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English 12 - Unit 8 - page- -

Unit 8: LIFE IN THE FUTURE
A/ VOCABULARIES.

  1. optimistic (adj.) : bi quan

 pessimist (n.) : person who always expects bad things to happen

  1. optimistic (adj.) : lạc quan

 optimist (n.) : person who always expects good things to happen

  1. economic depression (n.) : thời kỳ suy giảm kinh tế

  2. wipe out (v.) : to destroy something completely

  3. terrorism (n.) : sự khủng bố, chính sách khủng bố

 terrorist (n.) : quân khủng bố, kẻ khủng bố

6. burden = heavy load that you carry (n.) : gánh nặng

7. labour saving (adj.) : tiết kệm sức lao động

8. micro technology (n.) : công nghệ vi mô

9. telecommunication (n.) : viễn thông

10. go electronic (v.) : điện tử hóa

11. space-shuttle (n.) : tàu vũ trụ, tàu con thoi

12. methane gas (n.) : khí mê tan

13. unexpected (adj.) : bất ngờ, không mong đợi

14. contribute (v.) : đóng góp

 contribution (n.)
B/ GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES

I/ PREPOSITIONS

Giới từ là từ hoặc nhóm từ thường được dùng trước danh từ hoặc đại từ để chỉ sự liện hệ giữa danh từ hoặc đại từ này với các thành phần khác trong câu.



  • Prepositions of place: at, in, on, to, from, by, beside, near, over, under, above, below…

Ex: The ball is under the bus.

  • Prepositions of time: at, in, on, since, for…

Ex: We ate breakfast at eight o’clock this morning.

  • Prepositions of direction: into, out of, toward(s)

Ex: When you come out of the station, you will find the bank opposite you.

Notes: Some prepositional phrases

  1. To be in time: kịp để làm gì

  2. Die of: chết vì bệnh gì, điều gì

  3. Be on business: đi công tác

  4. Believe in: tin vào một điều gì đó, một ai đó

  5. Warn somebody about something: cảnh báo ai đó về điều gì

  6. Be famous for something: nổi tiếng về cái gì

  7. Get married to somebody: kết hôn với ai đó



II/ ARTICLES

  1. Indefinite articles a: maïo töø baát ñònh a ñöùng tröôùc danh töø ñeám ñöôïc soá ít, baét ñaàu laø phuï aâm, chæ ngöôøi hoaëc vaät khoâng xaùc ñònh hoaëc ñöôïc ñeà caäp ñeán laàn ñaàu.

Ex: The train stopped at a station. (xe löûa döøng ôû ga)

  1. Indefinite articles an: maïo töø baát ñònh an ñöùng tröôùc danh töø ñeám ñöôïc soá ít, baét ñaàu laø nguyeân aâm, chæ ngöôøi hoaëc vaät khoâng xaùc ñònh hoaëc ñöôïc ñeà caäp ñeán laàn ñaàu.

Ex: She put the letter in an envelop . (xe löûa döøng ôû ga)

Notes: a/an coøn ñöôïc duøng ñeå phaân loaïi ngöôøi hoaëc vaät thuoäc loaïi, nhoùm hoaëc kieåu naøo.



Ex: She is an English teacher.

  1. Definite articles the: maïo töø xaùc ñònh the ñöùng tröôùc danh töø ñeám ñöôïc vaø khoâng ñeám ñöôïc, chæ ngöôøi haëc vaät ñaõ xaùc ñònh hoaëc ñaõ ñöôïc ñeà caäp ñeán tröôùc ñoù.

Ex: Who is the girl in blue coat?

Notes: Khoâng duøng the tröôùc moät soá danh töø chæ nôi choán nhö: hospital, church, prison, school, college, university khi ñeà caäp ñeán khaùi nieäm toång quaùt hoaëc muïc ñích söõ duïng chính cuûa nhöõng nôi naøy.



Ex: The injured were taken to hospital.

