I. Multiple choice:

1. What's his ______________? – He's Chinese.

A. population B. country C. nationality D. language

2. Does the Red River _____________ into the sea?

A. ride B. drive C. flow D. start

3. Which language do they ______________?

A. speak B. have C. make D. stay

4. Swimming in that _________________ is very dangerous.

A. desert B. forest C. mountain D. lake

5. The __________________ is 452 meters high.

A. beach B. tower C. house D. river

6. How many deserts are there in the ______________?

A. building B. language C. town D. world

7. Nam has a picnic on a beautiful ________________.

A. lake B. river C. forest D. beach

8. Hanoi is the _________________ of Vietnam.

A. capital B. city C. town D. country

9. This town has a __________________ of 12000.

A. structure B. tower C. population D. nationality

10. Sang and his family are _______________ vacation in Hue.

A. with B. at C. of D. on

11. Which is the __________________ city in the world?

A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the big

12. Our country doesn't have __________________ deserts.

A. any B. many C. a lot D. some

            Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (1)  ______ . It is the world’s largest island.

           Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians (2) ______in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty.

           Australia lies in the (3) ______  hemisphere which means that the more South you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4)______ of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5)  ______  in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6)______ of the summer!

           Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) ______  is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) ______    Australia’s national Symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal (9)  ______   in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos (10) ______the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.

Read the following passage and put a word in each of the numbered blanks:

           Australia is the 6^th biggest country in the world. It’s also the world largest (1)…………. Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million (2)…….. Nearly 90% of Australians live in big cities or towns. Australia is (3)……. for its wildlife. The most famous animal is probably the kangaroo. This animal is considered Australia’s (4)……… symbol. There are (5)…….. spices of kangaroos. The red ones are the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.

       1…………………..2…………….…….3…………………..4…………………5………………..

IX. Fill each blank with a correct word to finish the passage.

Australia is the 6^th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (1) ______ . It is the world’s largest island.

Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians (2) ______in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty.

Australia lies in the (3) ______ hemisphere which means that the more South you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4)______ of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5) ______ in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6)______ of the summer!

Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) ______ is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) ______ Australia’s national Symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal (9) ______ in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos (10) ______the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.

1. Bob is _______ of the twins.

A. big                                      B. the bigger                   C. the biggest                     D. bigger

2. His brother is doing a science _______ at the University of Edinburgh.

3. In front of the gate _______the guard.

A. did                                     B. does                            C. did stand                        D. stood

4. You are late again, please try to be _______in future.

5. His change of job has _______him with a new change in life.

A. presented                         B. introduced                  C. led                                   D. initiated

6. Her mother’s illness had placed him under a considerable _______.

A. worry                                 B. tension                        C. stress                             D. strain

7. The scheme is too expensive to be _______.

A. compatible                       B. feasible                      C. liable                              D. accessible

8. Now that we’ve identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of_______.

A. progress                            B. solution                      C. development                 D. action

9. It was a daring robbery, which took place in _______daylight.

A. broad                                 B. total                            C. wide                                D. absolute

10. When I advised you to change jobs, I had your best_______at heart.

A. feelings                             B. thoughts                     C. interests                         D. aspects

IV/ Hãy chọn từ đúng trong ngoặc để hoàn thành chỗ trống:

1/ My dictionary is (thicker/ taller) ……… than yours.

2/ Which is the (biggest/ bigger) ……… city in the world?

3/ (How/ Which) ……… language does she speak?

4/ The yellow car is (better/ bad) ……… than the red one.

5/ His aunt is (O/ from) ……… Singapore.

6/ Hung is 1.7 meters (high/ tall) ………

7/ Mr Brown is the (richer/ richest) ……… in the town.

8/ We don’t have (any/ some) ……… deserts.

V/ Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1/ The bridge is 300 meters …… (LENGTH)

2/ Ba is the …… student in the class. (TALL)

3/ My friend is ……… (FRANCE)

4/ Her school is ……… than yours. (BIG)

5/ Susan speaks ……… (CHINA)

6/ Viet Nam has a lot of ……… places. (BEAUTY)

7/ The building is 500 years ….… (OLDEST)

8/ My name is Bruce. I’m ………… (AUSTRALIA)