Ngữ pháp tiếng anh 9 p2

Practice test 1
Đề thi tuển sinh sau đại học năm 2005
Paper1: reading
Section A: Choose one correct word or phrase in the list given to complete each of the following sentences. Each word or phrase is used ONCE only.
Comfort bored put out poverty end
Up and down come explaining rest not
Put of take broken exhausting go
Explanation broke hardly well- prepared by
Fluently like what fluent with
Dislike that prepare yes and no make
Diana teaches young chidren. She often finds her job…
The meeting had to be …………………… until a later date.
Their income is so low that they are live in ……………………
How’s your grandmother…………………… there are good days and then not such good days.
You must see my new flat…………………… round and have a drink some time.
After winning the lottery, he lives the………………… of his life in comfort.
‘why did you open my letter?’.’I’m sorry, I did it………………… mistake.
Nancy offered an………………… for her bad behavior.
You shouldn’t forget………………… hotel reservations.
The window………………… in the storm last night has now been repaired.
Unlike other states…………………, Singapore has………………… any raw materials.
Lan’s English is very………………… although she makes quite a lot of mistakes.
No bread is so sweet as………………… earned by his own labour.
I don’t ………………… fish. I prefer meat.
We are all………………… for the exam.
Section B: Read the following four passages and answer briefly the questions that follow:
PASSAGE 1
The night of Loy Kratong in Thailand is a festival whose purpose is to give thanks to the “Mother of water”. A Kratong is a special construction. which can be made simply of paper or banana leaves. And which is floated on the rivers. Canals and lakes of the country on the night of full moon of November. Some Kratongs are much more complex and consist of thousands of flowers. In addition. Each Kratong carries a candle. And sometimes a stick of incense and a coin. The candle is lit. and the Kratong floated gently into the stream and if the Kratong floats until candle has burnt out. Trandition says that your wishes will be granted.
Questions
What is the purpose of The Night of Loy Kratong festival?
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What is a Kratong made of?
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When is the festival celebrated?
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What does an ordinary Kratong carry?
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According to the tradition. What will happen if the Kratong floats until the candle has burnt out?
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PASSAGE 2
For thousands of years. Ancient art form of Feng Shui has played a major role in Chinese life. Feng Shui mean ‘wind and water’ and it is based on an appreciation of the relationship between people and the environment. It involves changing the design of your living or working place to improve your fortune.
For instance. Soon after a Hong Kong millionaire moved his business to a skyscraper. His business began to do very badly. He immediately called in Feng Shui experts. They told him that because his new office block was round. It was like a huge cigarette, and all the energy was burning off through the roof. They said that the only thing he could do to prevent this loss of energy was to build a swimmimg pool on the roof. The millionaire followed their advice. And his business immediately started to do well.
In recent years, Feng Shui has become popular in many wester countries, where companies such as B&Q have sterted to seek advice from Feng Shui experts. Before his store was opened, Brian Ingliss, the manager of one of B&Q’s store in Britain, consulted a Feng Shui expert . the expert advice him to create a lot of free space around the store, Brain followed the advice, and within a year, the store was the most successful B&Q store in the country.
Questions :
What kind of relationship does Feng Shui concern?
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According to Feng Shui, what’s wrong with a round building?
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why did the Feng Shui expert advise the Hong Kong millionaire to build a swimming pool on the roof of his office block?
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What did the Feng Shui expert advise Brain to do?
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How did Bain’s store benefit from following this advise?
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PASSAGE 3
Application for admission to the graduate school at this university must be made on forms provided by the director of admission. An applicant whose undergraduate work was done at another institution should request that two-copies undergraduate transcripts and degrees be sent directly to the Dean of the Graduate school.
Both the application and the transcripts must to be file at least one month prior to the registration date, and must be accompanied by a non-refundable ten dollar check or money to cover the cost of processing the application.
Questions :
Who provides application forms?
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How much is the applicant supposed to pay for the cost of processing the application?
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Who is requested to submit two copies of