Câu 1: Choose the sentence with the same meaning to the first:
Before people invented newspapers, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.

A. Before newspapers has been invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.

B. Before newspapers have been invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.

C. Before newspapers were invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.

D. Before newspapers was invented, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell to shout the latest news.

1. Viet Nam / people / love / read / newspapers / magazines. In Viet Nam____________________________________________________________________

2. Kien Thuc Ngay Nay / be / one / popular magazines / be / widely read /both / teenagers / adults. Kien Thuc Ngay  Nay____________________________________________________________

3. Thanks / television / people / can / enjoy / interesting programs / an inexpensive / convenient / way. Thanks_______________________________________________________________________

4. The next stage / the development / television / be / interactive TV. The next stage_________________________________________________________________ 5. Viewers / be able / ask / questions / the show / use / their remote control. Viewers______________________________________________________________________

 6. The Internet / increase / develop / today. The Internet___________________________________________________________________

7. It / become / part / our everyday /life. It ___________________________________________________________________________

8. The internet / be / a very fast / convenient / way / me / get /information. The internet____________________________________________________________________

9. I / can /also / communicate / my friends / relatives / means / e- mail / chatting. I ____________________________________________________________________________

10. I / not use / Internet / very often / because / I / not /have / much / time. I____________________________________________________________________________ 11. He said :” I am a student.” He said that________________________________________________________ 12. She said:” I can’t find my umbrella.” She said that_______________________________________________________ 13. They said:” We are learning English now.” They said that______________________________________________________ 14. Tom said :” My friend is coming next week.” Tom said that______________________________________________________ 15. Minh said :” I will help my mum with housework this weekend.” Minh said that_______________________________________________________ 16. They said :” we shall overcome this difficulty.” They said that___________________________________________________

1.     Before inveting newspapers, town _________________ would go through city streets ringing a bell. (cry)

2.     I watch the news everyday because it is _________________. (inform)

3.     The show brought _________________ to millions of viewers. (enjoy)

4.     The next stage in the _________________ of the TV is interactive TV. (develop)

5.      Watching TV has become one of the most popular forms of _________________. (entertain)

6.     Computers are becoming _________________ popular. (increase)

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (2 points / 0.25 each)
Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
Before newspapers were (17) _______ town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell.
They shouted the (18) _______ news as they were walking. In Vietnam people love reading
newspaper and magazines. The Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most (19) _______ magazines
and is widely read by both teenagers and (20) _______. Thanks to TV (21) _______ can get the
latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and (22) _______ way.
Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs on different channels.
The next stage in the (23) _______ of TV is interactive TV. Viewers are able to ask questions about
the show by using their (24) _______ control
ĐỀ THI SỐ 12
17. A. sold B. written C. published D. invented
18. A. hot B. important C. latest D. early
19. A. unpopular B. popular C. famous D. interesting
20. A. adults B. children C. students D. teachers
21. A. readers B. inventors C. people D. viewers
22. A. fast B. effective C. convenient D. doesn’t say
23. A. develop B. development C. developing D. developed
24. A. remote B. board C. appliance D. automatic

rewrite these sentences beginning with the words given in such a way that they are similar in meaning to the original ones

1. before the invention of newpapers , town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell and shouting the latst news

➜before newpapers.....................................................................................................................................

2. the boat leaves at 6 o'clock every day

➜there is........................................................................................................................................................

3. that's the most interesting tv program we have ever ưatched

➜we have............................................................................................................................................................

4. he finished his lunch and then he started the journey

➜as soon as...........................................................................................................................................................

5. though she was rich , she was unhappy

➜rich........................................................................................................................................................................

6. it is clever of you to have changed your plan

➜you............................................................................................................................................................................

7. peter advised sue to save energy to protect the environment

➜peter said, "sue, if i were .............................................................................................................................................."

8. turn the heat down or it'll burn

➜if...............................................................................................................................................................................

1. Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most popular ........................

2. Nobody can deny the ........................ of the Internet in our life.

3. The Internet is ........................ in our city, so we can easily get access to it.

4. ........................ has developed and become part of our daily life.

5. I think that watching TV it time ........................

6. We can see many international proframs on different ........................

7. The internet is a very fast to get ........................

8. I don't like playing ........................ games.

9. I don't know which ........................ is useful for me.

10. The businessmen of ancient Egypt hired ........................ to shout about the things they wanted to sell.

1.     The town criers shouted the latest news as they _________________. (walk/ walks/ were walking/ have walked)

2.     In Viet Nam, people love _________________ newspaper and magazines. (read/ reading/ to read/ reads)

3.     Thanks _________________ television, people can get the latest information. (to/ on/ in/ for)

4.     Viewers are able to ask questions _________________ the show by using remote control. (of/ about/ in/ at)

5.     Mai and An don’t like the news, _________________? (do they/ are they/ don’t they/ aren’t they)

6.     What do we use the Internet _________________? Studying. (about/ in/ on/ for)

7.     Nobody can deny the _________________ of the Internet in our life. (benefits/ uses/ help/ assitance)

8.     What’s _________________ television tonight? Cartoon. (in/ at/ on/ by)

9.     How much time do you spend ________________ the web a day? (watching/ surfing/ seeing/ going)

10.  Tom won’t be late, _________________? (will he/ won’t he/ does he/ did he)