Choose the best word to complete the passage and then answer the questions:
The rice - cooking (1) _______ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river. were three (2) ________: water fetching, fire - making and rice - cooking. The festival took one day. In the water - fetching (3) _________ one person from each team had (4) _______ to the river to get the (5) _________. In the fire - making contest two team members had to make fire in the (6) _______ way. They tried to rud pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part in the rice - cooking festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
A. Then choose the correct answer:
1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition
2. A. holidays B. games C. festivals D. competitions
3. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests
4. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running
5. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
6. A. strange B. same C. traditional D. tradition
B. Check the sentences bellow of they are true (T) of false (F):
1. The festival lasted one day.
2. The communal house is aver one kilometer from the river.
3. People rubbed pieces of bamboo together to get fire.
4. they brought the rice from their homes to the festival to cook rice.
1. If I were you, I … do something to prevent him from littering.
A. would B. did C. will D. do
2.Earth ….............. by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
A. holds B. is held C. is holding D. held
3. By the time we ….............. to the cinema, the film had started.
A. gets B. had got C. has got D. got
4. When the policeman came there, the robber …
A. had left B. has left C. left D. was left
5. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with …......... accommodation.
A. short B. temporary C. present D. instant
6. Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face … when having a date.
A. language B. contact C. code D. sign
7. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ...
A. changes B. keeps C. remains D. stays
8 Australia is home to .......................… animals like kangaroos and koalas.
A. only B. rare C. unique D. precious
17. If you were the president, what .....................… you do to help the environment?
A. will B. did C. would D. do
9.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by .......................… their noses.
A. touching B. punching C. blowing D. rubbing
10. I believe that our new manager has the ….............. to work well in this business environment.
A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible
11. If the factory … dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
A. continues B. continued C. will continue D. continue
12 You will recognize Jenny when you see her. She …....................... a red hat.
A. wears B. is wearing C. will wear D. will be wearing
13. Little Pascal ……a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly.
A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented
14. Robots save workers from ………dangerous tasks.
A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying
15. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless………that is not necessarily true.
A. but B. and C. so D. or
16. Recent ………developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
17. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games, ………they lost their interests in daily activities. A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result
18. Science and technology have ………the life safe, secure and comfortable.
A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed
19. The teacher __________ me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology.
A. said B. talked C. spoke D. told
20. Science is used in all corners of the world for the __________ of people.
A. interest B. need C. profits D. benefit
21. Sciences and technology have enormous ______________ on economic development.
A. affects B. effects C. affect D. effect
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences
1.The teacher told me ____________ the report card to my parents.
A.give B.gave C.to give D.giving
2.He has collect stamps ___________ 2001.
A.in B.during C.for D.since
3.He felt hungry enough ____________ all those cakes.
A.eat B.ate C.to eat D.eating
4.We should keep all medicien out of children's __________.
A.hand B.reach C.tough D.contact
5.I am pleased to hear that you had an _____________ Christmas vacation.
A.enjoyable B.enjoyment C.enjoy D.enjoyably
6.We used ___________ in this river when we were young.
A.going B.to go C.go D.went
7.Minh and Nga cooked dinner __________.Their mother wasn't at home last night.
A.himself B.herself C.themselves D.ourselves
8.The Y&Y ____________ all members to participate in a recycling program.
A.made B.provided C.suggested D.encouraged
9.The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A.invent B.was invented C.inventing D.invented
10.Sony.He is out the moment.Would you like to ___________ him a message?
A.take B.leave C.make D.do
11.Little Pea ______________ the house work all day after her father got married again.
A.would do B.must take C.had to do D.ought to have
12.I'm living on the third floor.Peter is living ___________,on the second floor.
A.downstairs B.upstairs C.outside D.inside
Complete the passage with words given in the box.(there are two words that you do not use)
Once upon a time,there(1) _______________ a farmer who lives a comfortable life with his family.He raised a lot of chickens.They laid many eggs which farmer(2) _______________ to buy food and clothing for th family.Once day,he began to collect th eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.He shouted excitedly to his wife,"We're rich!We're ricg!"
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement.The wife(3) _____________ to get more,so her husband(4) _____________ to cut open all the chickes and find more gold eggs.Unfortunately,ha(5)_______________ no more eggs.When he finished all the chickens were dead.There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
Rewrite the sentences:
1. Because it rained heavily, the city was flooded.
=> Due to ............................................................
2. His legs were injured, so he couldn't go to school.
=> Because / Since.................................................
=> Because of .......................................................
3. Lan had a cold because she played in the rain all the day.
=> Lan played.....................................................................
=> Due to ...........................................................................
4. Tan isn't free, so he can't help you.
=> If .................................................
5. Due to the heavy storm, the students didn't go to school.
=> Because .......................................................................
6. The water is polluted, so the fish are dead.
=> The polluted water...................................
=> The polluted water leads ........................
7. We can't see the stars at night because there is much light pollution.
=> If ......................................................................................................
