Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage.

go / study / state / find / choose / take / start / stay / private / leave

Secondary education in the USA

In the USA students (1)______ their secondary education at the age of 11. First they (2)_______ to Middle School for three years. Then they go for Hight School for four years, form the age 14 to 18. Some students (3)_______ school when they are 16 and (4)_______ jobs. But most students (5)______ at Hight School still they are 18. Then they (6)________ exams and they get 'Hight School Diploma'. There aren't any national exams.

All students at secondary school in the USA (7)_______ English, maths, science, and P.E., but students (8)______ other subjects, so they don't all study the same subjects.

About 90% of students in the USE go to (9)_______ schools. About 10% go to (10)_______ schools. Most of the private schools are religious schools.

3.Read the passage and fill in the blanks (sentences 1-5)
We go to school (1)………..days a week and we have a lot of subjects at school such as math , Literature , English , Geography ,  and so on . I always try my best to study all , especially English because it’s my (2)……………. subject .Math is a little difficult but (3)………… However, I don’t like Literature very much (4)…... the teacher gives us so many exercises . I’m not very good at Computer Science , so I’m really afraid (5) …………………this subject . Physics , Geography and History are the most useful subjects to me . We learn about the world, about life and nature . I’m rather interested in these subjects .

(1). Choose the correct answer

seven

four

five

six

4.(2). Choose the correct answer

(2.5 Points)

lovely

likely

favorite

interesting

5.(3). Choose the correct answer

easy

good

lovely

interesting

6.(4). Choose the correct answer

because

but

then

and

7.(5). Choose the correct answer

for

at

of

on

IV. Find and correct the error. (1 pt)

1. Those books at the back in the library are in English. Answer: 1. _________________

A B C D

2. Ba is very good of fixing things. 2. _________________

A B C D

3. I should love to but I have too many assignments. 3. _________________

A B C D

4. Would you like going fishing with us? 4. _________________

A B C D

V. Read the following passage and answer question. ( 2 ms)

In Viet Nam, secondary school students often go to school six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. At school, they study about 13 subjects such as: Math, English, Literature…..Classes often start at 7 a.m and finish at 11 a.m. They have two 15 minute breaks each day. One break is in the morning and the other is in the afternoon. At recess, they often play some traditional games such as: playing marbles, skipping rope, shuttle cock…The yard is very noisy until the bell rings and classes begin again.

* Questions:

1. How many days do Vietnamese students go to school a week?

_______________________________________________________________________________

2. How many subjects do they study at school? _______________________________________________________________________________

3. What time do classes start and finish? _______________________________________________________________________________

4. What do they often do at recess? _______________________________________________________________________________

5. Is the yard very noisy until the bell rings and classes begin again?

_______________________________________________________________________________

VI. Read and choose the best answer: (2.5 pt)

The Vietnamese students take part in different after-school (1) _{…………………}. Some students play sports. They often play soccer, table tennis or badminton. Sometimes they go (2) _{…………………}in the swimming pools. Some students like music, drama and movies. They often practice playing musical instruments in the school music room. They (3) _{…………………}in the school theater group and usually rehearse plays. Some are members (4) _{…………………}the stamp collectors’ club. They often get (5) _{…………………}and talk about their (6) _{…………………}. A few students stay at home and play video games or computer science. Most of them enjoy their activities after school hours.

1. A. active B. actions C. action D. activities

2. A. running B. walking C. swimming D. fishing

3. A. go B. join C. take D. get

4. A. with B. of C. for D. in

5. A. in B. each other C. another D. together

6. A. work B. study C. stamps D. jobs

VII. Rewrite the following sentences.

1. Let’s play soccer after school.

Why _{_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________?}

2. What about listening to music tonight?

Shall ______________________________________________________________________ _?

3. We should prepare our lessons before going to school.

We ought _{______________________________________________________________________________________________________}

4. No one in the group is taller than Trung.

Trung______________________________________________________________________

5. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure.

My brother enjoys _____________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and then answer the questions below.

In VietNam, there are two terms in a school year. They are the first term and the second term. At the end of each term, we usually have final exams. The school year starts in late August and ends in May. A school day is about four hours long. We go to school from Monday to Saturday. We never go to school on Sundays. On this weekend, we often play some sports such as soccer , badminton , or volleyball.Sometimes we help our parents with the housework.

Answer:

_{1. How many terms are there in a school year in Viet Nam ?}

_{............................................................................................................}

_{2. What are they ?}

_{..............................................................................................................}

_{3. What do they often do at the end of each term ?}

_{...............................................................................................................}

_{4. How long is a school day ?}

_{...............................................................................................................}

_{5. Do they go to school on Sundays ?}

_{................................................................................................................}

_{6. What sports do they often play on the weekend ?}

_{.................................................................................................................}

Đọc đoạn văn sau và làm các bài tập kèm theo bên dưới: (2 điểm)

In Vietnam, there are two terms in a school year. They are the first term and the second term. At the end of each term, students usually have final exams. The school year starts in late August and ends in May. A school day is about four hours long.

Students go to school from Monday to Saturday. They never go to school on Sundays. On this weekend, they often play some sports such as soccer, badminton, or volleyball. Sometimes they help their parents with the housework.

A. True (T) or False (F).

1. _______ Students never help their parents at home.

2. _______ Students go to school from Monday to Sunday.

3. _______ They often play volleyball on the weekend.

4. _______ The school year starts in May.

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 from 30 to 34. Fill in the appropriate word in question 34

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30) _____ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (31) _____ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (32) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most(33) _____  accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34) _____  engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.

A. for

B. as

C. like

D. so

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 from 30 to 34. Fill in the appropriate word in question 32

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30) _____ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (31) _____ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (32) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most(33) _____  accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34) _____  engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.

A. other

B. another

C. each other

D. others

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 from 30 to 34. Fill in the appropriate word in question 31

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30) _____ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (31) _____ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (32) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most(33) _____  accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34) _____  engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.

A. reach

B. reaching

C. being reached

D. to reach

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 from 30 to 34. Fill in the appropriate word in question 30

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (30) _____ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before (31) _____ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (32) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most(33) _____  accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in vocational subjects such (34) _____  engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.

A. big

B. small

C. long

D. short