Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
Although he loved his country, …………………… most of his life abroad.
A. but spent
B. but he spent
C. he spent
D. so he spent
Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
He spent a year in India and loves spicy food ............... the food is, ............... he likes it.
A. The hotter/ the more and more
B. The hotter/the more
C. The more and more hot/ the more
D. The hottest/ the most
Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D
He invited me to join his trip , but I ______ down his invitation.
A. passed
B. sat
C. turned
D.closed
Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.
David is a sailor. He spends most of his life at …… sea.
A. a
B. the
C. Ø
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him.
Although he ___________________________________________
Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several scientists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well - especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.
Michael is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael's mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston, Michael's friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to …………
A. push their child into trying too much
B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child's education
Nam is a student of the foreign language school in HCM City. Last summer, he invited his friends to his home village near Ba Dong beach. They loved the activities on these days so much.
In the early morning, when they were doing morning exercises, farmers were working on the farm. The men were plowing in the field. The women were watering vegetables. One of Nam’s friends said “What a busy morning!”.
In the afternoon, Nam and his friends took a trip to Ba Dong beach by bike. On the way to the beach, they still saw the farmers working in the field. At the beach, they saw some children playing football there. Nam and his friends played blind man’s bluff together and returned home at 6 pm with happy feelings.
After dinner, they began singing songs under the moon. They enjoyed the fresh air at night. It was a wonderful day.
After coming back school, they miss the days in the countryside forever. They wish they could visit Nam’s home village again.
* Write (T) for true sentences and (F) for false ones.
……43. The farmers worked in the field all day.
……44. They aren’t going to visit Nam’s home village again.
** Answer the questions.
45. Who went to Ba Dong beach last summer?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
46. Do they remember the days in the countryside forever?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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XI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct it.
47. The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday. …………………………
48. My sister enjoys listening to music and dance with her friends. …………………………
49. You have read this interesting article on the website, have you? …………………………
50. Jeans cloth made completely from cotton in the eighteenth century. …………………………
*Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. Henry always seems so ………………, but in reality he’s extremely shy.
A. self-discipline B. self-aware C. self-confident D. self-care
2. On the way home yesterday, his bicycle broke down so he felt very ……………….
A. excited B. frustrated C. delighted D. confident
3. Susan needs someone to show her how to ………………her anxiety and depression.
A. empathize B. try C. succeed D. manage
4. ………………skills require quick identifying the issue and implementing a solution.
A. Risk taking B. Emotion controlling C. Budget managing D. Problem solving
5. Why couldn’t you ………………strategically, just like you planned your education?
A. manage your anger B. plan your career C. control your emotion D. cook for yourself
6. I know you are ………………, but good oral communications are a key business skill.
A. shy B. lazy C. discouraged D. upset
7. Why didn’t you tell me you weren’t ………………with the situation? I’m not a mind reader!
A. stressed B. worried C. depressed D. happy
8. He did very well at the examination this morning so he feels very ………………at the moment.
A. sad B. unhappy C. relaxed D. worried
9. She maintained wellness and ………………healthy habits by proper diet and adequate exercise.
A. took B. formed C. created D. made
10. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they could put themselves in my ……………….
A. pants B. legs C. hands D. shoes
He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him.
Although he ___________________________________________