I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box. (1pt)
happen     shelter     towns     occurred      from      across
The earthquake of 26 December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory. It was a massive under water quake and (1) _____________ in the Indian Oceans. This os 1 
caused a huge tidal-wave (a tsunami) to cross the Indian Oceans. It destroyed coastlines, communities and brought death and destruction to many people. Thousands of people were killed as the wave travelled miles (2) _______________ the ocean to distant beaches. Whole the families were swept out to the sea or drowned as the sea invaded the land. The survivors need fresh water, food, (3) _____________, as well as medical help. People from all over the world are giving lots of money so that (4) ______________ and villages can be rebuilt.

Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

     Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer. However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money. At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them. The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre.

When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it.

Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money. He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88. (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.

Question II. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)

1. I didn’t go out last night because I was ...  and I didn’t want to see anyone.                DEPRESS

2. You’re always ……………  Isn’t there anything that makes you happy?              MISERY

3. We can only catch criminals if we have the full ……of the general public.     COOPERATE

4. She gave me a very……look when she saw that I wasn’t wearing the correct.       APPROVE

5. The bloodstain on her dress was very………………………                           NOTICE

6. You shouldn’t interrupt someone in ……………………... .                            SENTENCE

7. Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ………… of the newspaper.                      COME

8. If your work is ……….you won’t get a raise.                                                 SATISFY

9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ………… .                     SPORT

10. I am afraid you have been ………… .She no longer works for us.                              INFORM

Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (15 pts)

The mosquito is an insect that --(1)-- some of the worst diseases of man and animals. Certain kinds of mosquitoes carry the germs that cause --(2)-- serious diseases as malaria, --(3)-- yellow fever. When a mosquito “bites”, it may leave germs --(4)--. Many kinds of mosquitoes do not spread diseases, but they have --(5)-- “bites”.

Mosquitoes are found in all parts of the world, --(6)-- near the North Pole. Most kinds of mosquitoes that carry diseases live in the hot, damp lands near the Equator. --(7)-- some countries, mosquitoes often gather in great swarms that look like clouds. They --(8)-- men, interfering with such work as fishing, lumbering, and mining.

Man controls mosquitoes in many --(9)--. Scientists have developed chemicals --(10)-- insecticides, which kill mosquitoes and other insects. Small amounts of these chemicals kill mosquitoes --(11)-- sprayed in home, garages where they grow. Mosquitoes --(12)-- their eggs in marshes, swamps and other pools of quiet --(13)--. Engineers may build canals through marshes --(14)-- drain off the water, and often fill small pools and swamps --(15)-- soil.

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters.

1. I didn't go out last night because I was . . . and I didn't want to see anyone. DEPRESS

2. You are always . . . Isn't there anything that makes you happy? MISERY

3. We can only catch criminals if we have the full . . . of the general public. COOPERATE

4. She gave me a very . . . look when she saw that I wasn't wearing the correct shirt. APPROVE

5. The bloodstain on her dress was very . . . NOTICE

6. You shouldn't interrupt someone in . . . SENTENCE

7. Advertisements account for three-fourths of the . . . of the newspaper. COME

8. If your work is . . . you won’t get a raise. SATISFY

9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of. . . SPORT

10. I am afraid you have been. . . She no longer works for us. INFORM

I.             Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word :

      Many young men in America and in other (1) ________________ will always remember of 1953. That was the summer of the big Boy Scout Jamboree (2) __________________ California.

      (3) _________________ a hot morning in July the Scouts began to arrive by special trains and in long (4) _____________ of cars and busses. All day long they unloaded, and marched (5) _

_______________ flags flying through the entrance to the camp. Above their heads across the entrance (6) _______________ twelve big banners to welcome (7) _______________. On these banners were the (8) _________________ that every Scout knows well.

V. READING

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

Housework in My Family

student      does       make       dishes       clean       take

Today I want to talk about housework in my family.

I think I do the most housework in my family. I __________(31) the kitchen every day. I do the___________ (32), too. My mom does the shopping. She's a teacher in a school. My sister is a college _____________(33). She doesn’t do anything! She doesn’t ____________(34) her bed or clean her room. My dad cleans her room after work. He's a chef in a restaurant so he makes dinner. He ____________(35) the laundry and cleans the bathroom, too. Hmm. Now, I really think about it, my dad does the most housework.

  Fill in each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word :

      Many young men in America and in other (1) ________________ will always remember of 1953. That was the summer of the big Boy Scout Jamboree (2) __________________ California.

      (3) _________________ a hot morning in July the Scouts began to arrive by special trains and in long (4) _____________ of cars and busses. All day long they unloaded, and marched (5) _

_______________ flags flying through the entrance to the camp. Above their heads across the entrance (6) _______________ twelve big banners to welcome (7) _______________. On these banners were the (8) _________________ that every Scout knows well.

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)

    Thousands of people (1) ______ at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on March 29 to join the 2014 Earth Hour Campaign. The lights and unnecessary electrical appliances of the (2) ___________, shops and local families around the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Opera House were (3) ___________ off during one hour of the campaign. A wide variety of unique arts performances were held at the Square to (4) ____________ this year’s Earth Hour. This is the sixth time Vietnam responds to the Earth Hour campaign launched by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). ‘Let’s unite to save the Earth’ is the message that this year campaign conveys to people around the world.