V. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.

David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (1) ..............  his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2) ................ sheep on his land. He does not employ (3) ................ fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not (4) …........... school. His wife adds to the family income by (5) ............... eggs which her hens produce. In summer she often (6) ............. paying guests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country (7) ............... and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (8) ..............  money to spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The question is that if his children want to (9) ............... the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is quiet and (10) .............. to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city some day.

1. a. been to                         b. belonged to                     c. possessed                       d. depended on

2. a. feeds                            b. grows                              c. raises                              d. leads

3. a. some                            b. more                                c. much                              d. any

4. a. in                                 b. for                                   c. at                                    d. on

5. a. selling                          b. sells                                 c. to sell                             d. sell

6. a. take                              b. takes                                c. took                               d. is taking

7. a. wind                            b. sights                               c. life                                 d. air

8. a. more                            b. free                                  c. extra                               d. interest

9. a. take off                        b. take over                         c. take after                      d. take care

10. a. interesting                  b. exciting                           c. dull                                d. peaceful

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num ­bared blank.

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) .................. of the blind. He (2) …................ was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (3) .................... in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the school . Braille is known for his idea of (4) .................... the Briberies “point writing” system , used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system (10) ................... from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

1. a. designer                        b. doctor                           c. teacher                          d. lawyer

2. a. who                               b. whom                           c. himself                          d. for himself

3. a. activity                         b. ability                           c. intelligence                   d. determination

4. a. expressing                     b. learning                        c. bringing                        d. modifying

5. a. made                             b. taken                            c. done                             d. derived

V. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.

I (1) ................ my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (2) …........... in a remote village (3) .................. the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed (4) .................. bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time, with my youth (5) .................., I tried my best to devote (6 ..................... to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in (7) …………… but they could not (8) ................... from empty mind.

I am proud (9) ................... myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of (10) ..................... .

1. a. begin                              b. began                             c. have begun                     d. had begun

2. a. teach                              b. to teach                          c. teaching                          d. taught

3. a. which                             b. there                               c. when                               d. where

4. a. in spite of                       b. because of                      c. because                           d. though

5. a. enthusiasm                     b. movement                      c. emotion                           d. culture

6. a. me time                          b. my career                       c. my duty                          d. myself

7. a. poor                               b. poverty                          c. debt                                 d. shortage

8. a. bear                                b. cope with                       c. suffer                              d. manage

9. a. in                                    b. on                                   c. about                               d. of

10. a. knowledge                   b. competence                    c. background                     d. experience

V. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.

The table tennis match was very enjoyable before someone lit a cigarette and ruined the evening.  After (36) ________ smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden floor. Unfortunately, they dropped it without putting it out but (37) _________ paid any attention to it. Even the^. woman (38) ________ next to the man with the cigarette did not notice. Soon, however, there was a lot of smoke. Suddenly flames (39) ________ up into the air. Someone immediately ran out of the room to phone the fire brigade. Two or three men got some buckets of water to put out the fire, but it was useless. Everyone in the large hut (40) _________ very frightened. The next moment people rushed towards the main doors. Be­fore the fire brigade arrived, the whole building was on fire. On entering the burning building, one of the firemen^. succeeded in rescuing an old woman.

36. a. finish                               b. finishing                            c. finished                            d. finishes

37. a. someone                          b. anyone                              c. no one                               d. everyone

38. a. she was                           b. was                                    c. who was                           d. she

39. a. shoot                               b. shoots                                c. shot                                   d. shooting

40. a. was                   b. were                          c. has                                 d. have

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. The man said that he __________ from Bulgari.

    A. come

    B. came

    C. is coming

    D. had come

6. Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, was famous __________ her work on radioactivity.

    A. for

    B. with

    C. on

    D. at

7. If I watch weather forecast regularly, I __________ when the storm strikes the city.

    A. will know

    B. know

    C. did know

    D. knew

8. Some people believe that aliens are just __________ creatures.

    A. imagine

    B. imagining

    C. imaginative

    D. imaginary

9. The students __________ for an exam at this time next week.

    A. are sitting

    B. will be sitting

    C. will sit

    D. are going to sit

10. This is the first time I __________ seafood.

    A. try

    B. tried

    C. have tried

    D. am trying

11. What is the most well-known __________ invention in the 19th century?

    A. scientist

    B. scientific

    C. science

    D. scientifically

12. People had __________ into a temporary shelter after the mud slide.

    A. move

    B. to move

    C. moving

    D. moved

13. The children are looking forward __________ the parade.

    A. to see

    B. seeing

    C. to seeing

    D. seen

14. This ancient cathedral __________ by two archeologists in 1988.

    A. discovered

    B. is discovered

    C. had discovered

    D. was discovered

15. We try __________ in touch with our neighbor after moving our house.

    A. to keep

    B. to come

    C. to take

    D. to have

16. Bobby asked me __________ I liked collecting stamps.

    A. as

    B. though

    C. whether

    D. what

17. Before he did his homework, he __________ a TV show.

    A. watches

    B. had watched

    C. watched

    D. is watching

18. Playing badminton __________ so interesting that we play it three times a week.

    A. are

    B. be

    C. is

    D. has been

19. We would take part in the competition if the prize __________ bigger.

    A. were

    B. is

    C. had been

    D. was

20. A __________ guide is a person employed to show tourists around places of interest.

    A. tourist

    B. touring

    C. tour

    D. tourism

III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847. As a child, he received less than a year of formal schooling, but was educated at home. His parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about chemistry and electronics. Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him.

