2. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You may need to change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.(1pt)

My friend’s name is Peter and he (1)____________ music. He is good at singing and he can play the (2)____________. He wants (3)____________the saxophone when he is a bit older. He is already in a band and they hope to play at the school concert next term. He is also interested in painting, (4)____________ his favourite subject at school is art. But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a pop star.

II. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (1 p)

      Brad is forty years old. He is an English (1)……….. in Miami, the USA. He teaches grammar and conversation. He loves his job very much because he can meet a (2)………..of students from different countries in the world to study there. He usually (3)…………. work at 9.30 in the morning and finishes at 3.30 in the afternoon. But he is not working at the moment. He is traveling round Paris (4)…………a group of friends. They walk all day in Paris and see the Eiffel Tower. He is going to try French food and (5)…………..some photos. He will be back to America next week.

IV. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following letter.

Hi Phong,

How are you? I’m (1)_______ Da Lat with my parents. We are staying at the Crazy Hotel. Wow! (2)_______ really is crazy.

Da Lat is nice. It’s cool all year around! There (3)_____ a lot of things to see and lots of tourists too.

There are ten rooms in the hotel. They are named (4)_______ different animals. There is a Kangaroo room, an Eagle room, and even (5)_____ Ant room. I’m staying in the Tiger room. It’s called the Tiger (6)______ there’s a big tiger on the wall.

The Tiger is (7)______ the bathroom door and the window. The bed is under the window. – but the window is a strange shape. I put (8)_____ bag under the bed. I put my books (9)_____ the shelf. There is a lamp, a wardrobe and a desk. There are clothes on the floor – it’s messy, just (10)_______ my bedroom at home.

You should visit here, it’s great.

See you soon!

Nick

Answer

Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)                       

Computing is now at the (1) ___________ stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. (2) ___________ printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these (3) ___________ were unable to read and hadn’t got enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book (4) ___________ we do today. They wanted books (5) ___________ they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to (6) ___________, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers is very similar today. A few years (7) ___________, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but (8) ___________ didn’t know how to (9) ___________ them. In many (10) ___________,  however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.

I. Fill in each blank with a correct word to complete the passage . Then answer the questions

Hoang lives in a small ( 1) ......... in the centre (2) ....... the village . His house is near his new school . Every day he has breakfast at 6a.m . Now , he is (3) ...... to school with his friends . They go there together every day . Hoang and his friends are in grade 9 (4) ......... Le Loi Secondary schoold . It's a small school (5) ..... one building and a small schoolyard . This near there are 15 (6) ........ with more than 500 (7) ......... in her school . Most students are hard working and serious . The school has (8) ...... 32 teachers . They are (9) ...... and friendly the really loves his (10) .....

1. Where's Hoang's house ?

2. What is near his house ?

3. Does he often house lunch at 6a.m ?

4. Where does he study ?

5. How does he go to school ?

6. What are the students and the teachers like ?

III. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word:

My friend is Simon. He is very helpful. When I can’t do my math homework, he helps me. He doesn’t like ____________ people. That’s why he always ____________ his candy with his friends. I think he is very ____________. He always thinks about other people.

Simon always ____________ me laugh. He is so ____________! Lots of student in our class like him. He is very friendly, too. He has a lot of friends.

One bad thing about Simon is he can be lazy. He doesn’t like doing housework or schoolwork. That’s OK because he is my best friend!