I. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, mark the correct letter A. B, C or D on your answer sheet.

                                                                                    CHOCOLATE

When the Spanish explorer Cortez reached Mexico in the sixteenth century, he found the people there using a drink they (56) ........... chocolate. It tasted quite strong (57) ........... it had pepper in it. To (58) ........... it tastes better, the Spanish added sugar to it. When chocolate first came to Europe in the seventeenth century, people started to drink it with milk, (59) ........... of water. Nowadays, tones of chocolate and cocoa are (60) ........... to factories, where they are turned (61) ........... any popular sweets and cakes.

(62) ........... chocolate and cocoa come from the fruit of the cacao tree. Cacao trees (63) ...........       only be grown in hot countries, as they need a warm climate. Cacao is an American plant, (64) ........... still grows wild in the northern part of South America. Countries in Central and South America were the first to grow it, but today Africa (65) ........... the world with the most chocolate.

Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer on the answer sheet. (2.5 points)

SHARKS

Sharks are some of the most frightening creatures in our oceans. They are well prepared for feeding under water because they can (1) _____ very well, and they can also (2) _____ movement through special lines on the sides of their bodies. These make sharks very (3) _____ for smaller sea creatures that become their food.

Although sharks are similar (4) _____ other fish in a number of ways, their bodies are different. For example, unlike other fish, most sharks (5) _____ to swim all the time in order to breathe and stay alive, (6) _____ they hardly sleep at all. Also, if sharks are turned over on their backs, the can stop moving (7) _____ . This is a very useful technique for reasearchers (8) _____ are often required to (9) _____ sharks. It allows them to (10) _____ out more about these fascinating creatures.

1. A. watch B. look C. notice D. see

2. A. touch B. feel C. know D. catch

3. A. dangerous B. difficult C. serious D. important

4. A. with B. from C. to D. of

5. A. ought B. need C. must D. should

6. A. so B. as C. but D. or

7. A. perfectly B. finally C. fully D. completely

8. A. which B. who C. what D. whose

9. A. sort B. care C. deal D. handle

10. A. discover B. search C. find D. study

Exercise 7. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Most robots today are industrial robots. Humans use them to make work easier and (71)___________. You often see them in car factories where they put the parts of the cars together.

They are useful for this kind of work as it is ‘dull’ dirty and dangerous’ - DDD. Robots are often used for DDD jobs and (72)_________ a specific action needs to be repeated. It is very difficult for humans to do this.

There are many different types of robots. Some robots travel through space, work on the bottom of the ocean, or go inside volcanoes. They do the work of people, but for a different reason this time: there are places that are very dangerous for people, or (73) _____________ for people to go to.

Robots are everywhere. Most people don’t know that robots help us every day and in many different ways. In most houses, there are robots. For example, in some houses today there is a washing machine in the kitchen. Washing machines are robots. People can programme them and then they wash clothes automatically.

Some scientists make robots (74)__________ fun. For example, the dogs are made as toys for small children.

Japan produces the most robots. Every year in the capital, Tokyo, there is a robot exhibition (75)___________ Robodex. It is the largest robot exhibition in the world.

75. A. call               B.calling                 C. called                 D. to call

EX1  :Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question 1 -5, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 

     Robots can work in places humans can't easily get to. These include deep oceans on distant planets or on sites with bad pollution. Robots are also used in factories (1) ________ they can work more quickly and accurately than a human,  and without needing to rest. Improvements in technology over the past 50 years have (2) _______ that scientists are now able to create very clever robots. The most complicated of these can make (3) _______ for themselves, learn new things, and deal with problems. However, while robots that look like people are very common in science fiction films, they are very (4) _______ in real life. Making a machine that can balance and move on two legs is a real challenge and is unnecessary for most of the jobs we need robots to do for us. However, a Japanese robot (5)_____ as Asimo does walk on two legs and can even climb up and down stairs. 

1.   A. unless         B. because       C. although     D. despite 

2.   A. intended     B. supposed     C. said             D. meant 

3.   A. results         B. decisions     C. thoughts     D. options 

4. A. rare               B. thin              C. little           D. narrow 

5.A. called          B. known          C. named        D. said

EX2: Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underline word(s) in each of the following question.

Her father died  after he had brought up all of his children.

A. was in the dust

B. was out of this world 

C. was the apple of her eyes

D. called it a day

Exercise 3 giải thích giúp mình luôn được không ạ

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D.

