VIII.       Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

                Coin collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Most coin (1)…………. enjoy trying to have a complete set of a country’s coins. Some people collect coins for pleasure; (2)                              collect coins in order to sell them later. From coins, we can also (3)……………. something about certain famous people and events in a country’s (4)______. Many beginning collector go to the bank and buy coins. Then they (5)                 coins for their collection.

1.A. collectors               B. collecting                                  C. collected                                   D. collections

2.A. another                  B. other                                          C. others                                        D. the other

3.A. teach                      B. learn                                          C. give                                            D. offer

4.A. history                   B. nature                                       C. science                                      D. geography

5.A. look                        B. see                                             C. watch                                        D. find

IX. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

                After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of fun anyway.

                                                                                                                                                                              True       False

1.Susan makes models when she stays at school.                                                                                        o            o

2.She has made her models for about one year.                                                                                           o            o

3.It takes her two weeks to make two models.                                                                                              o            o

4.She will need another shelf for her models soon.                                                                                       o            o

5.Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers

 and other children were interested in it very much.                               

V. Choose the one option A, B,C or D that best  complete the passage(10pts)

  One of t he most famous statues in the world….(1) on an island in New York Harbor. This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman…..(2)… the torch of liberty, and its….(3)… name is the " Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World". The statue was a….(4).. to American people from the French..(5)….the friendship between the two nations. It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartodie and…(6)…in 1884 in France, then was….(7) to American and put up in 1886.

   In the years after the statue was put up, many…(8)…came to the United States through New York. ….(9) they entered New York  Harbor, they saw the Statue of Liberty holding up her torch. She…(10)…..a welcome to a land of freedom.

1. A. stands                B. puts                        C. exists                     D. finds

2. A. who holding     B. holds                      C. holding                  D. she holds.            

3. A. false                  B. common                C. first                        D. official

4. A. favor                 B. gift                         C. power                    D. representative

5. A. who show         B. to show                  C. showing                 D. that shows

6. A. completed        B. raised                     C. achieved               D. performed

7. A. gone                  B. removed                C. taken                      D. transported

8. A. foreigners         B. immigrants            C. aliens                     D. emigrants

9. A. During               B. While                     C. Since                      D. As

10. A. symbolized    B. made                      C. got                          D. extended

1.the Pyramid is the ........ wonder you can still see today.

A. last B. early C. soon D. only

2. centuries ago, a list of seven wonders of the world was ......

A. put up B. written C. compiled D. take

3. There were other wonders which the ancient Greeks knew ..... about.

A. anything B. nothing C. something D. someone

4. Angkor Wat is one of the largest .... In the world.

A. temples B. churches C. pagodas D. tombs

5. Angkor Wat was originally built for .....

A. Hindus B. Buddhists C. Kings D. Queens

6. My class has ..... returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon in America.

A. only B. just C. yet D. before

7. Angkor Wat should really ..... as a wonder.

A. know B. known C. be know D. be known

8. Statue of Liberty was .... to the USA by the French.

A. constructed B. designed C. completed D. presented

9. I was born and .... in Hue, a beutiful city of Viet Nam.

A. grow up B. grew up C. growed up D. grown up

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

14. Beethoven is one of the most famous ____________ in the world.

A.  song writers                   B. musicians                             C. singers                     D. actors

15..  Shakespeare is renowned as the famous English ____________ and poet.

A. sculptor                          B. composer                             C. actor                        D. playwright

16.. The color of this painting is _______________ the color of that one.

A. different from                 B. not the same                         C.  differ from              D.  unlike with

17. They sing as beautifully as _____________.

A. their friend do     B.  their friend can                                C.  she/ her is                D.  their friend.

