Read and choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.

                                                      PAPER

Paper was …….(1)…… by the Chinese in the first century AD. Most paper is made …..(2)…. wood. When trees are …….(3)……, they are transported …..(4)….. land or water to paper mill. Here they are cut …(5)..  and the wood is broken up into fibres. Which are ….. (6) with water and chemicals. This wood pulp is then dried on a machine and ….(7)…. into paper.

      One tree is needed for every 400 ….(8)…. of a typical forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain each buy one daily paper, this uses up over 40.000 trees a day. Trees are being cut down faster than they are being …….(9)…, so there may be a (n) ……(10) paper shortage before the year 2010.

1.         a. imagined            b. invented            c. thought                   d. brought

2.         a. from                   b. of                             c. by                            d. with

3.       a. cut in                  b. cut of                      c. cut down                 d. cut up

4.         a. on                       b. of                            c. through                   d. by

5.         a. up                       b. all                            c. over                         d. in

6.      a. turned              b. mixed                   c. beaten                     d. joined

7.      a. make               b. making                c. made                       d. to make

8.         a. covers          b. texts                        c. sheets                      d. copies

9.         a. set up           b. replaced                 c. grown up                d. found

10.       a. able              b. important               c. serious                    d. essential

Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.

The Telephone

             You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it ? The telephone was (1) ____ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847. Later he went (2)____ in the US. A.G. Bell was always interested (3)____ sound. He had a work shop in his house and did many (4) ____ there.

            One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. (5) _____ into his telephone. Bell said : ‘‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please ’’. His (6) _____, Watson, was in another room far away (7) ____ the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every (8) _____ you said ! ’’, Watson shouted (9) ____. Bell had finally succeed. He had invented the first telephone. Later other, (10) ______ made better ones.

1. A. invent               B. inventing             C. invented                D. to invent

2. A. to live               B. living                     C. live                       D. lived

3. A. into                   B. to                            C. in                            D. by

4. A. examples          B. samples                 C. work                      D. experiments

5. A. Talk                  B. Talking                  C. Talked                   D. To talk

6. A. worker              B. helper                    C. assistant                D. aider

7. A. from                  B. to                            C. by                           D. of

8. A. sound                B. word                      C. phrase                   D. sentence

9. A. excited B. exciting                 C. excitedly   D. excitingly

10. A. invent B. invention  C. inventing  D. inventors

Choose letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that has the capital letters part pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (4 Điểm)

III. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces. 2ms

Ha long Bay

Ha Long  Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very .....(24)..... with both Vietnamese and .....(25)..... tourists. One of the .....(26)..... of Ha Long is the Bay’s .....(27)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear .....(28)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving .....(29)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire .....(30)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia’s most .....(31)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful .....(32)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid .....(33)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

24. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

25. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

26. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

27. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

28. A. when B. during C. as D. while

29. A. in B. to C. on D. at

30. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

31. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

32. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

33. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

III. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces. 2ms

Ha long Bay

Ha Long  Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very .....(24)..... with both Vietnamese and .....(25)..... tourists. One of the .....(26)..... of Ha Long is the Bay’s .....(27)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear .....(28)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving .....(29)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire .....(30)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia’s most .....(31)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful .....(32)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid .....(33)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

1. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

2. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

3. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

4. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

5. A. when B. during C. as D. while

6. A. in B. to C. on D. at

7. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

8. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

9. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

10. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first:          (2 Ms)

1. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet .  

      The house ...............................................................................................................................

2. The last time he met her was in 2005.

      He hasn't.................................................................................................................................

3. The young man said, “I must  go to Cairo tomorrow”.                       

      The young man.......................................................................................................................

4. "Do you have any friends in this town ?",  she asked me.           

       She asked me….......................................................................................................................

ĐỀ 2

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:(1m)

      5.  A. these B. thank C. this D. their

      6   A. started  B. decided  C. visited  D. helped

         7.  A. diet                                         B. disappear                       C. fill                                    D.  drill

      8.  A. no                                      B. note                               C. son                     D. go

II. Choose the best answers. (3ms)  

9. The festival was ___________________in the communal house yard.
     A. designed B. met C. organized        D. started

10.It’s difficult to find ____________________at busy times in Da Lat.
       A. accommodation B. waterfalls  C. mountains        D. resorts

11.The cup of coffee kept him ___________________all night.
      A. alone           B. aloud  C. awake         D. asleep

12.Angkor Wat was _____________________built for Hindus.  
      A. immediately           B. gradually  C. traditionally         D. originally

13.He is _____________________forgetting his homework.
      A. always B. often   C. never         D. usually

