KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30-4 LẦN THỨ XXIV – 2018

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 A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. WORD CHOICE (5pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions
1. Brain cancer requires ................. treatment such as surgery.
A. aggressive B. confrontational C. malignant D. rigorous
2. He praised his wife for her dignity under the ................of the tabloid press.
A. onslaught B. assault C. onset D. offensive
3. Buying a car was an important ................ for them.
A. transformation B. translation C. transaction D. transportation
4. She’s ................. She tends to think a lot and not to say a lot.
A. an introvert B. inverted C. an extrovert D. subdued
5. It’s ............... that he never mentioned our argument; I wonder why he didn’t.
A. special B. rare C. curious D. eccentric
6. In all .............., he’s already left.
A. odds B. probability C. certainty D. possibilities
7. Many people don’t use their computers to their full ..............
A. future B. expectation C. potential D. hope
8. When our friends have bad fortune, we try to show ................
A. love B. sympathy C. affection D. pity
9. There’s no doubt about the outcome of the trial. The man is a ............ criminal.
A. self-conscious B. self-contained C. self-confessed D. self-centered
10. The job you’ve been offered is a(n)................ opportunity to travel and meet people.
A. sole B. only C. unique D. single

Your answers:
1. A 2. A 3. C 4.A 5. C
6. B 7. C 8. B 9.B 10. C

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II. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
11. He works until nine o’clock every evening, and that’s quite .............. the work he does over the
weekend.
A. except for B. apart from C. without D. not for
12. The report makes the recommendation that no more prisons ..................
A. must be built B. be built C. had to be built D. should be building
13. I ............. a lot as an accountant but the work was just too boring.
A. was supposed to be earned B. ought to be earning
C. could have been earning D. should have earned
14. ................, I’d like to talk about myself as the happiest person in the world.
A. Be that it may B. Strange as it might sound
C. How much strange it may be D. Strange though might it sound
15. ............. her job, her sons and the housework, she doesn’t have a minute for herself.
A. What with B. If it weren’t for C. Barring D. Given
16. ................. as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was
created.
A. Ranking B. To be ranked C. Being ranked D. In order to be ranking
17. We have ..............what action to take.
A. yet decided B. not yet decide C. not yet to decide D. yet to decide
18. So incredible ............ of the Yellowstone area that people didn’t believe in its existence.
A. explorer John Colter’s descriptions were
B. was explorer John Colter’s descriptions
C. explorer John Colter’s descriptions
D. were explorer John Colter’s descriptions
19. On the island ................ the only representation of the island’s handicraft.
A. remains B. does it remain C. did it remain D. remain it
20. ............... had worsened so quickly surprised the doctor.
A. Which the patient’s condition B. The patient’s condition
C. That the patient’s condition D. As the patient’s condition
Your answers:
11. B 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. D 18. D 19. A 20. C

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III. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5pts)
Choose the best option
21. The weather seems to be ............. up after heavy rains.
A. tuning B. improving C. picking D. bringing
22. Because of the controversy, he packs ............. his job.
A. out B. in C. over D. up
23. I think she made ............. the whole story.
A. up B. out C. up for D. to
24. We have a lot of financial difficulties, but at last, we carry it .............
A. out B. on C. off D. over
25. Ethan ............... such a great deal of effort ............training for the marathon that it is a pity he
broke his leg two days before it took place.
A. wore/ down C. set/ off
B. carried/ on D. put/ into
26. Rebecca .............. on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed to hospital.
A. cut in B. faced up C. got ahead D. broke
up
27. I waited in Time Square for Alfonzo for more than two hours, but he never ................
A. showed up B. hung around C. pulled off D. turned in
28. Issac wishes that he could ............ what he had said to Christina because he really upset her.
A.talk out B. take back C. throw up D. tell off
29. If you pay the restaurant bill with your credit card, I will ............. with you later.
A. settle down B. settle up C. pay back D. pay up
30. For a whole month, Muslims .............. eating and drinking during daylight hours.
A. abstain from B. keep from C. stay from D. stand from
Your answers:
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D
26. A 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A