18. Mr. Get Well Soon doesn’t share his pleasure with other people and his wife ________.

A. either doesn’t                  B.  doesn’t either                      C. too does                   D.  does too

19. Tom doesn’t go to work _________________ his father.

A. the same time as              B. on the same time                   C. with the same time    D. at the same time as

20. Her shirt costs ______________ mine.

A. as much as                      B. the same price as                  C. two as much as         D.  as a lot as

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

London’s Tower Bridge

      London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (1)___  in the world. The bridge, designed (2)____(by) the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally completed in 1894. It (3)____  11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous (4)_______.

      (5)______ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favorite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, (6)_____ you’ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway (7)_____the two bridge towers.

      In 2014, glass floors were installed in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to (8)_____the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (9)_____to see the bridge (10)___and close below your feet.

1.   A. bridges             B. bridge           C. tower               D. towers

2.   A. or                  B. and               C. as                            D. but

3.   A. took               B. built               C. brought               D. gave

4.   A. landscapes              B. views           C. symbols              D. scenes

5.   A. To take                   B. Take              C. To taking            D. Taking

6.   A. when             B. where                C. what               D. whose

7.   A. at                    B. on                 C. between                  D. in         

8.   A. consider                  B. follow         C. record              D. watch

9.   A. fascinate             B. fascinating   C. fascinated         D. fascination

10. A. opened            B. to open          C. open           D. be opened

* Circle the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Churches, temples and pagodas are places of ………………….
A. gossip B. warship C. worship D. friendship
2. The choreographer has drawn …………………from Japanese dance.
A. experience B. inspiration C. pattern D. material
3. You need a password to get …………………to the computer system.
A. access B. information C. programs D. connection
4. The perfume has been …………………in all the women’s magazines.
A. recognized B. advertised C. impressed D. read
5. We had an …………………student from Spain staying with us last year.
A. exchange B. interchange C. university D. abroad

I.      Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.   The Brit School is the most famous                        arts school in Britain.

      A. perform            B. performed                C. performing       D. performance

2.   You can see many interesting                     in that art gallery.

      A. paints                B. colours                     C. portraits            D. paper

3.   The puppet shows present               themes of Vietnamese villages.

      A. country             B. rural                         C. city                   D. urban

4.   The group is                        for their albums and tours around the world.

      A. well-prepared   B. well-known              C. well-know        D. know-how

5.       The performances of puppetry show                   in the countryside and            .

      A. everyday life - folk tales                       B. every day life - folk stories         

      C. everyday life - folk rock                       D. every day lives - folk people

6.       For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a                        for every student.

      A. necessary          B. need                         C. needs                D. necessity

7.       Classical music is not                   as pop music.

      A. as exciting        B. as excited                 C. exciting            D. more excited

8.       My village is not                          it was ten years ago.

      A. same as             B. the same                   C. the same as       D. the same like

9.       This year’s musical festival is not                       it was last year.

      A. as good as         B. as well as                 C. different from   D. worse

10.    My cousin, Mai, is the same age                          .

      A. like                   B. to                              C. of                      D. as

Task 2. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Machu Picchu is one of the seven wonders of the world. It is located in the Cusco Region of Machupicchu District, Peru. The Inca emperor Pachacuti built Machu Picchu as an estate around the year 1450. In the beginning, the site developed as a city. But then it was abandoned a century during the Spanish Conquest. The American explorer Hiram Bingham discovered it in 1911. Machu Picchu is a great representation of the Incan way of life. It attracts explorers all over the world every year.

Question 6. Where is Machu Picchu?

A. Myanmar              B. Peru                       C. Cusco                    D. Pachacuti

Question 7. Did it first develop as a city?

A. Yes it was             B. Yes, it is                C. No, it isn’t            D. No, it was

Question 8. Is Machu Picchu is a great representation of the Incan way of life?

A. No, it not              B. Yes, it was            C. No, it isn’t            D. Yes, it is

Question 9. Who discovered it in 1911?

A. Buckingham         B. Armstrong            C. Galileo                  D. Hiram Bingham

Question 10. When was Machu Picchu built?

A. 1911                      B. 1800                      C. 1450                      D. 2000