Question III . Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph.

English is a very (1)...........................language. If we know English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2)....................we want to say. English also helps us learn all kinds (3)....................subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in (4).....................countries. English has also helped to spread ideas and (5).....................to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better understanding and (6)..........................among countries of the world.

Question IV. Choose the correct answer A, B, C , or D to complete the letter.

Dear Elisa,

Thanks very much for your email. It was fun to read about the places you find interesting.

I (1) ______ like going to museums in my free time. There are several museums in my city, but I like the Museum of Fine Arts the most. I love art, so (2) ______ I have free time, I go to this museum. There's a great mix (3) ______ art from across the eras, including some really impressive modern Vietnamese paintings. What I especially like about the museum is that (4) ______ of its galleries have an introduction in Vietnamese, English, and French. It (5) ______ that I can learn lots of English while enjoying the art works.

Another place of interest that I love is the (6) ______ park. It’s near my house, so I go there almost every day. Sometimes I go for a walk around the park with my mother. Sometimes I choose a beautiful place in it to sit and draw some sketches. And sometimes I just sit (7) ______ a bench, doing nothing, just watching people passing by. It’s really relaxing.

I hope someday I’ll have a(n) (8) ______ to visit your National Portrait Gallery and Hyde Park.

Until the next email,

Mi

1.A.don’t like                   B.interested in                 C.also                        D.will

2.A.because                      B.though                         C.that                        D.when

3.A.in                                B.of                               C.on                        D.with

4.A.all                              B.one                               C.none                      D.not

5.A.means                        B.shows                          C.proves                    D.tells

6.A.locality                      B.small                           C.area                        D.local

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

8.A.chance                       B.opportunity                  C.time                       D.choice

Question V.  Choose the correct option A, B, c, or D for each gap in the passage.

Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world. It occurs when a part of the population does not have any (1)__________ place to call home. Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless. This is an issue that the authorities are trying to (2)__________. However, there are (3)__________ things that each person can do to help those people.

One of the things that you can do to help the homeless is to volunteer your time. If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help (4)__________ homes or improve an impoverished area. Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city. You can also sign up to help at a (5)__________  soup kitchen: most cities have a mission of some kind (6) __________ food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter.

Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box.

take   not    increase   own   special   need   words   which

In the twentieth century with the remarkable (1)________in scientific and other knowledge, (2)____ dictionaries have to be made for a group of (3)________. There are some very large dictionaries (4)_______ contain all the words in the English language, but they are (5)________convenient to use: They are too heavy and (6)________up too much room. Students of a foreign language (7)________ a dictionary which contains all the words in common use in their (8)________language and the ones they are trying to learn.

I. Read and use the words in the box to complete the passage.

Da Lat is a popular tourist destination in the south of Viet Nam. It has many interesting landmarks like mountains, (1) ……………, waterfalls, flower gardens, and Bao Dai’s Palace. It is easy for (2) …………… to do the sightseeing there because some top (3) …………... are in the city. Xuan Huong Lake lies in the city center. You can admire the beauty of different kinds of (4) …………… in Da Lat Flower Park. The best time to (5) …………… this park is in December when the Flower Festival is held.

II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage:

Before you travel to the US, you must find out what documents you need. British people do not (1)____________ to get a visa, but there are different rules for (2)____________ nationalities. for example, you don’t need to show that you have enough money (3)_________ you. But there is one rule you can be sure about: everyone has to show their passport. The roads in New York are very busy, but don’t worry, you can get around cheaply and easily by subway. Remember that you are not allowed to smoke (4)___________ public transport or in shops. And don’t forget that you must tip taxi drivers and waiters. New York is not the most dangerous city in the US, but you really shouldn’t walk along empty streets at night. And it is (5)___________ to travel around in groups.

1. A. ought           B. have                 C. should              D. used

2. A. other            B. many               C. different           D. some

3. A. on                B. in                     C. of                     D. with

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

5. A. safer            B. safe                  C. safest               D. more safe

II. Read the text and use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.

about can avoid have ways
form more many suffer because

Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is (1) important than ever to succeed at
school if you hope to (2) a chance in the job market afterwards. It’s no wonder that many young
people worry (3) letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone,
they take on too (4) tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments,
parties, sports activities and
friends. The result is that young people (5) from stress.
There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the (6)
of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which (7)
become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better (8)
to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, (9) it increases certain
chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to (10) stress
and to stay healthy and full of energy.

III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster.
According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the
child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause
great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a
sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their
child.
Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and
arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin
lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra.
However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Winston, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set
too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for
every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he
will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
1. Michael is fortunate in that .
A. his mother knows little about music
B. his parents help him in a sensibly way
C. his father is a musician
D. his parents are quite rich
2. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he .
A. has become a good musician
B. is afraid to disappoint them
C. has won a lot of piano competitions
D. cannot learn much music from them
3. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to .
A. make their child become a musician
B. neglect their child’s education
C. push their child into trying too much
D. help their child to become a genius
4. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that .
A. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
B. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
C. successful parents always have intelligent children
D. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
5. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they .
A. understand and help their children sensibly
B. arrange private lessons for their children
C. force their children into achieving success
D. themselves have been very successful

Task 14. Choose one of the words / phrases in the box to complete sentences

1). The most famous building in .............. is the Eiffel Tower.

