English test! help me pleaz!!!

Trong Saki''s collected stories có một đoạn như sau:
Reginald
I did it, I should have known better. I persuaded Reginald to go to the McKillops'' garden-parties against his will.
We all make mistake occasionally. "They know you''re here, and they''ll think it so funny if you don''t go. And I want particularly to be in with Mrs MacKillop just now."
"I know, you want one of her smoke Persian kittens as a prospective wife for Wumples - or a husband, is it?" (Reginald has a magnificent scorn for details, other than sartorial.) "And I am expected to undergo social martyrdom *****it the connubial exigencies-"
Xin nhờ các bạn dịch giúp mình đoạn in đậm
Cảm ơn rất nhiều

(Reginal xem nhẹ tiểu tiết trừ tiểu tiết về mốt y phục) "Tôi phải hy sinh tuẫn tiết cho xã hội chỉ để thỏa mãn những nhu cầu của hôn nhân"

(Reginal xem nhẹ tiểu tiết trừ tiểu tiết về mốt y phục) "Tôi phải hy sinh tuẫn tiết cho xã hội chỉ để thỏa mãn những nhu cầu của hôn nhân"

My try
1. He did his studies in Paris for five years - Then he must have spoken French perfectly.
2. I''m going to a hospital to see my ill/sick friend this afternoon.
3. Lan is such a gentle girl! I like her so much!
4. She is usually fifteen minutes late
5. The driver helped us to move heavy furniture in

Câu cuối cùng em nghĩ là
the driver helped us move in heavy furniture

hello bà con,
Tui đây rất khoái làm thử các đề thi tiếng Anh nhưng bao nhiêu đề thì lòng tham vẫn ... chưa thoả mãn.
Không hiểu có bà con nào tình cảnh giống tui không? Thế nên, tui nghĩ tốt nhất là lập cái topic này để ... vơ vét của dân!!! ^__^
Đầu tiên, tui sẽ góp vui trước, sau hy vọng sẽ trở thành ... địa chủ!!!

I) Read the following text and choose the answer which you think fits best:
Of the six outer planets, Mars, commonly called, is the closest to Earth. Mars, 4200 miles in diameter and 55 percent of the size of Earth, and 141.000.000 miles from the Sun, compared to 365 days for the Earth. For many years, Mars had been thought of as the with the man-made canals supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877. With the United States spacecraft Viking I''s landing on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a myth. Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many specific experiments and took numerous pictures. The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky Martian soil. No biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists. The Viking also monitored many weather changes including violent dust storms. Some water vapor, polar ice, and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there were significant quantities of water on this distant planet. Evidence collected by the spacecraft shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not extinct.
1. All of the following are true EXCEPT
A. Mars has two moon
B. It takes longer for Mars to circle the Sun than it takes Earth
C. Martian soil is rocky
D. Mars is lager than Earth
2. The word "supposedly" is closet in meaning to
A. actually
B. persumably
C.formerly
D. unquestionably
3. Mars has been nicknamed
A. Viking I
B. The Red planet
C. Deimos
D. Martian
4. The word "myth" is closet in meaning to
A. fact
B. event
C. legend
D. enigma
5. The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A. Performing scientific experience
B. collecting information showing volcanic action
C. monitoring weather con***ions
D. discovering large quantities of polar ice and permafrost
6. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Fairly recent studies of this planet reveal data that contradict previously held theories
B. Very little of the Martian landscape has changed over the years
C. Scientists are only speculating about the Red Planet
D. Scientists are no longer interested in the planet because there is no life on it
7. The word "monitored" is nearest in meaning to
A. programmed
B. televised
C. censored
D. observed
8. The word "dormant" is closet in meaning to
A. dangerous
B. inactive
C. erupting
D. significant
II) Cloze:
If women choose to (1) a career once they have children, they often miss (2) on a close relationship with their children. Helen Jamieson is a mother of three who has (3) up work to look after her children full-time.
She strongly belives that women are pessurized to do too much, (4) themselves to the absolute limit. In her own case, after six years of paid employment, Helen finally decided to call it (5) day. She says she initially found (6) hard being at home, (7) she never missed the job itself. She admits that if she had (8) a brilliant career to begin with, she might feel differently now. Fiancially, she is no worse off (9) before, as the cost of childcare and commuting (10) her actual income. (11) the government starts to offer tax incentives to working parents, she says she will not return to the workplace(12) her children are grown up.
III) Complete the following dialouge by putting the verb in brackets into the correct form, gerund or infinitive, as required:
A: You complain about feeling lonely but you''ve only yourself to blame, you know. You don''t even try (1. make) new friends. Why don''t you join a club of some sort and stop (2.feel) so sorry for yourself.
B: Look John, I know you mean (3.be) kind but I''d prefer (4.do) things on my own way. I''ve tried (5.join) clubs in the past but I absolutely hate (6.have) to meet a lot of people and I used to dread (7.go) to meetings so much that I stopped (8.attend) together after a few weeks, I regret (9.say).
A: But if you don''t go on (10.attend), how can you expect to make friends? You need (11.preserve) more. Friendship doesn''t just happen. It means (12.spend) time with people and (13.share) experience with them. If you only stopped (14.think) about it for a moment, you''d see I was right.
B: But I''ve so little time for a social life. There''s always work that needs (15.do) in the house and then there'' the novel I''m writing. I dread (16. think) what will happen if that''s not finished by the deadline. And that''s not all...
A: OK. Ok. Before you go on (17. give) me any more reasons why cánt you go out, let me make a final suggestion. Do you remember (18. meet) an American friend of mine at my house recently? He''s trying (19.make) up a party to go to the theatre to see "Private Lives) next weel. He told me not to forget (20. invite) you. I know you prefer (21.go) to concerts to (22.see) plays, on the whole, but this production has had rare notices and I''m sure you''d ẹnoy it. What do you sảy
B: Yes, I''de love (23.come). If you could give me your friend''s number, I''ll remember (24.ring) him and thank him.
IV) Rewrite the following sentences:
1) Jane was coming this evening but she has apparently changed her mind.
Jane seems.....
2) The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
No sooner....
3) He was very sorry that he didn''t see Audrey in her trip to London.
He greatly....
4) His disability did not prevent him from sailing around the world.
Despite the fact....
5) She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married.
Had she....
6) The police let him leave after they had questioned hịm
He was...
7) Everyone was suprised that the singer had very little money when he died.
The singer had....
8) They only found out who Peter really was when they read about him in the paper.
It was...
V) Essay writing:
In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still studients. Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.

Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 9
Vòng 1- Quận Ba Đình ?" Hà Nội
2003 ?" 2004
Thời gian 120 phút
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I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts)
1. You ever (1- be) to England? ?" Yes, I (2- go) there 3 years ago.
2. If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year.
3. It?Ts difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks.
4. The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week.
5. I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven).
6. Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$. I forgot (10- cash) a cheque.
7. I?Td rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him.
1-???????????2-?????????. 3-?????????
4-??????????.. 5-?????????. 6-????????..
7- ??????????.. 8-????????.. 9-?????????
10-??????????. 11-????????. 12-????????
II. Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (2pts)
1. It was over 30 feet in length. That?Ts how ?????..it was (length/tall/large/long)
2. He set up a new world record. He ?????a new record. (did/player/created/found)
3. Secondary schools offer a wide ?????..of subjects (list/range/field/scope)
4. Since the ??????.of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically (approach/inauguration/initiation/advert)
5. I can?Tt do that report today. I?Tve got far too much other work to?????......(catch up on/go in for/get away with/cut down on)
6. While you?Tre away from the office on business trips, you will be given a daily???????of 25 pounds towards meals and accommodations (allowance/price/permit/money)
7. My brother has???????in the military (joined/entered/served/participated)
8. The discovery was a major???????.for research workers (breakdown/breakthrough/break in/break out)
III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2pts)
1. My teacher????????.me to take this exam (courage)
2. He has the???????to become a professional football player (able)
3. Give me something to drink please! I?Tm dying of??????(thirsty)
4. We try to bring our work to??????(satisfy)
5. The??????..of the question was requested (repeat)
6. The teacher checks for regular??????.(attend)
7. The roads are rough in?????..areas, so it?Ts hard to travel by road (mountain)
8. The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will be???????outside the city (house)
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverb particles (3pts)
1. The exercise was?????...the abilities????.most????.the class.
2. Students were angry????.being treated????.children.
3. The watch is still?????.guarantee.
4. We can only guess????.her reason????..leaving.
5. ?????being questioned?????the police, she was released???..charge.
6. Her father?Ts illness cost a cloud?????..her wedding day.
V. Fill in the blanks with one missing word (3pts)
A doctor who worked in a village was very (1)????.. because many people used to stop him in the street and asked his (2)?????? . In this (3)????.. he was never (4)???? for his services, and he never managed to earn much money. He made (5)????his mind to put an (6)?????. to this. One day, he was (7)?????? by a young man who said to him ?oOh doctor, I?Tm so glad to see you. I?Tve got a (8)????? pain in my left side? The doctor (9)?????? to be interested and said ?o Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (10)?????of your mouth?. Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street (11)?????.. his tongue hanging out and a large (12)?????.. of people laughing at him.
VI. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it (3pts)
1. We believe that he will become rich some day
-> Our?????.
2. Because of the bad weather, we couldn?Tt go camping.
-> The bad weather prevented????..
3. I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn?Tt think I was a thief
-> In case?????.
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
-> As long as???..
5. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
-> The more?????..
6. The President is the statesman I admire most of all.
-> There is????.
VII. Make a complete letter (2pts)
Dear Julia,
1. I/be/sorry/it/take/so long/reply/your letter.
2. You/please/know/I come/London/next weekend.
3. It/seem/long time/we/meet.
4. I/wonder/you/like/go/see/film/play.
5. There/be/new/Harrison Ford film/at/Odeon.
6. Perhaps/can go/meal/drink/afterwards.
7. Give/ring/later/week/arrange/more definite.
8. Look/forward/hear/you/soon.
____The end____

