Level C - Lesson 5

Trình độ C - Bài 5

1. English people are thought ________ less friendly than people from the Mediterranean.
(A) to be
(B) been
(C) be
(D) being
2. - Mary: Would you give this note to Mr Tomlinson, please? - Ross: Sorry, I can't. He doesn't ________.
(A) any more work here
(B) any longer work here
(C) work any more here
(D) work here any longer
3. A few days after hitting his arm, he had a large black ________.
(A) break
(B) cut
(C) swelling
(D) bruise
4. This is not the right ________ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen!
(A) moment
(B) situation
(C) opportunity
(D) circumstance
5. I hadn't see George for years, but when I saw him in the street, I ________ him at once.
(A) reminded
(B) realized
(C) remarked
(D) remembered
6. The cat was so frightened that it ran ________ the bed to hide.
(A) beside
(B) along
(C) inside
(D) under
7. He was unable to ________ his niece's wedding as he was ill.
(A) be present
(B) visit
(C) attend
(D) assist
8. She bought red shoes to ________ her red dress and handbag.
(A) pair
(B) match
(C) equal
(D) mate
9. We'll have to ________ the meeting until next week because no one can come tomorrow.
(A) put down
(B) put off
(C) put on
(D) put round
10. I am not sure ________ the green coat is.
(A) who's
(B) who
(C) whose
(D) whom
11. I don't think I'll beat him. I'm out of ________.
(A) fitness
(B) game
(C) play
(D) practice
12. He is a very ________ person, but he has absolutely no sense of humour.
(A) amusing
(B) entertaining
(C) enjoyable
(D) pleasant
13. The school arranges a ________ to Brighton every year.
(A) rout
(B) trip
(C) passage
(D) travel
14. Beware ________ people who appear to be enthusiastic about your success.
(A) from
(B) at
(C) by
(D) of
15. If you fail ________ this attempt, don't count on me for help.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) at
(D) by
16. I separated them ________ each other because they were fighting.
(A) against
(B) of
(C) off
(D) from
17. I have to leave before seven and so ________.
(A) leave you
(B) you have
(C) you do
(D) do you
18. There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was ________ to be unsinkable.
(A) argued
(B) claimed
(C) believed
(D) told
19. This church was ________ by the famous architect, Archbald Sparrow.
(A) outlined
(B) designed
(C) produced
(D) composed
20. Jane is plain but her sister is very ________.
(A) sympathetic
(B) sophisticated
(C) complex
(D) attractive


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Level C - Lesson 4

Trình độ C - Bài 4

1. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ________ the match till Sunday.
(A) put off
(B) cancel
(C) play
(D) put away
2. Call in and see our ________ of spring fashions today.
(A) reputation
(B) election
(C) selection
(D) production
3. We have no ________ in our files of your recent letter to the tax office.
(A) account
(B) memory
(C) list
(D) record
4. When his aunt died, he ________ a lot of money from her.
(A) earned
(B) inherited
(C) paid
(D) spent
5. Give her a telephone number to ring ________ she gets lost.
(A) whether
(B) in case
(C) unless
(D) perhaps
6. His parents never allowed him ________.
(A) a smoking
(B) smoking
(C) to smoke
(D) some smoked
7. Derek is only interested ________ making money.
(A) for
(B) about
(C) in
(D) on
8. He was very upset by the ________ of his English examination.
(A) result
(B) failure
(C) effect
(D) success
9. The Government's action caused the rate of inflation to ________ sharply.
(A) lift
(B) raise
(C) advance
(D) rise
10. They were such good friends. I was surprised when they ________.
(A) fell down
(B) fell off
(C) fell out
(D) fell over
11. I had to leave early ________ I didn't feel very well.
(A) too
(B) however
(C) because
(D) also
12. After closing the envelope, the secretary ________ the stamps on firmly.
(A) licked
(B) sucked
(C) stuck
(D) struck
13. Don't be so sure ________ yourself!
(A) on
(B) from
(C) of
(D) at
14. This diary will prove useful ________ you.
(A) to
(B) for
(C) at
(D) on
15. You should not be so sensitive ________ criticism.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) on
(D) to
16. I am not familiar ________ his novels and not very keen on reading them.
(A) about
(B) with
(C) from
(D) for
17. If you want to attend a course, you should study the college ________ for full particulars of enrolment.
(A) prospect
(B) prospects
(C) prospectus
(D) syllabus
18. An historical novel is a form of ________ which may include many facts.
(A) legend
(B) fiction
(C) fantasy
(D) short story
19. The relationship that matters most in the life of a ________ is the one between him and his constituency party.
(A) captain
(B) politician
(C) manager
(D) judge
20. The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the ________ of considerable interest in the press over the last few week.
(A) middle
(B) target
(C) pin-point
(D) focus