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IV. COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS (5pts)
Choose the best option
31. Unfortunately, our local cinema is on the ________ of closing down.
A. verge B. hint C. edge D. threat
32. When it is very hot, you may _______ the top button of your shirt.
A. undress B. unwrap C. untie D. undo
33. She clearly joined the firm with a (n) ______ to improving herself professionally .
A. view B. aim C. plan D. ambition
34. I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because it's raining cats and dogs.
A. it's just started to rain B. it's raining very heavily
C. it's going to rain D. it's raining a little
35. On second thoughts, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. Upon reflection B. After discussing with my wife
C. For this time only D. For the second time
36. I realized ______ that he was a thief.
A. sooner of later B. all a long C. at the beginning D. eventually
37. Mr.Dawson was given the award in ______ of his services to the hospital.
A. spite B. charge C. recognition D. sight
38. The sixth time he called me at night was the _________.
A. lost cause B. last straw C. touch and go D. hot air.
39. His flat looks so ______ that it is difficult to believe he just had a party last night.
A. spick and span B. by and large C. safe and sound D. sick and tired
40. I am not able to go anywhere this weekend because I am up to my ______ in work.
A. neck B. nose C. waist D. ankle

Your answers:
31. A 32.D 33. A 34. B 35.A
36. B 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. A

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V. READING COMPREHENSION
READING 1
You are going to read a passage and choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.
41. ______Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with each
other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For
example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in Japan or Argentina. An
international soccer match comes into the home of everyone with a television set. News of a
disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is
on the way.
42. ______
How has speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world
has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is physically smaller.
Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was
carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach the Americas. This
time difference influenced people's actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between the
English and the United States armies could have been avoided if the warring sides had
known that a peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the
news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During those six weeks, the large and serious
Battle of New Orleans was fought and many lives were lost.
43. ______
An important part of the history of the world is the history of communication. In
prehistoric times, people had limited knowledge of the world. They had little information about
geography, the study of the Earth. People knew very little beyond their small groups except what
was happening near their homes. Later, people were organized into villages, and verbal
communication between small towns was possible. Still, the people’s knowledge was limited
because they had no outside information. Kingdoms and small countries then developed,
with a king directing the people. Cities developed, too, but still communication was limited to
the small geographical area of the country. Much later in history, after the invention of the printing
press, many more people learned to read, and communication was improved.
44. ______
In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People's lives have
been changed because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is so great that it
does not allow people time to think. For example, leaders of countries have only minutes, or, at
most, hours to consider all the parts of a problem. They are expected to answer immediately. Once
they had days and weeks to think before making decisions.
45. ______
The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the
world. People in different countries must try harder to understand each other. An example is
that people with different religions must try to understand each other's beliefs and values, even
if they do not accept them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different.What one group considers a
normal part of life is strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal part of one culture might be
bad or impolite to people of another culture. That kind of difference is a possible basis for
misunderstanding. People must learn not to judge others, but to accept them as they are. As the

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world grows smaller, people must learn to talk to each other more effectively as well as
communicate more rapidly.
Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (41 -
45) that lead the five paragraphs and write the letters A-H in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (The headings outnumber the paragraphs, so you will not use all of them).
A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern
G. The changing world resulting from fast communication
H. Modern communication and expected responsibility
Then choose the correct answer to each of the following questions by circling A, B, C, or D.
46. Modern communications have ______.
A. affected the results of elections and news of disasters
B. only allowed people to see world sports events at home
C. kept people better informed of their world and beyond
D. made people happier, busier, but less informed
47. Before the invention of communication devices, ______.
A. people gave better care to their local affairs
B. there was no transportation between countries
C. people were much interested in world affairs
D. people were mostly kept in the dark about the world
48. A negative aspect of fast communication is that it ______.
A. makes people think too fast
B. will push governments into dead ends
C. deprives decision makers of correct information
D. may rush governments into decisions
49. There were instances in which lives could have been saved if ______.
A. intercommunication had been established
B. there had not been a delay in communication
C. officers’ demands of information had been met
D. carrier pigeons had arrived in time
50. The speed of communication has helped create opportunity for ______.
A. mutual understanding and cultural tolerance
B. better understanding and freer trade
C. the expansion of cultural differences
D. the growth of the physical world

