Read tge passage. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Living in Scotland
Scotland is the uk's most northern country and has around 790 islands off its coasts - 130 of which have people living on them. Scotland is well known for its stunning landscapes, beautiful beaches and lochs, which are fresh water lakes. There are over 600 square miles of lochs in Scotland including the most famous one, Loch Ness.
It has a population of just over five million people which is about 8.5 per cent of the whole UK population. Over 2 million of these live on Glasgow and Edinburgh, and almost half of Scotland's population live in the Central Belt, where both the largest city (Glasgow), and the capital city (Edinburgh) are located.
Scotland also hosts one of the biggest arts festivals in the world. This is commonly known as the Edinburgh Festival but is actually made up of a number of different festivals which happen at different times of the year, though many do take place in August and September. Many people have heard of the Fringe Festival, but there are also the International Festival, the Film Festival, the Children's Festival and the Edinburgh Mela which is an intercultural festival.
Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Scottish people inhabit on over 1/6 of ít all islands. ...........
2. Scotland's population is over 1/10 of the whole UK population. ............
3. People in Scotland prefer living in other areas to big cities. ............
4. There are 2 common months for Edinburgh Festival. ............
5. There won't be any special events exclusively for kids in the Festival ............

II. Put the dialogue into the correct order.
______ Yes. However, there was much fewer vehicles 10 years ago. About half of them.
______ So do I.
______ I didn’t notice it, but I know why the city gets crowed over the time.
______ What for?
___1__ Look at the street, Eva! Too crowded!
______ You’re right. I think overpopulation is such a serious issue.
______ Because more and more people from rural areas are moving to the city.
______ To find work and a better life. So the city is now overcrowded.
______ Sure. It’s always very crowded in the rush hour, isn’t it?
______ Why?

I. Write the correct form of the verbs.

1. YMoan is a famous singer for (sing)          songs about the Central Highlands ethnic people.

2. There are always cultural (differ)     in every country in all over the world.

3. Maya, an ethnic girl, always wants to (become)           an English teacher in the near future.

4. He hates (go)                   out in winter because it is really cold.

5. While people in Hanoi love (drink)            lemon tea, people in Ho Chi Minh city like (drink)                coffee.