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH VÀO LỚP 10
Trường THPT Hanoi - Amsterdam và Chu Văn An
Năm học: 1996 - 1997
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2.5 marks)
1. I remember ______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met
2. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come.
A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish
3. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ______ for a cup of tea.
A. on B. over C. off D. to
4. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded.
A. which B. where C. that D. it
5. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
6. Your work has been very good ______ this year.
A. so far B. by far C. as far as D. so long
7. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps
8. Tell me ______ there is anything special that you would like to do.
A. that B. which C. so D. if
9. It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.
A. to make B. in make C. for making D. in making
10. He couldn''t have known what was in the letter ______ he had written it himself.
A. until B. if C. unless D. if only
II. Fill each gap with a word or phrase. (2.5 marks)
1. He doesn''t tell me since when ________________ English.
2. I don''t know how far _________________ to the station.
3. She didn''t tell me the reason _________________ his birthday party.
4. Tell me __________________ this box with.
5. If he had gone by bus, he ___________________ here now.
III. Read the text below. For questions 1 - 5 you are to choose one best answer (a), (b), (c), or (d) to each question. (2.5 marks)
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.
Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans but should not push them to talk if they don''t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.
1. This is from a
a) parent''s handbook b) teenage magazine
c) school timetable d) children''s book
2. What is the writer trying to do?
a) to be amusing b) to be helpful
c) to be questionable d) to be sorry
3. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?
a) because most teenagers are quiet.
b) because teenagers don''t want to talk to their parents.
c) because teenagers think adults are not honest.
d) because most teenagers hate adults.
4. When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?
a) When people talk to them because they are really interested and not yet checking up on them.
b) When adults giv them a lot of money to spend.
c) When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.
d) When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking.
5. Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because
a) they regard it as a mark of adulthood.
b) women like a smoking and drinking man.
c) cigarettes and alcohol are cheap.
d) cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.
IV. Arrange the following sentences to make a complete letter. (3 marks)
Dear Carla,
(a) It has only rained once - and the rest of the time we''ve had bright sunshine.
(b) Every evening we sit on the beach and admire the wonderful colors in the sky.
(c) I''m writing to tell you that unfortunately our holiday is almost over.
(d) I''ll give you a ring when we get back.
(e) One day we even walked about 10km along the coast.
(f) We''ve had the most wonderful 3 weeks.
(g) The sunsets are beautiful, too.
(h) But as I said, unfortunately it''s nearly over, and we''ll be leaving on Sunday.
(i) It''s wonderful scenery with rocky cliffs and little sandy beaches.
(j) The weather has been just great.
(k) We, therefore, have spent all day, everyday, outside - either at the beach or going for drives into the hills.
(l) And then when it gets dark, there are so many stars in the sky.
Lots of love,
Miriam
V. Finish each sentence so that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2 marks)
1. He often gets bad marks in history as he doesn''t work hard at it.
If...
2. He borrowed my book, but he forgot to return it.
I...
3. We had never been so happy before.
We were...
4. People said that he had done his test quite well.
He was...
VI. Correct the mistake if necessary. (2.5 marks)
1. I wish that I received this letter before the office closed.
2. My telephone has been out of work for two weeks now.
3. They have to do it right now, haven''t they?
4. Mary was so angry with Tom that she threw a stone to him.
5. I think this film is most interesting.
VII. Fill each blank with a suitable word. (5 marks)
I know a boy __1__ Michael who has a remarkable talent. He knows an incredible amount __2__ football teams and football leagues. He can recite the names of the players, tell you the __3__ of every match __4__ last weekend and who __5__ the goals, and can give you the history of any football club you care to name.
__6__ I find the most extraordinary of all is that he is as knowledgeable about Spanish and German football as he is about English. He spends a great amount of time going __7__ football magazines and the sports pages of newspapers. He is quite and __8__ on football. __9__ he does not play the game himself and __10__ goes very occasionally to a match.
THE END.