Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.

            Today, I talked with Liz Robinson (0)      about      her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year (1)________the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family (2)________an apartment next door to mine.

            Last week, the Robinsons (3)_________to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she (4)_________to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to (5)_________in touch.

            Liz's about my age. We like playing and talking together. I (6)________her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English's (7)________a lot.

            Liz helps me (8)________my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she (9)________. Her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.      

(10)________week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

0.    A. to                                 B. about                      C. with                        D. on

1.    A. from                             B. to                            C. at                            D. in

2.    A. had                              B. stayed                     C. rented                     D. lived

3.    A. moved                         B. went                       C. got                          D. hired

4.    A. will arrive                    B. has                          C. comes                     D. is coming

5.    A. get                               B. keep                        C. stay                         D. talk

6.    A. teach                            B. taught                     C. will teach                D. am teaching

7.    A. improve                       B. improving               C. to improve              D. improved

8.    A. with                             B. for                           C. of                            D. about

9.    A. sent                              B. gave                        C. bought                    D. received

10.  A. This                             B. Last                        C. Next                        D. In a

X - Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A or B,C,D).

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.

Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes.

As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in love with her.

1.  Little Pea’s father was a___________.

     A. fairy                               B. prince                      C. cruel man                D. poor farmer

2.  How was the new wife of Little Pea’s father?      ~ She was not very_________.

     A. upset                              B. kind            C. cruel                        D. beautiful

3.  Who made Little Pea do chores all day?

     A. the prince                       B. her father                C. Stout Nut                D. Stout Nut’s mother

4.  What made Little Pea’s father very annoyed?

     A. Little Pea had to do chores all day.                  B. His new wife was very cruel to his daughter.   

     C. He had a broken heart.                                      D. A and B                               

5.  When did the village hold its harvest fastival?

     A. In the spring                  B. In the summer         C. In the autumn         D. In the winter

6.  Who did Stout Nut’s mother make new clothes for?

     A. herself                           B. Stout Nut                C. Little Pea                D. the prince

7.  When did Little Pea have beautiful clothes?

     A. Before the festival started                                 B. After the festival began

     C. During the festival                                            D. When the prince found her shoe

8.  The word ‘rags’ in line 8 could best be replaced by___________.

     A. black,dirty clothes         B. nice,new clothes     C. old,torn clothes       D. beautiful fitted clothes

9.  All of the following are false EXCEPT__________.

     A. Stout Nut, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea.     

     B. The village held its harvest festival in the summer.                             

     C. The girl who owned the lost shoe was Little Pea.

     D. The prince found Little Pea’s lost shoe and he decided to marry it.

10.What is the best title for the passage?

     A. The Lost Shoe    B. Little Pea  C. Stout Nut    D. Little Pea and Stout Nut

VIII . Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.

            Today, I talked with Liz Robinson about her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year (1)________the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family (2)________an apartment next door to mine. Last week, the Robinsons (3)_________to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she (4)_________to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to (5)_________in touch. Liz's about my age. We like playing and talking together. I (6)________her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English's (7)________a lot.       Liz helps me (8)________my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she (9)________. Her aunt in New York also gets me some  stamps .(10)________week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

1. A. from                                 B. to                             C. at                             D. in

2. A. had                                  B. stayed                      C. rented                      D. lived

3. A. moved                              B. went                                    C. got                           D. hired

4. A. will arrive                         B. has                           C. comes                      D. is coming

5. A. get                                   B. keep                         C. stay                          D. talk

6.A. teach                                 B. taught                       C. will teach                  D. am teaching

7. A. improve                            B. improving                 C. to improve                D. improved

8. A. with                                 B. for                           C. of                             D. about

9. A. sent                                  B. gave                         C. bought                      D. received

10. A. This                                B. Last                         C. Next                        D. In a

IX. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in the box below.

                                                SEASONAL ADVICE

If you are about to graduate from school or college this summer and feel in need of a little advice about what’s important in life, you could do a lot worse than consider the words of  ___(1)____that were read out on my last day at school. Do not expect to understand the value of your youth until it has ____(2)_____. But you can be sure that thirty years from now you’ll _____(3)_____ back on life and  _____(4)_____ just how good things were.

Try not to worry about the future – or at least be aware that worrying never really helps to solve anything. Real troubles will always sneak up and _____(5)_____ you by surprise. But remember it doesn’t do any harm to do something that scares you every so often.

