1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of Americe's best loved storytellers. He _________ (1) (grow up) in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he ________ (2) (greatly/admire) the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued hs dream, and by the age of 22, he himself ________ (3) (be come) a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he _____________ (4) (become) a writer, many of his stories ___________ (5) (Contain) elements of his own experiences. He _______ (6) (write) many humorous stories and articles about life on the MIssissippi River before he (work) on a new story for several months before his death, but he _______ (9) (never/finish) it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, __________ (10) (become) a favorite place for Americans to visist to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19 century.

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of America's best loved storytellers. He (grow up) in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he (admire, greatly) the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued his dream, and by the age of 22, he himself (become) a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he (become) a writer, many of his stories (contain) elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he (die)in 1910 at the age of 74. Sadly, Twain (work) on a new story for several months before his death, but he (finish, never) it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, (become) a favorite place for Americans to visit to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19th century

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____

of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9)___the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)____

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____

of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9)___the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)____

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.

Part 2 : Supply the correct form of verbs in the blank. (1 point)

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, is one of America’s best-loved storytellers. He (1. grow up) ___________ in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he greatly (2. admire) ___________ the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed of being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued his dream, and by the age of 22, he himself (3. become) ___________ a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he (4. become) ________________ a writer, many of his stories (5. contain) ___________ elements of his own experiences. He wrote many humorous stories and articles about life on the Mississippi River before he (6. die) ___________ in 1910 at the age of 74. Sadly, Twain (7. work) _______________ on a new story for several months before his death, but he (8. never finish) ___________ it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, (9. become) ___________ a favorite place for Americans to visit (10. learn) ___________ about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19^th century

I. Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống:

Mark Twain is a famous america writer. His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name. He was born in a small town (1)______ the Missouri river (2)______ the USA. The boy had many friends (3)______ school and when he became a writer, he described them (4)______ his stories. Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5)______ the age of twenty he found work (6)______ a river boat. After some time he left the boat and went to live (7)______ California. Here he began to write short stories (8)______ the name (9)______ Mark Twain. He sent them (10)______ newspapers. The readers loved his stories very much.

VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Peter wakes up at seven o’clock, but he doesn’t (1) ______ up until a quarter past seven. He (2) ______ a shower and gets dressed. (3) ______ breakfast, he cleans (4) ______ teeth. He leaves his house at eight o’clock and catches the train (5) ______ Manchester. On the train, he (6) ______ the newspaper and (7) ______ the crossword. He comes (8) ______ at about half (9) ______ six in the evening. After dinner, he washes up. Then he usually (10) ______ TV. He goes to bed at about 11.30. VII. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. A. Viet Nam is in the South – East Asia. It has (1) …… ............of beautiful mountains, rivers and beaches. (2) ….......… are two long (3) ……… in Viet Nam: the Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4) ……. ..........The Mekong river is the (5).....................river in the South – East Asiaand of course it is longer (6) …..….the Red River. the Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) …………. to the East Sea. Fasipan is (8) ……. highest mountain in Viet Nam. It's 3,143 meters (9) ……… . Viet nam also has many nice ( 10) ……. .....................such as tra Co, sam Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.

B. Oak city is a great city. There’s so (1) ………………to do! There are cinemas, parks and discos. It’s got some great clothes and music shops (2) ………………Oak city is very modern and beautiful. There aren’t any (3) ………………buildings and there’s some beautiful (4) ………………around the city. Is there any pollution in the Oak city? There isn’t much pollution (5) ………………there isn’t much traffic. Everyone travels (6) ………………bike and walks, so there aren’t many accidents. No one works, so everyone has got a lot of free time. Are there any unfriendly people in Oak city? – No, so come and spend a little time here.

C. Dear Mai, I am writing Ha Long Bay with my family (1) …….…June 12th to 20th . (2) …….…you have a double room with a shower for these days? How (3) ………..…is the room? We would like (4) ……..…room facing the sea if it is possible. We (5) …..…eat meat but we (6) ………..…all other kinds of food We are arriving (7) ………..…Ha Long Bay (8) ……..…about six o’clock on Monday evening. We plan to leave the hotel (9) ………..…Sunday morning. I (10)… ………..forward to hearing from you soon.

Love, Nga