1. ______ he is rich and famous, he lives in a modest house in the village.

a. Because b. However c. Therefore d. Although

2. Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful ______in computer software.

a. pioneer b. volunteer c. generator d. inventor

3. If you are a student, you can get 20 percent _______ in this shop.

a. discount b. effect c. selection d. resident

4. The alarm clock didn't________ so Uyen got up late.

a. rang b. go on c. go up d. go off

5. On Sunday in England, most shops were closed and _________ the theaters and cinemas.

a. so were b. neither were c. were too d. so weren't

6. Could you do me a favor? - __________.

a. Yes, that's very kind of you b. No problem

c. No, thank you d. Yes, please

7. Horace went home and went to ________bed to change the sheets.

a. the b. ø c. a d. a

8. How long ago ________ Mai?

a. have you seen b. you saw c. would you see d. did you see

9. Household and garden waste _____collected____ compost.

a. is / to make b. are/ to do c. is/ to do d. are/ to make

10. I don't mind _______ the phone as long as you pay for your calls.

a. you used b. you to use c. your to using d. your using

Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer.

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A. during his teenage years

B. when he went to university

C. when he was at nursery school

rEAD THE FOLLOWING TEST ABOUT bILL gATE, THE CO-founder of Mirrosoft, and do the takes below

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “ I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: Dad ,I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world

2)decide if the follwing statements are true (T) of false (F)

1. after high school, gates was accepted to only middle-ranking colleges in the USA ->______

2. At harverd, he focuel more on his coursework than his interesr in computer ->_____

3. he didn't know gow to relax his har work ->____

4. he regretted that he had dropped out of harvard ->___

11. Bill Gates, the ________________of the computer software was born in Seattle in 1955. (invent)

12. Because Hoa lives in a remote area, the Internet isn’t ____________for her. (availability)

13. Her novel is known to everyone. It is _______________read.(wide)

14. You got this bad mark because your written assignment had some_________________.(limit)

15. There’s a lot of crime and ____________on TV today. The programmes are terrible! (violent)

16. Most companies have _____________their production line.(computer)

17. Make sure that your time is spent __________. (use)

18. The next stage in the ____________of TV is interactive TV. (develop)

19. Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most_________ magazines.(popular)

20. It is an __________ program. We are ___________in watching it.(interest)

Read the passage and choose the best opinion

You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he has the most famous man in England. He became (1)__________ while still at the university, mainly (2) ___________ of his sporting achievements. He as, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was (3) __________ a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to "Mr. Fry, Oxford" were delivered to him (4) _______ any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different name, (5) ________ known as "Fry's College".

Some people have criticized Fry's sporting (6) ________. They point out that he lived at a time (7) ________ standards were quite low and (8)________ was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him (9) _________ the standards of his (10) __________ time. There is no doubt that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write abut sport with style and intelligence.

1. A. fame B. rich C. well - known D. common

2. A. because B. that C. which D. thus

3. A. so B. too C. also D. of

4. A. with B. without C. no D. not

5. A. be B. which C. what D. was

6. A. achivements B. succeed C. famous D. expect

7. A. then B. when C. which D. that

8. A. him B. men C. they D. it

9. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to

10. A. single B. owe C. own D. private