III.Choose and underline the best answer

Then they quarreled and Mickey thinking his head was getting too(hot/tense/big/thin) for his tongue, went out to the dune and stoodin the wind(gazing/staring/peering/glancing) at the sea.Why was he tied to(awful/fretful/grateful/wonderful) man? For 3 year,(by/at/since/from) the end of the war, he had looked after Charlie, getting him(rid of/out of/on with/away from) hospital and into a nursing home, then to houses in the country, sacrificing a lot of his own desire to(take/have/enioy/spend) a good time before he returned to Canada in order to get his brother back to(power/energy/health/breath).

Being a teenager is tough. Tough for the boy or girl and tough for the parents. All sorts of worries that never before existed come to light at this time and without the benefit of the hindsight that parents prosses, having through it, they may seem insurmountable. The most common worries are: will I fight the boyfriend or girlfriend. What am I doing with my life? And last but not least, my parents don’t understand me. Coupled to these are stresses created by the pressures of examinations, where once again parents’ expectation may be a contributory factor.

Parents notice the signs of stress and often feel guilty, believing that the lack of teenagers’ part is their fault. There is a great deal of well-meaning advice on the subject, encouraging teenagers to speak out hand parents to listen but the heart of the problem lies in trust which should have developed earlier in childhood. Teenager will find it easier to share their thoughts if they sense that their parents went through similar experience; parents need to recall what being a teenager was like, and how they got through it.

    1. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

    A. Parents and children                         B. The smooth transition    

    C. The troubled teenage years                D. Recalling troubled childhood

    2. As used in the first paragraph the word in the first paragraph, the word insurmountable means:

    A. easy                   B. carefree              C. normal              D. insuperable

    3. What reason is given for teenagers feeling they cannot solve their problem.

    A. their lack of experience                    B. their relationship with their peer group

    C. their relationship with their parents   D. their difficult situation at school

    4. What is the writer arguing in the second paragraph ?

    A. Parents are wrong to blame themselves.

    B. Parents should seek professional guidance

    C. parents can help if a good relationship already exists

    D. the parents should put themselves in the teenagers’ shoes.

    5. The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to?

    A. lack of communication    B. advice         C. problem        D. being a teenager

Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (1.0p)

1. He has never been late for work.

- Never……………………………………………………………………………………

2. The man is my new boss. He is talking to the lady over there.

- The man …………………………………………………………………………………

3. “Does Mr. Pike live here?” the postman asked the boy.

- The postman asked the boy ……………………………………….…………………….

4. They will build a new school next month.

- A new school……………………………………………………..……………………..

5. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

- It is …...........................................................................................................................

          I. Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences. (1.0p)

1. He has never been late for work.

-  Never…has he been late for work?

2. The man is my new boss. He is talking to the lady over there.

- The man who is talking to the lady over there  is my new boss

3. “Does Mr. Pike live here?” the postman asked the boy.

- The postman asked the boy ……………………………………….…………………….

4. They will build a new school next month.

- A new school………………………………………………

5. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.

- It is …...........................................................

Supply the correct form of the VERB in brackets to complete the passage. Write your answer in the numbered box. Some places require a Passive form verb

The Bear and the Two Travelers

Two Friends ⁽⁴¹⁾__________ (travel) together, when a Bear suddenly appeared before them. One of them, ⁽⁴²⁾__________ (think) of his own safety climbed up quickly into a tree, without trying ⁽⁴³⁾__________ (help) his friend do the same. The other, ⁽⁴⁴⁾__________ (not have) time to hide, ⁽⁴⁵⁾__________ (fall) flat on the ground, without moving at all, as if he were dead. The Bear came up and ⁽⁴⁶⁾__________ (smell) him all over, and after a while, thinking he was dead, ⁽⁴⁷⁾__________ (walk) away. When the danger was gone, the other Traveler climbed down from the tree, and, laughing at his friend ⁽⁴⁸⁾__________ (ask) him:
“What did the bear whisper in your ear?”
“He gave me this advice," the other replied. "Never ⁽⁴⁹⁾__________ (travel) with a friend who ⁽⁵⁰⁾__________ (leave) you in the lurch."

Read the passage the do the tasks that follow. (Hãy đọc đoạn văn này và làm các bài tập theo sau.)

Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends, for true friendship is not common, and there are many people who seem to be incapable of it. For a friendship to be close and lasting, both the friends must have some very special qualities.

The first quality is unselfishness. A person who is concerned only with his own interests and feelings cannot be a true friend. Friendship is a two-sided affair; it lives by give-and-take, and no friendship can last lone which is all give on one side and all take on the other.

Constancy is the second quality. Some people do not seem to be constant. They take up an interest with enthusiasm, but they are soon tired of it and feel the attraction of some new object. Such changeable and uncertain people are incapable of a lifelong friendship.

Loyalty is the third quality. Two friends must be loyal to each other, and they must know each other so well that there can be no suspicions between them. We do not think much of people who readily believe rumours and gossip about their friends. Those who are easily influenced by rumours can never be good friends.

Trust is perhaps the fourth quality. There must be mutual trust between friends, so that each can feel safe when telling the other his or her secrets. There are people who cannot keep a secret, either of their own or of others’. Such people will never keep a friend long.

Lastly, there must be a perfect sympathy between friends - sympathy with each other’s aims, likes, joys, sorrows, pursuits and pleasures. Where such mutual sympathy does not exist, friendship is impossible. 

Task 1. Fill each blank with a suitable word /phrase. (Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống bằng một từ/ cụm từ thích hợp.)

  Acquaintance        mutual         give-and-take       loyal to

  incapable of          unselfish      friend                   suspicious 

1. Good friendship should be based on…………….understanding.

2.The children seem to be………..working quietly by themselves.

3. He is a(n)………..man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit.

4. A(n) …………is a person one simply knows, and a(n)………….is a person with whom one has a deeper relationship.

5. You can't always insist on your own way - there has to be some…………..

6. Despite many changes in his life, he remained   …………his working principles.

7. He started to get………….when she told him that she had been to Britain for many times.

Task 2. Which of the choices A, B, C or D most adequately sums up the ideas of the whole passage? (Lựa chọn nào trong A, B, C hoặc D tóm tắt thích hợp nhất các ý tưởng của đoạn văn.)

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

B. Conditions of true friendship

C. Features of a good friend

D. Friends and acquaintances

Complete the sentences with MUST or HAVE TO

1. My neighbour's child___practise the piano for three hours a day.

2. English children___stay at school till the age of 16.

3. Mr.Pitt___cook his own meals. His wife is away.

4. I never remember his address; I always___look it up.

5. Father told his small son: ''You___do what Mummy says'''.

6. Notice in a picture gallery: Cameras, sticks and umbrellas___be left at the desk.

7. He sees very badly; he___wear glasses all the time.

8. Employer: ''You___come to work in time''.

9. Notice above petrol pump: All engines___be switched off.

10. In my district there is no gas laid on. People___use electricity for everything.

11. The shops here don't deliver. We___carry everything home ourselves.

Bobbi Brown is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has eleven jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.

Bobbi lives and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 120 people live on Gigha but in the summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.

Every weekday, Bobbi gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00, he drives the island’s children to school. At 9.00, he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the house on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the shop.

He says, “ Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t like watching television. In the evenings, Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00, we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.”

1. Bobbi is a free man. ____________

2. There are 270 people on Gigha in the summer every day. ____________

3. Bobbi never helps his wife. ____________

4. Bobbi loves his life very much. __________