building work. - It was ……………………………………………………................................................................................. 10. The boys clearly intended to make trouble when they entered the hotel. - The boys were …………………………………………………………………………………
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- B - Commitment (to sth) [n] the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc ( sự tận tụy/ tâm, hết mình làm việc gì..)
- Persuasion (n) – persuade (v) : thuyết phục - Engagement (n) sự hứa hẹn/ sự sắp xếp cho công việc
Eg : an engagement book/ diary I had to refuse because of a prior engagement.
- Obligation (to do sth) [n] sự bắt buộc phải làm gì (do bị ép buộc bởi đó là n.vụ, or do pháp luật/ do bản thân đã hứa với ng khác…) - 2.C - Like ở đây là conjunction – từ nối, nghĩa là “in the same way as” ( giống như, cùng bằng phương thức như…
- Alike ( a) very similar – rất giống. NOTE : không đứng trước danh từ
Alike (adv) in a very similar way . Trong câu của chúng ta đáp án đứng trước 1 danh từ nên không dùng trạng từ
- Note : mammal có dạng số nhiều - 3. C - Idiom : ground(s) for sth / for doing sth [n] lý do chính đáng để làm việc gì, để nói hay tin vào điều gì. Ground ở đây là danh từ đếm được, thường ở dạng số nhiều
Ta cũng thường có : on the grounds that…, on health grounds, on grounds of age… - 4. A - Shall thường được dùng trong các câu hỏi với I và We để biểu thị ý đưa ra lời đề nghị giúp đỡ, sự gợi ý, hỏi ý kiến…
- 5. A - Get over = overcome : giải quyết, đưa việc gì vào tầm kiểm soát
- Get by ( on/ in/ with sth) xoay xở để sống hoặc để làm việc gì cần đến tiền, thiết bị… bằng tiền hoặc những thứ bạn có
Eg : How does she get by on such a small salary?
- Get off sth : ngừng thảo luận về việc gì /nghỉ phép - Get through sth : hoàn thành việc gì, thành công khi làm việc gì - 6. C - Ta dùng “the” khi chủ thể đã được xác định. Chủ thể ở đây là “the two new secretaries”, và 1 trong 2 đã được nhắc đến “one…”, vì vậy người còn lại phải dùng “the other”. Khi nhắc đến người trước người ta không dùng “the first” nên phía sau ta không dùng “the second” (các từ chỉ thứ tự).
- Another : 1 cái khác, người khác (không xác định) - 7. D
- 8. A - Vế thứ nhất ở thì HTĐ, chỉ thói quen hàng ngày. Vế thứ 2 dùng thì QKĐ, kể lại 1 sự việc xảy ra trong QK (yesterday)
- 9. B - Spoil sb (v) làm hư hỏng Spoil sth cũng có một nét nghĩa = ruin : làm hỏng,hủy hoại
- Damage (v) gây thiệt hại, phá hủy - Hurt sb (v) khiến ai bị đau, bị thương - 10. B - A matter of sth / of doing sth : 1 tình huống dựa trên hoặc liên quan cái gì. Trg câu trên là dựa trên khả năng kiểm soát hơi thở.
- Phần II
- The house was too badly damaged to be repaired.
- It will take you at least twenty minutes to reach the station.
- Not a great deal/ amount of damage was done/ caused to my car (by the collision)
- The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
- I had my car resprayed at the garage last Saturday.
- Despite his (superior) strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.
- Fancy seeing you here.
- Not until I left home did I realise how much my father meant to me.
- It was faulty building work that caused the house to collapse.
- The boys were clearly intent on making trouble when they entered the hotel
- B
- 2.C
- 3. C
- 4. A
- 5. A
- 6. C
- 7. D
- 8. A
- 9. B
- 10. B Phần II
- The house was too badly damaged to be repaired.
- It will take you at least twenty minutes to reach the station.
- Not a great deal/ amount of damage was done/ caused to my car (by the collision)
- The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
- I had my car resprayed at the garage last Saturday.
- Despite his (superior) strength, Christopher was soon overpowered by his attacker.
- Fancy seeing you here.
- Not until I left home did I realise how much my father meant to me.
- It was faulty building work that caused the house to collapse.
- The boys were clearly intent on making trouble when they entered the hotel
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