F. READING
I. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
I'm Linh and now I (1) _____________ at a high school in the United States. My biggest challenge in the United States is the language (2) _____________. I (3)_____________ English for five years but I still face difficulties in communication. For all the time, I feel nervous to understand what other people were saying and why they were laughing. (4)_____________I go to see an American movie, I still can't understand the actors. Maybe because spoken English has a lot of idioms
and communication (5)_____________ may happen due to cultural differences.
Leaving home and (6) _____________ to study in a new country can be a stressful experience. However, I have learned some ways to overcome my problem. First, I usually tell people that I am learning English in case they don't understand me. Second, I listen (7)_____________. If I don't understand something for the first time, I'm not afraid (8) _____________ questions as many times as it is necessary. Watching people speak also help me to add new words to my vocabulary. Finally, my big fear is public speaking, so I decided (9) _____________down what I want to speak. This is good because I already have some words and sentences in my mind, instead of (10) _____________ during the presentation.
1. A. am studying B. study C. studies D. will be studying
2. A. difficulties B. world C. barrier D. communication
3. A. study B. studies C. have studied D. studied
4. A. When B. Which C. Who D. Why
5. A. barrier B. breakdown C. interaction D. distance
6. A. travelling B. travel C. to travel D. travels
7. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
8. A. to raise B. raises C. raise D. raising
9. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
10. A. think B. to think C. thinks D. thinking
G. WRITING
I. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.
1. Mary/ enjoy/ listen/ music/ on/ radio.
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2. I / not/ mind/ do/ washing/ up.
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3. She/ advised/ me/ see/ doctor/ as/ soon/ as/ possible.
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4. At/ last/ they/ decided/ rent/ apartment.
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5. Would/ you/ mind/ post/ this/ letter/ me?
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6. We/ plan/ go/ Europe/ this/ summer.
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7. The/ students/ hope/ pass/ exam.
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8. My/ boss/ want/ me/ send/ this/ email/ before/ afternoon.
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9. She/ always/ enjoy/ talk/ her/ grandfather/. / He/ always/ tell/ great / stories.
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10. The/ children/ promised/ be/ back/ 9/ o'clock.
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F. READING
I. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank.
I'm Linh and now I (1) _____________ at a high school in the United States. My biggest challenge in the United States is the language (2) _____________. I (3)_____________ English for five years but I still face difficulties in communication. For all the time, I feel nervous to understand what other people were saying and why they were laughing. (4)_____________I go to see an American movie, I still can't understand the actors. Maybe because spoken English has a lot of idioms
and communication (5)_____________ may happen due to cultural differences.
Leaving home and (6) _____________ to study in a new country can be a stressful experience. However, I have learned some ways to overcome my problem. First, I usually tell people that I am learning English in case they don't understand me. Second, I listen (7)_____________. If I don't understand something for the first time, I'm not afraid (8) _____________ questions as many times as it is necessary. Watching people speak also helps me to add new words to my vocabulary. Finally, my big fear is public speaking, so I decided (9) _____________down what I want to speak. This is good because I already have some words and sentences in my mind, instead of (10) _____________ during the presentation.
1. A. am studying B. study C. studies D. will be studying
2. A. difficulties B. world C. barrier D. communication
3. A. study B. studies C. have studied D. studied
4. A. When B. Which C. Who D. Why
5. A. barrier B. breakdown C. interaction D. distance
6. A. traveling B. travel C. to travel D. travels
7. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
8. A. to raise B. raises C. raise D. raising
9. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes
10. A. think B. to think C. thinks D. thinking
G. WRITING
I. Use the given words to write complete sentences.
1. Mary/ enjoy/ listen/ music/ on/ radio.
-> Mary enjoys listening to music on the radio.
2. I / not/ mind/ do/ washing/ up.
-> I don't mind doing the washing up.
3. She/ advised/ me/ see/ doctor/ as/ soon/ as/ possible.
-> She advised me to see the doctor as soon as possible.
4. At/ last/ they/ decided/ rent/ apartment.
-> At last, they decided to rent an apartment.
5. Would/ you/ mind/ post/ this/ letter/ me?
-> Would you mind posting this letter for me?
6. We/ plan/ go/ Europe/ this/ summer.
-> We are planning to go to Europe this summer.
7. The/ students/ hope/ pass/ exam.
-> The students hope to pass the exam
8. My/ boss/ want/ me/ send/ this/ email/ before/ afternoon.
-> My boss wants me to send this email before the afternoon.
9. She/ always/ enjoy/ talk/ her/ grandfather/. / He/ always/ tell/ great / stories.
-> She always enjoys talking to her grandfather. He always tells great stories.
10. The/ children/ promised/ be/ back/ 9/ o'clock.
-> The children promised that they would be back at 9 o'clock.
