Grammar review - 8

Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and ________ resources.	NATURE
4. Ba is the ________ student in his class.	GOOD
5. The ________ told us not to take reference books out of the school library.	LIBRARY
6. Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the ________ to visit	MOUNTAINOUS
the shrine of a Vietnamese hero.
7. The consumers want products that will work ________ and save money.	EFFECT
8. Lan Anh is ________ because she misses her parents and friends very much.	HAPPY
1. different	2. carelessly	3. natural	4. best
5. librarian	6. mountain	7. effectively	8. unhappy
	(0) Original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in	ORIGIN 
BC 776 in Olympia. The Games were very popular and were held 
(1) ................................. every four years until AD 393 when they were 	REGULAR 
stopped by the Roman Emperor. The modern games were started 
again in Athens in 1896.
The Games have become the World’s most important international 
athletics (2) ...................... , in which the best athletes spend years training 	COMPETE
in (3) ..................................... for this great event. Sports range from 	PREPARE
basketball to horse riding. Perhaps the most (4) ....................... track and 	CHALLENGE
field event is the decathlon. Athletes take part in ten different running, 
jumping and throwing events.
Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and 
one of the ideas is that the Games encourage (5) ............................... 	FRIEND
between countries. (6) ............................. sports lovers travel thousands of 	DEDICATE
miles to watch the Games and most (7) ........................... athletes want the 	AMBITION
chance of winning an Olympic medal. Such an (8) .............................. can 	ACHIEVE
make them known throughout the world. 
1. regularly 2. competition 3. preparation 4. challenging 
5. friendship 6. Dedicated 7. ambitious 8. achievement
Find the stressed syllable in the following words.
competence	delicious 	inevitable 	dismal 	comfortable	compliment companion 	contents	appointment 	remember 	insecticide 	hygiene 	innovate
theory	attractive	neglect 	alleviate 	discontent 	innocent 	decent
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from number 6 to 10
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exam, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.
Question 6: What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?
by copying what other people do
by making mistakes and having them corrected
by listening to explanations from skilled people
by asking a great many questions
Question 7: What does the author think teachers do which they should not do?
They give children correct answers
They point out children’s mistakes to them
They allow children to mark their own work
They encourage children to copy from one another
Question 8: The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are
not really important skills
more important than other skills
basically different from learning adult skills
basically the same as learning other skills
Question 9: Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by
educated persons
the children themselves
teachers
parents
Question 10: The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are
too independent of others
too critical of themselves
unable to think for themselves
unable to use basic skills
6A	7B	8D	9B	10C
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
 Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (21) .. as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (22)  and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (23) .................. to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being (24)  lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may understand that they are in fact (25)  to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (26) .. stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (27) .. results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (28) .. into their private lives.
 After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (29)  medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (30)  employee or a values colleague?
Question 21:
A. reckon
B. rely
C. trust
D. estimate
Question 22:
A. manner
B. image
C. expression
D. looks
Question 23:
A. notion
B. feeling
C. view
D. reaction
Question 24:
A. successful
B. humble
C. good at
D. tactful
Question 25:
A. hesitant
B. reluctant
C. tending
D. used
Question 26:
A. psychological
B. physical
C. similar
D. relevant
Question 27:
A. reliable
B. predictable
C. faithful
D. regular
Question 28:
A. invasion
B. infringement
C. intrusion
D. interference
Question 29:
A. confidential
B. secretive
C. reticent
D. classified
Question 30:
A. laborious
B. particular
C. thorough
D. conscientious
21B	22C	23D	24D	25B	26A	27A	28C	29D	30D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 41: There should be an international law encouraging_____
afforestation	B. deforestation	C. forestry	D. reforestation
Question 42: ______ no money would be wasted, we will use energy more efficiently
so that	b. in order that	C in order to	D. A and B
Question 43: Interpreting is not a mechanical process of converting a sentence in language A in to a sentence in language B. ......., it is a complex art.
But	B. In addition	C. Rather	D. However
Question 44: You can always _____Ann to give you sound advice
bank of	B. bank for	C. bank at	D. bank on
Question 45: His emotional problems _____from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think
stem	B. flourish	C. root	D. sprout
Question 46: I’m not keen on _____ control of the project to a relatively newcomer
undertaking	B. charging	C. entrusting	D. allotting
Question 47: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep___with rapidly changing technology
A. speed	B. time	C. fast	D. pace
Question 48. He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any _____ on his movements
A. obstacle	B. veto	C. restriction	D. regulation
Question 49: He was very taken ___ by her aggressive attitude
A. about	B. aside	C. apart	D. aback
Question 50: She is extremely competent and ______
A. industrial	B. industrious	C. industry	D. industrialized
Question 51: Most crimes that are committed are no more than ____theft
A. slight	B. small	C. unimportant	D. petty
Question 52:John was asked to _____ before the judge
wit	B. testify	C. execute	D. prejudice
Question 53: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _____
deep	B. deeply	C. deepness	D. depth
Question 54:The idea ____to nothing because I couldn’t afford to do it
went	B. came	C. turned	D. changed
Question 55: The players’ protests_____ no difference to the referee’s decision at all
did	B. made	C. caused	D. created
Question 56: Peter, Harry and Chuck were first, second, and third ______ in the school cross-country race
respectively	B. actively	C. responsively	D. tremendously
Question 57: By using all the latest technology, the yathchman managed to cross the Atlantic in ____ time.
