I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Kate,

Dave and I are having (16) _____ best holiday of our lives! We are in Barbados, one of the (17) _____ islands in the Caribbean. Although it is (18) _____ smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than in Jamaica. (19) _____, the people here seem (20) _____ friendlier than those on the other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have (21) _____ seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the best hotel on the island. It’s (22) _____ more comfortable than any of the other hotels, and it’s even bigger than the world famous Belton Hotel. The nearest beach is (23) _____ than a hundred meters away, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I (24) _____ wish you (25) _____ here.

Love,

Mike

16. a. a                                b. an                                 c. the                              d. Æ

17. a. most lovely               b. loveliest                       c. more lovely                d. lovelier

18. a. much                         b. more                             c. less                              d. little

19. a. Moreover                  b. However                      c. Nevertheless               d. Whatever

20. a. to                               b. be                                 c. more                           d. to be

21. a. never                         b. ever                              c. yet                              d. been

22. a. high                           b. long                              c. far                               d. many

23. a. few                            b. little                             c. much                           d. less

24. a. did                            b. do                                c. are                               d. will

25. a. are                             b. were                             c. will be                        d. aren’t

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

Dear Kate,

Dave and I are having (16) _____ best holiday of our lives! We are in Barbados, one of the (17) _____ islands in the Caribbean. Although it is (18) _____ smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be more to do than in Jamaica. (19) _____, the people here seem (20) _____ friendlier than those on the other islands. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have (21) _____ seen. It’s large and cool, and many people think it’s the best hotel on the island. It’s (22) _____ more comfortable than any of the other hotels, and it’s even bigger than the world famous Belton Hotel. The nearest beach is (23) _____ than a hundred meters away, and so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good, and I (24) _____ wish you (25) _____ here.

Love,

Mike

16. a. a                                b. an                                 c. the                              d. Æ

17. a. most lovely               b. loveliest                       c. more lovely                d. lovelier

18. a. much                         b. more                             c. less                              d. little

19. a. Moreover                  b. However                      c. Nevertheless               d. Whatever

20. a. to                               b. be                                 c. more                           d. to be

21. a. never                         b. ever                              c. yet                              d. been

22. a. high                           b. long                              c. far                               d. many

23. a. few                            b. little                             c. much                           d. less

24. a. did                            b. do                                c. are                               d. will

25. a. are                             b. were                             c. will be                        d. aren’t

  An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ________ to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited this country. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the (2) ________ is Cairo, a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the weather is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most (3) _______ sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much (4) ________ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience. It is not difficult to go there because there are frequent (5) ________ there from Cairo.

1. A. holiday         B. visit  C. excursion          D. trip

2. A. head         B. principal  C. capital      D. state

3. A. requested    B. know  C. excited        D. famous

4. A. joining       B. sightseeing  C. looking      D. thinking

5. A. flights        B. places           C. times        D. flies

I.        Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

An American professor who has studied the Mayas has come up (16) _____ a new theory about the sudden end of their empire. According to Professor Richard Hansen, an archaeologist (17) _____ the University of California; the collapse of the Mayan (18) _____ in Central America was (19) _____ about by the Mayas (20) _____.

Their object was to display their wealth and power by making their buildings and decoration as beautiful as (21) _____. This involved using large quantities of lime, which they put (22) _____ the walls to make them smooth. Unfortunately, the creation of lime is a process which requires intense heat, and they (23) _____ had to cut down huge numbers (24) _____ trees. This affected the quality of the soil, and it (25) _____ almost impossible to farm.

16. a. with                           b. to                                 c. for                                d. about

17. a. in                               b. at                                  c. on                                 d. belongs to

18. a. civil                           b. civilians                        c. civilize                          d. civilization

19. a. brought                     b. turned                          c. came                             d. made

20. a. themselves       b. themself     c. theirself      d. theyselves

21. a. popular                      b. suitable                        c. possible                        d. available

22. a. in                               b. on                                 c. for                                d. to

23. a. however                    b. therefore                      c. moreover                      d. besides

24. a. on                              b. of                                 c. for                                d. Æ

25. a. become                      b. becomes                       c. has become                  d. became

I.          Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

For many years (16) _____ and quality of (17) _____ were dependent (18) _____ social status and wealth. Before medieval times (19) _____ people in Britain (20) _____ plain woolen clothes. The main garment was a long (21) _____ fastened by a belt, and covered in cold weather by a cloak. In the 11^th and 12^th centuries (22) _____ in clothing between nobles and the common people became more noticeable. Women’s dresses began to have more shape and style. They reached the ground and often had long hanging (23) _____. Rich people lined their cloaks with fur. When knights returned from the Crusades they brought new fashions and (24) _____ from the Middle East. Men began to wear (25) _____ tunics and stockings, and long pointed shoes.

