. Read the text and do exercises: (2pts)

What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer. Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492. He went with a crew of 90 men. Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.

    Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like. He also wanted to make      money. He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals there. He would    buy their silks,   spices and gold. Then he would sell them in Spain. In Spain, people would pay high prices for them. Columbus got the Queen of Spain to approve his plan. She would pay for his ships and crew. He would keep 10 percent of the value of the goods he brought back. She would take the rest.

*Answer True or False (1pt)

17. Christopher Columbus was a famous sailor and explorer _____________

18. He bought silks, spices and gold in Spain ______________

19. The Queen of Spain didn’t approve his plan ________________

20. He kept 15 percent of the good’s value that he brought back ______________

*Answer the question(1pt)

21. When did Christopher Columbus sail from southern Spain?

          ……………………………………………………………………………………………

      22. How long did it take him and his crew to Walting Island?

          ……………………………………………………………………………………………

D.WRITING:

VI. Make questions for the underlined word (0.5pt)

23. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

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24. The film “Harry Potter” is on at 8.30

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     VII. Put the words or phrases in correct order to make sentences (0.5pt)

      25. you/ going/ to/ are/ what/ do/ next weekend/ ?

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      26. free/ he/most/ time/ sports/spend/of/ his/ playing/.

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      VIII. Rewrite the sentences as directed (1pt)

      27. She is beautiful and intelligent. She can become Miss World. (enough + to V1)

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      28. I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more (used to + V1)

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6. The explorer was Christopher Columbus and he discovered America.
 The explorer .................................................................................................................................................................................  
7. In spite of his good learning condition, he doesn't study well.
 Although .........................................................................................................................................................................................  .
8. He didn’t marry until he was 40 years old.
 Not ......................................................................................................................................................................................................  .
9. Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane.
 Jane   ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  .
10. She hardly did this exercise.
 Hardly………….. ....................................................................................................................................................................  

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 5

A. few

B. much

C. plenty

D. many

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 9

A. And

B. Because

C. So

D. However

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 10

A. very

B. much

C. most 

D. best

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 6

A. made

B. did

C. brought

D. let

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 4

A. sold

B. wrote

C. bought

D. read

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 2

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. from

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 8

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. 0