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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase (1p)              Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most people as Mark Twain, was born (….1…) 1835 in a town near Hannibal, Mo. He spent his boyhood in Hannibal, (…2…) is on the Mississippi River. When he grew up, he became (…..3…..) river pilot.  Later, he went and worked as a reporter in Virginia City, Nev. From then on Clemens used Mark Twain as his pen name. Mark Twain died in (…..4…..) when he was seventy five years old.1. a. in...
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3 tháng 4 2017 lúc 20:25

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)__NAME____was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)__HIS__ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)___TOWN____ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)__HAD___many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)____WHEN____

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)__PROFESSION__

of a printer. Samuel always (7)___WANT___to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)_SAILS__ the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9)_BY__the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)__TO__

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

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26 tháng 3 2017 lúc 11:31

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1) name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2) his pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small (3) house on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4) had many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5) When Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6) profession of a printer. Samuel always (7) wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8) left the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9) under the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10) them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

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2.his
3.town
4.had
5.When
6.job
7.wanted
8.left
9.under
10.them

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III/  Read the following passage then answer the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

      Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens and “Mark Twain” was his pen name. He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA. The boy had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories.

      When he was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the profession of a printer. He always wanted to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. Then he left the boat and lived in California. Here he began writing short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much. His best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer “ was published in 1876.

Question 21. Who was Mark Twain? He was a famous American writer.

Question 22. Where was he born? He was born in a small town on the Missouri River in the USA

Question 23. How old was he when his father died? He was twelve (years old) (when his father died).

Question 24. Did the readers like his stories very much?  Yes, they did.

Question 25. When was his best novel published? His best novel was published in 1876. 

IV/  Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Write the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

      If you are (26) ______ to someone’s house for dinner in the United States, you should (27) ______ a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give your host a wrapped (28) ______, he or she may open it in front of you. Opening a present m front of the gift-giver is considered (29) ______. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show his/her appreciation to you immediately. (30) ______ the host doesn’t like it, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say how much they like the gift to prevent the guest from feeling bad.

Question 26.   A. called               B. invited              C. calling                        D. inviting

Question 27.   A. take                  B. give                  C. bring                        D. make

Question 28.   A. gift                    B. gifts                  C. flower                        D. flowers

Question 29.   A. funny                B. sad                    C. rude                        D. polite

Question 30.   A. Although          B. But                    C. Because                        D. So

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V/ (1,0 point) Fill in each gap of the following sentences with ONE suitable word. Write it on your answer sheet.

1. in

2. write/ type

3. herself

4. mind

5. on

VI/ ) Rearrange these words or phrases into meaningful sentences. The first one has been done for you as an example. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Example:         O. in/live / Hung Yen. / I

                        => I live in Hung Yen.

1. The journey to my home village is very interesting.

2. Mr Ba used to go swimming when he was young.

3. My friend is interested in playing football.

4. Nam is tired now because he stayed up late last night.

5. If I had enough money, I would buy this book.

VII/  Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. “Let’s go out for dinner” Mary said.

Mary suggested going out for dinner.

2. John is too young to understand the question.

John is not old enough to understand the question.

3. The last time I heard from my sister was 5 months ago.

I haven’t heard from my sister for 5 months.

4. Nobody in the factory works more carefully than Mr Thanh.

Mr Thanh is the most careful worker in the factory.

5. The box was so heavy that my son couldn’t carry it.

It was such a heavy box that my son couldn’t carry it.

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Phạm Linh Phương
25 tháng 4 2018 lúc 21:26

Mark Twain was a famous American writer. His name was Samule Langhorne Clemens and Mark Twain his pen-name. Samule Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA. When he was twelve years old, his father died. He began to work and learnd the profession of a printer. He began to write short stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent them to newpapers. The readers liked his stories very much

a) Where was Samule Langhorne Clemens born?

___Samule Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA. __________________________________

b) How old was he when his father died?

____ When he was twelve years old, his father died._________________________________

c) What đi he begin to do them?

____He began to work and learnd the profession of a printer._________________________________

d) What was his pen-name ?

___Mark Twain his pen-name.__________________________________

c) Did the readers like his stories?

