Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : 

Rice is  (19)……….. by Vietnamese people every day. It often  (20)………. in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for  (21)…………. years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered  (22)…………. muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (23)…………….. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (24)………… , they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the four countries in which people use chopsticks very well.

19.           A. used                             B. taken                             C. eaten                     D. boiled

20.           A. grows                          B. keeps                            C. plants                     D. stays

21.           A. thousands                     B. thousand                       C. thousand of   D. thousands of

22.           A. in                                  B. by                               C. with                     D. of

23.           A. beauty                          B. beautiful                       C. beautifully               D. the beauty

24.           A. However           B. Moreover                      C. Besides               D. Instead

SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY A. GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer 1. 90% of the world’s rice in Asia. A. were grown B. grew C. is grown 2. English in over 45 countries. A. was spoken B. spoke C. is spoken 3. I at home so I don’t go to school. A. am taught B. taught C. was taught 4. A hundred watches every hour on eBay. A. were sold B. are sold C. sold 5. That book by an eighteen- year-old writer. A. was written B. wrote C. written 6. The competition _ by a a group of people from Liverpool. A. were won B. won C. was won 7. Today, eBay by almost 100 million people. A. uses B. is used C. was used 8. Every 90 seconds someone _ a digital camera. A. is bought B. buy C. buys 9. In 2001 the jeans company, Levis, _ a pair of jeans for $46,532. They in 1880. A. bought/ made B. was bought/ made C. bought/ were made 10. Between 1998 and 2003 over 100 books about eBay. A. are written B. were written C. wrote 11. In the 1950s, lots of new things . A. were invented B. invented C. was invented 12. They phoned the emergency number and came and quickly repaired the lift. A. anyone B. someone C. nobody 13 The police couldn't find him _ . A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere 14. Our favourite restaurant The Lemon Tree. A. called B. is called C. calls 116 15. Things that were owned by famous people by Christie’s every year. A. were sold B. sold C. are sold 16. The Gucci fashion house beautiful bags and shoes. A. designs B. was designed C. is designed 17. I pressed the button but _ happened. A. nothing B. anything C. something 18. The Turkish manager hasn't got _ to say about the teams' terrible performance. A. anything B. nothing C. everything 19. We have got new to play our matches. It is a big park near the town centre. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. somebody 20. Can you answer the phone? is calling. A. Someone B. Everybody C. No one

II. Find one odd word for each question:

1. A. Africa B. Sweden C. America D. Asia

2. A. continent B. beautiful C. important D. exciting

3. A. New York B. London C. England D. Kuala Lumpur

4. A. Hanoi B. Tokyo C. Bangkok D. Thailand

5. A. capital B. continent C. wonderful D. country

III. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the sentence:

1."Which ....................... is Britain in?" - "Europe". A. country B. continent C. city D. area

2. Nha Trang has an ....................... atmosphere of a young, ....................... city.

A. exciting - growing B. excited - grown C. exciting - grown D. excited - growing

3. Eiffel Tower is the most visited ....................... in the world. North America the USA Singapore Britain Europe South America Brazil Asia

A. city B. building C. region D. landmark

4. The Sydney Opera House is well-known in ........................ as well as over the world. A. America B. Australia C. The USA D. Italy

5. I ...................... to Wooden Church many times A. am B. have been C. was D. were

6. Vietnam is a tropical............................ A. capital B. world C. country D. weather

7. We had a wonderful holiday in Hue because we visited many .................. of interest there A. places B. buildings C. cities D. times

IV. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences:

1. New York is an....................................... city with many skyscrypers. (excite)

2. There are many modern............................... in Ho Chi Minh City (build)

3. Ha Long Bay is one of the most............................ places in Viet Nam (beauty)

4. The weather in Kon Tum is.............................. than the weather in Da Lat (hot)

II. Find one odd word for each question:

1. A. Africa B. Sweden C. America D. Asia

2. A. continent B. beautiful C. important D. exciting

3. A. New York B. London C. England D. Kuala Lumpur

4. A. Hanoi B. Tokyo C. Bangkok D. Thailand

5. A. capital B. continent C. wonderful D. country

III. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the sentence:

1."Which ....................... is Britain in?" - "Europe".

A. country B. continent C. city D. area

2. Nha Trang has an ....................... atmosphere of a young, ....................... city.

A. exciting - growing B. excited - grown

C. exciting - grown D. excited - growing

3. Eiffel Tower is the most visited ....................... in the world.

A. city B. building C. region D. landmark

4. The Sydney Opera House is well-known in ........................ as well as over the world.

A. America B. Australia C. The USA D. Italy

5. I ...................... to Wooden Church many times

A. am B. have been C. was D. were

6. Vietnam is a tropical............................

A. capital B. world C. country D. weath

7. We had a wonderful holiday in Hue because we visited many .................. of interest there

A. places B. buildings C. cities D. times

IV. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences:

1. New York is an....................................... city with many skyscrypers. (excite)

2. There are many modern............................... in Ho Chi Minh City (build)

3. Ha Long Bay is one of the most............................ places in Viet Nam (beauty)

4. The weather in Kon Tum is.............................. than the weather in Da Lat (hot)

TEST 7 I/Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. 6. The _________growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8.0% in 2007. A. economics B. economic C. economy D. economically 7. She is going to finish her work, _________? A. is she B. isn’t she C. will she D. doesn’t she 8. I would like _________Holland. A. visit B. to visit C. visiting D. visited 9. Don’t forget _________the door when you go out. A. locking B. for locking C. to lock D. lock 10. We couldn’t go out _________the storm. A. because B. owing C. as of D. because of 11. The couple _________divorce was in the newspaper has got married again. A. who B. whose C. which D. people 12. John F.Kennedy wouldn’t have died in 1963 if he _________to Dallas. A. didn’t go B. wouldn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. not go 13. One of the students in my class _________off sick today. A. were B. was C. have been D. are 14. Alan and Ruth took these photographs_________. A. themselves B. herself C. himself D. ourselves 15. The teacher said that we had to learn all these expressions_________heart. A. on B. with C. by D. in 16. He was homesick, and he_________all his family and friends. A. lacked B. missed C. desired D. hoped 17. _________it was raining heavily, we went out without a raincoat. A. In spite of B. Although C. However D. In spite 18. She never wears red because it doesn’t _________to her. A. suit B. match C. fit D. like 19. He is not very good _________mathematics. A. on B. in C. for D. at 20. The articles _________the magazine has published are very scholarly. A. of B. on C. which D. and