CAU 1-10 KHOANH

1. The entrance which is ………………. on the south side leads into a hall.
A. located= situated B. be located C. locates D. to locate
2. The architect makes periodic inspections to make sure that the materials specified in the contract …………….. .
A. being used B. be used C. are being used D. is being used
3. The air temperature is never ………………
A. excessive B. excessively C. excess D. exceed
4.Building components are made ………………. building materials.
A. of B. from C. on D. in
5.The …………….. shows the exact dimension of every part of the building.
A. contract B. final design C. preliminary plan D. A&B
6. Tenants should be given the …..……….. to buy their houses if they like.
A. time B. occasion C. condition D. opportunity
7. In the second way they are used as ………………… in a building.
A. space-dividers B. dividing-space C. space-dividing D. divider-spaces
8.Council housing……..…….. controversial political issues.
A. have risen B. have aroused C. has aroused D. has risen
9. During the building period, the client pays the …………. from the contractor.
A.payment B. bills C. cost D. price
10.When all the defects have been corrected, the client …………… full possession of the building.
A. take B. takes C. put D. puts
11.Rod materials with high tensile and compressive strength can be fixed together to form framed ……………… .
A. structural B. structure C. structuring D. structures
12.The rise in the price of housing has made ……..…….. extremely difficult for young married couples.
A. house-buying C. houses-buying
B. buying-house D. buying-houses
13.A ………..… set of laws and regulations defines the right of landlords and tenants.
A. complication B. complicated C. complicate D. complicating
14.When the contractor completes the building, the client will …………. it.
A. live B. possess C. occupy D. use
15.In this climate the rooms of houses must have ………….…. shade and ventilation.
A. inadequate B. adequate C. much D. many
16. However, at night the clear skies permit a …………… amount of heat to be reradiated to outer space.
A. considering B. considerable C. consider D. considered
17.Some people own their own houses or flats, often the money for this …..………. from the building society.
A. are borrowing B. borrows C. is borrowed D. are borrowed
18.. .……………. prices have levelled off, they are unlikely to return to their earlier levels.
A. Despite B. Because C. Although D. In spite of
19.People who already own houses have not been too …………….. affected.
A. hard B. hardly C. bad D. badly
20.Due to the low rate of ………..…. new houses, there have not been enough houses to go around.
A. build B. building C. to build D. builds
21.Many people live in council flats or houses, these are ……………… by the local council and rented out.
A. taken B. owned C. made D. put
22.If the client suggests changes, the architect incorporates them…….. the final design.
A. onto B. on C. in D. into
23.The buildings made of sheet materials are ……………..and faster to construct than buildings made up of blocks.
A. heavy B. light C. lighter D. heavier
24.The architect makes periodic inspections to make sure that the materials specified in the contract …………….. .
A. being used B. be used C. are being used D. is being used
25.Block and ……………… materials can be used for building components which have the function of supporting
structures and dividing spaces.
A. rod B. sheet C. light D. hard
26.The contractor must correct any defects ………… appear in the fabric of the building.
A. that B. what C. who D. where
27. Usually houses have an open layout so they can gain ……….…… benefit from the prevailing wind
A. maximal B. maximum C. minimum D. little
28.Building components are made from building materials and the form of a component is related to the way
………………. which it is used.
A. by B. to C. in D. by
29.Consequently, houses ……………. to be suitable for one season may be unsuitable for the other.
A. designing B. design C. designed D. are designed
30. In one kind of construction, blocks of materials such as brick, stone, or concrete are put together ………………….
solid walls.
A. form B. to form C. forming D. formed

31.In the London area the ……………of houses doubled in about two years.
A. estimated B. amount C. charge D. value
32.They are used primarily for screening …………… insects and for their wind penetration qualities.
A. to B. in C. from D. of
33.After visiting the site, the architect gives a ………….. estimate of the cost to the client for his approval.
A. exact B. rough C. simple D. basic
34. There is very little seasonal variation …………… the year.
A. throughout B. on C. in D. of
35.In the first way they are used to ………………… the loads on a building.
A. support B. divide C. supporting D. dividing
36. The tropical regions of the earth can ………….. into three major climatic zones.
A. divide B. be divided C. divider D. dividing
37.Walls should be very thick and made of heat …..…………. materials.
