Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) __ I was a little girl and finally, (2) ___ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ___much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ___ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (5) ____the last. The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ___The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.

Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) __, get a chance to see all the (8)____ famous places.

After (9) ___ of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ___ you to sites that can fill you in.

   1. A. for                        B. while                     C. since                      D. because

   2. A. on                         B. in                            C. at                            D. to

   3. A. spent                    B. took                       C. did                         D. used

   4. A. did                        B. got                          C. spent                      D. made

   5. A. then                      B. as                           C. with                       D. than

   6. A. interesting           B. interested              C. interest                  D. interestingly

   7. A. at first                  B. at all                      C. at least                   D. at that

   8. A. more                    B. much                     C. most                       D. many

   9. A. few                       B. some                      C. a couple                D. little

   10. A. reach                  B. take                        C. make                      D. send

There are two main kinds of sports : (1)   _______  sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) _______such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams . The teams play (3) _______each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) _______ example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) _______2 points, team A win the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

There are two main kinds of sports : (1)   _______  sports and individual sports. Team sports (2) _______such sports as baseball, basketball and volleyball. Team sports require two separate teams . The teams play (3) _______each other. They compete against each other in order to get the best score. (4) _______ example, in a football game, if team A gets 4 points and team B (5) _______2 points, team A win the game. Team sports are sometimes called competitive sports.

1B

2A

3B

4C

5B

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. D

7. A

8. A

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.cleaning up

8.D

1. A

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A

6. B

7. C <ko chắc>

8. D

21. A. few                   B. deal                         C. amount                   D. number

22. A. get                    B. let                           C. persuade                 D. make

23. A. however           B. therefore                 C. athough                  D. otherwise

24. A. understand       B. understanding        C. to understand         D. understood

25. A. reasons             B. causes                     C. effects                    D. results

1 D

2 C

3 A

4 D

5 B

IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5 pt)

     The word jeans (1)________ from a kind of material that was made in Europe. It is a strong material and it does not (2)________ out easily. In the 1960s, many university and college (3)________ wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960s’ fashions; embroidered jeans, painted jeans and so on. In the 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became (4)________. In the 1980s jeans finally became (5)________ fashion clothing when famous designers started (6)________ their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans always go up and up because jeans have never been out of fashion.

                   1.A. gets            B. goes             C. arrives         D. comes

                   2.A. go             B. wear            C. call                       D. come

                   3.A. teenagers  B. pupils          C. students       D. youngster

                   4.A. higher       B. costlier        C. longer                    D. cheaper

                   5.A. low           B. high             C. up                        D. old

                   6.A. doing        B. getting         C. making        D. buying

V.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the questions

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

     Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball of cheese.

     The telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there.

     On July 20,1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.

     The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.

     Next day, the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on their trip back to earth. Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had set up. And they left footprints that may last forever.

1. This story tells ___________

          A. about the first men to walk on the moon.

          B. how men found footprints on the moon.

          C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon.

          D. about the mountains on the moon

2.  A telescope ___________

          A. makes the moon brighter.

          B. turns the moon into another world.

          C. makes many of men’s dreams come true.

          D. helps people see the moon more clearly.

3.The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because ___________

          A. they wanted something to show they were there.

          B. people wanted to use them to learn about the moon.

          C. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs.

          D. they might sell them to scientists.

4.When the men returned to earth, they        ___________

          A. left their machines on the moon.    B. destroyed the machines.

          C. carried the machines with them.     D. hid the machines.

5.The next people who go to the moon likely could ___________

          A. find that the machines have disappeared.

          B. leave the first set of footprints on the moon.

          C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked.

          D. find that dust wiped off the two men’s footprints.

IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space

     The survey of eating habits was (19)_________ in Ho Chi Minh City by a group of Japanese nutritionists in order to understand the changes of eating environments and habits accompanying with the economic growth after the war in Viet Nam. The surveys were made in 2002 and 2006. In the survey in 2002, the Vietnamese surely took three meals a day without taking any snacks. They mainly took (20)______ like rice, bread, noodles and some vegetables. But the (21) ______of oils and fats and milk products was rare. It is like (22)_______ of Japan in several decades ago.

