II. Read the passage then answer the questions by circling A, B, C, or D: (1,0pts)

What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer. Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492. He went with a crew of 90 men. Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.

Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like. He also wanted to make money. He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals there. He would buy their silks, spices and gold. Then he would sell them in Spain.

In Spain, people would pay high prices for them. Columbus got the Queen of Spain to approve his plan. She would pay for his ships and crew. He would keep 10 percent of the value of the goods he brought back. She would take the rest.

*Answer these questions by circling the best answer for each one.

Câu 25: Who was Christopher Columbus?

A. He was an English man

B. He was a sailor and explorer.

C. He was a farmer.

D. He was a doctor                              

Câu 26: What did Columbus buy?

A. He bought silks, spices and gold in Spain.

B. He bought silks, spices and gold in the local places where he came.

C. He bought food and things in Spain.

D. He bought houses and fields in the local places where he came

Câu 27: Which sentence is NOT true through the passage?

A. Christopher Columbus went to Bahamas with his family.

B. Christopher Columbus bought things in places he came and then sold them in Spain.

C. Christopher Columbus went to Walting Island in the Bahamas after thirty three days

D. Christopher Columbus landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas.              

Câu 28: Who did Columbus get to approve his plan?

A. The King of Spain

B. The Queen of the local places where he came.

C. The King of the local places where he came.

D. The Queen of Spain.

6. The explorer was Christopher Columbus and he discovered America.
 The explorer .................................................................................................................................................................................  
7. In spite of his good learning condition, he doesn't study well.
 Although .........................................................................................................................................................................................  .
8. He didn’t marry until he was 40 years old.
 Not ......................................................................................................................................................................................................  .
9. Mary doesn't speak English so well as Jane.
 Jane   ..................................................................................................................................................................................................  .
10. She hardly did this exercise.
 Hardly………….. ....................................................................................................................................................................  

The first person to swim the English Channel was a sailor named Matthew Webb. Webb was born in England in 1848, and he (1) ______ to swim in a river near his home. When he was 12 years old, he (2) ______ on a ship and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times, from Liverpool to New York. Webb was always (3) ______ swimming. On one of his journeys across the ocean, Webb was taking a walk around the ship (4) ______ he saw a passenger fall into the ocean. Webb didn’t hesitate and jumped into the ocean to rescue him.

1. A. learnt B. learns C. learn

2. A. finished college B. got a certificate C. got a job

3. A. good in B. be good at C. good at

4. A. while B. when C. as to

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The first person to swim the English Channel was a sailor named Matthew Webb. Webb was born in England in 1848, and he (1) ___  to swim in a river near his home. When he was 12 years old,

he (2)  ____on a ship and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean many times, from Liverpool to New York. Webb was always (3)   ____   swimming. On one of his journeys across the ocean, Webb was taking a walk around the ship (4)_____ he saw a passenger fall into the ocean. Webb didn’t hesitate and jumped into the ocean to rescue him.

1.      A. learnt                               B. learns                                   C. learn

2.      A. finished college               B. got a certificate                    C. got a job

3.      A. good in                            B. be good at                            C. good at

4.      A. while                               B. when                                     C. as to

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 29 to 36.

What is commonly called pepper in reality comes from two very different families of plants. Black and white pepper both come from the fruit of the Piper nigrum, a vine with fruits called peppercorns. The peppercorns turn from green to red as they ripen and finally blacken as they dry out. The dried-out peppercorns are ground to obtain black pepper. White pepper, which has a more subtle flavour than black pepper, comes from the same peppercorns as black pepper. To obtain white pepper, the outer hull of the peppercorn, the pericarp, is removed before the peppercorn is ground. Red and green pepper, on the other hand, come from a completely different family from black and white pepper. Red and green peppers are from the genus Capsicum. Plants of this type generally have tiny white flowers and fruit which can be any of a number of colours, shapes and sizes. These peppers range in flavour from very mild and sweet to the most incredibly burning taste imaginable. Bell peppers are the most mild, while habanros are the most burning.

Christopher Columbus is responsible for the present-day confusion over what pepper is. The Piper nigrum variety of pepper was highly valued for centuries, and high demand for pepper by Europeans was a major cause of the fifteen-century push to locate ocean routes to the spice-growing regions of Asia. When Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492, he was particularly interested in finding black pepper because of the high price it would command in Europe. Columbus came across plants from the Capsicum family in use among people of the New World, and he incorrectly identified them as relatives of black pepper. Columbus introduced the spicy Capsicum chili peppers to Europeans on his return from the 1492 voyage, and traders later spread them to Asia and Africa. These Capsicum peppers have continued to be called peppers in spite of the fact that they are not related to the black and white pepper of the Piper nigrum family

The pronoun them refers to ______. 

A. Europeans 

B. plants 

C. people 

D. relatives 

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 3

A. coming

B. going

C. staying

D. leaving

         Roger Federer  is probably the best and most famous tennis player in the world today. He was born on August 8^th, 1981 in Basle, Switzerland. His parents encouraged him to start playing tennis when he was 8 years old. He won his first Wimbledon title , The Wimbledon Junior, when he was sixteen. Over the next few years, he played all over the world. In Australia he played for his country in the 2000 Olympic Games. Then in 2003 he began to show how good he was. He started the year by winning two tournaments in a row, in Dubai and Marseilles. He also won  his first Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships. In 2004 he won 3 out of  four grand Slam titles. When he is not playing tennis, Federer is busy with his special project, the Roger Federer Foundation, which helps disadvantaged children
1. When was Roger Federer born ?
2. Did he win the Wimbledon Junior when he was sixteen ?
3. What is the name of his special project ?

Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

One of the first novels in the history of literature (1)……….. written in England in 1719. It was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Daniel Defoe was born (2).............. London in the family of a rich man, When Daniel was a schoolboy, he began to write stories. After (3)............... school, he worked in his father's shop and (4)............. articles for newspapers. Defoe visited many countries and met many people. That helped him (5)............. in his writings.

In 1719, when Defoe was sixty years old, he wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe which (6)............. him famous. Defoe used in his book a true story about a sailor who (7)........... on an island for twenty- eight years. People liked (8)............... novel in England and in many other countries, Daniel Defoe wrote other books. (9)..............., his novel Robinson Crusoe was the (10)............ famous. Defoe was not a rick man when he died in 1731.

Điền vào số 5

A. few

B. much

C. plenty

D. many