VII. . Read the following passage then decide whether the statements that follow are True or  False:(1.5mk)

A. For a long time jeans were worn only for physical work in the US society, but in the 1960s  it changed.  Young American people began to question traditional attitudes to dress. Jeans were a symbol of these changes and became very popular. Now, people of any age wear jeans because they are comfortable, practical and do not cost much. In the US they can be appropriate for all but the most formal occasions. Many people wear jeans to work, to church or to go out in the evening. Jeans can be made more or less formal, depending on what is worn with them. With sports shoes and a work shirt, they are suitable for going shopping; with  silk shirts and high-heeled shoes for women, or  jackets and  ties for men, they can be worn to a restaurant.

           19. People, young and old alike, can wear jeans.                                    …………

20. According to the writer, jeans are too expensive to wear.              …………      

21. All employers don’t allow their staff to wear jeans for work.       …………     

22. The formality of jeans depends on what is worn with them.       ………….                                                                                             Choose the correct answers :

23.What is the passage mainly about?

     A. Jeans in the US society.

     B. The formality of jeans in the US society.

     C. How practical jeans are in the USA.

                D. The appropriation of jeans in the US society.

           24.  Which of the flowing can be inferred from the passage?

                A. People only wear jean for physical work in the US society.                   

                B. American people go shopping around for new fashionable jeans every week.

                C. In the USA, women must wear jeans with high-heeled shoes to restaurants.

                D. It is acceptable to wear jeans to church in the USA.   

B. Jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. They are popular almost everywhere, in Japan, France, Indonesia and Brazil. Rich people and poor people wear them. Young people and even some old people wear them, too . In the United States, they are only kind of traditional clothes. In other countries, young people wear them because they want to look modern. Jeans are sign of youth and independence. Everyone wants to be modern, young and independent.

25-  Jeans can’t be seen in Asia.                    ………………….

26-  Only poor people wear jeans.                    ………………….

27-  Jeans are the traditional clothes in the USA.            ………………….

28-  Jeans are the symbol of youth and independence        ………………….

29- In which country are jeans only kind of traditional clothes?

England        B. America        C. Japan        D. Brazil

30- Why do young people in other countries wear jeans?

Because jeans are comfortable.            B. Because jeans are not expensive.

Because they want to look modern.                D. Because jeans are modern.

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage:

   My (1)...........is that high school students should wear casual clothes. (2)..........,       casual clothes make students feel comfortable because they don't feel(3)................to wear uniforms that they don't like. (4)........, wearing casual clothes give students freedom of choice. They have rights to choose (5).........., colors and fashion of clothes that they love. (6)................., casual clothes make school more colorful and lively. In (7)..............., students, particularly high school students should wear casual clothes. Wearing casual clothes is (8)..........comfortable and fun.

        1. A. opine                 B. opinion             C. opinionable           D. opinions

        2. A. One                   B. Once                C. First                      D. Firstly

        3. A. constrain           B. constraint         C. constrained           D. constrainedly

        4. A. Secondly           B. twice                C. Second                  D.Two

        5. A. size                   B. sized                C. sizeable                 D. sizer

        6. A. Final                 B. Finally               C. Finalize                 D. Finality

        7. A. conclude           B. discussion        C. conclusive             D. conclusion

        8. A. convenience     B. inconvenience  C. Convenient           D. inconvenient

IX. Rearrange the words given to make meaningful sentences: 

       1. students of their school/uniforms encourages students/ I think wearing/ to be proud of being/.//

         …………………………………………………………………………………………..

         2. walk past the mosque/primary school /on her way to /Lan used to/.//            .

       …. …………………………………………………………………………………..

   3. their uniforms/ take pride in/ / which bears/ Students can/ their school’s name/./ 

      …………………………………………………………………………………….

   4. a child/ My father/ go fishing / used to/ when he was.

       ……………………………………………………………………………………

   5. style and size/ helps students feel/ Wearing casual clothes/ choose their favorite/ comfortable as they can.

