Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.(1pt)

My friend’s name is Peter and he (1)____________ music. He is good at singing and he can play the (2)____________. He wants (3)____________the saxophone when he is a bit older. He is already in a band and they hope to play at the school concert next term. He is also interested in painting, (4)____________ his favourite subject at school is art. But to be honest, he can’t wait to leave school and become a pop star.

VII. Fill each blank with only one word to complete the passage.

A BRICK CAN BE REALLY USEFUL

You can balance it on your head to practice walking elegantly. In some mountains, you can put it in your friend's backpack to slow him (1) _____. If you want to take out a bad tooth, you can tie it to the (2) _____ and then drop it. You can throw it into a swimming pool and dive for it. You can use it (3) _____ a door stop. if you haven't got any friends, you can give it a name, and it can be your friend. You can wrap it in pretty paper and give it as a (4) _____ to somebody you hate. You can throw it through a window if you want to break into a house If you find some more, you can (5) _____ a house with it.

                                                            (adapted from Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate)

III.       Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage GIẢI THÍCH CÁCH LÀM VỚI Ạ

You can do a few things to make homework less (1)                         . First, be sure you understand the assignment. Write it (2)                      in your notebook or day planner if you need to, and don’t be afraid to ask questions about what is expected. It is much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to (3)                            to remember later that night! If you want, you can also ask how long the particular homework assignment should take to

complete so you can plan your time.

      Second, use any extra time you have at school to work on your homework. Many schools have libraries that are (4)               designed to allow students to study or get homework done. The more work you can get done in school, the (5)                          you will have to do at that night.

      Third, pace yourself. If you don't finish your homework (6)                                school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then plan your time. Most (7)                           students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If it is a heavy homework day, you will need to devote more time to homework.

      No one is (8)                      to understand everything, and maybe you need some help. The first place to turn for help is your teacher. But what if you don't feel comfortable with your teacher? If you are in a big enough school, there may be other teachers who teach the same subject. Speak to other teachers directly and you may be in luck. Sometimes it just helps to have someone (9)                                something in a different way. (10)                         , you might also be able to get some help from another student. If there is someone you like who is a good
student, think about asking that person if you can study together.

1.   A. stressful                  B. purpose                   C. advantage               D. control

2.   A. up                           B. into                         C. off                          D. down

3.   A. fight                       B. discuss                    C. struggle                   D. add

4.   A. specify                    B. specifically             C. special                     D. specifies

5.   A. more                       B. less                          C. little                        D. better

6.   A. during                     B. since                       C. in                            D. on

7.   A. between                  B. high-school             C. among                     D. over

8.   A. stopped                  B. leaved                     C. expected                 D. marked

9.   A. do                           B. make                       C. ask                          D. explain

 IV    Choose one suitable word/phrase in the box given to fill in the blank. 

15. She is very good with numbers, and she wants to be a/an  .......................... working in a big financial company.

 16. He is such a devoted and inspiring man. He has made a lot of achievements in his .......................... as a politician.     

  17. In order to be offered with this well-paid job, you need to show some relevant special .......................... as required in the job advertisement.

      18. After the trainees complete this 2-week training courses, .......................... will be given to them.

      19. I guess that .......................... are very heavy, so astronauts must be really physically strong to put them on.

      20. .......................... makes astronauts and other objects float in space.

      21. Neil Amstrong completed his .......................... to become the first human to walk on the moon in July 1969.

      22. .......................... is a system of millions or billions of stars. 

 career                    accountant             qualifications         certificates          spacesuits

microgravity          mathematician       task                        weightless           mission

galaxy                    orbit                       work                      job                      spacecraft

VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word to complete the passage bellow. (4m)

Do you feel good? Are you fit and healthy? Maybe you think you are (46) ………. and need to go on a diet. Or maybe you are a (47) ………. slim and need to put on weight. Here is some (48) ………. for you. Firstly, it is important not to do things that are bad for you – so, do not (49) ………. too much or go to bed too late. If you have an unhealthy (50) ………. , try to change some of the things you do- (51) ………. do the things that are good for you. Make (52) ………. you eat a balanced diet, (53) ………. a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. Do plenty (54) ………. exercise to keep fit: go running in the morning, or join your local gym. If you are very unfit, though, you should (55) ………. with just a little swimming.

Read the passage and complete each gap with one suitable word beginning with the letter provided.

Why are family relationships important?

Good family relationships are (Ex).... enjoyable... for their own sake - it just feels good to be part of a warm and loving family. But good family relationships are important for lots of other reasons too. They:

• make children (1) f… secure and loved, which helps their brains develop.

• can help children to (2) o……………….. difficulties with their eating, sleeping, learning and behaviour.

• make it easier for your family to solve problems and resolve (3) c………………..

• help you and your children respect differences of opinion as your children develop more (4) i………………..

• give children the skills they need to build healthy (5) r… of their own.

This is why it's always (6) w……………….. looking at the relationships you share with your children  and other family members, and thinking about how you can improve them.

As a parent, you're doing the best you can for your children, probably while you're (7) m………………..your work, friends, household, and more. But even for the busiest parents, there are plenty of easy things you can do to develop good (8) f… relationships.

VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the paragraph (2 points)

GOOD AT LANGUAGES

At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad at languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish and Italian and works (1)____________ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in England. (2)____________ several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.

Sarah comes from Spain, (3)____________ she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.

In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance of (4)____________ fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)____________ customers from Latin America. (6)____________ such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)____________ time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)____________ difficult.

It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9)____________ her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)____________ not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company.

I.           Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the text:

Viet Nam is in the South-East Asia. It has (1)......................................................................................... lot of beautiful mountains, rivers

and beaches. (2) ………………… are two long (3) ………………… in Viet Nam: The Red River in the north and the Mekong River in the (4)..................................................................................... The Mekong River is the

(5) ………………… river in the South-East Asia and of course it is longer (6) …………………

the Red River. The Mekong River starts in Tibet and (7) ………………… to the East Sea. Phanxipang  is  (8)  …………………  highest  mountain  in  Viet  Nam.  It's  3,143  meters (9)

………………… Viet Nam also (10)............................. many nice beaches such as Sam Son, Do

Son, Nha Trang, Vung Tau and so on ....

I.           Fill in the blank with a suitable word                   Hollywood kids

In Hollywood, everybody (1)…………………….to be rich, famous and beautiful. (2) …………………….wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up in such (3) ……………………….unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious, and the children are part of the parents’ (4) ……………………….

Parents pay for extravagant parties, expensive cars, and designer clothes. When every dream can come true, kids learn the value of nothing because they have (5) …………………. A 13-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants, when he wants. ‘One day, I’ll earn (6) ……………….than my father” he boasts.

Parents buy care and attention (7) …………………….their children because they have no time to give it themselves. Amanda’s mother employs a personal trainer, a nutritionist, a bodyguard/ chauffeur, a singing coach, and a counselor to look after her 15-year-ol daughter’s needs.

Often there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals (8) …………………….go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their own social lives. They play (9)………………….childhood games. They become (10) ………………….before they are ready.

Hollywood has (11) …………………….been the city of dreams. The kids in Los Angeles live unreal (12) …………………. where money, beauty, and pleasure are the only gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?