IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.

Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his (1) _____ in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He (2) _____ his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during (3) _____ career. He also composed background music for (4) _____ of his films. Chaplin died on the 25^th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

­III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (1 pt)
1. Linh is my close friend. We (know) each other for five years.

2. Lan says she enjoys (collect) pens but she won’t continue her hobby next year.

3. We (clean) up the dirty streets in our area last Sunday.

4. My mother (cook) in the kitchen at the moment. She likes cooking very much.

I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.(1 pt)

Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his (1) _____ in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He (2) _____ his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during (3) _____ career. He also composed background music for (4) _____ of his films. Chaplin died on the 25^th of December, 1977, at his home in Switzerland.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. 
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ………………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre. 
        When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director.
         He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ………………  of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ………………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre. When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director. He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

VII. Fill in the blank with one suitable word.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ………………father was a comedian and his mother worked (2) ………………a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ……………successful so the family (4) ……………… very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ……………… by dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working (6) ………………the theatre.

When he (7) ……………… about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America. On one such tour, (8) ……………… was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ……………… film director.

He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ……………… of 88. There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.

Read the passage, answer the questions

Charlie Chaplin was an English actor, director, producer, and composer. He is known as the most creative person of the silent-film era. Charlie Chaplin's portrayal of the tramp won the hearts of people all over the world.
Chaplin was born in London on the 16th of April, 1889. He spent his childhood in poverty and hardship. In 1910 he began to perform pantomime in the United States. He first appeared on screen in 1914. He created his world-famous character, the Tramp, and he played this classic role in more than 70 films during his career. He also composed background music for most of his films. In 1972 Chaplin received an Honorary Academy for 'the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of the century'. Chaplin died on the 25th of December, 1997, at his home in Switzerland.

1. What is Charlie Chaplin famous for?

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2. What was the art form of this century?

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3. How was his life during the childhood?

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4. What was the date of his death?

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Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

     One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)          written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2)     London in the family of a rich man. When Daniel was a schoolboy, be began to write stories. After (3)                  school, he worked in his father’s shop and (4)                  articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)                 in his writings.

     In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)          ____ him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)____        on an island for four years. Robinson Crusoe in Defoes novel lived on an island for twenty-eight years. People liked (8)                         novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)             , his novel Robison Crusoe was the (10)            famous. Defoe was not a rich man when he died in 1731.

. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn đáp án đúng để trả lời câu hỏi.

There are many kinds of musical instrument and people listen to music all over the world. They turn on music in parties, clubs, weddings and restaurants as well. People like music because it helps them forget sadness and makes them feel more love in life. After a hard working day, people come back home and feel so tired. Music now can help them close their eyes and relax themselves. Sometimes it is difficult to understand music, but people still enjoy it. 

Question 1.  Do people listen to music all over the world?

  A. Yes, they are                                B.  Yes, they do                      

C. No,they don't                                  D.   No, they aren’t

Question 2.   Where do they turn on music?

A. in weddings in restaurants            

B. in clubs and weddings       

C.  in parties and clubs          

D.   in parties, clubs, weddings and restaurants

Question 3.    The words “sadness” in line 3 means ______.

  A. relax feeling                        B.  funny feeling        

C. unhappy feeling                    D.   safe feeling

Question 4.   How do people feel after a hard working day?

  A. tired                                             B. can close their eyes           

C.  relax themselves                            D. easy to sleep

     Complete sentences with too or either.

     1. We often go to the library on Sunday afternoon, they  too.....................

     2. Susan can speak Japanese, Tom............................................................

     3. Minh didn't see the train, Nga................................................................

     4. Hoa will fly to Hong Kong next month, and her mother.........................

     5. The pineapples aren’t ripe. And the durians ..........................................

     6. March is hot, and May ...........................................................................

     7. The boys shouldn’t smoke cigarettes and the girls.................................

     8. I don’t know how to use a computer and my friends..............................

     9. She likes eggs, and her brothers ............................................................

     10. They stayed at home last night, and their children...............................

Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi so với câu ban đầu, bắt đầu bằng từ gợi ý.

1.“Chèo” or “Cảilương” are considered some kinds of traditional opera in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam has some kinds of_____________________________________________ .

2. My sister sings better than me.

I don’t sing__________________________________________________________ .

3. Ballets and modern dance are quite different.

Ballets and modern dance are not _________________________________________ .

4. The project was shorter than we thought at first.

The project was not as...................................................

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase (1p)

              Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most people as Mark Twain, was born (….1…) 1835 in a town near Hannibal, Mo. He spent his boyhood in Hannibal, (…2…) is on the Mississippi River. When he grew up, he became (…..3…..) river pilot.  Later, he went and worked as a reporter in Virginia City, Nev. From then on Clemens used Mark Twain as his pen name. Mark Twain died in (…..4…..) when he was seventy five years old.

1. a. in                    b. at                     c. on                                d. for

2. a. which                        b. that                   c. who                    d. when

3. a. an                           b. the                    c. a                       d. no article                               

4. a. 1910                    b. 1901                        c. 1900                   d.1835