Read the text and choose the answer that best fits each space.

I am sure you have (1) ……………………of Marion Taylor, haven’t you? Marion was the young girl kidnapped by aliens in 1993. Not only was she given a ride to a distant planet, but she also managed to take some of the photos of the aliens who had taken her (2) ……………………, since she had been carrying a camera when they captured her. Whenever I hear stories like this I assume that they have been made up. It is hard to believe Marion’s story, (3) ……………………the fact that she was only ten years old at that time. Beside this, it (4) ……………………that she spent most of her time watching science fiction videos. One cannot really believe that there are really little green aliens who fly all the way to our planet so that they can kidnap people. (5) ……………………, Marion became famous and her photos were bought by a newspaper for a great deal of money.

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1. A. listened   B. heard    C. imagined    D. discussed

2. A. prisoner    B. capture    C. imprison    D. live

3. A. in addition    B. because    C. so    D. owing to

4. A. went out    B. set out    C. turned out   D. looked out

50=. A. Nevertheless B   . Although    C . Despite    D. Therefore

Exercise 8. Read the passage and choose the best answer which best fits each numbered space.

I was (1.)_______by my uncle and aunt and (2.) _______on a small farm in the west of England. I think it was better (3.) _______living in a city, because (4.) _______day I ran about in the open air. (5.) _______I went to school, (6.) _______I did was play on the farm all day. (7.) _______my aunt and uncle worked with the animals, and although they worked very (8.) _______, they always explained (9.) _______things to me. They didn’t have (10.) _______money, but they (11.) _______well with everyone, and we didn’t have (12.) _______of the problems of living in the city. I always felt (13.) _______on the farm. There was (14.) _______noise or pollution, and it was (15.) _______peaceful. That’s probably why I became a farmer when I was older.

1.      A. lived up to                B. taken after                          C. grown up                D. brought up

2.      A. grew up                    B. joined in                             C. turned up                D. put off

3.      A. as                              B. more                                   C. than                         D. the

4.      A. every                        B. in                                        C. for                           D. both

5.      A. by                             B. nowadays                           C. in time                    D. until

6.      A. every                        B. each                                    C. none                        D. all

7.      A. Either                       B. Both                                    C. Neither                   D. All

8.      A. hardly                       B. harder                                 C. hard                        D. hardest

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

10.  A. much                        B. lots                                      C. many                       D. too

11.  A. dropped in                B. got along                            C. kept up                    D. dealt with

12.  A. much                        B. none                                    C. no                           D. any

13.  A. happily                    B. a happy                               C. happy                      D. the happy

14.  A. any                           B. no                                       C. none of                   D. not

A. too                          B. much                                   C. really                      D. as 

IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.  (20 points)

         If the teacher (1) _____________a question, you (2)____________ expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should (3)_________your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he (4)_____________ she knows what you need to learn.

        There is no excuse for not (5)_____________ your homework. If you are absent, you should call your (6)_______________ or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment. It is your responsibility (7)_____________ find out what assignments you have missed. It is not (8)______________ teacher’s responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.

        You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. (9)______________ your teacher allows make-up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the (10)_____________ reason for missing a test.

IV. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C, D) that best fits the blank space in the passage.

        Have you ever (1)­______to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (2) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and spent much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even made a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (3) ______ the last.

        The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (4) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history. Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so (5)­______ landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, at least, get a chance to see all the most famous places.

1. A. seen                   B. been                  C. taken                 D. done

2. A. for                     B. while                 C. since                  D. because

3. A. than                   B. then                   C. as                      D. with

4. A. interesting         B. interested           C. interest              D. interestingly

5. A. much                 B. any                    C. many                 D. lot of

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the 4 choices (A, B, C, or D) given.      

Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) __ I was a little girl and finally, (2) ___ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ___much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ___ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (5) ____the last. The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ___The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.

Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) __, get a chance to see all the (8)____ famous places.

After (9) ___ of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ___ you to sites that can fill you in.