A. storing B. store C. stored D. to store
38.The architect helps the client to ………….. a contract between the client and the contractor.
A. bring up B. look up C. make up D. draw up
39.Building components are made ………………. building materials.
A. of B. from C. on D. in
40.We can see how this works by ……………… three different types of construction.
A. considering B. consider C. considerable D. considerate
41.Sheet materials are used to form walls, ………….…. act as both space dividers and structural support.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
42. Two marked seasons …………..: a hot and a slightly cooler period.
A. will occur B. will be occurred C. occurred D. occur
43. The distribution pipes buried in the streets …………the water to the houses, shops, factories, and offices.
A. take B. taking C. taken D. took
44. Filtration is the way in which dirty water is passed through a …………..
A. filter B. filtrate C. filtrable D. filtration
CAU 16-20 TỪ LOẠI
Exercise 3:
1. People who already own houses have not been too ……badly………….. (BAD)
affected.
2. The money for houses is borrowed from the building society and is (PAY)
……paid..………. back over twenty or thirty years.
3. Some people rent accommodation from private landlords, either furnished (FURNISH)
or …unfurnished…………… .
4. Though the government and charities have been trying hard to (REMEDIAL)
………remedy………. this situation, there are still immense problems.
5. Many people have been living in …overcrowded……………. buildings (OVERCROWD)
of a low standard.
6. There are three basic forms of …accommodation…………………. . (ACCOMMODATE)
7. Due to the …expanding……………… population, there have not been (EXPAND)
enough houses to go around.
8. Council housing has aroused controversial …political….................. (POLITICS)
issues.
9. There are still immense housing problems, particularly……………….... (PARTICULAR)
around the centers of the large cities.
10. A factory has the …capacity.…………….. to store materials. (CAPABLE)

Exercise 3.
1. Several building ……contractors…………….. are invited to bid for the (CONTRACT)
job of constructing the building.
2. …Finally……………, when all the defects have been corrected, the (FINAL)
client takes full possession of the building.
3. The architect makes……periodic..………….inspections to make sure (PERIOD)
that the building is being constructed according to his plans.
4. When an architect receives a commission for a building, he meets the (REQUIRE)
client and discusses his …requirements……………….. .
5. The architect assists his client in ……selecting………….. the best (SELECTION)
contractor.
6. For six months after …completion………………, there is a period (COMPLETE)
known as the "defect liability period".
7. The architect submits preliminary plans and a rough estimate of the cost (APPROVE)
to the client for his …approval…………... .
8. The contractor is ………responsible……………….. for correcting any (RESPONSIBILITY)
faults in the "defect liability period".
9. A terrace is …situated………………… outside the living room. (SITUATE)
10. Bedrooms ……occupy………………. most of the ground floor. (OCCUPATION)

Exercise 2:
1. . …relative…….. humidity (RH) is excessively high. (RELATION)
2. Hot-dry climates are found in two belts of latitude between … (APPROXIMATE)
APPROXIMATEly….15°and 30° north and south of the equator
3. Day-time air temperatures are …excessively…... hot. (EXCEED)
4. Usually they have compact layouts so that surfaces exposed to the (POSSIBILITY)
sun are reduced as much as …possible
5. Composite or monsoon climates are found in large land masses (TROPICAL)
near the ……tropics…………of Cancer and Capricorn.
6. During the day there is too little cloud cover to reduce the high (INTENSIVE)
……intensity………….. of direct solar radiation.
7. At night the clear skies permit a …considerable ………......... (CONSIDER)
amount of heat to be reradiated to outer space.
8. RH should not exceed 70% for human …comfort…………..… . (COMFORTABLE)
9. Approximately two-thirds of the year is hot-dry and the other third (HUMIDITY)
is warm- humid……………… .
10. RH may ……vary…………..… from 55% to almost 100%. (VARIATION)
Exercise 4:
1. Rod materials can be used for ………structural (STRUCTURE)
……….…support.
2. These materials are heavy, however, they can support the (STRONG)
structural loads because they have the property of high
compressive…strength………………. .
