VI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. 

My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended. 

1. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time? 

A. His father B. His parents C. His parents’ friends D. His friends 

2. How did he feel at first? A. excited B. unhappy C. sad D. quite unhappy 

3. He was frightened when ………………….. 

A. there was music B. the cinema had no light C. the train ran D. his friends saw him 

4. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him? 

A. under the seat B. on the screen C. on his friends’ back D. under the train seat 

5. How did he feel when the film finished?  

A. very sad  B. very unhappy  C. quite happy D. quite right 

B. Read through the text and choose one answer for each question Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage care of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car. Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. 1. When did he move to Michigan? 2 điểm For two months In 1847 At the age of seven Seven years ago. 2. What was his mother’s job? 2 điểm A housewife A teacher A farmer A driver 3. Where did he work in his first job? 2 điểm At home At a laboratory At a library On a train 4. He got …………….…… from selling his invention, a stock-ticker. 2 điểm $40,000 £40,000 €40,000 nothing 5. Which sentence is TRUE about Thomas? 2 điểm He was totally deaf in both ears. He started working at the age of twelve. Thomas was born in England. He went to school for all his childhood.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.

          Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

           Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that

improved the quality of life all over the world.

 1. Thomas Edison was ___. A.  a discoverer B. a teacher  C. an explorer  D. an inventor

2.     In 1854 Edison’s family ______.

A.  moved to Port Huron, Michigan                     B. bought a new house in Milan, Ohio

C.  decided to settle in Milan, Ohio            D. sent him to a school in New Jersey

3.     The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means ______.

A.  “having been well taught”                     B. “having had good schooling”

C.  “having taught himself”                            D. “having had a high education”

4.    Edison died at the age of ______. A.  76      B. 84           C. 47           D. 74

5.    Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?

A.  He invented the motion picture camera.                   B. He didn’t go to school at all.

C.  He made numerous inventions.                      D. He worked very hard.

. Read the text and do exercises: (2pts)

What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer. Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492. He went with a crew of 90 men. Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.

    Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like. He also wanted to make      money. He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals there. He would    buy their silks,   spices and gold. Then he would sell them in Spain. In Spain, people would pay high prices for them. Columbus got the Queen of Spain to approve his plan. She would pay for his ships and crew. He would keep 10 percent of the value of the goods he brought back. She would take the rest.

*Answer True or False (1pt)

17. Christopher Columbus was a famous sailor and explorer _____________

18. He bought silks, spices and gold in Spain ______________

19. The Queen of Spain didn’t approve his plan ________________

20. He kept 15 percent of the good’s value that he brought back ______________

*Answer the question(1pt)

21. When did Christopher Columbus sail from southern Spain?

          ……………………………………………………………………………………………

      22. How long did it take him and his crew to Walting Island?

          ……………………………………………………………………………………………

D.WRITING:

VI. Make questions for the underlined word (0.5pt)

23. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

24. The film “Harry Potter” is on at 8.30

     ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

     VII. Put the words or phrases in correct order to make sentences (0.5pt)

      25. you/ going/ to/ are/ what/ do/ next weekend/ ?

      ………………………………………………………………………………………………

      26. free/ he/most/ time/ sports/spend/of/ his/ playing/.

      ………………………………………………………………………………………………

      VIII. Rewrite the sentences as directed (1pt)

      27. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World. (enough + to V1)

      ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

      28. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more (used to + V1)

      ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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.

        Any list of the greatest thinkers in history contains the name of the brilliant physicist Albert Einstein. His theories of relativity led to entirely new ways of thinking about time, space, matter, energy, and gravity. Einstein's work led to such scientific advances as the control of atomic energy, even television as a practical application of Einstein's work. In 1902 Einstein became an examiner in the Swiss patent office at Bern. In 1905, at age 26, he published the first of five major research papers.

        The first one provided a theory explaining Brownian movement, the zig-zag motion of microscopic particles in suspension. The second paper laid the foundation for the photon, or quantum, theory of light. In it he proposed that light is composed of separate packets of energy, called quanta or photons, that have some of the properties of particles and some of the properties of waves. A third paper contained the "special theory of relativity" which showed that time and motion are relative to the observer, if the speed of light is constant and the natural laws are the same everywhere in the universe.

        The fourth paper was a mathematical addition to the special theory of relativity. Here Einstein presented his famous formula, E = mc², known as the energy mass equivalence. In 1916, Einstein published his general theory of relativity. In it he proposed that gravity is not a force, but a curve in the space-time continuum, created by the presence of mass. Einstein spoke out frequently against nationalism, the exalting of one nation above all others. He opposed war and violence and supported Zionism, the movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they denounced his ideas.

