Let me tell you about a young boy who made a model car all on his own. The boy is me, six years ago when I was just 11 and the car was small and simple but in my imagination it was a high-speed, Formula 1 racing car, speeding along the race track.

It was during the school summer holidays and workmen were building a new drive and garage beside our house. While watching the workmen I had an idea. I'd build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of the new addition to our home. I told my mother and drew up complicated plans but I couldn't find the right materials, so I gave up and spent a miserable couple of days doing nothing. My mother noticed that I'd stopped working and asked me why. I explained and she suggested that maybe I should change my plans to fit the materials I did have, rather than give up.

And that's just what I did. I found small pieces of wood in my father's workshop and made my car from anything that was lying around the house. When I found a small engine from an old model plane of mine I added that. The power came from a battery attached with some wire I found in a cupboard.

By the time the garage was finished, so was my car. I called my family together outside the house, connected the wires, started the engine and placed the car on the driveway. It was fast and I had to run to the garage to rescue it before it crashed into the new door. My family began to clap and I smiled proudly. Thanks to my mother I learned the value of seeing a project through to its end. Soon I was making plans for my next project: a helicopter!
 

f seeing a project through to its end. Soon I was making plans for my next project: a helicopter!

53. What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. suggest that everybody should try making something

B. recommend a type of car that is easy to make

C. explain how he learned not to give up on an idea

D. give information about where to find good model cars

54. Why did the writer start building the car?

A. to show the workmen that he could build something too

B. to pass the time during the school holidays

C. to give to his mother as a special present

D. to celebrate the family’s new garage

55. How did the writer feel about the first car he planned?

A. sad that he was unable to find suitable things to build the car with

B. annoyed that his father wouldn’t let him borrow any materials

C. frustrated by how much time he’d wasted on the project

D. embarrassed by the poor quality of the car plan he drew

56. What do we find out about the car the writer finally made?

A. It was completed shortly after the garage was built.

B. It was powered by an old electric motor.

C. It went up the driveway too quickly and hit the garage.

D. Its design needed some improvements.

57. What advice might the writer give about making something?

A. Always try to keep to your plans rather than change them halfway through your project.

B. When you start a project you need as much help as you can get, so ask your friends and family to get involved.

C. Look carefully around you to see what’s available and what things you can reuse for your project.

D. Don’t make a car for your first project – they’re difficult to get right and may not work.

The scientists / racing/ find/ best drugs/ treat/  COVID -19.

A.   The scientists are racing to find best drugs to treat COVID -19.

B.    The scientists are racing finding the best drugs to treat COVID -19.

C.    The scientists are raced to find the best drugs to treat COVID -19.

D.   The scientists are being raced to find the best drugs to treat COVID -19.

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a. Read the interview about a racing car driver. What is the interview mainly about?

(Đọc cuộc phỏng vấn về một tay đua xe hơi. Cuộc phỏng vấn chủ yếu nói về điều gì?)

1. winning a race (chiến thắng một cuộc đua)

2. the dangers of racing (sự nguy hiểm của đua xe)

Interview with Laura Akers, winner of the Maple Falls GT 

• “Congratulations on winning your first race! How are you feeling?”

“I'm feeling delighted, because I've dreamed about this since I was a little girl. I'm also exhausted because it was a tiring race!”

• “Was it dangerous driving in bad weather?”

“Well, it wasn't easy! I was going very slowly around the first corner because it was very wet.”

• “Are you proud to be the first female winner?”

“Yes, I feel very proud. I've worked hard to get here, and I'm grateful for my family's passionate support. We're having a big party tonight!”

Dan Travers’s report 

• I congratulated her on winning her first race and asked how she was feeling.

She said she was feeling delighted, because she had dreamed about this since she was a little girl. She said she was also exhausted, because it had been a tiring race.

• I asked if it had been dangerous driving in bad weather.

She said it hadn't been easy, and she had been going very slowly around the first corner because it had been very wet.

• I asked if she was proud to have been the first female winner.

She said she felt very proud. She said she had worked hard to get there, and she was grateful for her family's passionate support. She said they were having a big party that night.

State whether the following sentences are simple, complex or compound.

1. The Elephant Racing Festival is the biggest cultural festival in Tay Nguyen.

2. You can either choose to ride in a cable car up to the pagoda or walk up.

3. We first learned to sing quan ho when we were between 15 and 17.

4. The oarsmen are encouraged by the sounds of drums and the cheering crowds while they are racing.

5. Maya doesn’t follow the procession, but she supports the dancing team.

6. Hundreds of thousands of people gather on the two banks of the river to watch the Ngo junk race.

7. Ngo junk race is a community sports which enhance unity among Khmer people from villages

8. Even through many people come to Buon Don to ride the elephants, a lot of them fail to witness the Elephant Racing Festival.

III. State whether the following sentences are simple (1), compound (2), or complex (3)

1.  The Elephant Racing Festival is the biggest cultural festival in Tay Nguyen.

2.  You can either choose to ride in a cable car up to the pagoda or walk up.

3.  We first learned to sing Quan ho when we were between 15 and 17.

4.  The oarsmen are encouraged by the sounds of drums and the cheering crowds while they are racing.

5.  Maya doesn’t follow the procession, but she supports the dancing team.

6.  Hundreds of thousands of people gather on the two banks of the river to watch the Ngo junk race.

7.  Ngo junk race is a community sports which enhance unity among Khmer people from villages.

8.  Even though many people come to Buon Don to ride the elephants, a lot of them fail to witness the Elephant Racing Festival.

9.  Tet is the most important festival in Vietnam; therefore, most Vietnamese return home for Tet.

10.  They played together as a team very well; however, they didn’t win the race.

11.  After taking a boat to the mountain, we can take a cable car up.

12.  It was an exciting festival, so I felt very lucky to participate in it.

13.  Last year, I went to Huong Pagoda with my family and friends.

III. State whether the following sentences are simple, complex or compound.
1. The Elephant Racing Festival is the biggest cultural festival in Tay Nguyen.
2. You can either choose to ride in a cable car up to the pagoda or walk up.
3. We first learned to sing quan ho when we were between 15 and 17.
4. The oarsmen are encouraged by the sounds of drums and the cheering crowds while they are
racing.
5. Maya doesn’t follow the procession, but she supports the dancing team.
6. Hundreds of thousands of people gather on the two banks of the river to watch the Ngo junk
race.
7. Ngo junk race is a community sports which enhance unity among Khmer people from villages.
8. Even though many people come to Buon Don to ride the elephants, a lot of them fail to witness
the Elephant Racing Festival.
9. Tet is the most important festival in Vietnam; therefore, most Vietnamese return home for Tet.
10. They played together as a team very well; however, they didn’t win the race.
11. After taking a boat to the mountain, we can take a cable car up.
12. It was an exciting festival, so I felt very lucky to participate in it.
13. Last year, I went to Huong Pagoda with my family and friends.