VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
My favourite sport star is Michael Jordan. He was a famous basketball player in American National
Basketball Association (NBA). He (1) ______ 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. The NBA website writes: “Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player (2) _______all the time. The spirit of Michael Jordan (3) __________that he never gave up. It may be one of the secrets of the
success for Michael Jordan. Such a spirit makes a difference in our lives, so we (4) _________try our best if we want to be successful. He is also a very nice and generous person because he (5) ____ his
money to help those who need his help.

Câu 40: By next June my elder brother will have been working as a programmer for two years.
A. My elder brother used to work as a programmer for two years.
B. My elder brother has been working as a programmer for two years.
C. My elder brother is working as a programmer at the moment.
D. My elder brother will be working as a programmer for another two years.
Câu 41: Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
Câu 42: No one in our club can speak English as fluently as Mai.
A. Mai speaks English as fluently as other people in our club.
B. Mai is the worst English speaker in our club.
C. Mai speaks English the most fluently in our club.
D. Mai speaks English more fluently than no one in our club.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

This is Alex. He is twenty years old. He is a weight-lifter. He is tall and strong. He spends 2 hours practicing weight-lifting every day. Weightlifting is a hard and dangerous sports to play. Sometimes, Alex hurts himself while doing the sport. But he never gives up. He wants to be a champion in the future. All the family members are proud of him. He will take part in a sport competition next week. Would you want to come along and watch the match?

Question: When will he take part in a sport competition?

A. next week

B. next month

C. next year

D. next day

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is a sport in which two or four (1)_________hit a lightweight ball back and forth
across a table. Each player uses a small, round bat. The game takes (2)_________on a hard table divided by a net.
Jan-Ove Waldner is widely regarded (3)_________the greatest table tennis player of all-time. He was born in 1965
(4)_________Stockholm, Sweden. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis". He got Olympic gold
(5)__________ in single in 1992.

I.       Fill the gaps with correct prepositions

1.     I started taking ……………….. a sport when I was 7.

2.     I’m not used …… getting up early on Sunday.

3.     I look forward …….. hearing from you.

4.     He was busy …………….his homework so he took part …………….. the party late.

5.     She has arrived ……….. the hotel.

6.     I’m trying to work. Can you turn your music ………………….?

7.     The referee sent David ………………….for arguing with him.

8.     It wasn’t very rude …….you to serve yourself without asking.

9.     Would you mind looking ……….. my children for a while. I want to buy some milk for them.

10.  This is my favourite song. Turn it ………………….!

Read the passage and choose the best opinion

You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he has the most famous man in England. He became (1)__________ while still at the university, mainly (2) ___________ of his sporting achievements. He as, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was (3) __________ a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to "Mr. Fry, Oxford" were delivered to him (4) _______ any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different name, (5) ________ known as "Fry's College".

Some people have criticized Fry's sporting (6) ________. They point out that he lived at a time (7) ________ standards were quite low and (8)________ was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him (9) _________ the standards of his (10) __________ time. There is no doubt that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write abut sport with style and intelligence.

1. A. fame B. rich C. well - known D. common

2. A. because B. that C. which D. thus

3. A. so B. too C. also D. of

4. A. with B. without C. no D. not

5. A. be B. which C. what D. was

6. A. achivements B. succeed C. famous D. expect

7. A. then B. when C. which D. that

8. A. him B. men C. they D. it

9. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to

10. A. single B. owe C. own D. private