July 12th

Today I talk to Liz Robinson about her holiday in Nha Trang. Liz is one of his good friends. She is american Liz and her parents from America to Hanoi this year. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Hanoi. He is an English teacher. The Robinson family rented an apartment next to their home.

Last week, the Robinson family moved to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Hanoi. I miss you Liz but he will visit me next week. Communicating with each other will not be difficult.

Liz is about his age. We like to play and talk together. I teach her Vietnamese. We sometimes talk in English, sometimes in Vietnamese. Our English is getting better.

Liz helps me collect stamps. She always gave herself the stamps from the letters she got. Her friend in New York also gave herself some stamps.

Next week, she will give me some stamps and we will have dinner together.

Choose the best answer:

1. Liz is a good friend of... She is American.(me/my/mine/I)

2. Liz abd her parents... to Ha Noi last year.(come/came/coming/to come)

3.They rented an apartment... to mine.(next door/near/beside/opposite)

4. Last week, they... to anew apartment.(left/leave/move/moved)

5. It is... the other side of Ha Noi.(by/on/at/in)

6.She... to visit us next week.(comes/came/is coming/come)

7.It won't be difficult to keep....(touching/going on/in touch/touching on)

Help me!

Today, i talked with Liz Robinson about her vacation in nha trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year from the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family rented an apartment next door to mine.

Last week, the Robinsons moved to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi.I miss Liz, but she is coming to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to keep in touch

Liz's about my age. we like playing and talking together.I taught her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in VIETNAMESE. My English's improving a lot.

Liz helps me with my stamp collection. she always gives me the stamps from the letters she received. her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.

Next week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

Dịch hộ mk nhoa. Máy mình có vấn đề lên ko vào dc google dịch dc

Mơn trc

Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.

            Today, I talked with Liz Robinson (0)      about      her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year (1)________the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family (2)________an apartment next door to mine.

            Last week, the Robinsons (3)_________to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she (4)_________to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to (5)_________in touch.

            Liz's about my age. We like playing and talking together. I (6)________her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English's (7)________a lot.

            Liz helps me (8)________my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she (9)________. Her aunt in New York also gets me some stamps.      

(10)________week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

0.    A. to                                 B. about                      C. with                        D. on

1.    A. from                             B. to                            C. at                            D. in

2.    A. had                              B. stayed                     C. rented                     D. lived

3.    A. moved                         B. went                       C. got                          D. hired

4.    A. will arrive                    B. has                          C. comes                     D. is coming

5.    A. get                               B. keep                        C. stay                         D. talk

6.    A. teach                            B. taught                     C. will teach                D. am teaching

7.    A. improve                       B. improving               C. to improve              D. improved

8.    A. with                             B. for                           C. of                            D. about

9.    A. sent                              B. gave                        C. bought                    D. received

10.  A. This                             B. Last                        C. Next                        D. In a

X - Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A or B,C,D).

Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.

Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, everyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none.

However, before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed Little Pea’s rags into beautiful clothes.

As Little Pea ran to the festival, she dropped one of her shoes and lost it. When the prince found the shoe, he decided to marry the girl who owned it. Of course the shoe fitted Little Pea, and the prince immediately fell in love with her.

1.  Little Pea’s father was a___________.

     A. fairy                               B. prince                      C. cruel man                D. poor farmer

2.  How was the new wife of Little Pea’s father?      ~ She was not very_________.

     A. upset                              B. kind            C. cruel                        D. beautiful

3.  Who made Little Pea do chores all day?

     A. the prince                       B. her father                C. Stout Nut                D. Stout Nut’s mother

4.  What made Little Pea’s father very annoyed?

     A. Little Pea had to do chores all day.                  B. His new wife was very cruel to his daughter.   

     C. He had a broken heart.                                      D. A and B                               

5.  When did the village hold its harvest fastival?

     A. In the spring                  B. In the summer         C. In the autumn         D. In the winter

6.  Who did Stout Nut’s mother make new clothes for?

     A. herself                           B. Stout Nut                C. Little Pea                D. the prince

7.  When did Little Pea have beautiful clothes?

     A. Before the festival started                                 B. After the festival began

     C. During the festival                                            D. When the prince found her shoe

8.  The word ‘rags’ in line 8 could best be replaced by___________.

     A. black,dirty clothes         B. nice,new clothes     C. old,torn clothes       D. beautiful fitted clothes

9.  All of the following are false EXCEPT__________.

     A. Stout Nut, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea.     

     B. The village held its harvest festival in the summer.                             

     C. The girl who owned the lost shoe was Little Pea.

     D. The prince found Little Pea’s lost shoe and he decided to marry it.

10.What is the best title for the passage?

