Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 12
Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A.wipe B.alive C.micro D.link
2. A.cleaner B.threat C.ahead D.instead
3. A.breathing B.ethane C.thank D.healthy
4. A.choose B.moon C.food D.look
5. A.burden B.survive C.curtain D.furnish
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
1. A. labour B.future C.device D.modern
2. A.eternal B.terrorist C.contribute D.volcano
3. A.eradicate B.technology C.incredible D.pessimistic
4. A.authority B.unexpected C.centenarian D.corporation
5. A. domestic B.depression C.disappear D.efficient
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1. My friend’s uncle has been MP (Member of Parliament) for five years.
A.a B.an C.the D.Ø
2. This year conference coincide two other major conventions.
A.on B.to C.for D.with
3. Mr.Smith helped her start the motorbike.
A.The B.A C.An D. Ø
4. I in the middle of the film and woke up at the end.
A.hung up B.fell out C.dropped off D.put down
5. handball is fast becoming popular sport worldwide.
A.The - the B. Ø - a C.A - Ø D. - the
6. Dave paid everyone’s lunch yesterday, as he just won some money the lottery.
A.for - on B.for - for C.on - on D.on - for
7. She spends hours talking to her friends.
A.on phone B.on the phone C.at a phone D.at phone
8. In the future factories will be largely by robots.
A.jogged B.done C.played D.run

1. A time you spend on the relaxing pastime is good for you.
2. The leader of team is usually called the captain.
3. The new campaign against the smoking is directed at the young men.
4. A half the time I get a phone call it’s wrong number.
5. A painting I like best is the one not for a sale.
6. Everything now depends from the weather tomorrow morning.
7. They wouldn’t let me in a pub because I was below age.
8. Helen had a great admiration about her history teacher.
9. I arranged to meet John after the work yesterday but he didn’t turn on.
10. Could you put the eye at the washing while I’m out.
VII. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
1. We are really about the peace process in the region. OPTIMISM
2. People believe that he was killed by a group of . TERROR
3. The earth is being by pollution. THREAT
4. As the child’s head went under the water for the third time, I stood and watched to help. I
can’t swim. POWER
5. In the future cars can run on anything from to methane gas. ELECTRIC
6. I’m afraid you’ll have to see Mr.Pound. All matters concerning finance are his RESPONSE
7. Although she arrived , we made her welcome just the same. EXPECT
8. Tom fell into a deep on hearing the news. IMPRESS
9. He was very sad because he was told that his best friend got an disease. CURE
10. I’m sorry I haven’t phoned. I’ve been busy this week. CREDIBLE
VIII. Fill in each numberd blank of the following passage with a suitable word.
LIVING IN THE SKIES
Louis Hidalgo considers life in the next 20 years, with two-kilometre high buildings, and Japanese
cities that touch the sky.
Imagine a building one third of the (1) of Mount Everest, built by robots, and containing a
whole city. Imagine you can walk out of your front door in a T-shirt and shorts on a cold winter’s day and take
a lift (2) 500 floors to school. Imagine you can see the sea a mlie below you. Imagine can never open
a window. Imagine…..

The only practical (12) of avoiding making the skies even busier is to build much bigger planes. The
(13) to build the new jets is the hottest contests in the airliner business. Manufacturers are working
(14) with the major airlines to produce designs that will please airlines and passengers (15) .
1. A.go B.happen C.come D.sit
2. A.possible B.able C.proper D.capable
3. A.Consider B.Suppose C.Imagine D.Regard
4. A.can B.need C.ought D.may
5. A.watch B.allow C.look D.permit
6. A.supplied B.given C.stored D.carried
7. A.as B.by C.into D.for
8. A.deal B.treat C.manage D.succeed
9. A.amounts B.sums C.quantities D.numbers
10.A.expected B.thought C.known D.hoped
11.A.scheme B.process C.way D.plan
12.A.game B.sport C.match D.race
13.A.tightly B.strongly C.closely D.firmly
14.A.equal B.alike C.similar D.same
X. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Until recently, the “science for the future” was supppsed to be electronics and artificial intelligence.
Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought about
through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination
is the science of biotechnology.
Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvellous synthetic materials. However, it is still difficult to
manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moistrue. Nothing that
we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness nad flexibility
that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.
Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in “growing” a material that has many
of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be “boitech hearts and eyes” which can replace
diseased organs in human being. There will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from
humans.

C.They are too expensive for poorer people in many parts of the world.
D.They are very bad for the wolrd around us.
5. Which of these statements do you think best summarize what the passage is about?
A.We have good reasons for hoping that biotechnology will help us to solve some but not all our
problems.
B.Science has promised to solve our problems in the past but has often created even worse problems for
us.
C.Because of biotechnology, nuclear power and other scientific achievements, the future will be much
better.
D.Despite the prolems we have had with nuclear technology, it is still the best way to produce power.
XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word
(use 2-5 words in total)
1. There is no ice-cream left.
run We ………………………….....ice-cream.
2. Bob’s training accident means he couldn’t take part in the race.
prevented Bob’s training accident ………………………….....part in the race.
3. Micheal didn’t listen to what his doctor told him.
notice Micheal took ………………………….....advice.
4. When he was a child in the countryside, Nam went swimming almost everyday.
his Nam went swimming almost everyday ………………………….....in the countryside.
5. All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault.
blame All the witnesses said that ………………………….....the accident.
6. They are letting Peter out of hospital next week.
released Peter………………………….....hospital next week.
7. I do not intend to tell you my plans.
intention I………………………….....you my plans.
8. I couldn’t decide whether I prefered the blue shirt or the green one.
choice I couldn’t …………………………..... the blue shirt or the green one.
9. She didn’t thank us for our help when she left.