In most lines of the following text,there is one unnecssary word.Find these words
City life is full of advantages and disadvantages. There are a lot of advantages of living in a city. The people who live in cities enjoy some special facilities and comforts unlike the village people. Their houses are modern, streets are well-lighted. They can go shopping and buy everything they need. In case of sickness they can avail the treatment of best doctors. Moreover, they can recevice education in schools, colleges and universities of high standard. They can also visit libraties, parks, museums and so on to stimulate their minds. But city life has some drawbacks too. The city life is very fast. Everybody is rushing for a better life, a better luck and a better opportunity. In city area people usually use vehicles run by fossil fuesl which causes havey smoke. Those smoke causes air pollution. Thus, people living in urban areas take the soup of chemicals. We don't see the harmful gasses but we inhale it. The fast life, the foul and smoky weather and dirty atmosphere cause health problem. Last but not least city life is more or less artificial and monotonous. It has no touch with nature whatsoever

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer

Meditation

Meditation has been in use for thousands of years: people have always searched for inner quiet and physical relaxation, which may be for spiritual, self-realization or health reasons. It is nothing unusual and you do not have to be a great athlete to be able to achieve and enjoy the benefits of meditation at both physical and mental levels.

What, then, is meditation? As one expert put it recently, it is just sitting and relaxing. (A) Many people find that their lives are so full of the demands of work, family, friends and organized leisure pursuits that they have no time to “stand and state”. Many are so busy planning and working towards the future that they take little pleasure from the here and now. In their hurry to “get on” they miss out on the simple pleasures of life; the change of the seasons, the singing of a bird or the innocent wonder of a child. But beauty and joy are there to be seen and experienced, even in the most industrial of landscapes. (B) Meditation can be a good way of just taking time out and allowing yourself to relate to and appreciate the moment. It may be by walking along the seashore, or sitting by a stream, or just by noticing silence in a still room and enjoying it. (C)

Rather than forcing yourself to take up a difficult physical position, just relax; sit in a chair or take a walk in a favorite landscape at a steady pace. It is not a good idea to slump or lie down, as this tend to leads to sleep. It is the relaxed focus that is necessary. If you sit down, do so with your feet flat on the floor, hands resting in your lap or on the arms of the chair, and your head comfortably balanced. If you are walking, do so slowly and carefully, aware of the movement of each foot, and the contact with the ground below. (D) Notice the reaction of the ground to your feet. This is an extremely simple but effective exercise in becoming truly aware of the present.

Meditation, above all, is about staying with the moment, being in touch with one’s surroundings and one’s inner world, much of which is more easily achieved when you are in a meditative state. 

At which point in the passage would the following sentence best fit? “In fact, in the harshest environments, meditation may be needed the most”

A. (A)

B. (B)

C. (C)         

D. (D)

IV. In the following text, six sentences or parts of sentences have been removed. Above
the extract you will find the six removed sentences PLUS one sentence which doesn't fit.
Choose from the sentences (A-G) the one which fits each gap (1-6). Remember, there is
one extra sentence you do not need to use. Write the correct letter in the box.
Choose from the following sentences to fill the spaces in the text. There is ONE extra.
A. Using a microwave for cooking a large food mass is difficult due to limited penetration of
microwaves.
B. This can be overcome by leaving the food to stand for a few minutes when cooking is
completed.

C. It is advised that the water should be poured slowly into another container that already
contains the powder.
D. In this way, buying a microwave oven with a turntable ensure the food is cooked
throughout.
E. Conversely the microwaves do not heat glass, ceramic and plastic containers.
F. If the microwaves are not absorbed inside the oven, the oven can be damaged by
electrical arcs and overheating of the microwave source.
G. When water in that state is disturbed, it can suddenly and unexpectedly boil violently.

Read the text carefully. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word should not be there, if a line is correct, put a tick (˅), if there is a word shold not be write a word..

Mecca

1          Mecca is a city of about 200.000 inhabitants in the Saudi Arabia, and lies about 40 miles

2          east of Jeddah, which it is its port on the Red Sea. It is the birthplace of Muhaand the most

3          greatest place of pilgrimage in the Islamic world. It is estimated that each year more than

4          100,000 pilgrims go to Mecca, so that increasing its tourist industry. This also encourages

5          and the development of the numberous small industries and craftsmem’s workshops that

6          produce leather goods and silverware to bsell to the pilgrims. Mecca has always been an

7          important crossroads for trade and although too it was a religious centre before the rise of

8          Islam, both its religious and economic importance grew as if a result of the new faith. The

9          town is  impressively constructed and extends down the valley along roads which are

10        unusually wide for an Arab city. Its religious life is main centred in the Great Mosque.