(Nhöõng ngöôøi bò thöông ñaõ ñöôïc ñöa ñeán beänh vieän)
PRACTICE TEST UNIT 8

PRONUNCIATION

  • Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.

1. a. wipe b. allow c. powerful d. answer

2. a. threaten b. earth c. healthy d. breathe



  • Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the other three.

3. a. different b. terrorist c. contrary d. domestic

4. a. development b. security c. pessimistic d. particular

5. a. experience b. technology c. environment d. optimistic

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR


  • VOCABULARY: Choose the word / phrase that best fits each blank.

6. There are several places where residents face the threat of _______ every day.

a. terrorist b. terrorism c. terrorize d. terror

7. Many people think that in some more years we will see the complete _______ of newspapers and magazines due to the Internet.

a. disappear b. disappearance c. appear d. appearing

8. A specific area of biotechnology that shows great promise for treatment and cure of life- _______ diseases.

a. developing b. threatening c. hoping d. fitting

9. Telecommunication is bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.

a. depression b. technique c. expect d. impact

10. We sometimes go away from the city to the countryside for a ____ of fresh air.

a. feeling b. sip c. swallow d. breath

11. A _______ is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth several times.

a. plane b. corporation c. telecommunication d. shuttle

12. Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are _______ devices which help us do housework easily and quickly.

a. improving b. making c. saving d. employing labor

13. Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.

a. taken off b. put away c. wiped out d. gone over

14. The computer allows us to work fast and _______.

a. efficiently b. differently c. variously d. freshly

15. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.

a. powerful b. optimistic c. stagnant d. pessimistic



  • GRAMMAR: Choose the word / phrase that best fits each blank.

16. If you have ever watched television, you have seen plenty ___ drug ads.

a. with b. of c. for d. about

17. The space shuttle crashed and went _______ in flames.

a. of b. for c. over d. off

18. Elevators in tall building make the top floors accessible _____ everybody

a. to b. with c. about d. at

19. While I am waiting _______ my bus, I often listen _______ music.

a. on / at b. for / to c. toward / about d. upon / in

20. Those spacecrafts are used ______ taking photographs _______ space.

a. about / through b. for / in c. of / at d. in / off

21. Will you take care _______ my little dog when I am _______ business?

a. through / away b. about / at c. for / over d. of / on

22. According _______ Bill, there's something wrong _______ my computer.

a. after / for b. on / about c. to / with d. upon / at

23. He depends _______ his sister _______ assistance.

a. to / from b. from / in c. on / for d. at / with

24. By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _______ extremely important role to play in future of our world.

a. an / a b. an / the c. the / the d. Ø / Ø

25. On _______ Internet and with cable television we can select information from _______ wide variety of sources.

a. the / a b. an / the c. the / Ø d. Ø / the

26. There is one _______ thing we can be sure: _______ energy will be more challenging and more important in the future.

a. the / Ø b. the / an c. a / the d. Ø / Ø

27. _______ Europe and Asia are coming to rely more and more on ______ nuclear generation.

a. An / a b. Ø / Ø c. The / the d. The / a

28. He usually travels to _______ Philadelphia by _______ train.

a. Ø / Ø b. the / a c. the / the d. Ø / a

29. You frequently see this kind of violence on _______ television.

a. a b. an c. the d. Ø

30. How do we know what _______ universe is supposed to look like?

a. a b. an c. the d. Ø



  1. Read the passage and choose the best answers.

In the future, maybe all cars that run on petrol will be replaced by solar cars, which have been around for a while, but with recent developments in solar car design and the measurement of photovoltaic cells becoming smaller, the dream of a truly efficient solar car is more reality than fantasy. A solar car is a vehicle powered by photovoltaic cells, also called solar cells, which convert sunlight (light energy) into electrical energy. As a source of energy on earth, there is nothing like the sun: in a mere one thousandth of one second (.001), the sun emits enough energy to fulfill our planet's energy needs for the next 5,000 years. It is a staggering fact, and an exciting one. Since the energy from the sun is responsible for renewable resources such as wind, tides, and heat, solar energy seems to offer the brightest future for not only cars, but for the entire energy crisis. Despite the appearance that solar energy may be the least feasible among the current crop of alternative fuel propositions, new solar powered devices and more specifically solar powered cars are beginning to be developed. How do Solar. Cars work?

