I. Choose the best answer:

1. My brother is very good at natural………………………subjects such as Chemistry and Physics.

  A. science                            B. scientists                           C. benefits                 D. technology

2. Simply speaking, ………………is the tools and machines that help to solve problems.

  A. technology                                 B. technological                   C. technologically    D. science

3. The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making ….and doing experiments.

  A. observe                           B. observations                     C. science                  D. technology

4. While scientists study how nature works, engineers………………new things, such as products, websites, environments and experiences.

  A. create                              B. explore                              C. makes                    D. produces

5. Technology in the ……………..of telecommunications has developed greatly over the last decade.

  A. flying cars                                  B. field                                   C. the key                  D. space

6. In the future, ordinary people may travel into ……………….on spaceships.

   A. field                                B. farms                                 C. space                     D. mountains

7. He said he worked very hard and that was…………………..to his success.

   A. flying cars                                 B. field                                               C. the key                  D. space

8. An international meeting on ……………………..took place in Singapore last week.

  A. economic development                 B. video conference                    C. online chat room D. The Moon

9. If we had …………………….now, we could solve the problems of traffic jams.

     A. flying cars                               B. planes                                C. heliporter              D. spacecraft

10. Her teacher said she was really good at………………but she was  not very good at English.

    A. social subjects             B. science subjects               C. scientific progress                   D. machines

11. Advances in ………………have improved crop yields by over 30%.

      A. machines                                B. technology            C. researchers                       D. teaching

12. Cancer…………have made great progress, but many aspects of this disease need further study.

     A. patients                                    B. researchers                       C. doctors                  D. nurses

13. Scientists will be trying to invent………………..to teach children at home.

     A. machines                                 B. field                                               C. the key                  D. benefit

14. Thanks to …………………, our world will be transformed greatly.

   A. social subjects              B. science subjects          C. scientific progress             D. reseachers

15. I don’t like science fiction novels much. I think they are…………………..

     A. unknown                                  B. realistic                             C. unrealistic             D. known

16. This is a species of insect previously ……………………….to biologists.

     A. unknown                                  B. realistic                             C. unrealistic             D. known

17. It is almost …………………..to keep up with the lastest developments in computing.

    A. possible                                    B. impossible                                    C. realistic                 D. unrealistic

18. The teacher said that accurate measurement was ……………………..in this experiment.

    A. unimportant                 B. unrealistic                         C. unknown               D. unpolluted

19. Fortunately, the river flowing through our town is ……………………

    A. polluted                                    B. unpolluted                                    C. unknown               D. unimportant

20. A person whose job is to design things is a ………………..

    A. advisor                          B. designer                            C. programmer          D. biologist

21. A person whose job is writing programmes for computer is a …………………

   A. advisor                           B. designer                            C. programmer          D. biologist

22. A marine……………………….is a scientist who studies life in the sea.

  A. an advisor                                   B. programmer                      C. biologist                D. designer

23. A person who gives advice is an ……………..

    A. an advisor                                 B. programmer                      C. biologist                D. designer

Choose the word in bracket that needs correcting in each of the following sentences

-Question : The teacher (tell) me that I had (better) devote more time to (science) subjects such (as) physics, chemistry, and biology. *

tell

better

science

as

-Question : If people (didn't) throw rubbish (in) (the) street, it would (looked) attractive. *

didn't

in

the

looked

-Question : The earthquake (occurred) at (midday) when (many) people (had had) lunch. *

occurred

midday

many

had had

IV. Complete the sentences with the words in the box

1.My brother is very good at natural………………subjects such as Chemistry and Physics.

2. Simply speaking ……………..is the tools and machines that help to solve problems.

3. The scientific methods is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making ……………and doing experiments.

4. While scientists study how nature  work, engineers…………..new things, such as products, websites, environments and experiences.

5. In science, you should repeat your……………several times to make sure that the first results weren’t just an accident.

6. Scientific…………….brings us many conveniences and advanced machines, such as computers, automobiles, and so on.

7. There are many……………..of technology in the classroom, especially as students are becoming increasingly digitally literate.

8. The ……………..of penicillin is very useful because it has saved lots of lives.

9. The key individuals responsible for the …………….of the double helix structure of DNA were Francis Crick and James Watson.

10. Scientists are planning to send people to …………….Mars in the near future.

10. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology.

A. talked B. told C. spoke D. said

11. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ________ ʻscienceʼ and ʻtechnologyʼ.

A. between B. of C. for D. among

12. By the time we got to the cinema, the film ________, so we missed its beginning.

A. started B. had started C. was starting D. was started

13. The tremendous storm made hundreds of people _______.

A. died B. death C. dead D. to die

14. Eating too much sugar can ________ to health problems.

A. cause B. lead C. make D. result

Read the following passage. In groups, discuss the questions below.

Today, schools in several countries are considering the question of whether subjects like music and arts should be among those in the curriculum. For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts in regarded as a necessity for anyone who wants to be truly educated. Some say that students who are good at music and arts actually do better in more academic subjects like maths and science. However, some people see music and arts as an unimportant part of educasion since they don't prepare students for a life of work.

Do you think music and arts should be compulsory subjects at schools in Viet Nam? Why? Why not?

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Mai is a student at Doan Thi Diem primary school. She is in grade 7. She goes to the school six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. Classes always begin at seven o’clock and finish at a quarter past seven. Today, Mai has four classes: English, Biology, Computer Science and Mathematics. Mai is interested in computer, so her favorite subject is Computer Science. She finds it difficult to study English and Biology. Mai also likes studying Physics. In Physics, she does some experiments.

She loves studying Physics as she wants to become a physician in the future.

A. True

B. False