EXTENSIVE COURSE 12
September 16
th
, 2008
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct word to use in each blank.
Sugar was for a long time a luxury and in the opinion of the medical profession it still should be. During the
nineteenth century, however, manufacturers discovered (1)........ of producing it in vast quantities and it has since
become one of the staple articles of diet, particularly (2)........ the lower social classes. It has the advantages of
being comparatively cheap, easily digested, rich in energy and useful for flavouring. It's major (3)........ are that it
lacks every nourishing quality (4)........ that of giving energy, and because of its attractive flavour it (5)........ to
displace other much more valuable foods from the diet. Most serious of all is its adverse (6)........on health, since
excessive consumption can cause heart (7)........, obesity and dental decay. The latter is widespread among the
inhabitants of western countries. From the very young to the very old, (8)........ anyone escapes. Yet if parents
would drastically reduce the (9)......... confectionery they allow their children to eat, the extent of dental decay
would soon be checked. And (10).......they were (1)......... down their own consumption of sugar, they (12) would
suffer much (12)........ from ailments resulting directly or indirectly from their being overweight.
Notes: staple: chủ yếu - obesity: chứng béo phì - drastically: quyết liệt
1. A. means B. methods C. recipes D. uses
2. A. for B. between C. of D. in
3. A. harms B. restrictions C. failures D. drawbacks
4. A. apart B. besides C. except D. include
5. A. tends B. comes C. approaches D. goes
6. A. effect B. influence C. focus D. affect
7. A. attack B. ill C. sick D. trouble
8. A. harshly B. hardly C. difficulty D. severely
9. A. quality B. number C. amount D. value
10. A. although B. in C. if D. unless
11. A. go B. look C. cut D. set
12. A. less B. more C. better D. worse
II. Use the right form of a phrasal verb to complete the sentences. (The verb is given in brackets)
1. Have you seen that new office building they..........in the town centre? It's really ugly.

All the research that has been carried out proves beyond iny (1) (shade/ shadow) of doubt that smoking can
seriously (2) (damage/ hurt) your health. Not only can it lead to cancer, it can also result in heart (3) (disease/
illness). The only 4 (sensible/ sensitive) course of (5) (action/ activity) is to give ft up. What surprises me is the
hypocritical attitude that some people (6) (adapt/ adopt) towards the problem. It's quite common, for example, to
come across converts to vegetarianism who (7) (insist/ persist) in smoking like chimneys. A similar example is
the chain - smoking teetotaller. I've tried to (8) (brake/ break) the habit on a number of (9) (event/ occasions)
but unfortunately all my efforts so far have been in (10) (vain/ vein).
VI. Put in capital and correct punctuation. Divide the text into three paragraphs. (Viết hoa và chấm câu.
Chia bài văn thành BA đoạn văn.)
MY FAVOURITE PLACE
Chateauneuf is in the centre of brittany in north-west range and is on a hill overlooking a river most of the
lnhabitants are farmers or shopkeepers but there are a few businessmen who work in quimper which is 22
kilometres problem of getting back. It makes them believe they spend Sunday in Brighton, but it makes
impossible for them to return before two the morning. People go further and further away to reach open air and
countryside, continuously recedes from them, and just as working weeks decline and they begin to have more
time leisure, they find they cannot get to the open spaces or the recreation or the beaches which now have the
time to enjoy.
away everybody lives in stone houses or cottages with whitewashed walls ive visited chateauneuf every easter for
six years now because i love the atmosphere and the friendly people chateauneuf is not on the coast so it hasnt
been spoilt by tourists there are two small hotels where you can eat! traditional french food quite cheaply at
easter chateauneuf has a festival of traditional breton music if you re in brittany book into the gai logis hotel try
the local food and then go for a walk along the river bank you wont regret it.
VII. Join these sentences using the suggestions in brackets and making any necessary changes. (Kết hợp
câu, dùng từ gợi ý trong ngoặc.)
1. I once watched a child of about two-and a half. She was trying to stamp on little waves. The waves were
breaking across a wide Cornish beach. (- ing form)
2. She stretched her hands out in pleasure with every little stamp. Her bathing pants fell lower and lower. She
jumped them off altogether. She didn't notice it. She was so intent on the important job of stamping on those
waves. (and, till, but, so intent)
3. She sang to herself. It was a sort of monotone running commentary on what she was doing. The sound of it