____yes,they did _________________________________

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25 tháng 4 2018 lúc 21:29

a) Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in a small town in the USA

b) When he was 12 years old, his father died

c) He began to work and learned the profession of a printer

d) His pen-name was Mark Twain

e) Yes. They liked his stories very much

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Thu Hồng
26 tháng 7 2021 lúc 20:50

VI. Clozed text:

1. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) __________ new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known (2)___________ during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) _______such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) _______ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) _______, Annabelle noticed to her (7) ________ that seventies styles were fashion again. “I was planning to throw all my clothes (8) ________”, she said, “ but my daughter(9)__________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________she was wearing that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

            1. a. anything                        b. thing                       c. everything                         d. nothing

            2. a. writer                              b. model                     c. architect                             d. author

            3. a. at                                    b. up                           c. on                                       d. after                 

            4. a. was wearing                 b. used to wear         c. has worn                           d. wears

            5. a. flaring                            b. flare                        c. flared                                  d. to flare

            6. a. therefore                       b. consequently       c. moreover                           d. however

            7. a. amusement                  b. thinking                 c. humor                                d. sense

            8. a. out                                  b. in                            c. away                                   d. aside

 

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            9. a. has gone                       b. went                       c. was going                          d. goes

 

            10. a. how                              b. which                     c. what                                   d. that

2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful (1) ________ because they want everyone to (2) __________ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) __________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes aren’t colorful or fancy. They do not want peple to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4) ___________ the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (5) ___________ dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, (6) ___________ do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s (7) __________ today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes (8) __________ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (9) ___________, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (10) __________ nylon, rayon or polyester.

            1. a. clothes               b. suits                       c. shirts                      d. trousers.

            2. a. see                     b. watch                     c. look                         d. laugh

            3. a. Some                 b. Few                        c. The                         d. Other

            4. a. of                        b. from                        c. with                         d. on

            5. a. wear                   b. worn                       c. wearing                  d. wore

            6. a. children             b. women                   c. men                        d. students

            7. a. and                     b. but                          c. from                        d. with

            8. a. are                      b. were                       c. will be                     d. have been

            9. a. plastic                b. metal                      c. cotton                     d. wood

            10. a. by                     b. in                            c. with                        d. from

3. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers:

            To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it’s fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known didliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the question which would be asked. This was the case of regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them go an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

Students need to do well in exams________________.

a.in order to do well at school.

b.because they need to do well at school.

c.so that to do well at school.

d.therefore they have to do well at school.

The statement “All students hate exams is _______________”.

a. extremely true.      b. completely true     c. quite true               d. very true

                 3. Which of the following sentences is not true?

                        a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

                        b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

                        c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

                        d. All students hate exams is fairly true generalization.

                 4. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?

                        a. Because the exam was really difficult.

                        b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

                        c. Because they were dull students.

d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.

               5. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _______________.

                        a. describe the importance of exams.

                        b. discuss how exams effect on the students.

                        c. explain the quality in examinations.

                        d. criticize the exam system.

4. Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage.

                                                            CLOTHES

Clothes can tell a lot (1) _______a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) _______ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) ________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) _______ or fancy. They don’t like people (5) _______. Clothes today are very different (6) _______ the clothes of the 1800s. Once different is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) _______dress. The dresses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is  the (8) _______. In the 1800s, clothes ( 9) ______natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk ir linen. But today, there are (10 ) ______kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.

1.            a. about                      b. at                 c. with                         d. on

2.            a. look                        b. to look        c. looked                    d. looking

3.            a. each other             b. another      c. others                     d. other

4.            a. color                       b. colorfully   c. colorful                   d. colored

5.            a. to look at them      b. to looking at them                        c. looking at them     d. looked at them

6.            a. at                             b. to                 c. from                        d. in

7.            a. wear                       b. worn           c. wore                       d. wearing

8.            a. cloth                       b. clothing     c. clothe                     d. clothes

9.            a. were made only by                      c. were made only of

               c. were made only in                       d. were made only from

10.          a. many                      b. much          c. any                                     d. a little.

5. Write False (F) , True (T) or no information (N)

 I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the  local customes wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.

1. The writer lives in the Middle East now.                                              __F___

2. She was constrained to wear national costume.                               __T___

3. She was very annoyed at the costume.                                              ___F__

4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume.              __T___

5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day.                          ___T__

6. The writer is a Muslim.                                                                            ____N_

6. Fill in each nimbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) _________ new in the world of fashion. Annabella was a well-known (2) __________during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ____________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) ___________such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) __________ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) ________Annabella noticed to her (7) __________that seventies styles were fashion again. “ I was planing to throw all my old clothes (8)___________”, she said,” but my daughter (9) ____________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

1.   a. anything                b. thing                       c. everything                         d. nothing

2.   a. writer                      b. model                     c. architect                 d. author

