I. Choose the word or the phrase among A,B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

          The country and the city have advantages and (1)____________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) _______ and quietness, and can do their work at their own  space because  no one  is in a (3)___________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when  they need it. Their life, however, can be boring  and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.

          The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not (4)          have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a hurry and this (5)              that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1.A. joy              B. enjoyment             C. happiness               D. disadvantages

2.A.quiet            B. quietly                  C. peace                      D. peaceful

3.A.hurry           B. hurried                  C. hurriedly                D. hurrying

4.A. never          B. ever                       C. hardly                    D. only

5.A. aims            B. means                   C. asks                       D. said

I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.

It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered; only a few Sunday papers are published.

To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.

Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and factories are working.

26. What is the best title for the passage?

      a. Traditions and Customs in Great Britain          b. The Importance of Traditions and Customs

      c. Traditional Life vs. Modern Life                      d. Englishmen’s Hobbies

27. How important are traditions in Britain?

      a. It is slightly important.                                      b. It is more important than in other countries.

      c. It is rather important.                                        d. It is somewhat important.

28. In Great Britain, _____.

a.    only a few papers are published                      

b.   a garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted garden in imitation of grass and a box of flowers

c.    all shops and factories are working at Christmas

d.   traditions are preserved

29. The word it in the last paragraph refers to _____.

      a. Christmas                  b. a national holiday        c. old traditions               d. England

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. In Great Britain all theatres are closed on Sundays.

      b. In Great Britain a postman doesn’t work on Sundays.

      c. English families like a house with garden better than a modern flat.

      d. In Scotland Christmas is a great national holiday.

31.Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each gap.

EXERCISE AND HEALTH

I think that being fit and (28) _____ is very important. I exercise quite a bit and I’m also careful about the kind of food I eat, especially since people in my family are at risk of heart disease. I have a personal (29) _____ who helps me with my exercise routine. He has a theory that people who exercise every day, live longer. I don’t know if I agree with him, (30) _____ I...

Exercise 10: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions

REPORT ON SCHOOL LIBRARY

As instructed, I made a study of the present condition of our school library by visiting it every day this week. I had talks with many students and also questioned the prefects. I spoke to the members of the staff. I saw the librarian and had a long discussion. I have listed down below the areas which need a thorough revamping.

Service: This is not up to the standard. There is insufficient staff to attend to the pupils’ need. The librarian has agreed to my suggestion to engage extra hands if the management agrees.

Reading room: It is not spacious enough to accommodate the present student population. Although the room is tidy, the heat is intolerable. It would be helpful if we could obtain a bigger hall with more tables, chairs and fans to put in.

Books: In an ideal educational system, the school library should be the centre of academic life. It should be well provided with sufficient books, journals, magazines and newspaper. Although we have a good selection of books, we still don’t have many good reference books. Students made a number of requests for them.

Discipline: I am really glad to note that the discipline is good and maintained at all times. The librarian and the class prefects deserve to be praised for their efficient and sincere word.

1. I made a study of the present condition of our school library by...........

A. Visiting it this morning.

B. Visiting it yesterday.

C. Visiting it every day this week.

D. Visiting it every day last week.

2. Before having listed somewhere that need revamping, I had talks with some people except........

A. Students

B. Teachers

C. Mentors of classes

D. Librarian

3. Which is the advantage in our school library? - ................

A. Service

B. Reading room

C. Books

D. Discipline

4. What did I suggest for the reading room........

A. Cleaning and tidying reading room

B. Having more heat

C. Obtaining a bigger hall, more tables, chairs, fans

D. Decorating it beautifully

5. Library – the centre of academic life should have (Magazines and newspapers/ Reference books/ Science books/ All kinds of good books.)

Task 4. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A,B,C or D. (Em hãy đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất)

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before going to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said: "No, I don't want money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here". The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about the paintings. The farmer smiled and answered: "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

Where did the artist spend his holiday? *

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A. In a beautiful country

B. On a beautiful hill

C. With a farmer

D. With his paints and brushes

What did he do during his holiday? *

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A. He went back to the farm.

B. He made paints and brushes.

C. He painted all day.

D. He went out every day.

What did the farmer ask the artist for at the end of the holiday? *

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A. Money

B. For his wages

C. Many pictures

D. A picture

Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer's request? *

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A. Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.

B. Because he had so many kinds of pictures.

C. Because he would sell one of his pictures.

D. Because the farmer thanked him.

The farmer's son wouldn't want to become an artist any more ___________. *

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A. because he lived in London.

B. because he had the artist's picture.

C. after seeing the artist's picture.

D. when he came here.

I. READING Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (19) …………….. and quietness, and can do their work at their own pace because no one is in a (20) …………………... They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (21) ……………….. they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (22) ……………… they are ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

Question 19. A. quietly B. peaceful C. peace D. quiet

Question 20. A. hurried B. hurrying C. hurriedly D. hurry

Question 21. A. what B. when C. which D. that

Question 22. A. unless B. although C. because D. if

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

The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.

Question 23. When do city people often go to the country?

A. At the weekends.

B. All the year round.

C. At Christmas.

D. . The summer holidays.

Question 24. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the

village?

A. They can have their houses rented.

B. They can go to the country at weekends.

C. They can go to the country when they are busy.

D. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time.

Question 25. What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?

A. The village green

B. Running water

C. The church

D. The Internet

Question 26. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?

A. They can go there to buy cheaper things.

B. They can go there to buy whatever they want.

C. They can go there to buy luxury goods.

D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (36)

A. comparison     

B. comparative      

C. compare 

D. comparatively

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (38)

A. relearning        

B. revising   

C. resitting  

D. redoing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

         Parents and teachers are always making (36) ________ between the time when they were children and the present generation . They say everything was better than it is today, especially in education. (37) ________ , they say they used to work much harder in school, and that nowadays, we aren’t very interested. I disagree, because we spend hours every day doing homework after our lessons or (38) ________ for exammination. I wonder (39) ________ our parents really had to study so much after school every day. In my opinion, it is no exaggeration to say we have forgotten how to play. I think one reason why kids (40) ________ in class is because they need to get rid of stress.

Điền vào số (39)

A. why       

B. if   

C. that         

D. what