Complete the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject

23. The President, accompanied by his wife, (be) ............................ traveling to India.  

24. The use of vitamin supplements and herbs (be) ___ becoming increasingly popular among Americans.

25. While many studies claim that vitamins and herbs can improve health, there (be) ___ a lot of controversy about their safety.

26. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (do) ___ not regulate vitamins and herbs.

27. Most experts (believe) ___ that herbal supplements are mild and somewhat harmless.

28. Still, anyone who (take) ___ too much of a vitamin or herb could suffer negative side effects.

29. For example, some medical problems (have) ___ been linked to overuse of ephedra, an herb taken by people to lose weight.

30. Some research (suggest) ___ that Vitamin C may help prevent cancer.

31. People who (take) ___ more than 1,000 miligrams of vitamin C daily may experience diarrhea or kidney stones.

32. Advertisers say that the herb "kava kava" (reduce) ___ anxiety and insomnia.

33. Using large amounts of kava kava (be) ___ not wise as muscle, eye or skin problems could result.

34. The danger of long-term use of vitamins and herbs (be) ___ still unknown.

35. There (be) ___ a lot of evidence that vitamin-rich foods are beneficial.

36. However, whether the use of supplements (be) ___ helpful or not is still being debated.

37. Most people (be) ___ able to get all the vitamins they need in the foods they eat.

38. A daily diet that (contain) ___ foods from the 4 groups should supply all the nutrients a person needs.

39. Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily (be) ___ said to provide all the essential vitamins we require.

40. The best way to get the necessary vitamins and minerals (be) ___ naturally, through a healthy diet.

Read and decide the sentences T or F

It was in 2005 that David, then a 30 year old accountant, announced that he was bored with Bristol and wanted a rural life.

I struggled to understand his desire to leave. we enjoyed an active social life, receiving countless invitations to other families' houses with the children and we loved to host our own dinner parties too. with my parents' help we were both able to continue our passion for triathlons.

Life wasn't always perfect: bella hardly slept, so neither did I. I was committed to a tiring 2 hour daily commute.

Sleep-deprived, silly things would streess me out: there was no lift to reach our flat and, on my own, it was impossible to get two toddlers with buggies up the stairs.

Over time, I conviced myself taht a move to the country was the right thing to do; this was my husband, after all, the father of my children. quite simply, I'd go to the ends of the earth for him. we'd start again. somewhere beautiful.

_ 1. in 2005, the husband wanted to move to the countryside.

_ 2. in the city, they had an active social life.

_ 3. they could sleep very well when they lived in the city.

_ 4. the wife realized that a move to the country was the wrong decision.

_ 5. the wife thought she could go anywhere with her husband

29. I’ve been _________________ invited to the wedding. (official)

30. The two sides of the city are _________________ by the river. (separation)

31. This oral examination will test your _________________ and fluency. (pronounce)

32_____________, our environment is more and more polluted. (disappoint)

33. Too much ________________on the parents spoils a child.     (depend)

34. He always wears a ___________________ shirt. (stripe)

I.           Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 pt)

35.   these passages/ What / a father / draw from/ image of/ can you /?/

           ___________________________________________________________________________

36.   provides / The charity / the poor / a lot of / furniture / organization / household / with /. /

___________________________________________________________________________

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 36 to 42.

          Even with his diverse experience as an elected official at the state level, Andrew Johnson was the first president of the United States ever to be impeached, primarily because of his violent temper and unyielding stubbornness. His career started in 1828 with his collection to the city council of Greenville, Tennessee, and after two years as an alderman, he took office as mayor. His advancements followed in rapid succession when he was elected to the Tennessee state senate, then as the state governor, and later to the U.S. House of Representatives for five consecutive terms.

          In 1864, Johnson ran for the office of vice-president on the Lincoln- Johnson ticket and was inaugurated in 1865. After Lincoln’s assassination six weeks into his term, Johnson found himself president at a time when southern leaders were concerned about their forced alliance with the northern states and feared retaliation for their support of the secession. Instead, however, with the diplomatic skill he had learned from Lincoln, Johnson offered full pardon to almost all Confederates on the condition that they take an oath of allegiance. He further reorganized the former Confederate states and set up legislative elections.

          Congressional opposition to his peace- making policies resulted in gridlock between the House and Johnson, and the stalemate grew into an open conflict on the issue of the emancipation of slaves. While Johnson held the view that newly freed slaves lacked understanding and knowledge of civil liberties to vote intelligently, Congress overrode Johnson’s veto of the Civil Rights Bill, which awarded them citizenship and ratified the Fourteenth Amendment. In the years that followed, Congress passed bills depriving the president of the power to pardon political criminals, stripping away his status of commander-in-chief, and taking away Johnson’s right to dismiss civil and executive officers from their duties. Johnson vetoed each bill, and each veto was overridden. When Johnson dismissedvthe secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, Stanton refused to step down and was supported by the House of Representatives, which voted to impeach Johnson. At the trial, the Senate came one vote short of the two-thirds majority necessary to remove him from office. After Johnson’s term expired, he returned to his home state, but in 1875 he was elected senator and went back to Washington to take his seat.

The author of the passage implies that when Johnson became president he

A. had already experienced political turmoil

B. was a dedicated supporter of civil rights

C. was a soft-spoken and careful diplomat

D. had an extensive background in politics

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

Visiting Special Schools In Ho Chi Minh City

For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need.  A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate children to (1) _______  knowledge and skills as well as self-confidence in order to (2) _______ better into the community.

The Future School, a semi-boarding school, now has 40 handicapped children, from ages 6 to 16. The principal of Future School said, “Most of the students here have difficulties with language and life skills. So I (3) _______ great importance to improving their life skills and developing their language skills as much as possible.