14.Liz is interested in the _____________________contest.
      A. rice-cooked    B. rice-cooking              C. cooking-rice         D. cooked-rice

15.Would you ____________________waiting here for a moment ?
         A. like B. please     C. let         D. mind

16. I don’t know how ____________________the game.
        A. to play B. played     C. play         D. playing

17. Mrs. Thoa was cooking ____________________Tuan arrived home.
        A. because B. when      C. while        D. since

18. Six people from each team will participate ____________________this contest.
        A. to B. with      C. in        D. for

19. Last night I … television when the phone rang.

         A. watched            B. was watching          C. have watched       D. watches

20. Will you pick me … after the party?

          A. up                       B. on                            C. over                     D. through  

III. Choose the option that best fits each of the blank spaces.

      Tet is a national and (1)..............festival in Vietnam. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (2)............their past activities and hope for good luck (3)................the year to come. Before Tet all houses are white washed and (4)...............with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking (5)...............to a more favorable life. (6).............the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to (7)...............money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents. Wrong doings (8)...................be absolutely avoided on these days.

1. A. traditional             B. modern                  C. music                     D. summer

2. A. to                          B. about                     C. after                       D. for

3. A. in                          B. at                           C. on                           D. when

4. A. decorate               B. decorates              C. decorating              D. decorated

5. A. at                            B. for                          C. after                       D. forward

6. A. In                           B. At                           C. On                         D. When

7. A. receive                  B. buy                         C. sell                         D. make

8. A. ought                     B. need                       C. should                   D. have

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I. Choose the word A,B,C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces.

All men should study, we have to study to ......(1)....... our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his ......(2)....... strength to work and live. An educated man, ......(3)....... this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence  and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly ......(4)....... cleverly.

In a same profession or work, the educated man differs ......(5)....... the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but ......(6)....... workers must also ......(7)....... an education.

In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. ......(8)....... must spend seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen  to labourers in these ......(9)....... , no one is ......(10)....... to read a book or a paper fluently.

1.      A- wide                      B- widely                   C-widen                     D- broad

2.      A- body                      B- bodily                   C- power                    D- brain

3.      A- with                       B- without                 C- no                          D- none

4.      A- and                                    B- but                         C- yet                         D- or

5.      A- than                       B- with                       C- from                      D- apart

6.      A- simple                   B- easy                       C- hard                       D- manual

7.      A- learn                      B- study                     C- acquire                  D- know

8.      A- Man                       B- One                        C- Human                  D- Mankind

9.      A- parts                      B- regions                  C- fields                     D- nations

10. A- able                       B- unable                   C- not                         D- never

IV. Choose the best option to complete the passage.

Dear Jane,

              Would you (1)………….. to be my friend? I’m 14 years (2)……….... and 1.30 meters (3)…….…... , with red hair and blue eyes. I (4)…….…. in Edinburgh with my parents and two (5) ………………. sisters.

              I’m a secondary school student. I go to school every day (6)……... 9 a. m ……….. 3.30 p.m. First, we have lessons. Then we have lunch-break for one hour and (7)…..…….. After this we (8)……..…...  have more lessons (9)…………... games.

              I hope you will write to me (10)……..….. about yourself.

              Yours sincerely,

                  Hoa

1. A. like                                          B. want                             C. get                                 D. need              

2. A. age                            B. of ages                          C. old                                 D. time

3. A. tall                                           B. high                              C. big                                 D. long               

4. A. stay                          B. am living                      C. live                                D. staying

5. A. older                        B. elder                             C. the oldest                    D. the eldest          

6. A. at/at                         B. at/to                             C. between/at                D. from/to

7. A. half a                        B. half an                          C. a half                            D. half                     

8. A. mostly                      B. either                            C. both                              D. some time

9. A. with                          B. or                                  C. and                               D. after                   

10. A. and tell                  B. and telling                   C. to telling                      

I. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1 p)

It is Sunday evening and my friends and I are at Jane’s birthday party. Jane is wearing a (1)……….. dress and standing next to her boyfriend. Some guests (2)…………. wine or beer (3)………...the corner of the room. Some of her relatives are dancing in the middle of the room. Most people are sitting on chairs, (4)……….. foods and chatting with one another. We often go to our friends’ birthday parties. We always dress well and travel by taxi. Parties never makes us bored (5)............. we like them.

1. A. long beautiful           B. beautiful long         C. beautiful high         D. high beautitful

2. A. drink                         B drinking                   C. are drinking            D. drinks

3. A. in                              B. on                           C. to                            D. with

4. A. cooking                    B. buying                    C. bringing                  D. enjoying

5. A. but                            B. because                   C. while                       D. therefore