IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

      “Do you like sport?” You can hear this (1)  ....... very often. Many people answer “Yes, I do”, and (2).......think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3)......... TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair. But watching sport events and going in for sport(4) ......... two different things. Let’s hope that you prefer the second.

      Sport holds (5).........important place in our life. When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always (6) ...... sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find (7) ......   about some game or other or an article about your favorite kind of sport. Especially interesting stories are (8) ......    famous men or women in the world of sport, how they became champions and about (9) ......    plans for the futures. Television programmes about (10)......     are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day.

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I.      Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

“Do you like sport?” You can hear this (1)                       very often. Many people answer “yes, I do”, and (2)                                          think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3)        TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair. But watching sport events and going in for sport (4)    two different things. Let‟s hope that you prefer the second.

Sport holds (5)              important place in our life. When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always (6)                sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find (7)                         about some game or other or an article about your favourite kind of sport. Especially interesting stories are (8)        famous men or women in the world of sport, how they became champions and about (9)                  plans for the futures.

Television programmes about (10)                         are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day.

II/ Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage
from      better      producing       than
country       crowded        up        running
If you live in a city, you will probably see many people, hear the noise of traffic, and smell the pollution (1)____cars and factories. We are living in a new era in the history of the world. Before this, most people were farmes. They lived in small communities in the (2)___. Now many people are leaving the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for (3)____jobs. As a result, the cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are becoming more (4)____. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, using more water, eating more food, making more garbage, and (5)___more things in factories rgan ever before. Life in modern cities can bring many opportunities, but also I many difficulties. The authorities are trying to plan for a better future. They are building new roads, putting (6)____new houses, looking for more water sources, and limiting growth in certain areas. But people are still crowding into the cities fasster (7)_____the cities can take them. The cities are (8)_____out of space. There are bo easy answer to this problem

III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

Our school(1)...... a lot of clubs and I belong to( 2).........of them: the drama group and ( 3)....... folk music club. In each( 4)................, you can find the same types of people. First, there is “ The Mouth”, who can not stop talking. Then, (5)............is The Know it- all”, who thinks that other people’s ideas(6).......... rubbish. There are also quiet types such as “ The Brain”(7)...............  “The Scribbler”. The Brain only speaks(8)............ she has something to say. And “ The (9)............ takes a lot of notes but rarely speaks. My favorite is “ The Mouse”, who smiles (10).......... lot and seems happy to do all those boring little jobs that everyone else avoids

VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word to complete the passage bellow. (4m)

Do you feel good? Are you fit and healthy? Maybe you think you are (46) ………. and need to go on a diet. Or maybe you are a (47) ………. slim and need to put on weight. Here is some (48) ………. for you. Firstly, it is important not to do things that are bad for you – so, do not (49) ………. too much or go to bed too late. If you have an unhealthy (50) ………. , try to change some of the things you do- (51) ………. do the things that are good for you. Make (52) ………. you eat a balanced diet, (53) ………. a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. Do plenty (54) ………. exercise to keep fit: go running in the morning, or join your local gym. If you are very unfit, though, you should (55) ………. with just a little swimming.

Fill each blank with ONE word to complete the passage.

Sports and games are very importart in our lives. We all can (1) ________ a sport, or a game, or watch sports events on TV or at the stadium. When you listen to the radio every day, you can always (2)________ sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find an article about your (3)________kind of game. Television Programmes about (4)________ are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting every day. Stories about (5)________sports stars are often very interesting.

V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.(1pt)
much              happen             on              many            pollution 
Visual pollution can (1) ______________ outside or inside your house. When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual (2) ______________. For many communities, visual pollution also includes uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This kind of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things (3) ______________ the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too (4) ______________ furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house. You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution.

“Do you like sport?” You can hear this (1)  ....... very often. Many people answer “Yes, I do”, and (2).......think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3)......... TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair. But watching sport events and going in for sport(4) ......... two different things. Let’s hope that you prefer the second.

      Sport holds (5).........important place in our life. When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always (6) ...... sports news. When you open a newspaper, you will always find (7) ......   about some game or other or an article about your favorite kind of sport. Especially interesting stories are (8) ......    famous men or women in the world of sport, how they became champions and about (9) ......    plans for the futures. Television programmes about (10)......     are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day.

2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful (1) ________ because they want everyone t (2) __________ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) __________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes aren’t colorful or fancy. They do not want peple to look at them. Clothes today are very different (4) ___________ the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (5) ___________ dress. The dresses all had long skirts. But today, (6) ___________ do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800s (7) __________ to day is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes (8) __________ made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from (9) ___________ wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man-made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made (10) __________ nylon, rayon or polyester.

            1. a. clothes               b. suits                       c. shirts                      d. trousers.

