1. If you have time, come to visit our Bac Giang city. I'll show you __________ .

2. My hotel was amazing and it lived up _________ all my expectation.

3. They can’t buy the car. It’s ___________ their reach.

4. Finally, the riot was brought ___________ control.

5. We should provide any child ___________ a chance to go to school.

6. The doctors say it takes him a long time to get _________ the shock.

7. When he was younger, he used to play badminton _________ my local team.

8. She is decorating a cloth picture with a pattern __________ stitches, using coloured threads.

9. In the past the whole village used to listen to the news programme ________ a loudspeaker.

10. She doesn't get ________ well with her new classmates.

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 from 35 to 42.

It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______.

A. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged

B. they cannot learn as well as younger learners

C. they get more impatient with their teachers

D. they have a more positive attitude towards learning

Fill in the correct particles to complete the following sentences

1. I've thought it ................ and have made up my mind ; I'm going to take the job in New York.

2. Can you put your name, telephone number and email address................. in the book, please?

3. Mark was born in the East End, but the grew ................ in the West End.

4. Phong turned the TV ................ and went to bed because it was quite late.

5. The guide showed us ................... the historic parts of the city.

6. David is very friendly. He gets .................. .................. most of my friends.

7. I don't know why they turned .................... our invitation to the party.

8. Nam didn't know the correct spelling so he had to look it .......... in the dictionary.

9. We are all looking .................... ................ seeing our grandparents again .

10. Our hotel was amazing and it lived ............... ............... all our expectations.

Fill in the correct particles to complete the following sentence

1. I've thought it ............. and have made up my mind ; I'm going to take the job in New York

2. Can you put your name, telephone number and email address ................ in the book, please?

3. Mark was born in the East End, but he grew ................ in the West End

4. Phong turned the TV .............. and went to bed because it was quite late.

5. The guide showed us ..................... the historic parts of the city.

6. David is very friendly . He gets ............. .............. most of my friends.

7. I don't know why they turned ................ our invitation to the party

8. Nam didn't know the correct spelling so he had to look it ................ in the dictionary.

9. We are all looking .............. ............... seeing our grandparents again.

10. Our hotel was amazing and it lived .............. ............... all our expectations.

Fill in the correct particles to complete the following sentences.

1. I've thought it __________ and have made up my mind. I'm going to take the job in New York.

2. Can you put your name, telephone number and email address __________in the book, please?

3. Mark was born in the East End, but he grew __________ in the West End.

4. Phong turned the TV __________ and went to bed because it was quiet late.

5. The guide showed us __________ the historic parts of the city.

6. David is very friendly. He gets __________ __________ most of my friends.

7. I don't know why they turned _________ our invitation to the party.

8. Nam didn't know the correct spelling so he had to look it __________ in the dictionary.

9. We are all looking _________ _________ seeing our grandparents again.

10. Our hotel was amazing and it lived __________ ___________ all our expectations.

Hi Julia,

I’ve just come back from my holiday in Canada. I must tell you about the amazing hotel (1) …………….we stayed in Quebec City.

Every year they have to build this hotel again because it’s made out (2) …………….ice – can you believe it? It’s very cold inside, of course, but there were warm sleeping bags (3) …………… every room.

We went to this hotel (4) ……………..my mother’s birthday. She loves cold weather and snow, (5) ……………..Dad gave her this surprise present. Unfortunately, we (6) …………….stayed there one night, because it’s very expensive, but I’ll never forget it!

Bye for now,

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 from 35 to 42.

It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ______.

A. young people usually feel less patient than adults

B. experience in doing other things can help one’s learning

C. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners

D. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people

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 from 35 to 42.

It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______..

A. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice

B. impatient because of having nothing to do

C. staying alive and becoming more active

D. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be

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 from 35 to 42.

It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.

A. For beginners

B. At the starting point

C. At the beginning

D. First and foremost