READING (UNIT 1)
A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or
False (F).
Dear Stella,
Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.
Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy,
about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is
famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the
island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh
seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand
people live here.
It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.
Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.
Your friend,
Ricardo
36. Stella lives in Burano. ________________.
37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy. ________________.
38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus. ________________.
39. Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood. ________________.
40. Burano is crowded and noisy. ________________.

READING (2 points)

A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Dear Stella,

Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.

Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy, about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand people live here.

It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.

Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.

Your friend,

Ricardo

36. Stella lives in Burano.                        ________________.

37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy.                ________________.    

38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus.    ________________.

39.  Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood.    ________________.    

40.  Burano is crowded and noisy.                ________________.    

A. Read the Ricardo’s email and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

Dear Stella,

Thanks for letting me know about your hometown.

Let me tell you about my hometown, Burano. Burano is an island in the north of Italy, about 7 km from Venice. You can take a 40-minute waterbus ride from Venice. It is famous for its colorful houses. You can take great photos wherever you are on the island. Burano is also famous for its seafood. A lot of restaurants serve great, fresh seafood at cheap prices. Burano is very quiet and peaceful. About three thousand people live here.

It is better to visit Burano in summer because it is very cold in winter.

Please write back soon. I want to know about your family.

Your friend,

Ricardo

36. Stella lives in Burano.                                                            ________________.

37. Ricardo lives on an island in Italy.                                         ________________.  

38. It takes 40 minutes to get to Burano from Venice by bus.    ________________.

39.  Many restaurants in Burano serve cheap fresh seafood.     ________________.  

40.  Burano is crowded and noisy.                                               ________________.  

* Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

                             MY VILLAGE

My village is about 50 kilometers on the city center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people (2) ……………………flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite (2) ……………………and the smell of roses makes people feeling cool.
In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (3) ……………………. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the (4) ……………………much time to water the roses.
And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.
1. A. do B. grow C. bought D. make
2. A. hot B. bad C. dirty D. fresh
3. A. places B. spots C. colors D. styles
4. A. towns B. villagers C. people D. city-dwellers

* Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
I (1) ………………up on a farm. We had to care for the animals morning and evening, seven days a week. Even during school vacations and on weekends there was (2) ………………work to do. I was paid for my work. From the age of ten, I was paid a dollar (3) ………………hour. Because I was paid a small salary, I learned (4) ………………to save and budget money. When I was only eleven, I saved enough to buy a ten-speed bicycle. In high school, I took a (5) ………………in a nearby town during the summer to save money (6) ………………college. I learned how to manage money at an early age.

III. READING: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank. (1.0 pt)

My hometown is about 15 kilometers from the city center. It is a very (1)______ village where people (2)_______ flowers and vegetables every day. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is very fresh, however the smell of the flowers make people (3)________very comfortable. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, (4)________electricity, it does not take the villagers much time to water the roses.

1.                  A. beauty                   B. beautiful                          C. beautify                    D. beautifully

2.                  A. grow                      B. grows                              C. growing                    D. grew

3.                  A. feel                        B. feeling                             C. to feel                       D. felt

4.                    A. for                          B. with                                 C. to                              D. about

I. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau.

1. Accommodation in London........................very expensive.

A. Is B. Are C. Has D. Have

2. Will you pick me........................after the party?

A. On B. Over C. Through D. Up

3. The Great Wall of China is one of the...........of the world.

A. Wonder B. Wonderful C. Wondering D. Wonders

4. He is very humorous............, his jokes sometimes annoy his friends.

A. However B. And C. But D. Therefore

5. The toy cat is.............expensive........the toy dog.

A. More/then B. Less/than C. More/to D. So/as

ÍI. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn đáp án đúng:

The place where I live is a village. It is called North Thoresby. North Thoresby used to be a big village, but now it is quite small. These days, only about four hundred people live here. A lot of families have left the village. They have gone to work in larger towns and cities where there are mors jobs. I like our village because it is small and quiet. But my older sister doesn't like it. It isn't exciting enough for her. She prefers to live in a large city, where there are more cinemas and discos and teenagers.

1. North Thoresby......................................................

A. Is a city B. Is a village C. Is the place where the writer lives D. B and C are correct

2. Nowadays,.............................................................

A. Only about four hundred people live in North Thoresby C. North Thoresby is a small village

B. North Thoresby is a big village D. A and C are correct

3. What does the word "they" in line 2 refer to?

A. Village B. Days C. People D. Families

4. We can replace the word "quiet" in line 3 with.......................................

A. Peaceful B. Crowded C. Noisy D. Nice

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. The author's sister doesn't like to live in North Thoresby

B. The author likes to live in larger cities because there are more jobs in the city

C. The author's sister prefers to live in a large city

D. Many families have left the village

             My village is about 50 kilometers __________(23) the city center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful  place where people __________(24) flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite __________(25); moreover, the smell of the roses make people  feel cool. In spring, my village look like a carpet with plenty of ___________(26) .Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time ___________(27) the roses. And even at night, people can walk _________(28) the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers.

23. A.in                       B.at                             C.from                         D.for

24.A. make                  B.grow                        C.planted                    D.raise

25.A. dirty                  B.polluted                   C.fresh                        D.beautiful

26.A. colors                 B.color                        C.colorful                    D.flower

27.A. water                 B.to watering              C.watering                  D.to water

28.A.along                  B.for                            C.to                             D.A&C are correct