I. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase in the following passage.

The country and the city have advantages and (1)______. People in the country live in more beautiful
surroundings. They enjoy (2) ______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3) ______ pace because no
one is in a (4) ______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbours are more friendly,
and ready to help them (5) ______ they need it. their life. However, can be (6) ______ and they may be isolated,
which is a serious problem (7)______ they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) ______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often
polluted. They not (9)______ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and
this (10) ______ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given

1. Kien was so tall that no one recognised him at the family ____ last summer. (union)

2. My mum puts in a lot of effort to prepare ____ to worship our ancestors. (offer)

3. The festival ____ gathered on the riverside to cheer the boat racers. (go)

4. Dragon-snake (Rong ran len may) is a ____ Vietnamese game for children. It is very enjoyable. (tradition)

5. We happened to see some locals ____ animals in their village temples. (worship)

VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (2 points)

          The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they (1)_____ their times in seeing as much as (2)_____. Mrs. Brown was most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of (3)_____ things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two children, George and Susan, (4)_____ had never been to London before, were surprised at the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed traveling on the underground and going down the moving stairs (5)_____ lead to the platforms.

One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden in the bright autumn sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only the noise from the streets reminded them that they were still in a city. The (6)_____ of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were (7)_____ about, sheep were eating the grass, there were (8)_____ of flowers, and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond. George, (9)_____ hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were sailing (10)_____ the Pond.

Before the end of the week they had seen a great. They hoped, however, to see more of London on their next visit.

Write the missing word in each numbered blank:

                                   A TRIP TO THE FARNE ISLANDS

When I was a child, my family used to go on holiday (1) year to visit our relatives in the north-east of England. One of the most exciting things you can do in that part of the world (2) visit the Farne Islands. There you can see many different sea creatures and all kinds of different birds, ranging (3) puffins to seals.

One summer, we booked a trip to land on one of the islands (4) there was a lighthouse. Just (5) the trip was due to leave, we wandered along the quayside watching the children diving into the water at the end of the pier. Soon it (6) time to board the small boat (7) would take us to our destination. And we headed (8) the islands, the sky began to cloud over and a strong wind sprang up. We soon found (9) in the middle of an extremely rough sea. ‘If this is what happens in summer, what’s the weather (10) in winter?’ asked one of the passengers.

A member of the crew, (11) was standing next to the woman, told her (12) to worry. He assured her that the storm would pass as quickly as (13) had come. And he was right! Within half an hour, the sky was bright and the wind had dropped. (14) we landed on the island, the sea was calm. The wildlife we saw was (15) amazing that we decided to make the trip a regular feature of future holidays-whatever the weather

I.            Fill in the blank with for / since :

1.      My father hasn’t met my uncle ______________ last month.

2.      My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him ______________

3.      I have been playing computer games _______________ 8 am this morning.

4.      Their son has cleaned the floors ______________ three hours.

5.      This machine hasn’t been used ______________ ages.

6.      It has been raining ______________ lunchtime.

7.      My boss will go away ________________ the next ten days.

8.      I’m staying in London ________________ a year.

9.      She has lived in London ________________ 1985.

10.   Please hurry up ! We have been waiting _______________ an hour.

11.   I have known her ________________ January.

12.   Nam’s father has worked in that company _______________ 20 years.

13.   Have you learned English _____________ a long time ?

14.   I haven’t seen Tom _______________ we left school.

The house is very dirty. We  haven’t cleaned it _______________ 

I.            Fill in the blank with for / since :

1.      My father hasn’t met my uncle ______________ last month.

2.      My uncle left our house three years ago, and we haven’t seen him ______________

3.      I have been playing computer games _______________ 8 am this morning.

4.      Their son has cleaned the floors ______________ three hours.

5.      This machine hasn’t been used ______________ ages.

6.      It has been raining ______________ lunchtime.

7.      My boss will go away ________________ the next ten days.

8.      I’m staying in London ________________ a year.

9.      She has lived in London ________________ 1985.

10.   Please hurry up ! We have been waiting _______________ an hour.

* Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

Food plays an (1) ……………………part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scarce, people have to (2) ……………………most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress because men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (3) ……………………and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) ……………………to progress and enjoyment of life. The problem of (5) ……………………good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been started (6) ……………………food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (7) ……………………to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (8) ……………………more food.