Answer:

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer

Meditation

Meditation has been in use for thousands of years: people have always searched for inner quiet and physical relaxation, which may be for spiritual, self-realization or health reasons. It is nothing unusual and you do not have to be a great athlete to be able to achieve and enjoy the benefits of meditation at both physical and mental levels.

What, then, is meditation? As one expert put it recently, it is just sitting and relaxing. (A) Many people find that their lives are so full of the demands of work, family, friends and organized leisure pursuits that they have no time to “stand and state”. Many are so busy planning and working towards the future that they take little pleasure from the here and now. In their hurry to “get on” they miss out on the simple pleasures of life; the change of the seasons, the singing of a bird or the innocent wonder of a child. But beauty and joy are there to be seen and experienced, even in the most industrial of landscapes. (B) Meditation can be a good way of just taking time out and allowing yourself to relate to and appreciate the moment. It may be by walking along the seashore, or sitting by a stream, or just by noticing silence in a still room and enjoying it. (C)

Rather than forcing yourself to take up a difficult physical position, just relax; sit in a chair or take a walk in a favorite landscape at a steady pace. It is not a good idea to slump or lie down, as this tend to leads to sleep. It is the relaxed focus that is necessary. If you sit down, do so with your feet flat on the floor, hands resting in your lap or on the arms of the chair, and your head comfortably balanced. If you are walking, do so slowly and carefully, aware of the movement of each foot, and the contact with the ground below. (D) Notice the reaction of the ground to your feet. This is an extremely simple but effective exercise in becoming truly aware of the present.

Meditation, above all, is about staying with the moment, being in touch with one’s surroundings and one’s inner world, much of which is more easily achieved when you are in a meditative state. 

Which one of the following situations does the passage say will help you meditate?

A. taking a walk along the beac

B. learning to sit in difficult positions

C. reading a detailed book about meditation

D. noticing sounds that are enjoyable

VIII. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences, find and correct it. 

If one does not have respect for himself, you can not expect others to respect him.
Each of the students were made to answer some questions about the subject.
Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
Many discoveries have made in the fields of chemistry and physics.
The examiner did not know whether to report the student for cheating or warning him first.

IX. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct put a tick () by the number.

If not, write the word next to the line. Most people in my country have only lived in cities for the past thirty years. Before that they have lived in villages or small towns by the sea or in the mountains. This is why it is not unusual to hear even young children who they have lived in cities all their lives are talking about 'their village'. What they mean is the place where their parents were grew up or previous generations of their family lived. Even today although 'the village' is an important part of the lives of the majority of people who now make their living in cities. Most families still have yet a house in a village somewhere around the country and they return at there in the summer or during other holidays to help with the family land or just to spend time with friends and relatives. There is a wonderful sense of community and a shared past in each these villages which is so different from the cities in where most of us live. If these villages can survive, I am sure people will find it more easier to spend time in them in the future. People who have made many money in the cities will start to can invest in their old family homes and help to maintain this lovely aspect of family life in my country.

đang cần gấp: Look carefully at each line. THREE lines are correct. Tick () them. The other lines contain ONE word which should NOT be there. Underline and write the word in the space
The Swiss eat more chocolate than any other nation. The Switzerland is also the country where the best chocolate is made, although some people think it is Belgium. Chocolate originally came out from South America and the Spanish brought it to Europe. At first, it was used for the drinking and was very expensive. Today chocolate is eaten all over in the world and is a multi-million dollar industry. It is one of Switzerland’s biggest the industries after banking. Be careful when you eat chocolate. Some chocolate bars have more than a thousand for calories. Chocolate also contains one of the chemicals we be produce when we are in love!

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Television first appeared some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has been one of the most (1)_____ sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers (2)______ for children, world news, music and many other (3) _______. If someone is interested in sports, for example, he can just choose the right sports (4)______. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match while it is actually happening. Television is also a very useful way for companies to advertise their products. It is not too hard for us to see why there is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing interactive TV which allows communication (5) _______ viewers and producers.

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 Television first appeared some fifty years ago in the 1950s. Since then, it has been one of the most (1)_____ sources of entertainment for both the old and the young.

A. cheap 

B. popular 

C. expensive 

D. kind