        He then moved to the United States. In 1939 Einstein learned that two German chemists had split the uranium atom. Einstein wrote to President Franklin D.Roosevelt warning him that this scientific knowledge could lead to Germany developing an atomic bomb. He suggested the United States begin its own atomic bomb research.

Einstein's primary work was in the area of_________.

A. chemistry

B. biology

C. physics

D. engineering

8 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.

Climb every mountain Stephen Venables’ love of mountains began at nine years old on a skiing trip to the Alps. ‘I was thrilled,’ he remembers. ‘It was actually far more impressive and exciting than seeing the Himalayas for the first time, because when you’re nine it’s all new and you don’t know what to expect.’

From that moment, Stephen knew that he wanted to climb mountains, but he didn’t realise then that one day he would be the first British man to climb Everest without oxygen. However, his record-breaking expedition in 1988 was not an easy one. 1 ___ After years of climbing, he was prepared for this and he knew that the best thing he could do was wait for the weather to change.

‘At first I tried sitting on a rock because rock is warmer than snow, but it wasn’t completely flat. I really wanted to lie down so I decided to cut a ledge in the snow. I did sleep a bit,’ he says. ‘They always say you should stay awake but I was totally exhausted.’ Fortunately, the storm passed, and Stephen managed to climb back down to his camp and enter the record books. 

The Everest expedition wasn’t Stephen’s only difficult climb. 2 ___ ‘It was very unlucky that it happened, but I was lucky that there were five of us.’ The group included Chris Bonnington and Stephen’s good friend Harish Kapadia. It took them twelve hours to make camp in a safe place. Then two of the team went for help.

‘I think that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life – finally being in the tent and realising that I could just lie back in my sleeping bag.’ 3 ___ By that time, there was almost no food left. ‘On the last day we had a boiled sweet and we used the last tea bag so many times that it wasn’t actually changing the colour of the water.’ But luckily, the team managed to keep going until help arrived.

1 What happened to Stephen Venables when he was nine years old?

a He was able to compare two different mountain ranges.

b He realised where he would like to live in the future.

c He decided what he wanted to do in his life.

2 What is the writer’s purpose in this article?

a To describe the best way to climb a mountain.

b To tell the story of a mountain climber.

c To explain why mountain climbing is dangerous. 

9 Read the text again. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–3. There are two extra sentences.

A But Stephen didn’t know then that the rescue would take four days.

B While he was climbing Everest, he met the climber Chris Bonnington for the first time.

C In 1992, while climbing another Himalayan mountain, he fell 100 m, breaking both his legs.

D It was the second time that he needed medical attention because of his injuries.

E He was coming down from the top of the mountain when he was caught in a snowstorm.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question.

My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

23. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?

A. His father               B. His parents             C. His parents' friends             D. His friends

24. How did he feel at first?

A. excited                    B. unhappy                  C. sad                                      D. quite unhappy

25. He was frightened when____________.

A. there was music                                         B. his friends saw him

C. the cinema had no light                              D. the train stopped

26. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?

A. under the seat                                             B. on his friends' back

C. under the train seat                                     D. on the screen

27. How did he feel when the film finished?

A. very sad                  B. very bored              C. quite happy                         D. quite right

Read the text, and identify whether the statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

On September 2, 1945, Viet Nam gained independence from France. President Ho Chi Minh decided that the three key priorities of the new, independent government would be: fighting against poverty, illiteracy, and invaders. His new driving philosophy for education was “an illiterate nation is a powerless one”, and in October 1945 he issued a “Call for anti-illiteracy”. The President’s call was a success. Within one year, 75 thousand literacy classes were established with about 96 thousand teachers to help 2.5 million people learn to read and write.

During the years of French resistance (1946 -1954), schools operated in demilitarized areas. They stopped teaching in French and created curriculum in Vietnamese. The government passed an education reform in 1950 with the goal of reducing the years of general education and concentrating on reading, writing, and calculating skills.

One of the priorities was to make sure that people could read and write.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given

Read the text, and identify whether the statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).

On September 2, 1945, Viet Nam gained independence from France. President Ho Chi Minh decided that the three key priorities of the new, independent government would be: fighting against poverty, illiteracy, and invaders. His new driving philosophy for education was “an illiterate nation is a powerless one”, and in October 1945 he issued a “Call for anti-illiteracy”. The President’s call was a success. Within one year, 75 thousand literacy classes were established with about 96 thousand teachers to help 2.5 million people learn to read and write.

During the years of French resistance (1946 -1954), schools operated in demilitarized areas. They stopped teaching in French and created curriculum in Vietnamese. The government passed an education reform in 1950 with the goal of reducing the years of general education and concentrating on reading, writing, and calculating skills.

One of the priorities was to make sure that people could read and write.

A. True

B. False

C. Not given