1. On Saturday, a lot of people visit the library where Elena works and it is always..........

A. busy B. heavy C. strong

2. 'The job is ........ because I meet a lot of different people,' Elena says.

A. friendly B. interesting C. favourite

3. Her job is to ........ all the books when people bring them back.

A. look B. watch C. check

4. Elena has to put all the books back on the ........ shelf.

A. good B. possible C. right

5. Sometimes people ............ to return their books on time.

A. think B. forget C. mind

1: They enjoy ..................people on their trip around Italy. A. to meet B. meeting C. meet D. met 2: I know that he __________ in the library at this moment. A. works B. has worked C. is working D. was working 3: There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It __________ soon. A. is raining B. will have rained C. is going to rain D. will rain 4: Look! The bus ____________________. A. will come B. is coming C. will be coming D. is going to come 5: I would like.............all of you to enjoy my party on this Friday. A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. not invite 6: The human......system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. Respiratory 7: As planned, we ____________ our grandparents this weekend. will visit B. visit C. are going to visit D. is going to visit 8: She likes to meet and spend time with other people. She is very___________. unfriendly B. rude C. sociable D. introvert 9: Parents must____________ a good example for either children take B. make C. set D. show 10: My husband and I are not_____________ of each other when we split the house-work. We feel happy to do it. Responsible B. critical C. vulnerable D. enormous 11: The sytem that lets us take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide is called__________sytem A. respiratory B. excretory C. circulatory D. nervous 12: The exercise is very difficult, ___________ none of us can do it. and B. but C. so D. because 13: The police searched the house carefully______they found nothing but B. so C. nor D. or 14: My younger brother was lazy,__________he failed the final exams last year so B. and C. but D. or 15: I’m sure he will have no difficulty___________the exam. to pass B. passing C. to passing D. pass 16: Would you like__________to the cinema with us tomorrow evening? to come B. come C. coming D. came 17: I promised___________Tim go out but I don’t feel like_________now take /going B. to take/to go C. to take/going D. take/go 18: My grandfather is used to__________up early in the morning. getting B to get C. get D. got 19: Our school volunteer activities are very_________. excite B. exciting C. excitement D. excited 20: Tien Quan Ca is the national________of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. composer B. singer C. anthem D. instrument

IX.Read the passage then say whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or no information (N).

Last week I went with my elder brother to visit our National Library. We came there early in the morning and the library was crowded with school children. It was a Saturday morning. Before our country became free, it was known as “Raffles Library”. It is said to be one of the modern libraries in Asia.

The library is situated in Stamford Road beside our National Museum. There are hundred thousands of books in the library including valuable reference books, for university students. Almost all secondary school students are members of the library and they are allowed to borrow four books at a time.

STATEMENTS (T) (F) (N)

0. It was in the summer √

1. They went to the library last month

2. There were a lot of school children in the library

3. They came there on Sunday

4. That library used to have another name

5. It is the most well-known library in the world.

6. It is in front of the Nation Museum

7. There are few books in the library

8. Most of the members of the library are secondary school students

9. They can borrow four books in a school-year.

10. They will come there tomorrow

Read the letter, then answer the questions below

  Dear Mai,

I’m very pleased that we’re going to be pen pals. I’ll tell you a little about myself, and you can do the same when you write to me.

I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the centre, but there are parks nearby where I often take my dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a part-time job as a nurse.

I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not all of them! In the evening I sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music, and at the weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.

At the moment I’m working very hard because I have exams soon, so I’m spending a lot of time in the library.

  I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Write soon!

  Best wishes,

  Mary

Where does she live? → _______________.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

        These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

        In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

        Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.

        The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

(From Reading Challenge 2)

People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .

A. there were too few books

B. it was too difficult to walk there

C. people didn’t like the camels

D. people in Carissa didn’t like reading

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

   These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

   In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

   Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.

   The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .

A. there were too few books 

B. it was too difficult to walk there

C. people didn’t like the camels

D. people in Carissa didn’t like reading

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

        These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

        In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

        Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.

        The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.

(From Reading Challenge 2)

People did not visit the library in Carissa because _______ .

A. there were too few books

B. it was too difficult to walk there

C. people didn’t like the camels

D. people in Carissa didn’t like reading

Read the letter, then answer the questions below

  Dear Mai,

I’m very pleased that we’re going to be pen pals. I’ll tell you a little about myself, and you can do the same when you write to me.

I live in an area of London called Maida Vale. It’s quite near the centre, but there are parks nearby where I often take my dog, Mickey, for a walk. I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul. My father works for the post office and my mother has a part-time job as a nurse.

I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not all of them! In the evening I sometimes visit friends or stay at home and listen to music, and at the weekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.

At the moment I’m working very hard because I have exams soon, so I’m spending a lot of time in the library.

  I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Write soon!

  Best wishes,

  Mary

What are her hobbies? → _______________.