     A. The Lost Shoe    B. Little Pea  C. Stout Nut    D. Little Pea and Stout Nut

VIII . Read the passage and decide which word or phrase (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.

            Today, I talked with Liz Robinson about her vacation in Nha Trang. Liz's a good friend of mine. She is American. Liz and her parents arrived in Ha Noi this year (1)________the USA. Mr. Robinson works at a school in Ha Noi. He's an English teacher. The family (2)________an apartment next door to mine. Last week, the Robinsons (3)_________to a new apartment. It's on the other side of Ha Noi. I miss Liz, but she (4)_________to visit me next week. It won't be difficult to (5)_________in touch. Liz's about my age. We like playing and talking together. I (6)________her some Vietnamese. Sometimes we talk in English and sometimes in Vietnamese. My English's (7)________a lot.       Liz helps me (8)________my stamp collection. She always gives me the stamps from the letters she (9)________. Her aunt in New York also gets me some  stamps .(10)________week, she'll bring me some more stamps and we'll have dinner together.

1. A. from                                 B. to                             C. at                             D. in

2. A. had                                  B. stayed                      C. rented                      D. lived

3. A. moved                              B. went                                    C. got                           D. hired

4. A. will arrive                         B. has                           C. comes                      D. is coming

5. A. get                                   B. keep                         C. stay                          D. talk

6.A. teach                                 B. taught                       C. will teach                  D. am teaching

7. A. improve                            B. improving                 C. to improve                D. improved

8. A. with                                 B. for                           C. of                             D. about

9. A. sent                                  B. gave                         C. bought                      D. received

10. A. This                                B. Last                         C. Next                        D. In a

PRACTICE TEST 8

II, VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES

1, Choose the best option.

1, Oh , my tooth ….

A - is hurting me            B - hurts me           C - hurts                D - all are correct

2, Their new apartment is …the other side of Ha Noi

A - at                              B - to                      C - on                     D - in

3, Who ….the first typewriter?

A - did invent                 B - invented           C - did he invent    D - invents

4, How heavy are you?

A - How much weight do you have?             B - How many kilos are you heavy?

C - How much do you weigh?                       D - What is the heaviness?

5, One way to stop tooth decay is …… less sugar.

A - you eat                      B - to eat                 C - for eating        D - you are eating

6,……….in town , mine is the largest

A - Of all schools           B - all of the schools  C - In all schools    D - Of all the schools

7, Sugar adds taste …..the food we eat

A - for                             B - with                    C - to                        D - in

8, He never likes durians and…….

A - so do I                       B - neither do I          C - I didn’t either     D - I do too

9,What would you like, coke or milk?

A - Yes , please               B - No , thanks          C - Coke, please       D - No coke for me, please

10, She loves her job because she meets a lot of …….

A - people very interesting                                 B - the very interesting people

C - very interesting peoples                                D - very ineteresting people

11, In a game of singles , two players play….each other

A - with                            B - against                 C - opposite              D - for

12, With scuba - diving , we can take a …look at marine life

A - closer                         B - nearer                    C - more careful       D - clearer

13, His parents are very strict …him

A – with                           B - on                          C - to                         D - at

14, Playing chess after dinner sounds …to me

A - boring                        B - bored                     C - boredly                D - boringly

15, Excuse me. ….I see your student card?

A – Do                              B - Will                       C - Can                     D - Shall

16, I am very surprised….passing the driving test

A - of                                 B - at                          C - with                     D - for

17, I’m sorry you can’t see Mai. She’s…at the moment

A - outside                         B - outdoors                C - out                      D - out of the house

18, I’m so hungry, Is there …….to eat?

A - something                    B - any thing               C - a thing                D - all are incorrect

19, The supermarket is very far from my house. I don’t think I can ….in 15 minutes.

A - make to it                    B - make it                   C - make it up          D make my way to it

20, Children should spend only a….of their time playing videos games

A - small part                    B - few                         C - little part             D - small section

3, Give the correct form of the word.

