Read the reviews about two unusual schools. Which school used to be single-sex? At what age can you attend these schools?

BRIT School, London

If you study hard and have a passion for performing arts, you won't be able to resist the BRIT school.

BRIT School students can take special classes in technology and performing arts like dance, singing, music and drama. However, they also do ordinary subjects, such as English, maths, science and foreign languages. After they graduate, many students will be able to have very successful careers as singers or actors.

Young people can join the school from the age of fourteen. Its unusual curriculum means students do exams and take part in performances and exhibitions. The timetable is challenging: they have to practise at break time and after school, but they can't forget to do their homework on time!

RIVER PLATE SCHOOL

Buenos Aires, Argentina

This is definitely a school with a difference. The school is located in the stadium of one of South America's most important football teams.

River Plate is unique because it's the only sports institution in the world that's got its own kindergarten- with students as young as five years old - school, college and university. If you get good marks at the school, you can get into college or university at the same location. Students can watch football matches and see famous players practise.

The school started in 1928 for young football players, but in those days, girls couldn't attend the classes. People believed that girls couldn't play football as well as boys. Now the school and its ideas have changed and everyone has the chance to be part of this historic institution.

Read and listen to the text again. Complete the sentences using the words in exercise 1.

1. Yellow and purple are _______ colours.

2. Blue and red are _______ colours.

3. A _______ colour is bright and strong.

4. Green and yellow are _______ colours.

5. Orange and purple are _______ colours.

6. A _______ colour is pale and soft.

The Colour Wheel

Have you ever thought about how colours are related? Why do some colour combinations look good and others don’t ?

According to Isaac Newton, white light consists of all the colours of the rainbow. Newton then arranged them in a circle of warm and cool categories.

Red, blue and yellow are the three primary colours on the colour wheel. By mixing two primary colours, we’ve got the secondary colours green, orange and purple.

Colours can also be harmonious or complementary. Complementary colours are directly opposite each other, like red and green. Harmonious colours sit next to each other on the wheel.

Famous artists and decorators have used the colour wheel to choose the right colours ever since then. Everyone agrees that colours can affect our feelings. A vibrant red, for example, is often associated with anger or danger, while yellow is a happy colour. Blue can make people feel calm; pastel pink, which is a gentle pink, sometimes makes them think of romance, and green is the colour of nature.

What’s your favourite colour? What do you associate it with?

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 If you want to go to a university, you usually apply during your last year at school, when you are 17-18. You can apply to study at any university in Britain and most people choose a university that is not in their own town. So, university students usually live away from home. Students get a grant from the government to study. At the beginning of your last year at school, you receive an application form. On this form you choose up to five universities that you would like to go to. The form is sent to those universities with information from your school about you and your academic record. If the universities are interested in your application, they will ask you to attend an interview. If they are still interested after the interview, they will offer you a place. Any offer, however, is only conditional at this stage. Applications and interviews take place several months before students do their A-level examinations. These are the exams that you do at the end of your time at school. So, when a university makes an offer, it will tell you the minimum grades that you will have to get when you do your A-level exams. If you don’t obtain those grades then, you will not be able to get the place. It will be offered to someone else and you must apply again to another university. You don’t have to accept your place immediately. Some students don’t want to go straight from school to university. So, after they have taken their A-level, they take a year out to work or travel.

Question: If the university is interested in the application, _____.

A. the student will be offered a place

B. the student will have to attend an interview

C. the student will go straight to the university

D. the student will take an A-level examination

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

Question 2:

A. view

B. order

C. regard

D. as

Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets.

1. She hated him at first. She fell in love with him in the end. (Although)

    …………………………………………………………………………………….

2. The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics. Many people went to see it. (However)

   …………………………………………………………………………………….

3. The story is silly. Many people enjoy the film. (Though)

   …………………………………………………………………………………….

4. They spent millions of dollars on making the film. It wasn’t successful. (However)

   …………………………………………………………………………………….

5. The film was a bit frightening. I really enjoyed it. (Although)

   …………………………………………………………………………………….

6. She is so young, but she always gives an excellent performance. (Though)

   …………………………………………………………………………………….

7. The distance from Vinh City to Ha Tinh City is about 50 km. (IT)
   …………………………………………………………………………………….

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

Question 4: 

A. lies

B. comes

C. spreads

D. prays

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

Question 5: 

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. x

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

The Internet was born (1) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (2) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (3) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network.

The Internet now (4) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (5) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services.

Question 3: 

A. in

B. on

C. of

D. with

I.      Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.   The Brit School is the most famous                        arts school in Britain.

      A. perform            B. performed                C. performing       D. performance

2.   You can see many interesting                     in that art gallery.

      A. paints                B. colours                     C. portraits            D. paper

3.   The puppet shows present               themes of Vietnamese villages.

      A. country             B. rural                         C. city                   D. urban

4.   The group is                        for their albums and tours around the world.

      A. well-prepared   B. well-known              C. well-know        D. know-how

5.       The performances of puppetry show                   in the countryside and            .

      A. everyday life - folk tales                       B. every day life - folk stories         

      C. everyday life - folk rock                       D. every day lives - folk people

6.       For many people, a good knowledge of music and arts is regarded as a                        for every student.

      A. necessary          B. need                         C. needs                D. necessity

7.       Classical music is not                   as pop music.

      A. as exciting        B. as excited                 C. exciting            D. more excited

8.       My village is not                          it was ten years ago.

      A. same as             B. the same                   C. the same as       D. the same like

9.       This year’s musical festival is not                       it was last year.

      A. as good as         B. as well as                 C. different from   D. worse

10.    My cousin, Mai, is the same age                          .

      A. like                   B. to                              C. of                      D. as