- medieval times: thời trung cổ

16. a. style                          b. stylish                            c. stylist                             d. stylistic

17. a. cloths                        b. clothe                            c. clothing                         d. cloth

18. a. in                               b. on                                  c. at                                   d. to

19. a. most                          b. most of                          c. mostly                            d. almost

20. a. wear                          b. wore                              c. wears                             d. wearing

21. a. tunic                          b. tunnel                            c. unique                            d. stockings

22. a. different                    b. differing                        c. differs                            d. differences

23. a. sleeveless                  b. sleeve                            c. sleeved                          d. sleeves

24. a. material                     b. materials                        c. materialism                    d. materially

25. a. color                          b. colored                          c. colorant                         d. coloration

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun (16) _____ stop rising. As a result, they (17) _____ make sacrifices (18) _____ the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (19) _____.

Farmers, however, used to (20) _____ the rain god almost as (21) _____ as the sun god. Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build the worship the sun and the rain gods.

Another popular god was the wind god, which took the form of a (22) _____ with feathers. This feathered snake was also the (23) _____ of knowledge for the Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at the time was (24) _____ a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftsmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (25) _____, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico. 

16. a. might                         b. will                               c. can                               d. may

17. a. have to                      b. used to                         c. is used to                      d. get used to

18. a. for                             b. in order to                    c. since                             d. so that

19. a. seasons                      b. directions                     c. dimensions                   d. quarters

20. a. respect                       b. worship                        c. admire                          d. prays

21. a. much                         b. many                            c. more                             d. popular

22. a. god                            b. snake                            c. statue                           d. monster

23. a. snake                         b. king                              c. god                               d. animal

24. a. mostly                       b. most                             c. the most                       d. most of

25. a. popular                      b. known                          c. transmit                        d. spread

I.       Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

(16) _____ country is more beautiful than a town and (17) _____ to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year (18) _____. Some have a cottage (19) _____ in a village (20) _____ they can go there whenever they can find the time.

English villagers are not all alike, but in some (21) _____ they are not very different (22) _____ each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.

The village green is a (23) _____ stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water (24) _____ through pipes into each house.

Most villages are (25) _____ close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

16. a. A                               b. An                                c. The                             d. Æ

17. a. pleasant                     b. please                           c. pleased                       d. pleasure

18. a. round                        b. through                        c. length                         d. whole

19. a. build                          b. built                             c. building                      d. builds

20. a. because                     b. if                                  c. such that                     d. so that

21. a. roads                         b. streets                          c. ways                           d. routes

22. a. with                           b. from                             c. between                      d. on

23. a. width                        b. wide                             c. wider                          d. widely

24. a. brought                     b. brings                           c. bringing                      d. bring

25. a. such                           b. too                               c. enough                        d. so

X: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Read, underline then correct them. The first one has been done for you as an example.

   An increased number of people is now going on trip to Egypt. last year, for example, about one or a half million tourists visited Egypt. The people of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira, a busy city of just under nine millions people. Although the temperature is hot, dry and most of country is desert, but average climate from October to March is not too high. Most famous sights are the Pyramids at Giza. However it's also pleasant to see Alexandria and several other places.

Your answer:  0. increased -> increasing

      1........................->..........................    6..........................-> ...........................

      2........................->..........................    7..........................-> ...........................                                       

      3........................->..........................    8..........................-> ...........................

      4........................->..........................    9..........................-> ...........................   

      5........................->..........................   10.........................-> ...........................

Choose the best answer for each blank.

An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists (1)........egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Oahira (cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (2)...... is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (3)....... from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandria. Port Said and several other places and do as (4)........ as possible in the time available. A trip to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there (5)........ frequent flights there from Cairo.

1. A. Have visited

B. Visit

C. Visiting

D. Visited

2. A. Weather

B. Climate

C. Scenes

D. Windy

3. A. measure

B. Temperature

C. Climate

D. weather

4. A. seeing

B. Looking

C. Viewing

D. Sightseeing

5. A. is

B. are

C. Were

D. was