record	B. lightning	C. top	D. quickest
Question 58:Why ____ Peter to the party? He is always making trouble
Don’t we invite	B. don’t you invite	C. not invite	D. invite
Question 59:The speaker fail to get his message ____ to his audience
Around	B. in	C. across	D. out
Question 60: You are under no obligation _____ to accept this offer
A. whatsoever	B. Eventually	C. Apart	D. indeed
From the four words or phrases(A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentences
Question 61: The first movie- length cartoon, _____ , “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” set the standard for later full length features such as “ The Lion King” and “Pocahotas”
A. that released ever	B. which ever released
C. ever released	D. released whatever
Question 62: _____, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience: they are a necessity.
A. where some industries	B. there are some industries
C. in some industries	D. some industries
Question 63: Only in the Civil war _____killed or wounded
A. soldiers in America	B. so many American soldiers were
C. many in America	D. were so many American soldiers
Question 64: Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than_____ who live without pets.
 A . do the elderly	B. elderly	C. for the elderly to do	D. to the elderly
Question 65:______, Harry was the thirty – third President of the United States
A. He was born and raised in Missouri	B. That he was born and raised in Missouri
C. Because he was born and raised in Missouri	D. Born and raised in Missouri
Question 66: ___ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system
A. The Earth being	B. The Earth is 	C. That the Earth is	D. Being the Earth
Question 67: All the way along the wind street ____
A. he came	B. came he	C. did he came	D. comes he 
Question 68: Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have ____
A. not definite shape	B. none definite shape	
C. no definite shape	D. nothing definite shape
Question 69: Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine ______ of the ozone layer over the poles.
A. what is causing the deterioration	B. what the cause of the deterioration
C. is causing the deterioration	D. the deterioration is causing
Question 70: The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained____
Ạ. A remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month
B. A reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following
C. To remember that the interest rates was going up next month
D. A reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month
Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
Question 71: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election.
It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election.
The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election
There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election
The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will cal an early general election
Question 72: Throughout his life, the fisherman suffered from great poverty
The fisherman was so poor that he died young
Although the fisherman was poor, he led a great life
Poverty prevented the fisherman from enjoying life
The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty
Question 73 Jerry wasn’t in the mood to go to the party
A. Jerry didn’t feel like going to the party	B. Jerry was very moody
C. Jerry would rather go to the party	D. Jerry preferred to go to the party
Question 74: Bob had better go before it gets dark
A. It’s dark now, and Bob ought to have gone before	B. Bob had left before it got dark
C. It’s better for Bob to leave in darkness	D. Bob should go while it’s still daylight
Question 75:“All right, Jenny, you may pay for the coffee if you insist”
A. Jenny wants to pay for the coffee	B. Jenny would pay if she had money
C. Jenny is being asked to pay for the coffee	D. It’s Jenny’s duty to pay for the coffee
 Read the following passage and choose the right answer to each of the questions.
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods- a term whose meaning varies greatly- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the foods supply is unsafe or inadequate in the meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and formed the basic for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.
One thing that most organically grown foods products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy expensive organic foods instead.
Question 76. The “ welcome development” mentioned in paragraph 2 is an increase in 
A. interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans.
B. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet.
C. the amount of healthy foods grown in North America.
D. the number of consumers in North America.
Question 77. According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”?
A. It is accepted by most nutritionists.	B. It has been used only in recent years.
C. It has no fixed meaning	D. It is seldom used by consumers.
Question 78. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because	.
A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods.
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods.
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods.
D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops.
Question 79. According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often	.
A. careless	B. mistaken	C. thrifty	D. wealthy
Question 80. What is the author’s attitude towards the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic 	B. Skeptical	C. Neutral	D. Somewhat favourable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from number 11 to 20
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop. 
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word. 
The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. 
Question 11: The title for this passage could be _____ . 
A. “Desert Plants” 	B. “Life Underground” 
C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” 	D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” 
Question 12: The word “inexorable” in the passage mostly means _____ . 
A. relentless	B. full	C. demanding	D. essential
Question 13: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _____ . 
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert 	B. water is an essential part of his existence 
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things 	D. very few large animals are found in the desert 
Question 14: The phrase “those forms” in the passa