   1. A. for                        B. while                     C. since                      D. because

   2. A. on                         B. in                            C. at                            D. to

   3. A. spent                    B. took                       C. did                         D. used

   4. A. did                        B. got                          C. spent                      D. made

   5. A. then                      B. as                           C. with                       D. than

   6. A. interesting           B. interested              C. interest                  D. interestingly

   7. A. at first                  B. at all                      C. at least                   D. at that

   8. A. more                    B. much                     C. most                       D. many

   9. A. few                       B. some                      C. a couple                D. little

   10. A. reach                  B. take                        C. make                      D. send

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences  

1. Only by booking in advance _______ stay ion the room you like.

A. can you                 B. you can           C. you will                        D. you

2. I was brought _______ in the countryside by my aunt after my parents had pass

A. on / over        B. for/ on                C. on/off               D. up / away

3. Yesterday I ran into Sam at the grocery store. I had not seen him for years.

A. met by chance   B. visited   C. said goodbye to    D. made friends with

4. Is that ________ present Bill gave you at Christmas?

A. Ø           B. the                    C. a                     D. an

5. Life is not so easy for ________  unemployed.

A. the            B. a                                 C. an                                 D. ⊘

6. Look _____! The tree is going to fall.

A. over                 B. off                             C. in                     D. out

7. The pupils ______ we took to the amusement park behaved themselves very well.

A. whose           B. with whom                  C. whom                   D. which

8. Bournemouth, ________ we are going to visit, is a real paradise for the retired.

A. that          B. what                  C. which             D. in which

9. Sunday is the day_______ which we usually go fishing.

A. during             B. at                C. in               D. on

10. Take a map with you _________ you lose your way.

A. if                 B. in case                        C. so that                         D. so

11. Vietnam carried _______ an intensive program for its athletics, which included training in facilities, bot home an abroad.

A. for             B. at                   C. out               D. of

12. Plant and animal extinction leads ________ loss of biodiversity.

A. on           B. in                  C. into              D. to

13. Pay attention ________ all traffic signs when you are travelling in the street.

A. for           B. on                C. to                 D. from

14. Reviewers describe books _______ "hard-to-put-down", or "hard-to-pick-up-again".

A. as           B. for                  C. into                             D. in

15. Mary doesn't mind living _________ her own.

A. with           B. by                     C. on                    D. at

16. It is of great importance to create a good impression _________ your interviewer.

A. on             B. about                    C. for              D. at

17. When are you leaving ________ Hanoi?

A. toward          B. forward               C. for                               D. to

18. The children are excited ________ going to the circus.

A. for       B. about                           C. with                  D. of

19. While studying, he was financially dependent_______ his parents.

A. to                             B. of                     C. on                  D. from

II. Put each verb in bracket into a suitable tense

1. If we (have)... ......some tools, we (be)........... able to repair the car, but we haven't had any with us.

2. It's a beautiful house, and I (buy).................it if I (have)... ... ... ... the money, but I can't afford it.

3. So long as I (finish) work early tomorrow, I (come ) with you

4. If pigs (have)..............wings, they (fly)................

5. If you (heat)...............glass, it (break)..........

6. Suppose you (see)..................a ghost, what would you do?  

7. I'm so annoyed about my car accident. If only I (be)................... more careful!

8. I'd rather you (not put) ................ your coffee on the top of the book.

9. Jim is so untidy! If he (buy)... ..............some new clothes, he (not look) so bad.

10. After she (talk)................. to him, she (go)................. out for a walk.

11. I (sleep) .................. this time yesterday.

12. At 8 p.m yesterday, I .................. (lie)on the beach.   

13. The car is so wet. - I (wash).................. it.

14. It's time you (go) ................. to bed.

15. By the end of this year, I (work) ... . . . . . . . . ..... here for 10 years.

16.when I (enter) .................. the room, they (dance)................. together.

17.Before humans (travel).................. into space, animals (send) ..................to space on unmanned spaceships.

18. She (just/go) ................. out when I (come) ................. to her house last night.

19. While I (do) .............. my homework last night, my little brother (play) .................. with the toys

20. A house .................(build) before they moved there last year. 21. It looks as if you (see) ................. a ghost.

22. You are running as if you (chase) .................by a ghost.

23. She treats us as if we (be) .................her slaves.  

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

          Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries, she was the only woman scientist to have a place in the history books. Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he (31)________ sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (32)________ to study. After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria where she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (33) ________her knowledge of new ideas. We have no copies of her book, but we know that she wrote several important mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and invented several scientific tools to help with her work. At the (34) ________, many rulers were afraid of science, and anyone connected with it was in danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia

(35) ________ attacked in the street and killed.

Question 33

A. for

B. in

C. by

D. from

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

          Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries, she was the only woman scientist to have a place in the history books. Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he (31)________ sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (32)________ to study. After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria where she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (33) ________her knowledge of new ideas. We have no copies of her book, but we know that she wrote several important mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and invented several scientific tools to help with her work. At the (34) ________, many rulers were afraid of science, and anyone connected with it was in danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia

(35) ________ attacked in the street and killed.

Question 31

A. could

B. put

C. made

D. said

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

          Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D. For many centuries, she was the only woman scientist to have a place in the history books. Hypatia's father was director of Alexandria University, and he (31)________ sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few (32)________ to study. After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria where she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous (33) ________her knowledge of new ideas. We have no copies of her book, but we know that she wrote several important mathematical works. Hypatia was also interested in technology and invented several scientific tools to help with her work. At the (34) ________, many rulers were afraid of science, and anyone connected with it was in danger. One day in March 415, Hypatia

(35) ________ attacked in the street and killed.

Question 35

A. had

B. has

C. was

D. is