Hỏi đáp Unit 11 Tiếng Anh lớp 12 phần Language Focus

I shouldn’t _________so much coffee last night. I was wide awake till four in the morning.

A. drink

B. drank

C. be drunk

D. have drunk

_______. Two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body.

a. The fish is too huge to pull his boat

b. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boat

c. The fish is very huge pulling his boat

d. The huge fish it pulls his boat

The story centers upon Santiago, ________.

a. he is the main character, an aging Cuban fisherman, he struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

c. who was a Cuban old fisherman struggles with a giant marlin off the Gulf Stream.

d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.

The Old Man and the Sea is a novel of just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, ________.

a. who should have written it and published it in 1952.

b. it was written in Cuba in 1951 and it was published in 1952.

c. which must have written and published in 1952.

d. written in Cuba in 1951 and published in 1952.

This letter ________, not handwritten.

a. should be typing b. should be typed

c. needn't type       d. needn't be typed

Tomatoes ________ before they are completely ripe.

a. can be picked b. can pick c. needn't pick d. should be picking

All traffic laws ________.

a. is observed             b. must be observed

c. must have observed d. had better observe

______ in simpler words?

a. Has this issue expressed     b. Can't this issue express

c. Can this issue express        d. Couldn't this issue be expressed

The next meeting ________ in May.

a. will hold b. will be held c. will be holding d. will have held

Cigarettes ________ at a bakery.

a. most buy b. cannot buy c. cannot be bought d. should not buy

Everybody agrees that no more staff ________.

a. should employ

b. should not be employed

c. will not be employed

d. will he employed

The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.

a. can turn b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning

The situation ________ to continue.

a. cannot allow

b. cannot be allowed

c. cannot have allowed

d. cannot be allowing

The room is too dirty. It ________ now.

a. should clean

b. should have cleaned

c. should be cleaning

d. should be being cleaned

I like ________ books better than ________ films.

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

Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novel written by Charles Dickens?

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

Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.

a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly

There are many benefits that we may be gained by actually taking the time to read a book instead of sitting in front of the TV or doing some other forms of mindless entertainment.

It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading is bored.

Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thicker.

Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a sustained attention span.

Too much television can has negative effects on young minds because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered academic performance, especially reading scores.

______________you have watched, which film impresses you most ?

A. All of films             B. All of the films        C. Of films all D. Of all the films

We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible.

A. be held        B. is held         C. were held    D. will be held