II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (2.5 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
4. We have written to each other_______ last Christmas.
A. for B. since C. until D. before
5. They are ________ that people have spoiled this area.
A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointment D. disappointed
6. We should _______ all the lights before going out.
A. turn on B. turn over C. turn off D. turn up
7. They decided to go _______ it was raining heavily.
A. and B. but C. though D. since
8. Three thousand cars _______ next year.
A. produced B. were produced C. will produce D. will be produced
9. I ______ to a party tonight. Would you like to come, too?
A. was going B. am going C. will go D. go
10. She failed her driving test ______ she didn’t have enough lessons.
A. because B. however C. and D. but
11. Although we live in a fairly ______ society, there’s still a lot of poverty.
A. wealth B. mean C. poor D. rich
12. If I were you, I ______ do that.
A. don’t B. can’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t
13. The guide walked so ______ that most of the party couldn’t keep up with him.
A. quick B. rapid C. lively D. fast

II. Choose the best option marked A, B or C for each gap to complete the passage. (1.5 pt)

Computer technology is an increasingly important aspect of modern school life and has changed the way teachers and students go about their daily activities.

For students, computer technology has provided (1)         and knowledge. Since the introduction of the internet, students are now able to access information on every subject they want. Computer technology has helped students to improve their grades in different (2) ________ . Practically, students can work much (3)                using a computer.

Computer technology has helped (4)          to make their lessons more interactive and therefore more interesting. With the help of the computer technology, the lessons are more memorable and therefore students are able to remember information more effectively.

Computer technology is a (5)               invention for studying and teaching.

            1. A. food                                B. information             C. friends                    

            2. A. subjects                           B. computers                            C. activities

            3. A. taller                                B. slower                                  C. faster

            4. A. farmers                            B. students                               C. teachers

            5. A. bad                                  B. useful                                  C. beautiful

Exercise 10: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

1. We're best friends as we have a_____ interest in music.

 A. passion   B. passionate   C. passionately   D. passionateness

2. I think that our school volunteer activities are very______

 A. excite   B. excited    C. exciting  D. excitement

3. Digital camera is a wonderful______

 A. invention   B. inventor   C. inventv    D. invented

4. Thank you very much for your_____ teaching materials.

A. use    B. useless    C. using    D. useful

5. There are some kinds of____ who work for disadvantaged children in Viet Nam.

A. volunteer   B. Volunteers C. voluntary  D. voluntarily

6. People often use the _____world as inspiration for their inventions.

 A. natural   B. nature    C. naturally   D. natures

 7. Idol is one of the mos ______entertainment formats ever launched.

 A. success   B. succeed    C. successfully   D. successful

8. The local authority is carrying out some activities for community _____

A. develop      B. development    C. developing    D. developer

 9. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese _____technique for relieving pain, curing disease, and improving general health.

A. medicine    B. medically   C. medical     D. medicals

10. The_____ is the moment of blood inside the body.

A. circulation      B. circulate     C. circulative    D. circulating

* Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) …………………the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) …………………
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) …………………to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) …………………cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) …………………and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) …………………by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) …………………of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) …………………appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) …………………living
now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (11) …………………into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Young children are increasingly using tablets as well as smartphones and other devices with touch screens in early education (1) ______ and with family members.

       Tammy and Rose, age 4 have been studying sunflowers with their classmates. They want to sing and record a song about sunflowers while creating a drawing, using a(n) (2) _______ on the tablet. The girls have coordinated their efforts and are happy with the result.

      To help the class learn more about sunflowers, Kathryn. Tammy and Rose’s teacher, used the tablet to find online (3)_______ with photos and facts. She then took the children on (4) _______ a tour of Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings. They read and discussed an electronic picture book about Van Gogh’s life. The children had already examined real sunflowers and their parts, made sketches, read informational texts and stories, counted seeds, and (5) _______ part in a variety of investigations, touching on every learning domain. The teacher’s use of the tablet together with early practical learning activities expanded the children's (6) _______. Activities offered on the tablet provided new (7) _______for the children to represent and share what they learned.

     Tablets have the (8) _______to be powerful tools for early learning. The choices we make about how they are used determine (9) _______ the technology is helpful or not. We need to develop “digital literacy” skills and decide how to use these new tools in ways (10) _______ can support every child’s healthy development and learning.

Young children are increasingly using tablets as well as smartphones and other devices with touch screens in early education (1) ______ and with family members.

A. places

B. settings

C. positions

D. times

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Young children are increasingly using tablets as well as smartphones and other devices with touch screens in early education (1) ______ and with family members.

       Tammy and Rose, age 4 have been studying sunflowers with their classmates. They want to sing and record a song about sunflowers while creating a drawing, using a(n) (2) _______ on the tablet. The girls have coordinated their efforts and are happy with the result.

      To help the class learn more about sunflowers, Kathryn. Tammy and Rose’s teacher, used the tablet to find online (3)_______ with photos and facts. She then took the children on (4) _______ a tour of Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings. They read and discussed an electronic picture book about Van Gogh’s life. The children had already examined real sunflowers and their parts, made sketches, read informational texts and stories, counted seeds, and (5) _______ part in a variety of investigations, touching on every learning domain. The teacher’s use of the tablet together with early practical learning activities expanded the children's (6) _______. Activities offered on the tablet provided new (7) _______for the children to represent and share what they learned.

     Tablets have the (8) _______to be powerful tools for early learning. The choices we make about how they are used determine (9) _______ the technology is helpful or not. We need to develop “digital literacy” skills and decide how to use these new tools in ways (10) _______ can support every child’s healthy development and learning.

Tablets have the (8) _______to be powerful tools for early learning.

A. energy

B. development

C. potential

D. achievement