1, Last year there was a walking ……………….(compete)

2, A lot of people ………………. in this area are ready to walk to work instead of driving their cars (live)

3, We can enjoy the ……… villages and share the hospitability of the local people in Viet nam( neighbor)

4, That is the great ………………………, Edison. (invent).

5, There is saying “ ……………….is better than cure” (prevent)

6, People of all ………………………..can join the walking activity ( able).

7, I had a …………………....evening. It made me forget all my sadness. ( terrify).

8, Her parents ……………..……………..her to apply for the job ( courage)

9, He made an ………………..…………..to see her yesterday morning (arrange)

III, READING

1, Read the passage and choose the best option.

Chopsticks

What if you had no knives?What if you had no forks or spoons? And what if you couldn’t pick up your food with your hands? Then how would you eat? You might try chopsticks.

Most people in China don’t use knives or porks. They use chposticks. These sticks come in pairs. They are a little longer than a pencil. They’re thinner, too. And they are made of wood or bone. How do you use chopsticks? You hold them with the thumb and fingers of one hand. Then you trap a piece of food between the ends of the sticks. And you bring the food to your mouth So now you know how to use chopsticks. The first time you try them , you might have trouble. Many people do. But not the people in China, Japan and Viet Nam. They grew up using chopsticks. They can work them easily and quickly.

1, This story is mostly about…….

A - the difference between forks and chopsticks C - chopsticks and how people eat with them.

B - the excitement of using chposticks                 D - the trouble with using chopsticks

2, The people of China, Japan and Viet Nam work chopsticks well because………

A - they have used them all their lives                  C - chopsticks come in pairs

B - they use carved and painted chopsticks           D - chopsticks are special to the people waho use them

3, One way chopsticks and forks are alike is …….

A - both are made from the same thing                  C - both are hard to use

B - both are thinner than a pencil                            D - both are used with one hand

4, Chopsticks are not useful……

A - for people in the West                                        B - for left - handed people

C - when you have soup                                           D - for young children

5, Chopsticks are special to the person who uses them because….

A - noone else uses them                                          C - they are made of bone

B - they are exciting                                                   D - he/she can’t use forks or spoons

2, Complete the passage with ONE word in the blanks.

                                                                     Sweets to eat

Pineapple is a sweet fruit that (1)………….only in hot countries. It does not grow on trees (2)………... some fruit trees.It grows up from the ground. The (3)………….. may be cut off and planted. The pineapple plant grows about two feet(4)…………... The pineapple looks (5)………….…. a large pine cone. It (6)……….….a hard, brown covering.(7)………….… leaves have points .Inside it is yellow and juicy. The middle part is hard and it is not used (8)……..… canning. But the middle part is sweet! Next time you have fresh pineapple, try a (9)……………. of the hard middle part. Canned or (10)…………………. , the pine apple is a good fruit to eat.

3, Read the passage and choose the best option.

Last year I went (1) ………….a homestay to the United States . I (2)… with the Johnson family in the (3)…. Of California. (4)…… I was there , I went to school with my American sister, Julie.

(5)…… , speaking English every day was (6)….. I was homesick. (7)…..then I started (8)…. my homestay. English was easier. School was fun.I liked living with the Johnsons . We ate dinner together every night. We went to the movies a lot. (9)…..spring vacation , we went on a camping trip. Now I’m (10)……. home with my parents . I often write to my American family and they write to me. Next year the Johnsons are going to visit me.

1, A - to                 B - on              C - for                   D - at

2, A - lived            B - stay            C - was                 D - came

3, A - part              B - area            C - state                D - country

4, A - And              B - While        C - Because          D - When

5, A - First              B - For first     C - At first           D - At the first

6, A - bad               B - good           C - different         D - hard

7, A - However      B - But             C - And               D - after

8, A - enjoying       B - catching      C - preferring      D - missing

9, A - In                  B - During        C - From             D - For

10,A - in                 B - at                 C - back              D - return

IV, WRITING

1, Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings , using the cues given.

1, I don’t like candies either.

Neither…………………………………….………..

2, My sister usually plays badminton skillfully

My sister …………………………………………….

3, How much were these “chung” cakes?

What…………………………….……………………….?

