IX. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

Albert Einstein

Best known (1) _________ his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has been acknowledged (2) _________ one of the greatest scientists in human society. Born in Germany in 1879, Einstein did (3) _________ in all his school subjects, with the (4) _________of mathematics, which was his (5) _________ subject.

            While (6) _________as a clerk in Switzerland, Einstein produced the Special Theory of Relativity. This theory states that mass, length and time change depending on (7) _________ a person looks at them. In 1915, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity. This new theory created a controversy (8) _________ many scientists did not agree with him. In the end, simple experiments (9) _________ Einstein to be correct. Einstein was (10) _________the Nobel Prize for his work in physics.

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) .......................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ......................... longer the trade centre that it once (3) ....................... . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) ....................... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5) ......................... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (6) ......... it very easy to explore (7) ....................... foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ....................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.

It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) ............................ high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) ........................ you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

Fill each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

     Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

He was born in a very poor part of London. His father was a comedian and his mother worked (1) a dancer and singer. However, (2) of them was very successful, so the family had very (3) money. At one time they were (4) poor that he and his brother had to share one pair of shoes, and they had to take turns wearing them. The first time he himself earned money (5) dancing and singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved (6) was working in the theatre.

When he was about 15 he joined a travelling theatre company and went on trips to America. On (7) such tour he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, (8) he eventually became both an actor and a film director. He was known to be a perfectionist, and sometimes (9) the other actors repeat a scene many times (10) he was finally satisfied with it.

Many people found him difficult and someone accused him of (11) mean, but it was really his early experiences of poverty (12) made him careful with his money. He died in Switzerland in 1977, (13) the age of 88. (14) is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his (15) and early upbringing. His name was Charlie Chaplin.

IX. Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps. (1.0 point)

Mr. Thanh is (1)________  engineer in a big factory. He lives in a small apartment (2) ________  the fifth floor of a building in Ho Chi Minh City. The factory is not near (3) ________  so he goes to work by bus. He (4) ________ home at 7 o’clock to arrive to work at 7.45. (5) ________ is Saturday morning now, and Mr. Thanh is (6)________ home, in bed. On Saturdays he (7)_______  at a quarter to seven. Then he sits in the living room and (8)_______ breakfast. On Saturday afternoons he (9)_______  tennis or goes swimming. On Saturday evenings he (10)_______  at home, he usually goes out.

1.  A. a                      B. an                      C. the                            D. any

2.  A.  at                 B. in                      C. on                            D. of

3.  A. house             B. he’s house          C. him house              D. his house

4.  A. leaves              B. is leave                  C. leaving                         D. leave

5.  A . It                    B. It’s                      C. Their                            D. They

6.  A. in                     B. at                         C. on                      D. with

7.  A. get up              B. to get up               C. getting up              D. gets up          

8.  A. have                B. having                  C. has                               D. to have

9.  A. plays              B. is play                 C. play                              D. is playing

10.  A. not stay          B. doesn’t stay          C. isn’t stay                       D. no staying

IX. Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps. (1.0 point)

Mr. Thanh is (1)________  engineer in a big factory. He lives in a small apartment (2) ________  the fifth floor of a building in Ho Chi Minh City. The factory is not near (3) ________  so he goes to work by bus. He (4) ________ home at 7 o’clock to arrive to work at 7.45. (5) ________ is Saturday morning now, and Mr. Thanh is (6)________ home, in bed. On Saturdays he (7)_______  at a quarter to seven. Then he sits in the living room and (8)_______ breakfast. On Saturday afternoons he (9)_______  tennis or goes swimming. On Saturday evenings he (10)_______  at home, he usually goes out.

1.  A. a                        B. an                            C. the                          D. any

2.  A.  at                      B. in                            C. on                           D. of

3.  A. house                 B. he’s house              C. him house               D. his house

4.  A. leaves                B. is leave                    C. leaving                    D. leave

5.  A . It                      B. It’s                          C. Their                       D. They

6.  A. in                       B. at                           C. on                           D. with

7.  A. get up                B. to get up                C. getting up               D. gets up       

8.  A. have                   B. having                     C. has                       D. to have       

9.  A. plays                  B. is play                     C. play                         D. is playing

10.  A. not stay            B. doesn’t stay            C. isn’t stay                 D. no staying

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts)

Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television.

Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television.

Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage.

Jack London the famous American writer, was (1) in San Francisco in 1876. When he was young, he (2) to sell newspapers, work at a hotel and on a ship (3) money. He was a student at a university for only a year. He had to leave it (4) he was too poor to pay for the university. In (5) years 1905 to 1909 Jack London (6) his best stories and novels. These books were about working people (7) came to find gold in Alaska, a cold country in the North.

III. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

         New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home (5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7) _______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give (8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.