II. Read the passage and answer the following questions. Write short answers.

Alexander Fleming was born in 1881 in Scotland. He went to a small school in a village, and when he left school he didn’t go to university. He worked for five years in an office. But his brother, Tom, was a doctor and helped Fleming to go to university and study medicine. So he went to London University and in 1906 he became a doctor. In 1915, Fleming married Sarah McElroy, an Irish woman. They had one son. During the First World War, many soldiers died in hospital because they didn’t have the right medicines. So after the war, Fleming tried to find a drug that could help them. He worked for many years and in 1928 he discovered a new drug and he called it “penicillin”. He later worked with an Australian and a German scientist to develop a drug that doctors could use. In 1945, they won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on penicillin.

1. Where was Alexander Fleming born? 

2. Did he work in an office before he went to university? 

3. What did he study at university? 

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4. When did he win the Nobel Prize in medicine? 

5. What drug did he discover? 

VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (2ps)

Alexander Fleming was born in 1881 in Scotland. He went to a small school in a village, and when he left school he didn't go to university. He worked for five years in an office. But his brother, Tom, was a doctor and helped Fleming to go to university and study medicine. So he went to London University and in 1906 he became a doctor. In 1915, Fleming married Sarah McElroy, an Irish woman. They had one son. During the First World War, many soldiers died in hospital because they didn't have the right medicines. So after the war, Fleming tried to find a drug that could help them. He worked for many years and in 1928 he discovered a new drug and he called it "penicillin". He later worked with an Australian and a German scientist to develop a drug that doctors could use. In 1945, they won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on penicillin.

1.How many children did he have?

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Read the passage below and choose the best answer: You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there. One day, he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, ‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please.’ His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from the workshop. However he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. ‘Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said!’ Watson shouted excitedly. Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better one.

1. Which of the following is true?

Bell invented the telephone in Scotland.

Bell did only one experiment and he succeeded

Bell was the owner of a workshop in his house in America

Bell discovered the telephone in 1847

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2. Where did Bell settle down?

in Scotland

in the UK

in New Zealand

in the US

3. What did he have a great interest in?

music

sound

philosophy

physics

4. What did he do many experiments for?

To express feeling through musical instruments.

To hear his assistant's voice.

To give a request to his assistant

To send sound through a wire

5. What did other inventors do later?

Made telephones better.

Made telephones useless

Made telephones unpopular.

Made telephones disused.

III/  Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

      Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

      When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer “ was published in 1876.

Question 21. Who was Mark Twain?

Question 22. Where was he born?

Question 23. How old was he when his father died?

Question 24. Did the readers like his stories very much?

Question 25. When was his best novel published?

IV/  Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

      If you are (26) ______ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (27) ______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped (28) ______, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present m front of the gift-giver is considered (29) ______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (30) ______ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.

Question 26.   A. called               B. invited              C. calling                        D. inviting

Question 27.   A. take                  B. give                  C. bring                        D. make

Question 28.   A. gift                    B. gifts                  C. flower                        D. flowers

Question 29.   A. funny                B. sad                    C. rude                        D. polite

Question 30.   A. Although          B. But                    C. Because                        D. So

V/ (1,0 point) Fill in each gap of the following sentences with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.

Question 31. It often rains heavily ____________ summer.

Question 32. It took me 2 hours to ____________ the letter to my best friend.

Question 33. Mrs Phuong always prides ____________ on her appearance.

Question 34. Would you ____________ lending me your pen?

Question 35. She arrived in Singapore ____________ Tuesday morning.

VI/ ) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Example:         O. in/live / Hung Yen. / I

                        => I live in Hung Yen.

Question 36. journey / The / home village / my / is / to / interesting. / very

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 37. Mr Ba / young. / used to / when / go swimming / was / he

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 38. interested / playing / in / is / football. / My friend

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 39. tired / he / now / because / Nam / is / stayed up / last night / late

 => ________________________________________________________

Question 40. I / enough money, / had / If / buy / I / would / this book.

 => ________________________________________________________

VII/  Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Question 41. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.

     => Mary suggested      

Question 42. John is too young to understand the question.

      => John is not       

Question 43. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.

      => I haven’t       

Question 44. Nobody in the factory works more carefully than Mr Thanh.

      => Mr Thanh is the       

Question 45. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

          => It was         

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes. There, he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention of the telephone.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.

B. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.

C. Bell learned in a school for the deaf – mutes.

D. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes. There, he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention of the telephone.

He went to live ____________.

A. in Boston

B. iin Scotland

C. in America

D. A & C are correct

Read the passage and choose the best answer

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf – mutes. There, he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention of the telephone.

When was Alexander G. Bell born?

A. No information

B. In 1847

C. In 1870s

D. In 1870

I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Don't make noise now. My parents (take)......................... their usual afternoon nap .

2. While I (have)...................... a bath, the telephone (ring)..................... .

3. He prefers (play)................................ computer games to (read).......................... books.

4. If we (not save) .............................energy, there will be a shortage in the next century.

II. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Alexander Fleming was bom in 1881 in Scotland. He to a small school in a village, and when he left school he didn't go to university. He worked for five years in an office. But his brother, Tom, was a doctor and helped Fleming to go to university and study medicine. So he went to London University and in 1906 he became a doctor. In 1915, Fleming mamied Sarah McElroy, an Irish woman. They had one son. During the First World War, many soldiers died in hospital because they didn't have the right medicines. So after the war, Fleming tried to find a drug that could help them. He worked for many years and in 192s he discovered a new drug and he called it "penicillin". He later worked with an Australian and a German scientist to develop a drug that doctors could use. In 1945, they won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on penicillin.

1. Where was Alexander Fleming bom?

...........................................................................................

2. Did he work in an office before he went to university?

...............................................................................................

3. What did he study at university?

..................................................................................................

4. When did he win the Nobel Prize in medicine? Rewrite the sentences

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III. Rewrite the sentences.

1. Mary always went swimming after school last year.

->Mary used to.............................................................

2. My daughter has studied English for two years.

-> My daughter started .....................................................

3. She wants to buy that villa but it's too far expensive for her.

->She wishes..............................................................................

4. It took Nam two days to have a trip to the countryside last week.

->Nam spent......................................................................................

5. They have changed the date of the meeting.

-> The date .....................................................................................