I.  Fill in the blank with a word/ phrase in the box.

     I live in a semi detached house, it used to be a true bungalow but I had a loft conversion to give me two extra bedrooms (1) _____________I lost one bedroom in the process because the stairs had to go where the bedroom (2)_________; I now have three bedrooms, one downstairs (3)____________ two up. I still (4)____________ a reasonable amount of loft space left. I have a long drive and a (5)_______________, detached, brick garage at the bottom of it. I have a small front (6)____________ and a medium sized back garden which hold water badly of the clay in the soil. I have (8)_______________ bathroom, living room, hall and kitchen downstairs and (9)_________________ is a porch at the front. All the windows, facias and doors (10)________________ white plastic.

read the following text and use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks.

I live in a semi detached house,it used to be a true bungalow but Ihad aloft conversion to give me two extra bedrooms(1)__________I loft one bedrooms in the process because stairs had to go where the bedroom(2)___________;I no have three bedrooms,one downstairs(3)__________two up.I still(4)__________a reasonable amount of loft space left.I have a long drive and a (5)_____________,detached,brick garage at the bottom of it.I have a small front(6)___________and a medium sized back garden which hold waterbadly(7)___________of the clay in soil.I have(8)________bathroom,livingroom,hall and kitchen downstairs and (9)______________is a porch at the front.All the windown,facias and doors (10)___________white plastic.

Bài 2. Fill in the blank with “use, used to, be used to, or be used for” :

1. I often………..this pen to write my lessons.
2. I…………………… love Ann but now she gets on my nerves.
3. There…………… be a tree in front of my house.
4. They……………… A computer to do the most complicated calculations.
5. These bricks…………………… Building a new school .
6. That knife……………………. cut oranges.
7. American women……………… being independent.
8. Cheques and credit cards…………. storing wealth.
9. It took me a long time to…………wearing glasses.
10. Metal and paper…………………. making money.

Fill in the blank with ONE correct word from the list

 When I (1) ________ a child I used (2)________ go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was as beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. (3) ______ I grew (4) __________ the house and garden seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (5) _________ the doll's house which was older than grandmother herself. At that times, I looked (6)___________ books which were  more interesting than my children's book at home.

* Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given to fill in each numbered blank:

“ Good accommodation makes a successful career”. I didn’t believe in this saying until I arrived (1) ________ here to start my new job. At first, I stayed in a mini hotel, but I soon realized that I needed a permanent (2) _______ to live in as I was going to work in this city for long. The (3) _______ apartment I had a look at was in the basement of a deteriorating old building; so it was (4) _______ very damp in winter, especially when the weather become snowy, apart (5) _______ the fact that the only view was that of a dull red brick wall. (6) _______ I looked over a small apartment in a modern (7) _______ . It had a comfortable (8) _______ space for my big car and a large garden, but the (9) _______ was certainly too high for me to afford. I didn’t want to (10) _______ up in a narrow, dirty place at all; so I decided to (11) _______ a tiny ad for home sharing in the (12) _______ newspaper. This house was in a quiet neighborhood, and as (13) _______ as I saw it, I immediately (14) _______ in love with it. I have been living there (15) _______ then and have done my job even more successfully than ever before.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A , B, C, or D on your answer  sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

        When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

          Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get angry with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend's in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.

The phrase "All in all "in the passage  is closest in meaning to ___________.

A. In all      

B. In the whole     

C. On general       

D. On the whole

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

    When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

          Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail

The following are true EXCEPT ___________.

A. the waves came crashing into the writer's front garden in bad weather

B. the write moved to a new house when he was 8

C. the writer didn't know how to sail

D. the distance from the writer's house to school was 8 miles

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few metres from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail.

The following are true EXCEPT ______________.

A. the waves came crashing into the writer's front garden in bad weather

B. the write moved to a new house when he was 8

C. the writer didn't know how to sail

D. the distance from the writer's house to school was 8 miles

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.

    When we moved to our new house near the sea, I was eight years old. Even before that I had spent every summer messing about on boats. My dad had taught me to sail before I learnt to ride a bike so I knew how I wanted to spend my time at the new house- I was going to get my own boat and sail it everyday. The house was only a few meters from the water's edge, and in rough weather the waves would come crashing into the front garden. I used to sit with my nose pressed to the glass, fascinated by the power of the ocean. I grew up watching the skies to see if it was going to rain; would I be going sailing that afternoon or not?

          Of course I sometimes wished I could live in the town like my friends. I used to get irritated with my parents, who had taken early retirement because they seemed incapable of getting anywhere on time. Dad drove me the eight miles to school everyday, but I was often late because he had been walking on the cliffs earlier in the morning and had lost track of time. When I was taking my university entrance exams, I used to stay over at a friend’s in town, just in case. All in all, I was lucky to grow up by the sea and I still love to sail

The word “rough” is closest in meaning to ____________.

A. careful

B. forceful

C. easy

D. mild