Q20: They spent a huge amount of money on the film; _______, it was not a big success *

A. although

B. however

C. but

D. because

Q21: Wave energy is a source of ______ energy. *

A. environment friendly

B. environmentally friendly

C. environmental friendly

D. environmentally friendliness

Q22: At this time next week, we _______ a wind turbine in our garden. *

A. install

B. installed

C. will installed

D. will be installing

Q23: We believe that urban transport pods can travel _____ around 30kph. *

A. with

B. at

C. in

D. on

Q24: Every day over 1,000 new cars add to the city and the city of over 20 million people is getting more and more _______. *

A. expensive

B. famous

C. difficult

D. gridlocked

Q25: Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. *

A. messy houses

B. old square

C. poor conditions

D. luxury flats

Q26-Q30: Read the passage, and then choose the best answer.

Q26: What are the other words or phrase for fossil fuels? *

A. oil

B. oil, gas, natural gas

C. natural gas

D. coal

Q27: Natural sources of energy are energy from . *

A. the sun, wind, water

B. water

C. wind

D. the sun

Q28: From which do plants on the earth get energy? *

A. the moon

B. the sun

C. stars

D. the Mars

Q29: We are asking the question, “What will happen when there is no oil, coal, and gas on the earth?” because ______ . *

A. we are looking for other alternative sources of energy

B. we are looking forward to seeing great changes

C. we are now depending so much on oil, coal, and natural gas

D. other sources of energy can come from the sun, wind, and water

Q30: The word “abundant” in the passage is closest in meaning with . *

A. natural

B. necessary

C. plentiful

D. Limited

Q31-35: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

Q31: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. *

A. possessions

B. resources

C. goods

D. materials

Q32: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. *

A. fuels

B. powers

C. forms

D. energies

Q33: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. *

A. findings

B. productions

C. amounts

D. sources

Q34: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. *

A. updated

B. repeated

C. renewed

D. produced

Q35: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. *

A. traditional

B. alternative

C. revolutionary

D. surprising

Q36: Nobody is allowed to use the automated machine without permission. *

A. You can use the automated machine if you ask for permission.

B. No one can’t use the automated machine under any circumstances.

C. Someone can use the automated machine without allowance.

D. You are not allowed to use the automated machine because of the permission.

Q37: It doesn’t cost much to run a solar power system. *

A. A solar power system is quite cheap to set up.

B. Running a solar power system costs nothing.

C. A solar power system costs so much to run.

D. Running a solar power system is not costly.

Q38: It/ take/ me/ little/ time/ write/ than/ type/ this letter. *

A. It takes me a little time to write than to type this letter

B. It takes me less time to write than to type this letter

C. It takes me a little time to write than typing this letter.

D. It takes me a little time to write than to type this letter

Q39: I won’t hang these old paintings in the living room. *

A. These old paintings won’t be hung in the living room.

B. These old paintings won’t be hanged in the living room.

C. These old paintings will be hang in the living room.

D. These old paintings will be hung in the living room.

Q40: There/ few/ buses/ than/ there/ use/ be. *

A. There are fewer buses than there used to be.

B. There are few buses than there used to be.

C. There are fewer buses than there use was.

D. There are few buses than there use to be.

Exercise 9. Combine the two sentences, using although / though

1. The questions were very difficult. He solved them easily
2. He was a great actor. He never played a leading role in a film.
3. They spent a lot of money on the film. The film wasn't a big success.
4. The film was a comedy, I didn't find it funny at all.
5. We played well, We couldn't win the match.
6. He arrived late, he left the cinema early.
7. Popcorn and other snacks in the cinema are very expensive. people still buy them.
8. I don't really like to go to the cinema. I don't want to stay home tonight.
9. They spent millions of dollars on making the film. It wasn't successful as expected
10. The film didn't receive good reviews from critics. Many people went to see it

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:

1.      The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.

2.      (Even/ Although/ Despite/ However) they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a success.

3.      (How much/ How far/ How long/ How many) does it take to go from Ha Tinh to Ha Noi?

