Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.

A. had returned 

B. his house 

C. he 

D. was reading

1. I find his handwriting very hard to read.

   ð I have …………………………………………..………………………..………

2. He got down to writing a letter as soon as he returned from his work.

   ð No sooner ………………………………………………………………….…..

 3. Success depends on your hard work.

    ð The harder …………………………………………………………………………………..…

4. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept his marriage proposal”, said Nam to Lan.

  ð Nam ………………………………………………………………….………

5. No matter how hard I tried, I could not open the window.

   ð Try …………………………………………………………..……………..….

III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to fill in the blanks :
Nam had a wonderful holiday (1) __________ summer. He came to Hanoi, the (2) __________ of
Vietnam. He stayed (3) __________ his uncle’s house for three weeks. He visited a lot of interesting places
(4) ____________ as Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, West Lake, Lenin Park, etc. He bought
some (5) _____________ for his friends and a cap (6) _____________ a national flag on it for him. Nam
liked the cap much. He wore it all day. When he (7) ___________ to HCM City, he spoke (8)
_____________ his friends about the vacation.
1. a. next b. last c. on d. all are correct
2. a. city b. country c. capital d. town
3. a. at b. with c. for d. to
4. a. like b. a lot c. such d. many
5. a. souvenirs b. people c. tourists d. families
6. a. with b. of c. for d. from
7. a. lived b. be c. arrived d. returned
8. a. for b. at c. to d. all are correct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

When were his collections of poetry published?

A. in 1956

B. in 1960

C. in 1958

D. in 1928

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

When did he travel to Spain?

A. in 1956

B. in 1928

C. in 1958

D. in 1960

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the  correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.

Langston Hughes was ______ years old when he went to Mexico

A. 18

B. 20

C. 14

D. 16