The photo-voltaic cells absorb photons from sunlight. This action generates heat, which the cells then convert into electrical energy and stores in an on-board battery. This process of conversion is called the photovoltaic effect. Not surprisingly, such a vehicle has zero emissions, and is very environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, at the moment photovoltaic cells are extremely inefficient, yet as time progresses the efficiency of these cells will grow. This will make solar energy and solar cars the fuel and car of the future-a closer reality.



  1. According to the text, _______.

a. up to now, we have designed some solar cars

b. solar cars have been very .popular for many years

c. we have not produced any solar cars yet

d. solar cars are not as much appreciated as other kinds of car



  1. A solar car is supplied power from _______.

a. gas b. petrol c. photovoltaic cells d. electricity

  1. Which can not help us to solve the problem of energy crisis?

a. wind b. tide c. the sun d. heat from the moon

  1. According to the text, _______

a. no powered solar devices have been developed so far

b. besides solar car, we have also developed solar powered device

c. solar energy plans are more feasible than wind energy plans

d. tide can supply more energy than the sun



  1. The photovoltaic effect is _______.

a. the process of operating a solar car

b. the process of absorbing photons from the sun

c. the developing of solar cars and solar powered devices

d. the converting of heat from the sun into electricity



B. Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank.

Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the (36) _____ between the human and the machine. All, body (37) _____ will be replaceable. Computers will function like the human (38) _____ with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our memories and thoughts, to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as (39) _____ as we want. It might be expensive. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out (40) _____ to do them automatically. So we will be able to reside within whichever duplicate we want, whenever we want.



  1. a. variety b. change c. difference d. appearance

  2. a. region b. place c. role d. parts

  3. a. brain b. limb c. skull d. liver

  4. a. long b. far c. much d. soon

  5. a. what b. when c. why d. how

    • WRITING

  1. Sentence Transformation

41. Let’s go fishing tomorrow.

a. Why don’t we go fishing tomorrow?

b. Why don’t go fishing tomorrow?

c. Why don’t we go fish tomorrow?

d. Why don’t we go to fish tomorrow?

42. They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.

a. The storm stopped them climbing up the mountain.

b. The storm made it possible for them to climb up the mountain.

c. The storm encouraged them to climb up the mountain.

d. They were able to climb up the mountain thanks to the storm.

43. Remember to check for your flight number.

a. Not forget to check for your flight number.

b. Don’t forget to check for your flight number.

c. Not to forget to check for your flight number.

d. Must remember to check for your flight number.

44. He spent two hours repairing my motorbike.

a. It took him two hours to repairing my motorbike.

b. It took him two hours repairing my motorbike.

c. It took him two hours to repair my motorbike.

d. It took him two hours repair my motorbike

45. Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer.

a. Peter didn’t want to buy the secondhand computer.

b. Peter wished he didn’t buy the secondhand computer.

c. Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer.

d. Peter was glad to buy secondhand computer.



B. Error Recognition

46. Future is a time when most people assume that everything will keep getting

A B C

better and future generations will enjoy life in a more better world.



D

47. Many optimist people have made predictions about the positive impact of

A B C

the increasing mechanization on human life.



D

48. Imagine an entirely wireless world where the Net is "always on, always

A B

there", we live in endless sea of data, and objects are alive with intelligent.



C D

  1. Electricity is the most critical energy for the future of many countries and

A

cheap, plentiful electricity is associated for high employment and productivity.

B C D


  1. Our continuously economic growth, the maintenance of our quality of

A

life and assurance of our security all depend on a abundant, affordable



B C D
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