Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each question.

     Unlike life in the countryside which is often considered to be simple and traditional,    life   in the city is modern and complicated. People, from different regions, move to the   cities in the hope of having a better life for them and their children. The inhabitants in city work as secretaries, businessmen, teachers, government workers, factory workers and even street vendors or construction workers. The high cost of living requires city dwellers, especially someone with low income, to work harder or to take a part-time job. For many people, an ordinary day starts as usual by getting up in the early morning to do exercise in public parks, preparing for a full day of working and studying, then travelling along crowded boulevards or narrow streets filled with motor scooters and returning home after a busy day. They usually live in large houses, or high-rise apartment blocks or even in a small rental room equipped with modern facilities, like the Internet, telephone, television, and so on. Industrialization and modernization as well as global integration have big impact on lifestyle in the cities. The most noticeable impact is the Western style of clothes. The "ao dai” - Vietnamese traditional clothes big are no longer regularly worn in Vietnamese women's daily life. Instead, jeans, T-shirts and fashionable clothes are widely preferred.

12.1    The most important reason why people move to the city is that                       

to look for a complicated life

to take part-time job

to have busy day

to look for a better life

12.2    

According to the passage, the city life can offer city dwellers all of the following things EXCEPT ________.

the Internet

a variety of jobs in different fields

modern facilities

friendly communication with neighbours

12.3    

We can infer from the passage that            .

there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the city

people leave the countryside because life there is simple

people do morning exercise in public parks because they have much free time

most of the urban dwellers have low income

12.4    Industrialization and modernization may lead to                        

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

some changes in lifestyles

the fact that women no longer wear ao dai

global integration

12.5    The word "impact" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                 

effect

force

action

situation

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Science and technology are the keys__________ economic and social development.

A. for                   B. to                     C. in                     D. of

2. It is predicted that 10 million self-driving cars will be on the road__________ 2020.

A. until                 B. from                 C. since                D. by

3. John J. Stone-Parker came______ the idea of creating a star-shaped device when he was 4 years old.

A. up with            B. down on           C. across with       D. away from

4. If you don’t________ your invention, other people may well take advantage of it.

A. discover           B. explore             C. patent               D. develop

5. Vivian said that she_______ Jim at the supermarket the previous day.

A. was meeting     B. had met   C. would meet      D. was going to meet

6. _________ create the applications or Systems that run on a Computer.

A. Computer manufacturers               B. Software developers

C. Archeologists                                D. Conservationists

7. When I called them yesterday, they told me that they were going to the movies________.

A. now                 B. tonight             C. that night          D. the next day

8. Technological advancements have turned AI and robotics from science fiction to_________.

A. reality              B. benefit              C. quality             D. discovery

9. We’ll have flying cars in the future, _______     we can travel much faster and further.

A. although           B. since                 C. in order that     D. so that

10. “Modern technology saves us lots of time.” - “__________”

A. I think it’s all right!                       B. OK. That’s all.

C. I can’t agree with you more!          D. Not completely all.

III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences

1. My birthday is __________ the summer, __________8th July.

A. on/ on                  B. in/on                    C. at/ in                   D. in/ at

2. Napoleon Bonaparte was a great leader and he won many __________.

A. leaders                 B. soldier                 C. army                   D. battles

3. Ratatouille is a/an __________ movie. The characters are drawings, not real people.

A. animated              B. science fiction     C. drama                  D. action

4. Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị were Vietnamese great female __________.

A. armies                 B. invaders                C. generals               D. soldier

5. A: Do you want to see a movie on Sunday?

B: _________

A. Yes, I will.           B. Sounds great.        C. Yes, you can.       D. I didn’t see it.

6. I need to go to the _______ to send these letters to my grandparents.

A. library                  B. police station        C. supermarket         D. post office

7. I like going to the _______ because I can read and borrow many interesting books there.

A. bookstore            B. library                    C. department store       D. school

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III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete it.

Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (1)________complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2)________much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (3)________, exhaust from automobile causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile (4)_________ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much (5)________ the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6)________ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (7)________using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8)________reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9)________of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)________ businesses and traffic to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities. 