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Level C - Lesson 3

Trình độ C - Bài 3

1. It's an awful ________ your wife couldn't come. I was looking forward to meeting her.
(A) harm
(B) sorrow
(C) shame
(D) shock
2. There is a fault at out TV station. Please do not ________ your set.
(A) change
(B) adjust
(C) repair
(D) switch
3. Don't touch the cat, he may ________ you.
(A) kick
(B) tear
(C) scream
(D) scratch
4. The managers agreed to ________ the question of payment.
(A) balance
(B) control
(C) discuss
(D) increase
5. Owing to the bad weather, the garden party was ________.
(A) called off
(B) shouted off
(C) spoken against
(D) cried down
6. I am sorry I opened your handbag but I ________ it for mine.
(A) mistook
(B) confused
(C) recognized
(D) imagined
7. The ________ of these volunteers for hard work is amazing.
(A) ability
(B) capacity
(C) capability
(D) efficiency
8. I like England, but I wish it ________ rain quite so much.
(A) didn't
(B) won't
(C) hadn't
(D) hasn't
9. He was so tired that he ________ asleep in the chair.
(A) dropped
(B) fell
(C) went
(D) became
10. He has just taken an examination ________ chemistry.
(A) on
(B) about
(C) for
(D) in
11. They shouldn't have ________ the accident. It wasn't my fault.
(A) accused me of
(B) accused me with
(C) blamed me for
(D) blamed me
12. The bank won't lend you the money without some ________ that you will pay it back.
(A) profit
(B) interest
(C) charge
(D) guarantee
13. When you come tomorrow why not ________ your brother with you?
(A) fetch
(B) take
(C) bring
(D) carry
14. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ________.
(A) hardly
(B) in difficulties
(C) with difficulty
(D) hard
15. Who does this book belong ________?
(A) to
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
16. All my handbags ________ of leather.
(A) had been made
(B) will have been made
(C) are made
(D) being made
17. He's the perfect person to take on this difficult job. He's a really hard- ________ person and won't stand for any nonsense.
(A) ship
(B) nosed
(C) handshake
(D) bargain
18. a sabbatical year = ________.
(A) a year in which one is released from one's normal duties
(B) a miserable year
(C) a year in which previously made plans are bound to
(D) a year that has brought happiness and good fortune
19. It always ________ me as odd that he should go off to work so late in the day.
(A) struck
(B) hit
(C) knocked
(D) smacked
20. I walked away as calmly as I could ________ they thought I was the thief.
(A) or else
(B) to avoid
(C) owing to
(D) incase