Your answers:
41. B 42. G 43. E 44. F 45. H
46. C 47. D 48. D 49. B 50. A

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Part 2. Read the following passage and answer questions 51-60.
Bringing up children
Where one stage of child development has been left out, or not sufficiently experienced, the
child may have to go back and capture the experience of it. A good home makes this possible - for
example, by providing the opportunity for the child to play with a clockwork car or toy railway
train up to any age if he still needs to do so. This principle, in fact, underlies all psychological
treatment of children in difficulties with their development, and is the basic of work in
child clinics.
The beginnings of discipline are in the nursery. Even the youngest baby is taught by gradual
stages to wait for food, to sleep and wake at regular intervals and so on. If the child feels the world
around him is a warm and friendly one, he slowly accepts its rhythm and accustoms himself to
conforming to its demands. Learning to wait for things, particularly for food, is a very
important element in upbringing, and is achieved successfully only if too great demands are not
made before the child can understand them. Every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of
each new skill: the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and
writing. It is often tempting to hurry
the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states
of anxiety in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a
toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the
meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or
without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural zest for life and his desire to find out new
things for himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents. By playing
together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from their parents.
Toys and games which both parents and children can share are an important means of
achieving this co-operation. Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords are good
examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their children. Some
may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of coming home at
night, punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness. In general, the controls imposed represent
the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness and
well-being.
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is
very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no
foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they
are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may grow confused and
emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have
been, to some extent, deceived. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents'
ethics and their morals can be a dangerous disillusion.

51. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental difficulties in children ______.
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences

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52. Learning to wait for things is successfully taught ______.
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided
C. because excessive demands are not advisable
D. is achieved successfully by all children
53. The encouragement of children to achieve new skills ______.
A. should be focused on only at school
B. can never be taken too far
C. will always assist their development
D. should be balanced and moderate
54. Parental controls and discipline ______.
A. serve a dual purpose
B. are designed to promote the child’s happiness
C. reflect only the values of the community
D. should be avoided as far as possible
55. The practice of the rule “Example is better than precept” ______.
A. only works when the children grow old enough to think for themselves
B. would help avoid the necessity for ethics and morals
C. will free a child from disillusion when he grows up
D. is too difficult for all parents to exercise
56. In the 1st paragraph, the author lays some emphasis on the role of the ______ in helping the
child in trouble.
A. psychiatrists B. community C. family D. nursery
57. The phrase ‘conforming to’ in the 2nd paragraph means ______.
A. adapting to B. accepting C. agreeing with D. following
58. The word ‘zest’ in the 2nd paragraph can be best replaced by ______.
A. appetite B. excitement C. enthusiasm D. enjoyment
59.The word “imposed” in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to ...................
A. excepted B. introduced C. made.... D. constrained
60. Hypocrisy on the part of the parents may ______.
A. result in their children’s wrong behaviour B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether D. impair their children’s mind
Your answers
51. D 52. B 53. D 54.A 55. C 56. C 57. A 58.C 59. D 60. B

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I. CLOSE TEST1: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Mobile phones (61) .............microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether
exposures to these radio waves might (62)................ to brain cancer.
So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (63)............... us to stay
with certainty that mobile phones are categorically (64)................ On the other hand, current
research has not yet (65)................ clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of
mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (66)................. in various countries. Some of the results are
contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer.
(67).............., these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation.
(68).................. the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use
mobile phones for long periods of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any safer either.
At the moment, research is in fact showing the (69)................. and they may be just as
dangerous.
It is also thought that young people (70)................... bodies are still growing may be at particular
risk.
61. A. charge B. send C. give D. emit
62. A. bring B. lead C. cause D. produce
63. A. get B. allow C. force D. enable
64. A. risky B. secure C. safe D. unhealthy
65. A. demonstrated B. produced C. proved D. caused
66. A. through B. on C. about D. by
67. A. However B.While C. Additionally D. Though
68. A. When B. Provide C. Until D. As
69. A. truth B. way C. fact D. opposite
70. A. whose B. as C. with D. that
Your answers:
61. D 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. A
66. B 67. A 68. C 69. D 70.A

