ENGLISH FOR THE GIFTED 9

Lesson 7

ANSWER KEY:
I. Choose the best answer.
1. b. whether
2. d. What/that
3. b. It happened that
4. b. is surprised that
5. c. the coat costs
6. b. Whatever
7. . d.It is said
8. d. That/does
9.a. where
10. d. that wherever
11. a. that
12. c. that that
13. c. when
14. d. who
15. b. what our village looks like
16. d. where Alice has put
17. b. where
18..a. how
19. a. What/what
20..a. what was wrong with me
II.
1. what 2. Who 3. That 4. Whether 5. That 6. Where 7. Whether 8. Whether 9. Why 10. that
III.
1. always picking on
2. picked out all
3. he met by chance
4. picking up after the
5. pick you up from
6. without being taught
IV.
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. B
V.
1. G 2. E 3. F 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. A
VI
1. put by (= put aside) 2. put off3.put...off 4. put down 5. put through 6. put upwith7. put...down 8. put...down 9.
put...up

PRACTICE TEST
I. Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C
6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. A
11. B 12. A 11. A 12. D 13. D
14. D 15. B
- IDM: let the goose out of the bag = tell a secret.
- Lacking experience = to be green
- Pen: a small space for the farm animals to be shut / huddled
- Leaps and bounds = very quickly
- weigh up the pros and cons =take the advantages and disadvantages of sth
- feel (it) in your ˈbones (that…) = to be certain about sth even though you do not have any direct proof
and cannot explain why you are certain
- go through the ˈroof =(of prices, etc. ) to rise or increase very quickly

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- the black sheep of the family =
One who is unlike other family members, sometimes due to intentional rebelliousness, and often viewed unfavorably
by them.
- once in a blue ˈmoon ( informal ) very rarely
- float/walk on ˈair = to feel very happy
- like ˌfather, like ˈson ( saying ) used to say that a son's character or behaviour is similar to that of his
father
- not sb's cup of ˈtea ( informal ) not what sb likes or is interested in
- far ˈfrom it ( informal ) used to say that the opposite of what sb says is true
- far and ˈwide =over a large area Eg. They searched far and wide for the missing child.
- out of ˈbreath =having difficulty breathing after exercise

II. Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting.

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A

III. Complete the following passage with the correct form of the word given in CAPITALS to the right of each
line.
1. RECENTLY 2. DISCOVERY 3. INTEREST 4. TRADITIONALLY 5. BURIAL
6. UNKNOWN 7. SCIENTISTS 8. DESCENDANT 9. ORIGINALLY 10. CRIMINAL
PART C: READING (3,0điểm)
I.Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. B 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. B

II. Read the following passage and write th e letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbered blanks.
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
III.Complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.
1. that/ which 3. with 5. like 7. named/called 9. at
2. over/on/across 4. was 6. for 8. to 10. made

PART D: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (2,5điểm)

I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed
before it. The word provided (if any) must not be altered in any way.
1. Celine has always been fond of classical music. (TASTE)
→ Celine has always had a taste for classical music.
2. They cannot watch this film because they are not adults yet. (UNDER)
→ Sincethey are under age, they cannot watch this film.
3. have no intention of taking a part-time job this summer/
- don’t have any intention of taking a part-time job this summer.
4. only I hadn’t told John about my plan.
5. is bound to fail the coming driving test. (not “in” before ‘the coming driving test”)
6. didn’t have enough courage to tell me what he really thought.
7. climate has (a) strong influence on people’s personalities?
8. it hadn’t been for the heavy rain yesterday, I wouldn’t have been ill.
9. was not until he was 40 years old that he got married.
10. gave a detailed description of the events of that day.
11. had I put the phone down when it rang again.
12. any recollection of (his) phoning/ (his) having phoned me.

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II.
1. not going/ not having gone to his birthday party.
2. you not missed/ you attended the class yesterday, you could do this exercise now.
3. Such was her physical attractiveness that every boy ran after her.
4. have taken the money by accident.
5. has been a dramatic fall/ decline/decrease in the number of people out of work this year.
6. It’s a pity you didn’t ask us to spend more time with you.
→ If only you had asked us to spend more time with you.
7. She hasn’t spoken much since the day she met the President.
→ Littlehas she spoken since the day she met the President.
8. People think that someone started the fire deliberately.
→ The fire is thought to have started deliberately.

II. Essay writing (2,0điểm)

Vietnamese educators are divided on whether the current system of high schools for the gifted should be
maintained. Whilst some argue that the system may promote unhealthy competition or unnecessary stress among
students, and therefore should be abolished, many others have praised the merits of those schools and voiced
strong approval of their existence.
What advantages can schools for the gifted offer to their students and to the society?
Write 250-300 words.
Essay marking scheme:
Candidates’ essays are evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. Content(0,8điểm): Relevant content withadequately supported arguments (with main ideas, details, examples
etc.).
2. Language(0,6điểm): Demonstrate a diverse range of lexical items and grammatical structures.
3. Presentation(0,6điểm):Write with suitable style, cohesion, coherence; appropriate word count.

IV.
1. satisfaction 2. rebuilt 3. unpredictable 4. imprisoned 5. assistance
V. (1.0 p)  0.1p for each correct answer
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D

Put phrase:
- Pick on = critisize pick out = choose pick up sbd = meet sbd by chance / improve / learn
sth without being taught.
- Put down = land / làmchoaimấtmặtvìxấuhổ / đểtiềntrên ... / viết, ghichú / trả 1 phầntiền / Giếtđộngvật
- Put off = cancel / dừngđểchoaiđi qua / làmphiềnai
- Put by = save money
- Put through =
- Put up with = tolerant ( chịuđựng)
- putsb'through it(informal, especially BrE) to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant: (bắtaitrải qua
điềugìkhókhănvàkhôngthoảimái). Eg. They really put me through it (= asked me difficult questions) at the interview.

Happen: to do or be sth by chance:

[v to inf] She happened to be out when we called. ÇYou don’t happen to know his name, do you? Ç[v that] It happened that she
was out when we called.