A WELSH FESTIVAL

Wales has a (0) population  of about three million. English is the main language and only 20 %speak both Welsh and English. Every year (1) ________ August there is a Welsh speaking festival. It (2)________ place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people (3) ________year making plans for when the festival will be in (4)__________ town. Each festival is (5) __________ by about 160,000 people. They travel not only from nearby towns and villages (6) ________ also from the rest of British Isles and (7) ___________ from abroad. There are concerts, plays and (8) ________ to find the best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9) ________food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh-speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10) _________Welsh language around them.

PART 4. Questions 21-25. Read the text and questuions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

AT HOME IN VENICE BY FRANCESCO DA MOSTO

I was born in Venice, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy, and studied architecture at university there. Though I have also spent time away, I have always come back because it's my home. In Venice, there are no roads, only canals, so you have to get around on foot or by boat. I live on a canal in the Rialto area in a house that was built 1588 for the Multi family, who were merchants in the silk trade. In the mid-eighteenth century, it was home to the Vezzi family, who made things like plates and bowls in fine china and became rich sending these around the world. These merchants' houses in Venice are like palaces. Their owners had to have space to show off their foods, but the building also had to be an office, a factory, a store and a home. My house came into our family in 1919, when it was bought by my grandfather. He died before I was born but he was the director of a museum where I often do research on old documents. On some of these, I’ve seen notes in his handwriting, so, in a strange way, I met him through these documents.

Sadly, the population of Venice has dropped from120, 000 in the 1950s to about 60,000 now. This doesn't include the thousands of tourists who come to visit. I welcome the tourists but unless something is done to stop everyday shops like bakeries and chemists from disappearing, the city will die. I want people who love the city to come here to live and work and give Venice back a life that is not just about tourism.

21. What is the writer's main reason for writing this text?

A. to persuade more tourists to visit his city        B. to give readers the history of his home town  

C. to say what he feels about his birthplace        D. to describe some important moments in his life

22. The family who first owned the writer's home

A. used to buy and sell silk.           B. produced plates and bowls.  

C. were skilled architects.               D. helped to build the canals.

23. What does the writer say about his grandfather?

A. His grandfather taught him how to study documents.  

B. He didn’t find his grandfather's handwriting easy to read.  

C. He wasn’t able to get to know his grandfather personally.

D. His grandfather turned his home into a museum.

24. What is the writer's attitude to Venice today?

A. He hopes tourists al stop waiting the city.  

B. He would like people to get jobs working with tourists.  

C. He believes the city would benefit from having fewer inhabitants.  

D. He thinks local businesses should be encouraged to stay.

25. What might the writer say about his house?

A. I have never lived anywhere else apart from in my home in in the Rialto area of Venice.  

B. My house is on a canal in Venice and my family, starting with my grandfather have lived there since 1919.  

C. We don't know who lived in the house before 1588 but it was owned by merchants from then until the eighteenth century.  

D. The house was made bigger in the mid-eighteenth century because the owner wanted it to look like a palace.

 Read the following passages and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

Passage1:

Humans have long been fascinated by (1).............space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms elsewhere, which we might be able to contact. (2) .............   , we've all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “aliens" like these owe more to the (3)  .............  of using human actors to play the parts than to any real form of (4) .............  investigation.

However, many serious space (5)    .............   are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might actually look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, which designed by biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, unlike humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but, despite its old appearance, its behavior not very different from our own.

Question 1.A. out              B. outer         C. outside              D. outing

Question 2.A. nature        B. natural       C. naturally           D. naturalness

Question 3.A. convenient    B. convenience     C. conveniention       D. conveniences

Question 4.A. science`  B. scientist        C. scientific         D. scientificly

Question 5.A. research     B. researches   C. researcher         D. researchers

Passage 2:

Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the (1)................ of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information on the effects (2)............smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.

The gases from the exhausts of cars have also (3).............. air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which is often collected in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as (4).................. as other children and they are clumsy when they use their hands.

There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may melt and may cause serious (5)....................

Question 1: A.  most        B.  number    C.  more      D.  amount

Question 2: A.  in        B.  on    C.  for         D.  of

Question 3: A.  increase           B.  increased     C.  increases         D.  increasing

Question 4: A.  slowly             B.  quick           C.  quickly               D.  slow

Question 5: A.  tornadoes        B.  droughts        C.  floods           D.  storms

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

A: I believe that modem robots will be more intelligent and replace humans in many dangerous jobs.

                                 B:__________

A. That’s just what I think of course.

B. That sounds interesting. 

C. That’s a good idea.

D. Why not? Believe me!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

With hard work and study, you can ______ the goals you set for yourself

A. establish

B. succeed

C. achieve

D. increase