III. Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the box. (10 ms)

SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ENGLAND

In England, children start secondary school (86) ………………. the age of 11. In the first two years of secondary school, all the students study the same 12 (87) ………………………... They are: English, maths, science, design and technology, history, geography, a foreign (88) ……………………. , art and design, music, citizenship and P.E. When students are 14, they can (89) ……………………. the subjects that they like, but some subjects (e.g. maths, English, science and P.E.) are still (90) ……………………..

At the (91) ………………………. of sixteen, students take national exams called GCSEs (General Certificate of secondary Education exams). After the (92) …………………….., about 25% of students leave school and find jobs. The other 75% stay at (93) …………………. They study two, three or four school subjects and take advanced level exams (‘A levels’) when they are 18.

Most students in England (about 90%) (94) ……………..… to state secondary schools. State schools are free. The other 10% go to private schools. Some of these schools are very famous – and very expensive. For (95) ……………………, it costs about £24.000 a year to study at Eton College!

III. Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the box. (10 ms)

SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ENGLAND

In England, children start secondary school (86) ………………. the age of 11. In the first two years of secondary school, all the students study the same 12 (87) ………………………... They are: English, maths, science, design and technology, history, geography, a foreign (88) ……………………. , art and design, music, citizenship and P.E. When students are 14, they can (89) ……………………. the subjects that they like, but some subjects (e.g. maths, English, science and P.E.) are still (90) ……………………..

At the (91) ………………………. of sixteen, students take national exams called GCSEs (General Certificate of secondary Education exams). After the (92) …………………….., about 25% of students leave school and find jobs. The other 75% stay at (93) …………………. They study two, three or four school subjects and take advanced level exams (‘A levels’) when they are 18.

Most students in England (about 90%) (94) ……………..… to state secondary schools. State schools are free. The other 10% go to private schools. Some of these schools are very famous – and very expensive. For (95) ……………………, it costs about £24.000 a year to study at Eton College!

B – BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG

I.                  Fill in each gap with one suitable word.

Americans like sport very much. One of the (1) ............ popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2) ............ universities have their own teams. In winter, the most popular kind of sports (3) ............ basketball. There (4) ............ usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (5) ............ and ice. Many people like skiing and skating. In the other two (6) ............ millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (7) ............, but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people (8) ............ to the games (9) ............ the radio, watch them on television or read about them (10) ............ the newspapers.

II. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box
translate                      matter                      meaning                    mistake
If you don’t know what a word means, try to guess the (1)..................., or look up the word in your dictionary. All foreign speakers have an accent, but that doesn’t (2).................. To make your pronunciation better, listen to English speakers and try to imitate. Don’t worry if you make mistakes or don’t try to correct a (3)........................ That’s normal! It’s often useful to (4)...................... words from one language to the others, but it’s best when you can start to think in the new language.

Part IV. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box. ONE word will not be used.

Ever since it was first possible to make a real robot, people have been hoping for the invention of a machine that would do all the necessary jobs around the house. If boring and repetitive factory work could be (26)________ by robots, why not boring and repetitive household chores too? For a long time the only people who really gave the problem their attention were amateur inventors And they came up against a major difficulty. That is, housework is actually very (27) ________. It has never been one job it has always been many. A factory robot carried one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else. It doesn‟t run the whole factory. A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different (28) ________ of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope (29) ________ all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs. (30) ________, there have been some developments recently. Sensors are available to help the robot locate objects and avoid obstacles. We have the technology to produce the hardware. All that is missing the software- the programs that will operate the machine.

. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. There is ONE extra word. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

    Water is one of our most  (26) _________resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a (27) ________ the world is facing  the danger of running out of  water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (28) ________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but (29) _________that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. (30) ___________the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem (31 ) ________since much of the rain that (32) _________is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is (33) ________ that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.

I. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10points)

     Would you like to know how we see the New Year in Spain? Eating twelve grapes. Tradition has it that you have to eat (1) _____________ one by one, in time with the striking of the clock at midnight (2) ___________31 December. What is more, if you manage to eat all the grapes on (3) ____________, you are in for a year of prosperity and good luck. Whether or not you believe in magic, come and try the experience – it (4) ____________a great fun.

     The eating of grapes is the high point (5) ____________ New Year’s Eve. In fact the striking of the clock is broadcast (6) _____________ on television throughout Spain. On this day, family or friends usually get (7) _____________ for a delicious dinner and then the (8) _____________ grapes. In many villages, towns and cities, people head to squares or other emblematic places with a clock to (9) ______________ them together and share the last minutes of the “old” year. If you would (10) ____________ to take part, head for the local tourist office for full details.

II. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank. (10points)

     The giant stalagmite-like pillars create huge arrays of labyrinths that (1) _________ easy to become lost in. Shillin is divided (2) ____________ many smaller stone forests and features caves, waterfalls, ponds, (3) ____________ lake with an island, and even an underground river. Two (4) ____________ the smaller individual stone forests, Naigu Stone Forest and Suogeyi Village, are a (5) ______________ of South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of Shillin’s most famous (6) ____________ is the Ashima Stone, which legend says was formed after the (7) ____________ Sani girl, Ashima, ran into the forest and was turned to stone after beig forbidden to marry the (8) ____________ she loved. Every year on June 24 the local Sani people (9) _____________ the time-honored Torch Festival at Shillin, which features many “traditional performances (10) ___________ as wrestling, bull fighting, pole-climbing, dragon-playing, lion-dancing, and the A-xi Moon Dance.”

1.    A. am                     B. is                        C. are                                D. to be

2.    A. into                    B. onto                   C. in                                  D. on

3.    A.  X                      B. a                         C. an                                 D. the

4.    A. to                       B. at                       C. with                              D. of

5.    A. part                    B. piece                  C. pile                               D. group

6.    A. attracting           B. attracted             C. attraction                      D. attractions

7.    A. beauty                B. beautiful            C. beautifully                     D. beautify

8.    A. man                   B. guy                    C. boy                              D. buddy

9.    A. make                  B. do                      C. bring                             D. hold

10.  A. much                B. like                    C. such                              D. so

III. Choose the best option among A,B, C or D to complete the sentences. (5 points)

     Preparation for Tet, Vietnamese New Year, starts two or three months before the actual celebrations. People try to pay off their debts in advance so that they can be debt-free on Tet. Parents buy new clothes for their children so that the children can wear them when Tet arrives. Because a lot of commercial activities will cease during the celebrations people try to stock up on supplies as much as possible.

     In the days leading up to Tet, the streets and markets are full of people. Everyone is busy buying food, clothes, and decorating their house. Each family prepares some special foods for the holiday. Those who live far away from home will try to come home to celebrate Tet with their family. Vietnamese families usually have a family altar to pay respect to their ancestors. During Tet the altar is thoroughly cleaned and new offerings are placed there.

     On New Year’s Eve, each home is thoroughly cleaned and decorated with flowers and offerings for ancestors by the night before Tet. Many people stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year or go to the pagoda to pray for luck, prosperity, and happiness.

     In the morning, actual Tet celebrations begin. The first day of Tet is reserved for the nuclear family. In big cities, the streets are usually empty as most people stay at home or leave the city to visit their close relatives in the countryside. Usually, children dress their new clothes and give their elders the traditional Tet greetings before receiving the lucky money.

1.  This passage is about ________.

     A. New Year’s Eve                                              C. the first day of the New Year

     C. preparation for Tet and Tet holiday                  D. paying debt before Tet

2.  Vietnamese children ________.

     A. have to pay off debt before Tet

     B. should not receive any money during Tet

     C. are not allowed to wear new clothes at Tet

     D. receive lucky money from adults during Tet

3.  Which is NOT mentioned as a preparation for Tet?7

     A. visiting friends and relatives                  B. cooking special foods

     C. decorating houses                                  D. paying off debts

4.  Which is NOT referred during Tet celebration?

     A. going to the pagoda                               B. the increasing of commercial activities

     C. visiting relatives                                    D. wearing new clothes

5.  Vietnamese families ________.

     A. do not celebrate Tet if they are poor

     B. only celebrate Tet when they are wealthy

     C. have an altar to worship their ancestors

     D. gather in the streets on the first day of Tet

II. READING
1. Read rhe passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
     though ; attraction ; ancient
     as soon as ; features ; pottery
The pottery-making of Tho Ha village developed significantly in the 14th century. Thus is one of  three (1)____ pottery centers of VN, besides Phu Lang and Bat Trang. The pottery products of Tho Ha include rare (2)___ such as the high level of glazed terra-cotta, water resistance, the bell-like melody, the smoothness and warmth of brown-red glazed color. The (3)___ of this village is extremely durable, may be endless with the time, (4)___ it is buried in the ground or soaked in the water for a long time
    *Answer
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