            2. a. see                     b. watch                     c. look                         d. laugh

            3. a. Some                 b. Few                        c. The                         d. Other

            4. a. of                        b. from                        c. with                         d. on

            5. a. wear                   b. worn                       c. wearing                  d. wore

            6. a. children             b. women                   c. men                        d. students

            7. a. and                     b. but                          c. from                        d. with

            8. a. are                      b. were                       c. will be                     d. have been

            9. a. plastic                b. metal                      c. cotton                     d. wood

            10. a. by                     b. in                            c. with                         d. from

3. Read the text carefully, and then choose the correct answers:

            To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “All students hate exams” may be a generalization, but it’s fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known didliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the question which would be asked. This was the case of regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them go an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

Students need to do well in exams________________.

a.in order to do well at school.

b.because they need to do well at school.

c.so that to do well at school.

d.therefore they have to do well at school.

The statement “All students hate exams is _______________”.

a. extremely true.      b. completely true     c. quite true               d. very true

                 3. Which of the following sentences is not true?

                        a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

                        b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

                        c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

                        d. All students hate exams is fairly true generalization.

                 4. Why did the two students in the writer’s class get C grades in the final exam?

                        a. Because the exam was really difficult.

                        b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

                        c. Because they were dull students.

d. Because the questions weren’t in their lessons.

               5. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is to _______________.

                        a. describe the importance of exams.

                        b. discuss how exams effect on the students.

                        c. explain the quality in examinations.

                        d. criticize the exam system.

4. Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage.

                                                            CLOTHES

Clothes can tell a lot (1) _______a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2) _______ at them and they want to be the center of things. (3) ________ people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4) _______ or fancy. They don’t like people (5) _______. Clothes today are very different (6) _______ the clothes of the 1800s. Once different is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (7) _______dress. The dresses with long skirts. But today, women do not always wear dresses with long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is  the (8) _______. In the 1800s, clothes ( 9) ______natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk ir linen. But today, there are (10 ) ______kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon or polyester.

1.            a. about                      b. at                 c. with                         d. on

2.            a. look                        b. to look        c. looked                    d. looking

3.            a. each other             b. another      c. others                     d. other

4.            a. color                       b. colorfully   c. colorful                   d. colored

5.            a. to look at them      b. to looking at them                        c. looking at them     d. looked at them

6.            a. at                             b. to                 c. from                        d. in

7.            a. wear                       b. worn           c. wore                       d. wearing

8.            a. cloth                       b. clothing     c. clothe                     d. clothes

9.            a. were made only by                      c. were made only of

               c. were made only in                       d. were made only from

10.          a. many                      b. much          c. any                                     d. a little.

5. Write False (F) , True (T) or no information (N)

 I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the  local customof wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.

1. The writer lives in the Middle East now.                                              _____

2. She was constrained to wear national costume.                               _____

3. She was very annoyed at the costume.                                              _____

4. She felt confident and safe when she wore the costume.              _____

5. She didn’t have to think of what to wear every day.                          _____

6. The writer is a Muslim.                                                                            _____

6. Fill in each nimbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

            It’s sometimes said that there’s (1) _________ new in the world of fashion. Annabella was a well-known (2) __________during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking (3) ____________ her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (4) ___________such strange clothes. Did people really use to think (5) __________ trousers looked good? And those ugly platform shoes! In the early nineties, (6) ________Annabella noticed to her (7) __________that seventies styles were fashion again. “ I was planing to throw all my old clothes (8)___________”, she said,” but my daughter (9) ____________ to a party last week, and guess (10)_________ she was wearing – that’s right, some of my old clothes!”

1.   a. anything                b. thing                       c. everything                         d. nothing

2.   a. writer                      b. model                     c. architect                 d. author

3.   a. at                             b. up                           c. on                           d. after

4.   a. was wearing         b. used to wear         c. has worn               d. wears

5.   a. flaring                    b. flare                        c. flared                      d. to flare

6.   a. therefore                b. consequently       c. moreover               d. however

7.   a. amusement           b. thinking                 c. humor                    d. sense

8.   a. out                          b. in                            c. away                       d. aside

9.   a. has gone               b. went                       c. was going              d. goes

10. a. how                        b. which                     c. what                       d. that

VII. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so the meaning stays the same:

We have learnt English for 4 years.

We  ……………………………………………………………

My father started to give up smoking last year.

My father has ………………………………………………………

They have worked in that factory since 2001.

They started ……………………………………………………….

Lan hasn’t written to Maryam for a month.

Lan didn’t ……………………………………………………………

He has lived in Hanoi since he was 12.

He started …………………………………………………………...

I haven’t seen her for a long time.

I didn’t…………………………………………………………………

How long have you learnt English?

How long ago ……………………………………………………….

When did you start to listen classical music?

How long……………………………………………………………..?

I last saw her 10 years ago.

I haven’t ………………………………………………………………

How long have you bought this car?

When did ……………………………………………………………...

He would go hunting when he was in Africa.

He used ……………………………………………………………….

It’s a pity that you aren’t here now.

I wish ………………………………………………………………….

His dog is called Tony.

They …………………………………………………………………..

