Nowadays, people are better ________ about what is going on in the world than they used to be.

A.  prepared                            B. educated                 C.  informed               D. instructed

You pay only once because it is a ________ holiday.

A.  pocket                               B. long                                    C.  packet                    D. package

You can buy an iron at any ________ shop.

A. electric                                B.  electrifying            C. electrician               D. electrical

Disabled pupils often _______ in many sporting events and share ideas with teachers and coaches.

A.    take advantage                  B. take place              C. take part                 D. take role

I have no _________ about people that can’t look after themselves.

A.  care                                    B. wonder                   C.  wish                       D. humanity

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

6. If you want to carve eggshell, you need to be _________ because it may take a long time.

A. good B. patient C. careful D. skillful

7. Nowadays, young people spend most of their time _________ computer games.

A. playing B. to play C. played D. play

8. If you spend _________ time on studying, you will get higher score.

A. less B. little C. most D. more

9. He _________ to the USA so far.

A. isn’t B. was n’t C. won’t be D. hasn’t been

10. _________ a new hobby and you will have more friends.

A. Take care of B. Take after C.Take up D. Take over

11. I’m interested in his paintings _________ he is very creative in colours.

A. because B. so C. although D. and

12. Beethoven _________ many of his most admired works from 1810 to 1827.

A. composes B. composed C. has composed D. compose

13. Cham Towers in NinhThuan province _________ by tourists all over the world every year.

A. is visited B. are visit C. visited D. are visited

14. You’d better _________ an umbrella because it is going to rain.

A. to take B. taking C. take D. took

15. Jenny _________ two eggshells and he will continue the third one soon.

A. carves B. has carved C. carved D. will carved

16. Ha can draw animals, and Linh can do it _________ .

A. too B. either C. so D. neither

17. The University of Indochina _________ in Ha Noi in 1906.

A. was built B. built C. has built D. is built

18. Jenifer says that she _________ collecting dolls, but she _________ in the future.

A. will like / won’t continue C. likes / continues

B. likes / won’t continue D. will like / continues

19. In 2018, Hanoi _________ to host the 31st SEA Games.

A. chose B. was chosen C. is chosen D. choose

IX, Fill a suitable word in each sentence

 Nowadays, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisions. Some years ago we (71) ……… to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the programs we watch (72) …………. more carefully because we have many (73) ……… interesting things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming (74) ………. careful about the actual television ste itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will (75) ……… a really good picture, with bright color and sound. Because it will be switched off (76) ……… of the time, we also want the television to look good when we aren’t watching it. So when we (77) ……. or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is  attractive and will look right (78) ………. other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more (79) ……… high quality.    However, it seems that the number of people (80) …………….. are content to do so is increasing, and this should have a good result, because in the end all televisions will have better quality.

Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the falling () or rising () intonation in each of the following questions.

1. Did anyone go? 

2. Is academic education important nowadays? 

3. What are your plans for the future? 

4. When does the course start? 

THE GENERATION GAP

people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) ....................a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN)....................on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) .............., young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE)................when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.

What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN)............lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL)...............continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ....................for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE)..............with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE)............also reach maturity at an (EARLY)..............age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.

8. The technology can be used to produce.............educational skills (INTERACT)

9. In free time, Nga often communicates..... with her cats. (NON - VERBAL)

10. Nowadays, many young people are using...... Twitter, Zalo. (SOCIETY) media such as Facebook,

11. The..... are very concerned about the increasing number of wildfire in this year. (ENVIRONMENT)

12. Examples of primary.... sre exhaust fumes from cars,soot from smoke and ash from volcanic eruption. (POLLUTE) 

13. Although the earthquake last only some seconds, but its terrified all the local people. (OCCUR) 14. Niagara Falls, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most really sceneries in the world. (SPECTACLE) 15. Different kinds of environmental pollution in recent years have destroyed many habitats. (NATURE) 16. The birth of emails has made the before. (CORRESPOND) among people much easier than again. It is so annoying! (CONNECT) than emails. (ADVANTAGE) 17. The Internet is 18. Snail mails seem less 19. Being to watching TV or videos may leads to many health problems among teenagers. (ADDICT) 20. The Telegraph was one of the most well-known in the 20th (INVENT)

VI.  Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Nowadays young people want to leave home as soon as they reach                   . (adult)

2.   A good night’s sleep will improve your                           . (concentrate)

3.   Teens should learn to be                            when making a presentation. (confidence)

4.   Going away to college has made me much more                                     . (depend)

5.   A lot of people eat too much when they’re                                  . (depress)

6.   I have a bad habit of taking on more                                 than I can handle. (responsible)

7.   Students have spoken of their growing                                               with school administrators. (frustrate)

8.   Ann suffered from depression and a number of other                               problems. (emotion)

9.   Have you thought of talking to a marriage guidance                               ? (counsel)

10. Her networking and                             skills came in handy for a charity boxing event she hosted. (organize)

VI.  Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Nowadays young people want to leave home as soon as they reach                   . (adult)

2.   A good night’s sleep will improve your                           . (concentrate)

3.   Teens should learn to be                            when making a presentation. (confidence)

4.   Going away to college has made me much more                                     . (depend)

5.   A lot of people eat too much when they’re                                  . (depress)

6.   I have a bad habit of taking on more                                 than I can handle. (responsible)

7.   Students have spoken of their growing                                               with school administrators. (frustrate)

8.   Ann suffered from depression and a number of other                               problems. (emotion)

9.   Have you thought of talking to a marriage guidance                               ? (counsel)

10. Her networking and                             skills came in handy for a charity boxing event she hosted. (organize)VI.  Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Nowadays young people want to leave home as soon as they reach                   . (adult)

2.   A good night’s sleep will improve your                           . (concentrate)

3.   Teens should learn to be                            when making a presentation. (confidence)

4.   Going away to college has made me much more                                     . (depend)

5.   A lot of people eat too much when they’re                                  . (depress)

6.   I have a bad habit of taking on more                                 than I can handle. (responsible)

7.   Students have spoken of their growing                                               with school administrators. (frustrate)

8.   Ann suffered from depression and a number of other                               problems. (emotion)

9.   Have you thought of talking to a marriage guidance                               ? (counsel)

10. Her networking and                             skills came in handy for a charity boxing event she hosted. (organize)