fall, laugh, lose, find, spend, need, save, break, leave, take

gary smith yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday , but he's lucky to be alive. in march this years, he was climbing BEn Nevis, Britain's highestmountain, when he (1) his way and (2) sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures.

my friends (3) at mefor having so much suvival equipment, but it (4) my life

on the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent to pieces, so he moved into a youth hostel. He (5) the hostel at 10:00 the next morning, but that afternoon he was in trouble. " I(6) off a rock and (7) my left leg . I couldn't move"

mountain rescue teams went out to look for Gary , and (8) him at 9.00 the next morning. A helicopter (9) him to hospital, where he (10) several operations. ' next time i'll go with my friend, not on my own !' he joked.

IX. Complete the text with a verb from the box in the Past Simple.

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday, but he's lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, when he (1).................. his way and (2)................ sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures.

My friends (3) ............... at me for having so much survival equipment, but it (4)................ my life.

On the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tentto pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel. He (5)................. the hostel at 10.00 the next morning, but that afternoon he was in trouble. "I (6)............... off a rock and (7)............... my left leg. I couldn't move".

Mountain rescue teams went out to look for Gary, and (8).............. him at 9.00 the next morning. A helicopter (9)............... him to the hospital, where he (10) .............. several operations. "Next time I'll go with my friends, not on my own!" he joked.

Rảnh thì dịch hộ mình nhé, cám ơn!

 Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his twentieth birthday, but he's lucky to be alive. In March this year, he was climbing Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain, when he lost his way and spent sixteen hours in sub-zero temperatures.

"My friends laughed at me for having so much survival equipment, but it saved my life."

On the first night, the weather was so bad that it tore his new mountain tent to pieces, so he moved into a Youth Hostel. He left the hostel at 10.00 the next morning but that afternoon he was in trouble. "I fell off a rock and broke my left leg. I couldn't move."

Mountain rescue team went out to look for Gary, and found him at 9.00 the next morning. A helicopter took him to hospital, where he needed several operations. "Next time, I'll go with my friends, not on my own!" he joked.

1. Howald was Gary when he went climbing?

            A. 16. B.19.   C. 20. D.22.

2. How long did he spend on the mountain?

            A. 10 hours.    B. 16 hours.

            C. 1 night.       D. 2 nights.

3. Which of the following sentences is true?

A.        He didn't take many things with him on his trip.

B.        He spent the first night in his new mountain tent.

C.        He went climbing alone.

D. In spite of his broken leg, his climbing trip was a great success.

4. Which of the following groups of adjectives best describe Gary?

A.        Lost, alone, injured.

B.        Hot, terrible, lucky.

C.        Broken, alive, bad.

D.        Bad, alone, lucky.

5.  All the following sentences sound reasonable EXCEPT

A.        If he hadn't fallen off a rock, he wouldn't have broken his leg.

B.        If the Mountain rescue teams hadn't found him, he would have died.

C.        If he hadn't been operated on, he wouldn't have been able to walk again.

D.        If it hadn't been so cold on the mountain, he wouldn't have lost his way.

II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.(10 points)

      Chu Van An was born in 1292 and died in 1370. From his childhood, he was (1)_________  for his intelligence. He did not have the dream of (2) _________ part in exams to become mandarins (3) _________  other students. Chu Van An stayed at (4)  _________ and taught himself by reading books, and opened schools. His school quickly became famous in the region and many students from other places went there to (5) _________.

      Emperor Tran Minh Tong (6) _________ Chu Van An to be the principal of the Imperial Academy to teach his crown prince and other students to become (7)         _________ people for the country. In 1359, Emperor Tran Minh Tong gave his crown (8) _________  his son, Tran Hien Tong, who was also a student of Chu Van An. Under the regime of Emperor Tran Hien Tong, the court and the country were peaceful. (9)_________, this period lasted only for 12 years. Then Emperor Tran Hien Tong died, and Tran Du Tong inherited the crown. The social situation became complicated, the people were very poor and many good people were killed.

      Chu Van An bravely submitted a petition which requested the Emperor to behead 7 perfidious mandarins, so it was (10) _________  “Seven Beheaded Petition” (That Tram So). “Seven Beheaded Petition” became the symbol of the courageous attitude of the real intellectuals, and of Chu Van An’s spirit.

