II. Choose the suitable word and circle A, B, C or D:

1.      We have to avoid rush hours, because there are always _________ then.
A. traffic stuck                       B. heavy traffic                       C. traffic jams                                   D. traffic noise

2.      Lan is my _________. In fact, she is one of my cousins.
A. relative                               B. neighbor                           C. friend                                           D. comrade

3.      What kind of _________ do you like best? Films or plays or music?
A. art                                     B entertainment                      C. performances                                D. shows

4.      I like the countryside. It’s very quiet and _________.
A. noisy                                  B. stressful                           C. peaceful                                        D. expensive

5.      So do I. But I don’t want to live there _________.
A. all time                              B. usually                             C. permanently                                 D. my life

6.      _________ facilities are coming to people living in the countryside.
A. Medical                              B. Physical                           C. Mental                                          D. Natural

7.      Many rural areas are _________. People in the country can enjoy watching television.
A. electric                               B. electrified                         C. electricity                                     D. electrical

8.      Nowadays medical care and entertainment are easily _________ in the countryside.
A. changeable                         B. workable                          C. accessible                                      D. servable

9.      What is the _________ city in your country?
A. large                                   B. larger                               C. largest                                          D. as large

10.   Going by train is fast, but going by car is _________.
A. fast                                    B. faster                                C. fastest                                           D. the fastest

11.   What are you doing tonight? – I _________ to the cinema with my brother.
A. will go                                B. go                                    C. going                                            D. am going

12.   It’s a very cheap restaurant. It _________ restaurant in the town.
A. the cheap                            B. cheaper                            C. the cheapest                                  D. the cheaper

13.   I can’t meet you this evening. My uncle c. cheaper to see me.
A. will come                           B. comes                              C. is coming                                      D. came

14.   That box looks very heavy. Can I help you c. cheaper it?
A. with                                   B. in                                     C. about                                            D. on

    15. Is the boat to Nha Trang leaving at 10? – No, it’s leaving at 11. It’s been _________.
          A. delayed                               B. cut off                               C. slowed down                   D. changed

    16. There are so many people moving to the city to live that it becomes _________.
          A. crowd                                 B. crowded                            C. over crowed                    D. crowding

    17. You have to work hard to live in a big city. You have to _________ to live.
          A. fight                                   B. struggle                             C. quarrel                            D. offer

    18. She can’t accept the truth. She refuses _________ the truth.
          A. to look                                B. to have                              C. to get                              D. to face

    19. Every winter, flocks of birds _________ to the south to get the sunlight there.
          A. change                                B. replace                              C. prefer                             D. migrate

    20. The drought last year _________ a lot of rice fields.
          A. killed                                  B. destroyed                           C. harmed                           D. dried

V. Supply the correct forms of the words in parentheses:

1.     The spoken word is immediate but lacks _____________________. (permanent)

2.     We apologize for the late ____________________ of the train. (arrive)

3.     He was __________________ of his father. (pride)

4.     She had no __________________ for her absence. (explain)

5.     We live in a rather rich ______________________. (neighbor)

6.     Television is very _______________________ nowadays. (popularity)

    7.   Some of the _____________________ have lived here all their lives. (village)

    8.   The talk was both ____________________ and entertaining. (inform)

    9.   Our country is rich in ___________________ resources. (nature)

   10.  Ha Long is one of the famous areas of ____________________. (entertain)

   11.  Be __________________! The car is coming. (care)

   12.  They are members of an international _____________________. (organize)

   13.  She has no parents or close ______________________. (relate)

   14.  Farmers are always faced with________________ brought about by typhoons, floods or droughts. (destroy)

   15.  The air is heavily _______________________ with traffic fumes. (pollute)

   16.  Joyce thinks her hometown is a very ____________ place. She really gets ______________ there. (bore)    

   17.  The remote desert area is _______________________ only by helicopter. (access)

   18.  There has been a _______________________ increase in the price of oil  and gas. (surprise)

   19.  The ____________________ of work makes me feel extremely tired. (press)

   20.  I can’t stand the _____________________ smell of bad fish.(please)

How to Avoid a Traffic Jam. It is common to get stuck in traffic jams in big cities, so here are some tips to help you avoid them. Firsly, avoid travelling during rush hour. You should know when rush hour takes place in your city then avoid it. Secondly, learn other routes to get to your destination. You should use other routes that will take you to your destination. Sometimes you simply cannot avoid travelling during rush hour, but find new routes online to avoid the overcrowed roads Thirdly, listen to the radio for traffic alerts and updates. You never know when an accident or roadworks may delay you. If you hear about a possible interruption, choose a different route. Finally, use public transportation when possible. If more people use public transportation, there will be less traffic on the roads. Public transport can not only save you money and time, but it can also help reduce air pollution.
74. Learning when rush hour takes place can help you.................... A. avoid travelling during it B. choose the shortest route C. know about interruptions D. get stuck in traffic jams 

