I) ĐIỀN CÁC TỪ SAU: deteriorate, mobilize, hostile acts, declare war, clashes, aggression, outbreak, forces, ultimatum, retaliate

FOR YEARS THERE WERE BORDER .......... BETWEEN TROOPS OF COUNTRY X AND THOSE OF COUNTRY Z. THEN ............ FROM X ATTACKED A VILLAGE IN Z. Z ACCUSED X OF ......... AND BEGAN TO .......... IN READINESS FOR POSSIBLE WAR. X WARNED Z: "IF YOU CARRY OUT ........... AGAINST US, WE WILL ........... ." BUT THERE WAS MORE FIGHTING ON THE BORDER. THE SITUATION HAD BEGUND TO ................ . X DELIVERED AN................ TO Z. "IF YOU DO NOT PROMISE TO RESPECT OUR BORDERS, WE WILL ............ ." FINALLY CAME THE .......... OF WAR.

II) ĐIỀN CÁC TỪ SAU: get involved, withdraw, intermediary, peace treaty, neutral, targets, peace-keeping force, intervene, ceasefire, civilian

AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING, DURING WHICH ............ AS WELL AS MILITARY .......... WERE BOMBED, COUNTRY X ASKED COUNTRY Y, WHICH HAD REMAINED ......... DURING THE HOSTILITIES, TO ACT AS AN ............ , BUT Y DECIDED NOT TO .............. . X THEN ASKED THE UNITED NATIONS TO ............. . THE UNITED NATIONS MANAGED TO ARRANGE A ............ AND STATIONED A MULTI-NATIONAL ................ BETWEEN THE TWO OPPOSING ARMIES. AFTER WEEKS OF TALKS, THE TWO COUNTRIES FINALLY SIGNED A ........... AND THE UNITED NATIONS TROOPS WERE ABLE TO ............. .

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POPPY DAY
POPPY DAY , 11 November, is the day when people in Britain remember the soldiers that died in the First World War (1914 – 1918), the Second World War (1939 – 1945) and all other wars since. The first Poppy Day was in 1921. The First World War had ended three years earlier, but it was still very difficult, even impossible, for ex-soldiers in Britain to find employment. So some of them started making and selling red paper poppies. They gave the money that they raised to ex-soldiers who were disabled or unemployed, and to the families of soldiers who had died. The choice of flower was significant. During the war, the soldiers had noticed poppies growing every year on the battlefields in Belgium and the north of France. A well – known poem from that time, written by a Canadian soldier, begin with the lines:
In Flanders* fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place*; …
In the days leading up to Poppy Day, about 32 million people in Britain buy and wear small poppies. Some people choose to wear white poppies because they think that white symbolizes peace. Then, at 11 a.m. on 11 November (at the moment when the First World War ended) there’s a two – minute silence. Many people stop and think quietly about the soldiers who died. There are ceremonies at war memorials in towns and villages all over the country. The most important ceremony is in London, when the Queen and the Prime Minister lay wreaths of poppies at the Cenotaph, a monument to soldiers who died in battle.

*(Flanders ­= the north of Belgium; our place = our graves)

60.Someone (steal)………….. my handbag on the bus. 61.The Browns (live)……. in Paris for 7 years when the second world war (break)………. out. 62.Last month I (be)…………………….in the hospital for ten days. 63.Don’t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be)………………...away in the afternoon. 64.John (drive)………..that car ever since I (know)……….him. 65.People (speak)……….English in most of Canada. 66.The dog (wag)………his tail whenever he (see)………me. 67.I (never see)…………anyone more punctual than your brother. 68.I (meet)……. your brother this afternoon at Green Street. 69.He (light)………. a cigarrette and (walk)………to the window. 70.The performance (begin)………….at 7 o’clock and (last)……………..for 3 hours. Trang 201 71.“You (be)…….here before? ” - Yes, I (spend)……..my holidays here last year. 72.He (leave)…………for London 2 years ago and I (not see)……..him since. 73.You (be)…………………to the laboratory this week? 74.Thousands of people (see)……….. this exhibition by the end of the month. 75.By the time you (finish)…………. cooking they (do)……………… their homework. 76.I don’t think he (change)………in the thirty years I (know)……..him. 77.Then about a year ago he (disappear)………….and I (never hear)……… from him since. 78.My father (fight)…………. for 4 years in the last war. 79.I’m taking my daughter out tonight. She (not have)…………..fun for a long time. 80. When I (look)………… at my suitcase,I could see that somebody (try)……….to open it.

