Read the following passage and choose the op (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions
below.
EXCALIBUR
A long time ago, so the story goes, a young boy called Arthur became the King of England after he
pulled a sword out of a stone.
The sword was Excalibur. It had a lot of power. The Lady of the Lake gave it to King Uther but
asked him to give her his firstborn child. Uther became powerful. When his first child was born, Merlin,
the magician came to take the baby. Uther tried to stop him, but thieves attacked him. Before he died, he
put Excalibur into a stone and asked Merlin to make his son a king. Merlin promised that only someone
with a pure heart could pull it out and become the next King of England.
When Arthur pulled the sword out, people were surprised. Merlin explained that Arthur as Uther’s
son and the people were happy.
Arthur was a good king. He built a big castle, Camelot, and ruled over England with his knights. He
called-them the Knights of the Round Table. Together they made England a strong country.
(Source: Adapted from Access 7)
41. Who was King Authur?
A. He was King Uther’s son.
B. He was Lady of the Lake’s son.
C. He was Merlin’s knight.
D. He was Merlin and King Uther’s son.
42. What does the word “him” refer to?
A. Merlin
B. King Arthur
C. King Uther
D. Excalibur
43. According to Merlin, who was able to pull Excalibur out of the stone?
A. King Uther
B. King Arthur
C. A person with a pure heart
D. The knight
44. What is NOT TRUE about King Uther?
A. He died because of the thieves.
B. He wanted Arthur to be the next King of England.
C. Excalibur gave him a lot of power.
D. He was a good King who built a big castle, Camelot.
45. What is NOT TRUE about Excalibur?
A. It was a powerful sword.
B. It was given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.
C. It was pulled out of the stone by King Uther.
D. It was originally owned by Lady of the Lake.
 

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At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur’s (1 – innocent). He had been accused of the (2 – thief) of a valuable Chinese vase, and was also charged with ten other (3 – offend). The value of the (4 – steal) goods was said to be over £10,000. Arthur said in his own (5 – defend) that the vase had been put into his car (6 – accident). He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was almost (7 – worth). The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8 – crime) and that he deserved a severe (9 – punish). Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years (10 – prison). Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it.

Read the passage then answer the following questions:

"I will think of it."It is easy to say this; but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see our thouhts, or hear, or taste, or feel them;and yet what mighty power they have! Sir Isac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer's evning, when he saw an appe fall from a tree. He began to think, and, in trying to find out why the apple fell, discoveed how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quitly by the firside, watching the lid of the tea kette as it moved up and down. He began to think; he wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the heavy lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking; and when he became a man, he improved the steam engine so much that it could, with the greatest ease, do the work of many horses. When you see a steamboat, a steam mill, or alocomotive, remember that it would never have been built if it had not been for the hard thinking of someone. A man named Galileo was once standing in the cathedral of Pisa, when he saw a chandelier swaying to and fro. This set him thinking, and it led to the invention of thependulum. James Ferguson was a poor Scotch shepherd boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he was filled with wonder. "Why should I not make a watch?" thought he. But how was he to get the materials out of which to make the wheels and the mainspring? He soon found how to get them: he made the mainspring out of a piece of whalebone. He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. He began, also, to copy pictures with a pen, and portraits with oil colors. In a few years, while still a small boy, he earned money enough to support his father. When he became a man, he went to London to live. Some of the wisest men in England, and the king himself, used to attend his lectures. His motto was, "I will think of it;" and he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.When you have a difficult lesson to learn, don't feel discouraged, and ask someone to help you before helping yourselves.Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A/Great geniuses didn't have to think.

B/We should always think.

C/Isaac Newton was a thinker.

D/Galileo was a thinker.

2. What caused Galileo to invent the pendulum?

A/Seeing a cathedral.

B/Thinking about apples.

C/Seeing a chandelier swing and thinking.

D/Thinking about gravity.

3. Why did the king attend James Ferguson's lectures?

Khởi động phần mềm Word rồi tập gõ trích đoạn sau:

A long time ago there were a king and queen who were unhappy because they were childless. But it happened that one when the queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and said to her, “Your wish shall e fulfilled, before a year has goen by, you shall have a daughter”.

What the frog had said came true, and the queen had a little girl who was so pretty that the king could not contain himself for joy, and orderd a great feast. He invited not only his kindred, friends and accquaintances, but also the wise women, in order that they might be kind and well disposed towards the chill. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but, as he had only twelve golden pates for them to eat out of, one of them had to be left at home.

The feast was held with all manager of splendor and when it came to an end the wise women bestowed their magic gifts upon the baby – one gave virtue, another beauty, a third riches, and so on with everything in the world that one can wish for.

Chọn đáp án đúng để trả lời các câu hỏi dưới đây.

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, which is located along the banks of the Red River, in the center of Northern Vietnam. With more than one thousand years of history, Hanoi has a lot of must-see destinations.

The first place you should visit immediately after you reach Hanoi is the Sword Lake. It is the cultural symbol of both the city and the nation. The lake is famous for not only the legend about her name but also the water color. While walking around the lake, tourists can take photos of the Turtle Tower and The Huc bridge. In addition, you should visit the Old Quarter. It’s about 500 meters to walk from the lake.

