9. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen!

The policeman who met Ted at the station was ............................... (2 Điểm)

impolite

friendly

generous

reserved

9. Read the passage and choose the best answer. Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen! The policeman who met Ted at the station was ............................... (2 Điểm) impolite friendly generous reserved

VI.       Read this passage carefully then choose the best answer to each question below.

A TWENTY YEAR- STOLEN BICYCLE

Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter the police asked him to meet them at the police station. Ted wondered why the police wanted him, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that they found his bicycle. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. They are now sending his bicycle to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.

28.   Ted was worried because                          .

A. He received a letter                         B. He went to police station yesterday

C. The police would catch him            D. He didn’t know why the police wanted him.

29.   The police who talked to Ted was                        .

A. pleasant             B. worried              C. surprised                D. small

30.   What did the policeman tell him?

A. His bicycle was lost.                        B. His bicycle was found five days ago.

C. He was very surprised.                   D. He never expected the bicycle to be found.

31.   Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?

A.   Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago

B.   Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.

C.   Because the bicycle was sent to him by train

D.   Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.

32.   Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.   The police asked Ted to go to their station.

B.   Ted is no longer anxious.

C.   The policeman told Ted the good news yesterday.

D.   Ted is 35 years old now.

Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using active or passive voice
Last Tuesday Ted (receive)....................a letter from the local police. He (ask)................to call at the station. Ted wondered why he (want).....................by the police, but he (go) ..............to the station. There he (tell)...........by a smiling policeman that his bicycle (pick)....................up in a small village four hundred miles away. It (send).....................to his home by train now. Ted never expects his bicycle to (find)................It (steal).........................twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
2. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small
3. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
4. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now.

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets, either to infinitive or gerund, active or passive.
1. Tommy admitted(throw).......... the rock through the window.
2. Passing the restaurant, he stopped(drink)......... a coffee.
3. He is used to(study)....... at night.
4. We managed(climb)...... over the wall without(see)......
5. There is no point in(apply)......for this position because the salary is not high.
6. You mustn't mind(take)....... trouble over the cooking if you want your guests(enjoy)........ their meal.
7. The man wanted to avoid(see)........on security cameras.
8. The plants want (water)....... daily.
9. The president doesn't mind(attack)....... by the press.

VII. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form (future simple - active or passive).
I _____________________________________________ believe that in the next 100
years, transportation (1)_____________ _____________ (change)
dramatically. People (2)______________________ (not drive) on the road anymore and they
(3) _______________ (travel) by air instead. However; they (4) _______________ ______ (not fly) on
an airplane, they (5)_____________(use) a very special vehicle called “flyingcar”, a car with wings that
can travel both on the ground and through the _____________________________ air. Flying cars
(6)_____________ ____ (equip) with a 'sky safety system (SSS) that can help prevent them
from crashing and avoid traffic jams. So it (7). ________________ _(be) very safe and convenient
to travel in it!
Thanks to new transportation technologies, I think many transport problems we are
facing today (8) ____________________________________________ (solve) in the future.

Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)

1.       At this time tomorrow, I (be) in HCM city (have) a good time.

2.       He is angry as I (not do) all the work he (assign) last week.

3.       What a pity. By the time I (recover) from my illness, the course (end).

4.       Would you be so kind as (answer) the phone when it (ring)?

5.       I clearly remember (pay) him last week. I (give) him 20 dollars.

6.       When my mother (retire) next month, she (work) as a teacher for exactly 25 years.

7.       He (always talk) as though he (be) my boss.

8.       At the moment I (read) a novel (write) by Hughes.

9.       I can’t help (complain) about the lecture I (attend) yesterday.

10.    We (have) dinner when the power (fail).

Question III: Give the correct tense / form of the verbs in the brackets. 

Dear Mary,

Thank you for your letter which I received last week. I was glad to hear from you. You said you (1. see) John recently, but you didn't say how he (2. be). Please let me know and give him my regard.

I (3. be) in London for three months and I (4. enjoy) life here very much. I (5. work) hard since I (6. arrive) and everyone (7. be) kind to me.

You said you (8. come) to see me this Christmas. I hope you (9. not change) your mind. Let me (10. know) what date you are thinking of arriving.