: Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one by circling the letter A, B, C, or D

36. The man guided Elvis Presley’s career. His name was Tom Parker

A- It was Tom Parker who was guided by Elvis Presley’s career

B- It was Tom Parker who guided Elvis Presley’s career

C- It was Elvis Presley whom guided Tom Parker’s career

D- It was the career that Tom Parker guided by Elvis Presley

37. Most of the world’s coffee comes from Brazil.

A- Brazil is the place where most of the world’s coffee comes from.

B- Brazil is the place where has most of the world’s coffee.

C- Brazil is the place from that most of the world’s coffee comes.

D- Brazil is the place which most of the world’s coffee comes from.

38. You must finish your homework before class

A- You homework must finish before class

B- Before class must be your homework finished

C- Class is the place your homework must be finished

D- Your homework must be finished before class

39. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him

A- He isn’t good at getting an interesting job

B- He is only interested in getting a good job

C- He isn’t interested in getting a good job.

D- Even a good job isn’t suitable to him

40. I have never seen such a beautiful picture before

A- This is the most beautiful picture I saw

B- I have ever seen the most beautiful picture

C- I have never seen a more beautiful picture than this

D- This he more beautiful picture I’ve ever seen.

a. Listen to a podcast about learning English and choose the best summary line. (Nghe podcast về việc học tiếng Anh và chọn dòng tóm tắt hay nhất.)

1. The best way to improve your English is to listen to podcasts. (Cách tốt nhất để cải thiện tiếng Anh của bạn là nghe podcast.)

2. There are many good and free ways to improve your English. (Có rất nhiều cách hay và miễn phí để cải thiện tiếng Anh của bạn.)

Exercise 1. Look at the photo. Choose and write a title a-c for the text. Then read the text and check your idea.

(Nhìn bức ảnh. Chọn và viết một tiêu đề a-c cho bài đọc. Sau đó đọc và kiểm tra ý kiến của em.)

a. Big family, big problems (Gia đình  nhiều con, nhiều vấn đề)

b. An easy life for the Radfords (Cuộc sống nhẹ nhàng cho gia đình Radfords)

c. Happy house (Ngôi nhà hạnh phúc)

Sue and Noel Radford have got 22 sons and daughters and they've also got six grandchildren. It's a big family, and they're very organised.

Noel gets up at 4.45 a.m., has breakfast and goes to work. The children get up at 6.45 a.m.

Sue works at home. Her older daughter sometimes helps with the housework. The younger children don't help. They watch TV with their brothers and sisters. Sue doesn't watch TV a lot. The Radfords don't usually go to restaurants because it's expensive.

The young children normally go to bed at 7 p.m., the older ones at 8 pm. or 9 p.m. and their parents go to bed just before 10 p.m.

1…Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

Elvis Presley

Do you love rock and roll music? A man named Elvis Presley helped create this kind of music. Elvis was born in Mississippi, but he was raised in Memphis Tennessee. He liked to sing growing up but never really did much of it. When he graduated from high school, he got a job driving a truck.

One day in 1953, Elvis went to the Sun record Company. He wanted to record a song for his mother. The president of the company hear Elvis sing, and he was impressed. He offered a recording contract to Elvis. Fans across a recording country loved his singing as well. Another company named RCA signed a recording contract with Elvis. By 1959, he had sold 21 million records. He was the world’s most famous entertainer of his time.

36. Elvis Presley contributed to creating _____.

A. a kind of music                                                B. a hairstyle

C. musical instrument                                           D. a means of transport

37. His first job after finishing school is _____.

A. a singer                                                   B. truck driver

C. a guitarist                                                          D. with a record company

38. The first record of Elvis is for _____.

A. the president of the Sun Record Company                

B. his fans

C. the president of RCA                             

D. his mother

39. After six years since his first song, Elvis could sell _____.

A. more than 20 million records                           

B. nearly 20 million records

C. hundreds of records                               

D. thousands of records

40. Which of the following is NOT a fact about Elvis Presley?

A. He enjoyed singing

B. He grew up in Tennessee

C. He did a lot of singing when he was at high school

D. The president of a record company was impressed with his signing

a. Read the article and choose the best title.

