Choose the correct word marked A, B, or C fill each blank in the following passage. (1,25 )

                                                         HOBBY

There are many reasons (1)________ it is important to have a hobby. First of all, a hobby can be a remedy for your tiredness. Because it is the activity you choose for yourself, it will always give you pleasure and (2)________ you relax. Even if you just spend a little time enjoying your hobby, you can see the difference in your spirit. Second, some hobbies can also (3)________ you financially. Many old people enjoy gardening. They grow a lot of trees and vegetables, so they can sell them for some

II. Read the following passage then choose the best answer to fill in the blank (8 points)

HOBBY

There are many reasons …1… it is important to have a hobby. First of all, a hobby can be a remedy for your …2… . Because it is the active  you choose for yourself, it will always give you pleasure and …3… you relax. Even if you just spend a little time enjoying your hobby, you can see the difference …4… your spirit. Second, some hobbies can also …5… you financially. Many old people enjoy gardening. They grow a lot of trees and vegetables, so they can sell them for some money. In…..6… , a hobby can help you connect with other people. If you like collecting stamps, you can …7… a stamp club to share your albums with other collectors. If your hobby is carving eggshells, you can give your products to your friends …8… gifts.

1. A. for B. why C. because D. what

2. A. happiness B. pain C. tired D. tiredness

3. A. help B. have C. do D. want

4. A. for B. in C. on D. at

5. A. harm B. give C. benefit D. make

6. A. addition B. general C. conclusion D. fact

7. A. take part B. go C. join D. leave

8. A. like B. as C. for D. to

Choose the correct word marked A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax. But many people also take park (1)........... voluntary work, especially for charities. People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where (2)......... popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (3).......... programs on video so that they can watch later. Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British people (4)......... a lot of time reading newpapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular. And in winter it is often replaced by "Do-it-yourself", (5)............ people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after: taking (6)........ dog for a daily walk is a regular routine. Câu 1: A.on B.in C.at D.for Câu 2: A.the most B.most C.more D.more than Câu 3: A.record B.scan C.print D.power Câu 4: A.spend B.spends C.spending D.to spend Câu 5: A.what B.why C.when D.while Câu 6: A.no article B.a C.an D.the

Read and choose the correct word marked A, B, or C to fill each blank in the following passage.(1,5 points)

My grandma is my best friend. She is my father’s mother. This year, she (1) .......................... 70 years old. She has a round face with long, white (2) .............................. She teaches me to wash the dishes and (3) ...................... dinner. She is (4) ........................... to other people. She helps them when she can. She is (5) ......................, too. She makes me laugh all the (6) .................... I love her so much.

Your answers:

I.1. Read the passage and choose the correct word marked A, B or C to fill in each blank.

Dear Granma,

I am ___(1)___to you from England. It is fantastic. Yesterday morning, I went to a horse ___(2)___. There was a very ____(3)___girl with a black horse. She was only fifteen, and that was her ___(4)___ horse. It was very beautiful. The girl was very skillful. We all got ___(5)___ every time the horse jumped the fence. She won a gold medal and we all clapped loudly.

1.    A. writes                          B. writing                                C.  write

2.    A. compete                       B. competing                           C.  competition

3.    A. young                                      B. new                                     C. old

4.    A. grandfather                 B. grandfather’s                      C. grandfather’

5.    A. excited                         B. bored                                 C. exciting

I.2. Choose A, B, or C to fill in the passage.   

Most children love (1)….. activities. They play football, go skateboarding or go (2).. in countries with snow like (3)…children go to the mountains with their parents to go skiing. They can make a (4). in the playground in front of their house. When the weather is bad, they can stay at home and watch interesting (5)…… on TV.

