Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box.

In Canada and the United States, (1) _________ of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on October 31st. It’s a day (2) _________ some people dress up in strange or unusual costumes. For example, they may dress up to look (3) _________ an animal, a person from a book or movie or a famous person from history. In some places, children go to school in (4) _________ Halloween costumes. After dark, many young children (5) _________ on their costumes and visit their neighbors. They knock on the (6) _________ and shout “Trick or treat!”. Then the neighbors (7) _________ them some candy, and the children go on to the (8) _________ house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. (9) _________ are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a prize for the best or (10) _________ unusual costume.

Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)                       

Computing is now at the (1) ___________ stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. (2) ___________ printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these (3) ___________ were unable to read and hadn’t got enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book (4) ___________ we do today. They wanted books (5) ___________ they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to (6) ___________, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.

The position with computers is very similar today. A few years (7) ___________, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but (8) ___________ didn’t know how to (9) ___________ them. In many (10) ___________,  however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.

Fill in each numbered blank of the following  passage with ONE suitable word. Write your answer  on your answer sheet.

To many people, their friends are most important (1)..... in their life. Really good friends (2)..... the good times and the bad times, help you when you’ve got problems, never judge you and never turn their back on you. Your best friend may be (3)...... you’ve known all your life, someone you’ve grown up with and been through lots of (4)....... and downs with. There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special relationship. It may be the  (5)....... of enjoying the same activities, having the outlook on life, or sharing similar experiences Most of us have met someone that we’ve immediately felt relaxed with, (6)....... if we’ve known them for years. However, usually it really does take you years to (7)........ to know someone well enough to consider him your best friend. To the majority of (8)......... this is someone we trust completely and who understands us (9)........ than anyone else. It’s the person you can turn to for impartial advice and a shoulder to cry on (10)........ life gets you down.

X. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (2,0 points)                       

Vietnam is in the South- East Asia. It has (1) _____­­­­­____ of beautiful mountains, rivers and beaches. (2) _____­­­­­­­­____ are two long (3) __________ in Vietnam: the Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4) ____­­­­­­­_____. The Mekong River is the (5) _________river in the South- East Asia and of course it is longer

(6) _________the Red River. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) __________to the Bien Dong. Phanxipang is (8) _________ highest mountain in Vietnam. It’s 3,143 meters (9) ________. Vietnam also (10) ______many nice beaches such as Sam Son, Do Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau.

IV. Fill in each blank of the passage with the words in the box. Dark candy prize like while put strange next one parties In Canada and the United States, (1) of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on October 31st. It is a day (2) some people dress up in (3) or unusual costumes. For example, they may dress up to look (4) an animal, a person from a book or a movie or a famous person from history. In some places, children go to school in their Halloween costumes. After (5) many young children (6) on their costumes and visit their neighbors. They knock on the door and shout "Trick or Treat!" Then the neighbors give them some (7) , and the children go on to the (8) house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. There are usually Halloween (9) in the evening and usually there is a (10) for the best or most unusual costumes.

Question 3. (10 points) Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word to complete the letter. Write the word in Your answers’part.  There’s an example

Everyone (1) _______ oranges. They are quite sweet and juicy. They are in sections so (2) _________ is very easy to eat them. Some oranges (3) _________ not have seeds. Some (4) _________ thick skins and some have thin skins. The orange tree is beautiful. It has a lot (5) _________ green leaves. The small white flowers smell very sweet. (6) ________ orange tree has a lot of flowers and fruit at the same (7) _________. “Orange” is both a fruit (8) _________ a colour. The (9) _________ of orange is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit (10) _________ the color.

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VIII- Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. Dear Mary,

Thanks (1)…………. your letter. I am very glad to (2)..……………. that you are fine. I am fine, too. It’s really interesting to know about vacations (3)…………. American students.

You are (4)……… . We have fewer vacations than American students. Each year, we just have (5)…………. four vacations. We have a (6)………….. off for Independent Day on September 2^nd, two days off on April 30^th and May Day. Our most important vacation is Tet. Tet holiday often lasts for nine or ten days. Our (7)…………...vacation is summer vacation. It lasts for almost three (8)……………… . We usually spend time (9)……………. our families. We don’t have (10)…………… for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we also celebrate them.

Please write and tell me your last summer vacation.

     Your friend,   

          Hoa

IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passages below with ONE suitable word (2.0 points).

       Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1) _______. She’s my mother’s youngest (2) ______. She has never married and she (3) _______ alone in a small village near Bath. She’s forty years old, (4) _______ she looks much younger than her age. She has a fair complexion, thick blonde hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) _______, the (6) _______ first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _______ a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _______ gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills. I hope I will be (9) _______ active as she is when I’m at her (10) ______.

Part 3. (10 points) Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word . Write the word in Your answers’part.  

California is the  (1) _______ famous state in the USA. It isn't  (2) ________ biggest state; that's Alaska. But it  (3) __________ the largest population and it's certainly the most important state  (4) _________ the US economy. It's richer  (5) _______ most countries in the world. The coast has  (6) _________ of the best climates in the USA;  (7) _________is warmer and dryer than most places. Some people would also  (8)________ it's the most beautiful! But California has some  (9)_________; Los Angeles has one of the worst crime rates  (10) ______ any US city.

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