8.     Bob had someone _________ his house.

A.  paint                        B. paints                      C. painted                   D. painting

9.     John said he couldn’t repair the car the _________ day.

A.  before                     B. following                 C. this                          D. that

10.  _________ is a person whose job is to put in and repair pipes and baths.

A.  Plumber                  B. Gardener    C. Florist                     D. Inventor

11.  The window can’t ________ .

A.  be open                   B. be opened  C. be opening             D. opened

12.  Mike explained that he wouldn’t be home because he ________ work late.

19.  We are here today ________ the men and women who gave their lives for their country.

A.  to honor                  B. honoring                 C. for honoring            D. so that

20.  We drove along Market Street and she pointed ________ where she lived.

A.  out              B. to                             C. up              D. off

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

He was very lucky when he fell off the ladder. He______himself.

A. could have hurt

B. must have hurt

C. should have hurt

D. would have hurt

Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1. John ………….. down the street when he fell.

a. walked b. was walking c. has walked

2. Mike ………….. football when he broke his arm.

a. play b. played c. was playing

3. There is ………….. in the cupboards. We have to go to the supermarket.

a. nothing b. everything c. anything

4. I was watching TV last night when I ………….. a strange noise.

a. hear b. heard c. was hearing

5. As I ………….. towards the window, the curtains started to move.

a. walk b. walked c. was walking

6. Helen was writing a letter when her pen …………..

a. breaks b. broke c. was breaking

7. He ………….. over when he was crossing the road.

a. fall b. fell c. was falling

8. David ………….. to the radio when the batteries ………….. out.

a. was listening – ran b. listened – were running c. listened - ran

9. Something happened to me when I ………….. my aunt yesterday.

a. was visiting b. visited c. visit

10. They were having a party when the doorbell …………..

a. rings b. rang c. was ringing

11. Mai was reading books at the library ………….. 3 p.m yesterday.

a. in b. on c. at

12. He ………….. the bedroom when suddenly he fell off the ladder.

a. was painting b. paint c. painted

Ex 1: Chọn đáp án đúng cho các câu sau

1.     We ________ by Mr.John at the moment.

A. are having the wall painted   B. are painting the wall   

C. are having painted the wall  D. are having painted the wall

2.     He _______ at the garage yesterday.

A. had his car fixed                 B. fix it      

C. was having his car fixed      D. is having his car fixed

3.     I ______ the motorbike at 9 a.m yesterday.

A. John washed             B. had John washed     

C. had John wash         D. had John washing

​Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived villagers at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they immediately told us about him.

Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours. At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.

​In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village have been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.

​Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous painting as "Rat's wedding", “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers" have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.

36.​The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ​​.

​A. landscapes​B. weddings​C. various aspects of life​D.animals and flowers

37.​In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ​​.

​A. proper colours​B. water​C. markets​D. woodblocks

38.​From paragraph 3, we can infer that when Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ​​

​A.applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper​

​B.applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making​

​C.drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings​

​D.collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.​All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that ​​.

​A.he is popular in the village​

​B.he could paint when he was three

​C.he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house​

​D.the local authorities tried to revive the traditional genre

40.​In the writer's opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is ​​. ​

​A.international​B.concerning​C.optimistic​​D.negative