Complete each sentence with the most approprlate word or phrase from the box:

one at time| for one| one another| one-time| one-away| one by one| all in one| one-off|

one-sided| one in three

a) You may disagree, but I __for one__ think the play is a ghastly failure.

b) The match was a ______ affair with United dominating throughout.

c) Irene Woods, the______ singing start, has written her third musical.

d) According to a survey,______ of all students are unable to pay tuition fees.

e) We are willing to make you a______ payment of ξ1,000 as compensation.

f) Not all together, please! Can you come out to front______.

g) Jim is trainer, coach, manager and driver______.

h) ______ the weary soldies fell exhauted along the side of the road.

i) We can't turn left here. It's a______ street.

j) I wish you kids would stop pushing______ and starting behaving yourselves.

IV. READING (3 marks)

     A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box (1 mark)

volunteer              to                with            since            helping

In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a volunteer.

According ______(1) US government statistics, about one-fifth of the American population does

___________(2) work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and _________(3) one another __________(4) the early days of the country

    B. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 marks)

Headache is a very common disease in the USA. Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache. The symptoms of a headache are various. People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes. They may also have pains only on one side of the head. Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore. People have headaches when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something. Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets. They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed.

*Questions:

1. Why is headache a common disease in the USA ?_______________________________

2. What can people see when they have headaches ? _______________________________

3.Can people have pains on only one side of the head ? ____________________________

4. How can they prevent headaches ?____________________________________________

II. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up / after/ on/ off / away / in /of / about /to /onto /with/ out / forward
1. She was tired because she stayed ………….late last night.
2. Don’t eat the meat on the table. It has gone …………It smells awful.
3. The ground is covered ………….. trash. You should clean …………the ground before leaving.
4. Please take ……………..your shoes when you go into the temple.
5. I used to smoke , but I gave it ………….last year.
6. You should reduce the amount …………..water your family uses.
7. The music is too loud. Please turn ……………the volume.
8. It’s the news. Could you please turn …………..the volume? I need to listen carefully.
9. His mother is worried…………this electricity bill this month.
10. If the pollution goes on, the world will end …………. like a second-hand yunk-yard.
11. I’m writing …………. you about the problem of catching fish in the lake behind my house.
12. I think we should not throw trash ……………. water because polluted water can do harm to people’s health.
13. If you don’t know this word, you can look it …………in the dictionary.
14. It was cold, so she put ……………her coat.
15. We are looking ……………to Tet holidays.
16. Nam got up late this morning because my alarm clock didn’t go …………
17. If we go ……………using more and more cars, we will run ………….of gas.

IV. Fill in the most suitable word to complete the passage.

In the United States, almost everyone at one time or another has been a (17) ______. According to
US government statistic, about one-fifth of the American population (18) ______ volunteer work each
year. American have had the tradition of volunteering and (19) ______ one another since the early days
of the country.
Americans volunteer because they are (20) ______ or paid to do it. They enjoy it! Traditional volunteer
activities include (21) ______ money for people in need, cooking and giving food, doing general labor,
proving transportation such as giving rides (22) _____ the elderly, and tutoring/ mentoring young people.

IV/ Complete the passage with the words given in the box

      In the United States, almost everyone, at one time or another, has been a (19)________. According to the us government statistics, about one-fifth of the American 20)________ does volunteer work each year. Americans have had the tradition of volunteering and (21)________ one another since the early days of the country. Americans volunteer not because they are forced or paid to (22)________ it. They (23)________ it! Traditional volunteer activities include (24)________ money for people in need, cooking and (25)________ food, doing general labour (such as clean-up (26________ and home repair), providing transportation (such as giving rides to the (27)________ ), and tutoring/ (28)________ young people.

I. Complete each sentence with a form of one of the verbs from the box. Use each verb one only.

1. John really ……………………………………. spending all day at the beach.

2. I’m completely broke, so I can’t ……………………………………. to go on holiday.

3. Excuse me, but do you……………………………………. to know the way to Old Street?

4. We ……………………………………. our team to win, but they were badly beaten.

5. Carolyn ……………………………………. to speak French and German when she was at school.

6. Even when the examiner told him to stop, Robert ………………… speaking.

7. I’m sorry, but I can’t ……………………………………. to listen to this awful music!

8. Last week Chris ……………………………………. to help me paint my bike.

9. Paul ……………………………………. to have a bad leg so he didn’t have to go to the gym.

10. Sam usually ……………………………………. playing football to doing homework.

V. Complete each sentence with a word/phrase from the box. There is one extra word/phrase.

1. These products are called ______   because    they    are    decoratively    covered    with    lacquer.

2. These _________ are made of thin bamboo strips that are woven together.

3. To play this  _________  you should use your hands, not sticks.

4. This vase is a beautiful piece of ____It's    made    from    clay    dug    from    our    river    banks.

5. Lots of Vietnamese girls like wearing . _________ and ao dai.

6. When I go somewhere on holiday, I usually buy  _________  as    souvenirs    because    I    love works of art.