I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun (16) _____ stop rising. As a result, they (17) _____ make sacrifices (18) _____ the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (19) _____.

Farmers, however, used to (20) _____ the rain god almost as (21) _____ as the sun god. Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build the worship the sun and the rain gods.

Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a (22) _____ with feathers. This feathered snake was also the (23) _____ of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at the time was (24) _____ a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (25) _____, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. 

16. a. might                         b. will                               c. can                               d. may

17. a. have to                      b. used to                         c. is used to                      d. get used to

18. a. for                             b. in order to                    c. since                             d. so that

19. a. seasons                      b. directions                     c. dimensions                   d. quarters

20. a. respect                       b. worship                        c. admire                          d. prays

21. a. much                         b. many                            c. more                             d. popular

22. a. god                            b. snake                            c. statue                           d. monster

23. a. snake                         b. king                              c. god                               d. animal

24. a. mostly                       b. most                             c. the most                       d. most of

25. a. popular                      b. known                          c. transmit                        d. spread

For many years (1) ________ and quality of cloth were dependent (2)_______ social status and wealth. Before medieval times (3) ______ people in Britain wore plain woolen clothes. The main garment was a long (4) ________ fastened by a belt and covered in cold weather by a cloak. In the 11^thand 12^th centuries, differences in clothing between nobles and the common people became more noticeable. Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style. They reached the ground and often had long hanging (5) ________. Rich people lined their cloaks with fur. When knights returned from the Crusades they brought new fashions and (6) _______ from the Middle East. Men began to wear colored tunics and stockings, and long pointed shoes.

1.   A. style                        B. stylish                 C. stylist               D. stylistic

2.   A. in                            B. on                        C. at                            D. to

3.   A. most                       B. most of           C. mostly                  D. almost

4.   A. unique                    B. tunnel             C. tunic                   D. stockings

5.   A. sleeveless              B. sleeve                 C. sleeved            D. sleeves

6.   A. material                  B. materials         C. materialism          D. materially

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Kate,

Dave and I are having (16) _____ best holiday of our lives! We are in Barbados, one of the (17) _____ islands in the Caribbean. Although it is (18) _____ smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than in Jamaica. (19) _____, the people here seem (20) _____ friendlier than those on the other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have (21) _____ seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the best hotel on the island. It’s (22) _____ more comfortable than any of the other hotels, and it’s even bigger than the world famous Belton Hotel. The nearest beach is (23) _____ than a hundred meters away, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I (24) _____ wish you (25) _____ here.

Love,

Mike

16. a. a                                b. an                                 c. the                              d. Æ

17. a. most lovely               b. loveliest                       c. more lovely                d. lovelier

18. a. much                         b. more                             c. less                              d. little

19. a. Moreover                  b. However                      c. Nevertheless               d. Whatever

20. a. to                               b. be                                 c. more                           d. to be

21. a. never                         b. ever                              c. yet                              d. been

22. a. high                           b. long                              c. far                               d. many

23. a. few                            b. little                             c. much                           d. less

24. a. did                            b. do                                c. are                               d. will

25. a. are                             b. were                             c. will be                        d. aren’t

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Kate,

Dave and I are having (16) _____ best holiday of our lives! We are in Barbados, one of the (17) _____ islands in the Caribbean. Although it is (18) _____ smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than in Jamaica. (19) _____, the people here seem (20) _____ friendlier than those on the other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have (21) _____ seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the best hotel on the island. It’s (22) _____ more comfortable than any of the other hotels, and it’s even bigger than the world famous Belton Hotel. The nearest beach is (23) _____ than a hundred meters away, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I (24) _____ wish you (25) _____ here.

Love,

Mike

16. a. a                                b. an                                 c. the                              d. Æ

17. a. most lovely               b. loveliest                       c. more lovely                d. lovelier

18. a. much                         b. more                             c. less                              d. little

19. a. Moreover                  b. However                      c. Nevertheless               d. Whatever

20. a. to                               b. be                                 c. more                           d. to be

21. a. never                         b. ever                              c. yet                              d. been

22. a. high                           b. long                              c. far                               d. many

23. a. few                            b. little                             c. much                           d. less

24. a. did                            b. do                                c. are                               d. will

25. a. are                             b. were                             c. will be                        d. aren’t

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An (16) _____ number of people are now going (17) _____ holiday to Egypt. Last year, (18) _____, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The (19) _____ of Egypt is about fifty million and the (20) _____ is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country is (21) _____, the average temperature from October to March is not (22) _____ high. (23) _____ most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant (24) _____ visit Alexandria. Port Said and several (25) _____ places and do as much as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent flights there from Cairo.