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Level C - Lesson 2

Trình độ C - Bài 2

1. Is there ________ bread for all the sandwiches we have to make?
(A) correct
(B) enough
(C) plenty
(D) equal
2. Teaching is not a(n) ________ which pays very well.
(A) post
(B) work
(C) employment
(D) occupation
3. No, the letter didn't come through the post. It was delivered personally, ________ hand.
(A) with
(B) from
(C) in
(D) by
4. I ________ do that if I were you.
(A) won't
(B) wouldn't
(C) shan't
(D) don't
5. There was nothing to ________ him with the burglary until the police found a gold ring in his car.
(A) link
(B) fix
(C) place
(D) join
6. The manufacturers are advertising a new ________ of soap powder.
(A) mark
(B) brand
(C) pack
(D) box
7. ________ my stay in hospital, I lost twelve kilos.
(A) In
(B) On
(C) While
(D) During
8. I'm sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have ________. They were such a good friends.
(A) fallen out
(B) fallen against
(C) dropped out
(D) dropped against
9. Shall I use this ________ to fry the eggs?
(A) pan
(B) kettle
(C) dish
(D) tin
10. He ________ being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
(A) asked to
(B) demanded
(C) insisted on
(D) required
11. These cars originally had two doors but the latest ________ has four.
(A) brand
(B) mark
(C) model
(D) pattern
12. That boy is far ahead ________ everyone else in the class.
(A) from
(B) for
(C) of
(D) with
13. He is also interested ________ art.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) about
(D) for
14. It is impossible to prevent them from quarreling ________ each other.
(A) for
(B) to
(C) with
(D) by
15. I'm thinking ________ looking for a new job.
(A) on
(B) at
(C) to
(D) of
16. Dick prefers football ________ tennis.
(A) than
(B) over
(C) from
(D) to
17. The internship in a psychiatric ward ________ for the rest of his life.
(A) had an influence on him
(B) had influence on him
(C) had influence over him
(D) had an influence at him
18. If I had known the way to his house, I ________ him last Friday afternoon.
(A) would visit
(B) would have visited
(C) have been visiting
(D) had been visiting
19. He ________ that he had been involved in the decision not to attack the enemy position.
(A) declined
(B) refused
(C) rejected
(D) denied
20. As brown as ________ = having a tanned skin after sunbathing.
(A) dust
(B) chocolate
(C) a berry
(D) a beetle


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Level C - Lesson 1

Trình độ C - Bài 1

1. Food prices have been ________ steadily for at least twenty years.
(A) rising
(B) raising
(C) lifting
(D) growing
2. I'll have to study very hard, ________ I can pass the exam.
(A) in order
(B) so that
(C) therefore
(D) such
3. You ________ to eat if you don't feel like it.
(A) needn't
(B) mustn't
(C) don't have
(D) haven't
4. We'll play tennis and ________ we'll have lunch.
(A) then
(B) straight away
(C) immediately
(D) so
5. He has to go to Canada for the next ________ of his training.
(A) step
(B) stand
(C) point
(D) stage
6. When the meeting had finished, they went ________ the plan once again.
(A) up
(B) on
(C) over
(D) down
7. We locked the animals in the cage to ________ them from getting away.
(A) avoid
(B) hinder
(C) object
(D) prevent
8. You're ________ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never help you.
(A) wasting
(B) spending
(C) losing
(D) missing
9. Their last cook was better than their ________ one.
(A) current
(B) former
(C) latter
(D) instant
10. I am grateful to you for being so patient ________ him.
(A) with
(B) at
(C) for
(D) ot
11. Do you mean to say you exchanged that lovely car ________ this?
(A) with
(B) by
(C) on
(D) for
12. The weather was ________ the exceptionally poor harvest.
(A) blamed for
(B) condemned for
(C) accused of
(D) found fault with for
13. She is teaching two classes and is examining at a literature exam tomorrow. ________, she is chairing a meeting at the Pen Club.
(A) on the top of it
(B) on top of it
(C) at the top of it
(D) at top
14. I don't see any ________ in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn't start until 9 o'clock.
(A) cause
(B) aim
(C) point
(D) reason
15. His application for a visa was turned ________ by the consulate.
(A) aside
(B) down
(C) out
(D) over
16. Shopping malls account for 60 percent of the retail business done in the United States because they are controlled environments which ________ concerns about the weather.
(A) eliminate
(B) necessitate
(C) foster
(D) justify
17. It is ________ impossible to tell the twins apart.
(A) virtually
(B) realistically
(C) closely
(D) extremely
18. The man known as Bonnie Prince Charlie claimed that he was the ________ heir to the throne.
(A) due
(B) correct
(C) authentic
(D) rightful
19. The rather humid climate in no way ________ from the beauty of the place.
(A) protracts
(B) subtracts
(C) attracts
(D) detracts
20. ________ no need to buy traveller's cheques since most countries take credit cards.
(A) It's
(B) There's
(C) You're
(D) It has



