16. Science and technology have ……………. the life safe, secure and comfortable.

            A. transformed            B. made           C. done           D. changed

17. Dave asked me if robots in the future ………… more user-friendly and more intelligent.

            A. will be        B. would be    C. will have been        D. will be being

18. Many people think the cyber world might ……………. the real world one day.

            A. provide       B. take place   C. take up                    D. replace

IV.Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the gaps.

Once a farmer (26)______ a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to (27)______ to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he (28)______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!” His wife (29)______ to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (30)______ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.

26. A. lived B. live C. lives D. living

27. A. selling B. sell C. sells D. sold

28. A. go B. goes C. went D. is going

29. A. run B. runs C. is running D. ran

30. A. cutting B. to cut C. cut D. A&B

II. Choose the best option marked A, B or C for each gap to complete the passage. (1.5 pt)

Computer technology is an increasingly important aspect of modern school life and has changed the way teachers and students go about their daily activities.

For students, computer technology has provided (1)         and knowledge. Since the introduction of the internet, students are now able to access information on every subject they want. Computer technology has helped students to improve their grades in different (2) ________ . Practically, students can work much (3)                using a computer.

Computer technology has helped (4)          to make their lessons more interactive and therefore more interesting. With the help of the computer technology, the lessons are more memorable and therefore students are able to remember information more effectively.

Computer technology is a (5)               invention for studying and teaching.

            1. A. food                                B. information             C. friends                    

            2. A. subjects                           B. computers                            C. activities

            3. A. taller                                B. slower                                  C. faster

            4. A. farmers                            B. students                               C. teachers

            5. A. bad                                  B. useful                                  C. beautiful

I.        Read the passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage

Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live.

Obviously, it is difficult to (1) the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the 21st century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2)over the last ten years are amazing.

People in the past were not (3)  to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4)  cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.

Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5)  and machines to make  their  work  easier.  Today,  most  of  the  difficult  and  dangerous  work  is  (6)   by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8)appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past, men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (10)  into public or private schools.

1.  A. predict                B. discuss                    C. compare                  D. suppose

2.  A. occurred             B. considered              C. expressed                D. arranged

3.  A. used                    B. able                         C. might                      D. capable

4.  A. skillful                B. difficult                  C. historical                 D. comfortable

5.  A. rules                    B. tools                        C. teams                      D. ideas

6.  A. thought               B. played                     C. done                       D. seen

7.  A. conditions          B. performances          C. stories                     D. conflicts

8.  A. mobile                B. physical                  C. bare - footed           D. household

9.  A. within                 B. among                     C. between                  D. behind

10.  A. allowed            B. attended                 C. agreed                     D. appeared

* Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank to complete the passage.
Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is difficult to (1) …………………the life of ancient people and the life of the people living in the twenty-first century because so many changes have occurred. Even the changes that have (2) …………………
over the last ten years are amazing.
People in the past were not (3) …………………to travel such long distances within such a short period of time. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and (4) …………………cars. In addition, more and more people travel by plane.
Moreover, in the past people had to work harder as they did not have (5) …………………and machines to make their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is (6) …………………by computers and other powerful machines. In the past (7) …………………of living were not as comfortable as they are now. Besides many people could not afford (8) …………………appliances like a fridge or a vacuum cleaner because those used to be luxurious goods. Another difference (9) …………………living
now and in the past is the fact that nowadays education is accessible to everyone. In the past men were mainly the only ones educated and women were not (11) …………………into public or private schools.
1. A. predict B. discuss C. compare D. suppose
2. A. occurred B. considered C. expressed D. arranged
3. A. used B. able C. might D. capable
4. A. skillful B. difficult C. historical D. comfortable
5. A. rules B. tools C. teams D. ideas
6. A. thought B. played C. done D. seen
7. A. conditions B. performances C. stories D. conflicts
8. A. mobile B. physical C. bare-footed D. household
9. A. within B. among C. between D. behind
10. A. allowed B. attended C. agreed D. appeared

                       SECTION A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best option(A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentence.

1. Although the room is well furnished, I felt _____________

A. comfort                  B. comfortable                      C. uncomfortable                 D. inconvenience

2. I’m very thirsty and I’d like __________ a cold drink.

A. having                    B. to have                              C. to having                           D. have

3. My father has had this car ______ nearly three years.

A. in                            B. since                                  C. during                                D. for

4. The news on TV last night _________very bad.

A. was                         B. were                                   C. has been                            D. have been

5. Mrs. Ngoc often _________ his motorbike to visit her hometown.

A. drives                     B. flies                                    C. rides                                   D. goes

6. He had to stand in the balcony to catch the whole_______ of the parade.

A. view                       B. vision                                C. sight                                   D. picture

7. Of my parents, my father is___________

A. the strictest           B. the stricter                                    C. stricter                               D. the more strict

8. On the table, there are vegetables, bread and two________

A. bowl of soup         B. bowls of soups                 C. bowls of soup                   D. bowl of soups

9. “___________ do you play table tennis?” – “Three times a week”

A. How much             B. How long                          C. How often                         D. How far

10. “Excuse me. I am looking for a post office.” – “ There is one_________”

A. straight                  B. turn right                           C. going left                           D. straight ahead

11. “Are you good at chess?”  - “ I’m the ______chess player in the world.”

A. bad                         B. worse                                 C. worst                                  D. baddest

12. We need ________ to sleep in when we camp overnight.

A. a bed                      B. a sleeping bag                  C. a backpack                       D. a torch

13. “___________!”     - “ Thank you. My mother gave me on my last birthday.”

A. What nice shirt                                                     B. How beautifully the shirt is

C. How pretty you are in this shirt                         D. What nice shirts you have

14. If we cycle more, there_______ less air pollution.

A. will be                    B. are                                      C. have been                         D. was

15. There aren’t ________good books at this bookstore.

A. much                      B. some                                  C. a lot                                    D. any

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