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FOUNDATION TO WRITING 2 (VIẾT CƠ BẢN 2)

Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 1
1. Which part of a short essay is similar to the supporting sentences of a paragraph?
Body paragraphs
2. Identify the main clause and the dependent clause in the sentence “After you
understand the meaning of a word, you can use the word in sentences.”
“After you understand the meaning of a word” is the dependent clause, and
“you can use the word in sentence” is the main clause.

3. Choose the best sentence that can replace the following run-on sentence “I did
not have experience I tried to get a job.”
I did not have experience, so I tried to get a job.
4. What is the purpose of the hook?
It attracts the reader’s attention.
5. Which word CANNOT be the subordinator to make a good dependent clause of
the sentence “My country was invaded many times _____ we formed our current
government”?
because of
6. Which of the following sentences are supporting sentences of the topic sentence
“Childhood diabetes has many possible causes”?
Children who eat too much sugar can get diabetes.
7. Choose the best sentence that can replace the following run-on sentence “Almost
everyone in her neighborhood speaks her language she does not have to use
English.”
Almost everyone in her neighborhood speaks her language, so she does not
have to use English.
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8. Identify the purpose of the paragraph that follows logically from the topic
sentence “Almost anyone can get a good grade if they follow these instructions.”
tell steps in a process
9. When does a paragraph have unity?
When all the sentences support a single idea.
10. Read the short essay. The thesis statement is missing. Choose the best thesis
statement.
A good game that is simple and fun for everyone is hopping tag. Children love it
because it is fun, and adults love it because there is no fancy equipment and anyone
who can jump can participate…
Hopping tag follows the same basic procedure as regular tag with a few additional
rules. First, decide on the boundaries. It is a good idea to play outside in a backyard
or in a park because you will want to have plenty of room to move around. Once
you have a good place to play, choose one person to be It. That person must then
"tag" another player by bum ping into the person. Then the tagged player becomes
It. Finally, in hopping tag all players must keep their arms at their sides and their
ankles together. This means that they must jump instead of run, and they must tag
with their shoulders or hips rather than their hands. If a player does not keep his
ankles together or his arms at his sides, he is cheating and must sit out for five
minutes.
In conclusion, hopping tag is a great gam e for people of all ages because it requires
no equipment and is easy to play. People usually have a good time because they
look funny jumping around with their bodies straight and their arms at their sides.
Most people spend a lot of time laughing when they play this game.
Hopping tag is easy to play if you follow the steps below.
11. Choose all sentences that support the topic sentence “The best way to reduce
traffic in our city is to build a metro subway system.”
(a). Pollution is very bad in our city.
(b). It is not easy to develop subways in small cities.
(c). Widening the freeways has not solved the problem of traffic congestion.
(d). A metro subway system would encourage people to take public transportation
to work.
(c) & (d)
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12. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank to make a complete sentence “My
father is a man …”
with a good education and an honest character.

13. What is NOT a feature of a topic sentence?

It can be too general.
14. Which is the best place to add “, and” in the sentence “My favorite flower is a
rose my favorite color is red”
After “a rose”
15. Which of the following is a sentence?
I love to go to the park, so I try to go every weekend.
16. Add the best subordinator to make a good dependent clause of the sentence
“We called the police _____ we realized there had been a robbery.”
after
17. Choose all sentences that support the topic sentence “I am afraid of dogs
because I had a scary experience with one when I was ten.”
(a). There are many dogs in the streets of my town.
(b). I was teasing the dog by moving its food.
(c). The dog bit me.
(d). The cat was very confident.
(b) & (c)
18. Which of the following sentences is NOT a supporting sentence of the topic
sentence “The world of dinosaurs is very familiar to the general population”?
Some people still suspect that the birds of today are descended from dinosaurs.
19. Which part of a short essay is similar to the supporting sentences of a
paragraph?
Body paragraphs
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Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 2

1. Fill in the blank with the best prepositional phrase to show the time in the
sentence “Yesterday ________ I took my sister to the new market near our house.”
at three o’clock
2. Which should NOT be included in the body paragraphs of a descriptive essay?
Details of the sequence of an event.
3. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “They walked down
the _____ staircase.”
giant old marble
4. Choose the best option to complete the sentence “The speaker was very _______
by the topic.”
Excited
5. Choose the best option to complete the sentence “The house ___________.”
was as huge as a castle
6. Choose the best option to complete the sentence “The train ___________.”
was as fast as a bullet
7. Fill in the blank with the best prepositional phrase to show the place in the
sentence “_______ sellers arranged fresh fish and shellfish.”
At the market
8. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The museum had a
______outside.”
fantastic new sculpture
9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence “The cold wind ________.”
cut sharply like a knife
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10. Choose the best option to complete the sentence “The speaker was very
_______ by the topic.”
Excited
Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 2
1. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Although she had
been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she _____ died.”
eventually
2. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “They took a great
vacation ______ they saved enough money.”
as soon as
3. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The prime minister
____ when he _____ the call.”
was sleeping – received
4. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “We had a swim and
_______ we lay on the beach for a while.”
Afterward
5. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “People waited a long
time for mail _______ it arrived.”
before
6. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The airport in Dubai
is _____ than the airport in Los Angeles.”
more elegant
7. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Time passes ______
in Xela than it does in New York.”
more slowly
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8. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Shanghai has ______
than Sydney.”
more skyscrapers
9. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “_____ a fish, a frog
can live in water or on land.”
Unlike
10. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “In Dubai, people eat
a lot of rice. _______, Korean families serve rice at most meals.”
Similarly
11. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “______ people
harvested the apples, they stored them in cellars.”
After
12. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Our company
______ new products while other companies _____ on advertising.”
was developing - were focusing
13. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “We learned to read
_____ we were living in Argentina.”
While
14. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The nurse _____ her
blood pressure while the doctor _____ to her lungs.”
was checking – was listening
15. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “A soccer-ball is
_______ than a tennis ball.”
bigger
16. Choose the best option that is rewritten from the following sentence “A river is
long and thin. A lake is wider, and usually deeper.”
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Unlike a long and thin river, a lake is wider and deeper.

17. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “A pizzeria is
_______ than a four-star restaurant.”
Cheaper
18. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Franz spoke ______
than Cyrus about computer science.”
more enthusiastically
Luyện tập trắc nghiệm 4
1. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Surgeons try hard to
protect their hands; ______ they avoid sports such as baseball that might cause an
injury to their fingers.”
for example,
2. What is it called when the writer points out weaknesses in the counter-argument
and shows how his or her own argument is stronger?
Refutation
3. Choose the best refutation to the following counter-argument “While some
people believe that online courses will never be as popular as traditional
classrooms, ______.”
the demand for online instruction is increasing due to technology, cost, and
convenience
4. Which sentence shows the opinion?
People spend too much money on fashion.
5. Which sentence shows the fact?
The Galapagos tortoise is the largest living tortoise.
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6. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Frank Lloyd Wright
was an architect who liked straight lines; _______ Antonio Gaudi preferred bends
and curves in his designs.”
in contrast,
7. Find the mistake in the sentence “Unless you have good computer skills, you
will be qualified for many good jobs”.
Unless
8. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “She _______ a better
job soon.”
hopes to find
9. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Women often wear
face masks so that they _______ protect their skin.”
will
10. What is each body paragraph in the cause-and-effect essay about?
It elaborates one cause.
11. Choose the best sentence built on the following words “(a person / respect
others / have a lot of friends.”
If a person respects others, he or she will have a lot of friends.
12. Choose the best sentence with the same meaning with the following sentence
“Students sacrifice many things to save money for school.”
Students sacrifice many things so that they will save money for school.
13. What can be reasons for over-crowdedness in cities?
(a). It is easier to find a job.
(b). It is more entertaining at night.
(c). Hospitals are never crowded.
(d). It has better schools.
(a), (b), (d)
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14. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “Covid 19 may
_______ lung problems.”
result in
15. Find the mistake in the sentence “Some drivers drink a lot of caffeinated drinks
so that they won’t stay awake.”
won’t
16. Choose the best refutation to the following counter-argument “Most people
agree that a traditional home-cooked meal is best, ______.”
but they have to admit that convenience and low cost are making fast food
more popular with students
17. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “_______ bills in
Congress have tried to protect Internet users from fraud.”
Several
18. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “There are _______
places where the sea level is rising.”
a few
19. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “_____ creativity is
necessary for certain types of technology jobs.”
A lot of
20. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The school ______
later this year because of Covid 19.”
will start
21. Find the mistake in the sentence “If you plan your vacation carefully, you won’t
never have any problems during your trip”.
won’t
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22. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “We have never
_______ eating out in winter.”
tried out
23. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank of the sentence “The competition for
fuels ______ the worst civil war.”
ended in
24. Find the mistake in the following sentence “She will never marries him for
money.”
Marries
25. Choose the best sentence built on the following words “she / invest money
wisely / become wealth.”
If she invests money wisely, she will become wealthy.
GIỮA KỲ
1. Identify the main clause and the dependent clause in the sentence “It is only
dangerous when the roads are wet.”
“It is only dangerous” is the main clause, and “when the roads are wet” is the
dependent clause.
2. Choose the best sentence that can replace the following run-on sentence “Credit
cards are convenient they are also dangerous.”
Credit cards are convenient, but they are also dangerous.
3. Which of the following is a sentence?
The dog can move quickly.
4. Which part in a short essay states the controlling idea?
Thesis statement
5. When does a paragraph have coherence?
When the supporting details are organized in a logical way.
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6. Which is the best place to add “, and” in the sentence “I noticed that there was a
little dirt on the floor the DVD player was missing.”
Before “the DVD player”
7. What is the purpose of the thesis statement of a descriptive essay?
It tells why the object described is important to the writer.
8. Fill in the blank with the best prepositional phrase to show the place in the
sentence “Once we made our purchases, we headed _______ for a picnic in the
warm sunshine.”
to the park