Choose the owrd which best fits each gap:

Vietnamese people often enjoy sharing a meal with the whole family.The meal is often shared with loved ones over a lot of(1)....... .They eat from bowls and use chopsticks and spoons but chopsticks still remain as the most popular means of eating.Learn how to use chopsticks and how to put them(2).......when not using.For intance, you should place them neatly on the table or the bowl when breaking to drink or speak.When finished(3)......a meal, rest your chopsticks on your rice bowl.Sticking the chopsticks straight up from a bowl of rice is a(4)......because it indicates funeral incense.It is also best to keep in mind that(5)......the chopsticks on the side of a bowl is considered rude.

You should also wait to be seated in the dining table and ask the elders to eat first(6)........this is a mark of honor to them.The women normallly sit right next to the ricecooker to serve rice for the dinners.It is a common table(7)......and a sign of affection and care to pick up food for each other

Before starting the meal,Vietnamese have a catchphrase:"Chúc mọi người ăn ngon miêng".It mean"Have a nice meal".This not only shows your politeness(8)........also your eagerness before enjoying the food

1.A.laugh B.laughing C.laughed D.laughter

2.A.cleanly B.properly C.easily D.mainly

3.A.to B.by C.with D.up

4.A.taboo B.offence C.disrespect D.crime

5.A.tapping B.kicking C.fitting D.cutting

6.A.although B.because C.as long as D.when

7.A.setting B.dining C.manner D.style

8.A.or B.so C.and D.but

Read the passage then answer the questions.

People in my city love good food and they often have eat three meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. At about seven in the morning, they usually have a light breakfast with a bowl of pho or eel soup with some slices of toast. Sometimes they have a bowl of instant noodles or a plate of sticky rice before going to work. Lunch often starts at about 11.30, and most of them have lunch at home. They often have rice, meat, fish, and vegetables for lunch. Dinner often starts at about 8.00 in the evening. It is the main meal of the day. People in my city often have rice with a lot of fresh vegetables and a lot of seafood or various kinds of meal. Then they often have some fruit and a glass of green tea. I think food in my city is wonderful. It is light and full of fresh vegetables. It is healthy and tasty, too.

1. What do people in Nam's city have for breakfast?

2. What time do they usually have for lunch?

3. Which is the main meal of the day?

4. Do they have a lot of dishes?

5. What do you think about food in your region?

Vietnamese people of have three meals a day – breakfast, lunch and dinner. People in the countryside usually have rice with meat or fish and vegetables for breakfast but people in the cities often have light breakfast with a bowl of Pho or instant noodles or sticky rice berofe going to work. for lunch, they often have rice, meat, fish and vegetables. People in the countryside often have lunch at home but people in the cities often have lunch at the canteens or at the food stalls. Most people prepare their dinner at home. They eat many kinds of meat, seafood,fish, fresh vegetables and rice. Many people say dinner is the main and the best meal of the day.

What is the best title for this passage? 

Thanks.

V. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

            Breakfast is the (1) ............................... important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it nees for (2) ................ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar lever and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) .................. to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It’s easier to (4) .............. weight if you eat in the morning ratherthan later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ..................... three meals helps take off weight more efficently then (6) .................... breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. a. healthy                             b. tasty                                    c. main                                     d. most

2. a. strength                           b. power                                  c. energy                                  d. effort

3. a. able                                  b. enable                                  c. unable                                  d. capable

4. a. lose                                  b. put                                       c. gain                                      d. drop

5. a. in                                     b. into                                      c. up                                        d. for

6. a. skipping                           b. making                                c. buying                                 d. serving

V. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

            Breakfast is the (1) ............................... important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it nees for (2) ................ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar lever and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) .................. to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It’s easier to (4) .............. weight if you eat in the morning ratherthan later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ..................... three meals helps take off weight more efficently then (6) .................... breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1. a. healthy                             b. tasty                                    c. main                                     d. most

2. a. strength                           b. power                                  c. energy                                  d. effort

3. a. able                                  b. enable                                  c. unable                                  d. capable

4. a. lose                                  b. put                                       c. gain                                      d. drop

5. a. in                                     b. into                                      c. up                                        d. for

6. a. skipping                           b. making                                c. buying                                 d. serving

IV.  READING:

A.   Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

1/Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.

1. A. communicate    B. communicating   C. to communicate            D. A&C

2. A. quickly             B. quick                 C. slowly                          D. slow  

3. A. rural                 B. international       C. nation                          D. urban

4. A. close                B. space                 C. distant                          D. rich

5. A. technology       B. technological      C. technique                               D. technical

2/New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the (1) ___city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

      However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the (2) ___ of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

      Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, (3) ____the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (4) ___the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen (5) ____ out of the hotel windows.

1.     A. uniquer                      B. most unique         C. uniquest               D. more unique

2.     A. dangerously               B. endanger              C. danger                 D. dangerous

3.     A. striked                       B. had struck            C. strike                   D. struck

4.     A. for                             B. off                       C. with                     D. into

5.     A. to fly                         B. flying                   C. flew                     D. has flown

      B/ Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).

      1/ THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live the United States.

There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.

     A. second largest              B. largest                C. smallest             D. third largest

2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.

          A. a chain of islands, the largest state

          B. the largest state: a chain of islands

          C. a chain of islands; the largest state

          D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.

      3. The United States does not have _________.

          A. 50 states                      B. volcanoes                     C. mountains          D. continents

      4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.

          A. 1                                  B. 2                        C. 4                        D. 3

      5. What continent is the United States in?

          A. North America             B. Australia            C. Africa                D. Europe

2/ Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Marie Curie is French.      ________

At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.         ________

She met her husband in 1894.      ________

They had two daughters.   ________

Her husband died in the laboratory.        ________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

  Most Americans eat three meals (25) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (26) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one course.

  Dinner is the main meal.

  For breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (27) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or an omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on a diet eat just a cup of yogurt.

  Lunch and dinner are more (28) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (29) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer. But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

A. varied

B. variety

C. vary

D. variously

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

  Most Americans eat three meals (25) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (26) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one course.

  Dinner is the main meal.

  For breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (27) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or an omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on a diet eat just a cup of yogurt.

  Lunch and dinner are more (28) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (29) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer. But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

A. on

B. for

C. in

D. during

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

  Most Americans eat three meals (25) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (26) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one course.

  Dinner is the main meal.

  For breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (27) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or an omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on a diet eat just a cup of yogurt.

  Lunch and dinner are more (28) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (29) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer. But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.

A. one another

B. together

C. each other

D. others