3.   a. at                             b. up                           c. on                           d. after

4.   a. was wearing         b. used to wear         c. has worn               d. wears

5.   a. flaring                    b. flare                        c. flared                      d. to flare

6.   a. therefore                b. consequently       c. moreover               d. however

7.   a. amusement           b. thinking                 c. humor                    d. sense

8.   a. out                          b. in                            c. away                       d. aside

9.   a. has gone               b. went                       c. was going              d. goes

10. a. how                        b. which                     c. what                       d. that

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We  ………started learning English 4 years ago.……………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………stopped smoking since last year………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started …………working in that factoty in 2001…………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ………………write to Maryam a month ago……………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started ……living in Hanoi when he was 12……………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t………see her a long time ago…………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ………did you start learning English?……………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long………………have you listened classical music……………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………seen her for 10 years………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did …………you buy this car?…………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……to go hunting when he was in Africa………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………you were here now………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They ………call his dog Tony…………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is ______5 years since Tom and Mary have learnt English_________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is ___2 years since we last ate this kind of food____________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________a year since I saw my form teacher________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is _______the first time I have seen that man_________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is _____the first time I have been to a concert___________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is _____the first time she has drunk coke___________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time _______she heard from him was in 1998_________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _____it rained was 2 weeks ago____________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has ________played the piano for 4 years_____________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have _______cooked for the party for 2 hours_________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ______just lived here_____________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have ____bought this computer since 2003_________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in _____order not to catch cold___________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _______I ought to learn the lesson carefully at home__________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have ___no one to help me cook dinner______________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s _('s = has)____intention to be home late tonight______________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think _______you should put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard._______________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is __________unsafe to leave medicine around the house_______________________________________.

 

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Mary is too weak to say a word.

 

Mary isn’t ______strong enough to say a word______________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t __________light enough for us to carry_____________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t  play with them.

Because _____Matches are very dangerous, children musn’t  play with them.__________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought _____not to play in the kitchen._____________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used ______to smoke____________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used ______to fly a kite when he was young_________________________________________.

 

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16 tháng 12 2023 lúc 20:17

VII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.(1 pt)

      created          his           childhood          why          most

 

          Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his (1) _______childhood____ in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He (2) ___created___________ his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during (3) ______his________ career. He also composed background music for (4) ____most_________ of his films. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

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16 tháng 12 2023 lúc 20:18

VIII.Read the passage about Charlie Chaplin and choose the best answer.

( 1.0 point)

            Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer , and composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent –film era. Charlie Chaplin’s portray of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world.

Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April  ,1889.He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. In 1910 , he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world -famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy Award for the “ the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century . Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland

1.What did Charlie Chaplin work as?

A. an actor                  B. a director                              C. a composer                                     D. all are correct

2. When was he born ?

A. the sixteenth of April,1889            B. April 16th, 1910               C. the 16th of April ,1914                       D. December 25th,1977

3. In about how many films did he play the Tramp?

A. seventeen               B. seventy                               C. twenty five                                D. sixteen

4. Which of the following is not True

A. He started appearing in films in 1914                                      B. He was famous for his character “ the tramp”

C. He was a famous artist                                                            D. He died in Switzerland

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15 tháng 3 2017 lúc 19:17

Mark twain is a famous American writer. His (61) name was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “ Mark Twain” was (62) his pen-name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town (63) on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (64) had many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (65) When Samuel was twelve, his after father died and the boy began to work and learned the (66) jog of a printer. Samuel always (67) wanted to be a sailor and when he was he was twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he (68) left the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short (69) stories under the name of Mark Twain. He sent (70) them to newspaper. The reader liked his stories very much.

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15 tháng 3 2017 lúc 19:20

Find a suitable word to complete the following passage. (10 x 0,2 = 2pts)

Mark twain is a famous American writer. His ……NAME...(61)…….. was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and “ Mark Twain” was ……HIS...(62)…….. pen-name. Samuel Clemens was born in a small town……NEAR...(63)……. the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy ……HAD...(64)……. many friends at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. ……...(65)…WHEN….. Samuel was twelve, his after father died and the boy began to work and learned the ……...(66)…PROFESSION….. of a printer. Samuel always ……WANTED...(67)…….. to be a sailor and when he was he was twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he ……...(68)…LEFT….. the boat and went to live in California. Here he began to write short ……...(69)…STORIES….. under the name of Mark Twain. He sent ……...(70)…THEM….. to newspaper. The reader liked his stories very much.

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14 tháng 8 2021 lúc 20:54

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