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The sound in "yet"

/j/

/j/, the sound at the begining of "yet", is made by putting your tongue very close to the top of your mouth, as if you are getting ready to say the vowel /i/. That is why this consonant sound is often pron ounced between certain vowel sounds.

Say the phrase "why he" quickly. Native speakers of American English would often pronounce this phrase as "whyje" (/waIji/). Even though it is not spelled that way, we pronounce a /j/ between the /a I/ and /i/ vowels.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/j/ sounds:

• yet
• you
• he is (/hiyIz/)
• why he (/waIji/)

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sounds in "chip" and "jet"

Both of these two sounds is actually a combination of two different sounds. The "ch" sound like in "chip" is a combination of /t/ as in "tip" and "sh" like in "ship". The "j" sound in "jet" is a combination of /td/ as in "dip" and the sound in the middle of leisure and measure.

They are both made the same way in your mouth. The difference is that "ch" is made without using your voice, and "j" is made by using your voice.

To make these sounds, put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, right behind your teeth, then move your tongue back behind your teeth until you are making the "sh" or "measure" sound.

If you are having trouble making these sounds, try these tricks. To say "chip", practice saying "meet ship". Say it faster and faster, and then you will notice that it sounds like you are saying "me chip". If you are having problems with "jet", first, say the word "measure" several times. Now try to add a "d" in the middle of the word, so you are saying "meadsure". Try saying this fast. It will sounds as if you are saying "medjure". Now you've got it!

Watch videos for these sounds! In these video clips, notice how the speaker's mouth moves in a very similar way for both 'church' and 'judge' -- the difference in how she says them is with her voice. (These videos will launch a separate video viewer to play them. Make sure you have a plug-in for video clips.)

• 'church' video clip (200K MPEG file)
• 'judge' video clip (300 K MPEG file)

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"chip" sounds: chip cheap chafe

"jet" sounds: jet judge jello

To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sound in "wit"

/w/

/w/ is an interesting sound, because you need to do two different things with your mouth. First of all, you need to make lips round, as if you are getting ready to kiss someone. Next, you need to put the back of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth, almost as if you are going to say g, but DON'T touch the top of your mouth. You must do both of these things at the same time. Use your voice. /w/ is a voiced sound.

Be careful that you do not confuse /w/ with /r/. When you say /w/, your tongue is further back in your mouth and the back of it is close to the top of your mouth. When you say /r/, your tongue is a little bit more towards the front of your mouth, and the tip of your tongue is pointed towards the top of your mouth.

Watch a video clip with the /w/ sound! (This video will launch a separate video viewer to play it. Make sure you have a plug-in for video clips.)

• 'wow' video clip (200 K MPEG file)

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/w/ sounds:

• wit
• what
• where

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sound in "hat"

/h/

/h/ is basically the sound that you make by opening your mouth wide and blowing air.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

/h/ sounds:

• hat
• hate
• hot

source: soundsofenglish.org

Voiced and Unvoiced

Many students of English have problems pronouncing the consonant sounds at the end of words. On this page, you can hear examples of /b/, /p/, /d/, /t/, /g/ and /k/.

There is actually a small difference in how long we say the vowels before voiced and unvoiced sounds. Listen to these pairs of words or say them out loud. Which ones have the longer vowels?