3. Building materials are used in two …basic……………. ways. (BASE)
4. We can see how this works by considering (DIFFER)
………different…………… types of construction.
5. Sheet materials are used to form walls, which act as both space (DIVIDE)
……dividers…………. and structural support.
6. These buildings are lighter and faster to……construct (CONSTRUCTION)
…..………. than buildings made up of blocks.
7. Timber, concrete and some plastics can be made into large rigid (FIX)
sheets and ……fixed: …….....together to form a building.
8. Rod materials with high tensile (COMPRESS): nén
and……compressive..………… strength.
9. Building components are made from building materials and the (RELATION)
form of a component is……related………….. to the way in
which it is used.
10. Sand is also used as a part of the concrete…mixture (MIX)

Exercise 4
1. Distribution pipes which are ...buried.................. in the streets take the (BURY)
water to the houses, factories, and offices.
2. The storage reservoir by its ..existence.................. allows the supply (EXIST)
sources to be smaller and less expensive.: sự tồn tại của bể dự trữ cho
phep các nguồn cấp nhỏ hơn và it tốn kém hơn.
3. The chosen consumption per head must be multiplied by the (ESTIMATE)
............estimated...... population.
4. A water supply for a town usually includes a ....storage........ reservoir at (STORE)
the source of the supply.
5. The distribution reservoir .........similarly...... allows the pipeline and (SIMILAR)
pumps to be smaller and cheaper.
6. Water engineers must study the water......consumption...... per person in (CONSUME)
their own country.
7. The ....chosen....... water use per head must be multiplied by the estimated (CHOOSE)
population.
8. Raw water is water that requires .....treatment....... before it can be used (TREAT)
for drinking.
9. Service pipe is a pipe ......connecting....a building to a water main. (CONNECT)
10. Water tower is a tower into which water is pumped to a sufficient (HIGH)
......height..... .
11. One modern method of disposing of trash and domestic wastes is (RECYCLE)
........recycling.
12. Some kinds of trash can be collected ....separately....... such as: glass, (SEPARATE)
newspapers, and aluminum cans.
CAU 21-25 DỰNG CÂU
1. Due TO THE age OF many existing house, there HAVE not BEEN enough houses TO go around FOR two years.
2. Some people own THEIR houseS or flatS, often THE money FOR this IS borrowED FROM THE building society.
3. IN THE past few years/ housing /IN Britain HAS BEEN A/ problem WITH many aspectS.
4. Other people / rent accommodation FROM private landlordS/, either furnished OR unfurnished.
5. Although prices HAVE levelED off/ FOR several years/, they ARE unlikely TO return TO THEIR earlier levels.
6. Many people / live IN council flatS/ or / houseS/, these ARE owned by THE local council.
7. A further problem / since / about 1970 HAS BEEN THE / tremendous rise /IN the / price /OF housing.
8. People / HAD TO / live /IN overcrowded buildingS OF A / low standard / 10 / yearS / ago.
9. There ARE many / formS OF / accommodation /IN Britain / nowadays.
10. The university / serveS AS A / place / for / educatING / 800 / studentS / a year.
1. The tropical regionS of the earth can be divided into three major climatic zone
2. House designed to be suitable for one season may be unsuitable for the other
3 Usually house have an open layout so they can gain maximum benefit from the prevailing wind
4. Walls here are used primarily for screening from insects and for their wind penetration qualities.
5. In hot-dry climates houses must give adequate protection again excessive heat the sun.
6 Relative humidity should not exceed 70% for human comfort.
7. At night the clear skies permit a considerable amount of heat to be reradiated to outer space.
8. WallS have less importance here than in other climates
9. this climate wall should be very thick and make of heat storing materials.
10. The external wall act as a thermal insulator
1. Building materialS ARE used/ IN two basic /wayS.
2. Building componentS ARE/ maDe/ from /building materialS.
3.IN THE first way /building material/ ARE used TO/ support /THE load/ ON A building.
4. IN THE second way /building material/ ARE used /TO divide/THE space IN A building.
5. THE External wall/actS/as/ A thermal insulator.
6. IN one kind /OF construction,/ blocks / materialS ARE/put/ together /TO form /solid /wallS.
7. sheet materials /ARE used TO / form /wallS WHICH/ act AS BOTH/ space divider/AND structural support.