8. People throw rubbish in the streets. The streets don't look attractive.
=> If ......................................................................................................
a) Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence
1. The teacher can't come to class today. He teaches us English.
A. The teacher whom teaches us English can't come to class today.
B. The teacher who teaches us English can't come to class today.
C. The teacher whose teaches us English can't come to class today.
D. The teacher can't come to class today who teaches us English.
2. "What do you usually do in your free time?" The examiner asked him.
A. The examiner asked him what he usually did in his free time.
B. The examiner asked him what he usually did in your free time.
C. The examiner asked him what he usually did in his free time?
D. The examiner asked him what you usually did in his free time.
3. They never do their homework by themselves.
A. They never do their homework.
B. They sometimes do their homework themselves.
C. They always have somebody help them do their homework.
D. They refuse to do their homework.
4. Please show the librarian all books when you leave the library.
A. Return your books before you leave the library.
B. Make sure you take all the books with you.
C. The librarian will show you where to put your books.
D. The librarian needs to see your books before you leave.
5. It's no use reading that book.
A. That book is not worth reading. B. You mustn't read that book.
C. That book has not been used. D. I didn't use to read that book.
b) Choose the sentence that is correctly built from the words given in each of the following question.
1. don't / you / think / time / you / tell / truth?
A. Don't you think it is time you told me the truth?
B. Don't you think the time you told me the truth?
C. Don't you think it is the time you tell me the truth?
D. Don't you think it is time you told me the truth?
2. let / go / skiing / weekend / we?
A. Let us go skiing this weekend, shall we?
B. Let go skiing this weekend, will we?
C. Let's go skiing this weekend, shall we?
D. Let's go skiing this weekend, will we?
3. heavy / rain / I / not / go / out.
A. As the heavy rain, I couldn't go out.
B. Thanks to the heavy rain, I couldn't go out.
C. Because of the heavy rain, I couldn't go out.
D. Except for the heavy rain, I couldn't go out.
4. car / expensive / than / we / except.
A. The car was so expensive than we excepted.
B. The car was more expensive than we had excepted.
C. Cars are expensive more than our expectation.
D. We expected the car to be more expensive than ever.
5. plane / already / leave / time / I / get / airport.
A. The plane had already left at the time I got to the airport.
B. The plane already left at the time I had got to the airport.
C. The plane already left by the time I had got to the airport.
D. The plane had already left by the time I got to the airport.
c) Make sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. A / lot / energy / and / resources / can / save / recycling.
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2. Life / Viet Nam / year 2035 / will / be / very / different / from / what / it / now.
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3. Nick / he / said / wants / that / in Viet Nam / to stay / longer
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4. this morning in Quang Binh Province / happended / and now the government / aid to the flood victims./ the flood / is sending
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* Write complete sentences as directed
1. I went to see it because I / tell / it was a good film / all my friends.
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2. The film had started before we got to the cinema.
→ ..............................................after..........................................................
In the past , most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else . Nowadays most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area
What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a smail community?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Part 1: Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentences.
1. Rescue workers have freed trapped people in collapsed buildings.
-> Trapped people................................
2. I'm going to read a book about Thomas Edison tomorrow.
-> Nam said that...................................
3. Lan said that she took her English test queit well that day.
-> Lan said: ''........................................
4. I didn't go to school yesterday because the typhoon was bad.
-> Because of.......................................
5. Use water carefully or more people no fresh water
-> If we.................................................
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences:
1. I have met the gild _____ the prize for the honesty.
A, rewarded B, rewarding C, to reward D, reward
2. This is a contest people have to arrange flowers in so it’s a __________ contest.
A, arranging-flower B, flowers-arranging C, flower-arrange D, flower-arraing
3. “War and Peace” _________ the longest book I have ever read.
A, is B, are C, was D, were
4. The man taken to the city by his sons last week _______ to return his homeland.
A, want B, wanting C, wants D, wanted
5. Two years ago, Minh could not ride a bike but now he __________ his bike very well.
A, is ringding B, rides C, will ride D, rode
6. My mother prevented me _________ taking part in the festival yesterday.
A, from B, on C, for D, into
7. The inhabitants produce ______ tons of rubbish per week.
A, thousands B, thousand C, thousands of D, two thousands
8. Don’t worry. I remembered ________ some flour to make cakes yesterday.
A, to buy B, buying C, buy D, bought
9. ________ he was to play in the soccer match last week.
A, How skillfully B, What skill C, How skillful D, Skillful as
10. Don’t tell off him. He has ________ some progress recently.
A, achieved B, got c, done D, made
11. My mother wants me to finish the housework ________ as possible
A, much B, as quick C, as fast D, as many
12. After hirinh the canoe, the Browns climbed and paddled ________ the middle of the late.
A, out of B, out to c, to out d, out in
13. His mother forced him ______ the washing-up after all meals.
A, did B, to do C, doing D, done
14. You must put pressure _________ the wound when it is bleeding.
A, on B, up C, off D, out
15. the festical was held _______ March 8th tp April 2nd 2014.
A, on B, during C, within D, from