VII. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage. (2.0 points)

The quality of the air we (1) ___________ is important because it affects our health and the length of our lives. Air pollution is a big problem in many of our cities and a lot of this is caused by motor vehicles. There are six main pollutants in the (2)___________ and four of these are produced in large quantities by motor engines. The gases that are (3)___________ into the air are affected by  sunlight and turned into ozone at ground level. Unlike the ozone that is high in the atmosphere and protects us from radiation. The ozone on the ground is a health (4)___________.

         Many countries have (5)___________the level of lead pollution by banning the use of metal in (6)___________. In other countries, its use is very strictly controlled. We have to (7)___________or get rid of the three other harmful gases produced by the 630 million vehicles worldwide- a(n) (8)___________that is likely to double in the next twenty to thirty years.

             Concern about the environment has led to the invention of a device known as “the three way catalytic converter”, so-called because of the three poisonous gases it (9)___________ to produce. More efficient engines reduce the formation of these gases and the converter reduces them still further. Harmful gases in engine exhausts are burned up by passing them over a metal catalyst which (10)___________ up the reaction. The catalyst is rather expensive, but what price do we put on good health?

1. A. inhale                     B. breathe             C. breath                        D. respire

2. A. environment           B. surroundings    C. ozone                         D. atmosphere

3. A. unconfined             B. delivered          C. liberated                    D. released

4. A. peril                       B. risk                            C. exposure                    D. danger

5. A. hacked                   B. chopped           C. cut                             D. sliced

6. A. petrol                     B. coal                            C. grease                        D. energy

7. A. reduce                    B. shrink               C. condense                    D. ease

8. A. form                       B. shape               C. figure                         D. amount

9. A. assists                    B. facilitates          C. aids                                     D. helps

10. A. speeds                  B. rates                 C. paces                         D. accelerates

II. Read the passage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A,B,C or D 

     For many people sport is a popular part of school life an (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important.   (2)  someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then.

               It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side.

             When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players. It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and people from that school may end up playing (9) national and international and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it.

    1.   a.having            b. being            c. talking             d. putting

    2.   a. If                    b. As                c. Then              d. So

    3.   a. at                   b. on                 c. for                  d. from

    4.   a. ought             b. is                   c. can                 d. has

    5.   a. being             b. staying         c. leaving            d. spending

    6.   a. their               b. its                 c. our                  d. whose

    7.   a. but                 b. however       c. and                 d. not 

    8.   a. turns              b. makes          c. comes            d. becomes

    9.   a. up                   b. to                 c. for                 d. beside

    10. a. old                  b. new              c. common        d.famous

Help me

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

      The word jeans (1)________ from a kind of material that was made in Europe. It is a strong material and it does not (2)________ out easily. In the 1960s, many universities and college (3)________ wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s’ fashions; embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became (4)________. In the 1980s jeans finally became (5)________ fashion clothing when famous designers started (6)________ their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans always go up and up because jeans have never been out of fashion.

Question 1.   A. gets         B. goes          C. arrives              D. comes

Question 2.   A. go            B. wear          C. call                   D. come

Question 3.   A. teenagers B. pupils       C. students           D. youngster

Question 4.   A. higher      B. costlier      C. longer               D. cheaper

Question 5.   A. low           B. high           C. up                    D. old

Question 6.   A. doing       B. getting       C. making             D. buying

II. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 

Question 7. We are worried that rivers and canals are becoming more and more ___________. (pollute)

Question 8. TV ____________ are advertisements in which goods and services are promoted. (commerce)

Question 9. It is __________that some people poach fish in the Nhieu Loc Canal. (disappoint)

Question 10. Christmas is ____________ celebrated in many countries. (joy)

Question 11. Here is tomorrow’s weather ____________. Ho Chi Minh City will be sunny, and ... (cast)

Question 12. My sister is wearing a T-shirt of the latest model. She always dresses ____________. (fashion)

III. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. 

Question 13. Unless she ____________ the flowers regularly, they will wither. (water)

Question 14. We all expect that Anh Vien ____________ the most outstanding athlete in this SEA GAMES. (become)

Question 15. He ____________ five comic books since last Monday. (read)

Question 16. The teacher suggested ____________ these units carefully. (revise)

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Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank. 

There’s much more water than land on the ….(36)… of the earth. The seas and oceans cover nearly four-fifth of the whole world, and only one-fifth of land. If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time …(37)… on water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land there is four miles of water. There’s so much water in the surface of our earth that we ....(38)… to use two words to describe. We use the word SEAS .....(39)... those parts of water surface which has only few hundreds of mile, the word OCEANS to describe the huge area of water which are thousands of miles wide and very deep.

Câu 36:                                  A. cover                    B. surface                 C. outer       D. outside

Câu 37:                                  A. to move                B. move                    C. moved     D. moving

Câu 38:                                  A. must                     B. should                  C. have        D. would

Câu 39:                                  A. describing             B. describes              C. describe   D. to describe

B. Read the following passage and choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best suits each blank.(1.5 point)
My school is located in the center of Buôn Ma Thuột City, Đắklắk province. It has many electric (27)___________ which we can use whenever we need. My school also (28)___________ a large stadium with many row chairs and a (29)___________ covered with roses. And the most (30)___________ thing about my school is that it has not only an outdoor pool but also 2 indoor pools. In breaktime, we can (31) ___________ books in the library (32)___________ play games in the video game room.
27 A. cars B. planes C. train D. bike
28 A. have B. has C. is D. are
29 A. classroom B. library C. yard D. garden
30 A. happiness B. boring C. interesting D. noisy
31 A. read B. tell C. watch D. See
32 A. or B. but C. so D. b &c

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage

 My village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1)_________ place where people (2)_________ flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous of its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh, however, the smell of the roses make people (3)___________ cool. In spring, my village looks (4)____________ a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time (5)___________ the roses.

Read the passage, then mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that best fits the blank number (1):

I live in a small village called Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (1) ____ and life is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people look after it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (2) ____ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (3) ____ here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has problem, there are always people who can help. There aren’t (4) ____ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much to do in the evening - we haven’t got any cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about (5) ____ and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

noisily

quiet

quietly

noisy

III.Read  the  following  passage  and  mark  the  letter  A,  B,  C, or  D  to  indicate  the  correct  word  or 
The phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. ( đề bài ) 
Harvest Festival is (29__________ October. It is a very ancient (30) __________ but it is also part of the Christian tradition. It (31) __________ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (32) __________ the past, people sometimes (33) __________ traditional dolls out of corn.
---TRẢ LỜI:
29.A. in    B. at     C. on     D. from
30.A. thing   B. festival   C. vacation    D. holiday
31.A. gives    B. supplies    C. celebrates   D. holds
32. A. In    B. At     C. On      D. Since
33. A. make     B.are making    C.making     D. made

Question 5. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces to complete the passage. (1pt):

MY DREAM HOUSE

My dream house is (21) _____ the countryside. It has lots of rooms and windows. There is a big bookshelf in the living room. Everyone in my family can read their favourite (22) _____ in this room. There is a kitchen in my dream house. There my mum and I can (23) ______ together. There is a fridge and it has drinks and snacks. There (24) ____   extra bedrooms, so my friends can sleep over. My dream house also has a big garden. I can plant flowers(25) _____ vegetables there.

21. A. on                              B. in                                     C. at                                     D. for

22. A. toys                          B. pens                                C. notebooks                      D. books

23. A. do                             B. make                               C. cook                                D. have

24. A. is                               B. are                                   C. give                                 D. be

25. A. and                           B. so                                    C. or                                     D. but