II. VOCABULARY

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

6. Collecting honey from the __________ requires a lot of skills.

     A. beehive B. beenest C. beehouse D. beehome

7. We are very sorry for any ________ caused by our late delivery.

     A. convenient B. convenience C. inconvenient D. inconvenience

8. In some rural areas, it’s difficult to find _______ in a house.

A. electric appliances B. electricity appliances 

C. electrical appliances D. electrician appliances

9. The villager’s _______ saved the travellers from starving.

     A. generosity B. generousy C. generousity D. generousness

10. Do not __________! They are doing a very important project.

     A. disturb B. annoy C. play D. make fun

11. People living a __________ life have to move a lot.

     A. moving B. stable C. nomadic D. commuting

12. __________ fruits in a farm is one of the most popular part-time job among students studying abroad.

     A. Picking B. Doing C. Taking D. Finding

13. Children in the countryside are used to _________ cattle in the field.

     A. walking B. herding C. following D. raising

14. A/An ___________ area of that forest – about more than 1000 hectares – was destroyed in the fire.

     A. vast B. tiny C. small D. inconsiderable

15. __________ kite is one of the most popular outdoor activities among children in the countryside.

     A. Doing B. Singing C. Flying D. Using

Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in eac of the following sentences.

16. It easy to get on well with neighbourhood in the countryside. People are all friendly and willing to help each other.

     A. to work together with B. to be a helpful friend of

     C. to have a friendly relationship with D. to exchange goods with

17. The baby is sleeping sound in her mother’s arms.

     A. deeply and peacefully B. easily to wake up

     C. sensibly D. safely

18. People in this village are all skilful craftsmen. Their products are qualified for the European market.

     A. professional B. amateur C. intelligent D. fast

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underline part in each of the following sentences.

19. She’s a sociable child who loves to talk to anyone.

     A. outgoing B. anti-social C. lovely D. unfriendly 

20. The King was not brave enough to protect his kingdom and let the monster take the Princess away.

complete each of the sentence by using the correct from of a verb in each gap

1 .sometimes we ......................... a dictation in english

2 .mick does not do very well in the class because he doesn's ..........hard

3. i'm sorry i cannot .......... any musical instruments

4.the science teacher always sets a lot of homework for us to ...........

5. you are old enough to ............after yourself ; don't ask your parens to ............ everything for you.

6. the teacher says that i ......... only a few mistakes in my writing this time .

Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer.
Stamp collecting is an interesting hobby. You can learn many things, such as the geography of a country from stamps. Postal stamps are source of interesting facts and important dates about every country in the world. It makes stamp collecting become very popular.
As you look at the pages of a stamp album, you can learn interesting details of foreign customs, arts, literature, history and culture. Their colours can make you feel relaxed and happy.
Collecting stamps can become a business. If you are lucky in finding a special stamp, it will bring you some money besides knowledge and pleasure.
1. All of the following are true EXCEPT _____.
A. stamps can make you relaxed and happy
B. stamps can make you know more
C. stamps collecting can make you famous
D. you can earn money from your collection if you are lucky
2. According to the passage, it is true to say that _____.
A. stamp collecting helps you become rich and famous
B. stamp collecting is a very popular hobby
C. stamp collectors can earn a lot of money from stamp collecting
D. stamp collecting is a hobby that costs you a lot of money
3. The main idea of the passage is _____.
A. the history of stamp collecting
B. good things from stamp collecting
C. the ways of stamp collecting
D. famous stamp collectors

Everyone knows that honeybees make honey, but how do they actually do it? Honeybees live in colonies, which means that they live with lots of other bees. Beehives, nests made of wax, are the places where they live and stow their honey.

Honeybees drink nectar from flowers or other sweet deposits from plants or trees. The honey made by these bees is used to supply the colony with food during the cold winter when there arc no flowers to drink from. Thus, these bees not only consume the nectar for nourishment but also bring it home. They have a special organ called a honey stomach which is used to carry the food to their colony.

When honeybees come back home, they regurgitate what they have put in their honey stomachs. Other honeybees in the hive come along and help them. They repeatedly eat and regurgitate many times until the product becomes somewhat digested. Next, the bees move the syrupy product into open honeycomb cells. Then they beat their wings to fan it to prevent fermentation. The fanning makes the water evaporate so that the product gets thick enough. Now it cannot easily be attacked by bacteria. Finally, it can be called honey. After this process, honeybees seal up the honeycomb cells with wax until they are hungry.