      1.   A. like                        B. famous                  C. Such as                  D. Similar

      2.   A. approximately     B. expressively         C. taking                    D. progressively

      3.   A. like                        B. pioneering            C. pioneering            D. pioneers

      4.   A. custom                  B. waiter                    C. service                   D. home

      5.   A. tourists                  B. study                      C. pilot                       D. guess

      6.   A. invited                   B. orbition                 C. orbital                    D. orbiting

      7.   A. constructed          B. designed                C. talented                 D. painted

      8.   A. equipment            B. to                            C. equivalent             D. furniture

      9.   A. invitation              B. ticket                     C. space                     D. However

      10. A. called                    B. departures             C. islands                   D. destinations

IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary in the United States. In 1964, Michael joined the band “The Jackson Brothers”. He began his solo career in 1971. He was called “The King of Pop”. In his career, he got a lot of awards, including 13 Grammy Awards and 26 American Music Awards. “Earth Song” is one of his most successful songs. He died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, the U.S.

When was Michael Jackson born?

A. in 1971    

B. in 1964     

C. in 1958    

D. in 2009

Question 1: Read the passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C or D. (1pt)

Nam is in grade 8A. He (1)...........his report card for the last school year. He got good grade (2)............Literature and Math, but his English was poor. His English teacher said, "Nam, you must work harder on your English". He'll try his best to study well next year. He loves (3).................., and he likes sports, too. He enjoys (4)............... soccer a lot. This summer vacation, he is enrolling for the summer activities in his home town. They'll plant trees, clean the streets and participate in the city's sport programs.

Question 2: Read the passage again and write T or F (1pt)

IX. Read the passage and choose the best answer

Ewan McGregor was _______(1) in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he _______(2) his first film in 1992. So far in his career, he has _____(3)_ in a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musicals, dramas and Star War movies. His uncle, Denis Lawson was in the original Star War in 1977 and McGregor _____(4) in his first Star movie 22 years later. In his career Ewan McGregor has worked with actress like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman and his films had won lots of __(5)_ He love acting and when he finished _____(6) the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “ I  have never been happier to do anything in my life”

1.      A. stayed                      B. born                      C. lived                        D. started

2.      A. made                       B. played                   C. worked                    D. participated

3.      A. attended                  B. appeared               C. joined                      D. played

4.      A. acted                       B. performed            C. starred                     D. took

5.      A. profit                       B. money                   C. presents                   D. awards

6.      A. filming                    B. to film                   C. film                          D. filmed

III.READING

A.  Read the passage and choose the best answer for each gap to complete the sentences.

Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was journalist and lived in a small flat in south London. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and traveled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is hard. '' You must carry everything on your back,” she explained, '' so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. Iam usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink ! ''When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life. Suddenly she became famous. Now she was written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it. She has a new job too, on a science programme on television. Rebecca is well known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains !
23. Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she works for….

A.  A bookstore  B. a school  C. a travel agent  D.a newspaper

24.Rebecca left her  job and her family…

A. in 1991  B.in 1992  C. in 1993  D. in 1994

25. Rebecca went to Asia with….

A.her family B. a climbing group  C. her husband  D.her teacher

26.Rebecca became famous when she…

A. went up the highest mountain in the world

B. wrote a book about her trip

C.was on a television programme

D. earned a lot of money

27. Today, she lives….

A. in a flat on the top of Mount Everest

B.in a small flat in Asia

C.in a small flat in south London

D.in a big house in south London

B. Read the text and dicide if the statements are True(T) or F(False)

Jack, 12: I love TV. The first thing I do when I wake up is to switch it on. My favourite channel is the Cartoon Network. I watch TV three or four hours a day. My parents think it is too much and they are always telling me to study, read a little or do a sport. But TV is my favourite hobby. I'm addicted to my favourite programmes.

Anna, 15: I know most teens don't like watching the news, but I do. I like to know what is happening around our world I also enjoy documentaries, espeoially about wildlife. I'm very curious about the way animals live and how to preserve their habitats. I also enjoy watching live shows and films, mostly comedies and thrillers. I watch TV two or three hours a day.
28. Jack’s favourite channel is the Cartoon Network

29.He watches TV one hour a day
30. His parents think he watches too much

31. Anna likes watching news.

32. She doesn’t like watching flims

PART 7: Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer.

Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he spent one year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959) A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature, music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.

1. What is the main topic of this passage?

3.       As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"?

A.  Islands     B. Ships         C. Friends.     D. Harbors

4.       To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer?

A.  The Civil War    B. The Harlem Riots

                   C. The Harlem Renaissance            D. The Civil Rights Movement

5.       What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia?

A.  His job as a reporter     B. His career as a soldier

                  C. A literary fellowship                               D. A college study program

6.       The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following?

A.  Desires    B. Abilities    C. Strategies  D. Careers

7.       According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? A. Write short stories    B. Popularize African-American writers

                   C. Advocate racial equality         .               D. Write about life in Harlem

8.       Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage?

A.  Successful          B. Prolific      C. Brilliant    D. Imaginative

9.       Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage?

A.  Congratulating   Blessing         C. Screening  D. Portraying

10.  According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT:

A.  A novelist           B. A poet       C. A historian           D. A journalism.