Rewrite the sentences with the words given keep the same meaning.
The festival is called Easter. It is in the late March or early April.
The festival which.............................................................
Fill in the blanks with a/ an/ the. Put x if nothing is needed.
1. If you want to work abroad, why don’t you contact ................. agency I went to in ................. Lamb Street?
2. ................. capital city of Spain, Madrid, is to ................. north of Seville.
3. ................. holiday I took in Rome was ................. best I’ve ever had.
4. ................. detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, ................. Doctor Watson, solved ................. lot of mysteries.
5. I would love to spend ................. summer cruising in ................. Caribbean.
6. Mrs. Hamilton holds ................. flower arranging class in ................. Cathedral on Wednesday evenings.
7. The highest mountain in ................. world, ................. Mount Everest, is in ................. Himalayas.
8. There is ................. wonderful 1920s style restaurant-cafe in ................. Glasgow which has some of ................. most charming and helpful waiters I’ve ever seen.
9. ................. Balearic Islands lie to ................. south of Spain.
10. Julia is ............... very patient girl. She will have no problem in her career as ............... Nanny.
IV. Supply the correct form of the word:
1. The _____________Easter Parade has become a popular tradition for Easter Sunday in New York.
( color)
2. Children have too much _____________these days. (free)
3. One of the most important ___________ for Vietnamese people is Tet. (celebrate)
4. New Year’s day is a national __________ , so people don’t have to work. (festive)
5. They often take part in charity ___________ organized by the church. (act)
6. Thank you very much for all your___________ . (kind)
7. The streets are filled with ___________ atmosphere when Christmas Day comes. (joy)
8. People sang Auld Language Syne _______ on New Year’s Eve. (joy)
9. He is very ________ towards his friends- he always tries to help if one of them has a problem. (
consider)
10. His _________ of the events leading up to the accident is unclear. (describe)
11. Many people consider Mozart to be the greatest _____________ who ever lived. (compose)
12. His failure was ______________, given his poor study habits. (predict)
13. Our _______________ turns out to be correct, (predict)
14. Smoking is _______________ to your health, (damage)
15. ___________________,the typhoon didn't cause any damage on the village, (lucky)
16. It was the biggest ___________________of Vesuvius for some years, (erupt)
17. I hope you will join in the Christmas _______________. (celebrate)
V. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. Studies show that having good conflict skills is associated with various positive outcomes.
a. resolutional b.resolving c.resolve d. resolution
2. For most of us, however, positive thinking and can be learned.
a. self-awareness b.self-abuse c.self-access d.self-analysis
3. He asked her to marry him but she .
a. carry him out b.turned him down c. took him out d. let him in
4. The cost living in Singapore is higher than any countries in South East Asia.
a. for b.on c.of d. in
5. I met James in a restaurant on Friday and he said that he had seen Caroline there .
a. the day before b.this day c.today d. that day
16. Jane said that she come and look after the children the following day.
a. can b.will c.could d. should
7. The weather was in England than in Spain last week.
a. most warmer b.by far warmer c.more warmer d. much warmer
8. all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.
a. Since b.Despite c.Although d. Because
9. He still doesn’t know his budget when living alone in the city.
a. when to manage b. how to manage c. where to manage d. what to manage
10. A: “I really don’t like shopping around the holidays.”
B: “ . It’s always so busy.”
a. I couldn’t agree with you more. b. I like it.
c. I don’t like it. d. No, it’s not that.
C. Reading
1. Read the passage carefully then choose the corect answers.(2.0 points)
Easter is on different Sunday each year, but it is always in March or April. Easter is not a national holiday. It is a religious holiday for Christians. For many people, Easter celebrates the beginning of spring.
The English word for Easter comes from the old English word Eastre. Eastre was the name of the goddess of spring and light. In the spring, flowers bloom and trees become green. The earth wears “new clothes”. Many people wear new clothes on Easter Sunday, too.
Eggs and rabits are new signs of spring and new life. American children believe in an imaginary rabit, the Easter Bunny. The night before Easter, the Easter Bunny visits many homes. He brings children baskets with eggs and candy. Some Easter eggs are hard-boiled eggs in different colors. Other eggs are chocolate. The Easter Bunny hides eggs in the house or outside in the yard. On Easter morning, children look for eggs from the Easter Bunny.
1. Esater....................................
A. is celebrated on every Sunday in March or April.
B. is only celebrated by Christians.
C. is a public holiday.
D. is a spring holiday.
2. The word “ Esater”..................................
A. means “new clothes”.
B. was the ancient name of spring and light.
C. comes from the name of a goddess.
D. means “ the beginning of the spring”
3. The Easter Bunny is....................................
A. a sign of flower blooming.
B. a sign of spring goddess.
C. an old word for “Easter”
D. an imaginary rabit.
4. On Easter morning,...............................
A. American children run about trying to find the eggs.
B. the Easter Bunny appears and brings eggs to children.
C. family often get together for a big breakfast.
D. children are often given cakes in the shape of a rabit.
Easter Island is a small triangle of rock situated in the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 2, 000 miles (21)______ the nearest city. Easter Island is (22)______ for its statues. Hundreds of these huge, stone faces can be found all over the island. Who made them? How did they move these giant pieces of rock? What happened to the people (23)______ lived there? Studies show that people first arrived on the island about 1600 years ago. They had a very advanced culture. They made many objects and they had their own written language. (24)______, the number of people on the island grew and grew until it reached about 10, 000 people. Soon there were too many people and there wasn’t enough food to eat. A terrible war started and (25)______ of the statues were broken. When western explorers (26)______ the island on Easter Day in 1722, the huge rock statues were the only sign that a great society had once lived there.
21. A. for B. from C. on D. by
22. A. important B. famous C. interesting D. fascinating
23. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
24. A. Although B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However
25. A. few B. lot C. many D. enough
26. A. invented B. discovered C. sailed D. came
Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Different Colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In her new series ‘Colour me Healthy’, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are.
‘Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?’ says Verity. ‘Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products as being a bit disgusting. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.’
During this four-part series, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each programme. She meets people who work in all aspects of the colour industry, from people who design food packets, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to support their ideas, such as the American ‘Colour Doctor’ who believes that serious diseases can be cured by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results.
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity is goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the series, it’s up to the viewers to make their own decisions about how much they should believe.
27. What is the writer doing in this text?
A. giving information about how colours influence us
B. reporting what happens in a new television series
C. giving information about a television presenter
D. giving his opinion of a recent television show
28. According to Verity, why is a knowledge of colour important?
A. AA. It can help you to choose the best products. B. It can give you new ideas.
C. It can help you to change people’s minds. D. It can help you to sell products.
29. Who does the writer respect least?
A
A. Verity Allen B. The people who name lipsticks
C. The ‘Colour Doctor’ D. The scientists who work with mice
30. Which of the following would make a good title for the text?
A. Enjoy it, but don’t believe everything.
B. Another great show from Verity Allen! Five Stars!
C. Don’t miss this if you work in Business!
D. Watch this programme! It will make you healthy!
The festival is called Easter. It is in the late March or early April.
The festival which..................................................................
Choose the best answer.
Easter is a joyful festival _________ comes in early spring.
A. who
B. where
C. whom
D. which
Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word given.
36. Banh Chung is a ……………………dish at Tet in Vietnam. (tradition)
37. He laughed ……………………when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV. (unhappy)
38. If we go on littering, the environment will become ……………………polluted. (serious)
39. Minh Hang won the highest prize in a dancing ……………………last week. (compete)
40. The children felt ……………………when their mother was coming back home. (excitement)