V.  READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.

Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1) ..................... was a courageous and determinal woman. She left her home for Paris to (2) ..................... her interest in science. Living in (3) ….................. , she still (4) …….............. to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (5) ..................... after graduation and (6)     …………… him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie (7)...................... the most famous husband-and-wife (8) ...................... in science history. They (9) ….................. the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (10) …….............. the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.

1. a. biologist                   b. mathematician            c. chemist                           d. physicist and chemist

2. a. follow                      b. take                             c. pursue                             d. satisfy

3. a. poverty                    b. loneliness                    c. wealth                             d. difficulty

4. a. made                        b. managed                     c. harbored                         d. worked

5. a. immediately             b. soon                            c. shortly                             d. rightly

6. a. married                  b. left                              c. divorced                         d. devoted

7. a. built                       b. organized                    c. established                      d. formed

8. a. couple                    b. partnership                  c. scientists                         d. partners

9. a. discovered            b. invented                      c. built                                d. made

10. a. had awarded         b. awarded                      c. were awarded                 d. were awarding

V. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the num­bered blank.

David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (1) ..............  his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2) ................ sheep on his land. He does not employ (3) ................ fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not (4) …........... school. His wife adds to the family income by (5) ............... eggs which her hens produce. In summer she often (6) ............. paying guests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country (7) ............... and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (8) ..............  money to spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The question is that if his children want to (9) ............... the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is quiet and (10) .............. to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city some day.

1. a. been to                         b. belonged to                     c. possessed                       d. depended on

2. a. feeds                            b. grows                              c. raises                              d. leads

3. a. some                            b. more                                c. much                              d. any

4. a. in                                 b. for                                   c. at                                    d. on

5. a. selling                          b. sells                                 c. to sell                             d. sell

6. a. take                              b. takes                                c. took                               d. is taking

7. a. wind                            b. sights                               c. life                                 d. air

8. a. more                            b. free                                  c. extra                               d. interest

9. a. take off                        b. take over                         c. take after                      d. take care

10. a. interesting                  b. exciting                           c. dull                                d. peaceful

III. Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage. In our Life Skills lesson last week, our class (1) ______ a visit from a Fire Safety Officer, and this is what he told us: ‘Today I’m going to tell you what to do (2) ______ fire. If there is a fire, keep calm. Be sure you know where (3) ______ the nearest exit or stairway. Do not use the lift. Before you leave, close all the doors behind you. You should know how (4) ______ the fire alarm, and then shout ‘fire’. You should know what number to call to report the fire and ask to help. In Viet Nam, it's number 114. 1. A. has B. had C. has had D. will have 2. A. in case B. in case of C. if D. unless 3. A. can find B. can you find C. you can find D. you to find 4. A. activate B. activated C. activating D. to activate

V. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Choose the one option - b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank.

I (1) ................ my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (2) …........... in a remote village (3) .................. the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed (4) .................. bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time, with my youth (5) .................., I tried my best to devote (6 ..................... to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in (7) …………… but they could not (8) ................... from empty mind.

I am proud (9) ................... myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of (10) ..................... .

1. a. begin                              b. began                             c. have begun                     d. had begun

2. a. teach                              b. to teach                          c. teaching                          d. taught

3. a. which                             b. there                               c. when                               d. where

4. a. in spite of                       b. because of                      c. because                           d. though

5. a. enthusiasm                     b. movement                      c. emotion                           d. culture

6. a. me time                          b. my career                       c. my duty                          d. myself

7. a. poor                               b. poverty                          c. debt                                 d. shortage

8. a. bear                                b. cope with                       c. suffer                              d. manage

9. a. in                                    b. on                                   c. about                               d. of

10. a. knowledge                   b. competence                    c. background                     d. experience

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each gap in the passage:

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A. has

B. had

C. has had

D. will have

Choose the best answers to complete the sentence:

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A. that day

B. this day

C. today

D. the day before

Choose the best answers to complete the sentence:

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A. who

B. what

C. how

D. when

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

                                                Ball Games

___ It’s summer and a stadium in the USA is full (1) ……… 40,000 excited fans. Suddenly everyone stands up and sings the American (2) ………. anthem. The game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox is going to (3) ………… soon. The game? Baseball of course!