The most impressive part of this process is how seamlessly a bee colony works together. In a colony, there are female worker bees, male drones, and one queen bee. Although there are both male and females in the hive, the majority of the work is done by females. The female worker bees are in charge of taking care of the hive and creating honey. When they are young, they take care of feeding the young bee larvae. When they are older, they go out and bring nectar back to the hive, where they begin making honey. The male drones are responsible for fertilizing the eggs, but require little energy as they spend their time waiting around the hive. The single queen bee is responsible for the colony's survival. She is the only female that can lay eggs. The wonderful substance called honey would not exist without the bees' teamwork.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The role of the female honeybee
B. Preventing fermentation in honey
C. Why honeybees build huge wax nests
D. How a honeybee colony works to make honey

Everyone knows that honeybees make honey, but how do they actually do it? Honeybees live in colonies, which means that they live with lots of other bees. Beehives, nests made of wax, are the places where they live and stow their honey.

Honeybees drink nectar from flowers or other sweet deposits from plants or trees. The honey made by these bees is used to supply the colony with food during the cold winter when there arc no flowers to drink from. Thus, these bees not only consume the nectar for nourishment but also bring it home. They have a special organ called a honey stomach which is used to carry the food to their colony.

When honeybees come back home, they regurgitate what they have put in their honey stomachs. Other honeybees in the hive come along and help them. They repeatedly eat and regurgitate many times until the product becomes somewhat digested. Next, the bees move the syrupy product into open honeycomb cells. Then they beat their wings to fan it to prevent fermentation. The fanning makes the water evaporate so that the product gets thick enough. Now it cannot easily be attacked by bacteria. Finally, it can be called honey. After this process, honeybees seal up the honeycomb cells with wax until they are hungry.

The most impressive part of this process is how seamlessly a bee colony works together. In a colony, there are female worker bees, male drones, and one queen bee. Although there are both male and females in the hive, the majority of the work is done by females. The female worker bees are in charge of taking care of the hive and creating honey. When they are young, they take care of feeding the young bee larvae. When they are older, they go out and bring nectar back to the hive, where they begin making honey. The male drones are responsible for fertilizing the eggs, but require little energy as they spend their time waiting around the hive. The single queen bee is responsible for the colony's survival. She is the only female that can lay eggs. The wonderful substance called honey would not exist without the bees' teamwork.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The role of the female honeybee
B. Preventing fermentation in honey
C. Why honeybees build huge wax nests
D. How a honeybee colony works to make honey

26. His parents are very of him. (pride)

27. We decided to interview the best six __________for the job. (apply)

28. The in this town are very friendly (reside)

29. All children should take part in with their friends (act)

30. The noise in the city kept Hoa . (wake)

31. Do you know a good to decorate my house? (decorate)

32. The train made a late . (depart)

33. We are waiting for the of his plane. (arrive)

34. Give the victim a cup of tea when he . (revival )

35. There are many cultural between his country and mine. (differ)

Question 5:. Correct the mistake underlined in each of the lines.

Question 1: Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. People go to live in cities to find work. People go to the cities (1) ______ there are good schools and doctors for (2) ________ children. They can make more friends of their own age and live (3) ________ freely. Some people go to the city because of trouble at home. They have no land or they have quarreled (4) ________ their family. For these reasons our cities are growing quickly. But city life is often difficult for new-comers. There are more people looking for jobs (5) ________ there are jobs.

Question 2: Read the passage below to select the best answer.

Do you like honey? Honey is a natural product, and it is made (6) _____ honey bees. It has a special sweet flavour, (7) _____ some people prefer to ordinary sugar. Sometimes, it is even possible to (8) _____ from the flavour what kind of flowers the bees (9) _____ before producing the honey.

Have you ever (10) ______ about how honey is produced? Beekeepers- people who look after bees- are very important in the making of honey. They (11) _____ the bees in their care produce (12) ______ honey than is needed. Then the honey can be removed (13) _____ causing problems for the bees.

Honey collection is an ancient activity, (14) _____ back at least 10, 000 years and honey has (15) _____ increasingly popular nowadays as a healthy food.

6. A. of B. from C. with D. by

7. A. What B. who C. which D. whose

8. A. know B. take C. inform D. answer

9. A. went B. visited C. met D. passed

10. A. considered B. guessed C. wondered D. doubted

11. A. start B. cause C. let D. bring

12. A. much B. many C. most D. more

13. A. although B. without C. instead D. unless

14. A. coming B. going C. falling D. moving

15. A. become B. turned C. gone D. changed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Members are reminded that they are responsible for any damage caused by their guests.

A. If your guests break anything, you’ll have to pay. 

B. If guests are hurt, members have to look after them. 

C. Please don’t let guests make too much noise. 

D. Please remember to look after guests very politely.