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.

Exercise 1.Fill in each gap with a question word from the box below. Use each word once only

1._____shirt do you prefer,this one or that one?

-This shirt.

2._____siblings do you have?

-I have one sister.

3._____did you eat for breakfast?

-I had cereal and milk.

4._____are you?

-I’m 170 cm.

5._____did you go on vacation last year?

-I went to Thailand.

6._____does this shirt cost?

-It costs 500,000 VND.

7._____is the airport from here?

-It’s about 15 kilometres away.

8._____is the Eiffel Tower?

-It’s 324 metres tall.

9._____car is parket outside?

-It’s my neighbour’s car.

10.____do you want to learn a new language?

-Because I want to be able to communicate with people from different countries.

I. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10points)

     Would you like to know how we see the New Year in Spain? Eating twelve grapes. Tradition has it that you have to eat (1) _____________ one by one, in time with the striking of the clock at midnight (2) ___________31 December. What is more, if you manage to eat all the grapes on (3) ____________, you are in for a year of prosperity and good luck. Whether or not you believe in magic, come and try the experience – it (4) ____________a great fun.

     The eating of grapes is the high point (5) ____________ New Year’s Eve. In fact the striking of the clock is broadcast (6) _____________ on television throughout Spain. On this day, family or friends usually get (7) _____________ for a delicious dinner and then the (8) _____________ grapes. In many villages, towns and cities, people head to squares or other emblematic places with a clock to (9) ______________ them together and share the last minutes of the “old” year. If you would (10) ____________ to take part, head for the local tourist office for full details.

II. Read the following text and decide which answer best fits each numbered blank. (10points)

     The giant stalagmite-like pillars create huge arrays of labyrinths that (1) _________ easy to become lost in. Shillin is divided (2) ____________ many smaller stone forests and features caves, waterfalls, ponds, (3) ____________ lake with an island, and even an underground river. Two (4) ____________ the smaller individual stone forests, Naigu Stone Forest and Suogeyi Village, are a (5) ______________ of South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of Shillin’s most famous (6) ____________ is the Ashima Stone, which legend says was formed after the (7) ____________ Sani girl, Ashima, ran into the forest and was turned to stone after beig forbidden to marry the (8) ____________ she loved. Every year on June 24 the local Sani people (9) _____________ the time-honored Torch Festival at Shillin, which features many “traditional performances (10) ___________ as wrestling, bull fighting, pole-climbing, dragon-playing, lion-dancing, and the A-xi Moon Dance.”

1.    A. am                     B. is                        C. are                                D. to be

2.    A. into                    B. onto                   C. in                                  D. on

3.    A.  X                      B. a                         C. an                                 D. the

4.    A. to                       B. at                       C. with                              D. of

5.    A. part                    B. piece                  C. pile                               D. group

6.    A. attracting           B. attracted             C. attraction                      D. attractions

7.    A. beauty                B. beautiful            C. beautifully                     D. beautify

8.    A. man                   B. guy                    C. boy                              D. buddy

9.    A. make                  B. do                      C. bring                             D. hold

10.  A. much                B. like                    C. such                              D. so

III. Choose the best option among A,B, C or D to complete the sentences. (5 points)

     Preparation for Tet, Vietnamese New Year, starts two or three months before the actual celebrations. People try to pay off their debts in advance so that they can be debt-free on Tet. Parents buy new clothes for their children so that the children can wear them when Tet arrives. Because a lot of commercial activities will cease during the celebrations people try to stock up on supplies as much as possible.

     In the days leading up to Tet, the streets and markets are full of people. Everyone is busy buying food, clothes, and decorating their house. Each family prepares some special foods for the holiday. Those who live far away from home will try to come home to celebrate Tet with their family. Vietnamese families usually have a family altar to pay respect to their ancestors. During Tet the altar is thoroughly cleaned and new offerings are placed there.

     On New Year’s Eve, each home is thoroughly cleaned and decorated with flowers and offerings for ancestors by the night before Tet. Many people stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year or go to the pagoda to pray for luck, prosperity, and happiness.

     In the morning, actual Tet celebrations begin. The first day of Tet is reserved for the nuclear family. In big cities, the streets are usually empty as most people stay at home or leave the city to visit their close relatives in the countryside. Usually, children dress their new clothes and give their elders the traditional Tet greetings before receiving the lucky money.

1.  This passage is about ________.

     A. New Year’s Eve                                              C. the first day of the New Year

     C. preparation for Tet and Tet holiday                  D. paying debt before Tet

2.  Vietnamese children ________.

     A. have to pay off debt before Tet

     B. should not receive any money during Tet

     C. are not allowed to wear new clothes at Tet

     D. receive lucky money from adults during Tet

3.  Which is NOT mentioned as a preparation for Tet?7

     A. visiting friends and relatives                  B. cooking special foods

     C. decorating houses                                  D. paying off debts

4.  Which is NOT referred during Tet celebration?

     A. going to the pagoda                               B. the increasing of commercial activities

     C. visiting relatives                                    D. wearing new clothes

5.  Vietnamese families ________.

     A. do not celebrate Tet if they are poor

     B. only celebrate Tet when they are wealthy

     C. have an altar to worship their ancestors

     D. gather in the streets on the first day of Tet

Reading and choose the best answer.

Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty- four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.

If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling West, you set your clock back; traveling East, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty - five or twenty - three hours.

If you travel by ship across the Pacific Ocean, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. traveling East, today becomes yesterday; traveling east, it is tomorrow.

11). The difference in time between zones is ..............................

A). seven days B). more than seven days

C). one hour D). twenty - four hours

12). From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean .......................

A). is in one time zone B). is divided into twenty - four zones

C). can't be crossed in five days D). is divided into five time zones

13). If you cross the ocean going East, you set clock ..........................................

A). ahead by twenty - three hours B). ahead one hour in each new time zone C). back one full day for each time zone D). ahead one hour for the whole trip

14). The international date line is the name for .........................

A). the beginning of any new time zone B). any time zone in the Pacific Ocean.

C). the point where a new day begins D). any point where time changes by one hour

15). The best title for this selection is ..........................

A). How Time Zones Were Set Up B). Crossing the International Date Line

C). how Time Changes Around the World D). A trip Across the Atlantic

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.

LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN BRITAIN
The most common leisure activity in the UK is watching television. The average viewing time is
25 hours per person per week. Almost all households have at least one television set. The second
most popular activity in Britain is visiting or entertaining friends or relations. Another popular
leisure activity is gardening. The British are known as a nation of gardeners. Most people have a
garden on their property. Every town in Britain has one or more DIY centers and garden centres.
These are like supermarkets for the home and garden. These places are very popular with British
home-owners at the weekends.
_______4. All house holds have at least one television set.
_______5.British people are all gardeners.
_______6. All towns in Britain have one or more DIY centers and garden centres.

Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.

1. People say that Nam is living with his uncle in America

- Nam _________________________________

2. We haven't seen one another for a long time

- We stopped ________________________________

3. If the police had found out him, he would have been in trouble.

- Had _____________________________________

4. I'm quite happy to look after your dog when you go on holiday

- I don't mind ___________________________

5. Walking on the grass is not permitted here.

- You are ____________________________

6. "I think you'd better have a holiday after your examination, Hoa." said Mai

- Mai advised _____________________________

7. Most people are on holiday at that time of the year

- It's the ________________________________