2). Pele is the greatest .............. player of all time.

3). ................ has many useful pogrammers.

4). Russia is the biggest ........... in the world.

5). You can use a ............. to change channels.

6). ........... are very popular in countries with a lot of sunshine like Australia.

Use the given words in the box to complete the following passage. There are TWO words that are not used.

days - usually - four - many - season - weather - warm

There are (1) ________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In the spring, the weather is usually warm. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. There are (2) ________ flowers in this season. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer, the days are long and the nights are short. We often go on vacation in the summer. Fall is a nice (3) ________. The weather is often cool. In the winter, it's usually very cold. The (4) ________ are short and the nights are long. We always wear (5) ________ clothes in the winter.

V. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. There are 2 extra words you don’t need.

1.      Clint Eastwood’s _________________ is the most sympathetic in the movie.

2.      Filming began on _____________________.

3.      The program attracted millions of __________________.

4.      We had a little ___________________ yesterday.

5.      It was difficult to understand the _________________ dialect.

6.      He saw many ______________________ to be hopeful.

VI. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (38) ________ as stunts, are usually (39) ___________ by the stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (40) _________ can crash a car, but if you’re shooting a film, you have to be extremely (41) _________ sometimes stopping (42) _____________ in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (43) __________ in the production an expert stuntman is (44) _______________ to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (45) __________ the wishes of the director, (46) ____________ he will usually only do this in the (47) __________ of safety.

7.      a. remarked     b. known         c. referred        d. named

8.      a. performed    b. given           c. fulfilled       d. displayed

9.      a. Everyone     b. Someone     c. Anyone        d. None

10.  a. detailed       b. exact            c. direct           d. strict

11.  a. right             b. left               c. up                d. down

12.  a. period          b. minute         c. part              d. stage

13.  a. let                b. taken           c. drawn          d. called

14.  a. over             b. against         c. through        d. across

15.  a. despite         b. so                 c. although      d. otherwise

16.  a. interests       b. needs           c. purposes      d. regards

VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

The television set is an indispensable house item today. It now takes up its familiar place as the local point of the living room. The television set is one of the best ways to get the latest news and to watch films.

The television set was not fully electronic when it was invented. Its screen actually has a small motor and a small lamp. The picture was blurry and it was only about the size of a business card.

It was in 1953 in Europe when many people first started owing a television set. They bought a television set for the sole purpose of watching coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Only a few thousand people were allowed into Westminster Abbey.

Another significant event was the moon landing in 1969. Again, millions of people around the world watched as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and planted an American flag. This time event was broadcast in color. The program was much more realistic than the previous ones.

17.  Many people need the television set today as it ____.

A.    allows them to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

B.     enables them to find out what is happening around the world.

C.     is an electronic item.

D.    let them see things in color.

18.  Television sets in the past ________.

A. were not so clear.   B. were very bulky.

C. ran on electricity.    D. showed pictures that were full colored.

19.  Why do you think the sale of television set rocketed in Europe in 1953?

A.    Television sets became more affordable.

B.     People wanted to watch the moon landing.

C.     People wanted to watch the crowning of the Queen.

D.    People wanted to watch live coverage of events around the world.

20.  People around the world watched Neil Armstrong ______ in 1969.

A.    travel to the moon.

B.     sit on the moon.

C.     put a flag on the moon.

D.    take the American flag away from the moon.

21.  From the passage, as television sets improved, _______.

A.    the colors on the screen became lighter than before.

B.     more realistic programs were showed.

C.     people could watch events earlier than before.

D.    an event watched on TV looked more like the actual event than that was happening.

VIII. Combine the two sentences using because, so, and, but and although.

53.  She doesn’t eat pork. She doesn’t like it.

54.  The girl helped me a lot. She didn’t know me well.

55.  They worked very hard. They all passed the final test.

56.  My teacher didn’t come to my class today. He was ill.

57.  Tim plays the guitar. He also sings in the band.

58.  Many students in his class love him. He is very helpful.

59.  We got up early this morning. We stayed up late last night to do the homework.

60.  My sister is very intelligent. She gets a lot of gifts from her teachers.

IX. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

61.  Game show/ this month/ test/ your knowledge/ world heritage.

62.  Many people/ work/ hard/ today/ produce/ good/ program/ television.

63.  My brother/ I/ dream/ become/ pilot.

64.  Many young people/ prefer/ watching TV/ reading books.

65.  There/ be/ many/ exciting/ program/ VTV3.

66.  We/ often/ read/ book/ watch/ favorite/ program/ free/ time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. sounds

B. languages

C. systems

D. talks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. grow

B. need

C. pass

D. express