Fill a suitable word in each gap to complete the passage.

 Which is the best city in the world to live and work in ? Every year the Economist Intelligence Unit asks this (1)_____. It uses factors such as climate, transport, education, safety and entertainment activities for around 127 world cities. They give score for each, and then rank the (2)_____ in order - from the "best" to the "worst".

 This year all of the top ten cities came (3)_____ Canada, Australia, and Western Europe. Vancouver, Canada had the highest score. That means it is the (4)_____ "liveable" city. Two other Canadian cities, Toronto (9th place) and Calgary (10th), (5)_____ also in the top ten. In second place was Melbourne, Australia and the third was Vienna, Austria.

II. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below (2.0 points)

1. Oxford University ___________ the oldest university in the English speaking world.

  A.  is regarded B. is regarded as C. considered to be   D. is considered being           

2. If you want to live long, you___________ eat less meat and do morning exercise.

  A. needn’t B. should C. have to D. shouldn’t

3. Before moving to Nha Trang, Hoa’s family __________in Phu Ly.

  A. have lived B. live C. lived D.  have been living

4. I __________playing board  games interesting because I can play them with my friends.

  A. think B. tell C. say D. find

5. I haven’t got __________ bread left for breakfast.

  A. any B. some C. no D. many

6. He often visits his grandparents __________ Sunday morning.

  A. in B. at C. on D. of

7. I’d like __________ in the sun and read books

  A. sitting B. to sit C. sitting D. sit

8. Her mother never eat chicken, and____________ her father.

  A. either B. not C. but D. neither

VIII.       Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

                Coin collecting is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. Most coin (1)…………. enjoy trying to have a complete set of a country’s coins. Some people collect coins for pleasure; (2)                              collect coins in order to sell them later. From coins, we can also (3)……………. something about certain famous people and events in a country’s (4)______. Many beginning collector go to the bank and buy coins. Then they (5)                 coins for their collection.

1.A. collectors               B. collecting                                  C. collected                                   D. collections

2.A. another                  B. other                                          C. others                                        D. the other

3.A. teach                      B. learn                                          C. give                                            D. offer

4.A. history                   B. nature                                       C. science                                      D. geography

5.A. look                        B. see                                             C. watch                                        D. find

IX. Read the article and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

                After school Susan goes home to do her model-making. She loves making models. She started about a year ago. She needs about two weeks to make a model. Then she puts it on the shelf in her bedroom. She has about twenty models now. She thinks she will need to get another shelf soon. Last term she tried to start a club for model-making at school but the teachers and other children weren’t interested. She thinks she has a lot of fun anyway.

                                                                                                                                                                              True       False

1.Susan makes models when she stays at school.                                                                                        o            o

2.She has made her models for about one year.                                                                                           o            o

3.It takes her two weeks to make two models.                                                                                              o            o

4.She will need another shelf for her models soon.                                                                                       o            o

5.Susan tried to start a club for model making and the teachers

 and other children were interested in it very much.                               

. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.

1.   Tokyo is one of                                          cities in the world. (liveable)

2.   You should go by train, it would be much                            . (cheap)

3.   Universal Studios is by far                           place to visit in Singapore. (good)

4.   The price of electronic devices in Vietnam is not                                          that inJapan. (reasonable)

5.   Today is                             day I’ve had in a long time. (bad)

6.   Your team is much                          today than last week. (lucky)

7.   Of the four participants, Bill is                                             experienced. (little)

8.   I didn’t want to wake anybody up, so I came in                                           I could. (quietly)

9.   I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even a lot                                               today. (far)

10. Singapore is the second                                          destination in Asia. (popular)

IV. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.

1.   Tokyo is one of                                         cities in the world. (liveable)

2.   You should go by train, it would be much                                   . (cheap)

3.   Universal Studios is by far                                    place to visit in Singapore. (good)

4.   The price of electronic devices in Vietnam is not                                     that inJapan. (reasonable)

5.   Today is                            day I’ve had in a long time. (bad)

6.   Your team is much                                    today than last week. (lucky)

7.   Of the four participants, Bill is                                         experienced. (little)

8.   I didn’t want to wake anybody up, so I came in                                      I could. (quietly)

9.   I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even a lot                                          today. (far)

10. Singapore is the second                                        destination in Asia. (popular)

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.