X. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question

                                                INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD

            People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.

            Airplane

            The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December in 1903. That makes 2003 the 100-th anniversary !Before the airplane was invented, most people travelled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you?

            Telephone

            Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you?

Automobile

The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. The walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you?

Computer

People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information and much more. How do computers help you?

1.Which of the following are two inventions in the passage that were invented before 1900?

            A. the telephone and the car                                   B. the car and the computer

            C. the  computer and the airplane              D. the airplane and the telephone

2. What do all the inventions described in this text have in common?

            A. All these inventions were invented in the twentieth century.

            B. All these inventions were invented by Americans.

            C. All these inventions made people’s lives easier.

            D. All these inventions changed how people travel.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that…………….

            A. the Wright Brothers spent a long time trying to invent the airplane.

            B. someone had the idea to invent the computer in the 1940s or early 1950s.

            C. Karl Benz didn’t like to walk or ride horses for short trips.

            D. Alexander Graham Bell wrote many letters in his lifetime.

4. What does the word “ anniversary” in the second paragraph most nearly mean?

            A. an interesting idea                                   B. an event

            C. a statement of fact                                   D. a celebrated date

5. The primary purpose of this passage is to describe………….

            A. the invention of the airplane in December 1903.

            B. some inventions that have made a big difference

            C. Some ways that computers help make our lives easier.

            D. the reasons that Karl Benz invented the gas-powered car.

II. Choose the correct answers.

1. My village is not .................. it was twenty years ago.

A. the same             B. same as                

C. the same as        D. the same like

2.The broth for pho ga is made ......................stewing chicken bones.

A. of                        B. with                       C. by                                    D. from

3.I haven’t got..................... bread left. Would you like ....................... noodles instead?     

 A. any – any                      B. some – some      

C. no – some                      D. any – some

4.This is such a .......................food that I don’t think I can eat it  

A. spicy                 B. good                      C. delicious                          D. tasty  

5.How much ..................... should I use to make the cake?

A. pineapple           B. flour                     C. egg                                    D. carton of milk

6. Ann taught English for .........................children  in her neibourhood last summer.

A. school                 B. street                     C. homeless                           D. ill

7. Mark loves nature, so he enjoys …………………… programmes about plants.

A. watch                  B. watched                

C. watches             D. watching

8. This camera is not as expensive...................... I though at first.

A. than                     B. more                      C. as                                       D. that

9. Waiter: “Would you like anything to drink? We have a lot of drinks”          You: “________”

A. Green tea for me please.                                  B. I would like some fish.

C. I think I will try some rice.                  D. Let me eat some oranges.

10. Last year, Linh participated in ........................funds for street children.

A. gathering                 B.making              C. raising                            D.taking

11. This painting is prettier, but it is not ....................the other one.

A.as expenssive than                                 B. expensive than

C. as expenssive as                                    D. much expenssive as

12.Would you like to have ......................apple juice ?

A.lots                                   B.a lot                       

C.some                                   D.little

13.Viet Duc High School in Ha Noi is one of the oldest schools in Viet Nam. They ................it in 1897.

A. built                                B. got                         

C. made                                  D. did

14.We don’t need pork, but I would like a..................of beef.

A. bar                                   B. can                        

C. kilo                                     D. bag

15. The lemonade isn’t very sweet. I’ll add some more.....................

A. salt                                  B. pepper                  

C. sugar                                  D. lemon

16.People say that I am .......................my grandmother.

A. with                                 B. as                           C. from                                   D. like

17. - “ ........................is a kilo of beef, please ?”

     - “ It’s 300,000dong.”

A. How much                     B. How many            C. What money                     D. How high

18.  Brian wanted to meet me .................. the canteen .....................lunchtime.

A. in - on                             B. in - at                    

C. in - in                                 D. at – on

19. She wanted to perform ................. the stage ................ an early age.

A. on – in                            B. on – at                  

C. at – on                               D. in – in

20. Many tourists to Viet Nam come to see the water ................... show.

A. puppet                            B. puppeteers           

C. puppetry                           D. puppets

21. You should put the fresh grape fruit...................in the fridge after opening it.

A. milk                                 B. juice                     

C. soup                                   D. sauce

22. People in my city often have three ....................a day - breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

A. meals                              B. foods                 

C. recipes                            D. dishes

23.The ..................... examined the students on the previous lesson.

A. teachers                          B. classmates           

C. workers                             D. parents

24. They borrowed 10 books in total from the........................

A. teacher's room               B. school library      

C. science lab                        D. computer room

25. They reviewed the lessons ................. the homes of friends ................weekends.

A. on - at                             B. at - at                    

C. at - in                                 D. at – on

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Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one using the cues:
1. She went to the Museum of Ethonology last year?
………………………………………………………………………………
2. They have lived in that village for 5 years
………………………………………………………………………..
3. There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam
………………………………………………………………….
4.They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly)
Nam speaks English……………………………………………………...
5.A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)
An ordinary car goes……………………………………………………....
6. No one in my group is more intelligent than Long.
Long……….……….…….……….……….……………….….……….……

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

Question: Bing’s village used to be poor in the past.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

I’m Bing. My grandmother told me that our village used to be very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the news on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads so that the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains.

Question:Bing’s village used to be poor in the past.

A. True

B. False