1. A. outdoor                          B. indoor                     C. school                     D. at home

2. A. tennis                              B. swimming               C. karate                      D. judo

3. A. Sweden                          B. Hanoi                      C. Bangkok                 D. Ho Chi Minh City

4. A. snowman                        B. postman                  C. sportsman               D. swimmer

5. A. channels                         B. viewers                   C. programmes            D.weatherman

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Task 1: Choose the correct word marked A, B or C to fill each blank in the following passage. 
Nowadays, people in the countryside enjoy a better life. They can (1)…………faster on their motorcycles. They can keep their food (2)………….in a fridge and cook rice with (3)………….electric cooker. A washing machine does all the washing for them. The roads are better and people make more money. Farmers use special machines in their paddy fields. I think the greatest (4)………………in the countryside is in means of transport because this helps villagers to travel faster.  
 1.    A. moving              B. moved                 C. move

2.           A. warm                   B. fresh                          C. polluted

3.               A. a                                          B. the                             C. an

4.                 A. change                       B. exchange          C. entertainment

Task 1: Choose the correct word marked A, B or C to fill each blank in the following passage. 
Nowadays, people in the countryside enjoy a better life. They can (1)…………faster on their motorcycles. They can keep their food (2)………….in a fridge and cook rice with (3)………….electric cooker. A washing machine does all the washing for them. The roads are better and people make more money. Farmers use special machines in their paddy fields. I think the greatest (4)………………in the countryside is in means of transport because this helps villagers to travel faster.  
 1.    A. moving              B. moved                 C. move

2.           A. warm                   B. fresh                          C. polluted

3.               A. a                                          B. the                             C. an

4.                 A. change                       B. exchange          C. entertainment

D. READING: (2,0 ms)

I. Choose the correct word marked A, B, or C to fill each blank in the following passage.

AIR QUALITY

People need to breathe. If they don’t breathe, they (1)______ die. But how clean is the air people breathe? If they breathe (2)______ air, they will have breathing problems and become (3)_______. Plants and animals need (4)_______ air too. A lot of the things (5)______ our lives create harmful gases and (6)______ the air dirty, like cars, motorbikes and factories. Dirty air is called “(7)_______ air”. Air pollution can also make our Earth warmer. The problem of air pollution started with the burning (8)_______ coal in homes and factories.

1.       A. will                   B. are                     C. must

2.       A. clean                 B. fresh                   C. dirty

3.       A. well                  B. better                  C. ill

4.       A. clean                 B. safe                    C. dirty

5.       A. at                      B. in                       C. on

6.       A. make                 B. get                     C. give

7.       A. pollute              B. polluted              C. polluting

8.       A. in                      B. for                      C. of

IX. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage. Hobbies are activities for entertainment. Hobby can cost you almost nothing. Music is the most popular. For example, many people play the guitar for (1) in their free time. Sports provide other (2) hobbies. Cycling, running, tennis, table-tennis are the sports that millions of people play during their free time. Some people’s coin collections are wonderful. There are still hundreds of (3) collections, such as bottle collections, seashell collections, butterfly collections, and so on. For some people, a hobby is a favourite (4) , like chess. In chess, we need two or more people (5) . 1. A. fun B. funny C. funnies D. funniest 2. A. strange B. normal C. favourite D. unusual 3. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 4. A. exercise B. game C. interest D. sports 5. A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing

X. Use the cues to make sentences in the present perfect.

1. I/ buy/ a laptop/ but I/ not use/ it. ______________________________________________________________ 2. I/ write/ a blog/ but I/ not upload/ any photos to it. ______________________________________________________________3. We/ start/ the game/ half an hour ago/ hut we/ not finish/ it. ______________________________________________________________4. My dad/ be/ to London/ but he/ not see/ Big Ben. ______________________________________________________________ 5. I/ read/ my English book/ but I/ not do/ my English homework. ______________________________________________________________ XI. Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the words given in the brackets. 1. Mai enjoys going on a picnic with her friends at weekends. (interested) ______________________________________________________________2. We couldn’t keep on cleaning the street because it rained heavily. (so) ______________________________________________________________3. I find collecting glass bottles unusual. (think) ______________________________________________________________ 4. There are over two hundred stamps in Mike’s collection. (has) ______________________________________________________________5. This is the first time I have been to Paris. (never) __________________________________________________________________________________