Do not lie and cheat – especially in love – and do not _____(6)_____ up with people who deceive you. Do not let opportunities pass you by, as the time to do things simply runs ____(7)______. Today is almost certainly more important than tomorrow.

It helps to be kind ______(8)___ your neighbors and colleagues – it’s nice and they’ll  miss  you when you’re not ____(9)_____. Friends come and go but there are a precious few that you should try and  _____(10)_____ on to. Without quality friends, quality time is harder to come by.

1. A. knowledge                     B. learning                               C. opinion                               D. wisdom

2. A. gone                               B. been                                    C. lasted                                  D. spent

3. A. come                               B. look                                                C. think                                   D. go

4. A. remind                            B. rethink                                C. recall                                   D. reappear

5. A. get                                  B. happen                                C. appear                                 D. take

6. A. look                                B. come                                   C. put                                      D. bring

7. A. out                                  B. down                                  C. off                                      D. over

8. A. about                              B. to                                        C. with                                                D. for

9. A. in                                    B. around                                C. with                                                D. over

10. A. take                              B. hold                                                C. stay                                     D. stick

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.             
    Dear Sergio,

How (l) __________ you? (2) __________ you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3) __________ to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4) __________ the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5) __________ have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there (6) __________ two lessons. My favorite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you? 

 Bye for now,

 George

first. A. do B. go C. are 

2. A. Does B. Do C. Are

3. A. walk B. walks C. walking

4. A. On B. In C. At

5. A. don't B. not C. doesn't

6. A. have B. is C. are

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
 

I. Multiple choice question: Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (2pts/10 sentences)

Kate has three (1) …………..a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. She usually (2) ………….. breakfast at home. She has bread, eggs and milk (3) ………….. breakfast. (4) ………….. school, Lan and her friends always (5) ………….. lunch at one o’clock. They often have fish or meat, vegetables for lunch. Kate has dinner (6) ………….. her parents at home at 7 o’clock. They often have meat or fish, bread, chicken (7) ………….. vegetables for dinner. After dinner, they eat (8) ………….. fruits or cakes. Kate (9) ………….. dinner because it is a big and happy meal of the day. Her family goes out for dinner (10) ………….. a month.

1.      A. breakfast         B. lunch             C. meals               D. cooking

2.      A. have                B. has                C. do                     D. does

3.      A. on                   B. in                   C. to                      D. for

4.      A. At                    B. In                  C. On                     D. For

5.      A. has                  B. have              C. having               D. to have

6.      A. to                    B. for                 C. with                   D. and

7.      A. and                 B. or                   C. to                      D. in

8.      A. a                     B. an                   C. any                    D. some

9.      A. like                 B. likes                C. to like                D. not like

10.   A. one                B. one time          C. once                  D. once time

1.      Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, or C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each numbered blank.        

Dear Sergio,

            How (l)                       you? (2)        you want to know about a typical day at my school? I always (3)                  to school with my brother and my friend Steve. School starts at 7 o'clock. (4)            the morning, we have five lessons, usually different subject. Then we have lunch. I (5)   have lunch at school, often I go home. In the afternoon, there (6)     two lessons. My favourite subject is Geography. After school, we often play football. What about you?

            Bye for now,

            George

1.      A. do                            B.go                                       C.are   

2.      A. Does                        B.Do                                      C.Are

3.      A. walk                        B.walks                                 C.walking

4.      A. On                            B.In                                        C. At

5.      A. don’t                       B.not                                      C.doesn’t

6.      A.have                         B.is                                         C.are

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

We need calories or (56)       to do the things every day. For example, when we walk or (57)        a bike to school, we  (58)_____ a certain amount of energy and even when we sleep, we also use them. But how many calories should we need a day to stay in shape? It’s difficult (59) us to calculate. If people want to keep (60)           , they should remember that everyone should have between 1600 and 2500 calories a day.

56. A. energy               B. health                      C. advice                      D. helps

57. do                          B. ride              C. drive            D. play

58. spend                    B. reduce                   C. reuse                        D. borrow

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

60. bored                      B. fit                            C. weak                        D. tired

Question 1: (10 points) Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.

                                                                POSTCADS

Today, people like to send postcards (1)   _ their friends and family. These postcards often have pictures  of  beaches,  mountains  or  castles  on  them  and  you  (2)                  write  a  message  on  the

 and the  pictures  on  them  are  often  (5)   than  people‟s  own  photos.  Somebody  sent  the  first

their newspapers then.

Your anwers: