1. City life is different from life in the countryside. (not the same)

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2. The journey was shorter than we thought at first. (not as)

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3. Money is not as important as health. (than)

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Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.

     Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional,    life   in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the   cities in the hope of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.

12.1    The most important reason why people move to the city is that                       

to look for a complicated life

to take part-time job

to have busy day

to look for a better life

12.2    

According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT ________.

the Internet

a variety of jobs in different fields

modern facilities

friendly communication with neighbours

12.3    

We can infer from the passage that            .

there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city

people leave the countryside because life there is simple

people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time

most of the urban dwellers have low income

12.4    Industrialization and modernization may lead to                        

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

some changes in lifestyles

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

global integration

12.5    The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                 

effect

force

action

situation

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Living in the countryside is something that people from the city often dream about . However, in reality ,it has (1)......... its advantages and disadvantange . There are cenrtain some (2)........... to live in the countryside as you can enjoy pace and quiet . In the countryside there are not many cars and motorbike, so that it is not very noisy everyday and of course the air is clean. Another advantage is that the food is also fresher . On the other hand, there are certain drawbacks to the life (3)............... from the city.

Question 8: (33-36)Mark A, B, C or D to keep the same meaning in each sentence (1.0pt)

33. City life is quite different from life in the country.

A. City life is quite the same as life in the country.

B. City life is not quite the same as life in the country.

C. City life is quite as different as life in the country.

D. City life is not quite different from life in the country.

34. The Americans eat a lot, but they do not do enough exercise.

A.Although the Americans eat a lot, they do not do enough exercise.

B.Although the Americans eat a lot but they do not do enough exercise.

C.Although the Americans eat a lot and they do not do enough exercise.

D.Although the Americans do not do enough exercise, they eat a lot. 

35. They sell tickets at the gate of the tourist site.

A. Tickets are sold at the gate of the tourist side by they.

B. Tickets are sold at the gate of the tourist side.

C. Tickets were sold at the gate of the tourist side by them.

D. Tickets  sold at the gate of the tourist side by them.

36. Tan Ky House in Hoi An was built two centuries ago.

A. They built Tan Ky House in Hoi An two centuries ago.

B. They build Tan Ky House in Hoi An two centuries ago.

C. They were built Tan Ky House in Hoi An two centuries ago.

D. They are built Tan Ky House in Hoi An two centuries ago.

Question 8: (37-40)Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (1.0pt)

37. I/find/make/pottery/boring/because/it/takes time.

A. I find make pottery is boring because it takes time.

B. I find make pottery boring because it takes time.

C. I find making pottery is boring because it takes time.

D. I find making pottery boring because it takes time.

38. I/collect/stamps/when/I/child.

A. I collect stamps when I was a child.

B. I collected stamps which I was a child.

C. I collected stamps when I was a child.

D. I have collected stamps when I was a child.

39. They/collect/hundreds/book/so far.

A. They have collected hundreds of book so far.

A. They has collected hundreds of book so far.

A. They collected hundreds of book so far.

A. They collecthundreds of book so far.

40. My taste in art/the same/her taste.

A. My taste in artare the same as her taste.

B. My taste in art is the same withher taste.

C. My taste in art is the same toher taste.

D. My taste in art is the same as her taste.

Fill in each gap with the most suitable word to complete the text 

Living in the countryside is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has …(1)… its advantages and disadvantages. There are certain some …(2 )… to live in the countryside as you can enjoy peace and quiet. In the countryside there are not many cars and motorbikes, so that it is not very noisy every day and of course the air is clean. Moreover, people in the countryside tend to be friendlier …(3)… more open to others. Another advantage is that the food is also fresher. Many kinds of food have the root from the countryside, it is …(4)… delicious than in the city. On the other hand, there are certain drawbacks to the life …(5)… from the city. Firstly, because there are fewer people, you are likely to …(6)… fewer friends. In addition, entertainment …(7)… difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact …(8)… there are fewer shops and services means that it is harder to …(9)… job. As a result, we may have to travel a …(10)… way to work, which extremely expensive.