The second destination for tourists visiting Hanoi is The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), the first university in Vietnam. It is the symbol of Vietnam’s traditional love for study. A space of peace and green trees covering the whole temple may help tourists feel relaxed.

The third famous place in Hanoi visitors must see is the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Vietnam has 54 groups. There are a number of houses modeled after the traditional architecture of the ethnic minorities. Therefore, tourists can imagine their lives instead of going to remote areas.

These destinations are only three among a lot of well-known destinations in Vietnam. If you are in Hanoi, you should come and explore them by yourselves right now!

What is NOT true about the Sword Lake?

A. It’s one of the must-see destinations in Hanoi.

B. It’s near the Old Quarter.

C. It’s famous for not only the water color but also the size.

D. It’s the cultural symbol of the nation.

1.We __________ a lot of exercises since the beginning of the new school year. *

A. have done

B. were doing

C. are doing

D. will do

2.Uncle Ho Mausoleum, Huong Pagoda and Sword lake are places of __________ in HaNoi. *

A. worship

B. interest

A. recreation

D. visitor

3.Tom as well as his friends often ________ football after class. *

A. plays

B. play

C. are playing

D. will play

4.Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose final sound "ed" is pronounced differently from the others. *

A. stopped

B. impressed

C. instructed

D. wished

5.Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur are the same __________some ways. *

A. to

B. on

C. at

D. in

One of the most interesting authors of the twentieth century, J.R.R Tolkien, achieved fame through his highly inventive trilogy. The Lord of the Rings. Born in 1892, Tolkien received his education from Oxford and then served in World War I. After the war, he became a professor of Anglo -Saxon and English language and literature at Oxford University.

Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise the Lord of the Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949. This was mainly due to Tolkien's responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II. By the late 1960s, this fascinating trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as young people intently studied the mythology and legends created by Tolkien.

The trilogy is remarkable not only for its highly developed account of historical fiction but also its success as a modern heroic epic. The main plot describes the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world. The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world. Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans. The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe.

Although readers have scrutinized the texts for inner meaning and have tried to connect the trilogy with Tolkien's real life experiences in England during World War II, he denied the connection. He claims that the story began in his years as an undergraduate student and grew out of his desire to create mythology and legends about elves and their language.

Tolkien was a masterful fantasy novelist who used his extensive knowledge of folklore to create a body of work that is still read and enjoyed throughout the world today.

According to the passage, when did "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy become popular with young people?

A. In the late 1960s

B. After World War II

C. In 1892

D. Between 1936 and 1946

when bill was eight years old,in 1908,he used to work for an old lady who lived in his cillage,everyday before and after school,he.................to chop wood ,light fires ahd go shopping for her.he was paid 5p per week which was....................very much even then

this old lady kept...............many cats that she didn't know exactly how many.oneday,one of these cats was found dead in the garden and the lady,who was very upset asked bill to dig a grave and bury it,bill did this and was given 10p.he couldn't help noticing that he.............as much for buring the cat as for a whole week's work,...............made him think .he had many friends whose fathers,the local farmers,often had to shoot cats to protect their chickens.he offered his friends 2p for every dead cat they.............him.he would then place the cat in the old lady's garden where she would find it,think it...................one of her own and gave bill 10p for buring it.................the time he left school,bill had saved quiter a lot of.................later in life he became a very..............businessman

Read the following passage choose the correct answer to each of the question.

Around 365 B.C. in ancient Greece, the great teacher Plato told a story about a place called Atlantis. Plato described Atlantis as a continent in the Atlantic Ocean. He said it had been the home of a powerful people who were destroyed when the continent was swallowed by the sea.

Ever since Plato’s time, people have wondered if the story about Atlantis was really true. Was there ever such a place as Atlantis? During the Middle Ages, many people believed in the legend of Atlantis. Some men even made voyages to find the “lost continent”. Later, most people believed Atlantis to be just a myth. Scientists could find no evidence to show that such a place had ever existed.

Ideas change in time, however, for now some scientists think that Atlantis might have been a real place. A Greek professor has offered a new theory. He says that Atlantis was not a continent in the Atlantic Ocean but an island called Thera in the Aegean Sea. The professor says that 3,500 years ago much of Thera collapsed into the sea when a volcano erupted. He thinks that before the explosion Thera had been the home of a people called Minoans. The Minoans were sea traders who ruled the Aegean Sea from 2,000 B.C. to 1,250 B.C.

Scientist who have come to investigate Thera have found an ancient city buried beneath volcanic ash and stone. It appears that the people who lived in the city had an advanced civilization. They were probably Minoans.

Is Thera the “lost continent” of Atlantis? No one may ever know for certain. Atlantis may remain a riddle without an answer.

A lot of people in the Middle Ages ____.

A. thought that Atlantis was only a myth

B. found some evidence about the “lost continent”

C. made voyage to visit Atlantis

D. believed in the existence of Atlantis