Reading the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.

My grandmother told me that our village (1) ____very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all days but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to (2) _____in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has (3) _____ a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the (4) ______. on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads (5) ______ the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries can get to the village easily. They build a medical centre so people’s health can be looked (6) _____at any time. They build a new school so their (7) ______ have better learning conditions. They build a bridge (8) ______ the river so villagers have a shorter way to town. They also build a football ground so their children can (9) ____ sports. And they grow cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money. I would like to become an agricultural engineer in the future so I can apply new technology to our farming and do more for the village (10) _____ our parents did.

II. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.

Millions of teenagers enjoy (1)_______ video games. Some play them at home. Others play them in arcades. These games are good fun (2), _______ players must be careful.

Teenagers should not spend much time on these games (3)_______ they can become tired, dizzy and even obese. If they use computer too much, they won’t have time for their families and friends. People who are addicted to computer games don’t like to join any clubs or plays any sports. They like (4)________ in front of the computer all the time. One doctor says, “This is very bad for your people. They must take part in activities with others. All young people should play outdoors and develop their social skills. They should be with people of their own age. They should spend only a small part of their time playing video (5)__________ .They mustn’t forget to do other things too.

II Read the passage, and then answer the questions below

Thanh Tien, a village in Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, is located about 10 kilometers from the centre of Hue city, opposite the ancient town of Bao Vinh. The village is famous for its traditional craft of makibg paper flowers. Local artidans skillfully makr paper flowers of different types such as lotuses, roses, orchids, apricots, gerberas, and dahlias, and of a wide range of colours. Around lubar October villagers begin making these paper flowers. They have to prepare bamboo stichks, paper and dying materials. Sometimes they have to mix colours to create of their own wish that can satisfy their passion and imagination for the type of flowers they want to makr. From mid lunar December when Tet is around the corner, colourful paper flowers can be seen on many streets of Hue. People use paper flowers for religious and decoration purposes
1 Where is Thanh Tien village?
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2 What is the village famous for?
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3 When do people see colourful paper flowers on the streets in Hue?
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4 Do people use paper flowers for religious and decoration purposes?
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Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) _________ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) _________ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) _________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

Question 1:

A. at

B. on

C. with

D. in

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) _________ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) _________ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) _________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

Question 2:

A. engineers

B. farmers

C. actresses

D. teachers

Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph. (20 points)

Since man has discovcred ways of treating illnesses and diseases, and has thus rcduced the death-rate, the only way to control population (1).........................is by lowering the birth-rate. In fact, as people in modern industrial societies began to move in (2)...............to work in the towns and factories, they found that a smaller family was easier to (3).................... So in Western Europe after the Industrial Revolution, the birth-rate did slow down as parents chose to have(4).........................children. More importantly, modern birth control measures have made it possible (5) ..................... parents to decide how many children to have. But reducing the birth-rate is not as easy as that. There (6)      many religious, social economic reasons (7)...................some parents do not want to control the (8)...................of children they have. For example, in some of the less developed parts of the world, many children are needẹd to help work the land, or (9) .....................wages that supplement the family income. To halt the population growth in such areas, it will first be necessary to raise the (10).......of living, so that parents do not need a large family.

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

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.

It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank

Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) _________ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) _________ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) _________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.

Question 3:

A. a lots

B. lots

C. much

D. some