1. It was two years ago at the end of this week that I started working here.
At the end.........................................
2. "Try going to prctice jogging," the doctor said to Ms. Thoa.
The doctor suggested.........................................
3. You should have an early night, so that you don't feel tired.
So as.............................................................
4. The weather forecast was inaccurate, so we didn't take the right precautions.
Had the weather forecast.........................................
5. I went to the zoo last year and that is where I saw a real tiger for the first time.
Before I...................................................
6. Vĩnh Hảo Company will require bottlers to use water that it specifies.
Bottlers...................................................
7. The dress was so tempting that Ms. Thoa bought it.
Ms. Thoa couldn't resist the.........................................
8. The passengers don't realize how lucky they have been.
Little.............................................................
X. Fill in the numbered blanks one missing word. (Điền MỘT từ thiếu vào từng khoảng trống có đánh số.)
One step beyond automated machines is the (1)....... robot, the heart and brain of which is the microcomputer.
(2)........ most automated machines, industrial robots can be programmed to do a (3)........ of tasks that are usually
accomplished by human factory (4)......... Like their human counterparts, industrial robots can be switched
(5)........ one job to another and can be programmed to handle new (6)......... Thus far, robots have found their
greatest use in assembling mechanical components. (7)........ they are swiftly branching from basic assembly
operations to construction and mining, and their glamorous use of all, the exploration of oceans and
(8)........space.
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XI. Rewrite these sentences as similar as possible in meaning to original sentences, using the word given.
This word must not be altered in any way. (Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa tương tự như câu nguyên bản, dùng
từ gợi ý, nhưng không được thay đổi từ gợi ý nầy.)
1. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. consideration
2. He's not sure whether to go or not. minds

V.
1. shadow 2. damage 3. disease 4. sensible 5. action 6. adopt 7. persist 8. break 9. occasions
10. vain
VI.
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MY FAVOURITE PLACE
Chateauneuf is in the centre of Brittany in north-west France and it's on a hill overlooking a river. Most of the
inhabitants are farmers or shopkeepers but there are a few businessmen who work in Quimper which is 22
kilometres away. Everybody lives in stone houses or cottages with whitewashed walls.
I've visited Chateauneuf every Easter for six years now (,) because I love the atmosphere and the friendly people.
Chateauneuf is not on the coast (,) so it hasn't been spoilt by tourists. There are two small hotels (,) where you
can eat traditional French food quite cheaply. At Easter Chateauneuf has a festival of traditional Breton xmusic.

If you're in Brittany book into the Gai Logis Hotel. Try the local food and then go for a walk along the river
bank. You won't regret it.
VII.
1. I once watched a child of about two-and-a-half (who was) trying to stamp on little waves (which were)
breaking across a wide Cornish beach.
2. She stretched her hands out in pleasure with every little stamp and her bathing pants fell lower and lower, till
she jumped them off altogether but didn't notice it, so intent was she on the important job of stamping on those
waves. / but she didn't notice because she was so intent on the important ……
3. She sang to herself. It was a sort of monotone running commentary on what she was doing and the sound of it,
mingled with soft sea noises, made a most pleasing music.
4. They have spent so much money on the same sort of rubbish already that they have to go on buying it or their
previous investment in "modern art" will seen to be worthless.
5. So far this year, a team under Robin Birley, (who is an/an/ the) archaeologist with the Vindolanda Trust,
has unearthed 165 writing tablets, and since the current excavations began four years ago 1,100 tablets
have been found.
6. However, I can not concentrate on my lessons if I need to meet clients, and sometimes the problem will not
wait.