4, It took an hour to drive home from the busstop yesterday

It was………………………………………………………

5, Mr Jack could drive a car the most carefully.

Mr Jack could………………………………………………….

2, Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings , using the word given.

1, She isn’t going camping with her students next weekend (of)

……………………………………………………………………….

2, Tom does not polish his shoes and Jack doensn’t either ( Neither …nor)

………………………………………………………………………….

3, No one in this area is a quick runner than Minh ( runs)

………………………………………………………………………..

4, They may not take part in the walking contest next summer(possible)

…………………………………………………………………………..

5, Mai plays the piano well and sings beautifully ( either …or)

……………………………………………………………………………..

3, Put the words into the correct order to complete the sentences.

1, too/ I/ everything/ out/ because/ rarely/ is/ go/expensive.

…………………………………………………………………..

2, a/ She/ of/ on/ him/ gave/ birthday/ pair/ his/ last/ shoes.

………………………………………………………………..

3, it/ not/ chess/ My/ very/ interested/ good/ is/ in/ is/ but/ brother/ he/ little/at .

……………………………………………………………………………………….

4, any/in/ They/ friendly/ always/at / talk/ other/ a/ with/ people/ way/time/.

………………………………………………………………………………………..

5, learn/ the/ Thanks/ , we/ more/ can/ invention/ undersea/ about/ Jacques Cousteau’s/ world

……………………………………………………………………………………….

4, Complete the sentences , using the cues given.

1, John / see/ me/my husband/ bus station / this morning.

…………………………………………………………….

2, She/ prefer/ run/ ski/ last year.

…………………………………………………………….

3, Jane/ can/ play/ both/ guitar/ violin/ when she/ eight.

…………………………………………………………………..

4, he/ make/ so/ mistake/ his writing/ Literature class/yesterday .

……………………………………………………………………….

5, She receive/ lot/ encouragement/ her friends/ her exams

…………………………………………………………………………..

Nốt đi , câu cuối rồi

Choose the best option.

1, Oh , my tooth ....

A - is hurting me B - hurts me C - hurts D - all are correct

2, Their new apartment is ...the other side of Ha Noi

A - at B - to C - on D - in

3, Who ....the first typewriter?

A - did invent B - invented C - did he invent D - invents

4, How heavy are you?

A - How much weight do you have? B - How many kilos are you heavy?
C - How much do you weigh? D - What is the heaviness?

5, One way to stop tooth decay is ...... less sugar.

A - you eat B - to eat C - for eating D - you are eating

6,..........in town , mine is the largest

A - Of all schools B - all of the schools C - In all schools D - Of all the schools

7, Sugar adds taste .....the food we eat

A - for B - with C - to D - in

Choose the word that best fits each of the blacks spaces

I live (1) Romania, in the (2) . My school is about one kilometer (3) my house. My sister goes to school (4) bike every morning, but I haven't got a bike, so I go (5) foot. It only (6) about fifteen minutes, and it's good exercise

1. a. in b. at c. on d. from

2. a. country life b. countryside c. city life d. rural

3. a. apart b. away c. for d. from

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

5. a. by b. with c. on d. of

6. a. has b. takes c. last d. goes

Exercise 15. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. She is good                 meteorology .

    A. on              B. in                          C. at                             D. for

2. Last night volcano Maui                  and the large areas of land were affected.

    A. erupts         B. erupted                 C. erupting                 D. erupt

3. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot             pours downhill.

    A. ash             B. smoke                   C. dirt                          D. lava

4. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was        .

    A. evacuated   B. killed.                    C. died                         D. injured

5. The earthquake             have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries.

    A. victim's      B. elders                    C. rescuers                  D. soldiers

6. When there is a plane crash, a lot of                     is left.

    A. dust           B. debris                    C. waste                     D. piece

7. A powerful                   off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

    A. earthquake B. tornado                 C. tsunami                  D. landslide

8. A              often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.

    A. forest fire   B. flood                     C. tornado                  D. landslide

9.                 often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

    A. droughts     B. storms                   C. floods                     D. sandstorms

10.     Deforestation leads to                which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature.

    A. flood          B. climate change       C. sandstorm              D. erosion

Exercise 16. Choose the best answer A, B. C or D to complete the sentences.