(Đọc bài viết và chọn tiêu đề tốt nhất.)

1. Man Walks for Charity

(Người đàn ông đi bộ từ thiện)

2. Man Walks to Ho Chi Minh City in 35 Days

(Người đàn ông đi bộ đến thành phố Hồ Chí Minh trong 35 ngày)

Minh Phan, November 1st

A 23-year-old Vietnamese man has raised nearly 135 million VND for charity after completing a 1,700 km walk from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. B.N.Q. started his journey on May 25th, 2020 and reached the capital in just 45 days. The young man thought it was one of the most amazing experiences of his life. “I wanted to do something meaningful for me, for my life,” he said. He started the expedition without any money in his pocket. “Making the journey without money was a really hard challenge,” he added. The young man said he often washed dishes or worked in restaurant kitchens or at people's houses in return for some food. At night, he often slept on park benches. Seven days into his travels, Q. decided his journey would be meaningful if he did something for the community. He posted the idea on a social media website to call for donations. By the time his charity walk finished, he had raised nearly 135 million VND. He decided to use the money to help build classrooms for poor children in Lai Châu, a province in the northwest of Vietnam. “I want to inspire young people to live a meaningful life by doing little but kind things,” he said.

a. Read the blog post and choose the best heading.

(Đọc bài đăng trên blog và chọn tiêu đề tốt nhất.)

1. FINDING HISTORY (tìm hiểu lịch sử)          

2. WEEKEND FUN (cuối tuần vui vẻ)

January 15

Metal detecting is a great hobby for people interested in history. I first tried it after I got a metal detector for my tenth birthday. I saved up my money and bought a new one last year. Now that I have my own one, I go metal detecting every weekend.

I usually go with my friend, Adam. It's more fun to go with someone else because you have someone to talk to.

It can take hours before you find something. Last Sunday, after I spent the whole day looking, I only found an old bottle top. So, you don't always find treasure!

People think it's an expensive hobby, but I don't think so. The last metal detector I bought cost me two hundred dollars. But apart from that, you only need a cheap shovel and lots of time. Some of my friends think it's boring, but I disagree. The noise your metal detector makes when it finds something is really exciting. There's so much history under the ground. Last summer, Adam and I found a really old gold coin. It was over a thousand years old. It's in the Oregon History Museum now. That was pretty amazing.

Listen to four street interviews in a radio programme. What do the people talk about? Choose four topics from the box and match them to the people.

(Nghe bốn cuộc phỏng vấn đường phố trong một chương trình radio. Mọi người nói về cái gì? Chọn bốn chủ đề từ trong khung  và nối với người tương ứng.)

Exercise 15. Choose the best title for the text. Tick(✓) one box.

(Chọn tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho văn bản. Đánh dấu vào 1 ô.)

a. Read the article and choose the best headline. (Đọc bài báo và chọn tiêu đề tốt nhất.)

1. Technology in Schools (Công nghệ trong trường học)

2. The Future of Learning (Tương lai của việc học)

3. No More Schools? (Không còn trường học?)

TEEN WORLD MAGAZINE

We asked two experts. Here's what they said:

Patrick K. Fletcher, futurologist 

“Learning in 2050, say, will probably be very different to how it is now.

I don't think the education system we have today will still exist. In my opinion, education will focus on e-learning, and students will attend virtual classrooms. I think students will connect to the internet using artificial intelligence, so they won't need to remember facts anymore. Actual schools and classrooms will probably be very rare. I believe the few schools that still exist will be for children from rich families, and they will mainly have robot teachers. But children with special needs will still go to school with actual teachers because I don't think robots can take care of the children yet.”

Shara Nguyễn, Vice Principal, Everlake School

“We started testing a variety of e-learning technologies about a year ago to find out what really works. For example, we tried a variety of apps for giving and marking assignments. Our studies showed that both teachers and students found these very useful, and the cost was reasonable, so I think we're going to see a lot of schools doing this in future. We also had good success with interactive whiteboards, but right now they are too expensive, and most schools in our area can't afford more than one or two for the whole school. We're definitely not going to see them in all schools for a long time.”