4.      All of us have to obey (traffic/ traffic rules/ traffic jam/ regular) strictly.

5.      A/An (action/ documentary/ thriller/ comedy) is a film that shows real life events or stories.

6.      Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite/ although/ because of/ in spite of) being tired.

7.      A/An (horror/ sci-fi/ comedy/ documentary) is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

8.      We found the film (bored/ bore/ boring/ interested).

9.      The ( festival/ air/ tradition/ festive) atmosphere is felt around all the village.

10. A lot of cultural and ( arts/ artists/ artistic/ art) activities are held as part of the festival.

11. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of  Light, is the (importance/ most important/ more important) holiday of the year in India.

12. It is (amaze/ amazed/ amazing/ amazement) to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

13. Everybody has gone to the (musical/ music/ musician/ musicians) festival.

14. La Tomatina (hold/ held/ is hold/ is held) on the last Wednesday f August every year.

15. The festival (takes/ held/ holds/ takes place) every year at the end of August.

V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets:

1.      There were lively New Year ___________  all over the town. (CELEBRATE)

2.      There are many ___________  differences between the two communities. (CULTURE)

3.      I feel ___________  every time I try to read that exercise book. (BORE)

4.      We were excited about the ___________   of the musical festival. (PERFORM)

5.      The ___________  of the restaurant is so good that we want to go there again. (SERVE)

VI. Rewrite the sentences, using the word in brackets:

1.   I couldn’t sleep. I was tired (in spite of)

     ………………………………………………………………..

2.   I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella ( although)

     ………………………………………………………………..

3.   They used to get up early doing exercise. (no longer)

     ………………………………………………………………..

4.   What is the distance from here to the city center? (How far)

     ………………………………………………………………..

5.   The distance from Ha Tinh to Ho Chi Minh city is about 1,000 km. ( It's)

IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:

1.      The football match was quite (exciting/ excited). I enjoyed it.

2.      (Even/ Although/ Despite/ However) they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a success.

3.      (How much/ How far/ How long/ How many) does it take to go from Ha Tinh to Ha Noi?

4.      All of us have to obey (traffic/ traffic rules/ traffic jam/ regular) strictly.

5.      A/An (action/ documentary/ thriller/ comedy) is a film that shows real life events or stories.

6.      Last night, I didn’t go to bed early (despite/ although/ because of/ in spite of) being tired.

7.      A/An (horror/ sci-fi/ comedy/ documentary) is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

8.      We found the film (bored/ bore/ boring/ interested).

9.      The ( festival/ air/ tradition/ festive) atmosphere is felt around all the village.

10. A lot of cultural and ( arts/ artists/ artistic/ art) activities are held as part of the festival.

11. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of  Light, is the (importance/ most important/ more important) holiday of the year in India.

12. It is (amaze/ amazed/ amazing/ amazement) to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

13. Everybody has gone to the (musical/ music/ musician/ musicians) festival.

14. La Tomatina (hold/ held/ is hold/ is held) on the last Wednesday f August every year.

15. The festival (takes/ held/ holds/ takes place) every year at the end of August.

11. Although they spent a lot of money on the film, it’s wasn’t a big ..........................
A. success B. failure C. performance D. show
12. ..........................will you go to the Flower Festival in Da Lat? – Next week.
A. Where B. Whose C. When D. What
13. The end of the film was so..........................
A. moved B. moving C. moveable D. move
14. Give a..........................before you turn left or right.
A. sign B. signal C. sound D. turn
15. I used to ..........................aerobics when I got up early.
A. did B. does C. do D. doing
16. On Thanksgiving, families and friends..........................to have a feast.
A. meet B. arrive C. gather D. appear
17. In spite of having a happy.........................., the film begins with a terrible disaster.
A. ending B. setting C. acting D. act
18. I found that book so ..........................I couldn’t put it down.
A. boring B. happy C. tiring D. gripping
19. A lot of ..........................and artistic activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Dalat.
A. cultural B. religious C. superstitious D. historical
20. People throw tomatoes ..........................each other for one hour at La Tomatina.
A. to B. with C. in D. at
21. Overpopulation is causing ..........................problems than we can imagine.
A. fewer B. less C. more D. little