___ Modern baseball (4) ………… in the USA and the sport is an important part of American life. Traditionally people go to a game with all their family. It’s very (5) ………, sociable and noisy, and spectators eat, drink and sing during the game.

___ The Yankees and the Red Sox are (6) ………… teams. There are also professional baseball leagues in Asia and Latin America. It’s an Olympic sport, too.

___ In England, a few thousand supporters are sitting in the rain. There aren’t any players on the pitch. They’ll continue the match (7) …………… it stops raining. If it doesn’t stop, neither team will win or lose-it’ll be a draw. What’s the sport? Cricket!

___ Although England is the (8) ……….. of cricket, the places where cricket is most popular are hot and sunny – Australia, South Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. A cricket match (9) ………. for a long time – sometimes five days – and each day there are breaks for lunch and tea! However, now there is few, faster version of cricket called Twenty20. There’s pop music and the (10) ………. at the ground is more exciting. Some people think that Twenty20 will replace traditional cricket one day.

II. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

Three ways everyone can follow to make the Earth a greener place is to reduce, reuse, and recycle!

When people reduce it means they are using (1)________ of something. This allows us tocreate less waste. Turning off the faucet when we brush our teeth is a simple way to reduce. This is a small action that prevents us from wasting (2)________.

Another small action people can take is to reuse things we already have. Taking bags to the store (3)________ we shop for food is one way to reuse them. Using both (4)________ of piece of paper before getting a new one is another way to reuse.

(5)________ is when new materials are created from old ones. Paper, plastic, and metalare all materials that can be recycled. Things like newspapers, soda cans, and plastic bags can all be turned into new objects if we take the time to recycle them!

1.   A. much                     B. more                      C. little                       D. less

2.   A. energy                   B. electricity             C. water                      D. time

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

4.   A. ways                      B. sides                      C. parts                       D. points

5.   A. Reusing                 B. Reducing               C. Recycling              D. Reacting

V. READING COMPREHENSION
     Choose the correct option a, b, c or d to complete this passage.

The electronic computer is the most (1) ________ invention since steam engine. While the industrial revolution (2) ________ changed the nature of (3) ________ work, the computer revolution is now changing the work (4) ________ by the brain. Nowadays micro-computers are (5) ________ in hundreds of thousands and are constantly (6) ________ equipped with more and more ingenious (7) ________. Contrary to popular belief, computers (8) ________ cannot make mistakes. The answer will always be correct (9) ________ the programmed fed (10) ________ the computer is correct.

1.  a. powerful                            b. significant                          c. strange                             d. mysterious

2.  a. previously                          b. lately                                  c. frequently                        d. continuously

3.  a. hard                                   b. brain                                  c. manual                             d. intellectual

4.  a. doing                                 b. does                                   c. did                                   d. done

5.  a. manufactured                     b. done                                   c. worked                            d. performed

6.  a. be                                       b. being                                  c. been                                 d. to be

7.  a. machines                            b. computers                          c. programs                          d. devices

8.  a. which                                 b. that                                    c. itself                                d. themselves

9.  a. if                                        b. unless                                 c. whether                           d. while

10.  a. up                          b. on                                               c. into                                   

C. READING (2.5m)

I. Read and choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each gap in the passage: ( 1.0m)

Germany, Spain, and a few other European countries have small fashion (1) ______________. The German designer best known in North America is Margaretha Ley of the fashion house Escada. In South America, Brazil is a major producer (2) _______________shoes. Asia also has a substantial fashion presence , and the United States imported more apparel from East Asia than from any other area in the world. Designers from around the world, including Pierre Cardin of France and Calvin Klein of the United States, have used Hong Kong’s manufacturing facilities. So far, however, only Japan (3) _______________ fashion designers with an (4) _________________ influence. They include Hanae Mori, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, and Rei Kawakubo.