16. a. increase                     b. increased                      c. increasing                   d. increasingly

17. a. on                              b. to do                            c. towards                      d. to rest

18. a. moreover                   b. according to                 c. for example                d. however

19. a. civil                           b. civilian                         c. inhabitant                   d. population

20. a. capital                       b. capitalization               c. captain                        d. captivate

21. a. desert                        b. dessert                         c. deserve                       d. deserved

22. a. very                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. also

23. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

24. a. for                             b. about                            c. when                           d. to

25. a. another                      b. other                            c. any                              d. ever

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

(16) _____ the 18^th (17) _____ wealthy Englishmen (18) _____ waistcoats, breeches and (19) _____ under long frock coats with deep cuffs, (20) _____ plumed tricorne (= three-cornered) hats and buckled shoes. Women’s dresses were (21) _____ over hoop petticoats, with a small apron and lace cap. Both (22) _____ wore white powdered wigs and (23) _____ make-up. Later, (24) _____ women wore silk dresses with sack-backs (= lengths of material descending from the shoulders to the ground). Wigs (25) _____ after a tax was put on hair powder. Meanwhile, agricultural workers wore smocks (= loose shirts), while peasant women wore simple wool dresses.

16. a. In                              b. At                                  c. On                                 d. From

17. a. decade                      b. year                               c. century                          d. age

18. a. wear                          b. wore                              c. worn                              d. has wore

19. a. stock                         b. stocking                         c. stocks                            d. stockings

20. a. as well as                  b. so well as                      c. as long as                       d. so long as

21. a. worn                          b. made                             c. shown                            d. designed

22. a. kinds                         b. persons                          c. sexes                              d. groups

23. a. used to                      b. get used to                     c. used                               d. using

24. a. aristocrat                   b. aristocracy                     c. aristocrats                      d. aristocratic

25. a. appeared                   b. has appeared                 c. disappeared                   d. has disappeared

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

(16) _____ country is more beautiful than a town and (17) _____ to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year (18) _____. Some have a cottage (19) _____ in a village (20) _____ they can go there whenever they can find the time.

English villagers are not all alike, but in some (21) _____ they are not very different (22) _____ each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.

The village green is a (23) _____ stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water (24) _____ through pipes into each house.

Most villages are (25) _____ close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

16. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

17. a. pleasant                     b. please                           c. pleased                       d. pleasure

18. a. round                        b. through                        c. length                         d. whole

19. a. build                          b. built                             c. building                      d. builds

20. a. because                     b. if                                  c. such that                     d. so that

21. a. roads                         b. streets                          c. ways                           d. routes

22. a. with                           b. from                             c. between                      d. on

23. a. width                        b. wide                             c. wider                          d. widely

24. a. brought                     b. brings                           c. bringing                      d. bring

25. a. such                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. so

II. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Spectacular and (16) _____, Niagara Falls has always been especially popular with two kinds of visitors: thrill-seekers and honeymooners.

It’s easy to see (17) _____ the thrill-seekers have visited Niagara. In 1859, Frenchman Jean Francois Gravelet, known (18) _____ “the Great Blondin,” became the first person (19) _____ the falls on a tightrope. Not satisfied (20) _____ this achievement, he made the trip again, this time with his manager on his back! In 1901, a school-teacher, Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor, became (21) _____ first person to cross over the falls in a barrel.

It’s less easy to see why so many newlyweds feel they have to begin married life (22) _____ the falls. We do, however, know when and how this tradition got started: In 1803, Jerome Bonaparte, a nephew of Napoleon, visited Niagara Falls with his bride.

You don’t, of course, have to be a newlywed to visit Niagara (and you shouldn’t be a thrill-seeker, (23) _____ stunts are now illegal). Each year many people visit from either the American side (24) _____ the Canadian side. A boat (25) _____ Maid of the Mist will take you right out to the falls!

16. a. beautiful b. beauty c. beautifully d. beautify

17. a. how b. why c. when d. what

18. a. as b. like c. is d. was

19. a. cross b. crossing c. crossed d. to cross

20. a. about b. on c. at d. with

21. a. a b. an c. the d. 

22. a. in b. on c. at d. with

23. a. so b. since c. when d. why

24. a. nor b. as c. or d. like

25. a. called b. name c. names d. is

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

In the Victorian period, men still wore frock coats (16) _____, for less formal occasions, changed (17) _____ short lounging jackets worn with narrow trousers and a bow tie. (18) _____ women, full dresses came back (19) _____ fashion, held out from the body by a crinoline (= a frame worn under the skirt). These were (20) _____ replaced (21) _____ the bustle, a padded roll wrapped around the hips. Towards (22) _____ end of the (23) _____ women began wearing narrower skirts and two-piece (24) _____ with corsets. They wore caps (25) _____ and bonnets outside.

- Victorian (adj): (thuộc) thời đại Nữ hoàng Victoria (1837-1901)

16. a. in spite of                  b. despite                           c. however                         d. but

17. a. into                            b. for                                 c. at                                   d. to

18. a. For                            b. With                              c. As                                  d. According to

19. a. to                               b. into                                c. off                                 d. for

20. a. later                           b. lately                             c. latest                              d. late

21. a. for                             b. with                               c. by                                  d. to

22. a. a                                b. an                                  c. the                                 d. Æ

23. a. decade                      b. century                          c. period                            d. empire

24. a. cloths                        b. costumes                       c. customers                      d. shirts

25. a. indoor    b. inside           c. indoors        d. outdoor