     In the survey in 2006, the changes in eating habits were observed. (23) _______the rising of their concern on eating, they rarely took food late at night. The variety and frequency of food was increased. The intake (24)______ snacks was also increased. These changes are (25) ______to have been caused by the change in their attitude towards eating due to the change in lifestyle and those changes had been observed in Japan. More rapidly, however, they were in Viet Nam.

19. A. behaved            B. carried                      C. conducted              D. made

20. A. basics                B. proteins                   C. staples food            D. staples

21. A. processes          B. intake                      C. production              D. amount

22. A. that                   B. what                         C. those                       D. which

23. A. Together with   B. Because                  C. Despite                   D. Due to

24. A. in                      B. of                            C. on                           D. with

25. A. thought             B. found                      C. considered              D. regarded

I.          Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

word or phrase.

1.   I was very impressed _____ the efficiency of the staff.

      a. on                              b. by                                 c. to                                  d. in

2.   The project’s success depends _____ the support of everyone concerned.

      a. to                               b. for                                c. in                                  d. on

3.   This report is divided broadly _____ two parts.

      a. with                           b. in                                  c. into                               d. by

4.   They moved away five years ago, but we still _____.

      a. keep pace with          b. keep in touch               c. get out of                     d. take up on

5.   He failed the test because he didn’t follow his teacher’s _____.

      a. statements                 b. sentences                     c. lessons                          d. instructions

6.   US dollars are considered common _____ in international transactions.

      a. currency                    b. money                          c. value                            d. support

7.   Should all motorcyclists be _____ to wear helmets?

      a. interested                  b. dangerous                    c. impressed                     d. compulsory

8.   Lan and Maryam are pen pals. They _____ with each other twice a month.

      a. comprise                    b. touch                            c. correspond                   d. separate

9.   Since their argument there had been a strained _____ between them.

      a. friendliness               b. atmosphere                  c. instruction                    d. activity

10. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum.

      a. impressive tomb       b. large house                  c. lasting memorial          d. nature trail

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university --(1)--? Do I leave and start work or begin a training --(2)--?” The decision is yours, but it may be --(3)-- remembering two things: there is more unemployment --(4)-- those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right --(5)-- will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go --(6)-- into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will --(7)-- you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn --(8)-- you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is --(9)-- possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as --(10)-- practical work experience.

1.       A. term                    B. class                      C. school                   D. course

2.       A. necessary          B. important               C. worth                    D. useful

3.       A. of                        B. through                  C. among                  D. between

4.       A. skills                   B. interests                C. habits                    D. arts

5.       A. instant                B. just                        C. straight                 D. direct

6.       A. help                    B. make                     C. give                       D. let

7.       A. while                   B. what                      C. where                   D. which

8.       A. another               B. always                   C. also                       D. again

9.       A. doing                  B. getting                   C. making                  D. taking

Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university course? Do I leave and start work or begin a training worth?” The decision is yours, but it may be worth remembering two things: there is more unemployment among those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right skills will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn while you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as getting practical work experience.

(Khoảng mười sáu tuổi, bạn phải đưa ra một trong những quyết định lớn nhất của cuộc đời mình. “Tôi có ở lại trường và hy vọng sẽ học tiếp lên đại học không? Hoặc là rời đi và bắt đầu công việc hay bắt đầu một khóa đào tạo đáng giá?" Quyết định là của bạn, nhưng có thể đáng nhớ hai điều: tỷ lệ thất nghiệp ở những người chưa học đại học ngày càng nhiều và những người có kỹ năng phù hợp sẽ có lợi thế lớn trong cuộc cạnh tranh tìm việc làm. Nếu bạn quyết định đi làm thẳng, có rất nhiều cơ hội được đào tạo. Có được bằng cấp sẽ giúp bạn nhanh chóng tham gia nhiều ngành nghề hơn, và các lớp học buổi tối cho phép bạn vừa học vừa kiếm được tiền. Bắt đầu làm việc và nghỉ ngơi để học khi bạn lớn hơn là một khả năng khác. Bằng cách này, bạn có thể tiết kiệm chi phí cho thời sinh viên cũng như có được kinh nghiệm làm việc thực tế.)