1. A _______ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly within several hours of a heavy rain.

A. quick flood                    B. rapid flood         C. flash flood         D. hot flood

2. Monsoon rains across Thailand _______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.

A. has affected                   B. have affected      C. have effect         D. have influenced

3. Typhoon Haiyan made the damaga, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose                               B. loses                  C. losing                D. loss

4. Thanks to the extensive _______ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be relatively now.

A. prevent                         B. preventive          C. prevention         D. preventing 

5. A number of other provinces will declare drought _______ in the coming weeks.

A. accident                        B. emergency         C. event                 D. situation

6. In some areas, human _______ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

A. acts                               B. actions               C. acting                D. activities

7. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _______ and volcanic _______, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

A. floods – eruptions                                        B. earthquake – flood

    C. flood – eruption                                       D. earthquakes – eruptions

8. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that _______ a volcano.

A. flows                            B. flows into          C. flows out           D. flows out of

9. A soft, loose soil may _______ more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same earthquake.

A. erupt                             B. rage                   C. shake                 D. collapse

10. During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and is expected to _______ the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province.

A. strike                            B. scatter                C. bury                  D. struck

Exercise 17. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1.       When a volcano              , hot gases and lava run down.

    A. blows         B. erupts                    C. throws                    D. escapes

2.       Penicillin was                  by Alexander Fleming.

    A. discovered B. invented                C. created                   D. explored

3. After an earthquake, many people    and              to hospital.

    A. was injured/ taken                                                           B. injured/ took     

    C. were injured/ taken                                                         D. injured/ taken

4.                 is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.

    A. sandstorm  B. thunderstorm         C. cyclone                   D. hurricane

5.       After a mudslide, authorities have confirmed five dead and a hundred of people still                 .

    A. miss           B. missed                  C. misses                    D. missing

6.       A forest fire  quickly and                     many trees.

    A. raged/ killed                                 B. burst/ harmed         C. spread/ destroyed        D. occurred/ cooked

7.       The tornado caused a massive              to the town.

    A. destruction B. extension              C. danger                    D. mishap

8.       The flood victims are being sent                    by the government.

    A. food           B. shelter                   C. aid                          D. water

9.       After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for                   .

    A. survivors    B. survivals               C. surviving                D. survived

10.                        is better than treatment.

B. Medicine               C. Practice                  D. Preparation

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. I have photographs of my family _______ the wall of my office.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
2. Mr. Smith's jacket is _______ the closet.
A. under B. in C. at D. from
3. Where's John? He's over there. He's standing________ Ellen and Ann.
A. on B. under C. next to D. between
4. They will be _________ Chicago at ten o'clock tomorrow.
A. at B. in C. near D. from
5. The teacher stands ________the class.
A. from B. at C. in front of D. by
6. February comes________ March
A. behind B. after C. before D. during
7. I always eat ______home.
A. at B. in C. from D.to
8. Trang lives________23 Le Lai Street.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
9. Trang lives________ Le Lai Street.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
10. Trang lives________Ha Noi City.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
11. I arrive at work _____ nine o'clock.
A. at B. in C. to D. for
12. April comes _____ March.
A. after B. before C. during D. with
13. I get up ____ seven o'clock every morning.
A. till B. in C. for D. at
14. I had only a sandwich_______ lunch.
A. for B. to C. at D. by
15. They will come here ______11:30 AM.                                                                                                                                                    A. between B. at C. for D. in
16. There is a meeting_____9:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
A. till B. at C. on D. between
17. He was born_____15th, January.
A. on B. at C. in D. of
18. We will be there _____ 5:00 o'clock early_____ the morning.
A. on / in B. at / in C. in /on D. in / at
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions: in, on, at or X (not)
1. Let's meet _____ Tuesday.
2. I will see him ______ 3:00 PM tomorrow.
3. Do you want to go there ________ the morning?
4. Let's do it _______ the weekend.
5. I can't work _______ night.
6. Let's meet at the park _______ noon.
7. I saw her ________ my birthday.
8. I like going to the beach _______ the summer.
9. I'll see you _________ next week.
10. He was born __________ 1991.
11. Did you see her _________ today.
12. It was sunny ________ my birthday.
13. What's on the TV __________ midnight.
14. The factory closed _________ June.
15. _________ the winter, it usually snows.
16. ________ Friday, I study English