A.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1. Practise reading the words with italicized letters and then write them in the right columns below.
Thực hành đọc các từ sau và viết chúng vào đúng cột.
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moved |
improved |
leaves |
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lift |
coughs |
loves |
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arrived |
behaves |
gift |
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laughs |
soft |
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/ft/ |
/fs/ |
/vd/ |
/vz/ |
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Exercise 2. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
Chọn đáp án thích hợp cần sửa
1. The Great Pyramid(A) is believed(B) to have been built(C) over 20-year period(D).
2. The(A) Great Pyramid was 147 metres(B) on a base(C) of 230 square metres(D).
3. It ranked on(A) the tallest structure(B) on earth(C) for more than 43 centuries(D).
4. One(A) theory involves(B) the construction(C) of a straight and(D) spiral ramp.
5. The structure(A) consisted of(B) approximate(C) 2 million blocks of stone(D).
6. The blocks(A) were lined and(B) placed to use(C) thousands of huge weight arms(D).
7. But also(A) in the area is (B)the museum housing(C) the mysterious(D) Sun Boat.
8. There are (A)enough blocks(B) to build a wall(C) around French(D).
9. The boat is believed (A)to have ruined(B) a long time(C) ago( D).
10. The pyramids was(A) built by the Egyptian(B) people around(C) the year 2560 B.C.(D)
1. D 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
6.C 7. A 8.D 9. I 10. A
Exercise 3. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất.
1. My ten-dollar note_________ away by one of the boys.
A. to be taken B. has been taken
C. have taken D. are being taken
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2. The results________ by the headmaster at the assembly on Monday.
A. is announced B. will announce
C. has been announced D. will be announced
3. This suggestion_________ forward by one of you at the next meeting.
A. must be put B. is put
C. have to be put D. are being put
4. All the tickets for the school fun-fair___________ .
A. was being sold B. were sold
C. have been sold D. is sold
5. Look! That piece of meat__________ by that dog.
A. is stolen B. is being stolen
C. have been stolen D. are stolen
6. The motorist________ a speeding ticket by the policeman.
A. have been handed B. was handed
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C. will hand D. are being handed
7. He_______ the captain of the team by the coach.
A. will be chosen B. has chosen
C. will choose D. are being chosen
8. We_______ a reward.
A. has been offered B. will offer
C. are being offered D. may offer
9. The goods_________ to you at a higher price by the shopkeeper.
A. have been sold B. is being sold
C. is sold D. was being sold
10. The old warrior ________ to be still alive.
A. is believing B. were believed
C. have been believed D. is believed
1. B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.C
6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10. D
Exercise 4. Complete the following passage using the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Hoàn thành đoạn văn sử dụng dạng bị động với các từ trong ngoặc.
Ecuador (1. situate)_______ on the equator in the northwest of South America. It (2. make) ________ up of a coastal plain in the west and a tropical rainforest in the east. These two areas (3. separate)_______ by
the Andes Mountains in the centre of the country. The economy (4. base) _______ on oil and agricultural products. More oil (5. produce) ________ in Ecuador than any other South American country except Venezuela. Banana, coffee, cocoa (6. grow) _________ there. Many of these products (7. export)_______ .
The people are mostly of Indian origin. Several Indian languages (8. speak) _______ there, for example, Quechua. Spanish (9. speak)_______ in Ecuador, too. The currency (10. call) ________ the Sucre.
1. is situated
2. is made
3. are seperated
4. is based
5. is produced
6. are grown
7. are exported
8. are spoken
9. is spoken
10. is called
Dịch bài đọc
Ecuador nằm trên đường xích đạo ở phía tây bắc của Nam Mỹ. Nó được tạo thành từ đồng bằng ven biển ở phía tây và rừng mưa nhiệt đới ở phía đông. Hai khu vực này được phân chia bởi Dãy núi Andes ở trung tâm của đất nước. Nền kinh tế dựa vào dầu và các sản phẩm nông nghiệp. Nhiều loại dầu mỏ được sản xuất ở Ecuador hơn bất kỳ nước Nam Mỹ nào khác ngoài Venezuela. Chuối, cà phê, ca cao được trồng ở đó. Nhiều sản phẩm này được xuất khẩu.
Người dân chủ yếu là gốc Ấn Độ. Một số ngôn ngữ Ấn Độ được nói ở đó, ví dụ như Quechua. Tiếng Tây Ban Nha cũng được nói đến ở Ecuador. Họ sử dụng đông tiền Sucre.
