III. Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and answer the questions below.(2.5 pts)

Lan is excited about the (1)___interesting_______activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is (2)___having___ a plan to help the community. She will participate in (3)  its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for (4)___recycling______.She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She also thinks about (5)____participating____ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?

b. Answer the questions(1.25 pt)

1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?

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2. What will she do?

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3. What will she send for recycling?

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4. What does she hope in these activities?

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5. Do you help the community? What do you do?

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III. Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and answer the questions below.(2.5 pts)

Lan is excited about the (1)_interesting________activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is (2)_having_____ a plan to help the community. She will _take part in_________(3)  its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for(4)_recyling________.She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She also thinks about (5)_participating_______ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?

b. Answer the questions(1.25 pt)

1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?

__________________________________________________________________

2. What will she do?

__________________________________________________________________

3. What will she send for recycling?

__________________________________________________________________

4. What does she hope in these activities?

__________________________________________________________________

5. Do you help the community? What do you do?

__________________________________________________________________

@@. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space (1.5 pts)

farm being near play

to play chores nearby with

A Vietnamese girl named Hoa is living (1) _________ the Parker family in the American State of Texas. Mr. Parker is a farmer and Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a (2) _________ town. They have two children, Tom and Mary. Hoa often does (3) ____________ after school. Sometimes, she also helps on the (4) _________ The family relaxes on Sunday afternoons and watches Tom (5)___________ baseball. Hoa likes the Parkers , and she enjoys (6)________ a member of their family.

V. Read the passage,then choose the best word to fill in the blank (1.5p)

   Lan is excited about the (1) ___ activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is (2) _____ a plan to help the community. She will (3) _______ its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for (4) _______.

 She hopes she can save (5)__________ resources and earn some money for her school Y&Y in these activities. She also thinks about (6) ____________ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it?

1. A. interested                     B. interest                  C. interesting             D. interests

2. A. having                           B. have                       C. to have                 D. has

3. A. take part in                   B. took part in           C. get in                     D. got in

4. A. recycle                          B. recycling               C. to recycle             D. recycled

5. A. nature                            B. natures                  C. naturing                D. natural

6. A. participate                    B. to participate        C. participated         D. participating

VI. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given ( 1.5 p)

1. If/we/  reuse bottles, we/ save a lot of money.

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2. They/ live/ Hai Phong/ since 1990.

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3. Turn off/ lights/ when/we/ not use them.

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4. She/ have / a robot/ do/ housework/ future.

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5.They / not might / live / the Moon.

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6. If /we/ make/ soil / polluted, many /plants /die.

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Exercise 1: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

In spring time annually, local people are excited to attend the Giong Festival. The festival is mainly held in Phu Dong Temple, Soc Son, to commemorate Saint Giong, one of the 4 Vietnamese immortals. It is so meaningful and notable that it was recognized as an (1)________ cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO. During the festival, visitors can witness the (2)_________  including processions, cleaning the statue of Saint Giong, and incense (3)__________. The stories will let you know information about Saint Giong and the reason why he became one of the 4 immortals in Vietnam. (4)__________, you also have a chance to immerse yourself in interesting folk games and enjoy traditional singing. For local people, it is an occasion not only to commemorate the Saint but also to pray (5)_________ abundant harvest and happy lives. Giong Festival could be held in different places but Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple are the 2 most well-known ones. Don’t forget to attend this interesting festival in Vietnam.

1. A. spirital        B. untouchable    C. intangible    D. immaterial 

2. A. ceremony         B. festival        C. ritual         D. anniversary

3. A. giving        B. holding        C. offering     D. having

4. A. Though         B. Therefore     C. Besides     D. Nevertheless

5. A. for             B. to            C. about        D. of

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage

The water pollution problem Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes (13)_____ oceans all over the world. In many developing(14)______, it is usually a leading cause of death, by people drinking from (15)_______ water sources.

You can help: -Never throw rubbish away anyhow. Always look (16)_____ the correct waste bin.

-Use water (17)_____. Do not keep the tap running when not in use.

-(18)_______ throw chemical, oil, paint and medicine down the sink.

13. a. and b. but c. or d. however

14. a. country b. countries c.city d. capital

15. a. polluted b. pollutant c. pollution d. pollute

16. a. up b. after c. at d. for

17. a. careful b. wisely c. helpful d. clean

18. a. Do b. Don’t c. Did d. Didn’t

giup mik nha mn 

plasessssssssssssssssssssssss

Ex5: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy (33) ___________, particularly about those involving fossil (34)___________. In less than a hundred years we shall probably use up all the present (35)___________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal reserves should last longer but, once used, these cannot (36)___________. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (37)___________ sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind power, classed as renewable energy.

33. *

possessions

resources

goods

materials

34. *

fuels

powers

forms

energies

35. *

findings

productions

amounts

sources

36. *

updated

repeated

renewed

produced

37. *

traditional

alternative

revolutionary

surprising

I.       Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

CANADA

Canada is the largest (11) _____ in the world. Its population is not very large, however. About 25 million people live in Canada - less than half the population of Britain or France and only one thirtieth of the population of India. Canada is in North America and its (12) _____ is Ottawa. It is a rich country with a lot of natural resources. In southern Canada the land is very good (13) _____ farming and Canada exports a lot of wheat. In the north there are magnificent forests. In the west (14) _____ some very high mountains called the Rockies. Canada also has many minerals such as petroleum, gas, copper and zinc. Canada (15) _____ first settled by French pioneers. In the eighteenth century there were wars between Britain (16) _____ French, and Canada came under British rule. Since 1931 Canada (17) _____ an independent member of the British Commonwealth. English and French are both official (18) _____ in Canada.

11. a. town                          b. city                                c. village                            d. country

12. a. city                            b. town                              c. capital                            d. area

13. a. for                             b. in                                   c. at                                   d. with

14. a. it is                            b. there are                        c. they are                          d. there is

15. a. has                             b. was                                c. is                                    d. had

16. a. with                           b. from                              c. and                                d. or

17. a. is                               b. was                                c. would be                        d. has been

18. a. talks                          b. speeches                        c. languages                       d. words

@@. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages: (1.5 pts)

(1) ran (2) picking (3) wait (4) stopped (5) picked

(6) collected (7) take (8) went (9) turning (10) dropped

At 6:30 in the morning, the bus (1) _________________ Ba and his family from their home. After (2) _____________ everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and (3) ______________ at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward. This road (4)___________ between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (5)___________________ left towards a small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a rod which went through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus (6)_______ everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening.