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26. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions
B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park
D. An accidental invention
27. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. the article does not say
28. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm
29. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder
B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
30. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine.
B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme.
D. He produced the audience voice.
Exercise 1 : Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi điền từ còn thiếu vào chỗ trống mỗi câu.
You may use the telephone every day but how much you know about it. Alexander Bell invented the first telephone in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 but later he decided to emigrate to America and taught in a school for the deaf-mutes . Bell was interested in sound , so he wanted to be able to send sound through a wire . He did many experiments with his assistant , Thomas Watson . Bell finally succeeded . He invented the first telephone . Later other inventions made better ones but the way the telephone works is still the same
1. In 1976 => 1876 Alexander...Bell invented the first telephone.....
2. Bell was born in..........Scotland.............1947=> 18473. Bell wanted to be able to sen through a wire because he was...interested in sound....
4..........Thomas Watson....was Bell’s assistant
Exercise 2 : Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi điền từ còn thiếu vào chỗ trống mỗi câu.
The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident . Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory . There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the exosting Bell telephone system
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a telegraph repeater . He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in thetelegraph repeater ; in this way , he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it . He recited ‘‘Mary had a little lamb’’ into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience
1. Thomas Edison moved to.............Menlo Park, New Jersy in.....1976=>18762. Thomas Edisom established an industrial research laboratory in........Menlo Park, New Jersy in......1976
3. He invented...... the phonograph....while he was trying to improve a telephone repeater
4. The invention of the........phonograph happened quite......by accident
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(1)................ a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2)................. a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3)................. in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4).................... of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5)............. are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices(6)................Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7)......................carry out calculations. (8)......................... neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9)...................it is easy to learn and use.
(10)................. these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Mình cho bạn cả bài nhé chứ như thế này rối lắm:
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way to a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just as a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is expressed in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only a few are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices is called Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran in order to carry out calculations. However neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly because it is easy to learn and use.
Although these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stockings.
During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year, about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.
1. Nylon can be found in .......
a. many things b. spare parts of the human body
c. furniture d. all are correct
2. what does the word 'introduced' in line 3 mean?
a. tell somebody your name. b. tell somebody the name of a person
c. bring in sth new d. bring sth somewhere
3. Nylon.....
a. was invented by Julian Hill b. was strong but expensive
c. was not very popular d. all are correct
4. which of the following is NOT true
a. Nylon was used to make ladies' stocking
b. Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives
c. At first, people didn't want to use Nylon
d. We can found Nylon in computers
Ex 4: Choose the best opinion to fill the passage
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1)...... worked out over 2 centuries a go by a man (2)...... Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a thrilliant mathematician. He few up plans for several calculating machines (3)...... he called "engines". But despite of the fact he (4)...... building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have agued (5)....... his machines would ever work. Recently. however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (6)........ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (7)........ has taken 6 years to complete and more (8)........ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10)......... remind people of Babbage's work.
1. A. has B. was C.had D. is
2. A. known B. recognized C. written D. called
3. A. whose B. who C. these D. which
4. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
5. A. until B. wether C. while D. though
6. A. some B. the C. an D. that
7. A. one B. he C. they D. it
8. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
9. A. to B. as C. for D. so
Ex 4: Choose the best opinion to fill the passage
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1)...... worked out over 2 centuries a go by a man (2)...... Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a thrilliant mathematician. He few up plans for several calculating machines (3)...... he called "engines". But despite of the fact he (4)...... building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have agued (5)....... his machines would ever work. Recently. however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (6)........ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (7)........ has taken 6 years to complete and more (8)........ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10)......... remind people of Babbage's work.
1. A. has B. was C.had D. is
2. A. known B. recognized C. written D. called
3. A. whose B. who C. these D. which
4. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
5. A. until B. whether C. while D. though
6. A. some B. the C. an D. that
7. A. one B. he C. they D. it
8. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
9. A. to B. as C. for D. so
GREEK THEATRES The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The th eatre has been popular in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting ........(1)........ for the plays formed part of religious festivals. ........(2)........ early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space wit h an altar at the foot of a hillside. ........(3)........ that time, there were no........(4)........ as there are in modern theatres, so the ........(5)........ stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one ........(6)........ another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors ........(7)........ the parts of the different characters. Eventuall y, a ........(8)........ platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything ........(9)........ our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages .........(10)... ..... around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room.
1. A. scene B. performance C. scenery D. stage
2. A. Whole B. Complete C. Full D. All
3. A. In B. For C. At D. On
4. A. chairs B. benches C. seats D. stools
5. A. watchers B. players C. viewers D. audiences
6. A. among B. between C. around D. behind
7. A. playing B. making C. doing D. being
8. A. lifted B. raised C. moved D. pulled
9. A. as B. like C. equal D. similar
10. A. carried B. held C. brought D. F etched
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I couldn't eat ______ I was very hungry.
A. Even though B. in spite C. Despite. D. in spite the fact that
2. In spite __________ , the baseball game was not cancelled .
A.The rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
3. _________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. in spite of C. despite D. although
4. __________ ,he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. although to be tired
C. in spite being tired D. despite tired
5. The children slept well, despite __________ .
A. It was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
6. ______________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. We were the better team _____________ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
8. Keith decided to give up his job I advised him not to give up it
A. Because B. however C. although D. since
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1-5
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A nly
in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house____________________________________________
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although __________________________________________
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall _________________________________
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If _______________________________________
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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house has just been sold
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall will be built here
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If he takes these pills, he will be better.
UNIT 4: OUR PAST Test 1
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. match b. pan c. transmit d. safety
2. a. equipment b. upset c. end d. help
3. a. folk b. hold c. photo d. neighbor
4. a. fairy b. train c. afraid d. wait
5. a. excited b. prince c. once d. escape
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Yesterday I _____ to the cinema.
a. go b. will go c. went d.has go
7. Mozart was born in Salzburg ______ 1756.
a. in b.on c.at d.since
8. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 o’clock.
a.At b.On c.In d.From
9. I used _____ fishing.
a. enjoy b.to enjoy c.enjoying d.to enjoying
10. It’s hard work looking______ three children all day.
a. after b.before c.about d.at
11.I can’t stand people who are cruel______ animals.
a. with b.to c.on d.about
12. He died_____ a heart attack.
a. with b.of c.because d.by
13. The sun suddenly _____ from behind a cloud.
a. appear b. appeared c. disappear d. disappeared
14. An oil_____ burned in the darkness.
a. lamb b. lamp c. lam d. lame
15. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
a. luckily b. magically c. cruelly d. lately
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard Englith.
16. Bob lived in Rome for three years; now he was -> is living in Amsterdam.
A B C D
17. There used to be a movie theater here but it close -> closed a long time ago.
A B C D
18. I don’t want to sound likely -> like I’m complaining, but this plan is unfair.
A B C D
19. We took all the rubbish outside and burn -> burned it.
A B C D
20. He made me feel like such a foolish -> fool when he used me as an example!
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One day, two men (21) _____ in the woods. Suddenly, they saw a huge black bear. One man immediately (22) _____ down, took off his backpack, and took out his sneakers. He began (23) ______ off his hiking boots. The other man looked (24) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (25) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I can run faster than (26)_____!”
take off (phrv) : cởi( giày...)
sneakers (n) : giày chạy bộ
hiking boots (n) : giày đi bộ
21. a. hiked b. are hiking c. was hiking d. were hiking
22. a. sits b. sited c. sitted d. sat
23. a. take b. taking c. to take d. b & c
24. a. on b. at c. for d. after
25. a. fast b. fastly c. faster d. more fast
26. a. him b. his c. you d. your
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake. The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you!
legend (n) : truyền thuyết
monster (n) : quái vật
27. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean?
a. ancient b. modern c. famous d. interesting
28. What is the length of Loch Ness?
a. 32 km b. 5 km c. very deep d. no information
29. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to?
a. legend b. Loch Ness c. the monster d. the town
30. The tourists want to _____ .
a. hear about the monster b. swim in the lake c. be the first person to see the monster d. catch the monster
31. Which of the following is not true?
a. The name of the monster is Nessie.
b. The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness.
c. Millions of tourists saw Nessie.
d. The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland.
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill
C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
.A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker
.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
an american called Thomas Alva Edison __ the first man __ sound. In 1878. he invented a machine __ a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit __ a record player, but it used metal cylinders __ discs. Flat discs (records) appeard ten years _
Tape records first appeared __ the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1863, the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all __ the worls.
1) a. is b. was c. to be d. a&b
2) a. record b. to record c. recording d. for recording
3) a. called b. was called c. calling d. was calling
4) a. like b. the same c. as d. different
5) a. although b. instead of c. but also d. neither
6) a.late b. lately c. later d. latest
7) a. in b. at c. on d. since
8) a.on b. in c. over d. Rỗng
An american called Thomas Alva Edison __ the first man __ sound. In 1878. he invented a machine __ a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit __ a record player, but it used metal cylinders __ discs. Flat discs (records) appeard ten years _
Tape records first appeared __ the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1863, the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all __ the worls.
1) a. is b. was c. to be d. a&b (có khả năng là b đúng hơn)
2) a. record b. to record c. recording d. for recording
3) a. called b. was called c. calling d. was calling
4) a. like b. the same c. as d. different
5) a. although b. instead of c. but also d. neither
6) a.late b. lately c. later d. latest
7) a. in b. at c. on d. since
8) a.on b. in c. over d. Rỗng