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II. CLOZE TEST 2: Read the following passage on commuting, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
RENEWABLE ENERGY COMES OF AGE
The British Wind Energy Association was founded 30 years ago by a group of scientists. At that
time, the term “ alternative energy” was used to describe the generation of wind, water and solar
power. These days, we tend to (71)___________to them as “renewable energy” and the use of this
name (72)__________ a real change in their status. These sources of energy, apart from being
alternative, have now become mainstream and are (73)_____________ to make a significant
contribution to the country’s energy needs in the future.
Two closely linked developments (74)___________behind this (75)__________in status.
Firstly, over the past decade or so, the price of oil and gas has been rising
(76)__________reflecting the extent to which reserves of these fossil fuels are becoming
(77)_________. However, price is only part of the explanation. (78)___________as important is
the growing consensus that carbon emissions must be curbed. The scientific evidence for climate
change is now irrefutable, and both policy makers and the (79)_________ public are finally in
agreement that doing nothing about the prospect of global warming is no longer a viable option.
Renewable energy represents one real way of (80)__________ both issues.
71. A. consider B. refer C. mention D. regard
72. A. regards B. reproduces C. reminds D. reflects
73. A. set B. held C. put D. stood
74. A. sit B. reside C. lie D. recline
75. A. move B. shift C. switch D. jump
76. A. equably B. serenely C. habitually D. steadily
77. A. depleted B. decreased C. depressed D. debased
78. A. Just B. Still C. Much D. Yet
79. A. deeper B. greater C. larger D. wider
80. A. coping B. engaging C. addressing D. dealing
Your answers:
71. B 72. D 73. A 74. C 75. B
76.D 77. A 78. A 79. D 80. C

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B. WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST 1: Read the texts below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE WORD for each space. (20pts)
Passage 1
When rainforests are cleared and (81)............., millions of carbon dioxide are released into the
atmosphere affecting climatic conditions and threatening us all (82)................severe flooding,
drought and drop failure. The rainforests (83)................. at least half of the earth’s species. At
the current rate of devastation an (84)................. 50 species worldwide become extinct every
day.
One in four purchases from our chemists is derived from the rainforests. Scientists are
(85)..............caught in a race against time to find rainforest treatments for cancer, AIDS and
heart disease before they are (86).................. forever. Tribal people in the rainforests have been
shot, poisoned and infected with diseases to which they have no resistance – to make room for
logging, mining and dams. If this destruction continues, only nine (87)................ the 33
countries currently exporting rainforest timber will have any (88)................ by the end of the
decade.
Almost everyone will have part of the rainforests in their home, as do-it-yourself stores still
supply and the construction industry still uses tropical hardwood for doors, window
(89)................ and even toilet seats.
Please help us (90)................. the tropical rainforests now, before it is too late.
Your answers:
81. burned/burnt 82. with 83. contain 84. estimated 85. currently
86. lost 87. of 88. left 89. frame 90. save

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II. OPEN CLOZE TEST 2
If you put a group of people who don’t know (91)...............other in a room together and asked
them to pair up, they will naturally gravitate towards others of similar family (92)..............,
social class and upbringing. We are all looking for something familiar (93) .................we may
not be aware of exactly what it is. Facial attractiveness has a big (94)............... on our choice of
partners, too. People tend to seek out and form long-lasting relationships with others of similar
level of attractiveness. Several studies have confirmed this. Researchers (95)................ a
selection of wedding photos and cut them up to separate the bride and the groom. They then
asked people to rate how attractive each person’s face was. When the researchers put the photos
back into their (96)............... pairs, they found that most of the couples had been rated at similar
levels. Not only (97)................. we rate others, but each of us carries a rough estimate in our
heads of how facially attractive we might be. We realized subconciously that if we approach
someone who is significantly higher up the scale than we are, we run the (98)................ of being
rejected.
But (99).................the explanation for how and why we fall in love, one thing is clear.
Nature has made the whole process as blissful and addictive as possible (100)................... the
purpose of bringing and keeping couples together.

Your answers:
91. each 92. background 93. although 94. influence 95. took
96. original 97. do 98. risk 99. whatever 100. for/ with

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2.WORD FORM (20 pts)
Section 1: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block
capitals
101. For many people, Ludwig Van Beethoven is the most _____________ figure in the history of
western classical music. (INFLUENCE)
102. His _______________ talent was already clearly evident. (ORDINARY)
103. His day-to-day _______________ with people invariably turned out to be rather turbulent.
( RELATE)
104. He ____________ fell in love with a number of society women. (APPEAR)
105. However, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains _____________ to this
day. (ELUDE)
106. The cargo was ______________ for safe and efficient shipping. (CONTENT)
107. She ___________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she’s focused on her voter
registration and campaign finance initiatives. (STEP).
108. Mark, a _____________ commentator, was often featured on state television explaining
government policy. (TELEVISION)
109. Politicians and academics pointed to the building’s ____________ contours as a cautionary
tale of architectural overreach. (BECOME)
110. The project was subject to the usual ____________of exploratory research. (VICIOUS)
Your answers:
101.influential 102. extraordinary 103. relationships 104. apparently 105. elusive