       ………………………………………………………………………………………..   

A. For a long time jeans were worn only for physical work in the US society, but in the 1960s  it changed.  Young American people began to question traditional attitudes to dress. Jeans were a symbol of these changes and became very popular. Now, people of any age wear jeans because they are comfortable, practical and do not cost much. In the US they can be appropriate for all but the most formal occasions. Many people wear jeans to work, to church or to go out in the evening. Jeans can be made more or less formal, depending on what is worn with them. With sports shoes and a work shirt, they are suitable for going shopping; with  silk shirts and high-heeled shoes for women, or  jackets and  ties for men, they can be worn to a restaurant.

           19. People, young and old alike, can wear jeans.                                    …………

20. According to the writer, jeans are too expensive to wear.              …………      

21. All employers don’t allow their staff to wear jeans for work.       …………     

22. The formality of jeans depends on what is worn with them.       ………….                                                                                             Choose the correct answers :

23.What is the passage mainly about?

     A. Jeans in the US society.

     B. The formality of jeans in the US society.

     C. How practical jeans are in the USA.

                D. The appropriation of jeans in the US society.

           24.  Which of the flowing can be inferred from the passage?

                A. People only wear jean for physical work in the US society.                   

                B. American people go shopping around for new fashionable jeans every week.

                C. In the USA, women must wear jeans with high-heeled shoes to restaurants.

                D. It is acceptable to wear jeans to church in the USA.   

VII. Read the following letter. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the question 5     (1.5 pts)

The first jeans were made in Genoa,Italy.The first people to wear jeans were sailors in the 16th century.

In 1950, popular movie and music stars like Elvis Presley and James Dean started wearing jeans.  Jeans became so popular because they meant freedom. 

In 1960 they started to decorate their jeans with flowers and colorful designs or to tear and rip the jeans.

But in 1980 jeans became very expensive. Famous fashion designers like Calvin Klein began making designer jeans. Young people wanted to wear certain brands to show their style. There was a lot of pressure to keep up with the trend. Everybody wanted to be fashionable. Jeans were considered the uniform of youth.

1.      The first people wearing jeans were sailors in the1600s.

2.      Jeans symbolized freedom.

3.      In 1980 jeans became very inexpensive.

4.      Jeans were considered the school uniform.

5.      What are decorated on jeans in 1960?

A. flowers        B. colorful designs         C. flowers and colorful designs      D. designs

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 5 and 6. 

White cotton T-shirts were first worn by the US Navy in the Second World War and by 1948, every American soldier was wearing one too. But it was Hollywood films that made the T-shirt really popular: actors Marlon Brando and James Dean wore classic white T-shirts in On the Waterfront (1954) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955). After these films, every young man wanted to wear one.

Women didn’t begin to wear T-shirts until the end of the 1950s. In the 1959 French film about de souffle (breathless), American actress Jean Seberg wore a T-shirt advertising an English language newspaper. This started a new fashion in T-shirts for women, but it wasn’t until the mid-1960s that companies like Budweiser and Coca-Cola started using T-shirts as ‘walking advertisements’.

1. In the 1940s, white T-shirts were part of a uniform.                                      

2. T-shirts became more popular because of two 1950s American films.          

3. Many women were wearing T-shirts in 1955                                                  

4. By 1960, companies were using T-shirts to advertise their products.            

5. The main idea of the passage is______________________

A/ The importance of  the T-shirt                         B/ The history of the T-shirt

C/ The shortage of  the T-shirt                             D/ The invention of the T-shirt

6.  Which of the following sentences is NOT MENTIONED in the passage?

A/ How popular  the T-shirt  were  in life.             B/ Where the T-shirt came from.