Tom and Mary have learnt English for 5 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t eaten this kind of food for 2 years.

It is _______________________________________.

I haven’t seen my form teacher for a year.

It’s ________________________________________.

I haven’t seen that man here before.

It is ________________________________________.

I have never been to a concert before.

It is ________________________________________.

She has never drunk coke before.

It is ________________________________________.

She hasn’t heard from him since 1998.

The last time ________________________________.

It hasn’t rained for 2 weeks.

The last time _________________________________.

Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has _____________________________________.

I started cooking for the party 2 hours ago.

I have ________________________________________.

My sister started living here.

My sister has ___________________________________.

They bought this computer in 2003.

They have _____________________________________.

She put on warm clothes so that she couldn’t catch cold.

She put on warm clothes in ________________________.

“ You ought to learn the lesson carefully at home”.

My teacher said _________________________________.

No one helps me to cook dinner.

I have _________________________________________.

She intents to be home late tonight.

She’s ___________________________________________.

Why don’t you put all chemicals and drugs in locked cupboard.

I think ______________________________________________.

Leaving medicine around the house is unsafe.

It is _________________________________________________.

Mary is too weak to say a word.

Mary isn’t ____________________________________________.

We couldn’t carry this suitcase because it is too heavy.

The suitcase isn’t _______________________________________.

Matches are very dangerous, so children musn’t  play with them.

Because _______________________________________________.

Children shouldn’t play in the kitchen.

Children ought __________________________________________.

My father doesn’t smoke any more.

My father used __________________________________________.

Tom often flew a kite when he was young.

Tom used _______________________________________________.

VIII. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

A. CAUSATIVE ACTIVE:

1.    I asked Jack to polish my shoes.
I had ......................................................................................................................................

2.    John will ask the mason to build his house.
John will................................................................................................................................

3.    My father will tell the mechanic to repair his car.
My father will ........................................................................................................................

4.    They must tell the painter to paint our house soon.
They must .............................................................................................................................

5.    She told the police to catch a thief.
She ........................................................................................................................................

6.    My father asked me to clean those chairs.
My father ...............................................................................................................................

7.    The old man will tell Peter to buy him some food.
The old man will ..................................................................................................................

8.    Will you ask her to wash up after dinner?
Will you .................................................................................................................................

9.    I asked someone to paint the gate last week.
I ..............................................................................................................................................

10. The family asked someone to paint the house for Tet
The family .............................................................................................................................  

B. CAUSATIVE PASSIVE:

1.    Mary often asks the postman to mail her letter.
Mary often has ....................................................................................................................

2.    The boss has had the servant wash his car.
The boss has had ..............................................................................................................

3.    Mr Baker asks the workers to decorate his room.
Mr Baker has .......................................................................................................................

4.    Mr green told the electrician to repair his electric-fan.
Mr Green had ......................................................................................................................

5.    He had the tailor make a new shirt.
He had .................................................................................................................................

6.    They are going to ask the painter to paint the gate.
They’re going to have .......................................................................................................

7.    Jack asked his father to fix the ball.
Jack had ..............................................................................................................................

8.    He has just had a mechanic check his motorcycle.
He has just had ..................................................................................................................

9.    He was told to redecorate this old house by the manager.
The manager ......................................................................................................................

10. The students were told to hand in test paper by the supervisor.
The supervisor ....................................................................................................................

IX. Write the complete sentences with the words or phrases given.

Ao Dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

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Some / designers / modrenized / Ao Dai / print / lines / poetry / it.

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Wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.

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You / be / lucky / have / place / this / close to your home.

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Maryam / bereally impressed / beauty / city / by the friendliness / its peple.

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 However, jeans have never / be / of fashion, / today young generation / be / still / fond / wearing them.

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Lan / Maryam / keep / touch / over two years.

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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be proud / school.

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Nowadays / modern clothing / always / wear / work.

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Ao dai / traditional dress / Vietnamese women.

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Women / usually / wear / especially / special occasions.

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Today / many Vietnamese women / prefer / wear / modern clothing / work.

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The children / be / fond / watch / the fim / television.

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Maryam / I / keep / touch / since our first meeting.

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Century / poets / musician / writers / mention / the Ao Dai / poems / novels / and songs.

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A great number / new collections / introduce / on the fashion show / Zen Plaza / last night.

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The capitals of vietnam / be / and / it /be / also / the largest city / country.

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Tom / not send / us / letter / since / he / return / USA.

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Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / proud / be students / their school.

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I wish / can / go / your party.

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Review a few , few , a little  or little:

I don’t think I can’t lift this box on my own. I need ___________ help.

__________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.

The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ___________ letters.

The snow was quite deep. There seemed _________ hope of completing our journey.

Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ___________ trouble.

Sarah is exhausted. She’s having __________ days’ holiday next week.

David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has ___________ ability.

I can speak ___________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.

Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ___________ advice.

“Have you ever been to Paris?” “Yes, I’ve been there ________ times.”