6. Long prefers (buy)                   a self-woven scarf to shoes.

7. Do you mind (close)                 the windows because it is too cold?

8. Would you like to (eat)                      some coconut candies?

9. Do you like (go)                        to Da Nang with my team?

10. Many people say that Vietnamese coffee is (strong)             than others.

I. Write the correct form of the verbs. 

1. YMoan is a famous singer for (sing)______ songs about the Central Highlands ethnic people. 

2. There are always cultural (differ)______ in every country in all over the world.

3. Maya, an ethnic girl, always wants to (become)_________ an English teacher in the near future. 

4. He hates (go)__________ out in winter because it is really cold.

5. While people in Hanoi love (drink) _______-lemon tea, people in Ho Chi Minh city like (drink) _________coffee. 

6. Long prefers (buy)_______ a self-woven scarf to shoes.

7. Do you mind (close)_________ the windows because it is too cold?

8. Would you like to (eat)______ some coconut candies?

9. Do you like (go)______  to Da Nang with my team?

10. Many people say that Vietnamese coffee is (strong)_______ than others. 

Exercise 1: Choose one suitable word in the box to complete each space in the passage.
sides
for
noisy
during
with
kinds
depressed
as
nearby
sunrise
When I think of my neighborhood I get (1)……………… . For one thing it is in a crowed street (2) ………… many tall storeyed buildings on both (3). ………………. One can not see the (4) ……………… or sunset when one lives in this street. It is always crowed and (5) ……………… but for the small hours of the night. All (6) ……… of vehicles move about the street, especially in the morning and (7) ……………… office hours. These vehicles raise continuing, loud, unpleasant noise. (8) ……………… the road is well- tarred there is not dust. There is a school and a department store (9) ……………… . The school children add to the crowd and noise of the place. Very often they encroach upon the road for there is no proper playground for them. Having lived in this neighborhood (10) ……………… quite a long time, I long for the rural atmosphere which the poets have sung so much about.
Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. “Is that car Japanese”? – “Yes, ________is”.
A. that B. this C. It D. they
2. “ Are you Nick and Julia?”- “Yes, ________are”.
A. they B. you C. we D. there
3. “ Are Helen and Mike from Australia?”- “ No, ______aren’t”
A. they B. we C. you D. he
4. I’m Irish.________family is from Dublin.
A. Your B. My C. Our D. We
5. My parents are very rich. That’s_________new Mercedes.
A. their B. his C. her D. us
6. “ What’s ____address?”- “ I live at 33 Marston Street”.
A. your B. his C. my D. you
7. He’s from Brazil. He’s __________
A. Brasilian B. Brazilan C. Brazilian D. Brazilians
8. I have two_____________
A. mouses B. mouse C. mices D. mice
9. Mary__________meat. She’s a vegetarian.
A. isn’t eating B. doesn’t eat C. not eat D. don’t eat
10. In my country, it often__________a lot in the winter.
A. snows B. is snowing C. snowed D. snow
11. Don’t make______________
A. noises B. noisy C. noise D. noisily
12. We’ll be in London_____________Christmas.
A. in B. at C.on D. to
13. My mother often tells me to study__________
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A. hard B. hardly C. good D. bad
14. People in my country are very warm and__________
A. friend B. friendly C. unfriendly D. friends
15. How are you?
A. very good B. very fine C. very badly D. so so
Exercise 3: Underline and correct ONE mistake in each sentence
1. He don’t care about other people.
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2. Tom and Mary is very helpful.
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3. Peter cook very well.
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4. He works for his company’s father.
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5. They are nice mans.
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6. My aunts doesn’t like cooking.
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7. When I’m thirsty, I drink a lot of waters.
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8. My favourite day are Saturday and Sunday.
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9. Our parent don’t live far from us.
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10. She have to work 6 days a week.
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B. READING
Exercise 4: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)
Clarkson is a large town. It has more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to go to work.
Most people live in North Clarkson. There are many trees and the streets are very broad. When the sun shines and the children run and play in the safe streets, North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live.
South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.
At the weekend, the people from Clarkson enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.
Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier. Maybe in the future, if the town continues to grow, it will become a city!
1. Over fifty thousand people live in Clarkson.
2. The Clark River is a big river.
3. Most of the houses are in South Clarkson.
4. The local sports team is the Clarkson Tigers.
5. The sports team plays on Saturdays.
6. There is a large park in Clarkson.
7. Many new people come to Clarkson to live.
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8. Clarkson is now so big that it's a city.
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Exercise 5: Read the passage and answer the questions
Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Selena. She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too. We attend a very big school near Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school subjects. Our favorite lessons are Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is very good at volleyball. She plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We always get up at a half past six and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. They live next door to us, so after school we always do our homework, walk our dogs and play together. Our classes start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at the same hospital. Our fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies. On Mondays, Selena has violin class and I have piano class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she practices volleyball at the school’s gym and I play tennis in our school court. Friday is my favorite day because Selena stays overnight with us. On the weekends, we usually go to the movie theater or have a picnic if the weather is good. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but she is like a sister to me.
1. Where is their school?
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2. What are their favorite subjects?
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3. What do they do after school?
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4. Do their fathers work in the same company?
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5. Why is Friday Tina’s favorite day?
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C. WRITING
Exercise 6: Build up sentences from the words given
1. father/ drink/ four/ cup/ coffee/ morning/.
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2. brother/ be/ lawyer/ for/ big/ company/.
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3. you/ study/ another/ language/?
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4. boyfriend/ have/ good/ job/.
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5. I/ often/ have/ sandwich/ lunchtime/.
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Exercise 7: Make questions for the underlined words and phrases.
1. Her friend’s father works in Germany.
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2. My father visits me twice a week.
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3. Peter’s brother plays sports after work.
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4. They go to school by bus.
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5. It takes me 10 minutes to go to work everyday.
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* Choose the word or phrase –A, B, C or D– that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Mexico City is growing quickly. In 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has over 17 million.
All these people are causing (1) ……………………for the city. There are not (2) ……………………jobs. Also, there is not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican government is (3) ……………………about all these problems. It is working hard to make (4) ……………………better in the city.
Why is Mexico City growing so (5) ……………………? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the country. Life is hard  on the farms in Mexico. Most people on farms have to live a very simple life. They have no (6) ……………………money for modern things. People think life
in the city must be (7) ……………………. So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City.
All around the world, large cities have the same problems. One of them is air (8) …………………….Mexico City has bad air. It is dirty and (9) ……………………. Cars are one reason for the dirty air. Many Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city. The factories in the area also cause air pollution.
These factories put a lot of (10) ……………………into the air. It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city. The government has to make new laws, and everyone has to help.
1. A. problems          B. matters         C. things           D. news
2. A. much                 B. lack               C. enough         D. many
3. A. worried                    B. interested      C. discussed     D. known
4. A. duration                   B. circle            C. live                D. life
5. A. normal                B. fast               C. slow              D. average
6. A. bonus                 B. extra             C. added           D. given
7. A. bad                   B. good             C. better            D. best
8. A. pollution           B. matter           C. complaint      D. comment
9. A. noisy                 B. tidy               C. clear                          D. unhealthy
10. A. dirt                     B. smoke          C. noise            D. pollution

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

PROBLEMS OF WATCHING TELEVISION IN BRITAIN

British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time gluing to the telly and not enough for other activities like sports and reading. A survey recently carried out on people's viewing habits (28)____ not disapprove it. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average twenty three hours a week in front of the television, (29)_______ works out at over three hours every day.

What is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week. We seem to have become a nation of tally addicts. Just about (30)_______ household in the country has a television and over half have two or more.

According (31)_______ the survey, people nowadays don't just watch television sitting in their living room, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as well.

The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain's pupils should spend more time reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example: adults do less reading than young people. In fact, reading is on the bottom of their list of favorite pastimes. They would (32)____ listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their television at home.

Question 32:

A. rather

B. like

C. had better

D. prefer