Ms. Thu Huong, who has worked in the school for a many years, is also interested in teaching life skills to students. I (4)  _______  them with my heart and try to develop suitable learning programmes for them. Teaching them is very difficult because of the (5) _______ between school and family. So, I always recommend families help students review what I taught during the day, so that the day after we can receive the students’ (6) _______  from home about the lessons”, said she.

The Glow Blind Center has been (7) _______  for 29 years to teach and care (8) ______ the blind.  About 30 blind students have been sponsored by the center, most of them from difficult backgrounds. Every morning, the center’s Sisters (9) _______children to Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for the handicapped, and pick them up in the afternoon for after-school help and to feed them. (10) _______  they are not blind themselves, the Sisters all want to learn Braille to be closer to their children.

Question 4:

A. get

B. come

C. approach

D. reach to

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

Visiting Special Schools In Ho Chi Minh City

For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need.  A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate children to (1) _______  knowledge and skills as well as self-confidence in order to (2) _______ better into the community.

The Future School, a semi-boarding school, now has 40 handicapped children, from ages 6 to 16. The principal of Future School said, “Most of the students here have difficulties with language and life skills. So I (3) _______ great importance to improving their life skills and developing their language skills as much as possible.

Ms. Thu Huong, who has worked in the school for a many years, is also interested in teaching life skills to students. I (4)  _______  them with my heart and try to develop suitable learning programmes for them. Teaching them is very difficult because of the (5) _______ between school and family. So, I always recommend families help students review what I taught during the day, so that the day after we can receive the students’ (6) _______  from home about the lessons”, said she.

The Glow Blind Center has been (7) _______  for 29 years to teach and care (8) ______ the blind.  About 30 blind students have been sponsored by the center, most of them from difficult backgrounds. Every morning, the center’s Sisters (9) _______children to Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for the handicapped, and pick them up in the afternoon for after-school help and to feed them. (10) _______  they are not blind themselves, the Sisters all want to learn Braille to be closer to their children.

Question 10:

A. Because

B. Although

C. If

D. But

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

Visiting Special Schools In Ho Chi Minh City

For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need.  A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate children to (1) _______  knowledge and skills as well as self-confidence in order to (2) _______ better into the community.

The Future School, a semi-boarding school, now has 40 handicapped children, from ages 6 to 16. The principal of Future School said, “Most of the students here have difficulties with language and life skills. So I (3) _______ great importance to improving their life skills and developing their language skills as much as possible.

Ms. Thu Huong, who has worked in the school for a many years, is also interested in teaching life skills to students. I (4)  _______  them with my heart and try to develop suitable learning programmes for them. Teaching them is very difficult because of the (5) _______ between school and family. So, I always recommend families help students review what I taught during the day, so that the day after we can receive the students’ (6) _______  from home about the lessons”, said she.

The Glow Blind Center has been (7) _______  for 29 years to teach and care (8) ______ the blind.  About 30 blind students have been sponsored by the center, most of them from difficult backgrounds. Every morning, the center’s Sisters (9) _______children to Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for the handicapped, and pick them up in the afternoon for after-school help and to feed them. (10) _______  they are not blind themselves, the Sisters all want to learn Braille to be closer to their children.

Question 1:

A. win

B. gain

C. benefit

D. increase

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

Visiting Special Schools In Ho Chi Minh City

For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need.  A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate children to (1) _______  knowledge and skills as well as self-confidence in order to (2) _______ better into the community.

The Future School, a semi-boarding school, now has 40 handicapped children, from ages 6 to 16. The principal of Future School said, “Most of the students here have difficulties with language and life skills. So I (3) _______ great importance to improving their life skills and developing their language skills as much as possible.

Ms. Thu Huong, who has worked in the school for a many years, is also interested in teaching life skills to students. I (4)  _______  them with my heart and try to develop suitable learning programmes for them. Teaching them is very difficult because of the (5) _______ between school and family. So, I always recommend families help students review what I taught during the day, so that the day after we can receive the students’ (6) _______  from home about the lessons”, said she.

The Glow Blind Center has been (7) _______  for 29 years to teach and care (8) ______ the blind.  About 30 blind students have been sponsored by the center, most of them from difficult backgrounds. Every morning, the center’s Sisters (9) _______children to Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for the handicapped, and pick them up in the afternoon for after-school help and to feed them. (10) _______  they are not blind themselves, the Sisters all want to learn Braille to be closer to their children.

Question 7:

A. set

B. established

C. installed

D. worked

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

Visiting Special Schools In Ho Chi Minh City

For disabled children, special education and care is an essential need.  A special school may not be spacious, but it will become their second homes and families, helping unfortunate children to (1) _______  knowledge and skills as well as self-confidence in order to (2) _______ better into the community.

The Future School, a semi-boarding school, now has 40 handicapped children, from ages 6 to 16. The principal of Future School said, “Most of the students here have difficulties with language and life skills. So I (3) _______ great importance to improving their life skills and developing their language skills as much as possible.

Ms. Thu Huong, who has worked in the school for a many years, is also interested in teaching life skills to students. I (4)  _______  them with my heart and try to develop suitable learning programmes for them. Teaching them is very difficult because of the (5) _______ between school and family. So, I always recommend families help students review what I taught during the day, so that the day after we can receive the students’ (6) _______  from home about the lessons”, said she.

The Glow Blind Center has been (7) _______  for 29 years to teach and care (8) ______ the blind.  About 30 blind students have been sponsored by the center, most of them from difficult backgrounds. Every morning, the center’s Sisters (9) _______children to Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for the handicapped, and pick them up in the afternoon for after-school help and to feed them. (10) _______  they are not blind themselves, the Sisters all want to learn Braille to be closer to their children.

Question 6:

A. advice

B. criticism

C. feedback

D. information