Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

According to the paragraph 4, what is the lesson the father wanted to impart to his children?

A.Moral lessons can come from the most unexpected and ordinary things.

B.No matter what season it is outside, you always have to cherish it.

C.The old age of humans is similar to the winter of nature.

D.Persevere through the difficulties and better times are sure to come sometime sooner or later.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

The word “laden” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .

A. loade

B. decorated

C. enhanced

D. given

Bài 1: Sửa lỗi sai.

1. There were a little people waiting to buy tickets.

2. You hardly have enough time to do the first exercise.

3. Although Bill has owned many kind of cameras, he has never considered buying this kind before.

4. There is no one outside the theater; the performance could have been cancelled.

5. She spoke French well enough for being a translator.

6. They could not longer put up with the noise from the factory.

7. He had so many homework that he could not go to the movies.

8. The pen rolled off of the table and onto the floor.

9. If I will finish studying, I will go to the movies with you.

10. The explanation he had given was so confusing as I could not understand it.

11. We would have went to Florida, but it was having an unusual cold spell.

12. If my father knew the truth, he would have been very angry.

11,/This\ wall /is\ to /keeping\ people out of /the\ garden

12,He took /the\ job /in order not to\ earn more money,but to live /close\ to like closer to /his\ sister.

13,I covered /the\ floor /by\ newspaper /before\ I started /paintin\

14,I'm very /tired\ but I'm sure a cup /of\ coffee will /revival\ /me\

15,/Could\ you /give\ /me\ your answer today,if /possibly\.

16,The project /will\ be /show\ to /the\ public when it /is\ finished,

17,We must act /now\ before it is too /late\ /doing\ anything /about\ the problem.

18,Can't we deal /with\ this /now\ instead /of\ /wait\ until tomorrow.

19,/Mixture\ /the\ flour /with\ the eggs /and\ butter.

20,The government /wants\ everyone /to\ /recycle\ 25 of their house hold /wasting\

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no – it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfilment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are – and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life – can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfilment of your fall.

Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

(source: https://www.beliefnet.com)

According to the paragraph 2, what did the second son see in his turn?

A.The tree was gloomy, withered and crooked.

B.The tree was in buds and teeming with vigor.

C.The tree was blossoming and gave off a sweet scent.

D.The tree was bountifully fruitful, brimming with life force.

Tìm lỗi sai và sửa I remember my first pet very well. My dad came home from work one day with a box with holes cut in the top. I asked him what it was inside and he opened the lid. Sitting in a corner of the box was a small puppy with big black eyes! He looked very frightened so that I picked him up carefully and stroked him. He started to lick my hand and we soon became great friends. I called him Lucky and he soon was learned to do a few things when I told him to. I took him for a walk on every morning before school and every evening when I got home. It was wonderful, but we soon realised that it was no much fun for him living in a flat in the city. We decided to take Lucky to my grandparents’ house in the country so that he would have been more space. We drove there in the car, with Lucky sitting on my lap. He seemed like excited to be going to a new place to live and he jumped out of the car as soon as we stopped. He seemed to like my grandparents and so I was happy to leave him over there. I see him now as often as I can and I always take him a present, like a big juicy bone.