106.containerized 107.sidestepped 108. telegenic 109. unbecoming 110. vicissitudes

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 Section 2:Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
A live broadcast of any public event, such as a space flight or sporting occasion, is almost
(111)________( VARIABLE) accompanied by the thoughts of a (112)_________ ( COMMENT).
This may be on television, along with the relevant pictures, alternatively on radio. The technique
involved (113)_________ ( DIFFERENT) between the two media, with radio broadcasters needing
to be more explicit and (114)_________ (DESCRIBE) because of the absence of visual
information. TV commentators do not need to paint a picture of their audience; instead, their
various (115)________ (OBSERVE) should add to the images that are already there. There will
sometimes be silences and pauses in a TV commentary, although these are becoming
(116)_________ ( INCREASE) rare. Both types of commentators should try to be informative, but
should avoid sounding (117)___________( OPINION). In sports commentaries, fairness and (118)
________ ( IMPART) to both sides is vital, but spontaneity and enthusiasm are valued by those
watching or listening. Sports commentators usually broadcast live in an essentially unscripted way,
although they may refer to previously prepared materials such as sports statistics. Because of the
(119)_________ (PREDICT) nature of live events, thorough preparation in advance is vital. The
Internet has helped enormously with this aspect of the job. Anyone interested in becoming a
commentator should have excellent (120)__________ (ORGANISE) skills, the willingness to work
irregular hours, and a strong voice.
 ______ 
Your answers:
111.  invariably 112.  commentator 113.  differs 114. . descriptive 115. observations
116.  increasingly 117.  opinionated 118. impartiality 119. unpredictable 120.organisational

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 3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Example: Line 1: feminine  feminist
LINE
1 A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women
2 should be regarded as equally to men. She, or he, deplores
3 discrimination against women in the home, place of work or
4 anywhere, and her principle enemy is the male chauvinist, who
5 believes that men are naturally super. Tired of being referred to as “
6 the weaker sex”, women are becoming more and more militancy and
7 are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to death of
8 sexy jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to be
9 regarded as second-class citizens in terms of economic, political and
10 social status. They criticize beauty contests and the use of glamour
11 female models in advertisements which they describe as the expoit of
12 female beauty, since women in these situations were represented as
13 mere sex objects. We no longer in the male- dominate societies of the
14 past. Let us hope, moreover, that the revolution stops before we have a
15 boring world in which sex doesn’t make much difference. We already
16 have unisex hairdressers and fashions. What next?
Your answers
Line Mistakes Corrections
121 2 equally equal
.
122 4 principle principal
.
123 5 super superior
.
124 6 militancy militant
.
125 8 sexy sexist
.
126 10 glamour glamorous
.
127 11 exploit exploitation
.
128 12 were are
129 13 male-dominate male-dominated
.
130 14 moreover however
.

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4. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the sentences with the given words or beginning in such way that their meanings
remain unchanged.(20pts)
131. Thomas was not given details of the company’s new projects. DARK
 ………………………………………………………………………………
132. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. SHOULDERS
 ………………………………………………………………………………
133. I’m afraid our problems are just beginning. ICEBERG
 ………………………………………………………………………………
134. The final version of the plan was quite different from the initial draft. RESEMBLANCE
 …………………………………………………………………………
135. I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all. LIVE
 ...........................................................................................................
136. You must do something to make sure this doesn’t happen again. STEPS
=> …………………………………………………………
137. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is a foolish.
=> Much ..............................................................…………………..
138. He sounds as if he has spent all his life abroad.
=> He gives ………………………………………………….……………….
139. His recent behaviors are outrageous.
=> The way ..............................................................................………………. ordinary.
140. My salary is half what I would be in the job I was offered in January.
=> If ….................................................................................………………
Your answers:
131. Thomas was kept in the dark about the company’s new projects.
132. Thailand is/ stands head and shoulders above all other countries in football.
133. These problems of ours are just the tip of the iceberg.
134. The final version of the plan bore/ had no/ little resemblance to the final draft.
Or: There was no (little/ not) much resemblance between the final version of the plan and the initial
draft.
135. The film didn’t live up to my expectations at all.
136. You must take steps to make sure/ ensure (that) this doesn’t happen again.
137. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is a foolish.
138. He gives an impression that he has spent all his life abroad.
139. The way he has recently behaved are out of the ordinary.
140. If I had taken/ accepted the job I was offered in January, I would be on twice the salary I am
now/ I would be earning twice as much as I am now.

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