1) …………………Saturday afternoon we usually play basketball.
a/ In    b/ On    c/ At    d/ With
2) He was born ………………………December 2nd 1975.
a/ on    b/ in    c/ about    d/ for
3) The Second World War happened ………………………1941.
a/ on    b/ in    c/ about    d/ for
4) I often play soccer …………………..weekends.
a/ on    b/ in     c/ about     d/ at
5) Hoa worked hard, …………………she passed the exam.
a/ because    b/ so    c/ if    d/ however
6) Nam wishes his father…………………………………here to help him now.
a/ is     b/ were    c/ will be    d/ was
7) Lan can’t swim fast. She wishes she…………………………..faster.
a/ can swim    b/ couldn’t swim    c/ could swim     d/ can’t swim
8) Lan wishes she ………………………………..have to clean all the windows.
a/ don’t      b/ doesn’t    c/ wasn’t     d/ didn’t
9) I wish I ………………………………get good marks for the coming exam.
a/ can    b/ could    c/ should    d/ will
10) I have studied English…………………………………………more than three years.
a/ for    b/ in    c/ since    d/ at

One of the most interesting authors of the twentieth century, J.R.R Tolkien, achieved fame through his highly inventive trilogy. The Lord of the Rings. Born in 1892, Tolkien received his education from Oxford and then served in World War I. After the war, he became a professor of Anglo -Saxon and English language and literature at Oxford University.

Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise the Lord of the Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949. This was mainly due to Tolkien's responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II. By the late 1960s, this fascinating trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as young people intently studied the mythology and legends created by Tolkien.

The trilogy is remarkable not only for its highly developed account of historical fiction but also its success as a modern heroic epic. The main plot describes the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world. The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world. Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans. The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe.

Although readers have scrutinized the texts for inner meaning and have tried to connect the trilogy with Tolkien's real life experiences in England during World War II, he denied the connection. He claims that the story began in his years as an undergraduate student and grew out of his desire to create mythology and legends about elves and their language.

Tolkien was a masterful fantasy novelist who used his extensive knowledge of folklore to create a body of work that is still read and enjoyed throughout the world today.

The word "fascinating" in the second paragraph could be replaced by ______.

A. thrilling 

B. extremely interesting  

C. boring      

D. terrifying

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.

One of the most interesting authors of the twentieth century, J.R.R Tolkien, achieved fame through his highly inventive trilogy. The Lord of the Rings. Born in 1892, Tolkien received his education from Oxford and then served in World War I. After the war, he became a professor of Anglo -Saxon and English language and literature at Oxford University.

          Although published in 1965, the three books that comprise the Lord of the Rings were written in intervals from 1936 to 1949. This was mainly due to Tolkien's responsibilities as a professor and the outbreak of World War II. By the late 1960s, this fascinating trilogy had become a sociological phenomenon as young people intently studied the mythology and legends created by Tolkien.

          The trilogy is remarkable not only for its highly developed account of historical fiction but also its success as a modern heroic epic. The main plot describes the struggle between good and evil kingdom as they try to acquire a magic ring that has the power to rule the world. The novels, which are set in a time called Middle Earth, describe a detailed fantasy world. Established before humans populated the Earth, Middle Earth was inhabited by good and evil creatures such as hobbits, elves, monsters, wizards, and some humans. The characters and the setting of Middle Earth were modeled after mythological stories from Greece and Northern Europe.

          Although readers have scrutinized the texts for inner meaning and have tried to connect the trilogy with Tolkien's real life experiences in England during World War II, he denied the connection. He claims that the story began in his years as an undergraduate student and grew out of his desire to create mythology and legends about elves and their language.

          Tolkien was a masterful fantasy novelist who used his extensive knowledge of folklore to create a body of work that is still read and enjoyed throughout the world today.

The word "fascinating" in the second paragraph could be replaced by ______.

A. thrilling

B. extremely interesting

C. boring

D. terrifying