C/ How many T-shirts were made.                       D/ when the T-shirt began a new fashion

Read the passage , then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False
The ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has been mentioned in many poems, novels and songs. It is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Vietnamese women usually wear it, especially on special occasions such as Tet, Vietnamese Teachers’Day, or Wedding Anniversary. Nowadays, some fashion designers have made it more and more beautiful by changing the traditional ao dai. Some of them print lines of poetry on it, or they add the patterns such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the ao dai. The ao dai becomes the national clothing, just like Kimono in Japan. Every morning, thousands of schoolgirls in white ao dai make the streets look nicer. Vietnamese women continue to wear this unique and fashionable dress.
Choose True (T) or False (F)
1. The ao dai isn't the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.
2. Vietnamese women never wear the ao dai on special occasions.
3. The Ao Dai is a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants.
4. Some designers print lines of poetry on it, or they add the patterns such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the ao dai.
5. Vietnamese women continue to wear this unique and fashionable dress.

 (39 – 43). Read the passage below and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.

Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.

Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no interest at all in their children’s homework. 

It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better at teaching their own children!

39. Many parents would like their children to have less homework.

40. Parents think that students should do a lot of work in their leisure time at home.

41. A lot of homework has not been planned properly, according to many

42. Only a small number of people think that homework is fair.

43. Teachers suggest parents should teach their own children at home.

IV. WRITING

(44 – 46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.

44. ‘I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,’ Hoa said.

a. Hoa said that she is leaving there for Hue the day after.

b. Hoa said that she was leaving there for Hue the day after.

c. Hoa said that she would leave there for Hue the day aftey.

d. Hoa said that she would leave here for Hue the day after.

45. It’s no use reading that book.

a. You should read that book.

b. That book has not been used.

c. You shouldn’t use that book for reading.

d. That book is not worth reading.

46. I don’t really want to spend my vacations in France.

a. I would rather not spend my vacations in France.

b. I would like to spend my vacations in France.

c. I don’t often spend my vacations in France.

d. I prefer spending my vacations in France.

(47-50). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.

47. He will only phone if he changes his mind.

He won’t ______________________

48. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.

The last time ___________________

49. ‘Please sit down,’ the teacher said to his students.

The teacher _________________________________________________

50. He is too short to play basketball.

He’s so _____________________________________________________

II. Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also do voluntary work, especially for charities.

 A lot of free time is spent in the home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours per week. Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by ‘do-it-yourself’, when people spend time improving or repairing their homes.

 Some leisure activities are mostly or entirely social. Inviting friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people join friends for a drink in a pub, or have dinner in a restaurant.

 The extra time available at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally take place only then. Traditional spectator sports includefootball, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing. Popular forms of exercise are swimming, tennis, ice skating or roller-skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.

 Families often have a ‘day out’ at the weekend, especially in summer, with a visit to alocal event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

1: Bing’s village used to be poor in the past.

2: Their lives were very simple.

3: Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud.

4: Now people still live in mud houses.

5: The road has been renovated to improve living standard.

Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False

A. School children are not the only ones required to wear uniforms, many adults also wear uniforms to work. Wearing a uniform helps one to identify him or her with a particular organization. A schoolboy wears his uniform so that people know which school he goes to. In our modern society, people wear different types of clothes with matching accessories on different occasions. Usually, men put on either long-sleeved or short-sleeved shirts or trousers. Women normally wear dresses or blouses and skirts. However, it is common to see women in pantsuits too.

1.     School children are the only ones who wear uniforms.                                                                                                                                   .......

2.     Wearing uniforms helps people to identify what his name or her name is.                                                                                                      .......

3.     People can wear many sorts of clothes on different chances.                                                                                                                         .......

4.     Wearing pantsuits is normally done for women.                                                                                                                                               .......

Read passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) (0.5pt)

5.     What is the main idea of the text?

     A. Wearing uniforms for men                        B. Wearing uniforms for women

     C. Wearing uniforms                                    D. Wearing uniforms for children

6.     The word “required” in the first line refers to:

     A. forced                   B. wanted                              C. suggested                D. invited