8. Rod materialS/can BE /useD FOR/ structural support BUT /not FOR /dividING/ spaceS.
9. These materials/ have /THE property OF high compressive strength.
10. Imperious materialS ARE able TO keep out/ water.
1. THE distribution reservoir / haS THE / same / function /OF keepING / enough water FOR/ day OR THE/ week.
2. THE function OF THE/ storage reservoir IN TO/ keep / enough water OVER ONE OR several / year .
3. THE distribution system / can BE/ extended / as /THE need / ariseS AND as THE/ houses ARE built.
4. IN THE United States, / some / cities / have /THE largest / water use / IN THE world / per person.
5. THE supply /AND THE storage equipment / must BE/ designed /TO be / large enough /FOR this period.
6. Much/OF THE highest / US demand / comeS FROM THE / water /spend /IN summer OR /air conditioning equipment.
7. THE water engineers / spenT / two / months / designING THE / distribution system FOR/ this residential area / last year.
8. THE report /ON THE shortage OF water IN some residential areas / haS TO / be / submitTED TO / the director BY THE/
water engineer.
9. After water engineer HAS/ studIES/ water use PER/ person, he / haS TO / multiply / it / BY estimated population.
10. It /IS important /TO save / water resourceS AND/ natural mineralS.
11. Water engineers have TO study water use PER person year before planNING THE water supply FOR A residential area.
CAU 25-30: VIẾT LẠI CÂU
1. Tenants should be subsidized to buy houses by the local council
2. The rise in the price of housing makes it difficult for young married couples to buy houses
3. Although the prices of houses have leveled off, they are unlikely to return to their earlier levels
4. The money for houses will be paid back over years
5. Britain has three basic forms of accommodation
6. The right of landlords and tenants is defined by a complicated set of laws and regulations
7. Because the rate of building new houses is low, these have not been enough houses to go around
8. We can divide the tropical regions of the earth into three major climatic zones.
9. In warm- humid climates, walls are less important than ones in hot - dry climates
10. There are normally two seasons in monsoon climates
11. The lowest floor is designed to provide surfaces for activities and modify the passage of heat
12. The function of the roof and external walls is to resist loads
13. They use building materials in two basic ways
14. Light materials are frequently used for making roofs
15. The property of high compressive strength enables these materials to support the structural load
16. This means that ceramic tiles are hard
17. Rod materials can be used to support structural load but not to divide spaces.
18. The stone block is so heavy that workers can’t lift it
19. The stone block is too heavy for workers to lift
20. Plaster is made from sand with cement, and sometime with lime
21. It has taken them 2 month to manufacture and transport building materials.
22. After having discussed / they had discussed the effect of material choice, they evaluated the process of construction in
the meeting.
23. The building materials degraded as a result of the design, construction deficiencies.
24. A construction is an area where the building is built.
25. The water engineer handed in his record which / that was about the water consumption in ten years.
26. Water engineers have to study water use per person per year on which they base to make plan of water supply.
27. A storage reservoir which stores water for future use is a very large tank or an artificial place.
28. Saving water resources and natural minerals is necessary.
29. Water use per person per year has to be studied by water engineers before water engineers plan the water supply for a
residential area.
30. The director .has just been handed the report on the shortage of water in some residential areas by the water
engineer.
31. It took (them/us) 5 days to repair the supply pipe to that 8-story building.
32. The foreman plumber asked his man if he had checked the drain in the kitchen.
33. We .can treat waste water for watering trees.
34. He asked the water engineer how many ways of purifying water there were.
35. The bad weather prevented us from finishing building the new supermarket.
36. This hotel is capable of accommodating 300 guests a day.
37. Hospitals serve as a place for treating thousands of patients per week.
38. His friend asked him/Tom if he had rented that house.
39. The architect asked John if / whether he had gone to the construction site the day before.
40. It is very important to consider the climatic conditions at the time of construction.
41. It took them / us 5 days to repair the supply pipe to that 7-storey building.
42. They have never built such a high building before.
43. There is an entrance (situated) at the bottom of the stairs.
44. “When will you occupy this building?” asked the architect.
The architect asked the client when he would occupy that building.