In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for "Improvement In Electric Lights". In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb. This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design. By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours. This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.

21. When was Edison born?

    A. in 1878

    B. in 1847

    C. in 1877

    D. in 1500

22. Where was Edison’s laboratory?

    A. at his school

    B. in a company

    C. in the city

    D. in their basement

23. How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?

    A. 3000

    B. 1500

    C. 1880

    D. 1878

24. What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?

    A. Thomas Edison’s company

    B. Thomas Edison’s patent

    C. Thomas Edison’s invention

    D. Thomas Edison’s discovery

25. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. A brief history of the light bulb

    B. The early life of Thomas Edison

    C. Family of Thomas Edison

    D. Thomas Edison’s company

IV. Find and correct the mistakes

V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

The key advantage of face-to-face ____________ (31) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too. When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity ____________ (32) the other person. Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to.

By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions ____________ (33) arm gestures of their communication partners. A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation. Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions.

For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect ____________ (34) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not. This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve. If this conversation had taken ____________ (35) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price.

31. A. communication  B. communicative  C. communicate  D. communicatively

32. A. see                     B. seeing               C. seen               D. to see

33. A. but                     B. so                       C. and                 D. yet

34. A. in                       B. for                       C. on                   D. to

35. A. position             B. situation              C. condition         D. place

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one

36. “I am preparing for my coming exam now.” said my daughter.

________________________________________________________________

37. His father is going to repair the bike for him soon.

________________________________________________________________

38. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.

________________________________________________________________

VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases

39. The city/ built/ on/ area/ of/ thirty square kilometers.

___________________________________________________________

40. Our teacher/ asked/ if/ we/ like/ go camping/ coming festival.

__________________________________________________________

Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1) ________, was a courageous, and determined woman. She left her home for Paris to (2) _________ her interest in science. Living in (3) _______, she still (4) _________ to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (5) ________ after graduation and (6) __________ him a year later.

            Together, Pierre and Marie (7) ________ the most famous husband-and-wife (8) ________ in science history. They (9) __________ the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (10) _________ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

1. a. biologist                       b. mathematician                            c. chemist                      d. physicist and chemist

2. a. follow                          b. take                                              c. pursue                        d. satisfy

3. a. poverty                        b. loneliness                                    c. wealth                        d. difficulty

4. a. made                            b. managed                                   c. harboured                  d. worked

5. a. immediately                 b. soon                                                 c. shortly                       d. rightly

6. a. married                        b. left                                              c. divorced                    d. devoted

7. a. built                             b. organized                                       c. established                      d. formed

8. a. couple               b. partnership            c.scientists              d.partners

9. a. discovered           b. invented                        c.built                           d. made

10. a. had awarded             b. awarded                                       c. were awarded                   d. were awarding

II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION

Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1. Marie Curie was born ........................ November 7, 1867.

     a. in.                                    b. from                                c. at                                      d. on

2. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.

     a. make up                           b. find out                          c. take over                           d. put up

3. Let me give you a little ........................ about the president of the company.

     a. specialization                   b. concentration                  c. background                      d. degree

4. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a ..................... woman.

     a. ambitious                         b. strong-willed                  c. brilliant                             d. humane

5. He passed his exams with flying colour.

     a. successfully                     b. difficultly                       c. badly                                d. easily

6. She harbored her hope of being a teacher.

a. gave up her hope of being a teacher                          b. built her hope of being, a teacher

c.       had her hope of being a teacher                               d. kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind

7. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ...................... than the other boys at his class.

     a. intelligent                        b. mature                            c. ambitious                          d. developed

8. The new road should help ...................... traffic problems.

     a. raise                                 b. create                              c. ease                                  d. cause

9. There is no .......................... explanation for what happened.

     a. scientist                           b. scientific                         c. scientifically                     d. since

10. The new surgeon will ...................... her post in May.

     a. go on                               b. get over                          c. take up                              d. look after

Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. Louis Pasteur is a world – famous ______________ chemist.
A. French B. American C. English D. Chinese
7. He invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases including _____.
A. cancer B. rabies C. lung D. throat
8. Marie Curie was born _____________ November 7th, 1867.
A. in B. at C. to D. on
9. Marie Curie ______________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A. awarded B. had awarded C. was awarded D. had been
awarded
10. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a ________career which was impossible for a woman at that
time.
A. scientist B. scientifically C. science D. scientific
11. Elizabeth Blackwell was born _________ England ________ 1821.
A. in / on B. in / in C. on / in D. on / on
12. One day Elizabeth Blackwell decided that she wanted ____________ a doctor.
A. to become B. become C. became D. becoming
13. Alexandre Yersin was born in 1863 in _______________.
A. America B. Switzerland C. France D. Germany
14. Alexandre Yersin died on January 3rd, 1943, _________ the age of 80.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
15. Alexandre Yersin discovered Da lat in the ____________ century.
A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th
16. Shakespeare is a world – famous ______________.
A. singer B. actor C. playwright D. scientist
17. I wish she ______________ to the party yesterday.
A. came B. had come C. have come D. has come

Reading.

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

     We ....(5).... to Thai land for our summer vacation last year. I was our first ....(6)....to Asia. We loved it. We went to the floating market very early one morning. We didn't buy anything there , we just looke. Another day, we went to Wat phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really ....(7)....Then we saw two more temple nearby. We also went on a river ....(8).... somewhere outside Bangkok. The best thing ....(9).... the trip was the food. The next time we have friends over for dinner, I ....(10).... Thai food.

 5/ A. go              B. went            C. are going        D. will go

 6/ A. vacation     B. holiday       C. trip                 D. A&B

 7/ A. interested   B. interesting  C. bored              D. boring

 8/ A. trip             B. walk           C. travel              D. bank

 9/ A. in               B. on               C. of                    D. about

 10/ A. cook        B. cooked        C. am cooking     D. am going to cook

2. Complete the passage with the most suitable word

          The festival was held in the communal house yard  about one kilometer away from a(1).   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  There were three competitions: water-fetching fire-making and rice-cooking.  The festival.  (2)…………. …… .  one day. 

          In the water-fetching.  (3)……….….  one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water .  In the fire making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way.  They tried to rub(4)………………...  .  of bamboo together to make the fire.  Six people from each team took part in the (5)………….  contest. They had to separate the rice(6)………………….…the husk and then cook the rice.  After the(7)………….  .  contests, all the (8)………….  were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize.  The festival was wonderful.

3. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

 Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar.

It’s officially.(1)................as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins. (2)....................January twenty -first and February nineteen. The exacts day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New year's Eve, people sit up to midnight  to see the New year in , then they put on new .(3)....................and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most (4)........... Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible. 

  Part1/ choose the correct words to fill in the gaps 

    1/      a/ knows                b/ knew                 c/ know                 d/ known

    2/      a/ between             b/ in                       c/ at                       d/ after

3/      a/ friends               b/ clothes               c/ shoes                 d/ shirt

  4/      a/ happy                b/ nice                    c/ important           d/ popular  

 part2  Answer the questions

   5/ What is Vietnam's New Year known as?

…………………………………………………………………………

   6/ What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet ?

……………………………………………………………………

   7/ Which days of Tet do you think the most important ?

…………………………………………………………………………

   8/ Do you like the New year's Eve ? When is it ? 

……………………………………………………………………

4. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

When people talk Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort. It has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches

  In the morning and in the afternoon, tourist can take part in various fascinating outdoor activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving. Snorkeling and diving are both interesting sport, as swimmer may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom of the sea. Besides, tourist can also take boat trip to the islands. One of the most enjoyable trips is the trip to Mieu Island, where Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1999. This aquarium is now home to different kinds of colorful fish and even a few sharks.

   True/False Statements:

1.At Tri Nguyen aquarium, visitors can enjoy watching a few sharks only……

2.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort……

3.In the morning, tourist can take part in various fascinating….

4.Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1990……

5. Read the text carefully then do the exercises

Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains.The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city,visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites.Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General  Tran Hung Dao hid wooden  stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

1.     Whom is Ha Long popular with?

……………………………………………………………………

2.     What is one of the  attractions of Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………………

3.What is the Bay’s water like ?

………………………………………………………………

4.Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?

……………………………………………………………

6. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn T (True) hay F (False).

 Uyen had a day to remember last week. She had a Math exam last Friday, so she had to stay up late before to do her exercises. She got up late the next morning. She realized that her alarm clock didn’t go off. As she was leaving home, it started to rain heavily. Uyen tried to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she stumbled over a rock and fell down. Her schoolbag dropped into a pool and everything got wet. The rain stopped as she got to her classroom. Luckily, Uyen had enough time to finish her exam.

* T/F statements:...….....1. Uyen finished her Math exam.

………2. She was late for her classroom.

………3. As she got to her classroom, it still rained heavily.

………4. Everything in her schoolbag got wet.

………5. She got up early and went to her classroom