1. All of us have to obey the traffic __________ strictly.

A. problems                         B. jams                            C. rules

2. My mum _______ the bus to work every morning.

A. catches                            B. goes                            C. does

3. They shouldn’t ride their bikes _______.

A. dangerously                     B. dangerous                    C. danger

4. Bus is the main public _________ in Viet Nam.

A. transport                          B. travel                           C. traffic

5. My father taught me how to ________ a bike.

A. ride                                 B. drive                            C. sail

6. The film begins with a terrible disaster, but it has a happy _________.

A. ending                             B. acting                          C. setting

7. The film is too ________ with a lot of fighting and killing scences.

A. funny                              B. violent                         C. interesting

8. The main _____________ of Trang Qụynh I saw last night were Quynh, Diem and Xam.

A. characters                        B. directors                      C. writers

9. Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz __________ in the film Vanilla Sky.

A. direct                               B. star                              make

10. The end of the film was so          that many people cried.

A. moving                            C. exciting                       C. boring

11. On New Year’s Eve, we go to Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the fireworks ________.

A. exhibition                        B. display                         C. dance

12. For _______, people have a feast with turkey, corn bread, and sweet potatoes.

A. Thanksgiving                   B. Tet                              C. Christmas

13. At Easter, children enjoy ___________ Easter eggs.

A. painting                           B. buying                         C. doing

14.  A ________ is a special meal with very good food.

A. feast                                B. film                             C. dish

15. You must _______ a helmet when you ride a motorbike.

A. wear                                B. take                             C. put

16. Why do we have to ___________ the seatbelt in a car?

A. fasten                              B. loose                           C. roll

17. Don’t forget to give a _____________ before you turn left or right.

A. signal                              B. signature                      C. sign                       

18. The ending of the film is _____________. I don’t understand it.

A. moving                            B. gripping                       C. confusing

19. A film that shows real life life events or stories is a  ___________.

A. documentary                    B. comedy                        C. horror film

20. ____________ is the symbol of the winner’s prize.

A. The Golden Palm             B. Black cat                      C. Easter Bunny

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2. Give/ when/ the/ a/ cup/ revives./ of/ tea/ he/ victim
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3. I / early / avoid / go / in order to / to / traffic jams./ work
____________________________________________________
4. promises / at 7.30. / she will / up / She / pick / me
_____________________________________________________
5. thrown away/ old car tires / In the USA,/ millions of/ are/ every
year./
_________________________________________________________
6. overheat/ with/ Don't/ the victim/ blankets or coats./
_________________________________________________________
7. delighted that / . / passed / I am / exam / your English / you
____________________________________________________
8. looking forward / . / in June/ We are / you / to seeing
_____________________________________________________
9. . so as/ immediately/ Cool the burn/ tissue damage./ to minimize
_______________________________________________________
10. glass is broken up,/ made into/ In the factory, the/ new glassware./
melted and
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11. bottles of milk to houses/ The milkman / and collects the empty
ones./ brings
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12. for fertilizing their fields /They/ food for their animals/ and use the
dung /grow
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13. 100 kilometers away./Mount Rushmore/ from more than / can be
seen
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14. of the Lake Michigan. /is situated/ right on the shore/ Chicago
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1. My mum …………..the bus to work every morning.

   A. takes      B. goes

   C. does      D. runs

2. Before the new system of traffic control, there……….be more accidents.

   A. use to      B. used to

   C. is used to      D. was used to

3. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people……….the rules.

   A. remember      B. obey

   C. go after      D. take care of

4. In spite of having a happy……….., the film begins with a terrible disaster.

   A. ending      B. acting

   C. opening      D. setting

5. I had to stand in the balcony to catch the whole…………of the parade.

   A. view      B. picture

   C. sight      D. vision

6. The end of the film was so……

   A. moved      B. moving

   C. movev      D. movable

7. Everybody attends the festival just……………fun.

   A. with      B. for

   C. in      D. of

8. On each Thanksgiving, families and friends…………….to have a feast.

   A. met      B. arrive

   C. appear      D. gather

Choose the option among A, B, C, D which needs correcting to make a complete sentence.

No one in our office wants to drive to work because of there are always traffic jams at rush hour.

A. wants

B. because of

C. are

D. at rush hour

21. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time.

            A                B                                      C        D

22. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.

          A                                 B                 C          D  

23. Though he loves her very much, but he can’t talk to her.

                           A                  B            C                       D

24. She always behaves childishly despite she has grown up.

                             A             B             C                    D

25. Although the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

            A                       B                                           C                   D