Write about the drawback of tourism. (70-80 words)
-pollution (noise, air, water...)
-prices of food, drinks.. increase.
-traffic jam
-the landmarks are spoiled...
Do you like learning English? Write the benefits of learning English. (70-80 words)
-easy to find good jobs.
-communicate easily with foreigners.
-feel confident to travel anywhere.
-have chance to study abroad.
IV. READING
Task 1. Read the paragraph and fill in the blank with suitable words. Use the words in the box.
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Last summer holiday my family (1) back to the UK and we went to a music festival on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the most famous music (2) in our country, which takes place every June. When we got there, I was impressed (3) the huge number of people. You know about sixty thousand people went to the event. We didn’t stay at a hotel but put up a tent in the camp site. It was lots of fun. We listened to a lot of songs by many bands (4) as The Killers and The Stone Roses. Guess what? We met Jon Bon Jovi! He’s my dad’s (5) singer. He and his band stirred up the crowd in nearly three hours with the hit songs. We also went to the Bohemian Woods, a beautiful woodland down by the river. There we enjoyed a mix of good music from around the world (6)_ escaped the busy and noisy festival for a white.
Task 2. Read the paragraph then Answer the questions
Brazil’s most popular and festive holiday is Carnival. In fact, many people consider Carnival one of the world’s biggest celebrations. Each spring, on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday, the streets of Brazil’s largest city, Rio de Janeiro, come alive with parties, festivals and glamorous dances.
The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the four-day event. About 3000 performers, in colourful costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequin dance down the parade route into the Sambadrome - a dance stadium built for the event. Judges award a prize to the most spectacular group of dancers.
1. What is the most popular and festive holiday in Bzazil?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Is Carnival the biggest celebrations in the world?
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3. How many performers are there in the event?
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4. Do the judges award a prize to the most spectacular group of dancers?
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Task 3. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A , B, C or D.
Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the roads? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident. Older drivers are more careful. Young men have the worst accident records of all. They often choose faster cars with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts in the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver. When young male drivers have their friends in the car, their driving become worse. When their wife or girlfriend is in the car, however, their driving is better. But opposite is true for women. Their driving is more dangerous when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.
1. According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident ?
A. Young and experienced drivers. B. Old and inexperienced drivers.
C. Young and old drivers. D. Young and inexperienced drivers.
2. Young men often choose ________________________
A. expensive cars. B. fast cars with big engines.
C. slow cars with big engines. D. fast car with small engines.
3. Who have an effect on the driver ?
A. passengers B. policemen C. children D. journalists.
4. When young male drivers have the wife or girlfriends in the car, their driving becomes ____
A. worse B. better C. slower D. faster
5. When their husband or boyfriend is in the car, women’s driving is…..
A. more careful B. better C. more dangerous D. faster
Task 4. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.
1. What did the writer see yesterday?
A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash
2. The accident happened between a taxi and…………….
A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike
3. The boy was sent to the hospital by…………….
A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger
4. What part of his body was hurt? – His………………..
A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder
5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very…………….
A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well
I. choose the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to underlined word (s) in each of the following sentences: mở ngoặc la thay từ
1. we should (save ) energy by using energy - efficient appliances and adopting sustainable practices.
a. store b. waste c. renew d.resident
2. It is our responsibility to (protect) the environment and preserve it for future generations.
a.destroy b.cover c.little d.contain
3. Implementing measures to (reduce) greenhouse gas emissions is crucial in combating climate change
a.decrease b.cut down c.minimize d.increase
4. remember to (turn off) lights and electronic devices when they are not inb use to conserve energy
a.switch on b. tum down c. go over d. go away
5. cleaning up (polluted) water sources is a challenging task that requires collaboration and expertise.
a.contaminated b.forget c. pure d. non-living
6. one (disadvantage) of online shopping is the inability to physically inspect or try on the items before purchasing.
a.cons b.demerit c.benefit d. drawback
7.she made a (complaint) to the store manager about the rude behaviour of the salesperson.
a. compliment b.apology c.refusal d.proposal
8 the store decided to (reduce) the prices of summer clothing to attact more customers
a. increase b. decrease c. diminish d. cut down
9. in some traditional markets, haggling is ommon as there is no (fixed) price for the goods
a. once b. set c. arrange d. flexible
10. the colourful window display of the store helped (attract) the attention of passers-by
a. draw b. appeal c. ignore d. pay
II.sua lỗi sai
1. who takes care of the baby why your mother is away?
a. who b. of c. why d. is
2. water pollution occurs when there are too many loud sounds in the environment
a. water b. when c. are d. in
3.. land pollution happen when human activities destroy the earth's surface
a. pollution b happen c destroy d. surface
4.waste water about many factories which is dumped into water bodies directly cause water pollution
a. about b which c into d cause
5. we hope more people join our environment programme
a. hope b.people c our d. environment
6. he is always late for school but his parents are unhappy about that
a. is b. for c, but d. about
7. the fashion show will begin at 8 o'clock on thursday
a. the b. will begin c. at d. on
8. the bus schedule says that there will be a bus to hoan kiem lake at 9:00
a. says b. will be c. to d. at
9. we always bargain at coopmart supermarket because all items have fixed prices
a. always b. at c. have d. prices