1.   A. as B. more C. less D. like

2.   A. so B. while C. though D. because

3.   A. Specific B. For example C. Such as D. Like

4.   A. takes B. affords C. carries D. provides 

5.   A. about B. for C. of D. with

6.   A. or B. and C. as well D. then

7.   A. start B. continue C. stop D. go on

8.   A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little

9.   A. way B. figure C. number D. amount

10. A. forbid B. prevent C. make D. require

III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

1. She is not doing …… in her room, just lying in her bed.

A. anything                       B. nothing                  C. something        D. one thing

2. These are my clothes, and those are ………..

A. you                               B. your                        C. yours               D. your^’s

3. The students have got …….. news about their exams.

A. many                            B. some                       C. a                      D. a few

4. There is ……… oil in the bottle. We should buy some more.

A. little                            B. a little                      C. few                  D. a few

5. What about …….. a cup of coffee?

A. have                            B. having                      C. you have          D. do you have

6. What would you like to do at the weekend? - ……..

A. I like to do a lot          B. I can^’t do it         

C. I^’d like to do               D. I don^’t like the weekend

7. What is there ……… breakfast? There are noodles and vegetables.

A. in                                B. at                             C. for                     D. on

8. My sister feels ………… again after her illness.

A. strongly                      B. strong                      C. is strong            D. strength

9. Mary is the ……….. of the two girls.

A. prettiest                      B. prettier                     C. pretty                 D. more pretty

10. These flowers smell ………………….

A. sweet                           B. sweetly                   C. sweetness           D. well

11. Those children always help their parents ……… the housework.

A. to                                 B. with                        C. do                        D. B& C are correct

12. My sister works …………. than me.

A. less hour                      B. few hours              C. more hours           D. little hours

13. Let^’s go to the movies this evening. - Yes, ……………..

A. That^’s a good idea        B. we are                   C. Thanks                 D. Iam

14. There is an intersection ahead. We …………….

A. must not slow down      B. must go fast         C. can not go straight  D. must slow down

15. There is a ……… behind my classroom.

A. big flower garden          B. flower big garden  C. garden big flower  D. big garden flower

16. The road signs are very ……….. They tell us what we must do.

A. useful                           B. dangerous                C. easy                    D. difficult

17. My son is really afraid ………… dogs.

A. for                                B. of                              C. with                    D. at

18. My brother likes watching TV ……… I like going out with my friends.

A. and                                 B. so                            C. or                       D. but

19. The Mekong River …………….into the Bien Dong.

A. runs                              B. goes               C. flows                          D. comes

20. Nobody ___________ him very well because he is new here.

A. know                                    B. knows                      C. knowing        D. knew

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

7. You should___________the sauce you have prepared to be sure that it is not spicy.

A. taste                        B. cook                        C. touch                      D. smell

8. We haven't got__________ more bread. Would you like _________biscuits with your cheese?

A. any – any                B. any – some             C. some – any             D. some - some

9. Common eating habits that can lead to___________ are: eating too fast, eating when not hungry, eating while standing up, and skipping meals.

A. gain weight            B. weight gain             C. put on weight         D. be heavy

10. Despite the differences in cuisine of each region, there are similarities, such as the__________for main meals – rice, ways of adding fish sauce, herbs and other flavors.

A. staple                      B. basic                       C. foundation              D. necessity

11. If my mother goes home late this evening, my father________________.

A. will cook                B. would cook            C. had cooked             D. is cooking

12. For people in Cam Thanh Commune near Hoi An, the coconut wetlands provide fisheries, a beautiful area for __________as well as an ideal refuge for boats during heavy storms.

A. tourist                     B. tour                         C. tourism                   D. tour guide

13. What do you think of _________public transport in ___________Ha Noi?

A. x - x                       B. a – a                        C. a - x                                    D. the – x

14. ____is popular with tourist of young age because they travel with minimum luggage and on a limited budget.

A. Backpack               B. Backpacking           C. Backpacker             D. Go backpacking

15. We __________her if we had her address.

A. email                       B. will email                C. would email            D. should email

16. 2005 was the year __________there was a big earthquake in Indonesia.

A. which                     B. where                      C. who                                    D. when

17. When you _____________a new English word or phrase, make a note of it!

A. come across            B. come back              C. come into                D. come on

18. Trying to use a __________dictionary less and switching to a monolingual one can help you to stop translating in your head when you are speaking or listening.

A. biannual                  B. bicentenary             C. bi-monthly              D. bilingual

19. Are you someone who can read and write well in English but cannot speak ___________?

A. fluent                      B. fluently                   C. fluency                   D. a fluency

20. If you get __________when speaking, take two deep breaths before you say something.

A. annoyed                 B. nervous                   C. pleased                   D. unwilling

III. Choose the best answer which best fits each space in each sentence.

1. The computer is the most wonderful _______in the 20th century.

A. inventor B. invent C. invented D. invention

2. A washing machine or _______can help you to save time and energy while doing housework.

A. laptop B. vacuum cleaner C. e-book reader D. smart phone

3. Poets are normally inspired _______beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this inspiration.

A. with B. to C.by D.in

4.This book is so long that I _______

A. haven't finished it yet B. haven't finished it already

C. still have finished it D. still haven't finished it already.

5. Teenagers nowadays often have their own idols who they really love and _______ in different ways.

A. imitate B. observe C. inspire D. help

6. Flying cars may be a solution to the problem of traffic jams, but what happens if they _______traffic and cannot take off.

A. hold on B. get stuck in C. get off D. get on

7. I _______television a lot but now I don't any more.

A. was watching B. are used to watch

C. used to watch D. am watching

8. I can't open these files on my computer. A computer virus _____ these files.

A. has destroyed B. has been destroying

C. destroyed D. is destroying

9. When I _______the thief, he was stealing something from the shop.

A. saw B. was seeing C. see D. have seen

10. Her husband _____unemployed since they ______to the countryside.

A. was / moved B. was / have moved

C. has been / moved D. has been/have moved