VIII. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the blanks.

New Year is one of the most important(1) _______ in the United States. On New Year eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy new year!” and they (2) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s Eve is usually a long night to this holiday when children dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go to houses asking for candy or fruit. (3) _______ people at the house do not give them candy, the children will say a trick(4) _______ them. But this (5) _______ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit.

1.     A. contests                              B. courses                      C. festivals                          D. meetings

2.     A. greet                                    B. wish                           C. dream                             D. congratulate

3.     A. so                                        B. Whether                      C. Although                         D. If

4.     A. on                                        B. for                              C. in                                    D. with

5.     A. hardly                                  B. hard                           C. soon                               D. always

* Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage.

Food plays an (1) ……………………part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scarce, people have to (2) ……………………most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress because men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (3) ……………………and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (4) ……………………to progress and enjoyment of life. The problem of (5) ……………………good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been started (6) ……………………food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (7) ……………………to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (8) ……………………more food.

IV. Give the correct form of the given words in brackets to complete the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. One of the most important qualities of friendship is__________. SELF

2. We haven’t talked to each other recently because of__________. UNDERSTAND

3. Now many Vietnamese students volunteer to work in _______ areas. MOUNTAIN

4. Many ethnic minority students from the________ Highlands NORTH took part in the campaign.

5. We should provide __________to schools. TRANSPORT

6. The _______from three schools took part in the English Speaking contest. REPRESENT

7. Has any _______been made about the English competition? ANNOUNCE

8. Were women _______allowed to participate in the Boston races in1957 ? OFFICE

9. We were very impressed by her ________in the play last night. PERFORM

10. You should give ______proof to support your ideas. SCIENCE

Write one word in each gap to complete the sentences.GIẢI THÍCH ĐÁP ÁN GIÚP MÌNH VỚI

1.   You can’t blame me          _____  the bad weather!

2.   You shouldn’t criticize people      ______            the way that they look.

3.   I’m thinking of inviting Eliot       ______            the barbecue.

4.   You’re not angry               _____  what I said, are you?

5.   The head teacher is going to punish us                 ____    being late for class.

6.   Jonald Jennings, you have been found guilty______                   murder.

7.   I’ll never forgive you        _______ what you have done!

III. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

         New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.

Give ONE of the derived nouns of the given words to finish each of the incomplete sentences below.

1.    It was a complete                       due to their poor planning.                           FAIL

2.  Everyone has a number of                  but none has many true friends. ACQUAINT

3.        Freedom of                  is one of the fundamental rights.                               SPEAK

4.        Do you ever suffer from                   .                                                                 BORE

5.        We can look forward to a period of                   .                                             PROSPER

6.        Due to                   the difference between urban life and rural life is

more and more reduced.                                                                                   ELECTRIC

7.       A doctor may prescribe                  if the patient has an infection.             BIOTIC

8.       Beauty is in the eye of the                    .                                                            HOLD

9.       It is said the                     of a Swiss watch is perfect.                                    PRECISE

10.  We have to decide to interview only the best six                  for the job. APPLY

11.    He left the room without any                         .                                                 EXPLAIN

12.    Many people expressed                       with the whole idea.                         AGREE

13.    A lot of plants and animals could be used as medicines against

cancer, AIDS, heart diseases and other                     .                                     SICK

12.                       to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.  ADAPT

15.      Police asked                      if they had seen the accident happen                 PASS

16.      He shook his head in                    .                                                                     APPROVE

17.      He fought the illness with courage and                     .                                    DETERMINE

18.      Because of a car                 , she didn’t get to the airport in time for          BREAK her flights.

19.      The         need assistance from the whole society.                                        POVERTY

20.    We are offering many special price                    on printers this REDUCE month.

Write a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.

Today many people in the word are leaving their small villages in the country for big and noisy cities. This means that they are (1)_____ the peaceful hills, mountains, fields and rivers of the countryside for the busy word of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. In many (2)_____ people come to live in towns and cities because they need word. After one or two factories have been built (3)_____ or near a town, people come to find word and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is ususlly an erea nearby (4)_____ the factory workers live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets, so more and more people (5)_____ to live in the area to provide these services - and so a city grows.