IV.Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A,B,C or D to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.

WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT?

Different kinds (18)…………animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct (19)………the climate where they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or (20) ……… to the new climate, they die.Some animals go extinct because they cannot (21)………. with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving(22)……..that the animals are changing slowly from generation (23)…………generation. Small differences between parents,children, (24)……… grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually,a different kind of animal evolves. Sometimes, many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (25)………time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there have been at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The (26)………mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off

Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

           Although some groups of people have always lived outdoor in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1) _________ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvement in camping equipment have (2) __________ more people to travel longer (3) __________ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort.

           Many campers like to be (4) __________ themselves in quiet areas, so they (5)__________ their tent and food, and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite (6) __________ has up-to-date facilities, (7)__________ hot showers and swimming pools.

           Whether campers are (8) ________ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (9)________ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (10) _________ animals.

1. A. fame                    B. popular                                C. favorite                 D. current

2. A. asked                    B. let                                         C. made                     D. allowed

3. A. parts                     B. directions                             C. voyages                D. distances

4. A. on                        B. by                                        C. at                          D. of

5. A. take                      B. make                                    C. pick                      D. do

6. A. where                   B. who                                     C. which                   D. when

7. A. such                     B. like                                       C. as                          D. just

8. A. lonely                   B. single                                   C. separate                D. alone

9. A. remain                  B. stay                                      C. keep                      D. let

10. A. wild                   B. natural                                 C. loose                     D. free

III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

If asked who ____________(1) the game of baseball, most ___________(2) would probably reply that it was Abner Doubleday. At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement over ___________(3) the game of baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods manufacturer Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the ____________(4). In 1908 a report was published by the commission _________(5) which Abner Doubleday, a U.S. Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was ____________(6) credit for the intervention of the game. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in __________(7) of Doubleday.

Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday ____________(8) did not have much to do with the development of baseball. __________(9), baseball seems to be a close ____________(10) to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than American roots. 

1. A. discovered B. founded C. invented D. found

2. A. Americans B. American C. The US D. America

3. A. what B. how C. when D. that

4. A. problem B. question C. matter D. issue

5. A. at B. to C. of D. in

6. A. provided B. passed C. given D. delivered

7. A. honor B. reward C. award D. ceremony

8. A. truly B. really C. as well D. probably 

9. A. But B. Moreover C. Instead D. Additionally

10. A. relate B. relationship C. relative D. relation

Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each blank to cpmplete the passage.

           For many young people in Britain, sport is a popular part of school life, and being (26) ________ one of the school tearns and playing in matches is very important, If someone is (27)________ a team, it means a lot of extra practice and often spending Saturday or Sunday away (28)________ home, as many matches are played then.

            It can also involve travelling (29)________ other towns to play against other shool teams and then staying after the match (30)________ a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends and other students will travel with the team to support their own side.

26. A.with               B.for              C.from              D.in

27. A.for                    B.to                 C.in                  D.with

28. A.on                    B.at                  C.to                  D.from

29. A.at                     B.to                  C.by                 D.for

30. A.for                    B.to                  C.away           D.by 

II. Read the passage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A,B,C or D 

     For many people sport is a popular part of school life an (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important.   (2)  someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches are played then.

               It (4) also involve traveling to other towns to play against other school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink. Some parents, friends or other students will travel with the team to support (6) own side.

             When a school team wins a match, it is the whole school which feels proud, (7) only the players. It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and people from that school may end up playing (9) national and international and international teams so that the school has some really (10) names associated with it.

    1.   a.having            b. being            c. talking             d. putting

    2.   a. If                    b. As                c. Then              d. So

    3.   a. at                   b. on                 c. for                  d. from

    4.   a. ought             b. is                   c. can                 d. has

    5.   a. being             b. staying         c. leaving            d. spending

    6.   a. their               b. its                 c. our                  d. whose

    7.   a. but                 b. however       c. and                 d. not 

    8.   a. turns              b. makes          c. comes            d. becomes

    9.   a. up                   b. to                 c. for                 d. beside

    10. a. old                  b. new              c. common        d.famous

Help me

PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from the four options (A or B, C, D) to complete each of the following sentences.

1. This chair is very __________. It is at least one meter.

     A. high                               B. tall                          C. length                     D. height

2. What’s the time now?         ~ It’s __________twelve o’clock.

     A. at                                   B. nearly                     C. near                         D. most               

3. Do you have any toothpaste? I want a large __________.

     A. tin                                  B. box                         C. bar                          D. tube

4. __________a strange man outside the house.

     A. He’s                               B. It’s                          C. There’s                    D. This is

5. __________likes John. He’s very popular.

     A. Every one                      B. All people               C. Nobody                  D. Anyone

6. Can you __________me the time, please?

     A. say                                 B. tell                          C. speak                      D. lend

7.  __________care when you bring that dish. It’s hot.

     A. Be                                  B. Have                       C. Make                      D. Take

8. Kyoko wants to make __________with the other students in the class.

    A. friend                              B. friends                    C. friendly                   D. Friendship

9. Listen! The news on the radio __________very interesting.

     A. are                                 B. is                             C. has                          D. have

10. There are __________eggs in the supermarket.

      A. hundreds of                  B. hundreds                C. hundred of              D. of hundreds

11. He lives __________the corner of Green Street and Links Road.

      A. with                              B. by                           C. at                            D. on  

12. Why don’t we go to the zoo?  ~  __________.

      A. Because I’m going       B. Let’s drive there     C. It takes an hour       D. That’s a good idea

13. Mary is the __________of the two girls.

      A. small                             B. smallest                   C. smaller                    D. smaller than

14. There is __________bread on the table.

      A. a                                   B. an                            C. some                       D. many

15. How far is it from your house to school? ~  __________.

      A. About ten miles            B. About two hours     C. At 10 o’clock          D. In some minutes

Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution" was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank (1)___ water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well-developed. Nowadays, the (2)___ is quite different. The world today is faced with many (3).___ threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is (4)___. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is (5)___ the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous (6)___ and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycles. Manufactures know that (7)___ from factories make water and (8)___ polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on (9) ___ the wastes safely. (10)___ rubbish is bad for our health, but .no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1.A. fresh B. pure C. clean D. boiled

2. A. situation B. case C. circumstance D. occasion

3. A.. chief B. significant C. major D. main

4. A. contamination B. pollution C. dirtying D. poisoning

5. A. poisoning B. destroying C. dirtying D. contaminating

6. A. steam B. vapor C. air D. moisture

7. A. wastes B. junks C. garbage D. litters

8. A. land B. ground C. soil D. earth

9. A. solving B. dealing C. processing D. treating

10. A. Throwing B. Scattering C. Distributing D. Pouring

III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the numbered blanks in the passage.

Dear Hanh,

I’m writing to invite you to a party we _________  (71) at the flat next Friday, December 14^th. As you know, _________ (72) Lan’s 13^th birthday next week and my birthday next month, _________  (73) we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party.

I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you _________ (74) the direction below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and _________  (75) at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then _________ (76) the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi Road. Turn left _________  (77) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. _________ (78) and our block of flats is the second on the right.

Do try and come. Of course you’re ________ (79) to bring someone with you if you want to.

Look forward _________  (80) you then!