1. He not only sings ..................     dances .                 

   A. but also           B. as well                C. and                     D. also

2. How long ..................   you .................. English at school?.

A. have/ learnt         B. have / learn          C. do / learn           D. are /  learning

3. I wish it  .................. rain  so often here.            

A. not           B.  do not                C.  did                    D. didn’t

4. If it  ..................  rain, we’ll have the party outside.  

A. wouldn’t            B. didn’t                  C. doesn’t               D. won’t

5. My village lies near the  ..................  of the mountain and by the river.

A. foot                    B. leg                     C. feet          D. legs

6. Don’t talk in the class, ..................   you?

A. would                B. don’t                  C. do                     D. will

7. She didn’t work hard ..................  , so she lost her job.

A. to                       B. very                   C.  enough             D. quite

8. Nam plays soccer very well,  ..................  ?

A. does he                B. doesn’t he C. did he                 D. didn’t he.

reading comprehension

William Shakespeare (1564_1616) was an English poet and playwright , widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's outstanding dramatist . He is often called England's national poet. His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long story-telling poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into very major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 , he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 , he began a successful career in London as an actor , writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 , where he died three years later.

Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright in his own day, but his fame did not rise to its present height until the nineteenth century . In the twentieth century, his work repeatedly adopted and rediscoverd by new movements in scholarship and performance . His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied , performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world

1. The whole passage mentions.....about Shakespeare

A. The major features B. Plays and poems C. Comments D. Memories

2. The second paragraph is primary about....

A. His personal life B. His childhood

C. His marriage and family D. His retirement and death

3. The third paragraph's main idea is about.....

A. Shakespeare's famous works

B. Shakespeare's famous discoveries

C. Shakespeare's plays and films

D. Shakespeare's culture and political activities

4. The passage points out all of the following EXCEPT....

A. Whether he is economically rich or poor

B. His literary success

C. The translation of his works into foreign languages D. His children

5. The passage that follows this one may talk about

A. The List of Shakespeare's works

B. The definition of poetry

C. The political situation in England now

D. The Montague's family tree

COMBINE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES INTO ONE , USING THE CONJUNCTIONS IN BREACKETS

1 you can have fish for dinner . you can have chicken for dinner (both .... and)

2 mai plays the giutar well . mai dances beautifully. ( not only .... but also)

3 nam's handsome . nam's intelligent . ( not only .... but also)

4 david doesn't play tennis . david doesn't play table- tennis . ( neither ..... nor)

5 chris didn't have time to take a holiday sheila didn't have time to take a holiday. ( neither ..... nor)

6 paul's at home . paul's at the gym . ( either ........ or)

7 she's at the office , she's at the airport . ( either ........ or)

8 hey came late . they left early . ( not only ..... but also)

9 you are not ready . she are not ready .. ( neither ........ or)

10 I'm not happy . she is not happy, either . ( neither ........ or)

11 she doesn't like the city and she doesn't like the country . ( neither ........ or)

12 I am not rick . I'm not poor , either . ( neither ........ or)

13 she wrote the text anh selected the illustrations . ( not only..... but..... as well)

14 there are two reasons for using bicycle in the city : they are clean and they are also easy to park . ( not only..... but..... as well)

15 there are some problems with the teacher and with the students themslve . ( not only..... but..... as well)

16 this room is clean . It also beautiful . ( not only..... but..... as well)

17 helen lost her passport at the airport . she also lost her wallet there . ( not only..... but..... as well)

18 jim is on a holiday and so is carol . ( not only..... but..... as well)

1 Betty speaks English very fluently, and….

A. Jane also B. Jane too C. Jane is as well D. so does Jane

2 Special airplane fares for tourists make travel …. than ever before

A. less expensive and more attractive B. less expensive but attractive

C. not only expensive and attractive D. less expensive therefore attractive

3 My friend believes that research is a group’s effort and…. do I.

A as B the same C so D too

4. Eat… and more fruit

A. much less B. much fewer C. many less D, many fewer

5. Baby teeth require … later permanent teeth

A. more care than B. as careful as C. as much care than D. the most care

III. Rewrite these sentences, using inversion with NOT.

1. He is my friend as well as yours.=> Not only…………………………………………………

2. He not only spent all his money but also borrowed some from me.

=> Not only………………………………………

3. Harry not only broke his leg but also injured his shoulder.

=> Not only………………………………………………

4. He is both intelligent and handsome.

=> Not only…………………………………………………………………….

5. She is impatient and dishonest.

6. The bus not only crashed into a tree, but it also ran over a cat.

=> Not……………………………………………………………………………..

7. She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.

=> Not……………………………………………………………………………..

8. She is not only beautiful but also attractive.

=> Not……………………………………………………………………………..

9. He translated not only fast but also correctly.

=> Not……………………………………………………………………………..

10. They are not only good at mathematics but also at science.

=> Not……………………………………………………………………………..

11. She not only sings but also dances.

=> Not…………………………………………………………

IV. Fill in each gap with a suitable word provided.

poet                         comedian             playwright          composers        artists          poet             sculptor 

1. Shakespeare is renowned as the English __________ and __________ whose body of works is considered the greatest in history of English literature.

2. Charlie Chaplin started his career as a __________ in vaudeville, which eventually took him to the United States in 1910 as a featured player with the Fred Karno Repertoire Company.

3. Trinh Cong Son’s music is often called “Nhac Trinh” .  He is one of my favorite __________.

4. With The Tale of  Kieu , Nguyen Du became a famous Vietnamese __________ in the early 20^th century.

5. The Spanish painter, __________, and graphic artist Pablo Picasso was one of the most productive and  revolutionary  __________ in the history of Western painting.