• nap
• nab
• mat
• mad
• knack
• nag

Did you notice that the vowels are shorter in "nap", "mat", and "knack"? These are the three unvoiced sounds. However, the unvoiced consonants themselves (p, t, k) are longer than the voiced vowels. So, the difference is not just whether the sounds are voiced or unvoiced, but also how long they last.

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sounds in "git" and "kit"

/g/ /k/

The consonant sounds in "git" and "kit" are both made by putting the back of our tongue up against the roof on the back of our mouths to release a small puff of air.

If we make these sounds the same way, then what is the difference between them? The difference is not what we do with our mouths, but what we do with our voice.

When we make a /k/ sound, we do not use our voice; the sound is quiet. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound /k/. You should not feel any movement in your throat.

However, when we make a /g/ sound, we do use our voice. Put your hand on your throat and make the /g/ sound. Can you feel the vibrations? Another way to help you learn the difference between these two sounds is that /k/(the voiceless sound) makes a bigger puff of air. Put your hand in front of your mouth and make the /k/ sound. Feel the big puff of air. Now put your hand in front of your mouth again and make the /g/ sound (the voiced sound). Feel only a little puff of air? Good!

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"git" sounds: got get gook

"kit" sounds: cot catch cook

To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

source: soundsofenglish.org

Word Final Fricatives - Voiced and Unvoiced

Many students of English have problems pronouncing the consonant sounds at the end of words. On this page, you can hear examples of /f/, /v/, "th" sounds /s/, /z/, "sh" , and the sound in the middle of "measure"

There is actually a small difference in how long we say the vowels before voiced and unvoiced sounds. Listen to these pairs of words or say them out loud. Which ones have the longer vowels?

• leaf
• leave
• breath
• breathe
• seas
• seize
• garage
• rush

Did you notice that the vowels are shorter in "leaf", "breath", "seas", and "rush"? These are the three unvoiced sounds. However, the unvoiced consonants themselves (f, s, sh) are longer than the voiced vowels. So, the difference is not just whether the sounds are voiced or unvoiced, but also how long they last.

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sounds in "ship" and "measure"

The consonant sounds in "ship" and "measure" are both made by putting your teeth together, with your top teeth in from of your back teeth, and putting your tongue in the middle of your mouth, scrunched up towards the back of your mouth.

If we make these sounds the same way, then what is the difference between them? The difference is not what we do with our mouths, but what we do with our voice.

When we make a "sh" sound, we do not use our voice; the sound is quiet. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound in "ship". You should not feel any movement in your throat.
However, when we make a "zh" sound, we do use our voice. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound in "measure". Can you feel the vibrations?

There are not many words in English with the sound in "measure", and very few words with this sound at the beginning. This sound is mostly found in words that came into English from other languages in the middle or at the end of the word.

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"ship" sounds:

• ship
• sheep
• shape

"measure" sounds:

• measure
• garage
• pleasure

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To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

source: soundsofenglish.org

The sounds in "fed" and "vittles"

/f/ /v/

The consonant sounds in "fed" and "vittles" are both made by putting your top teeth on your lower lip and blowing air through your teeth.

If we make these sounds the same way, then what is the difference between them? The difference is not what we do with our mouths, but what we do with our voice.

When we make a /f/ sound, we do not use our voice; the sound is quiet. Put your hand on your throat and make the sound /f/. You should not feel any movement in your throat.
However, when we make a /v/ sound, we do use our voice. Put your hand on your throat and make the /v/ sound. Can you feel the vibrations?

Watch videos with this sound! Here you can see a close-up of how your lips should look when you say /f/ and /v/. (These videos will launch a separate video viewer to play them. Make sure you have a plug-in for video clips.)

• 'five' video clip (300 K MPEG file)
• 'vat' video clip (300 K MPEG file)

Now let's listen to some sounds!

"fed" sounds: fan fat food

"vittles" sounds: van vat voodoo

To practice voiced and voiceless sounds at the end of words, click here.

source: soundsofenglish.org